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Not Your Ordinary Bookworm

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this morning NASA abandoned their mars rover Opportunity (aka Oppy) because it (she) got hit by a storm on Mars and it knocked her camera and wheels out and her last words to the team were “my battery is low and it is getting cold”. I know she’s a machine but I’m devastated. Oppy is the one who discovered water on Mars. RIP oppy ily space baby

they didn’t abandon her!! they tried eight months to reach her!!!! as their last farewell to her yesterday they played her “I’ll be seeing you” by Billie Holiday:

“I’ll find you in the morning sun

And when the night is new

I’ll be looking at the moon

But I’ll be seeing you”

They love her so much and they tried so hard!!!

How dare you! 😭😭😭🙈

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you’ve heard of: getting emotionally attached to your roomba

now get ready for: genuinely mourning the mars rover like a deceased loved one  

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SHE SERVED MANKIND FOR SO MANY YEARS AND NOW SHE’S JUST LAYING UP THERE COLD AND ALONE UNDER A COVER OF DUST TAKEN FROM US BY A SPACE STORM AND SHE WILL NOT BE GIVEN A PROPER RESTING PLACE UNTIL HUMANS REACH MARS AND RETRIEVE HER 

This was Opportunity. Let me tell you about her sister, Spirit. And their stories are how you can tell their names apart, because they were so appropriately named.

They were twins, identically built in every way. They sent Spirit to the north, and Opportunity to the south. They sent Spirit to what they thought was a dried sea bed, that unfortunately turned out to be nothing of the sort. It was plains, covered in millions of slightly too large, unremarkable, and extremely inconveniently placed rocks. You see pictures of thousandands of rocks? More than likely it came from Spirit.

The nearest interesting feature were mountains that were miles away. And the rovers? They only travel dozens of feet every Sol (One Sol is a martian day, which is 25 hours long). She was only designed to last for ninety days. So they had a hard choice to make. Keep her in her designated area and look at rocks they probably wouldn’t learn much new from, or set course to those mountains, which she likely wouldn’t live long enough. They chose the mountains.

Opportunity was set to land in (or near, can’t remember) a large crater, which they thought was interesting but didn’t expect much. But almost immediately, they found signs of mars having been wet.

Spirit, along her way, got stuck on a rock that they didn’t see. And their efforts to get her off, ended up bogging her down. Winter was approaching, and she spent months stuck. They thought that would be the end of he. Howerver, there, but for the grace of god, she managed to get free before winter.

Meanwhile, Opportunity kept find lots of cool new things.

Spirit along the way somewhere, her front wheel broke down. They thought that might be the end of her. Until someone thought to do the inconcievable- they turned her around, and drove her backwards. She backed herself everywhere she went from there on, dragging her dead front wheel in the sand. She slowed down conciderably, but somehow she kept going.

Opportunity still kept finding neat things that massively advances our knowledge of Mars.

Somewhere aling the way, dust so badly covered Spirit’s solar panels, she was losing power. She was dying. Again, they thought it would be the end of her. But a powerful dust devil happened along and hit her, which ended up blowing most of the dust off her. She started getting good power again.

Spirit made it to the mountain, several years after she landed. The mountain was more rugged than though thought. It was a gamble if she could make it up before winter. If she didn’t, that would be the end of her. It sounds like I’m overusing that, but no. She nearly died several times.

So they decided to go for it. They sent her up, and she barely made it. She took the first photo from a mountain view on another planet. I tried to find it, but the searches are all overrun with Opportunity photos right now.

I am unsure of what happened to Spirit after that, but she wasn’t around much longer. Opportunity had a relatively easy time. She had ample opportunities to find new things. But Spirit fought tooth and nail for every achievement she had.

That’s how you tell them apart. Opportunity had plent of them. And Spirit was full of fight.

And this was the last set of images she ever sent back to us-

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Whaddup, I’m crying!

THE BRAVEST GIRLS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM OKAY

Favorite Ron and Hermione Fanfiction

They’re all amazing, but the first ones will definitely give you all the feels!

#3,4,7,9,10,14,15,16,17,18 are still being updated

all multi-chaptered except #23

“All’s fair in love and war. And this is a little bit of both.” The story of Ron and Hermione post-Deathly Hallows.

