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Ron Weasley ([info]pawnography) wrote in [info]finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-10-21 13:31:00

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Entry tags:character: harry potter, character: hermione granger, character: ron weasley

RP: Hanging Out
Who: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger
What: Hanging out after work
Where: Harry and Hermione's flat
When: Monday evening
Rating: SFW

Ron hadn't visited Harry and Hermione's as often as usual lately, but he still had his own spot on the couch, which was where he was currently lounging and staring intently at his feet. He wiggled his big toe. Yep, that was definitely a hole in his sock. These socks had lived a long life, but it seemed like they had finally given up the ghost.

His mother had given him plenty of leftovers to bring with him, so that was his version of cooking dinner for his friends tonight. Somehow, despite it being years since Molly had cooked for a full house other than at Christmas, she still sometimes made far too much food. Ron suspected that sometimes she did it on purpose.

"Oi, Harry," he called, finally looking up from his feet. "Want a game of chess?" He grinned. "Reckon I can beat you before Hermione gets home."


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[info]auror__potter
2014-10-21 02:06 pm UTC (link)
Harry was curled up in the chair next to the couch, amusing himself with dangling a piece of string for Buttons, who mostly eyed Harry with annoyance but every once in awhile couldn't seem to help himself and batted at the string. Crookshanks was perched on the back of the chair, and was glaring at Ron as per usual. Nothing much had changed there over the years, Harry thought with some amusement.

It was nice to have Ron around again; Harry had missed him which was ridiculous since they saw each other almost every day at work. But something wasn't right with Ron, and Harry had no idea how to ask. They'd never been very good at talking about feelings and shit. So he was just glad that Ron had come over tonight, and was offering up a game of chess. Maybe he'd worked through whatever it was that was bothering him.

"I'm a lot better than I used to be," Harry protested, dropping the string right when Buttons attacked. The old alley cat gave a howl of displeasure, then launched himself into Ron's lap. Buttons, unlike Crookshanks, loved Ron. "I think it'll take you at least until she gets here to beat me."

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[info]pawnography
2014-10-21 02:33 pm UTC (link)
Ron made a non-committal noise as Harry insisted that he was better at chess than he used to be. Maybe Harry was better, but Ron a few more tricks over the years too.

He grunted as Buttons decided to land right on his stomach. Then, apparently trying to get comfortable, the cat decided to climb his lanky frame, standing on Ron's shoulders for a moment before leaping back onto his lap and purring loudly. Ron sighed. "Well, I'm stuck here now," he said resignedly, starting to gently stroke Buttons' head.

Ron's brow creased as he frowned. "Actually... can I show you something?" he asked, already attempting to reach what was in the pocket of his jeans without disturbing the cat too much. It seemed like he should finally share after all these months. "Here." He tossed the small ring box at Harry. "What d'you reckon?"

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[info]auror__potter
2014-10-21 02:41 pm UTC (link)
Harry caught the box, opened it and was quiet for a moment. The ring caught the light, and Harry assumed the way it sparkled was a good thing. "Why, Ron. I thought you'd never ask," he said, batting his eyes at Ron.

He'd known this day was coming, eventually, and he was happy for them. There was no doubt in his mind that Hermione would say yes, that they would get married and have babies and...leave him behind. He'd be Uncle Harry, asked to dinner once a month if he was lucky. Pushing away that ridiculous thought, he grinned brightly.

He closed the box and tossed it back to Ron, growing more serious. "You know she's just been waiting for you to ask, right?" It had never been talked about, but Harry knew that was true. "Is that, uh, why you've been. You know. For the last few weeks?" That was as close as Harry could bring himself to ask if there was anything bothering Ron.

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[info]pawnography
2014-10-21 02:58 pm UTC (link)
Ron's ears turned red. "You always knew I'd make an honest man out of you one day," he tried to joke, but it was hard not to imagine Hermione's expression when she finally saw the ring.

