For the next few days, Ron has been ignoring Hermione. He didn't want to but he couldn't help it. He was tempted. To do what . he doesn't know. His mind was just filled with confused thoughts and tangled feelings. He mad at himself for not stopping the kiss when they first started. He was mad that he actually liked it. He was mad that ... the list is endless. He couldn't look at Lavender for a while too. He was guilt was too great. He could feel himself get distant. He wasn't as affectionate as he was before whenever they were together.

"What is wrong? Something's bothering you," Lavender always asked.

"Nothing is wrong," he would always say. She would back down and let it go. She didn't like confrontations either.

Ron couldn't stop thinking about the kiss that he and Hermione shared that night at the common room. He was going crazy, he was fighting with himself. He didn't know if . well he enjoyed it . but should he be mad that he and Hermione shared something like that when HE has a girlfriend? Then he started to think. Maybe it was just the moment. Hermione was feeling vulnerable and he was comforting her. IT WAS JUST THE MOMENT!! He kept telling himself this for the rest of the day. At least he tried.

There was something else bothering him. It wasn't just the fact that they kissed. It's just the fact that it felt so right. He got even more hostile with himself for thinking this. He looked at Lavender. He admired her beautiful full lips and beautiful long, straight dark brown hair and her addictive smile. He has it good right now. There is nothing else he could want. Then he looked at Hermione who was talking to Harry and Cho. She was smiling. Although he knew that underneath that smile was sorrow. He looked even closer.

Those eyes . it was those eyes that made him fall for her. He started to feel like he was melting, his knees were buckling and he felt a pleasurable shiver up his spine.

"I CAN'T DO THIS TO LAVENDER!! I LOVE HER!!" Ron told himself.

He turned around and walked out of the Great Hall. He couldn't face anyone right now. He's too ashamed of himself. Instead he went outside and sat down underneath a tree. He thought some more. He closed his eyes. He tried to erase any memory on his mind. Just as the last one was gone from his mind he heard footsteps coming his way. He looked up. It was Cho Chang.

"You don't look so good Ron," she said bluntly.

"You think," Ron replied. Cho sat down beside him. She looked at the blue sky above and took a deep breath.

"I know why," she said quietly. Ron's memories all flooded back to his head making it hurt. "What are you going to do?"

"How did you know?" Ron asked trying to sound calm.

"I saw you. Harry did too. We were trying to sneak in. We were right behind you. We had to to wait til you were in bed but then we saw Hermione crying and you trying to comfort her," she said slowly.

"I don't know what I'm going to do," Ron finally answered her question.

"You love her don't you?" Cho asked forwardly. She was looking at him in the eye now. It was a stare of persuation. Ron tried not to give in.

"OF COURSE I LOVE LAVENDER CHO! WHY WOULD YOU ASK ME SUCH A QUESTION!" Ron said angrily. Cho had a grave look on her face. She stood up abruptly.

"Don't yell at me Ron! First of all, you know that I didn't mean Lavender when I asked that question ." Cho stopped. She gave a big sigh. She bended down to his eye level. "Second," she said nicely, "If you already knew the answer, I wouldn't have asked such a question."

And that was it. She walked away. She was right. Ron wouldn't be stressed out if he knew the answer to that question.

So does he love her? ....

Ron doesn't know.