#ron complaining about cold ears is so endearing

[where-did-the-groove-go]

a PSA for anyone dressing as Ron Mael for Halloween

(Or any other time of year, because that is also completely valid :))

Idk if deciphering horrendously pixellated scans of old magazine articles is a talent unique to me, but I managed to decipher the entirety of that Groom at the Top one so here you go: Ron's hair regimen.

The article is from 1974, so Sparks would've been living in England at the time and thus the Yardley brilliantine will be most authentic -- but if you're in the US and want to grab everything on one trip to Walmart, there's another brilliantine from a brand called Tres Flores. A bit stickier and shinier, but it works just as well.

And okay, Ron didn't actually use Aqua Net, but the hairspray he mentioned is no longer made. Everything I've ever read about 1970s hair care, though, says that all the "dry look" spray products for men were basically just repackaged Aqua Net.

So without any further ado, let's hear the facts from Ron. (Article transcribed below)

"First of all it's essential that your hair is fairly short. Remember that maintaining this style involves a daily ritual every morning. Otherwise it won't last very long."

"To start with wash your hair, to get rid of all the grease from the day before. After it's washed leave it quite damp, don't towel it off too much. This is quite important."

"Then spread some Brylcreem on one of your index fingers, rub it between your palms and apply it to the hair. Then do the same with an equal amount of Brilliantine."

"Next you have to comb it using preferably the wide end of the comb so that it leaves wide tracks in the hair, for some reason it looks better if you have fairly fallow grooves running across your head."

"Once that's done you can then spray it with a kind of lacquer called Brut Extra Hold Hair Spray. After that you're all set for the rest of the day. It's a long process, about 10 minutes every morning, but once you've done it you can forget about it for the next 24 hours."

"If you suffer from electricity in the hair you can add some anti-static spray -- the sort that's meant for records. We tried it for a while. I don't know whether it cured the static, but it sure does wonders for the hair."

So successful has Ron's image been that he is quite prepared to adopt it for the rest of his life.

"I've got quite used to it now, it's become a habit. It's my natural style. I'm not trying it out to see how it works. This isn't a phase I'm going through. This is the way I am. Till death do us part."

Naturally enough as with all progressive ideas, there are many drawbacks to the Ron Mael look. Ron is only too well aware of them.

"When I'm walking on the streets I get people yelling wanting to know who let me loose or telling me how much I look like their father. Also having short hair means you can get very cold in the ears at times."

But there are still advantages.

"It's a good way of starting conversations at a party. All you have to say is, 'So what do you think of my hair then?'"

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A couple tips from me: "quite damp" doesn't mean "still dripping", you'll want a VERY generous fingertip full of product if your hair is a bit longer (like present-day Ron length), and try to fuss with your hair as little as possible when combing it into the desired shape so that it doesn't lose too much of its hold.

Not gonna lie, I'm still looking for a more "socially acceptable" way to wear this stuff as a female, 'cos it makes my hair feel soooooo soft and nice, and it smells fucking AMAZING...

#ron complaining about cold ears is so endearing #gotta love how he lied and changed his hairstyle a few years later too (I'll give him a pass cos it didn't last long) #also we can infer from this that ron smelled like lavender and I'm not quite sure what to do with this information #also also #I remember seeing the article amongst some other vintage hair product adverts before I knew who ron was #for the record I am a HUGE proponent of 'the dry look' and the luscious locks that many men sported in the 1970s #so that first time I saw it I was like 'who tf is this guy trying to popularize this hairstyle' #please forgive me 😅 #ron mael #sparks articles #sparks cosplay #my posts/additions

[randomfandomimagine]

Double Date (Harry x Reader)

Character: Harry Potter

Fandom: Harry Potter

Categories: Reader Insert, Female!Reader, Fluff

Title: Double Date

  Requested by anon:

hey hii could i have a harry potter x reader pls? like maybe they r dating but havent seen each other in a while and when they do, they have a double date with ronmione and when they see her it's all gasps cause she looks more gorgeous and is more powerfull, like they all are just in awe, and could this story take place on the double date pleaze? like ron & har have small competitions on who could win more games and stuff like that, tons of fluff pleasee. thank you, sweets💘

Lately everything was quite mad.

