Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters mention in the Harry Potter universe they belong to JK Rowling.

Notes: For info on pairing and title and such see the prologue.

Chapter One

" 'Ello Harry!"

Harry Potter looked up from his potion book, which he was flipping through in a nonchalant pace to find a cheerful Ronald Weasley grinning at him.

He just stared straight at him while many thought ran through his mind; though one of those was mainly one thought, more like one question. "Why Malfoy?"

But he just kept staring with his outer features not betraying a single reaction.

Ron frowned as he just watched and kept watching Harry stare right at him. His first thought was, "Do I have something on my face?" Then he shook his head unconsciously as he said to himself, 'No… that can't be. Maybe there's someone behind me....' Ron turned around glancing around him in the Common Room but noticing no one but he and Ron. Well, there are others in the Common Room but not exactly near him and Harry. So he turned back to glance toward Harry who now was back to starring at his book.

Ron narrowed his eyes in confusion, as if he missed something throughout this short greeting, more like one sided short greeting. "Eh...Harry?"

In return to his question was mainly silence between the two. Harry kept on flipping through the pages as if Ron wasn't even in the room. Ron swallows slowly, "Harry?" He tried once more.

Still no reply, the silence between them two made him feel awkward, out of place even. He walked toward his best friend, not realizing he was walking in a timid pace, as if expecting the worse.

Harry's still made no reaction what so ever as Ron kept heading toward him. Not one at all. He just continued to sit there where he was from the start with his book, staring down right at it.

As Ron finally reached him, he stretched out his right arm to touch Harry's left shoulder...slowly. But as he was just inches from touching him, a voice broke out making him jump a few steps back.

"There you two are!" Hermione voice spoke out as she bounded down the stairs that head toward the boys and girls dormitories down to the Common Room.

Ron turned around to face Hermione Granger his other best friend besides Harry. "Hermione!" He places a hand over his chest, "Are you mad woman?! Give me heart attack why don't you…"

Hermione rolled her eyes at Ron, "Oh Ron, stop acting like a baby. I didn't scare you that bad."

"That's not what my heart thinks 'Mione…. Try telling it that when it stops beating fast." Ron retorted back to her.

Hermione just shrugs, "Whatever!" She glances over to look at Harry, "Hello Harry… Glad to see you're at least serious in learning this year besides someone we all know…"

At that moment, Harry stopped flipping the pages of his potion book to glance up at a smiling Hermione. "'Mione …so nice to see you."

Hermione blinked. "Eh, nice to see you too Har." She turned to glance back at both of the boys, "So, are you two going to practice Quidditch later or is that for tomorrow?"

At the same moment both Ron and Harry spoke.

"With him?!" Harry exasperated indignantly, pointing toward Ron.

"Oh, later!" Ron said, and then blinked in confusion as he registered what Harry just said out loud; even Hermione looked at Harry in confusion.

"Yes Harry, with him." Hermione said slowly to him as if speaking with a child. "Remember, you promised to help him practice to get better, 'cause Ron wants to try out for the Keeper position this year. You do remember, don't ya Harry?!"

"Can I not remember?!"

Ron didn't know whether to feel hurt or to be concern. His best friend was acting way to weird for him, "You alright mate?" He asked once again walking toward him with a concern look.

Harry eyes turned into a deadly glare as he snapped around to look at Ron. "Don't call me mate. I'm not your mate, you bloody idiot!" He yelled at him, throwing his arms in the air.

Everyone who was in the Common Room, besides a shock Hermione and a frozen Ron turned around from what they were doing to look at the trio with different looks on their faces, from surprised looks to shock ones to mainly ones of just curiosity.

"Harry?" Ron whispered out slowly. His brain had just shot down at the moment. What Harry had just said to him, no, what he just yelled at him, shocked him to say the least.

Harry rolled his eyes and glares once more at him, "Oh come on Ron!" He hissed out. "Don't you get it, you can't be that stupid now, can you?!" Harry spat out to Ron.

Hermione gasped, "Harry!"

Harry turned to her, "Stay out of this Hermione." Before she could say anything in return he turned back to Ron. "Just. Stay. Out. Of. My. Way." With that, Harry turned around from him and Hermione and headed away from them toward the portrait hole to leave.

Ron stood where he was all along, frozen in shock. He opened his mouth from time to time but closed it right after opening it. He couldn't understand what had just happen. He just couldn't. He couldn't comprehend it, 'Did he miss something? Did he say something wrong?'

Hermione watched as Harry left, her eyes looking in the direction for a bit longer even though he left, she as well could not comprehend it at all. 'What is going on here?' She sighed as she bit her lower lip in concentration, 'Could he be under a spell of some sort? No. Don't be silly Hermione.' She chided inwardly to herself. 'Did Ron do something?' Her eyes narrowed in confusion as she turned to glance at a very quiet Ron.

"Ron…" she started but stopped as she saw him.

Ron just stood there. His head was bowed, which made her worried. "Ron?" she asked tentatively. He slowly lifted his face to glance at her, and his face broke her heart. Even though he tried to hold it, she could tell how that Harry sudden outburst hurt him, hurt him deeply. Tears glistened over his eyes, making them shine a brightly near the soft light in the Common Room.

Hermione shook her head softly as she pulled Ron into her arms and gave him a tight hug, one which he himself didn't realize since he was lost in his own thoughts.

Ron just lay still in her arms for a few moments. Thinking over anything that he had or could have had done that could've made Harry react the way he did toward him. But nothing seems to add up; nothing. He just couldn't understand what just had happened. 'I just don't get it…' he thought to himself.

He pulled away from Hermione, looking at her with a narrow look, "I just don't get it…"

"Um, Ron…did you and Harry, have a fight of some sort?"

Ron's eyes widen, "Eh, what?"

Hermione bit her lip a bit, "I mean, did you him have any type of disagreement or argument any time soon?"

"Blimey 'Mione! You actually think - I did something to make him mad at me, don't you?!" Ron voice rose by the second as he completely pushed himself away from her.

Her eyes widen in shock, "What? No! Ron, I'm only trying to fig-" But she was cut off by Ron.

"No you don't, you do believe it.

"Ron." He looked at her while shaking his head and turned around walking away from her. "Ron….Ron!" But he just kept walking, "Oh fine! Be like that, see if care!" With that she just turned around picked up Harry's forgotten potion book.