Yo. Short chapter (again) sorry, and sorry in advance for all Ron fans. Thanks everyone who reviewed last chapter, lol lots of Cho bashing. Please read and review.

To: HarryNDracosDarlin, I was reading Voyager, it was so long! It left me totally drained and sleep deprived (like my driving book is doing to me now). But I hear Fiery Cross is even longer, so it might take me awhile before I read Drums of autumn.

After Harry and Ron's brief encounter in the dorms, Harry seldom saw Ron without Cho. He blew off all of the study sessions that Harry and Hermione had set up with excuses such as 'I'm doing something with Cho' or 'I'm studying with Cho'. However Harry wondered how much studying they actually did in these 'study sessions' when, the day before the OWL's, Ron approached him, looking panic stricken.

"Harry, mate, you've got to lend me your Defence Against the Dark Arts exam notes." He said, panting.

"Yeah, sure, but what's the emergency?" Harry asked, handing him a few parchments worth of notes.

"Uh, you know comparing notes, doing some extra studying before the exams, the usual" Ron answered, starting to catch his breath.

Harry nodded and a silent moment passed between them, it was kind of awkward since this was the only time in weeks that they had really talked. Ron shifted his weight from foot to foot, looking uncomfortable.

"So, how are you.. AAAAH!!" He yelled aloud when someone, from behind, grabbed his waist.

"Ron, your waist is TINY, just like a girl's!" said Cho, suddenly appearing besides him.

"Hey, you." He said smiling.

He pulled her close and planted a kiss on her lips. Harry tried not to look, less he go blind. Cho pulled away and looked at him.

"Oh, hello Harry." She said, smiling broadly.

"Ron, honey, I thought we were going to study by the lake today, it would be best to leave now."

Harry didn't miss the fact that she now called him 'honey', that she had absolutely no books or the commanding tone in which she had said that sentence.

"Oh, yeah, of course. I'll see you later, Harry!" Ron called out as Cho started to drag him off somewhere.

Harry watched them retreat for awhile, then slowly made his way back to Griffindor common room.

"Why would he be so frazzled if he was just doing some extra reviewing?" Hermione wondered, settling into Harry's arms.

"That's what I want to know, we don't know how much he has actually studied, since he's always been with Cho." He said, frowning.

They were sitting on the carpet near the hearth, the common room was empty with most students going to sleep early for exams the next day, and the rest cramming late into the night in the library. Ron had not yet returned to the tower. Harry had just explained the situation with Ron and Cho to Hermione. A silence went through them.

"Do.. do you think it's our fault?" Hermione suggested meekly.

Harry held her tighter.

"I don't know, maybe it's the combination of our relationship making him feel left out and.. Cho." He said.

"Why didn't we see this before, there could have been time to study.. but now" She sighed.

"But now we should hope he's been studying with Cho all this time.. instead of other things. But right now we should think about ourselves."

Hermione turned her head around to look at him, puzzled. He let go of her and stood up, then he extended his hand to her, helping her up.

"After all Ron's not the only one taking the OWLs tomorrow." He said, standing quite close to her.

Hermione found it a bit distracting, to be so close to him, yet not touching but she nodded all the same.

"We'd better get to sleep."

She turned to go to the girl's dorm but Harry stopped her.

"You go so quickly, I'm hurt, Hermione." He said, mockingly clutching his heart.

She turned around with a grin. Lacing her arms around his neck, she kissed him tenderly. Then, when they parted, they made their way back to their respective dormitories, admittedly, with one last stolen look.

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