I couldn’t really meet any of my friends for the majority of the summer, but I finally got a chance to do it. The first thing I did was sending a letter to Harry and soon Hedwig came back with the answer.

I had missed him really badly, and being apart from my boyfriend for more than two months was terrible. And it was just as dull to be away from Hermione and Ron, to be quite honest.

We hadn’t seen each other much at the end of the year at Hogwarts either because of the exams, but I was glad that everything was working out and we could see each other. Even though I was slightly nervous.

Harry was incredibly excited, it was obvious by the way he wrote the response. He had told me that Ron and Hermione were going to have a date and that it would be fantastic if the four of us could part take in a double date.

It sounded wonderful but… I felt quite insecure about it.

Not because it wasn’t going to be fun, but because I had changed a lot in those two and something months. I had practiced magic a lot and all my family members kept saying how beautiful I was lately, how my face was glowing.

It probably had to do with the fact that I was happy and in love.

I took a deep breath, feeling unable to erase the smile from my face as I prepared to go into the Three Broomsticks Inn. That’s where we were all meeting.

It felt great to visit Hogsmeade again, and just being there hit me with nostalgia. But overall, I was beyond excited to reunite with my friends. And especially Harry.

I opened the door and walked in, ironing my dress absently with my hands. I looked around the inn until I spotted all three sitting in a table. I chuckled to myself at the thought that Ron and Harry weren’t late for once.

“Hi!” I cheerfully said as I approached them, balancing my weight from my heels to my toes.

The three turned to look at me happily, recognizing the sound of my voice. Smiles were plastered on their faces as well, but disappeared as soon as they eyes fell on me.

“Hello!” Hermione was the only one to get over the shock of seeing me again after so long and to actually say something first.

Both Harry and Ron gasped in awe, staring at me. Even if Harry was looking me up and down with a goofy and delighted grin too.

“Bloody hell, Y/N!” Ron exclaimed finally.

“Wow” Harry’s response was just a wide grin that accompanied his words.

“Boys…” Hermione rolled her eyes, even though a fond smile appeared on her lips.

When they looked at her, she urged them to actually gather some thoughts to tell me instead of just staring like idiots.

“It’s great to see you!” Ron stood up and gave me a hug.

“You too, Weasley” I squeezed him and dedicated him a warm smile as we broke the friendly embrace.

“Y/N, you look lovely!” Harry stood up himself and gave me a kiss on the cheek, quite self-conscious since Ron and Hermione were there.

“You look beautiful” Hermione nodded, greeting me with a hug.

“Thank you” I said to all of them, probably blushing by the attention and compliments.

“We, uh…” The redhead stuttered, trying to get over his surprise. “We already ordered a butterbeer for you”

“Brilliant!” I sat next to Harry, trying to repress a grin as I noticed he couldn’t keep his eyes off me.

I absently looked at the other couple, but since they had started to chat amongst themselves, I decided to focus my attention on Harry. He was startled when I fixed my eyes on his.

“What is it, Harry?”

“Sorry, Y/N” His never faltering smile was contagious. “You always look pretty, but today you just look… wow”

“It’s the second time you say ‘wow’ today” I teased him, coyly swaying over to him until I nudged him.

“Probably won’t be the last” Then he dedicated me such a loving look that I had to kiss him in the cheek.

“Stop, though” I giggled, averting my eyes timidly. “You’re making me blush”

“Aw” Hermione had noticed our interaction. “You two are adorable!”

“What are you saying, Hermione?” Ron was offended by her words. “We are more adorable”

“No you’re not” My boyfriend stated confidently.

“Wanna bet, mate?” His best friend challenged him.

“Boys” Hermione joked, making me laugh a little.

Just then, the waitress put the butterbeers in our table. I guessed it was the time to catch up and say what we did during those two months.

*

There was a soft silence after all of that chatting. It was brilliant to hear about what my friends were up to, especially since Harry mentioned a couple of times how much he missed me. Even if I could tell by his many letters.

“More butterbeer, children?” The nice waitress came to our table once she noticed our glasses were now empty.

“Yes, please” Ron helped her gather them to take them away.

“I’m so happy” I piped up when the silence settled again. “I was looking forward to meeting you!”

