Dear Mother,

Perhaps in my last letter I was a bit bitter to the male race. They are oblivious, ('Really what?' honestly. You don't know about that though.) But they can be sweet when they want to be. I didn't want to worry you before but two girls have been trying and failing to make me jealous or something. We had this big argument which led to another argument and well…this is not my day. But I've had worse so no worries. Can't wait to see you again.

Love,

Your daughter.

The tension between the Gryffindor girls hadn't changed; Parvarti and Lavender were still flirty as always but with a slight bitterness about it, Ginny and Hermione weren't talking to each other and showed no sign of doing so; and Hermione, well, she still had Ron's cloak. 'He can be real nice when he tries…Why can't he try more? Honestly.'

The Gryffindor boys seemed to be holding back a little; Ron was trying to be nicer to both his sister and fellow 6th year prefect no matter how many comments they made (Harry could of sworn he heard a tooth break when Ron clenched them together while trying to ignore a rather bitter joke about him being dense), Seamus was just following the basic rules of conversation; nod and smile, nod and smile; and Harry, Neville, and Dean were just shutting up.

Hermione stomped angrily through the halls; nose thrown high, eyes in a constant glare, positively reeking havoc among the first years nervous minds. She made a point of ignoring any questions or comments sent her way, and could often be seen glaring at individuals for no apparent reason.

Ginny, if anything, was worse. She stomped through the hallways with as much vigor as Hermione had, but she started yelling at people for being too slow or blocking the door. She ate all her meals before everyone else with a mean scowl and she had hid her usually bubbly attitude behind something that couldn't be breeched. Ginny had become a threatening force to several people at Hogwarts, and after she threatened one Slytherin seventh year, Parvarti and Lavender decided to leave her alone, trying and failing to pull off the cold-shoulder routine.

The boys sat alone, alone and scared.

"She's just daring me to say something to her," Hermione said grumpily to Ron one Wednesday, "Shoving and yelling. She's a prefect!"

"She's just angry Hermione. I grew up with her, she gets over it."

"She apologizes?"

Ron opened his mouth to say something, but raised his eyebrows slightly and he decided on, "No. But she talks to you again, and that's her way of saying 'let's be friends again.'"

"Oh. Where's Harry?"

"Trying to convince Ginny to cool it. He's with her, and I'm with you."

Hermione felt her mind stumble on these last few words, 'Don't be silly Hermione,' she thought to herself, 'he means he's trying to stop you from being a maniac. Not exactly flattering.' "Oh."

Dear mum,

Hermione and I are in a fight! The only fight we ever had. And all because of her idiot roommates! They tried to play match-maker with me and Harry, and Hermione and Ron. And I don't care if you agree with them! They ruined our friendship when they couldn't take a hint! I mean, I'd rather have BOTH Harry and Hermione as friends then have only Harry. Why are girls like this? Stubborn and vindictive? Mum please, what should I do?

Much love,

Ginny

Dear Ginny,

APOLOGIZE!

Love,

Your mother

Ginny sighed and looked down the table, there was Hermione eating with Harry and Ron as usual, 'traitors,' Ginny thought silently…what about her eh? 'Maybe I deserve it, I shouldn't of said that stuff out loud, I shouldn't of listened to it! Darn those girls! Curse them! Do they have no remorse whatsoever?'

'APOLOGIZE!'

Her mother's words rang through her head, suddenly accompanied by a harsh yet convincing voice. 'Nope,' Ginny told herself, 'why should I have to, it's not like Hermione was totally innocent in that fight! Why should I?'

'Think about it.' A voice answered her, 'will you let your stupid stubbornness get in the way of your bloody friendship! You're pathetic!' Ginny grimaced into her soup, what to do, what to do?

Just as she was taking her anger out on a random carrot, Hermione came over in that same, stupid, way of walking; nose in the air, proud face, and un-matched stride…sickening. But what happened next totally surprised Ginny, "Sorry,"

"What?"

"I'm sorry Ginny. I shouldn't have said those things about you and your boyfriends. I made you out to be some sort of scarlet woman."

Ginny tried not to laugh at 'scarlet woman,' "No worries," she sighed, "I started it."

"But I should have waved it off, I…"

"Hermione, we BOTH apologized. Let us leave it at that."

"Good, good. Want to come and eat with us?" She asked gesturing towards the two boys who were looking at the nervously.

"Why not?"

"Why, not?"

"Tay! We're friends again!"

"Tay?"

"Si."

"What?"