Hermione gave a sad smile as she watched Ron gather his things together to get ready to head out for a walk. As she watched him she thought of how rarely she actually got to see his routines. She had known more about them when they were in school and now that life had them paths that seemed to rarely intersect these days she didn't get to be a part of those things as often. She hadn't realized until she'd gone to check on Luna exactly how much she was missing out on.
She laughed a little as they exited the Burrow and Ron made his observation of the obvious. "So, you want to regale me with the weather," she stated passively. "Though that seems to be one of the lighter topics I've discussed over the past few days."
Squeezing his hand a little more tightly than normal she walked a bit without saying anything more as she pondered whether she was alright. "The last time I'd visited the Lovegood's I knew Xenophelius wasn't doing well. Still, when Luna said..." she trailed off for a moment. "It just came as such a shock. We've had such quiet years and he was such an integral part of survival and...." There weren't many people Hermione would have rambled with and lost words with but with the tears fighting and her voice beginning to crack she just didn't know how else to say it.