Ron Weasley walked around the set with fire in his eyes as if a starving lion locked up in cage looking for a prey to put it's claw in.
The crew members in the set stick to their own works scared to even glance at him and end up having him checking their equipment or duties before lecture them in front of everyone.
Hermione sat in the only safe place in the set to escape from his mood, his own 'The Director' chair which he definitely wasn't going to use for a long time, so she is safe.
The thing is, their model Sonia hasn't come yet and she was supposed to be in the set two hours ago. The production company definitely spent so much money on the whole things because he can see the set of artificial forest and the other things done just for the advertisement.
He just completed shouting at the lighting before he spotted Harry and Neville outside the set talking to a black guy donning a coolers and expensive casual cloth.
He requested those wankers to investigate about the model's arriving timing and wondered why are they wasting time talking to random people.
He quickly walked over to them in confusion, Ron noticed Neville glaring at the guy while Harry was smiling mockingly before he noticed the red coming towards them and grimaced with a guilty expression.
Ron shook his head glaring at him "What's happening? Did you get any updates about the model and who is this guy looking like a mouse".
"Does he look that good?" Harry sniggered "He's Dean Thomas, Sonia's manager. She'll arrive only when he tells her to" he finished and Ron's focused shifted to Dean.
"Yeah" Dean said looking uninterested at Ron "She's waiting for my call".
"Well when are you planning to call her? It's already late" Ron asked irritated, pointing at the guy's watch.
"Dude... Do you think Sonia's a puppy to come whenever you call out?" Dean scoffed "She is a busy international model and look at this, the set isn't ready, there's no water in the vanity van, the camera is not ready, the film hasn't arrived!..." He continued to list before Ron gave a slap.
Sonia walked furiously into the set talking into a phone, with Dean alongside complaining about Ron slapping him and her touchup lady behind her and stopped right in front of Hermione, who was waiting for her arrival anxiously.
"Hi, Sonia!" She smiled awkwardly.
"Look Hermione...I agreed to this commercial only because of Seamus, I don't even know this people. The shoot hasn't even started and there's so much confusion..." She was in the middle of her complaining when all of a sudden Ron screamed into the microphone coming behind her.
"Hey! Switch on the microphone" he shouted before facing Hermione and ignoring Sonia "She is not acting for free. We've paid her what she asked for. Does she expect me to welcome her with flowers, when she comes at 12am for a 9am call sheet?" Ron asked with a serious expression while Sonia listened with a stunned expression "She may be a big shot but this is my shoot and I call the shots" he said and Hermione nodded her head unconsciously.
"Sonia... No one's ever spoken to you like that!" Dean complained to Sonia before he stopped as Ron shouted directly at him.
"Hey!"
"Okay. I'll go see the production" he said scared before he ran to the inside.
Sonia stood in front of the camera where Harry stood handling the frame waiting for her to shoot as she stood in a two piece swimsuit as her touchup sprayed water on her hair for a drenched shot using a tiny bottle.
"Switch on the lights, man!" Ron said walking over to them "Are we ready for a take or not?" He asked to Harry who gestured to Sonia.
Ron snatched the tiny water spray from the touch up lady and looked impatiently at her while Sonia watched a little annoyed "Don't you have something smaller?" He said before throwing it away and calling over to one of the guy's to bring something.
A few minutes later he appeared with a mug of water and handed it Ron who throw the whole water directly at Sonia's face much to the shock of Hermione, Dean - both who stood at the sidelines watching -
and everyone else, while Harry almost burst out laughed.
"What's he doing?" Dean asked to Hermione "Without make-up she'll look awful" Hermione fidgeted with a worried expression.
"Okay, let's start the shoot" Ron said to everyone without even glancing at Sonia who was soaked all over watching him with disbelief.
It was break time of the shoot and Ron was talking to Seamus through phone "... no man it will be too late... Nothing doing, she was already late" he said bored.
Hermione and Sonia sat at the other corner watching him "Who is this guy? He's really arrogant..." Sonia said looking over at the red head before turning to Hermione.
"That's the way he is" Hermione shrugged dismissively.
"No one's ever shouted at me. He's the first, most of them only flirt with me even when I am late. This guy's very different" Sonia smirked "In a couple of days, he will be running after me" she said challengingly and Hermione smiled feeling rather awkward.