OK this one contains a lot of fluff, so if you feel like reading something sweet, this story is for you.

Breaking up is hard to do, but Ron and Hermione are about to discover that putting the pieces back together is even harder. This story was nominated in 5 categories and Winner of “Best Angst Fic” at the 2008 Ron/Hermione Awards on LiveJournal.

If you are in the mood to read a long, but really long story filled with so much angst, read this one! It is really really good.

AU. Ron and Hermione are best friends and flatmates. No magic! Except from the magical love of R/Hr.

Cute, with some angst but a really great story. I stopped studying for my finals to finish the story.

A young woman saves Ron from being murdered and throws his world into chaos. Who is she? Why has Ron never met her? AU but attempts to stick to some elements of canon.

Everyone needs to go read this story, it is seriously one of the most fluffy and angsty stories out there, I can’t even explain how good it is. You will have a lot of Ron and Hermione feels. Just please read it!!!

Hermione’s life is not what she expected it to be and she doesn’t know how to change it. Will moving back to what she knows help? Or is she pinning all her hopes on a dream that ended years before?

Oh goodness, this story can rip your heart out.

Three years ago, Hermione removed herself from Ron’s memory. Now, the spell is broken and Ron is bloody hacked off about it. But could Hermione have good reasons for what she did, reasons that might mean the difference between life and death?

This one is a mystery, a really cute one, I really recommend it.

Auror Weasley must make sure everything is safe for a wedding. Hermione’s wedding.

Everything is returning to normal after the War. But when it comes to Ron and Hermione, the word ‘normal’ doesn’t really apply. And with the world around them still in pieces, will they rebuild it together, or will they find it difficult just to stay together when there’s so so much left unsaid? Book 1 in the There Is a Light Series.

Ok, everyone must read this story. This story will make you cry! I guarantee it! This story has so much angst and you HAVE to be patient while reading it because it has a lot of flashbacks but those flashbacks are so important and this story is so well written, there is just one thing I disliked about it but I can’t tell you because it will kill it for you. Even though this story is now completed I honestly haven’t reviewed the last chapter and not because I’ve been to lazy to do so but because I seriously haven’t gotten over what happened. And I honestly need time, it is such a stupid reason but to me it meant a lot, but everyone should really go read it, I’ve never cried so much with a story, the author is brilliant.

Set at end of HBP. As the ministry falls further under Voldemorts control a new law is passed, forcing Hermione into a life she wasn’t ready for. How will it affect the horcrux hunt and the fight against Voldemort? rated M for minor adult themes, nothing too crazy.

This one is very fluffy and sweet, it’s a good read.

Hermione’s anxiety takes a hold of her and threatens to get in the way of her slow and developing relationship with Ron. He is the only one who can pull her out of her own head long enough to finally let go.

Really good and smutty lol.

“I’m going. Alone,” Hermione said, leaving no room for Ron to argue. One night, so long ago now it seemed, really had changed everything.

Post Hogwarts: Ron and Harry are sent to America for Auror training. Ron spends his last night in England with Hermione, and after returning two years later, he finds Hermione with a fifteen-month-old baby …

Really cute, loved it, one of the first stories I read, doesn’t follow DH.

This fic is a series of missing moments from the time H/R&H were at Shell Cottage, beginning immediately after they Disapparated from Malfoy Manor.

This one is so fluffy!!!! So cute and romantic.

He was Ron and she was Hermione. And they had survived. What else could possibly bother to exist outside of them? Rated M. The 19 year gap between the last chapter and the epilogue.

Very fluffy oh goodness it is very cute.

Hermione Granger grew up in the Muggle World hiding her magical ability from those around her. That all changes when Ron Weasley, Auror, makes an interesting discovery while on a case. AU but keeping with the books.

Very cute and smutty.

Set right after the Second Wizarding War. Harry and Ron have just become Auror’s, and Harry has taken Teddy into his home. But when Harry goes missing, who is left to take care of Teddy? Ron, with the help of Hermione, is forced to pick up the broken pieces, bringing the new couple only closer together. Rated M for some adult content.

Cute.

Ron grieves the loss of his brother and tries to figure out life after the war while trying to navigate his new relationship with Hermione.

