Getting away[open]

[Ron Weasley]

Ron made his way down to Hogsmeade. Alone. He had a lot to think about. And he wasn't about to stay cooped up in his room any longer at Harry's house.. Besides, what was better than the shrieking shack to get away from everyone? Nothing in his opinion at least.

Hermione was constantly ragging on him about his eating habits, or at least in hies head she still was. So what, if he was hungry then he was going to eat and whoever was around him would just have to get use to that. That was one set of manners that Molly was never able to instill in him no matter how hard his mum tried.

As he was walking he almost tripped over his own two feet and immediately blamed whoever was near him. " Watch where your going tish pot" he grumbled to himself. Honestly it was embarassing enough that he had two left feet for legs. He groaned and continued walking. A habit of Ron's not knowing where to go or how to walk. properly.

He finally made his way into the shrieking shack and sat down. A waitress came over for his order. " I will have a butterbeer, corned beef sandwhich and chips" he told her and she nodded going to get his food. As soon as his butterbeer came zooming to him he took a good hearty sip out of it.

[tonks]

Tonks had just gotten a short break from work. She seemed to be getting a lot of those. Just short breaks, not the long ones that she really wanted. She never got long enough break for her to spend some time with her family and that upset her. But, there was really nothing that she could do about it.

Tonks apparated to Hogsmeade, where she always went on her short breaks. She would go home, but she knew that once she got there, she wouldn't want to leave when she had to. She sighed and made her way into the Three Broomsticks. She went up to the bartender and said,"A Firewhiskey, please!" She grabbed it from the bar and turned around.

Tonks saw Ron sitting all alone and looking rather surly. She smiled and made her way to his table. "Hey, Ron!" she said cheerily and sat down.

[Ron Weasley]

Ron looked up at the sound of Tonks. He gave her a half smile and nodded. " Hey Tonks" he said his voice sounding rather defeated. All he could think of was how the party went. Some welcome home. She couldn't just take his apology. His truse as it were. And of course that Bulgarian bon-bon had to be there. So what if he was bigger. He could snap him like a twig physically with his hands but magically no way.

He thanked the waiter once his butterbeer and food arrived. " Do you wanna join me?" he asked gesturing to the seat across from him. He had just landed a job at the ministry. Everything should be happy and bright. But it wasn't. It was just there. He wished that he had someone to share it with. Someone like Hermione.

Maybe he should see what Lavender was up to. She always was up for something with him back in the day. Who knew maybe things were still that way. He looked to Tonks to see if she was going to join him or not. " How's Remus? And Teddy?" he asked tried to plaster a fake smile on his face.

[tonks]

Tonks sighed seeing the look on Ron's face. She felt so bad for him! She didn't know quite exactly what had happened, but surely he and Hermione could at least talk it out. They were perfect for each other, everyone could tell that! She sat down in the seat opposite Ron and set her drink down on the table.

Tonks nodded. "They're doing great! Remus has been staying at home with Teddy. And Teddy!" she said as she laughed and shook her head. "He's going to be so much trouble when he goes off to school." She grabbed her drink and put her thumb under the cap and flung it off. She turned to watch where it went, afraid of who it had hit. It hit the man that she had hit the last time she was in there. He growled at her and cracked his knuckles.

Tonks quickly turned back around to Ron. "So, anyway! What's up with you? How're you doing?"

[Ron Weasley]

Ron didn't need Tonks to say it, he could tell in her face that she felt bad for him. But, he didn't need anyone's pity. It was rather annoying that everyone felt bad for him when he was alone but as soon as Hermione was in the room it was all don't do this and don't do that. Don't upset her Ron she's been through enough. Well what about him? Didn't anyone think about what this would do to him? No. Of course not. He was Ron, with the emotional range of a teasthingy. Well, he had changed. Not only was he taller but more mature. Hermione just didn't give him the chance to prove that.

No one really knew what happened that night. Just him and Hermione honestly. And thats the way that he wanted to keep it. Not that it was anything too terrible. All that happened was that he told her she shouldn't wait for him. To move on. Not once did he say that he didn't love her. Because that would be a lie and Ron Weasley would not tell a lie. He might fib a bit but his expression would give him away. Hermione should at least have known that by now. But no she was too high on that horse of hers. Well he hoped she liked have cameras trying to take her picture around every corner because thats what her life was going to amount to now.