"Whatever the reason, he shouldn't have screamed like that!" Hermione said apologetically "He hates women... I'm really sorry".
"Why should you apologize?" Sonia scoffed "It's not your fault. I haven't taken it amiss either, It was a new experience. I liked it, I like him" She said winking and Hermione didn't feel like smiling anymore.
"Hermione...The actor can come" Ron called out.
The shoot was finally over, everyone was clapping. Seamus hugged Sonia before Hermione did the same, all of them appreciating her and Hermione, Seamus began to talk with Dean about their possible next project with each other.
Sonia walked over to where Ron and Harry stood, shaking hands with Harry before she stopped in front of Ron who cut his call, talking with his daughter "You goto sleep. Daddy will see you in the morning darling. Okay. Bye" he said pocketing the phone before smiling at Sonia as she extended her hand "Thank you" he said shaking it before she pulled him forcefully, hugging him and biting his earlobe.
Ron jumped back touching his ear, wiping it on his shirt looking angry before he slapped Sonia and everyone froze looking shocked at him.
Sonia looking as if she was on the edge of crying before glaring sideways at Seamus "Oh, no...!" He said stepping forward cautiously, but Sonia whirled around and walked out furiously with Dean, who was glaring at Ron on her heels "Sonia wait!".
Seamus ran after her for a few distance before he came back to stand before Ron and Harry "Ron, what you did was horrible! She's a top model. In front of everyone, you've...".
"So what's if she's a top model?!" Ron started getting angry and Harry was about to stop Seamus who snapped at Harry "No, I don't want any excuses" before Hermione interjected noticing Ron's steadily growing anger.
"Seamus... this isn't Ron's fault, It's Sonia's!".
"Hermione! You have nothing to do with this. Mind your own business, you work for me and you're supporting him?" He asked furiously.
"It doesn't matter whom I work for. The truth is important" Hermione retorted back and Ron's face softened.
"Don't teach me what's right! I'm your boss" he said and Hermione glared at him before walking away with a huff.
"Look everyone...I..." Seamus stopped watching Hermione walk away angrily before groaning "Whatever the case, it's wrong to slap a woman! You can forget Sonia now, she'll never work with you ever and please don't step into my office! God! Country brutes!" He murmured walking out.
Harry looked annoyingly at Ron "Really Ron? Was that necessary?".
"She bit my ear mate" Ron said defensively "Let it go, did you see my watch?" Harry sighed, shaking his head and walking out ignoring Ron.
He walked out where Neville and Harry stood talking about what happened inside and sniggering at their best friend when Ron got a notification ping.
He took out his mobile phone and checked on it, a message from a new number 'Don't worry it is not your fault!'. He looked confused at the number before he gave a ring back.
On the other side Hermione stopped her scooter as her phone rang, she took it out and attended the call "Hello?"
"Hello...Um, I got a call from this number. Who's this?" He inquired.
She smiled "It's Hermione Ron".
Ron smiled "Oh, Hermione".
"Don't worry Ron. It wasn't your fault, I will talk to Seamus...Ahh!" She screamed and the call got cut. Ron looked shocked, he looked at his two friends who looked back confused before they start the car.
Half an hour later, the three friends stood outside the ICU ward of an hospital after admitting Hermione in the state of her accident, hit by a car.
Suddenly there were two women talking frantically with the receptionist at the counter and Ron recognised one from earlier as Hermione's sister.
He informed it to Harry and Neville, the latter who leaned forward calling them close "We brought her to the hospital".
"What happened?" The woman who looked like Hermione's mum asked with bloodshot eyes.
"It's nothing mam" Neville said "She got hurt on the head. They've kept her in the ICU..."
"Oh god!" The woman cried before both of them hugged each other crying frantically, Harry and Ron glared at Neville before Ron interjected.
"No...No, nothing to worry" he said moving forward "The Doctor just now informed us" A woman walked up to them and handed a paper for them to pay the bill before she walked away. Both the women cried more after looking at the bill discussing asking to their neighbours for money, as Harry and Neville prompted Ron to do something.