Captain Ron Weasley and his team are the best Aurors the Ministry has. But when one of the missions goes wrong Ron finds himself straddled with the last thing he ever expected. AU Not Deathly Hallows Compliant.

Missing moments: All of the times that Ron and Hermione fell asleep together, from book 1 to book 7.

fluffy!

Three days after the final battle at Hogwarts, Ron and Hermione begin a game of questions…

This is a look at the developing relationship between Hermione and Ron set during the Deathly Hallows.

Fluff

A collection of humorous and sweet moments from the months when Ron and Hermione are expecting baby Rose.

Soo cute, also one of my first stories I read, dealing with Hermione’s pregnancy.

Another tent-oneshot with Ron and Hermione.

So adorable!!!! ALL THE FEELINGS.

Ok, so, I REALLY didn’t wanna do this, I don’t wanna seem disrespectful to OP but I also kinda fell like some might need to be warned about Faultlines.

I too loved it the first time I read it, it was the best of the “Hermione leaves Ron and he’s a mess without her” fics. Back then Hermione ALWAYS left Ron, and Ron was ALWAYS a mess without her, so you kinda just went with it. But Faultlines is a “Hermione leaves Ron and he’s a mess without her,” fic

When I reread it a few years later I couldn’t stomach how pathetic I found Ron and I kinda feel like, with the growing amount of respect he’s been getting over the past couple years…. this fic might not hold up as well as it did back then and might not be for hardcore Ron Lovers.

Why Ron/Hermione Argue

As some people might already know about me, I’ve never been one to shy away from a good debate. That’s a trait that I share with Hermione.

There are some people who don’t particularly like arguing or disagreeing. Some people genuinely do. Hermione falls into the second category, and since I do as well, I wanted to try to explain what’s up with all of the arguing between her and Ron.

I don’t think there are that many people who would say that she isn’t an argumentative person by nature. In addition to Ron/Harry, Hermione clashes with Lavender over her rabbit, Luna over her theories, Umbridge over Ministry rules, Snape over the lesson plans for Lupin’s DADA class, Professor Trelawney over Divination, Parvati over Divination, Draco over Hagrid/Buckbeak, etc. And she argues with everyone about house-elves. Hermione is argumentative, and that’s how she prefers it.

Hermione finds it intellectually stimulating to argue, and needs someone who’s going to argue right back.

Genuine Friendship

Hermione is not the sort of person who’s afraid of being the person reading the book while everyone else is having fun. When she fights with Harry/Ron in PA, she doesn’t buddy up with Lavender/Parvati or apologize to the boys just to have someone to sit with at lunch. She sits by herself in the common room and goes it alone. In other words, Hermione is not the kind of person who chooses a bad friend over no friend at all.

If she did not enjoy spending time with Ron, she would have no problem sitting on the other side of the common room reading a book while waiting for Harry to return. And yet, we constantly see her in Ron’s company, even when Harry’s not around.

In every book after CS, she arrives the Burrow/Leaky Cauldron/Number 12 before Harry does. Harry takes it for granted that Ron and Hermione will be sitting together when he shows up in the common room, but that’s not a small thing. In PA, the two of them return from Hogsmeade “looking as though they’ve had the time of their lives.”

Despite how much they fight, it’s very clear that Hermione genuinely enjoys spending time with Ron.

Comfort with Conflict

Harry was raised by the Dursleys, and sees arguing and conflict as associated with strife. He also doesn’t feel comfortable expressing his emotions, so he tends to bottle things up until they explode.

Hermione frequently nags Harry, which Harry does not particularly appreciate. He basically has three strategies when being nagged by Hermione. The first is avoiding/ignoring her, the second is lying to her, and the third is exploding at her. Examples of the first and second include occulmency, sneaking into Hogsmeade, his doubts over Dumbledore’s past, the egg clue, his homework, his feelings about Ron’s absence, Voldemort’s visions in DH, his grades, etc.

Nagging is simply Hermione’s style, and while she might learn to tone it down, it’s always going to be part of who she is.

When he can’t lie/avoid/ignore, Harry will explode at Hermione. At which point the balance of power tilts sharply toward Harry. When Harry explodes, Hermione crumples. She will cry, shrink back, speak “in a small voice,” etc.

