salvation♡ | a ron weasley fanfiction

the inquisitorial squad

"I've joined the Inquisitorial Squad," Draco told Electra whilst they were sat on the common room sofas.

"What on earth is that?" she replied, not sure whether she even cared anyway.

"A group Umbridge created to help enforce her new educational decrees," his answer earning a frown from Electra.

"Her new rules are stupid though, I thought you hated them?"

"Yeah, yeah I do. But the real reason she's doing this is to help her uncover what Potter is up to," this caused Electra's eyes to light up. Ron had been disappearing off all the time, claiming to meet Harry and Hermione. Sometimes the two of them came looking  for him, she knew that lot were up to something. They always are.

"They have been up to something, haven't they! Ron's always disappearing off and coming up with rubbish excuses," she argued, getting angry just thinking about.

"Yeah well Umbridge reckons it's not just the three of them, she thinks they've got some sort of club or gang thing going on,"

Electra's brows furrowed as she gritted her teeth and shook her head. She hated liars, couldn't stand them. And she definitely couldn't stand when Ron Weasley lied to her.

"Ugh, they're sneaky," she muttered.

The next week, the two of them had Herbology with the Gryffindors. Electra had avoided Ron the last couple of days, the last time they hung out was the weekend in Hogsmeade. Inside she was quite annoyed about his secret gatherings that he kept from her, but she hadn't told him this so he was left confused by her coldness.

Ron watched Electra and Draco trimming the herbs together. He was working with Harry, as usual, but his attention was on her, constantly stealing glances over at her work.

"What's up with you two?" Harry asked as he trimmed down the plants in the soil.

"Not sure. She was fine this weekend, yet she's been ignoring me since then," Ron responded, his attention still on her. Harry just shrugged, evidently not caring that much.

"You're forming a 'friendship' with a Slytherin, Ron. They have odd mood swings,"

When the lesson ended, the class left the greenhouses and made their way back to the castle. Once in the courtyard Ron spotted Electra bouncing her wand up and down, levitating a first year's rucksack. The boy jumped up desperately trying to grab his bag back, whilst Draco and Electra laughed at him. Students around mostly ignored the pranking and carried on walking to lesson, but Ron did not. He stepped in the help the first year, feeling sorry for him.

"Accio!" Ron pointed at the bag and it came shooting towards him. He took it over to the boy and apologised to him before he ran off. "Bullying isn't tolerated. I should report you for that," he said to the two of them. They both rolled their eyes, and Draco muttered something to her which made her chuckle.

"Oh it's just a bit of fun, Ron," Electra pestered.

"Prefects are meant to be good influences," he continued. 

"I'll meet you in Charms, Draco," she turned to him before moving over Ron.

Electra grabbed his arm and linked hers in his and began walking into the castle with him. 

"Oh Ronald, let it go," she chuckled. He loosened up a bit when hearing her relaxed tone. She put him on edge, she had that effect. He was able to be himself and relax around her, but her blunt and confronting side still sent fear running through him.

"What've you been up to?" he asked, looking down at her, attempting to start a normal conversation.

"I'm thinking of joining the Inquisitorial Squad." she spoke bluntly.

"What's that?"

"It's Umbridge's team to help her find out what you and the Gryffindors are up to," she stopped and faced him, her arms crossed. Ron's mouth opened and closed but he couldn't form any words. "You can't keep your secret forever, Weasley. I will find out where you keep going off to,"

"I-I-I..." he spluttered, but he was speechless. The confronting and blunt Electra was back and she was onto Dumbledore's Army.

"Umbridge reckons you guys have some secret club meetings going on, which of course would be a breach of educational decree number 24 which states that all student organisations are henceforth disbanded," she says menacingly, with an innocent smile and fluttering eyelashes.

"Well..." Ron muttered, still unsure how to react.

"Us prefects are supposed to be good influences, Ron," she mimics his previous words with sarcasm, placing a hand on his shoulder. "I have to enforce the rules,"

"Right." was all he could say.

"See you later!" she said enthusiastically with a fake smile and a flick of her hair she was off. He was left confused by her behaviour.

Later that day in the common room, he informed Hermione and Harry on what he had heard.

"Umbridge is out to get us!" Harry exclaimed, anger flooding through him. Dumbledore's Army was going to fall apart yet it had barely been standing.

"We're going to have to be far more careful," Hermione said, the boys nodded with agreement.

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odd chapter, right? dunno just thought i should show that ron and electra are still very different people and she clearly has some trust issues lol :P