Ron moved forward cautiously and took the paper from them "Don't worry. We'll..." He said gesturing to himself and the boys "... pay the amount" he said giving the bill over to Neville, who immediately passed it to Harry, the latter glaring at his two best friends.
"Thank you so much" Both told crying and Ron didn't know what to do.
"It's alright. Just call us if you need something" he smiled a little before walking away immediately, Neville and Harry following him.
That night Ron just can't sleep, he lay awake looking up at the ceiling before glancing sideways at Neville, who lay in the middle with Harry on the other side, both sleeping peacefully.
"Hey... Mate... Bro..." He woke Neville.
Neville stirred "What is it?"
Ron sat up on his elbow "Nothing... She'll survive won't she?"
Before Neville could say something, Harry on the other side commented "Get her a job with high pay, she'll survive. We're not the in charge of the ICU. Why ask us?" Ron flung a pillow at his head.
Ron ignored him and talked to Neville "She was talking to me when the accident happened... I'm worried".
"She would have fallen anyway. Girls drive rashly these days, everything will be okay" Harry said turning around to face them both "Go to sleep".
"Are you scared it may considered a murder?" Neville asked sleepily.
Ron gaped at him "Did you decided she won't make it?"
Harry laughed sleepily "Yay Ron... you finally gonna go to jail. Will you give your car keys for me before you go?".
Suddenly Ron's phone rang, Neville picked it up and his sleep vanished "It's the hospital!".
"Oh shit!" Harry lifted his head and looked at them with wide eyes "Then it's certain dude. She's dead".
"Shut up and pick up the phone" Ron said impatiently.
"I won't be able to take it..." Neville said, passing the phone to Harry who passed it back.
Ron snatched the phone out of their hands and they resumed to switch back and forth "Give it to me, you tossers!" he snapped attending the call "Hello".
Amanda was on the line "Hey, the doctor said there's nothing to worry about. She can leave in a week's time, mom asked me to inform you".
"Oh, ok... So nothing to worry then. She's out of the ICU" Ron asked letting out a relieved sigh.
"Oh, she's isn't dead?" Harry commented and Ron flung another pillow at him while Neville laughed out.
"Huh? Hello?" Amanda asked bewildered.
"Nothing... We'll visit her in the morning" Ron said cutting the call before jumping on two of his friends and they began wrestling on the bed.
"Where's your fiance?" Ron asked looking around "He is your fiance right?" Ron asked in doubt at Hermione as she lay on the hospital bed, her mum sitting beside her while Harry, Ron and Neville sat on nearby chairs.
"He's not my fi..." Hermione was about to say when her mum spoke.
"Oh, he is" Mrs. Granger said smiling broadly while Hermione glared at her mum "He's in another country right now, so..."
"Oh?" Ron asked looking back and forth between the mother and the daughter "Is it an arranged wedding?"
"Yeah" she replied cheerfully.
"That's a bright idea there" Ron said in a appreciative tone "Arranged marriages survive most longer than love marriages. I plan to get my sister marry that way, searching for a nice guy right now".
"That's good" Mrs. Granger smiled back while Hermione rolled her eyes at the two of them.
"You decided to get Ginny married?!" Harry abruptly asked in shock.
Ron glanced at his friend "Er... yeah"
"But you haven't even told us anything" Neville said in a accusatory tone.
"That's because you two can't shut your mouth and she will definitely know about it and will decide to stop it from happening, she hadn't dated anyone since now. I don't even know she's e even have a plan to get married".
"She may not like it Ron" Harry said glaring.
"I don't care. As her brother and only family, I have some responsibilities and I don't want her to die alone" he finished and turned to Mrs. Granger to talk more.
Hermione noticed a strange glance between Neville and Harry before Harry stood up "Um, I just remembered. I have to meet someone, don't wait for me" he said walking out.
Neville and Ron continued to chat with Hermione and her mum before it was time for them to go. They were on the exit, walking back to their car when Neville's phone rang.
He picked it up and just five second later "Um, Ron. I have to go, mum calling me. I'll see you later".
"Wait, I'll come too, atleast I'll drop you off"
"No. It"s alright" he said patting Ron on the shoulder before he was gone. Ron watched confused, shrugged and continued his way to his car, not knowing that it was the last day they three would be together as friends.