christmas at the burrow

chapter 1

your pov

you walked into the burrow. the sweet smells of cinnamon and lavender filled your nose.

mrs. weasley's candles.

the last day of school before christmas break was weeks ago but everyone was still so excited for the holidays.

suddenly you remembered something. your birthday was coming very soon! this thought put even more excitement in your brain.

when you stepped in the entrance you couldn't help but notice the tall house sounded pretty empty.

you walked over to the timeless clock instead with pictures of all the weasleys. you couldn't help but notice, three other names had been added.

'y/n, harry, and hermione'

you felt a smile on your face. you finally felt at home.

your life in your real home was not so great. your parents were both wizards but they seemed to never stop fighting. from your room you always numbly listened to the sounds of raised voices and smashed bottles. neither of them ever paid any attention to you or had a thought of how their actions were affecting you.

but now, you decided, the burrow was your real home.

on the clock it said that the only ones home were percy, and mr. weasley. no wonder it was quiet.

you couldn't help but feel your heart drop to see ron was not home. he is the one you've been anticipating seeing the most. you hoped he would be back soon.

suddenly, the silence was broken by two tall ginger figures appearing.

you smiled to see fred and george in the doorway.

"oh hi y/n!" they said after a moment of carrying on their argument. they seemed to bicker a lot but after all they were brothers.

three more figures appeared in the doorway. harry, hermione, and ginny, most of your friend group. but you knew someone was missing, and he was the one you were really waiting to see.

nevertheless, you were engulfed into a group hug from your incomplete circle. everyone seemed so happy to see you even though you weren't really gone for that long.

you were asked by your parents to spend two weeks at your aunt and uncle's house and not to forget with their four bratty children.

you were forced to babysit while the adults went on a four person cruise. you were very jealous of their choice to not bring you along, but you figured sometimes they need adult time.

but finally your two tiring weeks were finally over and you were ready to have the best holidays ever with your favorite people.

the last to enter was none other than mrs. weasley. as soon as she met your glance, she swooped you up into the biggest hug you have ever been given.

it felt good to be truly loved.

"y/n you have no idea how glad i am to see you! i've been waiting so long to see your pretty little face!" she said as she held your face to admire how much you had grown.

you just realized you haven't been to the burrow in over a year. it felt good to be back.

a quick sadness rushed through you as you realized no one else was coming though the door.

"where's ron?" you instinctively asked.

"oh i heard he was still at the shops, buying something special." hermione said as she lightly nudged you.

her and ginny obviously knew about your large crush on ron. you couldn't help it. he was the cutest, sweetest person you had ever met.

it didn't take long back in first year for you to grow fond of ron. and now 5 years later, you still haven't let it go.

disappointedly wondering where he was, you decided to begin unpacking to get your mind off it.