The summer was always one of the greatest times of year, because Hermione was never anxious in the summers. During the school year, Ron stayed in Diagon Alley with the shop for the most part. He slipped in on holidays, or important dates (whenever the anniversary of Hermione’s stay in Malfoy Manor rolls around, he was there for days), and her birthday and their anniversary. They never got to see much of each other during the school year though.