He caught the box with one hand, pausing to take a look at the contents for himself, just like he had done every morning and evening for the last six months. "Er, no." Ron snapped the lid shut and put the box on the arm of the couch. Buttons lifted his head to look at it, then seemed to decide that since the box wasn't actually big enough for him to get into then it wasn't worth his attention. "Nah, I've had this since my birthday. That's been..." Neither Harry or Hermione had really broached the topic of what had been on his mind the last few weeks, or at least not so directly.

"There was a case," he said finally. "Muggle killing. I dunno, it just got to me. Haven't been able to shake it."

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[info]auror__potter
2014-10-21 03:06 pm UTC (link)
Harry batted his eyes again, and pretended to swoon. "All my dreams have come true." The joke fell flat as Ron's mind seemed to be elsewhere, probably on Hermione.

"Your birthday was seven months ago," Harry pointed out, bemused that Ron had had the ring so long and not mentioned it. "You're not afraid she'll say no, are you?" He could understand Ron being nervous over getting the proposal right, but not over Hermione's answer. But then, he'd never gotten close to entertaining marriage with anyone, even Ginny, so what did he know about it?

He remembered the case; it hadn't been his but he knew it had been bad. "Should have been able to put that together myself," he said after a moment. He knew all about not being able to shake a case. Chernoknizhnik’s face still haunted his dreams, and that hadn't been his case either. "Want to talk about it?"

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[info]pawnography
2014-10-21 03:18 pm UTC (link)
Ron scowled briefly. He knew it had been seven months. "Don't think so. Just hasn't been the right time." The chess player in him wanted to plan out all the possibilities, even the chance that she might say no.

For a long moment, Ron let his hand rest on Buttons's head, feeling the vibrations of his purring. "Y'know, I've been talking about it a lot. Just not with you two, I guess? The victim, she just reminded me of Hermione. Didn't look a bloody thing like her, but still." His hand moved down Buttons's back to the tip of his tail. "I hate talking about it," he said glumly.

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[info]auror__potter
2014-10-21 03:33 pm UTC (link)
"I guess I understand that. I'd guess there's a lot to think about before actually taking that final step." He was just glad that Ron had shared it with him now, though Harry was shit at keeping secrets. He'd keep this one though, because it was important. "You weren't going to do it tonight, were you? Do you need me to clear out?"

Harry understood what Ron meant, and he was relieved that Ron had been talking to someone. Harry'd had a few sessions with the department shrink himself. So he got it. "Yeah, I know. It's okay, Ron. I'm not mad. I'm just...glad to know you're talking to someone." There had been a few cases over the years where the victims had reminded Harry of people he knew, and it was never easy. You had to learn to compartmentalize, and that wasn't as easy as it sounded.

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[info]pawnography
2014-10-21 03:53 pm UTC (link)
"Nah, not tonight. I just thought if someone else knew then I might do it sooner rather than later, y'know?"

Buttons kneaded Ron's thigh, then settled down again, twisting onto his back so that Ron could stroke his belly. "Such an attention whore," Ron told the cat, though he still obeyed the implicit instruction.

"It's been suggested that I take some time off." Ron frowned, torn between taking up the suggestion and rejecting it as ludicrous. "But I dunno. Sounds stupid. I was gonna talk to Hermione about it tonight."

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[info]auror__potter
2014-10-21 10:38 pm UTC (link)
Harry nodded. "Well, don't wait another seven months, mate. I don't think I can keep a secret that long." But he would, and Ron knew he would, if it came to that.

Time off. It made sense, and Harry was certainly no stranger to being told to take a couple of days to get his head on straight. But he had a feeling that Ron wasn't talking about a couple of days, or even a week. The idea of being at work without Ron wasn't a happy one, but if it was what Ron wanted than Harry would support it.

"I don't think it sounds stupid if it's what you want. Be a good idea to talk to Hermione though."

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[info]pawnography
2014-10-22 02:20 pm UTC (link)
"It won't be that long," Ron promised.

Once again, Ron made a non-committal noise. He wasn't sure if it was what he wanted, but at the same time, it wouldn't hurt. Ron just didn't know what he would do with himself if he didn't go into the office every day.

