Trans fem Ron having a Unicorn approach her and her trying not to cry as this proves she really is a girl, or once she realises she's a girl and not a boy she tries going back up to her dorm but the stairs fall out underneath her and she has to ask Harry to go and get her things so she can be moved into the girls dorms.
I love the idea of genderbend romione, do you have some headcanons about that? n.n
I do! I wrote a bit about the different personality dynamics of Hermes and Veronica (goes by Ronnie or Ron) and have drawn them twice. One HERE One I never got around to posting on tumblr, which I have no excuse for :P Er here’s a blurry version of it
The main difference is would they be in a completely genderbent world- a world where only the younger generation is genderbent- or would they be the only genderbent ones? It definitely changes the dynamics present.
So here is a headcanon for a world where only Ron and Hermione are genderswapped (and straight)- everyone else is the same as they ever were.
3,000 word headcanon thing:
In first year Hermes doesn’t know what to make of Veronica Weasley- a girl who’s so sloppy, boyish, and ready to throw down at the drop of a hat. But there’s something disarming, genuine, and kind about her that he can’t help but be drawn in. This of course goes poorly for him- as every time he’s trying to help her by correcting her spellwork, or telling her off so she won’t lose them more house points- she takes it as a personal offense. But her and Harry saving him from a troll really turns things around and they end up being good friends. He still gets teased for being a fussbudget, but they genuinely get on better than he ever thought they could. It’s nice having two good friends, as Hermes hasn’t had real friends his whole life, to be honest.
There are ups and downs to their relationship-The two of them are always there to defend the other though (and Harry of course!) Third year was especially hard on Hermes with all the fallouts he had with the other two and his wonky schedule. One night when Hermes is particularly overtaxed Ronnie tucks him in with a blanket and Hermes mumbles out something along the lines of ‘Ronica, you’re th’ prettiest girl…’ He fully wakes up horrified that he’s said this out loud, but Ronnie just excuses it as he’s obviously daffy from lack of sleep.
Fourth year comes with a whole new set of issues, as Ronnie is long-legged as ever- but somehow even prettier than she was the year before. Hermes isn’t sure if this is a personal bias, or if this is an empirical truth- so tests the water with Harry- ‘She’s… She’s a lot prettier than last year, right?’
Harry hadn’t really thought on it. He looks over at Ronnie as she gives a great stretch, and both blushingly look away from their friend and the assets she seemingly grew overnight. They don’t say anything on it, thank god, and Hermes decides right then he’d rather never talk about girls again.
But girls seem to be everywhere in the castle, especially one part-Veela one who makes him act an utter fool. Ronnie seems particularly angry when this happens- and he’s mortified that someone as logical as himself is able to be so befuddled by women anymore.
Harry’s always been a touch closer with Ronnie, as they have so much in common- but suddenly the two of them being close makes Hermes feel something strange and dark deep within himself. After the first task of the Triwizard tournament the two of them are getting even closer- and it culminates with the Harry asking Veronica out to the Yule Ball.
‘You don’t mean it romantically, though, do you?’ Hermes finally asks after thinking about it for a good five hours straight.
‘I dunno. I hadn’t, but… I guess there wouldn’t be anything wrong with it. It makes sense. We have so much in common and everything, and like you said, she’s gotten really pretty,” Harry says with a shrug.
Hermes curses the day he noted how pretty Ronnie was to Harry. She was ALWAYS pretty to Hermes! Hermes is in a snit and moping by the fire when Ginny comes up and asks what’s wrong- at first Hermes wants to deny anything being wrong, but then he contents himself with complaining about how everyone has a date to the Yule Ball.
‘And Harry has Ronnie, and I have no one…’
Ginny nods in sympathy. ‘I didn’t know that they were going to be going on a date.’
‘Oh, it’s more than a date to the ball!’ Hermes declares. ‘Harry said he might even date her!’
‘What?!’ Ginny lets out. Hermes feels guilty. He knew that she had fancied Harry at one point.
‘I’m sorry… I shouldn’t have told you like that… Hey, I just had an idea. Want to be my date to the Ball? Not romantic. Just friends.’
She is happy to accept-
Come the Yule Ball Ronnie looks beautiful, even though she’s having a great deal of trouble walking in heels, and Hermes and Ginny have an alright time, despite how they are grumpily dancing all too close to the pair of people they like. Neville borrows Ginny for a bit, then some boy named Michael, and Hermes is content to sneakily follow Ron and Harry as the two of them go outside.
‘Whoever invented heels is a right wanker. How come I have to where these, and you get to dress in normal shoes and robes,” Ronnie complains. She and Harry are talking about all sorts of things when to Hermes’s horror, Harry leans in and kisses Ronnie! She doesn’t slap him. In fact she kisses him back!
Hermes’s heart is in shambles. Of course, it makes sense. Why would she want someone as bookish, cold and absolutely boring as Hermes Granger. Who wouldn’t want Harry. Heart broken he returns to the ball. He continues through the motions, but sees Harry and Ronnie come back still having a grande old time.
