"What… the… Hell?"
Harry and Ron broke apart at the sudden intrusion of the voice.
"Oh my God," Harry breathed, upon seeing who it was, taking more than a few steps back.
"Hermione, we can explain," Ron said quickly.
"I don't think that will be necessary," Hermione said, "because generally when you walk in on your two best friends snogging there's really only one logical conclusion," Hermione replied.
"Not necessarily," Ron began.
"Ronald, shut it," Hermione snapped. Ron shut up. Harry was eyeing the door, wondering if he could make it there before Hermione.
Hermione crossed her arms across her chest, carefully studying both boys more as if they were lab rats than her friends. Ron suddenly became very immersed in his shoelaces, Harry was still eyeing the door.
"Well?" Hermione asked.
"Well what?" Ron squeaked.
"Where's my explanation?"
"It's just that…" Ron trailed off, peering cautiously back at Harry.
"We were um…" Harry said quietly.
"Snogging?" Hermione suggested.
"Yeah, um, that," Harry said, turning away.
"Good god, you can't even look at me," Hermione noted. Both boys' eyes quickly snapped to Hermione, neither wanting to further enrage her.
"Well, now that we've clarified that you both were indeed snogging, may I get a why?"
"Well, me and Harry…" Ron began.
"We're kind of um…" Harry continued.
"We've sort of been…"
"Dating?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, kinda," Harry said.
"Not officially, really," Ron added.
"We sort of just…" Harry trailed off.
"Snog?" Hermione finished.
"Yeah that," both boys said in unison.
"And how long has this 'relationship' been going on?"
"Awhile," Harry replied.
"As in a few weeks awhile, or a few months awhile?"
"A few weeks awhile," Ron replied.
"Hmm…" Hermione continued studying them, "and, are you two happy together?"
Both of their faces instantly brightened.
"Yeah," Ron replied, slightly dreamily. Without even noticing it he took a few steps back, aligning himself with Harry and quickly pulling the smaller man tightly against him. Harry just cuddled closer to him. A large satisfied grin quickly made its way onto Hermione's face.
"Well then," Hermione said, "I'll just leave you two lovebirds be."
"Wait!" Harry called, "you mean, you're not mad or anything, right?"
"Are you kidding me?" Hermione said, "you two look adorable together! Besides, you said you were happy."
"But, you sounded, earlier, kind of…"
"Just startled is all," Hermione said with a smile, "it's not every day one walks in expecting to find a quiet place to study and instead finds their two best friends snogging."
"Well, I suppose not," Ron said. Hermione just shook her head.
"Oh boys, take care of each other, if any hearts get broken I will kill you both," Hermione called over her shoulder.
"Well that went…"
"Better than expected," Harry said, once Hermione had left.
"I thought for sure she was going to freak," Ron said.
"Yeah, me too, I guess we underestimated her."
"I guess we did," Ron said. They were both silent for a moment.
"Well, there's one down," Harry said, "Ginny next, right?"
"Yeah, she usually plays Quidditch after dinner, so maybe we should go snog in the brook closet."
"That'll probably work," Harry said, "she'll be sure to walk in on us there."
"Definitely," Ron agreed, he leaned down and kissed Harry softly on the forehead, "c'mon, we can plan how we're going to have the others find out about us while we wait for dinner."
"Sounds great," Harry agreed, "lets go!"