The week before Christmas break, she had sent a letter asking if Ron would like her to come to the shop to spend the holidays, as he had refused to return to what remained of the Borrow since he had moved out. He hadn’t bothered to reply at all. She had accepted a few months ago that perhaps the stirrings of romance were just due to heightened emotions during wartime. But this felt like the loss of one of her best friends and she was heartbroken. 