A/N: This one may be a bit weird. I tried a style I used back in… 26, Exclusive. Tell me what you think – was it good or should I never write like this again? Enjoy!
Disclaimer: If I owned Ron and Hermione… sigh.
Portrait
There was a row of pictures on the mantle above the fireplace that Ron and Hermione treasured greatly, though they would never admit it to each other. If someone were to come in and simply look at the photos, they would think that they were simply lots of nice family portraits. In reality, they held a greater meaning to the couple.
The first was a simple portrait of the family itself – the parents standing in the background, the owl on Hermione's shoulder; the kids standing in the foreground, Rose cuddling the family cat that they had gotten after Crookshanks had passed away. Hermione always thought it was a sweet and quaint family portrait, if a photo could be such a thing.
The next was a Muggle photograph – one of Hermione with her parents from a few years ago. It was nothing special, but a simple reminder of the family's ties to the Muggle world, which Hermione thought was very important.
The next family portrait was much, much, larger. It was taken at the last Weasley family reunion, so it had all of the immediate family – the six Weasley families and Molly and Arthur. Each person was holding their own pet, if they had one, and some people held photos. It was a tradition that had started a year after the war, to celebrate all that they had lost and that they had gained. Hermione's owl was perched on her shoulder, and she held a photo of Crookshanks. Molly and George's photos were more sentimental – George held one of his grinning twin, and Molly held one of her long-lost brothers. Ron always thought that this one was great because it showed all of them – what they gained and what they lost. Though it was so huge because of all of the different Weasley (and Potter) children that had been born through the years.
The next photo was something they had to have – a simple photo of Harry, Ron and Hermione, standing in front of the Hogwarts lake the day after the battle had ended. They all looked a bit worse for the wear, but their smiles were pure. Harry looked as if the biggest weight in the world had been lifted off of him (which it had…) and the three of them were laughing in the photo like there was no tomorrow.
The last photo was one of Ron and Hermione, taken on their first official date. Both of them treasured this photo a bit more than the others, though neither would admit it. It wasn't taken by anyone they knew – rather by a Daily Prophet reporter who had snuck up on them in a Muggle park right after a kiss. Ron's arms were wrapped around Hermione's waist, as they were smiling brightly. Their cheeks were flushed slightly pink, and they looked like nothing in the world could spoil this moment. The photo had appeared in the gossip section the next day, and they loved the photo so much they framed it instead. After an angry visit to the Prophet.
The portraits on the mantel represented the couple, their family and everything they loved best. Though Hermione had always said that a photo could never be the real thing.