"Yeah, well, Hermione should be home in a minute. I'm going to start getting the food ready." Ron tilted his head to attempt to look Buttons in the eye. "If sir will allow me?" He tried to lift the cat, but instead he slipped from Ron's lap as though made of water. "I'll be in the kitchen."

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Wednesday evening
[info]weasley_now
2014-10-24 01:21 am UTC (link)
Hermione had initially planned to return from Hogwarts on Tuesday but one thing had led to another and she'd spent a few more days than originally intended. That and the client who lived outside of Hogsmeade that Mr. Clegg insisted she check on since they hadn't heard from the woman since the reading of her late husband's will.

Finalizing her questioning, Hermione packed her belongings and after being coerced into staying for the evening meal one last time had been able to return home via the floo in the Headmistress' office. "I'm exhausted," she said to no one in particular once she landed home. She had forgotten how tiring sitting at the table desks at Hogwarts could be. Placing her bag to the side of the hearth she made the few strides to the sofa where she flopped herself down.

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[info]pawnography
2014-10-25 10:50 pm UTC (link)
Ron heard Hermione's voice and nearly tripped over his own two feet as he hurried from Hermione's bedroom where he had been sprawled out on the bed reading the last few issues of a comic that he had been saving up. Buttons, who had been using him as a resting spot, followed him out, tail raised high in annoyance.

"You're back. Finally. I was starting to think I'd lost you to McGonagall's charms." Ron took the seat next to Hermione on the sofa with his own artless flop, lifting one arm to wrap it around her shoulders. "Missed you."

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[info]weasley_now
2014-10-26 12:51 am UTC (link)
Crookshanks had already taken the spot on the couch next to Hermione. At the sound of footsteps flying through the house he stood and jumped out of the way with a hiss just in time to keep from getting flattened.

"Never," she said moving so that she fit cozily under his arm. "Though Hagrid did try to convince me that I should stay if for no other reason than to lure you and Harry back." She reached for Ron's other hand so she could lace her fingers through his. "I think he misses us more." Hermione really wished that Harry and Ron had been able to make the trip with her. She knew she could have come home each night but she also knew that sometimes travel was more exhausting than sleeping in a strange bed.

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[info]pawnography
2014-10-26 06:53 pm UTC (link)
Not for the first time, Ron really, really like the way that he and Hermione seemed to fit together. Smiling, he leant his face against the side of her head, her hair tickling his skin in its familiar way.

"Next time all three of us manage to get a day off at the same time, we'll go see him. It's been forever. McGonagall's biscuits are more edible, though."

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[info]weasley_now
2014-10-27 02:55 am UTC (link)
Hermione had missed this. In fact, she hated every time she and Ron parted ways. There was something about just being close to him that was comforting. It was so comfortable in fact that she could easily close her eyes and drift away leaving him trapped there.

"He'd like that," she agreed. Searching her mind she tried to recall if she'd ever had anything cooked by McGonagall. "Just about anyone can make better biscuits than Hagrid," she conceded with a light chuckle. "Though I doubt there are many that are made with such honest intentions." She had come to the conclusion a long time ago that Hagrid's cooking was often geared more toward the giant in him. "Though Grawp seems to have taken an immense liking to them."

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[info]pawnography
2014-10-27 03:47 pm UTC (link)
"Grawp will eat anything," Ron said. "And that's coming from me." He grinned, remembering how they had once found the giant chewing on a pair of leather shoes once. Where he'd found them, Ron really didn't want to know. But he's seemed happy and less smash-happy than normal, so that was all that mattered.

"We'll find time to see them both soon. Maybe even take Teddy up for the day. I'm… I'm thinking of taking some time off work, anyway." Saying that was hard and he could almost feel his ears turning red. "Should make it easier to coordinate. And you'll be able to check in on the house elves again."

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[info]weasley_now
2014-10-30 03:43 am UTC (link)
Hermione's chuckling didn't last much longer as she sat up to turn to look at Ron. The light hearted comment about his eating habits rolled right off her back as she focused on his desire to take time off work. Of course she recalled his slacking in school and not wanting to focus on homework, but his job was different.

