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Written for the January Event over on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Challenges & Assignments)

Pairing: Ron/Padma

Gringotts: Plot Ideas – Handcuffed Together; AU – High School, Muggle AU; OC Name: Female - Corinne Phillips; HP Locations: Schools – Stonewall High

Cuffed

It was just an ordinary Monday morning in mid June, the sun was shining in the pale blue sky, and the birds were tweeting animatedly in the trees.

Neither Ron, nor Padma had any idea as they walked through the gates of Stonewall High that their entire worlds were about to be turned upside down.

Mrs Corinne Phillips clapped her hands together three times, and the chatter in the classroom died down in an instant.

"Okay today class we will be performing an experiment, which will run for the entirety of the week," Mrs Phillips stated.

A buzz of conversation broke out in the classroom as they began to discuss what the experiment would be. Mrs Phillips was well known for her outlandish and innovative experiments and they suspected that this one would be much the same.

An eager hand flew into the air. "Yes Hermione," the older woman said loudly to quieten her unruly class.

"What will we be doing?" she asked, shifting to the edge of her chair in anticipation

"I'm glad you asked. I will be partnering you up, and for the entire day you will be handcuffed to them. At the end of each day you are to write a diary entry about your daily experiences, and how it has changed your perspective of your partner, and next Monday you will each be delivering an oral report," Mrs Phillips explained.

For the first half the lesson, the teacher talked to them a bit more about their assignment, before moving on to assign their partners.

Ron who hadn't been paying attention looked up from his doodle as his name was announced.

"Ron Weasley, you will be partnered with Padma Patil," Mrs Phillips told them, earning a groan of disappointment from the duo. "Please come forward so that I cuff you together."

Begrudgingly the unhappy pair stood up from their seats and shuffled towards the front, and allowed their teacher to place the cold metal handcuffs on them.

"This is going to be the worst week of my life," Padma hissed at Ron, pulling the ginger back towards their seats. She was far from impressed that she had been lumbered with the laziest, and most annoying boy in the class who would do anything he could to get a laugh.

Ron grunted his agreement with the cheerleader. He couldn't believe that he was going to have to put up with that perky, stuck up, fake girl.

By the end of the week, Ron and Padma's opinions of each other had rapidly changed.

Ron had witnessed first-hand all the charitable work that his partner was involved in. She took part in everything from collecting items for the food bank to organising fundraisers for worthy causes. She really was a far cry from the stuck up cheerleader he had always assumed that she was.

Likewise Padma had found Ron to be a breath of fresh air. Sure she still thought of him as a goofball who would do anything to get a laugh, but she had seen the more serious side to him when his younger sister had been upset.

By the following Monday morning, the pair surprised everyone by announcing to the entire class that thanks to Mrs Phillips they had now become a couple and couldn't be happier.

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