Authors Note: soooo this is a Ron Weasley x Reader fic, it wasn't requested, I had the idea for awhile and I finally got the motivation to write again so here it is. I hope you like it because I might do a pt. 2?
Please don’t steal my writing’s; however you can definitely reblog :))
Warnings: angst, fluff, torture?//corruptness (when Umbridge makes reader do lines like she made Harry and it sears itself on their hands), Also I'm sorry I kinda made Hermione a bad guy (more so in the second part but still)
Word Count: 2,740 (kinda long, sorry)
While strolling through the never ending castle, looking for nargles with your best friend Luna you drifted off into your own little world. You quickly snapped out of your imagination when you heard the screeching of Professor Umbridge, you always thought she was foul and loathsome. She rounded the corner and gave you a repulsive sickly sweet smile on the way past you. Turning to Luna you gave the remark “you know I try to see the good in everything, but it seems she doesn't have an ounce of good in her” she giggled in response and shook her head while she continued to walk down the corridor with you by her side. After a while you suggested going to the great hall for dinner, she agreed and as you two made your way to the feast you heard a boy call out to Luna “Hey Luna, wait up!”. As the two of you turned you recognized him as Harry Potter and as you guessed, he was with his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. You gave them a small smile and excused yourself so they could talk but before you could leave Luna stopped you and introduced you to all of them. You’d be lying if you said you didn't have a huge crush on the fiery red haired boy, but the smile you had deflated when he didn't even recognize you from all the classes you shared throughout the years. After exchanging pleasantries you bid them a good evening and walked to the great hall where you sat at the y/h table. Meanwhile Ron sighed in relief when you left, not that he didn't like you, it was quite the opposite really; he was just thankful that he was able to talk to you without embarrassing himself in front of you.
As the days passed by you couldn't believe how Umbridge was treating everyone, even Dumbledore she acted like she was the minister herself! One day you were walking back from Care for Magical Creatures when you saw the Divinations Professor as well as her belongings being thrown out of the castle by none other than the evil witch herself. McGonagall was outraged and next thing you knew Dumbledore was there to stop the fighting that is until the foul woman threatened him of his position. When all the students fled the area your eyes came across Ron with Hermione, you had always thought that there was more to their friendship ever since Ron saved Hermione from that gigantic troll in your first year. As you watched them interact your brain told you that you should get to your next class, that you shouldn't think too much about the boy - your body however stayed put and you didn't look away from the pair until they walked to their next class side by side.
With the ministry's interference you had joined Dumbledore’s army with Luna. At first you were unsure of what you had gotten yourself into, but once you heard that Umbridge was recruiting the inquisitorial squad you knew it was the right decision. Due to being a part of the team and being mutual friends with everyone in the group you find yourself bonding more with the “golden trio” and especially Ron’s little sister.
After being in the group for about a month you faced many accusations from many of the Slytherins who were on Umbridge's side. However on the first Wednesday of the new month you were faced with one of the most unconventional punishments served by the awful woman; you were in your so-called Defense Against The Dark Arts class when Umbridge had spouted off about how we didn't need to use real spells, that Voldemort wasn't real and that Harry Potter was a liar, and that's when you couldn't hold your tongue any longer. You wouldn't let anyone drag your friend's name through the dirt so you stood from your chair and gave her a piece of your mind without thinking of the consequences, “how can you stand up there and tell a group of kids that we don't need to defend ourselves just because you don't believe that Voldemort's real? How can you stand up there and call Harry Potter a liar when he has been face to face with the murderer himself?” she turned her head so sharply you were surprised she didn't hurt herself, but you wouldn't mind of course. Glaring so viciously at you all she did was force a smile and yell “detention in my office after class”.
