Got the idea for this story earlier this afternoon and I knew I had to write it. Enjoy!
Title: The Howler
Rating: G
Pairing: Ron/Hermione, Harry/Ginny
Genre: Humor
When: Post Deathly Hallows
Word Count: 307
Warnings: n/a
Summary/Notes: Ron gets a howler from Hermione while at work.
The Howler
It started out as a normal day. He arrived at the Ministry of Magic a few minutes before eight and was going through his inbox when Harry got to their office.
They were talking about an upcoming assignment when an intern came running into the department, looking harassed.
“Ron Weasley!” He shouted.
Ron stood up and froze when he saw the red envelope in the intern’s hand.
“What did you do?” Harry hissed as the intern all but threw the envelope to Ron before running out of the department
“I don’t know,” Ron replied, cringing as he unsealed the envelope.
“RONALD WEASLEY!” Hermione’s shrieking voice filled the office. “HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU NOT TO USE FOUL WORDS AROUND OUR DAUGHTER? SHE RATTLED OFF A STRING OF HORRIBLE WORDS WHILE WE WERE AT THE MARKET AND NOW EVERYONE THINKS I AM A HORRIBLE MOTHER. IF I HEAR YOU SAY ANY OF THOSE WORDS AGAIN, I WILL CURSE YOUR TONGUE.”
Then the letter did something neither he or Harry had expected, it turned away from Ron and pointed at Harry.
“THE SAME GOES FOR YOU, HARRY POTTER,” they heard Ginny shout.
Ron and Harry stood at a loss for words long after the letter had self-destructed.
“Do you think we should buy them something?”Ron asked, ending the silence.
“Do you want to get killed?” Harry retorted.
“So what do we do?” Ron wondered.
“Beg for forgiveness and watch our backs,” Harry stated. “Though, I wouldn’t put it past Ginny to hex me standing right in front of her.” He shook his head. “Just count your blessings that Hermione has already had Hugo; Ginny still has a month to go until the baby is born. We’ll be lucky if we both make it.”
Ron offered him a sympathetic smile then they returned to their desks.