Te next day everyone (Harry, Hermione, Ginny, and, to Harry's utmost displeasure, Malfoy) went to go see Ron. Madame Pompfrey was very happy that day because Ron had stayed up long enough to eat breakfast.

But he had gone unconscious again. So they surrounded his bed. Malfoy and Ginny on the right side, and Harry and Hermione on the left side. Ginny seemed to have no problem standing next to Malfoy at all, which did not please Harry one bit.

Ron stirred and everyone held their breath. And he opened his eyes.

"Ron!" Ginny exclaimed, she leaned down and hugged him, then helped him into a sitting position.

"How are you feeling today?" Harry asked.

"Better," Ron said, "Just tired all the time."

"Oh." Harry nodded slightly.

Ron looked at Malfoy, they seemed to have a conversation with their eyes for a moment and then Ron looked back at Harry and asked,

"So you two haven't talked yet?"

Harry snorted. Ron looked down at his hands.

"Ron, to make it easier than it is on you," Harry said, "You can choose one of us. Either you can be his friend or my friend."

"And I'm what?" Hermione asked sharply, "A pile of dragon dung?"

No one replied to her statement, but Ron said,

"I have to choose? That's not fair. Why can't I be both of your friends? And if you wanted to make it easier on me you two can just talk about it!"

"I'm not talking to him!" Harry exclaimed.

"Honestly!" Ginny screeched, "Harry, you need to stop being a big prat! Draco has done anything in the past two days to make you mad at him except for that stupid bludger and it's just too damn pathetic that you won't talk to him! He's stopped being as foul as he normally is to you and I think you should do the same or we can just stop seeing eachother if this is the kind of pressure you're going to put on Ron!"

Everyone went silent. Even Madame Pompfrey was listening from her office and had not seemed to have gotten angry about the noise. Harry was staring at Ginny in awe. Malfoy was looking expectantly at Harry and Hermione and Ron were staring at the three with blank expressions.

"So what'll it be?" Ginny asked, "You and Draco talk and both of you come out of the conversation alive, or I'm breaking up with you."

Harry looked over at Ron, who stared back determinedly at him.

"Well," Harry said angrily, "I'm certainly not talking to Malfoy. So…it's been good, Ginny." With a slight wave, he turned on his heel and left the Hospital Wing.

Ron looked very angry after seeing the great look of shock on Ginny's face. He struggled to get out of his bed but Madame Pompfrey hurried out of her office and said,

"You should stay one more day, Mr. Weasley. Everyone, please leave."

Ron watched them leave. He had never felt more angry at Harry in his entire life! He hated Harry so much…so much. How dare he think that he can take complete control over what friends he can have and can't have! And just leaving his sister like that?

It was too much for Ron to handle.

"Can I please go?" Ron begged Madame Pompfrey, "Please? If I feel even the slightest bit light headed I'll come back. I just want to go straighten things out. Please?"

Madame Pompfrey eventually let him leave. Ron immediately went to looking for his sister. And he found her in the library, hiding amongst a bookshelf that no one ever bothered to go near. She was leaned against the books crying. Ron quietly slipped his arms around her waist and hugged her from behind. Ginny didn't need to look to see who it was. She just turned around inside his arms and hugged him tightly.

"I'm so sorry I screwed everything up," Ron said quietly.

Ginny looked up at him with teary eyes, then she replied,

"You didn't. Harry did. He's being so immature. He needs to put all hi hatred for Malfoy behind him some day."

"Won't be any time soon. Now let's get out of here."

Ginny sighed and dried her face on the sleeve of her school robe, then they headed off to the Gryffindor Common Room.