" Yeah well Victor really has her under his spell doesnt he " said Ron darkly.
Harry sighed and nursed his sore cheek. " Its bad enough having Ginny in a bad mood Ron , but Hermione. I just dont understand girls."
Ron laughed. " Harry do you remember the Yule Ball and the difficultly we had to get dates , it makes me think that if we had just asked them out in the open , we could have ended up with real hotties , if you know what I mean."
" Ron thats completly shallow , do you realise that" said Harry. " In fact if Hermione was around and she heard that , she'd probably punch you for that comment."
" I should have asked Hermione to the Yule ball" said Ron. " That way Victor wouldnt have got his nasty claws into her."
" I think Hermione would have liked you to have asked her for the reason of going , rather than making Victor jealous."
" Yeah well , its too late now isn't it? " sighed Ron. " Victor has claimed her and Hermione adores him. I mean she doesnt let on that she adores him , but its pretty obvious isn't it?"
Harry shrugged. " I think Hermione is old enough to make her own decisions and we should respect them as her friends."
Ron laughed. " You dont mean a word of that do you Harry?"
" No I dont " said Harry. " But come on Ron. We cant interfere this time. Hermione deserves better."
The door burst open and Hermione stalked in. " How could you do that Harry? How could you embarass us like that? I'd expect him to do something like that , but not you."
" Hey thats not fair " cried Ron.
" Be quiet Ronald " snapped Hermione. " I defended you Harry after you left. I told Victor that times were tough on everyone now that Voldermort is strong. I covered your back down there , dont have me do it again."
" I didn't ask you to defend me Hermione. I just didn't like Krums tone thats all."
Hermione scowled and turned to leave. " You're supposed to be my friends and yet both of you has caused me pain. Why are you doing this to me? If I choose to talk to Victor, I can and you can either live with it or not. I'm through with being polite all the time." She turned on her heel and left the room.
Ron sighed deeply and looked at Harry. " What will we do now?"
Harry shook his head and stood up. " I think we have a lot of apologising to do Ron. Come on we better start with Hermione."
