HP ficlet: Ignorance [Harry/Ron preslash, general]
Title: Ignorance Author: celandineb Fandom: HP Pairing: Harry/Ron preslash Rating: general Length: 228 Summary: Harry knows that he doesn't know much about the wizarding world, yet. Note: For quill_it, 100.3, prompt 8, "conceal". For jelazakazone who wanted Harry/???; I chose Ron. This is part of the loose Harry/Hermione/Ron series, but also stands alone.
Harry really didn't understand the wizarding world yet, and he knew it. There seemed to be hundreds of things that someone raised in a wizarding family knew and took for granted, but that Harry had no clue about, and worse yet often didn't even realise he was ignorant of.
One of those things was whether it was acceptable to fancy other boys. He certainly knew that many Muggles disapproved -- Uncle Vernon made no secret of the fact that he was disgusted by what he called "those nasty nancy boys" -- but Harry generally disagreed with Uncle Vernon's ideas, and from snatches he had seen on the telly and overheard, he was quite sure that not all Muggles shared that opinion. But were wizards the same?
Harry didn't want to risk appearing ignorant. He resolved to conceal as best he could that he was starting to think of Ron in ways that went beyond the friendship they had shared since the day they had met. Nor did he want to confide in Hermione, although if she didn't know whether wizards thought it was all right to be gay she could certainly find out. Harry didn't entirely trust her not to guess his reason for wanting to know. More important, he was uncomfortable about letting anyone learn how he felt, until and unless the day arrived when he told Ron himself.