I do not own any of these characters because sadly, I in fact am not J.K. Rowling.
It's been almost two years since Harry defeated Tom Riddle. Things are becoming "normal", or what people who didn't spend their teenage years defeating Voldemort would call normal. It has by no means been easy or smooth sailing, but every day gets easier to live. People are finally used to living without constant fear or worry. It's honestly quite peaceful, only having to worry about if people can tell you've just been snogging your boyfriend for 10 minutes. At the age of twenty we've finally gotten to live a normal life, one that we haven't been able to since the age of eleven.
"RON" I call up the stairs, "People are gonna be here soon! And trust me you look great." He has always been self conscious, from his robes from the Yule Ball (which were definitely horrid), or being compared to his best friend "The Chosen One". But I found it cute. It was honestly a turn on, not that I would ever tell anyone that. But none the less it was true.
"It's not that! I can't find my other shoe!" he called back. Shaking my head I walk up the stairs to his childhood bedroom. Honestly, can he not use magic? Why do I have to hold his hand while doing anything?
I knock on the door and Ron yells something that I assume to meant that I can enter. Entering the room, I take out my wand and said "Accio Shoe."
"Oh, forgot about that one." I give him his shoes and look around the pigsty that was once his room. "Ron! You tore your room apart looking for a shoe!"
"I forgot my wand in the bathroom… I'm sorry" His face lightened up suddenly, making me nervous."Hey 'Mione would you please fix my room. You know that good charm for cleaning! The one mum taught you!"
"Ronald - oh shush - Why don't you just learn it and save us all the trouble? Its not that difficult had you taken the time to learn it." I say, feigning being cross with him.
"Why would I need to do that since I have the most brilliant witch of her age to help me." He grinned. Ugh, It was impossible to say no. It's like back in Hogwarts when he would say something sweet and I would end up practically writing a whole essay for him. With a sigh and a wave of my wand I clear the room, putting everything where is was supposed to be.
"Thank you, my Sweet" With a quick peck on my cheek, he puts on his shoe and leaves the room. I follow him all the way down to the burrows small sitting room, where Harry and Ginny were laughing about something George said before we entered to room. Sitting down on the couch together, he leans back and puts arm around my waist. I lock eyes with Ginny who had just stopped laughing. She looks down to my waist then back at me. Her eyes questioning. I just shrug.
Usually Ron is too embarrassed to show affection for me in front of his family. Harry still teases him about Lavender Brown, his first girlfriend, who preferred snogging him every chance she could get. It was a very public relationship, which made me frustrated with him at the time. It was when I really started to notice that I loved him in a different way than I did Harry or any of the other Weasley.
Because of my small chuckles, he looks down at me with a questioning expression. "Oh I was just remembering your and Lavender's very, very public relationship." He rolls his eyes as Harry pipes up "You guys are talking about the snogging feast of Ron and Lavender's Romance" He said Romance while making quotation marks with his fingers. I laugh and with everyone except Ron, who was scowling. "Oh Won-Won, what do you think?" Ginny said in a high pitched voice with her eyes fluttering.
"Oh shut it!" His ears started to turn red, "At least I broke up with her!" Laughing, I retort "You were boggled out of your mind when you said it!" Taking a break of laughing George added, "You were asleep, and happened to mutter Hermione under your breath."
"Fine whatever, It was a mistake. Alright get over yourselves" This caused us four to laugh so hard there were tears in our eyes. "When you four are done dieing of laughter over my past love life, I'll be outside waiting for our family." He walked away, but not before I could see a small smile on his face.
Following him into the garden, which had been slightly cleaned up to be able to accommodate the enlarged Weasley Family. I see Ginny and Harry walk out of the Burrow and see them split with a quick kiss. Harry disapparates and Ginny walks up to me, and I notice she looks more eager than usual. "What do you look so happy for?" I question.
"It's gonna be our first time seeing baby Victorie! She's gonna be so adorable." The little one was born only 3 days before. "We're gonna be Auntie's!" she looked at me excitedly.
I give her a soft smile and remind her "I'm not her Auntie. Not yet."
