Ron blinked at her, then couldn't help but grin. There was no doubt in his mind that this was a Weasley, apparently one from his future. Of course, she thought this was some elaborate prank, but he had to admire the way she just rolled with the situation. There was a quick stab of grief when she mentioned Freddie, who couldn't be his Fred, but it made him grin to think of a Fred namesake running around.
"Somehow I doubt the howler was a complete accident, but I promise this isn't retaliation of any sort," he said, deciding to take a seat across from her. No reason they couldn't eat while he explained what was going on. "This is going to sound very weird, but you've traveled through time and space to Hogwarts in 2038. I'm from 2003." He'd said that before, but it bore repeating. "It's not a prank."