Ron was in a rut. He hadn't fought any Death Eaters in a few months, and he had a feeling they were brewing something really big.

It turns out he was right.

It was a year after James was born, and seven years after the defeat of Voldemort. Ron was in his bedroom trying to figure out how to fix his alarm clock. Hermione was in the kitchen cooking dinner.

From the distance between Ron and Hermione, Ron could hear a faint pop and a scream. Instinctively, Ron grabbed his wand and ran into the kitchen to find five hooded figures, two of them holding onto Hermione.

His world completely stopped. His eyes lingered on Hermione for a second, and he heard her whisper, "Ron," a look of pleading in her eyes.

Anger boiled in his veins. He didn't care if Hermione didn't want him to fight. He didn't care if he had to kill these Death Eaters to get them out of his flat. He only wanted them out of his life and away from his wife.

Without questioning them at all or waiting for them to interrogate him, he shot a nonverbal Stunning Spell at one of the Death Eaters holding Hermione. It hit the Death Eater straight on and he fell to the ground. Hermione was able to wrestle out of the grip of his companion and shot another Stunning Spell while avoiding the Killing Curse aimed at her by a third Death Eater.

The fact that Hermione had missed Death by inches made Ron's blood boil. He Stupefied the Death Eater who had shot the Killing Curse at Hermione while she dueled the three others.

Ron cut into the duel and tried Stunning one of the more powerful Death Eaters. He deflected it, and the frustration finally got to Ron. "Avada Kedavra!" Ron yelled. The spell hit the Death Eater and he was killed instantly.

Meanwhile, Hermione had Stunned another Death Eater, and they were down to one more, who seemed to be repelling every spell that was thrown at him.

"Stupefy!" Hermione yelled, aiming the spell at the Death Eater. He deflected it with one swift flick of his wand. The Death Eater cackled and shot a nonverbal spell at Hermione that sent her flying against the wall. She sank to the ground where she lay only partially conscious.

That was it for Ron. "Avada Kedavra!" he yelled. The motion was quick and the Death Eater wasn't expecting it. Therefore, it killed him instantaneously.

Surrounded by Stunned and dead Death Eaters, Ron rushed to Hermione's side. She was getting up slowly and she had a good sized bruise on her head, but she seemed alright.

"Hermione, are you alright? Can you walk?" Ron was frantic with questions as he helped her stand. Hermione nodded over and over again, then seemed to realize something as she stared at him with wide eyes.

"Ron, Harry and Ginny!" she screamed. Ron realized what she was talking about. If the Death Eaters were had attacked Ron and Hermione, they probably were attacking Harry and Ginny too.

In a fleet of panic, Hermione Disapparated to Harry and Ginny's flat. Ron quickly followed; his thoughts only on protecting Hermione.

As Ron barged into Harry and Ginny's flat, he was met by the sound of a scream and wands at work.

Harry was fighting off three Death Eaters, with three unconscious Death Eaters at his feet. Hermione was dueling two other Death Eaters in the other room. Ginny and James were nowhere in sight.

Ron jumped into the duel with Harry. "Where's Ginny?" he asked as he Stupefied a Death Eater.

"She took James into our bedroom!" Harry tried to say as quietly as possible, so the Death Eaters didn't hear over the roar of the wands.

A scream from another room in the flat interrupted their conversation.

"Ginny," Harry said frantically, running out of the room. Ron and Hermione were forced to stay to duel the Death Eaters.

Ron inched his way so that he was back to back with Hermione. He needed to be by her so he could jump in front of a Killing Curse for her if he had to.

Working together, Ron and Hermione were able to Stupefy most of the Death Eaters and leave two of them jinxed and confused.

Harry and Ginny still hadn't returned and the flat was alarmingly quiet. Ron and Hermione ran to their bedroom.

The two Death Eaters' backs were to the doorway and Ron squeezed Hermione's arm in warning not to say anything. Ginny's form was on the ground, whether she was alive or not, Ron could not tell. As they watched, one of the Death Eaters did a swift movement across Harry's chest and he fell to the ground unconscious. One-year-old James was on the bed, watching with mild interest. As the Death Eaters raised their wands to him, Ron and Hermione both reacted at the same time: "Stupefy!"

The Death Eaters fell to the ground; Hermione rushed to pick up James and Ron inspected Ginny and Harry.

"They're both alright," Ron said. "Looks like Ginny was hit by the same curse."

Ron tapped his wand to both their chests and said, "Evanesco."

Both Harry and Ginny woke straight away and started panicking when they couldn't find their son. "Ron, where's James?" Their heads swiveled around at Hermione and they both let out a sigh of relief at the sight of James in her arms.

Ron helped Harry and Ginny to their feet. Ginny went over to Hermione and took James from her. Ron looked around the destroyed flat, knowing that they were no longer safe.

"We have to get out of here," Ron said quietly. "Harry, Ginny, go pack a few bags. Me and Hermione will go too, and we'll meet in the corridor."

Less than ten minutes later, the foursome met again, James in Ginny's arms, and they all turned their backs on their dream flats in Diagon Alley, knowing they would probably never see them again.