Get ready: George Weasley may have grown up to be the King of Chocolate Willy Wonka himself.
The idea of these two magical universes that converge in some way is enough to make our young hearts swoon! Despite the fact that I’m ultimately a fan of Harry Potter, it was Roald Dahl books, especially Charlie and the Chocolate Factorythat fueled my love of magical, imaginative stories. If you are a fan of both, it is hard not to notice the similarities in the different stories. Of all the stories of fiction and fan theories there, it is so cheerful and gives you a glimmer of hope for George Weasley, that we know that suffered one of the greatest losses of them all when his twin brother Fred died in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Consider: George drops out of Hogwarts with Fred (then under the terrible control of Dolores Umbridge) to take their talents elsewhere. Along with jokes, cunning, and mischief, the two have a special talent for the business. Weasley is Magic, Wheezing sells magical variations of prank candy, prank products, and other objects. Some products, such as the Vomit Pills, seem like something that could be found in the Willy Wonka of the Chocolate Factory next to Violet Beauregarde the gum, and Mike Teavee’s chocolate television. Different, but also the same.
In addition, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory it is written through the eyes of Charlie Bucket, with his rags to riches background, reminds us of Harry. He is also the same age that Harry is in the first book: 11. Charlie is a Muggle, though, so, naturally, someone as crazy as Willy Wonka might come across as odd. But, what are your quirks, exactly?
For a start, Willy is a bit of a recluse, very quiet, and no rest outside of what is common in social deliveries. Perhaps these oddities were the natural observations that a Muggle they have on a person who grew up in the wizarding world. After all, the differences between Muggles and magic folk would bring each of the parties to believe that the other is peculiar. And in spite of Willy Wonka seems to be a bit of an exaggerated character, maybe George felt the need to play a part in some aspects. (Also with characters such as Xenophilius Lovegood or Mad-Eye Moody, who says that it is rare in this potentially merged universe of magic?)
He played the role of Willy Wonka, it could have been a relief to George. A lot of actors and comedians have said that there is a great liberation in the dive in the minds and lives of another person through his performance — and that may even help with the pain. Maybe George uses his new personality as a way of coping with the pain of losing tragically to his brother. Or maybe you simply became George that crazy. J. K. Rowling said that she believed George never would have been quite the same after suffering a loss as well as the Fred.
In addition, the Oompa Loompas have a story that could be a manufactured bit of folklore to hide the fact that they are actually of the house of the elves, which, as we know, the love to the service of his master. We can assume that he was granted a generous compensation (and not only for the way of chocolate) considering George and sister-in-law Hermione Granger grows up to work in the office of the Ministry of the application of the law and was known in Hogwarts to advocate for the well-being of the house of the elves.
Another thing to consider is the fact that George, like Willy, would renounce his business to a Muggle, Charlie. Giving a Muggle a little bit of magic, making it an heir of the factory would be George tribute to his father, Arthur Weasley, who was always fascinated by Muggles and their creativity and inventions in order to get through life without magic.
And we’re not going to deny the other attributes that the two share: the red hair (through the original Gene Wilder version), fool of a clash of costumes, including a top hat (which the giant figure of the Weasleys ‘ faces outside of your store also uses), an undeniable talent for disguising it, but joking insults, and even hearing loss. As we know, George loses an ear, while trying to escape the Death Eaters Harry Potter and the Deathly hallowsand there’s a scene in which Gene Wilder mentions that he is “a little deaf in this year.” . . hmmm, coincidence?
When all is said and done, there is no denying that the similarities are there. Maybe we know more about Willy Wonka than we thought, and this Wonka character is actually a Weasley!
— Additional reporting by Lauren Harano
