Meanwhile back at Muriel's place, Ron hadn't received Molly's howler yet, but he was already being punished by Muriel. After Ron had sent his howler to Ginny, Muriel had locked Ron in a room with no light or noise so that he was in total darkness and quiet and had made it clear that Ron would not be allowed to eat anything that day. And the room was also extremely cold.
Once Molly's howler arrived, Muriel opened Ron's door just long enough for the howler to reach him before quickly shutting and locking it again. Ron did not see the howler enter the room and assumed Muriel was just making sure the door was locked.
RONALD WEASLEY!
Ron, startled and unable to see in the dark, stumbled backward and hit his head against the wall.
"OUCH!" yelled Ron involuntarily.
HOW DARE YOU HURT AND INSULT GINNY LIKE THAT!
"She deserved it!" snapped Ron to himself, "She followed Harry and Hermione in abandoning and turning against me!"
YOU ARE MORE WORTHLESS THAN A PIECE OF SHIT!
Though there was no one there to see him, Ron went red in the face. His face went from red to green faster than a set of traffic lights. And it didn't stop there. Within seconds it was the greyish white of old porridge.
ARTHUR AND I WILL BE TAKING YOUR SAVINGS AND SPENDING THE MONEY ON NEW SCHOOL ROBES AND BOOKS FOR GINNY TO MAKE UP TO HER THE HURT YOU CAUSED HER BY SENDING HER THAT MEAN HOWLER KNOWING PERFECTLY WELL HOW SENSITVE SHE HAS BEEN ABOUT THE BIRTHDAY ISSUE!
Ron was now stunned, his mouth hanging open.
"So, you're stealing from me and giving to the bitch! FUCK YOU MOM AND DAD!"
I AM ASHAMED OF YOU! YOU WILL NOT BE RETURNING TO HOGWARTS WHEN THE SEMESTER BEGINS BECAUSE YOU DON'T DESREVE TO AND WOULD ONLY BE AN ASSHOLE TO RUIN IT FOR EVERYONE ELSE IF YOU DID RETURN!
So, I'm stuck in this hellhole? fretted Ron.
YOU AREN'T WELCOMED HOME FOR CHRISTMAS OR EASTER AND YOU MAY NOT LEAVE MURIEL'S UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1ST OF A YEAR FROM NOW!
Startled, Ron fell to the floor and banged both of his knees hard on the ground.
MURIEL, FOR THIS TIME PERIOD, RON IS NOT ALLOWED ANY CANDY, BEER, OR DESSERRT!
"What?" lamented Ron, "No candy or beer or dessert for over a whole year! One out of three would be torture but all three! The world has turned against me."
Ron shook his head in disgust.
"No candy AND no beer AND no dessert?! This year is going to be hell on earth for me!"
HE MAY ONLY EAT MEALS AND ONLY SMALL ONES AT THAT. THROUGH THIS SUNDAY HE MAY NOT EAT ANYTHING OTHER THAN OATMEAL!
Ron's mouth hung open in horror. Did he hear right?
"I'm expected to live on oatmeal for several days. I'll be thinner than a flobberworm before this is all done!" Bloody hell, I'll be the size of a cockroach before this is all done. What the hell are mom and dad doing to me?!"
RON, IT IS PAST TIME YOU TO REEP WHAT YOU HAVE SEWED!
I haven't done anything wrong, " insisted Ron, "You are punishing me for no good reason."
AND REMEMBER THAT GINNY IS WORTH NINE HUNDRED OCTILLION TO THE NINE HUNDRED OCTILLIONTH POWER OF YOU!
At this, Ron just burst into tears. Painful tears with a burning sensation in them.
Ron involuntarily put his hands over his colored and tear stricken face.
He had no recourse.
Karma had come back to bite Ron.