The next day Hermione realized how Harry must have felt when she and Ron were fighting. She was stuck in the middle of the two and had no idea why.
"Hermione, would you please asked Ron to pass the shredded dragon hide?"
"Tell him yourself Harry."
"I don't talk to friend's who don't trust me."
"Well Hermione," Ron cut in, "Tell Harry that I don't talk to back-stabbers."
"Tell him yourself Ron," Hermione said with a hint or anger in her voice.
From then on the boys just reached over Hermione for the ingredients. Later that afternoon Hermione was being beaten by Ron in wizards' chess while Harry did his homework at the table on the other side of the room with Neville.
"What is up with you and Harry?" Hermione asked curiously.
"Like I said before. I don't talk to back-stabbers."
"Does this," Hermione questioned cautiously, "Have anything to do with Ginny?"
"What do you think?"
"Come on Ron. Give him a break."
"When he leaves my sister alone I'll leave him alone."
"Oh Ron-"
"Whatever. I'm going to the library. Wanna come," Ron said suggestively.
"Umm," Hermione thought out loud looking around, "Let's hurry."
Hermione walked out of the common room followed by Ron 10 minutes later. They met outside the library and went to their broom closet, surprised to see someone was already in there.
"Sorry," Ron said, the ends of his ears and his neck turning red with embarrassment. Then when he saw who it was his whole face turned red with anger. "Harry WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY SISTER!"
"Now Ron," Harry said looking more scared then he had looked when he battled Voldemort, "It's not what it looks.'
"WHICH PART OF THIS IS NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!"
"Well what does it look like," asked Harry, obviously trying to crack a joke and make the situation seem better then I really was.
"RON. WHAT I DO IN MY PRIVATE LIFE ISN'T ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS!"
"WHEN IT HAPPENS WITH MY BEST FRIEND IT IS."
"LAST TIME I CHECKED WHAT HARRY DOES WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND ISN'T YOUR BUSINESS-," Ginny stopped realizing her mistake.
"HIS GIRLFRIEND!" Ron looked like he was gonna explode.
"YA HIS GIRLFRIEND!" Ginny said trying to seem braver then she was.
Ron was silence for a second then he looked to Harry and said calmly, "I can't believe you mate." Then he walked off.