Harry scowled, wishing he’d kept that piece of information to himself.

“What did you expect, mate?  She’s a Weasley and you pissed her off.  After what you accused her of, I’d say you got off easy,” Ron laughed.  “You’re lucky she didn’t hex your bits off.”  He knocked back his mug, taking a long swig of beer before continuing ( Read more... )

Insecurities - Part One

As Hermione waited at the boys’ flat for them to return home, she knew better than to look at the clock, even once it was well past dark.  Aurors didn’t operate the same way as regular Ministry employees.  That wasn’t to say she didn’t worry about them.  She could accept the long hours but it was ( Read more... )

          “Retail really does run in the Weasley blood,” said George proudly.

The tips of Ron’s ears reddened at the compliment.  “It’s just a few suggestions is all,” he said modestly.

“You call designing our Christmas merchandising strategy a few suggestions?”  George said incredulously, shaking his head.  “Take pride in ( Read more... )

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“I’d understand if you wanted to wait a bit longer before bringing them back, but to just leave them in Australia with their modified memories is completely mental!” Ron snapped, not bothering to lower his voice.  He wished Ginny hadn’t left because he knew she would side with him on this.

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Chapter One

“There’s no easy way for me to say this,” started Ron Weasley, swallowing what was left of his pride.  “But I need money.”

His brother, George Weasley, rolled his eyes.  “Blimey, is that all?  The way you were talking I’d have thought you wanted one of my kidneys.  How much do you need?”

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As Ron walked through the portrait hole of Gryffindor Tower, the one thing that struck him was not that it was half full of people who had elected to stay at Hogwarts to aid with the rebuilding process, but rather that a good number of them belonged to Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw.  The password would be reset in September - if that ( Read more... )

Chapter Two

Harry awoke early the next morning, hungry and unable to remember the last time he had eaten.

As he neared the Great Hall, he passed by Ministry officials levitating out bodies with white sheets draped over them.  He refused to look away.  Those who had fallen had given their lives because they ( Read more... )

Title: Almost Perfect

Pairings: Ron/Hermione, Harry/Ginny

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: I hope by now everyone knows there's only one person who owns everything Harry Potter and that's the magnificent J.K. Rowling.

Warning: Contains Deathly Hallows Spoilers

A/N:  Once again, the summary is behind the cut because it contains Deathly Hallows spoilers.

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Suffering - Part II

Early in January, Mrs. Weasley had everyone over to The Burrow for dinner, including Fleur and Hermione.  All the Weasley’s were present except for Charlie who was still in Romania, and Ginny, who had gone back to Hogwarts the previous week.

While Ginny was home for Christmas, Harry could no longer avoid ( Read more... )

Title: Suffering

Pairing: Ron/Hermione, Harry/Ron/Hermione, mention of Harry/Ginny

Rating: Hard R

Genres: Drama, Angst

Disclaimer: I hope by now everyone knows there's only one person who owns everything Harry Potter and that's the magnificent J.K. Rowling.

Spoilers: Deathly Hallows

Summary: After Voldemort is defeated Harry finally gets a chance at ( Read more... )