What Happened To Ron Weasley After Hogwarts?

Although it’s quite nice to learn that Ron Weasley and the rest of the main “Harry Potter” trio are still happy 18 years after their time at Hogwarts, the books themselves don’t explain what Ron’s career looked like after the Battle of Hogwarts.

Author J.K. Rowling has expanded on his future endeavors in great detail since the book series ended, dropping tidbits of information through interviews, Twitter, and the now-defunct website “Pottermore.” According to Rowling’s comments, Ron and Harry opted to forgo their seventh year of Hogwarts, immediately enrolling in the Auror program to hunt down dark wizards for the Ministry of Magic. 

Rowling says that Harry and Ron (alongside Hermione Granger, who did return for her seventh year of school) helped transform the Auror department and the Ministry itself, ushering in a new era of magical cooperation and prosperity. Ron abandoned his post in the Auror department just two years after joining, opting to help George Weasley run his joke shop business, “Weasley’s Wizarding Wheezes,” where he still works.