She began to run the catalog of events in her mind to see if there had been something she'd missed. For all his lack of academic attention in school, Hermione had never known Ron to simply step aside and take a break. He'd always had a strong ethic to complete whatever the task was that he personally chose to set his mind upon. "Surely there's something more you would want to do with time off than follow me around Hogwarts interviewing house elves." She decided not to question it directly but knew that he'd catch on to her curiousity.

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[info]pawnography
2014-10-31 05:51 pm UTC (link)
"Merlin, if I spent all day every day with you, we'd drive each other batty. "Not," Ron added hastily, "that I don't love your company."

He leant his head against hers, a sigh rumbling through him. "Work's been a bit rough lately. It's been suggested that I might want to take a break. Dunno what I'll do if I'm not going into the office every day. But... I guess I'm starting to like the idea."

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[info]weasley_now
2014-11-01 04:38 am UTC (link)
Hermione bit back the urge to say something about brains versus brawn even though the fact that they came from two entirely different places on most things was the glue that actually held them together. Instead she went for another angle. "I can alway empty Harry's comb and make sure I have a store of polyjuice for those times when you rather talk to him."

While the statement was said in a joking manner, there was a bit of truth to it. Harry's being an auror with Ron allowed him to understand more of this kind of stuff that she did. Not sure what exactly she ought to say about the suggestion that he take a break from the office she just asked, "What will you do with your time then?"

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[info]pawnography
2014-11-01 09:04 pm UTC (link)
Ron grinned, trying to imagine Hermione as Harry. He had seen it once before, of course, but circumstances had been very different back then. "I prefer you just as you are, thanks."

Sobering, he frowned. "I dunno. That's the problem. Maybe I'll help George out at the shop. Christmas is coming up, busy time of year." His fingers toyed with the end of one of her curls. "And can I just say I'm sorry if I've been a bit of a prat lately?"

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[info]weasley_now
2014-11-02 01:06 am UTC (link)
"That's good," she nodded. "I'd rather not take the risk now that I think about it. He might share his comb with Buttons from time to time." That was definitely an experience she didn't want to revisit.

Hermione didn't think he'd been a prat as of late. If anything she had attributed their missing one another to the hectic nature of both of their work schedules. "No, I'm sorry," she snuggled a little closer to him. "I've been so focused on finishing my legislative draft that I haven't been here for you. Obviously you have something going on and I've been a horrible girlfriend."


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[info]pawnography
2014-11-03 06:32 pm UTC (link)
Ron scoffed. "I wouldn't put it past him."

He sighed deeply, giving her a squeeze around the shoulders. "You haven't been horrible. You really, really haven't. It's just that sometimes I think I'm not cut out to be an Auror, but at the same time I don't actually know how to do anything else."

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[info]weasley_now
2014-11-06 04:23 pm UTC (link)
Hermione tilted her head back slightly and leaned up to give Ron a small kiss on the cheek. "Why don't we take a weekend away?" she suggested not wanting to push him further into his thoughts at the moment. She knew that letting him dwell to long on negatives was never a good thing.

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[info]pawnography
2014-11-08 03:29 pm UTC (link)
"You know, I like that idea," Ron said, brightening visibly. Hermione might have hit on just the thing he needed if he ever wanted to actually give her the ring that he had been carrying around for so long. And he did want to give it to her, he really, really did.

"Can I plan it? Whisk you away somewhere nice?"

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[info]weasley_now
2014-11-12 03:33 am UTC (link)
Hermione gave Ron a curious glance at how quickly he perked up at the idea of planning a trip away. "As long as it doesn't include a pitch and the Cannons" she stated warily. It wasn't that she didn't like Quidditch, in fact she loved a good game even if she didn't have a favorite team.

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[info]pawnography
2014-11-13 12:18 pm UTC (link)
He gave her a smacking kiss on the cheek. "No Quidditch," he promised. "No Quidditch at all."

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