Ron's P.O.V.

I walked towards the great hall feeling embarrassed about my outburst when I heard someone running behind me. I turned around and stopped walking till Harry was beside me.

"Sorry about.. what just happened." I said awkwardly.

"It's fine mate." Harry replied, was it just my imagination or did he look guilty?

"It's just she's my sister and I'm bound to feel protective of her."

Harry nodded.

"Harry just tell me the truth, Ginny's my sister and I never really expect her to be honest with me but your my best mate. Is what Ginny said true?"

Harry didn't respond but sped up in his walking.

"Harry?" I questioned, my voice rising with my temper as I was more and more sure of what had happened last night.

"OK, so what Ginny said wasn't true but it's not what you think either. And before you get angry let me explain. Ginny and I needed to talk about what was going to happen with well us and we stayed up really late talking. And she fell asleep and I didn't want to leave her there and I couldn't bring her back to the common room so I stayed with her all night. Nothing happened."

I was surprised at how calm I was after Harry said this. Maybe it was because he was being honest with me, maybe it was because I was still giddy from snogging Hermione or maybe it was because I just wanted them to be happy or I was starving but whatever the reason, I just let it go, sat down and ate.

Harry's P.O.V.

I let out the breath I had been holding as Ron simply nodded and sat down to eat. I felt a lot better knowing that I wasn't lying to him even though technically it was Ginny who told the lie. Hopefully she wouldn't be mad at me for telling Ron. Wanting to think about something else I decided to ask Ron about the only other thought that was in my head, "So Ron, what's happening with you and Hermione?"

"Dunno mate," he replied simply shrugging. "One minute we're arguing or it's just awkward silence. The next it's snogging. It's like a never ending cycle and I can't tell whether I love it or hate it."

"Well how do you feel about her?"

"She's brilliant. I like everything about her, except that maybe she always has some argument to have with me."

"Maybe you always have some argument to have with her."

Ron shrugged then went back to his eating.