The two admit to Hermes the next day they’re an item- and Hermes has to force himself to smile at them and act as if it’s fine. It hurts, but he’ll get over it. Ginny is sympathetic to him, and he decides to spend a bit more time with her and Neville to avoid the new couple, and not be a third wheel. Ginny decided to move on and date a new boy- Michael. Hermes would do the same, but he honestly doesn’t know any girl who would be interested in the likes of him. His heart is even further broken when the ‘Thing Harry would miss most’ ends up being Ron!
But to his, and everybody’s shock, the new couple ends up fizzling out within a few months, and without much buildup they confess they’re breaking up.
‘We thought it should work- but… feh. Sorry, mate!’ Ronnie says, giving Harry a slap on the back. He smiles broadly back. And it’s as if it never happened. Hermes doesn’t quite understand. The two were practically meant for one another! The two were both into quidditch, laughed at the same jokes, enjoyed the same subjects- they were practically the same person! If they couldn’t make it work, how could Hermes ever hope to make it work between him and Veronica?
By fifth year Hermes can’t stop thinking of the fiery redhead, her temper, her smile, her swearing, her long legs, her flashing blue eyes etc but he trudges on. He’s so happy she’s the other prefect and the two of them have a good time doing prefect rounds. Things are going well between them. He’s not sure, but he thinks she might genuinely like him back. She blushed so prettily when he complimented her spell work the other day, and he’d gone out of his way to be extra gentlemanly to her.
That Valentine’s day he’s already arranged an interview for Harry with the Quibbler- but he finally decides to make a move and invites Ronnie to Hogsmeade for the first part of Valentine’s day at least. He makes sure it’s ok with Harry, and Harry happily gives his blessing. Unfortunately Veronica didn’t quite get the memo that he meant it as a date, and gives a sigh when she notes Harry’s on a date with Cho.
‘Do you… miss being with him?’ Hermes manages to let out around the sudden lump in his throat.
“What? Are you kidding? No!” Ronnie laughs. “He’s about as romantic as a barrel of fish. We have a ton of fun together, but kissing him was just… it always felt forced and weird. I dunno…. No I more feel sorry for them both. Like, Harry and Cho? That can’t last. She’s a Tornadoes fan!”
“Well if a couple can’t last because of differing quidditch team favorites, Hypothetically how could a couple last if only one of them cares about quidditch and the other doesn’t?” Hermes asks, hoping he’s not being too obvious.
“It’s not that she’s into the Tornadoes and he’s not… It’s that she’s all temporary and he’s all long-haul? I’ll put it this way, Harry needs someone who can be steady and there through everything, because Harry has been through hell and will be through more hell by the end of everything- and Cho’s not a ride or die kind of girl. She’s a ‘Tornadoes’ kind of girl.”
“Well… What about you then?” Hermes pushes. “What do you want that you didn’t get with Harry?”
“Shit, I don’t know,” she says unhelpfully.
“Well there must have been a reason. After all you broke up rather quickly.”
“I mean, Harry is ride or die- so that’s super important- and he’s really brave… I guess if I were looking for what he isn’t… More thoughtful would be nice. Smart. And a bit more passionate with me? Less yelly and more… sweet? Makes me feel like a girl some of the time and not always one of the boys? Plus, I’m almost taller than him… Granted, I’m so tall it’s a problem for most boys,” Ronnie says stretching out her long legs, making Hermes gulp.
“What about you, Hermes? Any girls you’re interested in?” Ronnie says, looking at him seriously.
“Well, I asked one girl out, but I don’t think she’d be interested in me.”
“What, Ginny?” Ronnie asks with a snort before sobering up and looking at him sympathetically. “Yeah… I think she still fancies Harry… Felt a bit like a crap sister to her, but what can you do…”
“It’s not Ginny.” Hermes’s mouth is dry.
“Then who?”
Hermes considers confessing to Ronnie the crush he’s been housing for well over a year, but he just can’t bring himself to do it.
“Uh… Never mind. Don’t worry about me. I’m fairly certain I’m going to be single the rest of my life,” Hermes says, trying to sound nonchalant- but knowing he must sound quite bitter.
Just then, Rita Skeeter walks through the door, and all thoughts romantic or otherwise are put aside as Hermes and Ronnie go to greet the horrid woman. She’s said quite a few disparaging things in the paper about Ronnie’s looks, and Hermes’s personality that neither was keen to forget. Luna is there too, looking as strange and airy as usual.
After the interview, Luna and the trio go back to the castle together.
“How was your date, Harry?” Ronnie asks. Harry’s face crumples at the thought of it and describes the worst date ever. Harry made the tremendous mistake of telling Cho he was meeting Ronnie at the Three Broomsticks.
“I told her I was meeting Hermes too- but she didn’t seem to care at that point…”
“Well… Sounds like the worst date ever. Sorry mate,” Ronnie says with a punch, looking guilty.
“How about you two?” Harry asks, looking smug at Ron and Hermes.
“Their date seemed to be very cozy,” Luna supplies.
“It wasn’t a date,” Hermes says with finality, hoping Harry gets the message and drops it. Ronnie looks up at them confused.
