A/N: I got reviews! I got reviews! *Does silly dance around her room* Wow you guys are awesome! Hehe well I finally got bored while I was on vacation, and I mapped out all of the chapters. This one came quite quickly eh? Anyway, the good chapters are coming up (well...good according to me!). I'll post chapter 8 as soon as I finish it becuase this chapter isn't very...action packed. Hehe. Sooo...onward friends! Read and Review!!!

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Seven Deadly Sims?

Famished, Ron reached the Gryffindor common room and collapsed into a chair.

"Ron where were you?" asked Hermione worriedly. He ignored her question and instead turned to Harry.

"You got any of those jam tarts left over from the other day?"

"The ones we took from the kitchens?" Harry replied.

"No, I mean the ones the house-elves so graciously gave us." Ron said with a grin.

"Yeah I think I have some…somewhere." Harry said pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose.

"Could I have a couple? I'm starving." Ron's growling stomach seemed to add to his request. Harry nodded and went up the stairs to the sixth year's dormitory.

"Why didn't you come eat lunch with us today?" asked Hermione again sliding into an adjacent seat.

"I was busy." said Ron shortly. Hermione looked at his face. It was quite pale and his eyes held a tired look about them.

"Are you sure you're all right?" she asked.

"I'm fine okay?" snapped Ron. "What are you my mother?"

Hermione shot him a look full of surprise and anger. "Fine, fine. Excuse me for trying to show a little compassion!" she angrily folded her arms over her chest and stared straight ahead. What is wrong with him? She asked herself. I try and show a little concern and he blows up! It's almost like he wants to pick a fight with me!

"Hermione…. I-I I'm sorry. I'm really tired today, that's all." Ron said to her. Hermione uncrossed her arms. Ron actually apologizing to a person? Now that's a new one! She thought.

"I accept your apology." she said with a smile.

"Hermione what are the---" but before he could answer, Harry appeared with several slightly squashed jam tarts.

"Sorry Ron." he said handing over the tarts. "These were all I could find."

"S'okay," said Ron hungrily cramming as many jam tarts as he could in his mouth.

"We're you going to ask me something?" Hermione asked Ron, trying hard not to point out how much he looked like a chipmunk.

"O eah" said Ron, his mouth full of jam. "Wa' r uh ehun eahly ims?"

"WHAT?" asked Hermione. Ron swallowed.

"I said," he continued, "What are the seven deadly Sims?"

"Sims?" asked Hermione wrinkling her forehead in thought. "I've never heard of that. Don't you mean the seven deadly sins?"

"Oh yeah." said Ron nearly swallowing another jam tart whole. "That's what I meant." Hermione racked her brain.

"I think they're Sloth, Pride, Gluttony, Envy, Wrath, Lust, and Greed. Supposedly, you get sent to Hell for committing one of these crimes or something like that."

"Sent WHERE?!" asked Ron.

"Uh…never mind…"Said Hermione. Her next thought was What exactly is Ron's religion anyway? Do Wizards have a religion? Hermione's family had never been very religious, but she went to Sunday School for a while when she was nine. She didn't like to think about what would have happened if her parents were extremely religious. They probably would have ostracized me for life once I got my Hogwarts letter.

"So what does sloth mean?" asked Ron interrupting her thoughts.

"It means laziness." Hermione explained.

"Hmm…" said Ron quietly. "Now I think I know what she was talking about…"

"What who was talking about?" asked a curious Hermione.

"Nothing, nothing." said Ron as he once again immersed himself into his own thoughts. Hermione glanced at the magic-powered clock above her head.

"Oh my gosh!" she exclaimed. "We're going to be late for transfiguration!" She grabbed Ron's arm and dragged him from the room.

Oh jeeze. I'm sorry if this chapter was painful to read becuase of the grammatical errors. Once again, I ask for a beta-reader! A beta reader, a beta reader, my kingdom for a beta reader! uh...heh-heh. Anyway let me answer some more fan-mail and tell you to please answer questions #1 and #2 from my last chapter. So far I have one vote for a kiss, and one vote for same length chapters, updated more frequently.

Huff-BRILLIANT?! *swoons* *wakes up* are you serious? Oh wow, that is so nice!! Oh yes, Ron is adorable. So innocent....:-P

Mitts-Thanks for answering the questions! Your wish is my command....Oh and will you get to see the couple pairing that you want? I'm not giving away anything...but I am a R/Hr shipper after all!

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You know, I think Hermione has a very good question. What exactly is Ron' religion anyway? I mean they celebrate Christmas at Hogwarts...(and I'm not going to go into my whole Hannukah shpeal), but you never see them go to church or anything. Anyway it's a question I have yet to see answered. I think Dumbledore could be a little more sensitive to other religions...but enough about that. teehee. I have a plot bunny(I love that term! Hehe) for a Hr/D story. I may start writing it soon, or I might wait and let it develop some more. This story took a lot of development. Okay so did you review? Hmmm...maybe I'll withhold Chapter 8 until I get five more reviews! Does tht sound fair? I'm evil. Muahahahaa. (By the way I got plot bunnies from LoPotter.)

Oh yes, while you're waiting for the next chapter to come out, please take a look at my favorite stories list. (the best one on there is the Greatest Scandal in Hogwarts History by AgiVega. Oh and Back to the Burrow is good too!) Hehe anyway...happy reading! (and happy reviewing as well!)