hihi!!
(i do not want to stress you out since youre just back from your break so you dont have to answer)
Could i pretty please request a Ron Weasley x Reader where reader (ravenclaw) happens to be in most of his classes and even while quiet and seemingly not listening always gets good grades so Ron asks them for some tutoring? and he gets kinda shy and soft when they are alone in a part of the library? just some soft school romance
'Tutoring' - ron weasley x reader
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Itâs been a busy few weeks, but if you didnât know better, youâd say youâre actually almost done with your work. Yesâ with a few last penstrokes, you wrap up a particularly clever Charms essay, and survey the piles of work on the desk in front of you. Thereâs the set of Arithmancy derivations, excruciatingly thorough just as required, and your Potions notes, all complete for the practical exam tomorrow, plus the Transfiguration practice, a row of buttons all perfectly round and shiny despite the fact that theyâd begun this morning as a pack of snails.
You put your pen down and lean back with satisfaction. Merlin, youâve done it. All your work is complete. Thereâs nothing particularly pressing to study for, no more essays in need of revising, and your readings are all complete and ready with notes for their respective classes. If you didnât know better, youâd say youâve actually earned some time off.
For a Ravenclaw, thatâs no easy feat. You swear your professors pile on extra work when they have a room full of blue-robed students in front of them, something about wanting to challenge their brightest students to their greatest potential. As any true Ravenclaw, you do find your work fascinating, but you wouldnât mind a break every now and again.
And, for once in your storied academic career, youâve actually managed to earn yourself one. Stars above, you think the last time you were this caught up on your work was first year. You look out the library window happily. The sun is shining still, and the weather charms youâve cast all promise clear skies for the next few days. Maybe youâll take a book out to read on the grounds, or walk around the lake for a bitâ
All of a sudden, your view of your perfectly free afternoon is blocked by someone slumping down in the chair opposite you. Your forehead creases and you try to peek around them still, but one look at Ron Weasley and you know you wonât be getting off that easy. You fight a tortured sigh. Ron may be staring at you beseechingly, but surely your perfect afternoon isnât gone quite yet. Maybe heâs just here because heâs lost and he needs directions to the Quidditch pitch. Why else would he be in the library?Â
The only other times you see Ron between these hallowed bookshelves are when heâs trying to hunt down clues with Harry Potter about whatever dangerous thing is currently terrorizing your school, or otherwise trailing after Hermione and begging her to do his homework. Only, you havenât seen Hermione in here for a while, which means that heâs probably moved onto a new target.
You cast a terrified glance Ronâs way. Youâve hardly interacted with Ron the whole time youâve been at school, and can count on one hand the number of times youâve spoken over the past years. Surely, if he wanted to dump his schoolwork on someone, heâd pick a victim whose name he knew, right? And that isnât you, right?
Ron still hasnât moved, and the hopeful possibility that he might be here for someone else grows more slim with every passing moment. Still, you try anyway. âAre you here looking for Hermione?â You ask desperately.
Ron shakes his head quickly, sending tousled copper locks flying. âNo, no. I actually wanted to talk to you, Y/N.â
Hex and double hex. He knows your name after all. Steeling yourself, you ask, âWhy did you want to see me?â
Ron nods slowly, clearly glad you havenât chased him off quite yet. âI need your help with class.â
âWhat class?â You ask airily, trying to pretend as if your hopes of a work-free afternoon arenât vanishing by the minute. âIâm sure youâve got tons of friends in all of them.â
Ron scratches his head, looking up at you bashfully. âWell, thatâs the thing. Iâm having trouble following the lectures but I go to my friends on so much stuff that I think theyâre going to get sick of me if I keep asking. Besides, Harryâs not much better. Weâd just be clueless together.â
âThe blind leading the blind,â you murmur sadly, half to yourself. âIf this is about homework help, I still think Hermione would be a better betââ
âI donât want your homework answers,â Ron says in a rush, clearly anticipating this. âI just wantâ I need someone to help explain some of the concepts, thatâs all. Like, tutoring, I think?â
He whispers âtutorâ as if it were a dirty word, and you suppose to a Gryffindor, it might be. Youâre certainly staring at him as if heâs lost his marbles. âWhy do you want me to tutor you?â
Ron flushes. âI know we havenât exactly talked a whole lot before, but youâre super smart, everyone says it. Besides, I felt safe asking you, I guess. I see you in class, half the time youâre just staring out the window like me but you manage to get good grades even despite zoning out. I want to know how you do it.â
You feel your own face starting to heat up. You wonât deny that you appreciate the compliment to your intelligence, but his observation of you losing focus in the lecture hall isnât off the mark, either. You try to pay attention in class, really, you do, it just happens that so much of what the professors say on a day to day basis isnât entirely useful for completing your assignments. The teaching staff clearly love what they do, and they can go on rambling detours that never come up again. Youâve gotten a rough sense of what information is useful and what isnât, the rest can be tuned out once itâs clear it isnât important. Besides, the grounds of Hogwarts are beautiful, much prettier than a stuffy classroom, andâ
âIâll help,â you say, surprising both Ron and yourself. âItâs just about paying attention to the right things, thatâs all. Iâm sure youâll pick it up quickly.â
âGreat,â Ron says, cracking a broad grin. âIâm excited to learn the Y/N Method.â
You chuckle in spite of yourself. âItâs just a few tricks I picked up, nothing special.â
âIâd argue with that,â Ron says wryly. âFrom my point of view, it looks pretty special indeed.â
The desk in front of you suddenly demands all of your attention, and you stare earnestly at the completed page of Charms writing as you mumble, âItâll wear off once we start working.â
âAgree to disagree,â Ron says glibly, and for some reason that makes your stomach do a slow loop in your chest. âIâll see you tomorrow morning, then? If that works for you?â
âSure,â you say before you can stop yourself. âSee you then.â
Ron flashes you one last smile, then disappears from the library as if being there too long is physically painful. You watch him go and try to remind yourself that heâs only doing this to save his grade, that heâs picked you on a whim. It doesnât entirely stick in your head.
