Ronald Weasley (spidersbegone) wrote in riddikulus,
@ 2008-02-26 18:49:00

WHO: Ron Weasley and Harry Potter
WHEN: Afternoon, before dinner/after classes
WHERE: Boy's Dorm
SUMMARY: Harry and Ginny had a fight and Ron, being the awesome best mate he is, lets Harry vent.
RATING:PG to PG13 for possible swearing
STATUS: Complete

As soon as Ginny had told him that the reason she was so grumpy was because her and Harry had fought, Ron knew something was up. No matter how headstrong Ginny was, Ron knew that her and Harry were in love (though sometimes he tried to ignore it) and rarely had big whopping arguments. Still, it worried him when Ginny told him the reason they'd had their fight: that Harry didn't sleep the night before and they'd gotten into a row about it.

Ginny had been trying to tell Ron for weeks that Harry wasn't doing well and Ron had told her over and over to give him time and let him come around. But if it was getting to a point where Harry wasn't sleeping anymore, something had to be said. Ron felt guilty himself, for not being a better friend and noticing something was wrong. They lived in the same dorm for Merlin's sake and he hadn't even noticed Harry hadn't been in bed the night before.

Thinking it was about time he played the best mate role, Ron headed up the the dorms and hoped Harry was in there. Holding his bag and journal, he walked in the room and glanced over to Harry's bed, seeing the curtains shut again as he tossed his stuff into his trunk.

"Oi, Harry, you in there?" He called over to him, tentavely.

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spidersbegone
2008-02-27 03:39 am UTC (link)

"She's just worried, Harry." Ron said seriously, looking at Harry. "We all are. I've been trying to get her to lay off... telling her to just give you time, yeah? But I'm starting to worry now too." It wasn't often Ron was this open and honest but when it came to his best friend and the fact that he wasn't doing well, honesty was just fine.

"We've all been affected but none of us blame you. If there's one person to blame is fucking Voldemort, Tom Riddle, whatever the hell you wanna call him. But he's dead and gone now... thanks to you." Ron said sincerely. "You can't keep dwelling on everything."

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hjpotter
2008-02-27 03:46 am UTC (link)

"You don't need to worry," Harry said quickly. "I mean, if Ginny can get better and you can get better, I can too, I just need time," he said desperately, praying that they would just drop it. Harry could fix it, he could, he could make himself normal. Just like they were normal now, he could be, too. Couldn't he?

What was wrong with him that he couldn't do it like they could?

Harry sighed. "It's just taking me a little bit longer. I'll be okay, I promise. It's just slow." He gave a sheepish smile. "I guess I'm pretty high maintenence."

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spidersbegone
2008-02-27 03:57 am UTC (link)

It was after that last statement of Harry's that Ron, without warning, burst out laughing, feeling like he needed it. He laughed for a few minutes, feeling it as a bit of release. He felt kind of like a weight had been lifted and after he finished laughing, he just grinned at Harry.

"I think I needed that." He said smiling slightly. "Listen, if you need it I'm here, Hermione's there, so's Ginny. But," He began smiling again, "if you want someone who won't nag and be girly... then I suggest you pick me."

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hjpotter
2008-02-27 04:02 am UTC (link)

"Yeah but your sister means snogging," Harry said without thinking. He had the good grace to wince and then laughed himself. "Sorry mate. Kinda forgot there. But - c'mon it does make it pretty nice to talk to her. When she's not pretending she's your mum." Or already married to Harry, which deep down, he had to admit he loved.

"But thanks mate," Harry said, grinning at Ron. He resolved, though, that he would be able to fix himself on his own. If Ron could get over it? So could Harry. He just had to try harder to make it normal. He leaned forward and gave Ron the quintessential male hug, the heart slap on the back combined with the clasping of hands. "Thanks, Ron."

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spidersbegone
2008-02-27 04:07 am UTC (link)

"Oi, didn't need to hear that." Ron said, scrunching up his face. "Remind me to pay you back one day for that by describing Hermione and my snogs!" He grinned, warning Harry that no more details should be shared.

"Anytime, Harry." Ron said sincerely as they hugged, doing it the manly way but still holding on for a few seconds. No matter how high maintance Harry was or how girly it would be to say it out loud, Harry was Ron's best friend and he loved him.

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hjpotter
2008-02-27 04:18 am UTC (link)

"Let's just call a truce," Harry laughed after they had pulled away. "And vow to never go on a double date where everyone dissolves into snogging. Ever."

Harry let out a sigh, feeling a bit shored up. For a moment, with all of this honesty, he felt the urge to tell Ron about his patrols that he did when Ginny didn't sleep in his bed. Sod it, he nearly told Ron that Ginny slept in his bed most nights. But he felt like he might upset Ron all over again with the first and well -

Ron might deck him over the second still. Maybe later.

He gestured to the parchments. "Didja want to help? Tell me if you think I've missed some basic spells for the first few meetings?"

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	spidersbegone 2008-02-27 04:23 am UTC (link)
	"Truce, yeah, that sounds good." Ron said, smiling and running a hand through his hair, messing it up in the process. "Yeah?" He asked, when Harry asked for his help on it. Harry had always been the leader of the D.A. handling it all on his own. "You sure? I'm not exactly Hermione." He said with a shrug, not wanting to mess things up. "This is your thing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hjpotter
2008-02-27 04:33 am UTC (link)

"Well yeah, but you know how it is. I just need someone to double check me," Harry said matter-of-factly. "Ginny's just gobsmacked with Transfigurations and she's had to hear me talk about it so much? It'll be good to get some fresh eyes. I might have missed something," he pointed out; "or just said it out loud and forgotten to write it down.

He handed Ron the sheet with what he had planned on the first day as a review. "I had missed Accio at first on this. Can you believe it?" he laughed, shaking his head.

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	spidersbegone 2008-02-27 04:40 am UTC (link)
	Ron grinned and took the parchment from Harry. "Yeah, alright, sure." He said happily, reading it over and wondering if there were any spells he could add to the list. "Hey, mate? What about Episkey?" He asked. "For healing minor injuries and all that. Came in handy for us." He shrugged, not sure if his suggestion was a good one. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

hjpotter
2008-02-27 04:44 am UTC (link)

Harry snapped his fingers and grabbed a scroll near his knee. "Good. Good. That's perfect for dealing with the practicalities of battle. Oh! Maybe we could do a thing where the Healing Club comes in and teaches us a few of the spells that we need, since you know, one of the most important things you need is to band allies together," Harry said, almost directly quoting Moody as he jotted down Ron's idea. "Good one mate."

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	spidersbegone 2008-02-27 04:47 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, that's a good idea. Mention it to Booth, would you?" He said, looking over the list of spells and trying to think of any more they might use. "Confringo?" Ron asked, looking at Harry again. "It like shatters stuff right? Hermione's used it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hjpotter 2008-02-27 04:50 am UTC (link)
	"I will," Harry promised, writing that down too. "Oh I have that for advanced spells," Harry told Ron. "Snape taught me something that adds on that, how to direct what you shatter at a target," he said as if something like that wasn't very noteworthy at all. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	spidersbegone 2008-02-27 04:52 am UTC (link)
	"Brilliant." Ron said simply, reaching for more parchments and reading over them. He was glad all the drama was behind them and they could just be best mates. Really, it was all he needed. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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