One Fell Swoop
Summary: Ron comforts Hermione as she grieves.
Rating: T
Warnings: Angst, Reference to Death
Author's Note: This drabble was written for the contest at the triatharon community over on livejournal. The prompt was Garden Gnomes.
The only survivors of the horrific devastation were a couple of muggle garden gnomes. Ron stood in the midst of the ashes of what used to be Hermione's childhood home, desperately trying to console his hysterical girlfriend. Ron didn't know what to say. What could he say when she lost her entire family and her home in one fell swoop?
So he said nothing. Instead he held Hermione tightly to his chest, letting her tears saturate his robes and caught her when knees buckled from her uncontrollable sobs. He ran his fingers through her hair, kissed the top of her head, and let his love for her support her through her grief.