Youâre only half certain that Ron is actually going to follow through with this, but sure enough, the redhead comes traipsing up to your table the next morning. Youâve opted for a secluded desk in an empty classroom, giving you plenty of space to spread out your books and even draw on the blackboard if need be.
Ron glances around curiously as he takes a seat opposite you. âNice place to study. Though I guess Iâm used to seeing more people in here at a time.â
You shake your head dismissively. âI think they use this room for fifth-year History of Magic study hall, but they wonât host that class for another few hours. Weâll have plenty of time. Plus, I figured you wouldnât mind avoiding any onlookers.â
That thought had occurred to you this morning, that Ron might be embarrassed to be seen tutoring you. Heâs got loads of brothers, he probably doesnât want to get noticed by any of them, certainly not with you.
However, Ron just looks confused. âI donât care about them. âSides, theyâd probably be jealous I managed to convince you to do this.â
You look at him, surprised. âJealous? Whyâs that?â
Ronâs eyes widen like saucers. âWhat? No reason. Itâs because youâre, uh, smart! Yeah, youâre super smart. Theyâre jealous that my grades are going to be good.â
He nods hastily, and you have to bite back a smile. âWell, Iâm happy you believe in me. For what itâs worth, I think youâre a pretty clever guy, too.â
Ron scoffs. âYou wouldnât say that if you saw my Potions essay. I think thereâs more red ink after Snapeâs done grading than my actual writing.â
You lift a shoulder in a casual shrug. âWell, maybe Iâve got you beat in the classroom, but from what I hear youâve been in plenty of scary situations. Youâve got to think quickly on your feet to survive half the stuff you have.â
Ron brightens. âYou really think so?â
âI do,â you answer honestly, âUnfortunate that most of our grading comes from essays, not defensive practicums, then.â
âYeah,â Ron agrees fervently. âI donât think thereâs any way to make spellwork as interesting as fighting Dark magic.â
âI wouldnât be too sure about that,â you reply.
Ron gives you a highly doubtful look. âYou canât be serious.â
âI am,â you say crisply. âHere, Iâll convince you.â
With that, you start your first tutoring session with Ron. By the end of it, youâre not sure heâs entirely swayed to your point of view, but he has got the hang of a few tricky Transfigurations and his notes for the latest Potions assignment are greatly improved, so youâd consider that a win. Better yet, heâs actually smiling ear to ear as he leaves, not cursing your name and running for the hills. In fact, he even goes so far as to ask if you can do the same thing in a few days.
You agree, and let him walk you to your next class; Divination, which the two of you have together. One of your friends from Ravenclaw gives you a stunned look as you slide into your usual seat next to her. âWere you just with Ron Weasley? Since when have you hung out with Gryffindor athletes?â
âShut up,â you tell her matter-of-factly.
Your friend stares, baffled, between you and Ron, whoâs gone over to sit with Harry in a nearby corner. âNo, seriously. He was laughing. I didnât predict the two of you getting on together in my last tea leaf reading.â
âIâm going to predict your imminent doom in my next tea leaf reading if you donât drop it,â you say tartly.
Your friend has the presence of mind to change the subject, although she does keep eyeing Ron, who for some reason has started grinning as he buffs up his crystal ball with the edge of his sleeve.
Ron meets you at the end of the week, griping about Binnsâ inability to be interesting for once in his already-over life, and the next week, too, where he goes on for quite a while about the seemingly identical swishes and flicks Flitwick is having you all memorize for an upcoming exam. For someone whoâs seemingly so annoyed about schoolwork, though, he does seem to spend an awful lot of time in tutoring, and he has this habit of making jokes and then looking up at you with big, hopeful eyes to make sure you laugh.
