Stories by thesecondshelf

"She is absolutely intoxicating. He should have predicted this, really, considering how passionately she dives into everything that interests her. He just still has a hard time believing he has somehow ended up on that list of things that interest her." A change in temperature.(Ch1: Shell Cottage, April 1998. Ch2: The orchard, May 1998. Ch3: Ron's attic bedroom, June 1998)

George never really noticed it until was on his own - but being a Weasley was positively exhausting. He gives it a go anyway. Canon pairings. Rated T for mentions of sex and being depressing.

Ron and Ginny bond over a shared past experience, discussing horcruxes, common insecurities, and the definition of "obnoxious and couple-y". Rated because neither of them could keep from swearing. As usual, I'm not sure if this is more sad or funny. R/Hr, hints at H/G. Complete.

My take on how Ron ended up leaving the Auror department to work with George at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. Featuring a near-death experience, an idle threat, and Hermione's nasty habit of confunding people that she doesn't agree with. Trio Friendship fic set in the year 2000.

"But before I take my leave, dear brother, let me congratulate you on your upcoming lifetime membership...To the club of Weasley men with birds who are too good-looking for them!" George said with a wink, and he was gone. A Muggle tuxedo, a flashback confession, a bet, and a wedding. Oh, and fluff. Lots of fluff.

Hannah Longbottom is not your typical barmaid, but that's ok; after all, the Weasley clan is quite a bit more colorful than the typical private party at the Leaky. Takes place during Victoire's Hogwarts graduation party and features a nosy old lady, a heart to heart between Hannah and Arthur, precocious!Lily, and slightly destructive!James,Louis,&Hugo. Oneshot. Canon pairings.

"He teases her, silently, she answers him with a look, and he believes, not for the first time, that there are aspects of magic that the wizarding world has yet to understand." Harry and Hermione talk about the past, present, and future... and a Romione wedding, of course :-). OneShot. H&Hr friendship fic featuring a lot of R/Hr and an itsy bit of H/G

(or, why Hermione needs to stop worrying and just listen to Ron every once in a while). The morning after Fred's funeral, Hermione wakes up in Ron's bed with too much on her mind (and not as much as she'd like on her body). Will these two ever get it together? Continues on from my story "Here," although it can most likely stand on its own. OneShot, T for Ron's mouth and innuendo.

"Who are you, the ghost of Christmas past?" Ron asked, and Harry smiled at the allusion. - Just a little bit of trio-y goodness to help you celebrate the season. R/Hr, H/G. Complete!

"It isn't funny!" Ron insisted. "I think there's something wrong with me." "Oh, there's something wrong with you all right," Harry replied. Quick little one shot - the boys discuss (gasp!) feelings in Ron's attic bedroom.

"The worst day of my life and the best day of my life are the same day," he says out loud, taking advantage of his solitude. The thought sounds just as strange in the air as it felt in his head, and he can't help but laugh in that way adults do when nothing is funny. T for language.

There are good days and there are bad days. An abstract-ish - for me, anyway - one shot that deals with the experience and expression of grief. It goes like this:

"'It doesn't break you,' Ron mumbled, tracing his finger around the rim of his pint glass absently. 'It just... it changes you. And you can't go back to who you were before...'" A journey of maturation and self forgiveness, as seen through the eyes of 6 siblings. Ron-centric oneshot with canon pairings.

"Of all the situations he had found himself in since they arrived back at Hogwarts the day before, this was somehow the strangest." Harry wakes up for the first time since he defeated the Dark Lord, and Ron helps him handle the aftermath. Ron&Harry friendship fic with brief appearances by Hermione. If I could have chosen a third genre, I would have picked Humor.

"You've never met them, but you would recognize them anywhere." A trio ficlet from an outside point of view.

Hermione learns to navigate her relationship with Ron, one moment at a time. Seven post-war, post-kiss ficlets. One Shot, Rated T.

"Having a conversation with her about... things... might lesson the tension in this damn tent." Three conversations between Ron and Harry. Written because I refuse to believe the night Ron destroyed the locket never came up in conversation.

or, The Way Things Were Supposed to Happen. The night after his brother's funeral, Ron and Hermione discuss that maybe they should discuss things at some point. R/Hr, OneShot. T because Ron is a teenage boy and the entire story takes place in his bed.

"H," the note had read, in very familiar handwriting. "I'm going home for a bit- like we did last year- before Christmas dinner. I might be a little late. Cover for me? -H" Trio moment set on December 24, 1998. Canon pairings, OneShot. Happy Holidays!

Or, five conversations about Hermione Granger. Bill's always been decent to Ron, but he also had a knack for finding ways to bring up Ron's female best friend in conversation. R/Hr and B/F, GoF - DH. OneShot.

"He is shocked by the timbre of his voice and the brazenness of his words. He can see her eyes widen in the mirror, and he knows he must have shocked her as well." 2 DH missing moments- Ron reacts to Hermione's scars. Bookverse. OneShot. T for language.

At James Sirius Potter's 10th birthday party, Harry muses on the similarities between his oldest son and his oldest friend. Featuring sibling squabbles, descriptions of non-ginger Weasleys, and George's preoccupation with where babies come from. OneShot

Harry was able to perform magic without his words and without his wand. He didn't know when it started, but once he discovered it was possible he conducted furtive experiments whenever he was alone. Summer after the Battle of Hogwarts H/G R/Hr OneShot

During the Second Wizarding War, Fleur Weasley ponders true beauty. A series of missing moments set during DH. Canon pairings. COMPLETE.

"Thoughts can leave deeper scarring than almost anything else." In August of 1998 Percy Weasley ponders his place among the men in his family, and Ron understands. Canon pairings. One-shot.

Trio moment with a dash of R/Hr , set on Harry's 18th birthday.

The Weasley children move on after The Battle of Hogwarts. A series of vignettes told in the second person. Canon Pairings.

"'Rosie, love, can I come in' He tried to be as gentle as possible. It wasn't that he was afraid of his daughter, really, but when she was angry she reminded him so much of her mother..." A father-daughter moment. R/Hr & Rose/Scorpius. T for Language.

"Bill sounded angry, but Ron couldn't bring himself to care. The only thing he cared about right now was lying in a bed in the room behind him, still unconscious. He shuddered even harder at the thought." Set at Shell Cottage during DH. T for language.

"What happens now?" He threw the question into the wind, not expecting an answer. "What do you want to happen?" After the Battle of Hogwarts, Ginny finds Harry down by the lake.

"To those of you who came this morning, for my family, I want to thank you. But I need to ask you for one more favor. I… I need you to help my brothers remember what we fought for, and why we are still here." Post-DH, Ginny helps her family heal.

It was logical to be hungry, she told herself. She had barely eaten since she left Shell Cottage, and that was ages ago. It was not logical, however, to be restless— she hadn't slept since she left the cottage either.