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Ron Weasley (sixthginger) wrote in my_rpg,
@ 2009-10-14 12:09:00

Who: Harry and Ron
When: Wednesday Night
Where: The Leaky
What: Drinks between best mates

Ron needed to talk to Harry. Because out of everyone he knew, Harry knew Ron the best. Plus, they really didn't spend as much time together as they use to. Harry was married and they both worked a lot and occasionally Ron felt like maybe Harry didn't have time for him. Which depressed him completely.

He'd gone to the Leaky after dinner at home. Ron was sitting at a table, nursing an ale as he waited for Harry to show up. He really didn't want something as simple as beers with Harry to go as badly as his date with Hermione, but Ron still couldn't shake what had happened.

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	lilys_eyes 2009-10-14 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	Hermione had given him the vaguest outline. "So you were a bit clumsy. Like she didn't know that before? Honestly, Ron. Quidditch. Weasley is our King. She knows you're a goof already. You couldn't have made it that much worse on one date." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sixthginger 2009-10-14 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	Ron glared at Harry a bit. "That doesn't really make me feel better," he pointed out. He didn't want Hermione to think of him as a goof. He didn't want to be a goof. "I got us kicked out. KICKED OUT." Ron rubbed his head and groaned. "How much worse could it have gone?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lilys_eyes 2009-10-14 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	"Dunno," Harry said with a smirk, "Could've killed her. That would be worse." He was already lining up a bunch of other 'worse' scenarios in his head. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sixthginger 2009-10-14 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	"You're enjoying this!" Ron pointed a finger at Harry. "Stop delighting in my misery! You've already got a wife. Hermione is never going to want to marry me if I can't even take her on a bloody date!" Well. That was more than he had meant to say. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

lilys_eyes
2009-10-14 10:02 pm UTC (link)

Harry stopped laughing and just stared at Ron for a moment. It was bizarre to hear commitment-like things coming out of him, never mind the word "marry".

"Alright. Well. You know, public interaction isn't your forte. Try doing something private?" He realized how that sounded, "I mean you put more pressure on yourself when there are other people around. Try picking a really quiet restaurant or you know, the broom ride worked well enough even if we were all spying on you."

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sixthginger
2009-10-14 10:35 pm UTC (link)

The knowledge that he had been spied on only frustrated Ron further. He wanted to do things right with Hermione and was worried enough about it without knowing everyone else was watching.

"I'm going to her flat on Friday to cook dinner for her. It has to go better than our date or I don't think she'll go out with me again." He had waited a long time to try for Hermione. Ron really didn't want to screw it up.

"She's so perfect, you know? She deserves someone impressive and rich and more like you."

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	lilys_eyes 2009-10-14 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, ew, no Hermione and I would not be a good match." Harry crinkled his nose. "No, I think you're perfect for her. Just... you know... wear clean socks and relax." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sixthginger 2009-10-14 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	This wasn't helping. And he always wore clean socks. His mum did all his laundry. Deciding to change the subject, Ron shifted gears. "How's work for you? Anything new?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lilys_eyes 2009-10-14 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Just working on the hospital explosion. Draco was definitely the target." Harry had a hard time picking suspects because, honestly, who didn't have motive to kill him? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sixthginger
2009-10-15 12:38 am UTC (link)

"Malfoy is a wanker," Ron said quickly. Nothing was ever going to change his opinion about that. "I wouldn't be sorry to see him six feet under."

Ron waved his hand for another round. "You need help with it?" Ron hated asking, he really did. He didn't get the good assignments like Harry did. Right now he was working on tracking down some Dark objects that had been stolen from Gringotts. Hardly exciting.

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	lilys_eyes 2009-10-15 01:03 am UTC (link)
	"Actually," he lowered his voice, "We have a lead on the poisonings. Namely a political group. I uh-- well they're anti-Kingsley because they don't think he's militant enough." Harry had a feeling that if this group was involved, they'd need to map who the key members were to find suspects. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sixthginger
2009-10-15 02:51 am UTC (link)

Ron pulled out his wand and cast a privacy charm, ensuring he and Harry weren't overheard. "If that's the case, I can only assume they are hoping to push the Ministry in a different direction by their actions. When you are unhappy with someone's tacit, you push them towards what you want. Odds are they have a few underlings they wouldn't mind sacrificing if the end result was a more aggressive Ministry."

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	lilys_eyes 2009-10-15 02:56 am UTC (link)
	"That is if we're to assume that terror is their tactic. I don't know if that's it. I think it's more arrogant than that. They're playing God. They're taking justice into their own hands, punishing those they feel slipped through the system." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sixthginger 2009-10-15 03:02 am UTC (link)
	"Right," Ron said and leaned back in his chair. "Sure, that makes sense." Ron gratefully took the beer and drank some of it when it arrived. "So make a list of people like Malfoy and figure out their weaknesses." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lilys_eyes 2009-10-15 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, if we assume the poisoning and the explosion were the same culprit, we're looking for someone talented with potions," he explained. "Knows how to brew a good poison at home-- because no apothecary can report selling a lot of poison lately-- and knows what to swap out for a common ingredient to ensure a big bang." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sixthginger 2009-10-16 02:08 pm UTC (link)
	"You're assuming the apothecaries were being honest with you," Ron pointed out. People lied. He'd learned that a long time ago. "I don't know, but if it were me I'd look closer into various apothecaries. Seems like a good place for a potion master to hide. But that's just me. Not my investigation." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lilys_eyes 2009-10-17 01:04 am UTC (link)
	Harry nodded, making a mental note. "Yeah, I'll have to do background checks on them all. See who lost loved ones in the war." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sixthginger 2009-10-17 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	Ron smiled a bit when Harry didn't shoot down his suggestion. It was nice, every once in awhile, to come up with an idea that wasn't shot down. "If you need help," he offered and took another drink of his beer. Ron really did wish he worked with Harry more, but he knew that wasn't Harry's call. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lilys_eyes 2009-10-18 12:53 am UTC (link)
	"You'll be the first one I owl. And Hermione, because she's smarter than the both of us put together," Harry said with a crooked half-smile. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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