A Man's Rite of Passage

Many days in Ron's life he had somehow taken on the position of Harry's older brother. A father figure with no discerning knowledge. One lost boy trying to save another. Ron had no qualms about reassuring him, it wouldn't be very long and he could come to finish the summer at the burrow. A promise heavy in his voice for his best friend to cling to like a drowning man on a lifeboat.