'Harry Potter''s Bonnie Wright Says She Needs to 'Parent More Like the Weasleys' as Son Elio Nears 2nd Birthday (Exclusive)
Bonnie Wright and husband Andrew Lococo's son Elio turns 2 in September 2025
As a mom, Wright, who played Ginny Weasley in the movies, says she has a lot of admiration for her on-screen parents' dedication to their kids and the environment, leading her to think, "Oh, well, I need to parent more like the Weasleys"
Becoming a mother has also changed the way Wright views the films and books, as it is "heartbreaking" to imagine your child going through what Harry does
As Bonnie Wright's son nears toddler age, the actress has plans to take notes from her Harry Potter parents!
Since becoming a mother, the actress and environmental activist — who played the youngest Weasley sibling, Ginny, in all eight Harry Potter films — says her admiration for on-screen parents Molly (Julie Walters) and Arthur Weasley (Mark Williams) has only grown.
'I've gone on to be very, very committed to amplifying a lot of stuff around the climate and our environment, and I feel like the Weasleys, to me, are probably the most sustainable magical family ever,' Wright, 34, tells PEOPLE before the April 30 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child show at New York City's Lyric Theater.
The magical family of nine, Wright continues, 'make everything themselves — they knit their sweaters, they do hand-me-downs.'
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'Molly Weasley is definitely an environmentalist,' she adds. 'So I think what she stands for, what the Weasleys stand for, I'm like, 'Oh, well, I need to parent more like the Weasleys.'
She also admires the proud parents' honest and caring nature — especially where the series' titular hero is concerned.
'I love everything that they stand for in the sense that they're just honestly themselves. They really don't care about people judging them,' Wright explains. 'And I think for Harry, they give him this unconditional love that he's never had before.'
'And I also just love the relationship that they have, like Molly and Arthur Weasley just seem like such a sweet loving couple,' she adds. 'They know what's up. They've figured it out.'
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Wright — who shares son Elio Ocean Wright Lococo, 1, with husband Andrew Lococo — also says that motherhood has 'for sure' shaped the way she interprets the story of Harry Potter.
What hits especially hard now, she says, is 'just that idea, especially, of Harry not having his parents, and kind of how heartbreaking that must be to imagine [for] your own child.' Not to mention the entirety of Cursed Child, a story that focuses heavily on Harry's relationship with his and Ginny's son, Albus.
'I think this play is this kind of homage to his parents really, and I think that's a really special thing,' she tells PEOPLE. There is a lot in the Broadway show, Wright says, 'about parenting, and the next generation, and how when your children go off to school, you have to allow 'em to like fly and be their own selves.'
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For Elio, who turns 2 in September, that day is a long ways away — though his Hogwarts letter could arrive as soon as age 11. In the meantime, however, Wright is content just soaking up every moment.
Related: Bonnie Wright Has 1 Piece of Advice for the Actor Cast as Ginny in New Harry Potter TV Series (Exclusive)
Her first year and a half as a mom, she tells PEOPLE, has been 'just wild,' especially as Elio approaches toddler age.
'A few words are coming, but he's such a mover and he's climbing. He's just more out in the world. It's so fun because now, the imagination comes in,' Wright says of Elio, adding that it 'just feels like what I am in my nature — I love storytelling and imagination.'
This 'era and moment' the family of three is in now, she adds, 'is bringing that to life, and so it's just really exciting to me.'
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