Harry Potter: The Worst Thing Every Order Of The Phoenix Member Did

21. Molly Weasley - Public Shaming

The Matriarch of the Weasley family is often idolized by fans of the series and characters alike, and for good reason. Compassionate, warm, but fearless and blessed with a take-no-crap attitude, Molly has strength that belies her generally kindly exterior.

Such are the qualities of Molly that it's difficult to find many faults. Her fierce protectiveness likely stems from her brothers being murdered by Death Eaters during the first Wizarding War. As such, it is very apparent why a Boggart, an entity that takes the form of whatever someone most fears, repeatedly becomes the dead bodies of her children as well as Harry, to whom she immediately forms a maternal bond.

Perhaps her worst moment comes in the book Chamber of Secrets, in which she sends a Howler to her son Ron. Ron, having stolen a flying car from home in order to get to school when he and Harry are stopped from boarding the train, loudly chastises him in front of the entire school, much to her son's humiliation.

Ron certainly deserved deserved some form of punishment for his actions, but embarrassing him in front of friends and bullies alike served only to make school life more unbearable. Thankfully, if that's the worst thing Molly did during the course of the series, then she's doing alright.