Banana Milkshake

Disclaimer: All Harry Potter names, characters and locations belong to J.K. Rowling.

"Ron! You're doing it all wrong!" Hermione exclaimed as bits of banana and milk splashed onto the kitchen walls. She was trying to teach him how to make a banana milkshake, but her husband had no idea what a blender was or how to use it.

"I'm sorry, 'Mione," said Ron, grinning sheepishly as she turned off the blender. "I put everything in it like you said."

Hermione opened her mouth to speak, and was silenced when a wad of puréed banana dripped from the ceiling into her hair. Ron snorted, watching as the milky substance slithered down her cheek.

"I can see that," she said, trying to maintain a calm outward appearance. "But you forgot to put the lid on."

"Oh." Ron blinked at looked at her in surprise. "Oh, so that's what that thing is for. I thought it looked sort of like a frisbee, you know? Wasn't sure what I was supposed to do with it. Maybe use it in a game afterwards to burn off the excess calories or..." His voice trailed off as he wilted under Hermione's fierce gaze. "I'll shut up now," he muttered.

Hermione sighed. "It's alright, Ron," she said, waving her wand and vanishing the mess on the counter. "But next time could you please ask if there's something you don't understand?"

"So are we still going to have our snacks then?" he asked, looking rather hopeful.

"Yes, but let me do it so we don't have another mess to clean up."

Ron grinned. "You're brilliant, 'Mione. You know that, right?"

Hermione rolled her eyes. "Yes, Ron. I'm brilliant because I know how to use a blender."

Before long they were sitting in the shade of an old apple tree, the warm sunlight filtering through the canopy as they enjoyed their banana milkshakes together.