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Pair the Character. Week 2 Character: Astoria

"Would You Rather…" Challenge. Prompt: Find Your "Soulmate" But All Your Friends Hate Him/Her

Fill the Calendar Challenge. Prompt: anniversary

Right Choice

There were times when Astoria thought she might be the luckiest woman on earth and others when she'd give anything to go back in time and stop herself from falling in love with a Weasley.

But today was a good day: her anniversary. Ron wasn't overly romantic 360 days of the year, but on days like today Astoria could expect to sleep in and wake to a note and rose by her bedside. Brunch would be waiting for her and the kids would be at a relative's for the night.

Ron would take her out to dinner and they'd watch the stars. It was simple and beautiful, and it made her love him even more. She didn't need money and power and status to be happy like everyone thought she would.

Days like today were what kept her going when the kids pitched a fit, or her in-laws visited and made a mess of her house, or her old friends didn't invite her to their weddings. Ron was by her side through it all; an unshakeable rock.

Days like today she knew she'd made the right choice.

Love and family was all she needed, and all she had.