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Setting: December in the trio's 6th year.

********* A Winter Spell

Chilly days came to Hogwarts as all of the autumn fell to the ground. Gray clouds threatened a cold winter day with some snow. This was typical for December weather around the grounds. This was weather that Ron loved.

While Harry and Hermione were inside finishing a Charms project that surprisingly Ron finished, he decided to go out for a walk around the castle. He walked out to the courtyard and found… nobody. Apparently, everyone thought it was a bit too cold for them. Perfect he thought. He situated himself on a bench that had a view of the various towers and the mountains. He always enjoyed watching the clouds roll by on spring days from this spot. The view always inspired him to do something worthwhile. Perhaps this was why his grades happened to have improved dramatically.

With the revealing of Death Eater's in the Ministry, Ron's father had more job openings. His father was now the head of his department and that meant a bit more money. For once, Ron felt better about life. His family was doing better now, Percy apologized for being rude to them, the Gryffindor team was plowing through the Qudditch league (probably cuz Ron and Ginny both had Firebolts), and Ron had the best chance of becoming Head Boy with Hermione as Head Girl. Of course, there'll always be that tiny hole inside someone that yearns for that tiny thing that makes everyone's lives living hell. For Ron, that hole would be in his heart. His heart was yearning for a person to share his love with. That person was Hermione (duh).

Whenever Harry and Hermione were busy, he'd spend his time in his "inspirational spots" pondering about anything in the world. He found himself spending his thinking days more on the subject of love. Whether it had to do with what women wanted or why some people were able to find love so easy while others were turned down so much they committed suicide. Ron never really dwelled on love until his second year when he tried to jinx Draco. He realized why he did it and was shocked when he reached that realization. The next few years were spent in confusion until 5th year when he became a little nicer to Hermione, even holding back his rage when she mentioned Viktor's name.

As Ron was sitting, snow started falling. "Man, perfect timing," he said and now his inspirational spot became even more inspirational. Now Ron really wished he had Hermione by his side to share this moment with. Having someone in your arms while the snow was falling and staring off onto the mountains has been one of Ron's dreams. Of course, nobody knew, not even Harry since Ron didn't want to set off any anger bombs inside him. Ron also had two other ideal ways to spend some time with Hermione. He wished both of them would ride on his broom off into the sky and gaze at the stars, or sit by the lake at night and watch the stars. Yes, he did have an emotional side to him. He just hid it from everyone else.

"Yeah I think I've spent enough time outside," Ron said, "… OOOHH DINNER TIME!!!!" and off he ran like the Weasley he is… On his way, he just remembered that the Hogsmeade weekend was tomorrow. He knew exactly what he wanted to do…

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Cliffhanger… What could he be thinking? Asking Hermione out? Or buying her a present? Or something else? We'll know in the next chapter (sorry this was a bit short but I'm kinda tired right now). Adios

--Satuskiyami