World's Best Comeback

or and since when do I need you to be my mother

Author's Note: I ain't sayin' nothin'. Read and review, please! This ought to be interesting.

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Harry sighed in frustration as his two best friends began what looked like another row. "Honestly, Ron, how can you play that silly card game when we've got O.W.L.'s to look forward to?" Hermione snapped moodily. Ron rolled his eyes and muttered under his breath; "Look forward to?" he murmured. Harry secretly agreed and had to hide a half grin. Hermione glared at Ron. "Yes, look forward to. Anticipate. Get ready for. You know we have to do well on these, Ron! And you too, Harry!" she informed them. Harry held up his hands showing defeat but Ron stubbornly kept at his pack of Exploding Snap. "I don't see why I should worry about it, when you're worrying enough for 6 of us." He said cockily. "Fine," Hermione said smugly. "Flunk the O.W.L.'s. See what I care," she waited for Ron's reaction, which took a few minutes. "Well," he drawled, looking up evilly at Hermione's annoyed face. "They say the best way to do well on these tests is to relax," At this, Hermione slammed her book down and stood up. "Ron Weasley, I just want you to pass the O.W.L.'s with a decent score! And then you go teasing me and accusing me of being uptight!" "I did not accuse you of being uptight! I just said that I was relaxing!" Ron shouted at her. "And since when do I need you to be my mother?" Harry shifted uncomfortably. "I'll be." he started, but decided to just leave the now empty common room as Ron and Hermione screamed at each other. They didn't even realize he had gone. "You did accuse me of being uptight and you know it! You were just being sneaky about it! And I do NOT act like your mother! Not that it would hurt!" Hermione shot back. Ron stood shocked and angry. "How dare you imply that I can't take care of myself?!?!" he yelled, outraged. Hermione grinned smugly once again. Their faces were now about an inch apart and one feared that they would lose their hearing, screaming at each other with that little distance between them. "I did not accuse you of needing a mother at all times, I just said that I don't act like one," She mimicked Ron from earlier. Ron looked angrier then ever and he glared at her, his eyes sparking with loathing. "You!. I." Ron seemed to have no idea what to say. Instead, he leaned in and pressed his lips fiercely against hers. When he pulled back, his face was filled with triumph but it was quickly replaced by a spreading of red. Hermione sat with her mouth open in surprise. Ron looked as shocked as if Hermione had kissed him instead of the other way around. They both sat down wordlessly and tried not to look at each other.