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RP: Hanging out at home

Feb 02, 2007 20:01

Date: 2 February 2005
Characters: Ron Weasley, Lavender Brown
Location: 33 Alpha Street
Status: Private
Summary: Ron and Lavender hang out at the trio's house after the town meeting. After watching a movie, they go up to his room. The usual happens, as they both expected.
Completion: Complete

( Once inside the house, he began showing her around )

place: private residence, ron weasley, february 2005, lavender brown

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shh_lavender February 3 2007, 02:37:48 UTC

Lavender smiled as Ron showed her around his house, seeming kind of enthusiastic. It was a nice-looking place too, some of it familiar from when she had spent the night with Ron. Her smile broadened into a grin when Ron mentioned showing her around upstairs later, his expression giving her slight butterflies in her stomach.

"Um, yeah, a drink would be nice," Lavender agreed, reaching up to tighten her ponytail where it had come loose during the meeting. "I'll try some of the beer if that's okay." She shook her head when Ron mentioned food, slipping her satchel from her shoulder; it was a little different than her usual handbag, but a bit more useful. "Actually, I brought some food with me, if you're hungry."

shh_ron February 3 2007, 03:09:18 UTC

"Oh right," he said when she mentioned bringing food. "Yeah, that was our deal. You provide the food, I provide the entertainment. So what did you bring?"

He pulled a couple of bottles of Harp from the fridge, set them on the counter and popped the tops off magically. Then he sat down next to Lavender at the counter and watched her dig in her satchel. "That a new bag?"

shh_lavender February 3 2007, 10:40:10 UTC

"Ummm... no. Actually, I think I've had this bag since seventh year or something like that!" Lavender laughed, realising just how old it was. "I don't use it very often; it just gets kept in the back of a cupboard, usually."

She pulled out a couple of containers, Muggle plastic box things that she'd put a couple of extra charms on just to keep things safe and hot. "I just realised that I never asked you what you wanted to eat," she said, prising the lid off one. "But I brought a chicken curry and some rice. Is that alright? It's not particularly hot," she added.

shh_ron February 3 2007, 14:06:08 UTC

"Ah, seventh year... Well, no wonder I've not seen it. It looks very handy," he said, watching as she pulled out several containers. "Chicken curry is fine. I'll eat pretty much anything except corned beef and brussels sprouts. But I think I would've smelled brussels sprouts so yeah, good that you didn't bring any." He scrunched up his nose in mock disgust.

"What do you mean, not particularly hot? You mean not spicy?" When the trio had been traveling, Ron had tasted a few curry dishes. "I've had curry only a few times, when we were in India. I liked it fine, even the spicier types."

He went to the cupboard and retrieved two plates and some cutlery. "I still don't like to do that magically," he explained. "Never liked the thought of plates or knives or forks zooming toward me, y'know?"

shh_lavender February 3 2007, 14:14:41 UTC

"Yeah, not particularly spicy," Lavender confirmed, opening the container. It was still the right temperature from the charm she had put on the plastic box, which was a relief. Even more of a relief was that none of it had escaped from the box and ruined her bag. "I mean, well... I've made spicier. This one's mild, I suppose."

She giggled, nodding as Ron set down the cutlery, pulling the plates close so that she could dish the food up. "I know what you mean! Probably not the best idea to Summon knives, just in case you lose your concentration or something." Lavender spooned the food onto the two plates and pushed one in front of Ron. "So how've you been?" Lavender asked, reaching for her drink. "You said you made up with Hermione?"

shh_ron February 3 2007, 14:59:04 UTC

"Mild is good," he said as she dished up the food. "We might be glad later that it's not spicy." She blushed slightly and he realised he might have left her with a double meaning; now his ears were getting red. "Erm, I meant, our stomachs." Though other parts of their bodies might appreciate that too ( ... )

shh_lavender February 3 2007, 15:10:50 UTC

Lavender blushed at Ron's comment, and then nodded quietly, eating as Ron explained what had happened with Hermione. Buying her the bunch of flowers was extremely sweet in Lavender's opinion and Ron looked so serious as he spoke that Lavender started to get more of an understanding of just how big a deal this all was ( ... )

shh_ron February 3 2007, 15:30:00 UTC

"You think you could teach me some household charms? That would be wicked." He finished the last bits of food on his plate before talking again. "My mum's probably got some books like that too, if you don't have them. I really need to visit her some time soon. I've been skiving off that too."

"How's Parvati doing?" Ron asked, smiling at the idea that Parvati was as interested in Charlie as he was in her. "I've seen her only the one time since I got back. Didn't notice anything different then, but Charlie said she's sort of quiet and shy these days. That was a shock. Not like the Parvati I knew at school." He gave Lavender a long look. "Is she okay? Really? I mean, she must have gone through something really bad in the war if her personality has changed that much."

shh_lavender February 3 2007, 15:46:03 UTC

"I can certainly try and teach you," Lavender said with a smile, finishing her food. She rolled her eyes. "I try and visit my parents every couple of weeks, although that still doesn't seem to be enough for Mum."

She took a slow drink of her beer as she thought about Parvati. "Sometimes she's like how you probably remember her. But other times she... is a lot more reserved." She caught Ron's look and sighed. "From my point of view, it feels like Parvati's getting back to her old self, but I don't know if she'll ever be that girl you used to know. Not after what the Death Eaters..."