And laugh you do, more than you expected. Ron has a way of making you smile even in spite of yourself. Your friends have started to comment on your recent swing of good moods, but you just shrug and say that youâve been doing well in your classes. They accept that reason well enough.
Itâs not just you whoâs been doing well in class, though. To the great surprise of his friends and himself, Ron has been steadily improving in his schoolwork, consistently pulling decent grades out of seemingly nowhere. Heâs not getting perfect scores, but heâs understanding the material more than he ever did before. The professors have started to notice, too; after Ron earns three straight âExceeds Expectationsâ on Charms assignments without ever having to bug Hermione for free answers, Flitwick passes by your desk at the end of class and mutters, âTen points to Ravenclaw.â
You glance at him in surprise. âFor what?â
He just smiles. âA Ravenclaw ready and excited to share their wit with the other Houses is an excellent example of our students indeed. Well done with your tutoring, I am sure Mr. Weasley appreciates the help.â
You stare at him incredulously. âThank you, sir, but how did you know it was me?â
Professor Flitwick looks around the room serenely. âA wizard never tells. Unless it is to help someone learn, of course.â
With that, he walks away, leaving you to wonder about just how obvious youâve been with your happiness over Ronâs success. That happiness starts to come with some trepidation later on, though, as during your most recent tutoring session, it occurs to you that Ron may not want to keep this up forever.
He had come in happy, brandishing a Potions practicum write-up with an âEâ written regretfully across the front. âSnape looked like he wanted to murder me when he handed it over, but look at that! Merlin, a few more of these and Iâll be set for life. Maybe Iâll start tutoring you.â
Something in his wording gives you pause. âYouâre happy with your grades, then?â
âMore than happy,â Ron says gleefully. âNever thought Iâd see stuff like this in my life. Mumâs over the moon, keeps writing about how I might make Prefect with grades like these.â
A weight settles over your chest. âDoes that mean you feel like youâre done with tutoring? If youâre happy with your results?â
Ron glances up slowly from his paper, registering at last that the look on your face isnât as pleased as his. âWell, I guess. Youâre probably busy anyway, wouldnât want to bother you.â
âWasnât a bother,â you murmur under your breath. âI liked doing it.â
âSo did I,â Ron says back hesitantly. âBut youâre right, I should quit while Iâm ahead.â
Although he just got here, Ron shoots to his feet, and stares at you awkwardly for a few moments before raising his hand. âIâll, uh, see you around, then?â
âYeah,â you whisper back.
Ron hangs out for a second longer, as if waiting for something that never comes, then turns and slowly slinks out of the room. You watch him go, feeling as if youâve lost something you could never get back. This moment was always going to come, you knew that, and if it wasnât now it would be later in the year when the Quidditch season kicked up in earnest. Still, it hurts even more than you expected.
You sit there, all alone in your little classroom. You donât have any work to do, you wrapped up your essays and practices earlier today in anticipation of todayâs tutoring session, but the time off doesnât fill you with the same joy as it had several weeks ago. Instead, you just feel lonely, wishing there was someone else here who would make you laugh and smile at you over quiz questions on the ingredients of a Pepperup Potion.
Youâre starting to discover that youâve really blown everything when footsteps echo in the hallway outside, and all of a sudden Ron is back again, pushing himself through the doorway and up to you again.
âI just realized, I was wrong,â Ron says through hurried breaths, âI donât want this to end. I donât want to stop talking to you. You can tutor me about anything you want. I like hanging out with you, Y/N. I havenât just been doing this for the grades. Itâs been all about you for quite a while now.â
You look up at him, speechless, then finally manage to eke out, âMe too.â
His face splits in another one of those beautiful smiles. âGood. Good! Justâ just wanted you to know.â
Ron falls into a seat opposite you, slinging his bag onto the ground again. âShall we get back to it, then? What are we studying?â
âWe donât have to study anything,â you say, getting courage out of a place you didnât know existed until just this moment. âMaybe we could, you know, just hang out and get to know each other. Maybe even get lunch or something.â
Ron nods excitedly. âYeah. Yeah, Iâd like that. Harry said I should do something like that. Heâs the one who told me to come back in here, you know. He saw me walking around like a rejected first-year and told me to get my head in order. Guess he was right.â
You send a silent thank-you out to Harry Potter and remind yourself to get him something later. Maybe a homework or two. âI think he was.â
Ron smiles over at you, the sunlight streaming from a nearby window and coalescing on the copper of his hair, the shine of his eyes whenever he looks at you. If you didnât know better, youâd say that Ron really, really likes you. If you didnât know better, youâd say that you feel the same way about him.
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