Title: Breaking Free
Rating: T
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Ron/Lavender
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count: 290
Summary: Ron admits that he's unhappy.
Notes:
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Diving - Inward Dive - Write about breaking free.
Pokemon Trading Card Collection Challenge: Natu - Bronze - (quote) "The early bird catches the worm."
Lavender shook Ron awake. "Wake up, Sleepyhead."
"I don't wanna," Ron mumbled into his pillow. He buried his face deeper into the pillow and pulled the covers over head. Why would he want to leave such a nice bed for a boring day at the Ministry?
Lavender rolled her eyes. "The early bird catches the worm," she sing-songed.
Ron sighed and sat up finally. His eyes met hers.
Lavender frowned. "What's wrong?"
"I hate working at the Ministry. I hate working under my dad. I never wanted to do it in the first place."
What Lavender thought would be a morning full of her lightly teasing her husband had taken a different turn. "Okay. You were working there before we married. Why?"
Ron stared at the blanket and his fingers played with the fabric. "I wanted to be an Auror like Harry. My grades in Defense were never as good as Harry's though, not even after the D.A. I thought I would fail and following in my dad's footsteps was easier, less scary."
Lavender placed a hand on Ron's chest. "You chose a safe route, but you can't always play it safe. If you had played it safe, you probably would have married Hermione."
Ron grabbed her hand and brought it up to his lips for a kiss. "And that would have been a horrible mistake because then I wouldn't have you."
"Exactly," Lavender agreed. "You have to take chances for the reward of great happiness. And if you stumble a bit because it's hard, then you need to pick yourself right up and keep on trying."
"So, what do I do?"
Lavender pressed a soft kiss to his lips. And against them, she whispered, "You need to break free."