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A.N. Please don't kill me. I know I haven't updated in ages but I've been sorta busy and haven't had any energy left to write. But I'm pleased to announce that this fic now has a plot! But I do warn you, most of the words and phrases might not make sense in this chapter 'cause I need to get in a bit of practice at my 'using words I don't understand in everyday writing'. In other words, we've started practicing for Key Stage 3's and I'm stupid! Haha!

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A Formal Breakfast and a Bet

The next morning, Harry found himself be roughly shaken awake by Ron.

"What?" he asked blearily, reaching out for his glasses and pushing them up his nose.

"Mum's calling," Ron replied. "Get dressed; we need to go down for breakfast. Mhhmhhmmmmhh!"

"What?" Harry asked, spinning around to find out what had muffled his friends words.

"I said," Ron 'repeated' after he had struggled to pull a t-shirt over his head, "that it's already half past ten!"

Ron's announcement made Harry hurry up, but he was not going fast enough for Ron.

"Hurry up mate! My stomach can only wait so long you know! It's suffering every second that you're taking to get dressed!"

Harry's retort was just as fierce. "Fine! I'll go down naked! I'm sure Hermione and Ginny will adore that!"

Ron threw him a t-shirt in response.

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The duo bolted out of the room with Harry trying not to trip over the laces on his trainers, only to come face to face with the Hermione and Ginny at the top of the stairway.

"G'morning!" Harry called over to them.

"Good morning Harry!" they replied in unison.

" 'mornin' Ginny," Ron paused and cleared his throat. "Good morning Hermione."

Harry froze.

"Good morning Ronald." Hermione's greeting was just as formal.

Ron, who was standing in front of Harry, motioned for Hermione to go down the stairs first.

Hermione shook her head. "After you, I insist."

Ron repeated her, "No, after you, I insist!"

"Please Ron- " she corrected herself, "Ronald. You go first!"

"Ladies first!"

Meanwhile, Harry caught Ginny's eye and gave her a questioning look. She only shrugged. The last time Harry had seen his best friends being so formal to each other was the day after the Yule Ball. Their argument had been so loud and verbally violent, Harry was sure his ears were still ringing.

Their decision was made for them when Ginny gave Hermione a push in the direction of the steps. When she made to follow her, Ron butted in and shoved past her.

Hermione turned to face Ron and said, "Sorry," still very politely. Ron shook his head and said softly, "Not a problem."

The four teens headed into the dining room, sneaking past Mrs Blacks' portrait on the way, to find the table was set for them and all the food left out with a keep-heat charm on it. They also found a note from Mrs. Weasley.

"'Ron, Ginny, Harry and Hermione,'" Ron read aloud, "'I've gone to meet Professor Dumbledore on business you need not know anything about-'that means Order business," Ron commented before starting again, "'and I should be back by noon. Everyone else is at work. Your breakfast is on the table. Be good and don't answer the door to strangers!

Mum a.k.a. Mrs. Weasley'

Honestly, does she think we're five or something? 'Don't answer the door to strangers!'" Ron looked at them. Hermione opened her mouth, probably to lecture Ron about the wisdom Mrs. Weasley had bestowed upon them, but though better of it, remembering their truce.

Ginny and Harry couldn't care less. Both shrugged off the question and had already begun to eat. Following their lead, Ron headed for a chair, pausing only for a moment to wonder if it would be impolite not to pull back a chair for Hermione. Eventually he decided against it, as it might just be a little too polite and slightly foolish looking.

Hermione, who hadn't been expecting such a gesture anyway, had sat down before Ron had come to a conclusion with his pondering. Taking a slice of toast from the large pile, she found that the jam was out of her reach. Ron, having just sat down closest to it was the logical person to ask to pass it.

"Ronald, would you please pass the jam?"

Ron's attempt to sound polite made Ginny and Harry laugh every time they thought of it afterwards. "Of course I will Miss Granger, I'm delighted to be at your assistance."

Once Harry's laughs had ceased he managed to sputter out, "Okay guys, what did you fight over that's made you like this?"

Both Ron and Hermione looked at him blankly. "We didn't fight," they responded in unison.

Now it was Harry and Ginny's turn to look blank. "But," Harry said bewildered, "the only time you were like this is after you fought at the-" he cut himself off. Harry didn't dare bring up the topic of the Yule Ball as it would just lead to another fight about Victor Krum. "Never mind," he concluded.

Ron explained the nature of their formality towards each other in just one sentence. "We formed a truce," then said, "Isn't it obvious?"

Ginny laughed, relieved that her brother and her friend weren't going to bring down the walls of Grimmuald in the process of yelling at each other. Harry, on the other hand, had a sly grin forming on his face.

Afterwards when Hermione thought about it, the truce had at least given Harry something other to think of than Sirius's death.

"How long are you going to keep this truce going for?" he asked, thinking of the blissful silence there would be in the Gryffindor instead of the rude and hurtful retorts that usually were heard.

"A week at the minimum," Hermione replied promptly. "If we're still friends by the end of this week then Ronald owes me a box of Sugar Quills and vise-versa."

"A box of Sugar Quills isn't that much…"

"So?" Ron and Hermione said as one.

"Well…" Harry trailed off deliberately, and then said very quickly, "I'll bet ten galleons for you to keep it going longer but the person who breaks it looses and the person who wins, I'll pay the ten galleons!"

A.N. Ahhh…. But will Ron and Hermione accept this bet? I just realised how corny this is. Haha! It sux! I don't really care 'cause I'm just glad to update!

So what did you think of my words and phrases that I don't understand? By the way, it might be even longer until I update this time because I'm going skiing in America next week! For those of you who live in America this might not sound like a big deal, but I've never been to America and only been skiing once. My parents are too lazy and not very athletic so I lap up every chance I get with our school. But if I never update again it means I've sleep-skied and crashed into a tree and died. That's not meant to be funny; it happened at the place we are going last week. May they R.I.P. No disrespect meant to anyone who has crashed into a tree while skiing. I came about an inch away from it last year and my friend crashed into a pylon and kissed it! Yuck! I'll not go into why she kissed it.

Right, since I'm just rambling now, please review and if you like, tell me about some funny skiing experiences! Also, who else can't wait 'til July 16th. That's the right date, right? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince!

Plz review!!!

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