“Me too” In Harry’s lips was plastered that genuine and very wide grin that I adored so much, and it wouldn’t erase. “Especially you, Y/N”

I smiled bashfully, giggling when he put his arms around me and held me close.

As always, I looked at Hermione in response. Whenever Harry did something endearing like that, I glanced over to her to share my happiness and excitement with her. As if saying ‘look at this, Hermy! He’s adorable’.

And as always, she chuckled in amusement and nodded.

Just then I saw Ron placed an arm over her shoulders and gently brought her closer to his side, where he cuddled her cutely.

“Ronald…” Hermione was the one to blush then and I was the one laughing.

I locked eyes with Ron by accident, and I could see the challenging and mischievous hint to them as he set his gaze on Harry. Just then, he reminded me of his brothers Fred and George.

I knew what he was trying to do, though. Ron was trying to outcute us. He was determined to show that Hermione and he could be more adorable than Harry and I.

Just then the waitress came back with our drinks and we absently thanked her since we were too immersed in the playful and silly dynamic we had created.

To both conceal my amusement and challenge Ron back, I hid my smirk behind my glass as I took a small sip of my butterbeer.

Ron wasn’t bothered, he was trying to jokingly annoy Hermione in an attempt to be cute, but failed miserably. In fact, he just ended up actually annoying her a little.

“Oi!” Hermione softly complained, gently punching him on the shoulder.

Ronald, in response, was mortified by her reaction as he got the opposite effect of what he intended.

I could glimpse a smirk on Harry’s lips as well as he moved closer to me to whisper in my ear.

“I wish George and Fred were here to see this, they would tease Ron for life”

I found that comment so funny that I choked on my drink and spilled it all over myself.

“Sorry, Y/N” Harry apologized clumsily, hurrying to pick up a napkin and clean my mouth with it.

“It’s alright” I chuckled, letting him do it and holding their glares while they laughed. “Don’t worry, Har”

I noticed how he blushed when I called him that, like being such a klutz and causing me to spill my drink all over myself wasn’t enough.

“Aw, don’t be shy, Har” I obnoxiously pinched his cheek, earning sniggers from the other two.

“Stop it, Y/N” My boyfriend whined in embarrassment.

“You turned completely red, Harry!” Ron laughed, this time openly, pointing at him.

“You don’t ever get flustered, do you, Ron?” Hermione teased her boyfriend, tickling him a little.

Just with that, he blushed bright red and made us all laugh.

“Look who’s talking, Hermione” The ginger retaliated by tickling her back.

She made some hilarious giggly and squeaky noises that had us all in a fit of laughter.

It would be a fun evening.

*

I linked my arm with Hermione’s as we walked and chatted once outside the Three Broomsticks. However, we would often look over our shoulders to the boys.

“What do you think they’re on about?” My friend asked me. “They’ve been discussing for ages”

“Knowing them, still about which couple is cuter” She nodded reluctantly at my response, which made us both laugh a bit.

We heard them playfully fighting and pushing each other until Ron arrived in a jog and walked next to Hermione.

“I bought some licorice from Honeydukes” The ginger held it up, showing it to her. “Want a bite?”

Hermione grinned a bit, finding that both amusing and endearing, and nodded.

Ron basically fed it to her, looking over his shoulder to Harry with a smirk. Just then, my boyfriend arrived and placed his jacket over my shoulders as we kept on walking.

“There, Y/N” Harry proudly announced as he coated me with it. “You looked cold”

“Thank you” I sweetly smiled at him, actually welcoming the heat in the middle of the cold winter of Hogsmeade.

“Boys” Hermione intervened, letting out a chuckle. “Can you stop it?”

“Stop what?” Ron innocently said, pretending like he didn’t know.

He knew better than to think we weren’t smart enough –and knew them well enough –to figure out what they were up to. What silly and childish game they were playing.

“Let’s just say that we’re adorable in different ways” I looked at them both and shook my head in exasperation, even if I was smiling. “You absolute goofballs”

The two of them seemed embarrassed by my implied accusations, so they bowed their heads down and nodded in silence.

“Just so you know, I wasn’t lying” Harry rushed to say as he held my hand tenderly. “You look beautiful”

“Hermione does too! Even more beautiful!”

Us girls just walked faster like before, leaving them behind while they ignored us and behaved like children, arguing about who was cuter and more beautiful.

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