Once everyone was dismissed and on their way out the door you stayed behind waiting for Umbridge to make you serve your punishment. “Miss y/l/n for your detention you will be writing lines for me, don't bother grabbing parchment or a quill I have one for you already” the vile looking witch calmly told you. Looking at the supplies on her desk you noticed that there was no ink for the quill, prompting you to ask her to which she replied with a nasty smirk that it was a “special” type of quill. Taking a seat you asked “what would you like me to write ma'am?” she took her place, standing behind you and simply replied “I must not question authority”. You held your tongue as not to get into any more trouble and started writing the first line, that is until you felt a burning itch on top of your hand that formed the words “I must not question authority” in your handwriting. When you looked up at the woman all she did was grin and nod her head in a way of saying “go on". After writing a hundred lines you were freed from that silent torture; before you made your way to the Gryffindor common room to meet all of your friends you decided it would be best to go patch up your hand.
In the Gryffindor common room Ron sat on the couch closest to the door with Hermione, Harry and Ginny sat on the opposite couch facing the fire while Fred, George, and Luna sat on the couches armrests. They all were in a secret conversation about what time to meet at the room of requirements, they finally agreed on that Friday after dinner and that's when Ron noticed that you weren't there “hey guys where's y/n, I haven't seen her all day?” “hey Georgie I think we have a lover boy over here” Fred cracked the joke making his brother turn into a stuttering mess “Umbridge gave her detention” Hermione broke the awkwardness. Just when the group went to question Hermione, y/n walked through the common room entrance with her hands in her pockets, which was unusual. Ron had noticed immediately and gave the girl a look that said “what happened?” but y/n just sat down next to Ginny and as soon as she did Harry was the first to ask “what happened? Did Umbridge question you about what you know?”.' The girl simply replied with “no she didn't question me about the group, she gave me detention because she was spouting off that Voldemort isn't real, that Harry is a liar, and the students don't need to learn how to defend themselves. And when I stood up to her she had me stay after class”. After everyone was somewhat satisfied with her answer she excused herself to the bathroom but what she didn't know was that Ginny followed closely behind her.
Once in the bathroom she took her hand out of her robes and just when she went to unwrap the gauze that was now blood stained, a voice startled her “what happened to your hand?”, it was Ginny. Y/n turned around while putting her hand behind her back and responded with “nothing I just burned it when I was in potions today”, Ginny raised her eyebrow as to say “oh really”, y/n let out a defeated sigh and finally told her the truth “okay fine, when I was in Umbridge’s detention she had me write lines and as I wrote them they appeared on my hand, it’s like she physically seared her corrupt threats onto me to teach me a lesson”. She showed Ginny her red, puffy hand that read “I must not question authority”, the red headed girl was fed up, it was one thing for the oversized, pink wearing toad to mess with school rules but when she used torture methods on her friend, that was the last straw. Y/n looked up to see Ginny's reaction but all she saw was her frown and furrowed eyebrows; she knew her friend was forming a plan. Next thing she knew she was chasing after Ginny who was rushing down the corridors to get back to the common room; you didn't want her to do something to get herself in trouble. When both of you got there everyone was still lounging by the fire, that was until the two girls burst through the entryway. Ginny was the first one to catch her breath as well as being the first to speak “guys, Umbridge has done it this time! Guess what she did?!” everyone around her gave a nod as to say “what?” and so she went on “y/n show them”, y/n just stayed quiet not wanting to be embarrassed especially in front of Ron. Harry stood up and walked over to the two “what happened y/n you can tell us?”, a few seconds went by before y/n showed everyone her hand and explained what happened. Hermione was the first one to speak up after you told them all what happened “y/n you have to tell Dumbledore, he’ll know what to do”, you simply replied with “thanks Mione but he has enough on his plate with the woman, I'll be fine” you gave everyone a small smile but only Ron noticed that it didn't reach your eyes like all the other times. In that moment all Ron knew that he and the group had to do something, but he didn't know until the next morning when he went to go talk to Dumbledore had been denounced from the headmaster's position and replaced by the very woman who had done this to you.