Viky Krum. The Bulgarian Bon bon. Just had to be him[/b]

Ron nodded happily. Finally something to take his mind off of Hermione. Anything at this point would do. " Glad to hear it. I bet old Remus makes a great dad" he said happily. It wasn't that Remus was terribly old just a little nickname Ron had given him along the way. He chuckled. " I have no doubt about that. I mean look at his mum and dad" he joked with a grin.

" No but seriously look at his dad and then his godfatheer. He's bound to pick up a few tricks here or there" he pointed out. " And if not I will be more than glad to help" he said with a grin. He and Harry constantly were getting into trouble back in the day and he would more than likely help stear Teddy in that direction any timme he could.

He watched where the cap landed and the sound from the bloke. Ron narrowed his eyes. " Just you sit down, it was an accident" he said in a commanding voice. A voice not many knew that Ron had now. Like he said, hes changed. But deep down he was the same old Ron. The ron that left hermione and didn't want to be brought up. The man grunted with a nod and turned back to his company just as Ron did.

He nodded. " I'm well, I got a new flat" he said with a shrug. He took a sip out of his butterbeer. " What about you? Hows work?" he asked. Sure they were both Aurors but they were stationed in different places.

[tonks]

Tonks laughed and nodded. "Yeah, I know! There are a lot of pranksters in the family." She shook her head. "You should hear some of the things that he does at home. I don't really know where he's picked up all of those tricks." She smiled. "He's started dooing a bunch of muggle pranks. His favorite one is where you take a pencil or something and draw around the edge of a coin." She laughed. "Then you ask someone if they can roll it down their face without it falling off."She started laughing really hard. 'I remember the first time he did it, I came home and Remus had this lead line down the center of his face." She pointed to the center of her face as she explained what had happened. She shook her head, laughing. "He had no idea...until I told him!"

Tonks laughed again. "And that's just at home. When he goes to school.."she smiled and shook her head. "Well, let's just say the teachers are in for a surprise." She shook her head and took a drink.

Tonks raised her eyes in surprsie when Ron scolded the man and told him to sit down. "Wow, Ron! Thanks!" she said, gratefully. She leaned forward and whispered,"But, honestly, I can't really blame him for being angry. That's not the first time that he's been hit with one of my bottle caps."

Tonks slumped back in her chair. "Oh, yeah? Have you settled into it and all?" She sighed and traced a ring on the table with her finger. "Oh, it's been hard. I hardly get any breaks at all and when I do, they're very short. And it's disappointing because I don't get to see Remus and Teddy as much as I would like to."

[Ron Weasley]

Ron laughed when she said that the family was full of pranksters. They were a family of sorts weren’t they? Whether blood or not they were all there through the good times and the bad. They supported each other through it all so he supposed that’s what family was not the blood status or whether their mommas and pappas were the same. It was all in their heart. And in his heart Harry and the whole lot were already a family.

“ Oh just wait until Harry and I get our hands on him” he smiled broadly for the first time in awhile. Then he listened as she went on about Teddy’s latest trick. He burst out with laughter. “ Oh that’s great. Maybe I should use that on Hermione so she will lighten up a bit” he offered still roaring with laughter. Just then that same guy that had growled at Tonks looked over and called to him. “ Do you mind?” the man said. Ron shook his no. “ Its called laughter and friends. You should try it sometime” and with that the man got up and walked out of the place.

Ron shrugged to Tonks. “ Some people need to lighten up once in awhile” he said with a grin.

“ He’ll be a combination of Harry, me George and frrr” he stopped realizing he almost said Fred. His heart hurt at the thought. “ Well he’ll be a combination that’s for sure” he said with a half smile. How could he have forgotten that Fred wasn’t with them anymore. That was one sight that he needed to be torn away from at the battlefield. He would have gladly died for his brother if given the chance. If only he had been there instead of running around with Harry and Hermione.


Ron shook his head when she thanked him for standing up for her. “ Don’t mention it.” he said assuring her. “ Besides that’s what family does right?” he asked with a grin. She was family and he didn’t like the way that man looked at her. “ And if its happened before than he should know to expect it” he said with a grin and a small chuckle.

Ron nodded. “ Mostly just a few more touches” he told her. “Oh” he said trying find the words. “ Well, have you ever thought about giving up being an auror or having Remus go back to work for Hogwarts so you could be home?” he asked curiously