Disclaimer: I don't own... well, I own the plot and that's about it.
"Sometimes it good
to hush up a while and let
autumn stick in a few words."
Ron was worried... extremely worried. To make things worse, he didn't know how he could help his brothers. That's right. His brothers. That's what he was worried about. For the past two months, Fred and George, the school's loud and obnoxious pranksters, had been very quiet. They had taken to walking around the school grounds in the evenings, not even talking to each other. Yes, Ron was worried.
Finally, when he felt he couldn't take it anymore, Ron decided to join his brothers on one of their nightly strolls. So, at five thirty, Fred and George arrived at the front steps of the castle, where their walk usually began.
"Hey, Ron. You coming with us?" Fred asked quietly. Ron nodded.
"Only one rule," George said just as quietly. "You have to be quiet." Ron nodded again.
"Okay," Fred said, exchanging glances with George, "let's go, then."
So, in absolute silence, Ron walked in between his older brothers. They walked around the quidditch pitch. They walked past Hagrid's hut, only pausing to wave to Hagrid. They walked along the edge of the Forbidden Forest. They walked around they lake. Just when Ron felt he couldn't walk anymore, they walked back up to the castle steps.
The twins turned to Ron and said quietly, "Thanks for walking with us."
Ron stopped dead in his tracks and stared at his brother's retreating backs. "What was the point in that?" he asked loudly.
The twins turned and smirked. "Sometimes," Fred said, "it's good to hush up a while and let autumn stick in a few words."