Chapter Eight

Oh, Shut UP…

"Harry? Oi, HARRY!"

Harry moaned and threw his pillow at the source of the yell. It came flying right back at him, propelled by a very frustrated-looking Ron.

"Harry, explain the rules of Quidditch to Hermione. She doesn't seem to want to listen to me."

"Ron, I'll listen to you, it's just that the rules make no sense, the way you explain them."

"Oh, so I'm stupid all of a sudden, eh?"

"You're doing a good job of making yourself out to be."

"You should talk. What about that night in the Astronomy Tower when we…"

Ron broke off, going a bright red at the same time Hermione did. Harry, on the other hand, was suddenly wide awake.

"And what, exactly, did you two do in the Astronomy Tower?" Harry inquired, subtly stressing the 'do'.

Hermione opened her mouth to speak, but only managed to squeak something and go even redder.

Ron shook his head mutely. "Not what you think," was all he could get out.

"In that case, how was your snog?"

Hermione squeaked again and buried her face in her hands, the back of her neck going red as well. The tips of Ron's ears were perfectly crimson now as he looked innocently out the window, suddenly very interested in a sparrow twittering away on a branch outside.

Harry was at the point of launching into all-out teasing of his two friends when Mr. Weasley yawned and sat up.

The color drained from both Ron and Hermiones' faces as they looked up to see what the noise was. Upon seeing his father up, Ron dealt Harry a shut-up-or-you'll-die look, then turned back to the sparrow.

Rubbing the sleep from his eyes, Mr. Weasley looked over at Harry.

"Morning, Harry. Sleep well?"

Harry nodded mutely, noting the dangerous looks Ron kept shooting him behind his father's back.

Mr. Weasley yawned, and, pulling a set of Muggle clothes on, trudged out of the room to go wake the others.

Immediately thereafter, Ron and Hermione cheerfully launched straight back into bickering.

After twelve minutes, Harry could take it no longer.

"Oh, shut up, you two…"

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A/N: I'm really sorry it's so short, but this is the longest I could get this chapter. It's mainly a filler, so… yeah. Between friends, school, and other things, I have had very little time to write. So… here's an update, sorry it's so short. Reviews on what I have are greatly appreciated.