January Event: Lavender Brown/Ron Weasley [Medium Pairings]
Gringotts: Ron/Lavender [Ron - Pairings], Harry/Hermione [Harry - Pairings], Murmured [Instead of Said], Chuckled [Instead of Said], Echoed [Instead of Said], Explained [Instead of Said], Muttered [Instead of Said], Smiled [Instead of Said]
"Hi," Ron murmured, eyeing the girl before him who was holding a potion-soaked cloth to her throat. "I'm really glad you survived."
Lavender smiled softly at him. "Same," she chuckled. Ron stood there, the silence between the pair making him feel incredibly awkward. "Well, I better let you get back to Hermione."
"Go back to Hermione," he echoed. "Why?"
"Because of how you feel about her. Now would be the perfect time to tell her." Ron tilted his body to look in another direction and Lavender copied him. "Oh."
"Yeah, I don't feel about her like that. She never did with me and the whole thing last year, when we broke up, was just a way for me to try and protect you. I probably went about it the wrong way but Harry tried the same thing," he explained.
They watched Hermione and Harry standing slightly isolated from everyone, their arms wrapped around each other tightly, clinging to them as if they were using them for strength and comfort. They probably were.
"I hope you can forgive me," he muttered, embarrassed at being so forthcoming with information regarding his true feelings. He hadn't outright said he still cared for her but he may as well have.
"I'm sure I can," Lavender smiled. Silently, as if drawn by a magnet, their hands touched, their fingers entwining as they watched loved ones reunite from the battle.