AN: Hallo you all! Hope you have been having a good week so you're not on the wrong mood when you review.

Irena dear, firstly you didn't misunderstand. Anna wants to get back to one man who happens to be one of these three Ron is against.

And secondly Malfoy framed that Ron was being executed. Everyone has been thinking him dead for the past decade, not as a prisoner.

Disclaimer: I do not owe any HP characters or Dumas novel.

BARON RÖNNSKÄR

CHAPTER 10 BALL

After a few weeks time came to the ball Baron Rönnskär kept in his "flat" in London. This flat of course turned out to be entire building, but he only occupied two rooms there. The entire first floor had been re-decorated for the ball in which was invited many important peoples in London. With them arrived none other than Draco Malfoy.

"May introduce my wife: Pansy Malfoy" Draco said, pointing to an ebony haired woman next to him.

"Baron" Pansy said politely. She had become a beautiful woman but Ron noticed how sad she looked like, there seem to be loneliness and worry in her eyes.

"Pleasure is all mine, rouva Malfoy" Ron said with his Scandinavian accent. "And it is my turn to introduce my sister Anna" Ron added.

Malfoy immediately turned to blonde haired woman and smiled politely. "An honour to meet you…Miss Anna" he said, not sure what title to use.

Anna greeted Mr and Mrs Malfoy and watched them disappear to crowd she whispered: "Did you see the look on her eyes?" to Ron.

"Yes, she hates her husband" Ron whispered back. Then Ron looked at the door and saw his twin brothers Fred and George appearing.

"Baron, my brother and I…"

"…would like to thank you for…"

"…inviting us to this lovely party…"

"…with all this fancy peoples…"

"…though we are only common folks".

"Exactly" Fred and George said ending each others sentences.

"I would have never forgiven myself if not inviting the two most brilliant joke inventers as the famous Weasley brothers" Ron said, trying to stay calm. They still finish each others sentences. Surely they don't live together anymore?

"Did you hear that mother? Baron called our work brilliant" Fred said, looking behind him to Molly Weasley. Ron almost died to that spot, seeing his mothers face that hold the mark of suffering. He would have probably forgotten himself and hugged her if Anna hadn't seen this and given reassuring touch to his hand.

Molly Weasley took a step closer as her husband Arthur introduced her to baron.

"An honour to meet you, rouva Weasley" Ron forced himself calmly say.

Molly Weasley looked Ron for a moment like she was in a trance but then a smile appeared to her lips and she suddenly hugged Ron.

"Do forgive an old woman's behaviour, Baron" she said to him. "I'm just so thankful for someone to believe in Arthur's work".

Ron uncomfortably tabbed her to the back couple of times before twins (obviously in panic of thinking they would loose an important costumer) pulled her off from him.

Elsewhere Draco Malfoy looked at the scene. "Why has he invited the Weasleys here? I thought he would invite only the peoples that matter" Malfoy whispered to his wife.

Pansy looked at her husband as if bored. "Well, two of them are running a successful company, ones research is going to be used as schoolbooks and one is married to Potter" she said matter-in-fact voice.

Draco scuffed. "Potter, always the sacred Potter. Well, if the mother Weasley is going to perform those hugging-scenes in the future the family will be left out. I'm sure Baron has more scenes of class than any Weasley". Draco was silent for a moment and then a devilish grin came to his face. "I just might forbid those Weasley joke shops by law when I'm the minister of magic".

Pansy only rolled her eyes.

Mean time Weasleys had left Baron and his "sister" and a next couple appeared: Hermione and Victor Krum. Hermione had dressed in a beautiful black dress. I wonder if Vicky there got her that, Ron thought. At least he is showing her like a trophy. This guy has played one Quidditch game too much. Ron took hold of Anna's hand. "Don't go crazy now" he whispered before Anna saw who was coming.

"Harry and Ginny told us to tell you that they are sorry for not coming" Hermione told to Baron.

"I'm not dragging peoples to my parties. I'm not offended. I'm sure that top aurors of the country would prefer to have a nice evening by themselves then in my dull little party" Ron said.

Few peoples close to him laughed, Victor mostly obviously trying to please Baron.

"May I steal your wife?" Baron asked Krum.

"Excuse me" Bulgarian asked Ron obviously confused. Anna had to hide her smile.

