into your heart - ron weasley x reader

1. the beginning

i hugged my father goodbye as i hopped onto the hogwarts express. he was a muggle and had attended a regular, non-magical school as a child, so this experience was just as enchanting for him as it was for me.

i made my way onto the train, pulling my overpacked luggage behind me. i was completely at a loss when it came to packing, i had never been very good at managing that.

the whistle blew as i began to get lost in my thoughts.

this was my fourth year back at hogwarts and i couldn't wait to meet up with my gryrffindor friends.

as i rushed down the busy isle of compartments, i found myself thinking back to the slowness of this past summer.

i lived in a small, secluded house off the cost aberporth, wales, with my muggle parents. when i got my letter my first year, my parents were utterly shocked. they had never heard of such a school and were skeptical about sending me at first, but thankfully, after i pleaded for nearly a month straight, they gave in.

over the summer, i had spent the majority of my time writing back and forth with my friends. we informed each other on special events or parties, family gatherings or sleepovers, anything worth noting.

but, as much as we talked, i always found myself wishing we could interact more. i was an only child and both of my parents were often found out of the house working. this left me alone for much of the summer. writing to my friends seemed to be my only escape back to the magical school years and memories i've made there.

leaving my thoughts behind me, i looked up from the floor of the express but it was already too late. i ran face first into the chest of a certain dark haired boy with round glasses and a lightning bolt scar.

"harry!" i cried out as i stumbled to pick up the troublesome luggage that i had been hauling.

"y/n!" harry replied, engulfing me in a quick hug.

"i'm so sorry for running into you. i was lost in thought and didn't watch where i was walking." i said to the boy as i pulled at the hem of my shirt.

"it's not a problem at all, don't worry about it." he said as he reached his hand out to help me up.

i smiled as i took his hand and stood. harry had always been a sweet friend and i was glad i'd got to know him over these past years.

"i was just heading back to ron and hermione,"he said as he cleared his throat. "care to join me?"

i nodded in response and began to follow the boy down and past the bustling compartments full of friends conversing between each other.

we reached one of the last compartments and entered inside. harry walked in first, sitting down next to hermione. i stood in the doorway for a mere moment before taking a seat next to my red headed friend, ron.

"y/n! oh, i've missed you!" hermione said as she stood up to give me a hug.

"i've missed you too!" i replied as i excitedly embraced her.

ron was the next to welcome me back. he smiled at me before giving me a quick, comforting hug.

"hey y/n, welcome back! we've missed you." the boy said as he released me from the embrace.

as ron let go, i couldn't help but think back to that moment just last year.

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it was nearing the end of our third year at hogwarts. harry, hermione, and i were at the whomping willow after ron had been dragged inside of it. we walked the long pathway through the inside of the tree to the shrieking shack. i remember seeing ron laying on the bed, quivering in pain as his leg had been broke just moments earlier. he was still quick to try and defend us, despite his painful injury. i walked over to him and grabbed his hand, holding it between mine. hoping that the subtle touch between us would possibly calm his
nerves. in response, he intertwined our fingers and would squeeze my hand every now and then when the pain became too severe. when we were leaving, ron had not yet let go of my hand. i was blushing as i realized just how long our hands had been held together. harry seemed to notice this and made some silly remark which lead ron and i to let go of each other.

~~~

"i've missed you guys too." i replied to ron.
he smiled and rubbed the back of his neck, exposing the muscles in his upper arm. gosh.
i thought to myself as my eyes widened. the ginger who sat next to me wasn't aware of the expressions i had just made, and i was beyond thankful for that.

ron was definitely an attractive guy, especially at just fourteen. he had strong facial features and a decent body. his smile was one you just couldn't forget. and of course, his unmistakable glowing auburn hair. i shook my head to escape my growing thoughts about the boy beside me.
i didn't actually like ron weasley, did i?

this thought kept returning to me throughout the course of the next couple minutes. i finally got too distracted in conversation to think about it.

harry, of course, brought up the topic of quidditch which got us all talking. we discussed the previous players and how well the hogwarts teams were. being himself, ron brought up the chudley cannons quidditch team that he was obsessed with. it was kind of adorable how he knew so much about them.

on the other hand, harry was looking forward to his season and the adrenaline it gave him. i was glad he had something to look forward to. he always seemed troubled with voldemort.

"so, y/n, how was your summer?" ron abruptly asked me, catching me off guard.

i shrugged as i described what i had spent most of my summer doing. "well it was pretty uneventful, to say the least. i really only spent my time reading the letters you all sent. i did a little homework and baking too."

"i'm sorry your summer wasn't the best, y/n," ron said frowning. "you're welcome to come over to the burrow in the summer any time you'd like. you guys of course can come too," ron said to the pair sitting across from us.

"thanks ron," i said smiling at him. "i might have to take your offer this summer."

all ron did in response was give me a soft smile. i knew he wouldn't mind me staying over, and that thought made my mood lighten.

our conversation slowly ceased as we each retreated into our own thoughts. the foggy glass windows of the train were darkening as the bright sun began to set. at that moment, a knock was sounded on our compartment door. the prefects were walking around and alerting the students that we were nearing hogwarts. that meant that we should change into our robes and get ready for arrival.

i excused myself from the group and went to the bathroom to change. while walking back, i couldn't stop thinking about ron. i kept thinking back to the smile he had given me earlier. when i thought about it, i got butterflies.

wow. i thought to myself. i truly do have a crush on ronald weasley. this was only the beginning.