The problem is that Hermione needs feedback. Because Harry doesn’t engage with Hermione’s nagging, it’s hard for her to know when she’s entering the danger zone.

Like Hermione, Ron is pretty comfortable with the idea of conflict. He was raised in a house where such behavior was acceptable. He knew that just because his mother shouts or his brothers tease doesn’t mean that they don’t love him. He might be insecure about his worth, but he never has to worry that his family will simply stop loving him if he crosses some kind of invisible line.

Both Hermione and Ron wear their emotions on their sleeves and give each other instant feedback. If Hermione is upset with the boys, she tells them exactly why. Ron is the same way. Even when Ron fights with Harry, he chooses to immediately engage with him that night rather than giving him the cold shoulder and forcing Harry to work it out on his own.

Tne conflicts over each other’s romantic partners (or potential romantic partners) are a good example as well. When Ron sees something developing with Hermione/Krum, he immediately reacts and Hermione reacts right back.

When Hermione sees that Ron has a crush on Fleur, she wastes no time talking about how Fleur “really thinks a lot of herself” and “scowls” when Fleur gives Ron attention. Hermione reacts to Ron kissing Lavender not by sulking but by sending a flock of birds flying at his head. Neither of them are great at hiding how they feel.

There is a brief period in HBP where Ron decides to give Hermione the cold shoulder after finding out that she kissed Krum. Hermione is quite visibly rattled and upset by this behavior, saying she “doesn’t know what she’s supposed to have done.” Because normally when Ron is upset at Hermione, he tells her why.

A lot of the problems in the later books regarding their romantic lives stem from the same thing - for the first time, they’re not being honest and upfront with one another. Which creates a comedy of misunderstandings and poor decision-making.

Arguing as Conversation

There’s not really anger between Ron/Hermione’s arguments. I know that sounds odd, but to them it’s a cross between a rational discussion and intellectual exercise. Ron presents an idea, Hermione counters, Ron counters, and so on and so forth. It’s basically just a way to pass the time and exchange perspectives.

The morning after Ron/Hermione’s heated argument about Krum after the Yule Ball, Harry notes that they were being “quite friendly to each other, though oddly formal.”

In other words, they’re bending over backwards to be polite to one another and it’s making things weird. It’s totally different from their normal behavior.

There are many times in canon where they will segue from an argument to a normal conversation with no visible ill-will.

Even with Scabbers and the Firebolt, when an argument is finished, it’s finished.

PA:

Hermione flung her arms around Ron’s neck and broke down completely.
Ron, looking quite terrified, patted her very awkwardly on the top of the head.
Finally, Hermione drew away.
“Ron, I’m really, really sorry about Scabbers…” she sobbed.
“Oh — well — he was old,” said Ron, looking thoroughly relieved that she had let go of him.
“And he was a bit useless. You never know, Mum and Dad might get me an owl now.”

They’re perfectly capable of stopping in their tracks in order to focus on Harry or something else that’s just happened.

For another example, look at OP:

“Poisonous toadstools don’t change their spots,” said Ron sagely. “Anyway I’ve always thought Dumbledore was cracked trusting Snape. Where’s the evidence he ever really stopped working for You-Know-Who?”
“I think Dumbledore’s probably got plenty of evidence, even if he doesn’t share it with you, Ron,” snapped Hermione.
“Oh, shut up, the pair of you,” said Harry heavily, as Ron opened his mouth to argue back.
Hermione and Ron both froze, looking angry and offended.
“Can’t you give it a rest?” said Harry. “You’re always having a go at each other, it’s driving me mad.” […] The vision of Ron and Hermione’s shocked faces afforded him a sense of deep satisfaction.

Ron/Hermione are shocked, offended, and angry at Harry’s remark, because they don’t see anything wrong with their behavior. This is just how they talk.

Harry leaves the table and goes straight up to Divination, and Ron joins him a few minutes later:

The rest of the class arrived over the next five minutes. Ron emerged from the trapdoor, looked around carefully, spotted Harry and made directly for him, or as directly as he could while having to wend his way between tables, chairs and overstuffed pouffes.
“Hermione and me have stopped arguing,” he said, sitting down beside Harry.
“Good,” grunted Harry.
“But Hermione says she thinks it would be nice if you stopped taking out your temper on us,” said Ron.
“I’m not -”
“I’m just passing on the message,” said Ron, talking over him. “But I reckon she’s right. It’s not our fault how Seamus and Snape treat you.”

