Aw what an adorable story really very well written. Such a good R+Hr fic!! Wonderful job!

After walking a few steps, he took her hand. "This way I'll know if I'm going too fast."

She squeezed his hand, which sent waves of warmth through him. "You're not going too fast."

Nothing like a bit o' fluff.  It was fun to write this scene because I already had it straight in my mind.  Ron is a great POV to use.  I've done some other things with him on the Quill and I do enjoy him as a character.

"I think it is more OotP R/Hr which is a lot more complicated and fraught with fear:  Hermione would reach out, Ron would rebuff - then Ron would try and Hermione would rebuff. I tried to capture a little of that fear in this story."

You did that excellently--one of my favorite aspects of the story.  I started out my fanfic addictions with R/Hr stuff, but got burnt out on them pretty quick.  This story reminded me about why I used to like them.  Your Ron was perfect--precisely how I saw him developing in Book Five.  Very nicely done.  :)

Jenn

This was absolutely delightful. I loved the way each of them was going out of the way to do things the other wanted to do.  Ron was so sweet, trying to 'read' Hermione while still being absolutely certain that this was what he wanted to be doing with her. Loved it!

*siiiigh* This melted my heart...I loved this chapter so much, and how romantic this was! (Lordie I'm such a sap)Maybe a chapter like this for Harry and Ginny would be nice? *big grin* Well, write more! lots more! 

~Maria~

You're my hero, you really are...

I've been waiting for this outtake for a while, so im pleased to see it up, and it lived up to my expectations of course...

How's your other fics comming along? Hope to see them up soon

Work hard Fluff-Goddess-Writer

LOL.  I love that title - so much nicer than domestic goddess, although the pay seems to be the same!

I have to admit I'm not so much a Ron/Hermione fan as a Harry/Ginny fan so I rarely read any of their fics unless Harry/Ginny is in it as well.  It's not that I don't like the pairing or that I think that Rowling has another pairing for these two in mind I guess it's just that the paring doesn't excite me the way Harry/Ginny do.  That being said I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this fic.  I like the characterizations, especially how both of them seem to be really apprehensive about what is going on.  (I mean think about it at least Harry has actually been on a date, even if it was an unmitigated disaster.)  I do like the characterizations  you have for Ron and Hermione, you don't make Ron a total idiot like many do and you do portray Hermione as vulnerable which Rowling has hinted at during interview.  (In fact I predict she is going probably have a rough 6th or 7th years in canon when some of her preconcieved notions about the world get shattered.)  All in all I give this fic a thumbs up and look forward to more of your writing (anything of course although I admit I'm very partial to your Harry/Ginny fics.)

I'm amazed at how many of us H/Grs aren't big R/Hr story fans.  (I do like them in canon)  I am further amazed and humbled that so many of you gave me a chance on this story.

Like I said earlier, I don't know how this is going to go over on the Quill - it's not "classic" R/Hr which patterns itself after the Yule Brawl - I think it is more OotP R/Hr which is a lot more complicated and fraught with fear:  Hermione would reach out, Ron would rebuff - then Ron would try and Hermione would rebuff. I tried to capture a little of that fear in this story.

I agree with you that Hermione will have a tough time - and it will be Ron who pulls her out of it. 

Don't worry - I would never forsake H/G for any other ship.  But it is good practice to work with different dynamics and characters. 

Oh - this is good. Really good. Thank you so much for sharing this - in character, believeable, but also soft and wonderfully fluffy!

gosh! i'm in love! you're really one of the best, st. margarets!  please write more!

long live  /  and  /  !!!

YAY! The Yarn shop... I obsessed over this missing scene when I read Red is the Heart

That was such a sweet outtake. Your characterisations were spot on (I'm really fussy about Ron characterisations) and the build up to the scene in the yarn shop was superb.

Thank you for writing this! It just made my day

Katie

I decided to write some R/Hr fluff because I was asked.  This missing moment seemed the easiest, since I had already come up with a scenario for Hermione to talk about in Red Is The Heart. 

I'm glad the awkwardness seemed organic to the story, rather than OOC.  R/Hr were on their best behavior here - they were both trying so hard.  I realize now that the homework planner scene was really the signing of a sort of "peace treaty."  That's great - we're not going to fight anymore - now what?

The other thing I realized is that R/Hr's biggest obstacle is overcoming the hurt they have inflicted on each other over the years.  Like you said, their arguments aren't so much about romance, but about their own fears and insecurities.

This was fun to write - but I an still loyal to my H/G!

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