The Worlds Greatest Dad

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The Worlds Greatest Dad by

drcjsnider

Category: Harry Potter

Genre: Humor

Language: English

Characters: Ron W., Rose W.Status: Completed

Published: 2008-10-15

Updated: 2008-10-15

Packaged: 2013-03-17 19:15:31

Rating: K

Chapters: 1

Words: 1,422Publisher: www.fanfiction.net

Summary: Ron Weasley was the worldgreatest dad. He even had a t-shir

embroidered with that title given to him b


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Rose and Hugo to prove it.


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The Worlds Greatest Dad

Title: The World's Greatest Dad

Author: drcjsnider

Team: Summer

Prompts: Rose, Slug Club

Pairing/Genre: GenRating: PG

Word Count: 1313

Warnings: N/A

A/N: Ron, Rose, and everythinassociated with them belongs to J

Rowlings. Thanks to sugarquill39 an

gineraled for betaing. Written for the l

community Rontober Fest.

Ron Weasley was the world's greates

dad. He even had a t-shirt embroidere

with that title given to him by Rose an


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Hugo to prove it.

He had retained his 'greatest dad

designation through his children's teenagyears by avoiding the most commo

pitfalls experienced by other fathers. Fo

example, while his brother Georg

attempted to live vicariously through hison's and daughter's performance on th

Quidditch Pitch, Ron had made it clear t

his offspring that the best thing about th

sport was having fun. Winning didn't meamuch, he often reminded them, if in th

end you hadn't enjoyed the game

Likewise, while Percy and Bill nagge

heir children about OWL results and

.E.W.T.s, Ron rarely spoke to his kid

about their performance at Hogwarts

nstead, he was interested in what the


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were learning and what magic the

enjoyed experimenting with the most.

Perhaps most importantly, Rose and Hugocontinued to regard their father as the bes

dad in the world because he didn

nterfere in their social lives. While Harr

snooped and poked into the backgroundof Al's and Lily's dates, Ron let hi

children know that he trusted thei

udgment. "I'll be here if you ever want t

alk," he told them. "But I won't interfern your love lives unless you nee

advice."

Therefore, when Rose requested hi

presence in Hogsmeade the first weeken

of November to discuss who she shoul

ask to the Slug Club's annual Christma


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broadened as he watched her curly, red

hair crackling with static around her face

Although his daughter complained ofte

and loudly at having inherited her mother'hair, Ron loved that similarity betwee

hem. He was less thrilled, however

when he noticed several of the young me

n the pub leering at Rose as she shruggeoff her coat and tossed her hair back ove

her shoulder.

"It's great. Gryffindor beat Ravenclaw thother day in Quidditch."

"Yeah? Did you have fun?"

She nodded and then took a sip of he

drink. "It was a blast, although I was sor

for two afterwards."


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"Playing Keeper is definitely physicall

draining."

"True, but I wouldn't want to have another position," she winked at him. "I stil

hink Keeper is the most important playe

on the Pitch."

Ron laughed. "Could be."

The smile slipped from Rose's face as sh

glanced around the pub. She then leanecloser to Ron so they wouldn't b

overheard. "So Pop, I could really us

your advice about the Slug Club'

Christmas party."

"I can't believe there still is a Slug Clu

Slughorn retired over twenty years ago,


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he informed her with a shake of his head.

Rose shrugged. "Apparently Professo

Bobbin was in the Slug Club when shwas at Hogwarts; she started it up agai

after being hired to teach potions."

Ron nodded thinking back to how jealouhe'd been in sixth year when Harry

Hermione, and Ginny had all been invite

o join the club while he'd been excluded

"So do you enjoy being a member?"

"It's alright," Rose admitted. "It's kind o

nice to socialize with professors an

students from other houses on a regulabasis. There are enough people involve

hat I can avoid the ones who are too ful

of themselves."


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Ron nodded again. That was pretty muc

he way he felt about working for th

Ministry.

"My problem is," she started then lowere

her voice, "that we can invite

nonmember to the annual Christmas Part

and the wizard I was thinking about askinhas been acting like an immature git al

year long."

Ron raised an eyebrow. "Why would yowant to invite someone who has bee

acting like a git?"

Rose blushed. "Well, he hasn't alwaybeen a git. In fact, until recently he's bee

one of my best friends."


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He felt his stomach clench, Merlin thi

sounded familiar. "Maybe you should

describe to me his git-like behavior."

"Well," his daughter began, frowning a

she thought. "He's been flirting with girls.

"Really?"

"Pretty much. They flirt with him and h

doesn't discourage it."

"Should he?"

"Of course!" Rose exclaimed, getting a bi

red in the face. "If he likes someone hshouldn't be leading on all these othe

girls."

"What makes you think he likes someone?


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Ron asked her. "Has he asked anyone out

s he dating anyone?"

Rose shook her head. "No, but he's saihings in the past that made me think tha

maybe he was interested"

"Honey," Ron began, trying to think of thbest way to save her the heartache an

roubles he had experienced in his sixt

year. "Sometimes you just have to lay you

cards on the table. If you want to date thibloke then ask him to the party. If he like

you he'll say yes."

Rose bit her lip. "But what if it messes upour friendship?"

Reaching over, Ron gave her hand


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squeeze. "It sounds like your friendship i

already suffering."

Rose released a deep breath, but didnook convinced. "I suppose. I was thinkin

hat I could ask some other guy to the part

and make my friend jealous. Maybe the

he'd wise up and start paying morattention to me."

Ron shook his head. "That's not fair

sweetheart. It's not fair to your friend tplay with his emotions and it certainl

sn't fair to lead on this other guy. What i

he thinks you are seriously interested i

him?"

"I guess. I just wish it was easier."


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"Sometimes it takes a bit of courage to g

after what you," Ron informed hi

daughter. "I'm confident, however, tha

you can do it. There was a reason thSorting Hat put you in Gryffindor."

"Yeah, because it is a family tradition,

Rose replied glumly.

Ron leaned over and wrapped his ar

around Rose's shoulder. "It will be alrigh

Rosie. Things usually work out the wahey are supposed to."

"Thanks Pops," she replied, closing he

eyes briefly to enjoy her father's embrace

"I should probably be getting home now

so your Mum doesn't nag me about havin


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disappeared all day," Ron joked, risin

from the table.

Rose giggled and followed him to thdoor. "Tell Mum I love her."

"Will do," he replied before hugging Ros

again. As Ron opened the door to leavehe turned back to his daughter. "So what'

he name of this lucky bloke you fancy

Your Mum is going to demand details."

Rose rolled her eyes, but stood on he

iptoes to whisper in his ear. "Scorpiu

Malfoy. But don't breathe a word to Uncl

Harry or Aunt Ginny."

Ron froze a minute before nodding stiffl

and stepping out into the street.


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Rose watched as he Apparated away

Before she could return to her table an

collect her belongs, however, a pair o

strong arms wrapped themselves arounher waist.

"Did you tell him about us?" a deep voic

asked her quietly, before soft lips brushedagainst her earlobe.

"Yeah," Rose replied, turning around and

inking her arms around the neck of heboyfriend. "He thinks we'll be grea

ogether."

"Your father sounds like a wonderfuman," Scorpius Malfoy smiled, starin

contentedly into the blue eyes of hi

favorite Weasley.


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Rose nodded enthusiastically in response

"He's the world's greatest dad."

The End

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