That Friday DA meeting was different but not in a bad way, Harry had decided to teach newer and better spells, the reason unknown to you but you were grateful anyways. Throughout the meeting you were trying to cast your Patronus but all you were able to produce from your wand was blue and white streaks, they wouldn't form an animal and you were starting to lose hope that is until Ron came over to help you. He had told you to think of your happiest memory and gave you an example; the love you have for your family, once you hand your memory he had showed you the position you needed to be in. As you took the correct stance Ron had pressed his toned chest to you back and covered your hand with his own making butterflies erupt in your stomach. Saying the spell correctly with your memory you were able to cast your Patronus which produced a y/p/a, you watched as it moved around the room and when it faded away you turned to Ron with big eyes and a huge smile on your face “did you see that? It was amazing! Thank you so much” you told him excitedly, he let out a small laugh and replied with “you did all the work I just helped a little”. His cheeks turned pink while trying to look everywhere but into your eyes because he knew if he did he would be a goner, in turn a blush rose to your cheeks as well when you asked “so, would you mind helping me with other spells that we’re learning? I mean you know more than me and you’re a very skilled wizard” you wanted to face palm at your awkward ramble but you were hopeful that he would want to spend more time with you, “of course, you're a very quick learner. But we’ll have to practice in the following meetings though, it looks like the time is almost up” he replied trying to escape the conversation before he embarrassed himself more than he already was. You hesitantly agreed and went to find Luna or Ginny while Ron went to go find Harry and Hermione.
Throughout the following months Ron kept his word and helped you with every new spell Harry had introduced to the group. Everything was going great, you and Ron had been getting closer as friends and since you told Ginny and Luna about your crush on him Ginny kept trying to get you two alone together.
It was the last DA meeting before the Christmas holiday and as always you were walking with Luna and Ginny to the room of requirements to meet the rest of the group. Once the three of you made it without getting caught you were met with all the beautiful decorations. As soon as Harry started the meeting you and Ron teamed up to learn the last new spell that year; both of you were talking and laughing and having a great time together but the hour was short and before too long it was nearing the end of the meeting.
Five minutes before the meeting ended Harry gathered everyone around to say a few words of encouragement and wished everyone a good holiday, after he was done speaking you went to go find Ginny and as soon as you were about to leave with her you heard your name being called. Turning around you see Ron walking towards you and tell Ginny that you'll talk to her before you leave tomorrow. As everyone was filtering out you stood in front of Ron waiting for him to talk “uh I just wanted to ask, would you maybe want to come visit over the holiday?” he asked nervously with a shy smile, “I would love to but I would need to ask my parents. But if I can't we can always owl each other if you want?” you responded with a huge smile and he reciprocated. He started to loosen up as the conversation started to flow “that would be great! I just figured we all get along so well and mostly everyone will be at my house. It wouldn't be the same without you there, you're a part of our group now” Ron told you sincerely, “that means a lot, especially coming from you” now it was your turn to give a shy smile. Ron was a little confused by your comment “what do you mean? Everyone feels that way.” you risked a glance at his face noticing the visible confusion and quickly explained “oh no I didn't mean it in a bad way, it's just hearing it from you is a whole lot better; makes me happy is all”. The two of you were staring into each others eyes and all of a sudden he asked “can I kiss you?” you were so happy you swore you felt your heart skip a beat, you couldn’t form words so you just nodded and leaned up to kiss him.
As both of you broke away to regain your breathing you heard wolf whistles making you and Ron look towards the door where you saw Fred and George behind Harry and Hermione. “Oh look Georgie! Our baby brother finally made his move, he is so grown up” Fred said while wiping away fake tears, everyone laughed except Hermione who just pushed passed the twins and ran off down the corridor. At that everyone went silent and Ron’s smile dropped as he excused himself to go look for Hermione with Harry just like they had done in their first year. You just stood there as a frown made its way to your face, after standing there for about a minute thinking of the worst while letting your insecurities take over, your eyes starting to fill with tears. The twins were still at the door not knowing what to do or what exactly just happened but when you excused yourself to get past them and saw your unshed tears they knew that their little brother had messed up big time.
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