"To show her the book I promised" Ron explained.

"Oh, of course" Krum said.

Ron the Baron lead Hermione to one room he had made his library. It didn't contain many books though.

"I don't live in one place too long so I try not to bring too many all at once" he explained. Then he led her to a table next to bookshelves that looked like a place of honour. On that table there rested a very old looking book. Hermione didn't have to come too close to realise what it was.

"It is really the original Hogwarts: A History" she squealed. Ron offered her a glove which she took and carefully turned few pages to examine the book. "No question, it is original".

"I take it you are glad to see that it still exits, rouva Krum" Ron said allowing a small smile to his face.

"Oh, I am very pleased" she said. And then added later "And maybe Baron could call me Hermione?"

Ron felt his throat go dry but he couldn't back up now. "Of course, Hermione" he said, and as much as he tried he couldn't say her name without making it sound like a sacred prayer.

The moment she heard him saying her name Hermione had turned her gaze from the book to the man next to her. "Maybe now Baron would tell me his name so I know what to call him?" she asked carefully.

Shit! Wait, this doesn't mean anything yet.

"You can call me whatever you want…Hermione" he said, trying to sound cool.

Hermione seemed to be taken aback by this but then she had that look in her eyes that told she was thinking something very hard. "Very well…how about Rafael?" she said. She smiled to Baron who returned the smile without saying anything. A moment later Hermione talked again. "No not Rafael. How about Rudolph? No, not that either? What about…" she took a pause as if preparing herself to what might come "…Ronald".

Okay she knows. Not that I didn't expect her to find out, she has always been too smart.

But before Baron has time to reply the woman in the room is again in voice. "I'm sorry, Baron. Forgive me" she says and it seem as if she is about to cry, though Ron can't be sure. "It is wrong of me to call you by the name of a dead friend".

"You had a friend name Ronald?" Baron asked.

Hermione raised her gaze to meet his eyes. "Yes, a dear friend. Someone I loved very much". And again before Ron had chance to do anything Hermione suddenly leaves the room and heads back to the ball. But just as she leaves Ron thinks he heard her saying something. He might have just imagined it but it sounded like "…still do".

Baron Ron stayed in the room for a few minutes and then decided to go another way back to the ball. He used a corridor that is mainly meant for servants. It is there when he hears noises. It sounds like kissing and hard. Very soon he hears the couple to pull away from each others and talk. Ron recognises the voices.

"We can't…not in here" the woman says.

"Then where?" asks the man. "There is never a proper place and I'm tired of hiding like this. When will you get the divorce?"

Woman sighs. "You don't just get a divorce from someone like Draco. Not especially now that he is having that stupid election. He has to keep up the perfect image of himself. Wife leaving him would not be good".

"Why don't we just run away then, Pansy? Somewhere till the dust has settled" man insists.

"What use would it be? He would find me in the end. You don't know what he is like" Ron can hear Pansy Malfoy to sob now. Is this really the Slytherin ice princess? "Ever since I had our baby was stillborn he has become crueller for me". Now she is crying freely. "I wish I had known you before I married Draco, George. I wish thinks would be different" she says and holds tightly on George Weasley.

Ron decides to leave but makes a little noise that they would leave for someone would caught them. Have a little patience, brother. Malfoy's reputation will be history after I'm done with him.

Baron Rönnskär appears back to ball and finds his way to Anna who is looking really bored.

"Did you scratch his eyes off?" Ron asks from her.

Anna laughs. "No, but it was hard to look at him and smile after what he did".

"And you are sure it was truly him and you haven't mistaken. I need to be really sure about this" Ron whispers to her.

"I am sure, don't worry" Anna says sadly. Then her eyes suddenly brighten. Ron follows her gaze and sees that Neville Longbottom has appeared to ball.

"Maybe my sister would like to welcome him in as baron has to talk with quests?" Ron suggests. Anna smiles almost radiantly and disappears.

Well, maybe something good will eventually come out of this.

Ron notices that Hermione and Krum have already left the party, wonder what excuse she gave to him. And so Baron Rönnskär goes to talk to some important peoples he doesn't care about. He only thinks about the near future and what will happen then.

AN: Once again I'm sorry for any mistakes.

Next: a mousetrap is set to Percy.