**Boys' Dormitory**

"RONALD WEASLEY!!!!"

Hermione Granger's exasperated, wrathful voice shrieked up the boys' dormitory stairs.  Ron rolled off his bed and shuffled towards the door, looking drugged, since he had just fell asleep on some Charms homework.

"Whaddya   --yawn--  want, Hermione?" Ron called irritably down the stairs. 

"WHERE ARE MY CHARMS NOTES? I LEFT THEM ON THE COMMON ROOM TABLE!"  Ron suddenly looked panic-stricken.

dammit why did I have to take Hermione's notes??? I KNEW she would notice they were gone…I could really hate her if only her hair wasn't so … what are you THINKING, Weasley???? Are you insane? Ron shook his head, and then tried to think of a way to escape Hermione's wrath. 

"I…uh…a-first-year-threw-them-in-the-fire-and-they-burned?" Ron said, searching his head desperately for any plausible excuse.  "Any ideas, Harry?" Ron looked anxiously at his best friend.  Harry was doubled over in silent laughter watching Ron try and slither his way out of this one.  "Fat load of help you are," Ron muttered angrily.

Ron peeked cautiously around the corner of the hallway to see Hermione literally steaming at her ears at the bottom of the staircase. "Ron.  Where.  Are.  My.  Notes.  I.  Want.  Them.  Now."  Ron smiled weakly. "Er…"

UGH I hate it when he does that little "er" thing. It makes me stomach go wriggly. Probably with rage…

Ron straightened up, and said bravely, "Hermione…I-took-them-without-asking-so-that-I-could-study-for-the-test-tomorrow-I'm-reallyr-realy-sorry." Ron gave his best I'm-sorry-please-forgive-me smile, which looked rather pathetic under the circumstances. 

             Ron's hopeful apology did not do its work.

Hermione went LIVID. "WHAT DID YOU THINK GAVE YOU THE RIGHT TO TAKE MY NOTES WITHOUT ASKING ME???? I TOLD YOU I WAS ONLY GOING TO BE GONE FOR 10 MINUTES, AND THEN I WOULD QUIZ YOU WHEN I GOT BACK! I WAS GUNNA LET YOU STUDY WITH ME, BUT YOU OBVIOUSLY COULDN'T WAIT FOR ME!" 

             Instead of being compliant and humble, Ron's ears grew red.

;Bad warning sign. Hermione better watch out…; Harry thought, sighing quietly.

"WELL EXCUSE ME, HERMIONE! APPARENTLY, AN APOLOGY ISN'T WORTH YOUR NOTICE IF IT COMES FROM ME! SHOULD I GIVE YOU ANOTHER ONE, TO SHOW YOU THAT I'M SORRY THAT I MADE A SIMPLE MISTAKE IN THINKING YOU WOULD BE OK WITH ME JUST BORROWING YOUR NOTES FOR 10 MINUTES?! OH WAIT NO, I FORGOT, I'M NOT WORTH YOUR NOTICE." Doors began to slam all along the hallways, and Harry could hear the distant sound of doors in the girls' dormitory slamming as well. He rolled over and tried to block the sound of Ron and Hermione arguing by hold his down-feather pillow tightly over his ears, but it did not succeed in shutting out Hermione's next words. "WELL RON IT'S OBVIOUS YOU DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES' PRIVACY AND THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS. YOU THINK EVERYTHING IS JUST THERE FOR YOUR TAKING, DON'T YOU? WELL ITS TIME YOU LEARNED A THING OR TWO, YOU MORON."  Hermione marched up the stairs, despite the mutterings of the resentful boys around her.  She walked into Harry and Ron's dorm and snatched the notes off of Ron's bed, and marched right back down the stairs.

 ;That went well…; Harry thought glumly. ;Now Ron's gunna spout off about how Hermione always accuses things of him that are ridiculous, and blah, blah, blah, and he's going to expect me to sympathize with him. But how can I go against Hermione? That would be like…going against…a god….or in her case, a goddess; Harry smiles fondly to himself.

           Ron slammed the door after Hermione, angrily muttering things to Harry, such as: Who the hell does she think she is? The bloody Lord? She thinks she's so powerful and always right….I'm getting really sick of it, REALLY sick of it…." Harry just let Ron go on and on, and studied the bit about Cheering Charms over and over, trying to drown out Ron's enraged voice.

***meanwhile, in the girls' dormitory***

 "ughH! I can't STAND your brother, Ginny. What is his bloody problem? He doesn't even ASK, he just takes, as soon as I leave." Hermione barged into Ginny's dorm, muttering loudly.  Ginny sat up from listening to her Sum41 headphones, and pulled them off, in order to hear what Hermione was annoyed about.

 :oh, it's just Ron again.  Isn't it obvious to everybody that they love each other? Am I the only one realizing this here????: Ginny tried to identify with Hermione's problem, but her mind was on other matters…

Hermione looked at Ginny for the first time since she came into the dorm.  She sighed.  "I can see you're not listening to me, Ginny…but I'll forgive you if you tell me what's making your face look all…for lack of a better word, moony [and no readers, this is not a hint or reference J]

"Hermione, if I tell you a giant, giant secret will you promise not to tell?"  Hermione looked curious, and nodded solemnly.  "Is this about Harry?" She asked quickly. Ginny shook her head.  "It's about…"

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