Lavender cut off and frowned, shifting uncomfortably and scratching her neck. "It was bad," she said finally. "And I don't really like talking about it."

shh_ron February 3 2007, 16:08:38 UTC

"I've not seen my mum since Christmas," Ron said, feeling ashamed. "I should go see her soon. I'm surprised she's not sent a howler yet. I'd deserve it too."

Death Eaters. Parvati had some sort of very bad encounter with Death Eaters. Ron had seen most of what the Death Eaters could do and some of what they seemed to enjoy doing. The thought of what they might have done to Parvati sickened him. "Bloody...'s okay, Lav." He put his hand over hers. "Hard to see your best mate unhappy, yeah? Must've been something horrible, I'm sure. Charlie seemed concerned too when I had lunch with him. He seems to like Parvati a lot."

shh_lavender February 3 2007, 16:18:07 UTC

Lavender swallowed and then nodded slowly, looking up at Ron with a small smile. "Yeah. Hard to see her unhappy." Hard to see her brought into the hospital. Hard to owl her twin sister and tell her what happened. "Charlie... he seems nice - he looks like he could be patient with her. And I think she likes him, too."

She stood up quickly, not wanting to dwell on thoughts of Parvati's experience. "How about I show you a couple of charms?" she suggested, reaching for her bag. Lavender found her wand and pointed it at her plate. She said an incantation aloud, giving the wand a small upwards flick, and the surface of the plate seemed to shimmer with bubbles for a moment before the remaining traces of the food disappeared leaving the plate spotless. Lavender grinned. "I like the bubbles on that one," she admitted.

shh_ron February 3 2007, 16:57:15 UTC

"Charlie is very patient. He's had to be. He worked with dangerous magical creatures for years before the war. Used to be a dragon-tamer." He smiled at Lavender. "Well, he definitely likes her. Fancies her, if I'm not mistaken."

Ron watched as Lavender used a cleaning charm to make her plate spotless. "Wicked! I'll try that on mine now." Taking his wand, he repeated the incantation and watched as the plate seemed to clean itself. "Thanks, that's great." He gave her a quick peck on the cheek. They cleaned up the rest of their dishes the same way and put them back in the cupboard.

"Well, I reckon we could watch a film now if you want," he said, nodding toward the living room. She followed him out of the kitchen and took a seat on the sofa as Ron examined a shelf full of DVD cases. "Hmm, here's a few I haven't seen yet." He pulled out three cases titled SHREK, ARMAGEDDON and BRIDGET JONES' DIARY. "What do you think?"

shh_lavender February 3 2007, 17:08:25 UTC

"I think she fancies him, too. But I think it's all kind of confusing for her." Lavender giggled. "Kind of a strange conversation to be having with her, to be honest. Of course, I had to inform her that I much prefer you to your brother."

She followed Ron out to the living room, settling herself on the sofa and getting comfortable as Ron examined what almost looked like a library of plastic book-type things. "Let's have a look," she said, taking a look at the cases; they were surprisingly light and Lavender remembered how Ron had explained in his letter that the DVDs were actually discs, so she supposed these were just protective cases. The ones that Ron had chosen all looked quite different - an animation, the concept of which intrigued her a little, a film about a woman which was apparently based on a book and something about Muggles trying to stop the end of the world or something like that.

Lavender handed them back to Ron, shrugging. "I don't mind what we watch. They all sound kind of interesting."

shh_ron February 4 2007, 01:16:08 UTC

Ron could feel himself getting pink again. "Good to know you prefer me to Charlie. I'd be a tad worried if you didn't. Might think you were planning to throw me over for him, if Parvati didn't fancy him." He winked to make sure she knew he was taking the mickey out of her.

Lavender didn't seem to care which film they watched, so Ron chose SHREK. "This one looks like it might be funny," he said, turning the player on, putting the disc inside and starting the film. Seating himself next to Lavender, he slipped an arm around her shoulder. She cuddled up next to him with a contented sigh.

The film was funny, Ron decided; anything that made him laugh that hard had to be. Though he did wonder about what Muggles thought about some of the things that happened in the film.

"That troll's way too intelligent," he snorted.

shh_lavender February 4 2007, 02:55:57 UTC

Lavender laughed, kissing him on the cheek. "Having seen you both topless, I have to say I would pick you any day. No plans to throw you over." She blushed.

She bit back a giggled at Ron's comment, enjoying the film even if seeing the drawings move like that was just bizarre. Some of it looked so real, too! "Don't think it's meant to be realistic," she teased, looking up from where she had rested her head against him. The film was a pleasant distraction from real life, too: a bit of escapism. "I think this film was a good choice."

shh_ron February 4 2007, 03:45:22 UTC

He was about to ask when she'd seen Charlie shirtless, then remembered she had helped Parvati somehow when Charlie went to the hospital for his injured shoulder. His ears got red again when she said she would pick him, Ron, over Charlie. Ron still felt a bit skinny compared to his brothers. He was pleased, and felt lucky, that Lavender preferred that about him.

"No, I 'spose not," he answered. "I'm glad you like it. It's fun, yeah? That Arma-whatsit looked too serious. And Bridget Jones? Dunno if I want to see some Muggle bird's diary on the screen."

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