Harry and Hermione noticed they were standing under the mistletoe. Wearing his devilish grin Harry kissed Hermione lightly. Then the kissed was deepened and it felt so good that neither wanted to pull away.

But Harry did pull away and softly said, "I can't do this." He promptly left for his dormitory while Hermione sat down on the couch puzzled, the firelight casting soft shadows against her face.

In the morning Ron was dragged to the common room at a horrific hour. He didn't even get to open his presents! Harry sat him down then began pacing and what not. Finally he spoke.

"Ron, you need to tell Hermione how you feel right now." Ron just sat there looking at him oddly. He had liked Hermione for years, what was the rush?

"I don't want to Harry."

"Hermione!"

Hermione came jogging down the stairs still attempting to brush her hair. Looking at Harry's determined face and Ron's confused one she was utterly bewildered.

"What's this about Harry?"

"Ron has feelings for you and that's why I pulled away last night." Harry said, with the air of one saying that his shoe was untied.

"Well, I'll leave you two to sort out your problems, I fancy a bit of breakfast." Harry made a mad dash for the portrait hole but Hermione stopped him.

"Not so fast Harry James Potter! You are going to sit down with us. Obviously we all have problems. Let me get my quill and some parchment!"

Harry deeply regretted suggesting they talk about this. A short while later all three were sitting in front of the fireplace. Ron was fuming.

"What the BLOODY HELL DO YOU MEAN YOU KISSED HER? I told you I liked her and you went off and snogged her? Some friend you turned out to be!"

"Now Ron, it wasn't like I didn't want to kiss him. Besides, he pulled away because he respected your feelings towards me."

"HE IS STILL A--wait, you wanted to snog him?"

"Yes Ron. I've…er…actually had feelings towards Harry for a while now, whereas I see us as having nothing more then a platonic relationship."

Ron looked quite hurt at this, and also shocked that Hermione had so blatantly snubbed him. But the emotion that took over was his anger. "So Harry, who will it be then? Me, or her?"
Harry who been sitting quietly after telling his part of the story looked shocked. He didn't think he was going to have to choose between Hermione and Ron. Both of them meant so much to him.

"Listen Ron, I know you're angry, I would be too, but I am not going to choose between my two best mates. I think it would be best for every one if we all just took a day for ourselves."

Hermione nodded and headed towards her dormitory. Ron was shaking as he marched to the Great Hall still in his paisley pajamas.

Harry went to open his presents in hope of finding something to cheer him up.

He really didn't know what he wanted to do. The kiss with Hermione was absolutely amazing but Ron had been through so much with him.

Feeling depressed, his thoughts began to wander towards Sirius. He had managed to avoid thinking about him but he could no longer be in denial.

Hoping that he didn't run into Ron or Hermione he grabbed his broom and flew out the window to practice some Quidditch.

Meanwhile in Hermione's dormitory…

Hermione had immediately gone to her room. She felt bad for putting Harry in such a difficult position. Upon finding out that Ron had feelings for her she felt guilty, and wondered why she hadn't been able to spot it before.

She hated to see Ron and Harry fight and hoped Ron came to his senses. It wasn't as though she didn't like Ron, it was just that she couldn't possibly be with him in a way that was more then friendly.

Harry on the other hand, she had deep romantic feelings for and had wanted to kiss him for so long. Last night had just felt so right. Sighing she rolled over and went back to sleep hoping that when she woke up everything would be all right.

Meanwhile with Ron…

Ron paced the Library. He couldn't believe that after finally confiding in Harryhis best friend had gone off and kissed the girl of his dreams! That was a complete betrayal to him.

On the other hand Hermione's words kept coming back to haunt him. "Yes Ron. I've…er…actually have feelings towards Harry for a while now, whereas I see us as having nothing more then a platonic relationship."

The wound made by those words was immeasurable to him. He couldn't understand why Hermione would like Harry more then him. He sat there, pondering for a while, hoping for some indication of why. And then it hit him like a bolt of lightning, and he buried himself in books.

Authors Note: Hello all! My beta is going to tell you what she thinks of this story in case your intrested. The next couple of chapters is mostly feelings but you should still read it because it leads to some intresting events. Please leave a review!

Beta's Note- Hi, this is desipoplover13, this story's beta reader. I'm crying right now! Ron, it's okay! I'll go out with you! Of course, you and Hermione would make a cuter couple….::blows nose::

MellyV: Just because Oliver is seven years older then us dosen't mean I can't dream! You are correct! For the right reasons as well, here I thought it would be full of suspense! Oh well, you can't have everything.