So in a matter of minutes, Ron and Hermione resolved their argument and discussed the best way to handle Harry. Notice that Ron doesn’t actually apologize for arguing with Hermione, he just tells Harry they’ve stopped.

An Expression of Trust

When you get to know someone, you learn that there are certain things they’re sensitive about, and you try to steer away from those topics. This is no different with Hermione/Ron. They both know what’s safe and what’s off-limits.

Hermione can call Ron tactless numerous times and nag him to do his homework, but she’s not going to take a shot at his family’s finances. Ron will tell Hermione to stop nagging and call her a know-it-all, but he would never insult her appearance.

That’s how they operate. And Hermione knows that if she accidentally strays into the danger zone, Ron will let her know. And vice versa.

Keeping Things Balanced

The movies turn Hermione into this perfect superwoman and Ron into a cowardly idiot who’s the butt of the joke, but the truth is that both characters are flawed in their own way.

One of Hermione’s more abrasive qualities is her tendency to be a bit of a know-it-all.

To be clear, being a know-it-all is not the same as being smart. Being smart is knowing the answer. Being a know-it-all is being unable to resist telling everyone else the answer. Essentially the way that Hermione and Ron negotiate a balanced relationship is by Ron engaging her when she nags him or acts like a know-it-all.

Hermione cannot help telling him that he’s not pronouncing something correctly. Plenty of people are offended by that kind of behavior, even when the other person is right. But Ron, instead of ignoring her corrections or acting as though he’s been gravely insulted, just calls her a know-it-all to keep things even. This evens the scales between them and prevents their relationship from becoming Hermione bossing Ron around.

It’s important to understand that Ron does have a huge amount of respect for Hermione’s abilities. He’s not always the best about coming out and saying it, but he takes it for granted that she’s the cleverest person in the room.

PS:

“But we’re not six hundred years old,” Ron reminded her. “Anyway, what are you studying for, you already know it all.”

GoF:

“But Hogwarts is hidden,” said Hermione, in surprise. “Everyone knows that… well, everyone who’s read Hogwarts, A History, anyway.”
“Just you, then,” said Ron. “So go on - how d'you hide a place like Hogwarts?”

When the O.W.L.s arrive and Hermione looks slightly unhappy and says that she did “not bad,” Ron takes the paper and announces that she got 10 Outstandings and 1 Exceeds Expectations and then playfully makes fun of her for being disappointed given how impressive her scores are. When Ron and Hermione take their apparition tests, he tells Harry that Hermione was “perfect, obviously.” Even when he himself fails, he doesn’t seem to bear any ill-will toward Hermione.

Ron’s not threatened by Hermione’s intelligence, and he’s not too prideful to do exactly what Hermione’s told him to do. But his teasing and his unwillingness to automatically agree with Hermione is what creates a balanced relationship between the two.

And Hermione genuinely needs this in a partner. She needs someone who will volley right back when she argues with them. She needs someone who will understand that her tendency to be a know-it-all is an instristic part of her personality. She needs someone who finds it endearing rather than annoying.

OMG THIS IS TOO PERFECT

I’ll read this to anyone that has the audacity to question their beautiful relationship. Ron is a heart and Hermione is a mind. They need each other.

I’ll forever reblog this.

Anonymous asked:

In a muggle AU, what do you think Ron's career would be?

it could be anything nonny

  • chess master
  • pastry chef
  • management consultant
  • writer of smutty romance novels
  • guidance counsellor for teens
  • all of the above
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Yes to all of these, but I’m chuckling at the idea of Ron “brain stops functioning when Hermione kisses him on the cheek” Weasley writing steamy romance novels. 

Idea for that one: Hermione get a job as an editor for a publishing firm, and gets frustrated when one of the writers she’s gets assigned to is one who writes ‘romance’ novels. Sure they’re titillating, but in her opinion little else.

She arranges a meeting expecting some dudebro but instead get a shy and handsome redhead.  The more she talks to him, the more she can feel herself relaxing and opening up. Still she has to know- Why write what’s essentially porn?