“But I thought…” Harry looks to Hermes and then seems to understand. “Oh.. oK…”
The rest of the journey to the castle Hermes is completely silent. Later that night Harry asks him if he’s ok– and Hermes lies and says yes. Harry doesn’t look convinced but Hermes doesn’t care. Harry doesn’t push, of course, because he never pushes- and Hermes is able to fall into fitful sleep.
The next few prefect patrols he has with Ronnie are awkward, and he knows it’s all his own fault. He just can’t fall back into his normal playful banter with Ronnie right now. She’s trying really hard to make conversation with him, but he’s unreceptive.
Finally Ronnie gets fed up with Hermes’s bad mood and calls him out.
“Why are you being such a moody arse?!” she lets out in the hallway.
“I’m not–” Hermes tries to protest- but he knows it’s true. He is being unfair to Ronnie. She didn’t do anything at all to him. “You’re right. I’m sorry. I… I don’t have a good excuse.”
“And you’re apologizing to me! You never do that!” Ronnie says looking still just as put out.
Hermes decides to go with it and get back to their dynamic of squabbles. So what if Veronica doesn’t think of him in a romantic way? It’s fine. He has a great friend. Things are chugging along fine when Harry starts noticing Ginny a bit, and Hermes is quite pleased. Ronnie ships the two of the them hardcore, and tells Hermes she’s encouraging Ginny to stay single a bit when she’s done with Michael so perhaps this can pan out. Hermes is all for it. He might not be able to be with Ronnie, but he’d love for Ginny and Harry to be an item.
A lot goes down at the ministry of magic- Sirius dies, Harry is beyond mourning, and Hermes and Ronnie nearly died. Ronnie is highly insecure about the number of scars working their way up her arms, but doesn’t want to talk about it.
Fifth year is nearly over- when Hermes comes across Ronnie holding hands with Dean. They see Hermes, and Dean makes an awkward cough and leaves, leaving behind the two friends.
‘So are you and Dean..?’
‘No…?” Ronnie says with a shrug. Her sleeves are rolled up. ‘He was drawing me and said my scars were pretty, and I just… I dunno… Being a teenager is weird.’
‘I think your scars are pretty too,’ Hermes says. ‘Every bit of you, really…’
‘You… you do?’ Ronnie says, cheeks aflame.
‘Of course I do. You’re the prettiest girl I know,” Hermes says with a shrug.
“No I’m not. Even my little sister is prettier than me. I’m gangly and too tall and flat and–”
“I like you just the way you are. You’re beautiful.”
“Did the death eaters hit you with a spell to the head?”
“No!” Hermes says with a laugh.
“Cool. Had to make sure,” Ronnie says with a shrug.
They sit by the fire waiting for Harry to come back from wherever it is he’s been, when Ronnie turns to Hermes and apropos of nothing asks:
“Did you ask me on a real date on Valentine’s day?”
Hermes is caught. Hermes could avoid the question rather easily if he wanted. He could do all sorts of things if he wanted. But in this moment, with her blue eyes piercing his the way they are, he can’t help but blurt out: “Yes.”
He winces and closes his eyes, dreading whatever is to come. But then he feels her lips on his. Their kiss goes from chaste to intensely passionate so fast it’s like magic, and if it weren’t for the sound of the portrait hole opening Hermes isn’t sure they would have stopped.
Harry comes in and looks between the two of them a long moment before a grin breaks out on his face.
‘So when’d this happen?’
‘About three minutes ago, fuck off Harry,” Ronnie says throwing a pillow at their friend with a grin.
‘I’ll leave you to it then!’ he snickers before going up to their dorm.
‘Do you think he’s ok?’ Hermes asks.
‘Mate, he’s fine,’ Ronnie says kissing Hermes again. Hermes interrupts them a few more times to make sure of things- but in the end he’s rather reassured.
They are dating from then on- Ronnie is passionate and filled with charisma, while she assures Hermes he has a ‘quiet smolder’ he didn’t know he could possess. Sixth year is a nice year for them. Less bickering, as they can just end a bicker with a kiss- she’s been able to bring out the softness in Hermes, and he’s been able to bring out some confidence in Ronnie. Harry and Ginny get together some time around November, and so they are both quite coupley that year.
The Horcrux hunt, though, is quite hard on them. Ronnie is terribly splinched, and Hermes is certain she’ll hate him for disfiguring her like this- and the horcrux keeps telling him she doesn’t love him- she loves Harry. And Harry must love her too. He broke up with Ginny, and they don’t want Hermes around at all- he’s just a boring know-it-all - and so the Horcrux finally does its due- but this time it’s Hermes it is able to drive away.
Eventually Ronnie hears her name coming from the deluminator and is able to get Hermes and bring him back into the fold- and this time Hermes has knowledge of the taboo and snatchers.
The rest of the timeline is slightly different- but it stays mostly the same. Ronnie would love Hermes forever- and they’d have the same career tracks as before. Auror and Law Maker, each a little stunned that someone as amazing as the other loves them so deeply.
