The Facts of Life

by HP Slash Luv

A collection of gen drabbles (no romance to be found). 8-Regulus, 9-Neville, 10-Lorcan and Lysander, 11-Fudge, 12-Helena, 13-Minerva, 14-Rose and Hermione, 15-Walburga, 16-Dorcas, 17-Lorcan, 18-Draco and Scorpius, 19-Oliver, Angelina, Alicia, 20-Alice and Neville, 21-Petunia, 22-Padma and Parvati, 23-Dominique and Louis

1. Not All Magical Folk (Ron)

Written for:

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Insane House Challenge
Character - Ron Weasley

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: 365 Days
AU - Squib!AU

Not All Magical Folk

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Ron stayed in his room. He was hiding under his covers.

Ginny brought home her new boyfriend. The Harry Potter. The boy-who-lived. A rich and famous hero.

Ron had met other witches and wizards outside of his family. He had met friends of his siblings and co-workers of his dad. They always looked at Ron in the same way. As if he was the lowest form of scum. As if he was dirt that didn't even belong on the bottom of their shoes. He doubted Harry Potter would be any different.

There was a knock on his door.

"Go away!" Ron yelled.

There was another knock.

"I'm not coming out for lunch!"

The door opened. "Excuse me. You're Ron, right?"

Ron sat up and recognized the face he had seen in the Daily Prophet. "Yeah. What do you want, Potter?"

Harry shuffled his feet after he stepped into the room. "Your parents told me why you weren't coming out of your room."

"And?" Ron prodded.

"And I don't care that you're a squib. I grew up in the Muggle world. I didn't even know I had magic until I was eleven."

"I meant plenty of Muggle-borns who still thought they were better than me, and they always made sure I knew it. What makes you so different?"

Harry walked over to him and sat on the bed. "I know what it's like to be hated for something I have no control over. I try to treat everyone the way I wish my relatives would treat me."

Ron slowly nodded. Maybe not all witches and wizards were bad.

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