He admits he’d rather write pure romance, but his old editor said it wouldn’t sell and he’d be better off with the smut. Hermione all but demands to see one of his old scripts and when she reads it she’s floored, It’s a little rough - Ron had gained a lot of polish in the years he’d been publishing, but dear God once she picked it up she couldn’t put it down. And she usually didn’t even read romances!

The beautifully written story left her wanting more. More of the tale and more of the gentle man who wrote it. She helps polish it and they submit it under a new pan name to the publishing company. It becomes a best seller.

Suddenly rather than writing porn and hoping his mother never finds out, he’s traveling the country doing book signings. There’s talk of a movie deal! And Hermione’s by his side the whole time.

At one point during a signing party, Hermione finds herself pulled aside by Ron’s brother in law Harry, a minor celebrity, “Ron is a great bloke, salt of the Earth and the best friend a guy could want. And if your hurt him you will spend the rest of your life regretting it.”

Hermione thought that was a bit of an overreaction to being Ron’s editor. She didn’t get it until Ron showed her a short story not meant to be published. It was the tail of a struggling writer who felt his dream had become hollow and the editor that gave him passion for his writing again. About how the writer began to fall in love with the editor. It ended with a simple question: Will you go out with me?

They were married a year later, shortly before the premiere of the first moviw based on Ron’s books.

YES! AWESOME!

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I fucking love this.
Me too

This is awesome.

I'm so in love with this! ❤❤❤

Ron/Hermione Missing Moments

Hello hello! Sorry for the lack of recent updates - summer job didn’t include internet access. I’ve had a few requests for Romione missing moments set in specific books/times, so I thought I’d collect all the moments I could find while searching for the more specific ones. If you requested 5th or 6th year, those should be in here too!

Sixth-year missing moment in the library. Ron remembers the Amortentia lesson, Hermione gets flustered by a Bertie Botts bean, and Ginny is smug.

“After escaping the Ministry, Ron is having trouble doing things like getting a bath with his injured arm. Hermione will try to help, no matter how much it hurts to think that it’s not really the time for romance. One-shot with a parallel, set in DH.”

A missing moment from every year of Hogwarts, all set in the Hospital Wing

Ron and Harry discuss new relationships and old feelings after Gryffindor wins the House Cup in sixth year

“ Because sometimes, to fall asleep, all you need is your best friend. Your boyfriend. Your fiancee. Your wife. Your soul mate. A collection of 30 moments in a lifetime during which Ron and Hermione just couldn’t fall asleep.”

“ The end result might seem easy, but it was a winding road that led Ron and Hermione together. A collection of missing moments throughout the series.”

*Note: I haven’t finished reading this fic yet, since it is fairly long, so I can’t guarantee perfection. I have enjoyed it so far though!

Romione Stories (Missing Moments)

Year One to Seven, through the eyes of adult Ron and Hermione.

The story of Ron and Hermione through a series of missing moments.

Harry Potter rewrite through Ron’s POV.

The story of Ron and Hermione’s complicated romance, with added biscuits.

Ron Weasley’s Year Six Diary: the whole of Half-Blood Prince from Ron’s point of view.

Behind The Boy Who Lived, two friends fall in love in the middle of a war. Ron/Hermione moments between OotP and DH (Pre-Epilogue).

Moments by Armaysha. (Rated M)

A selection of missing moments from Hermione and Ron.

Sleepless by writergirl8. ( @rongasm )

Because sometimes, to fall asleep, all you need is your best friend. Your boyfriend. Your fiancee. Your wife. Your soul mate.

Pause by TMBlue. (Rated M) ( @trademarkblue )

Mid-DH. Ron and Hermione begin to reconcile in the days following Ron’s return.

All of the times that Ron and Hermione fell asleep together, from book 1 to book 7.

The end result might seem easy, but it was a winding road that led Ron and Hermione together.

All the missing moments between Ron and Hermione, starting with the first book and ending with the epilogue in DH.

As a child, Hermione loved to have her hair braided by her father, but with the onslaught of war, she’s forced to seek out someone else to help her and is shown a side of Ron she never knew existed.

This is a collection of missing moments between Ron and Hermione, set during Order of the Phoenix.

Note: There are a lot more beautiful missing moments one-shots but this post is focussed on multi-chapter stories.