"Speaking of which, when is that stubborn brother of mine gonna propose? I have a ring and now you need one." Harry proposed to Ginny about a month ago. It was a surprise when I saw 18 year old Ginerva Weasley walk into Harry and Ron's apartment with a goofy smile on her face and a ring on her finger. I was so happy for them, but I was also jealous. Ginny was a year younger than me and got engaged before me. Luckily before I had to answer her, a loud crack that signalled the arrival of a new Weasley.
Turning around I see Charlie. At that very moment, a tiny mass of blue hair flew out of the Burrow shouting "Chawwie! Harry come! It chawwie" I laughing because of little Teddy and his obsession with his favorite Weasley (excluding Ginny).
He throws his arms out and runs towards Charlie. He jumps and Charlie catches him in mid air and spins him around. All of the sudden I'm reminded of his parents, Remus and Tonks, who died in the last battle with Voldemort. Feeling tears in my eyes, I quickly wipe them away. Arms wrap around me and I breath in the smell of Peppermint.
"What's wrong?" Ron whispers in my ear. I take a deep breath and answer him "I - I was just thinking of Remus and Tonks. They would have loved to know how much Teddy adors dragons." With a small laugh he replies "That kid's head over heels for anything dragon related." I hear the burrow door open again and see a proud Bill with what I assume to be Victorie in a pile of blankets in his arms. Mrs. Weasley walks out just after him with a smiling Fleur beside her. I see that her stomach looks as if she didn't just have a child 3 days before. I smile at the part Veela, just as a extatic Ginny runs up to Bill.
Ron's arms drop from around me and he takes my hand in his. I curiously wonder where all this sweet contact was coming from. Harry walks up to us with a Teddy in his arms and Charlie standing beside him. Teddy was obviously telling Charlie some new dragon story he was so good at creating. Another loud crack filled the air and Percy arrived. Immediately Mrs. Weasley called us all inside for Dinner. It was Mr. Weasley's birthday. Any birthday in the Weasley family meant an excuse for everyone to gather and enjoy one of Mrs. Weasleys delicious meals.
It was a night of laughter and reminisce. The adorable Victorie already seems to use the Veela in her to attract the attention of Teddy. He was smiling at her and he was playing with her hands which were wrapped around a couple of his fingers. We were all in the sitting room, when suddenly Teddy yawned and crawled onto Harry and Ginny's laps. "Well I think someone is tired. We better get him to bed. Luckily Andromeda said he could stay at our place for the night." Harry said. He tried to make it seem like the only reason that he wanted to go home was for Teddy, but I've known him for long enough to know that he also wants to spend some alone time with Ginny.
Her and Harry are practically Teddy's parents. Ginny has a natural liking for kids, and somehow her temper never seems to rise when she is with them. But everyone knew that had a different reason for caring for Teddy. Me and Ron guess that it was because of how much Harry had loved Sirius, even though he only got to spend two short years with him. We guess he doesn't want Teddy to feel the same way he felt.
Slowly one by one, everyone excused themselves. Soon was only me, Ron, Charlie, and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Looked at Ron and he took the hint. "Mum, me and Hermione are gonna head home. It's late and I'm tired."
Laughing, she replied, "I swear the only things you boys do is sleep and eat! Bye Ron, you two better come visit me soon. I mean it."
"Promise we will." He grabs my hand and we apparate to the flat. It's technically Harry and Ron's, but me and Ginny have been staying here permanently for quite some time now. We walk up the stairs to our bedroom and ron says he's gonna go have a shower. I change into an old jumper of his that still smells like him, and a pair of blue knickers.
While I'm trying to tame my hair, he walks in and says "Bloody hell Hermione, I always forget how good you look wearing my things." I laugh and he wraps his arms around me, resting his head on top of my own. "Common, lets go to bed. I'm tired." We lay down on the bed and he holds me with my back against his chest.
"What's with all this cuddling today?" I ask, "Especially in front of your family?"
He sighs and replies "I guess I just thought that I don't care anymore about if they tease me or not. I love you and I wanna show other people that." I turn my head around and his him. Softly, but with love and appreciation. I fell asleep with his arms around me and a smile on my face.
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