"I'll go and get us some butterbeers," Harry said somewhat abruptly as he got up and turned towards the front of the shop. "I'll join you," Ron seemed to hear his sister saying. He had almost forgotten there was anyone else in the shop and he had completely forgotten there was anyone else at the table. Ron looked up and caught a glimpse of his sister's bright red hair floating behind her before he turned his attention back to Hermione.
"So, um, how was your summer?" Ron asked Hermione stiffly. "Fine," Hermione answered just as stiffly, "I kept myself busy writing letters to you and Harry and Viktor." Ron didn't say anything to Hermione for a while after this. He just sat there and gawked at her. Soon, Hermione got tired of this and demanded, "WHAT!?!"
Ron gawked for a minute more before responding. "You've been writing to Viktor!" He spat the name as if it were a delectable yet possibly poisonous piece of candy. Hermione recognized the change in his voice and immediately became defensive. "I can have a pen pal if I want!" she retorted.
"You know he's always wanted to be more than just pals. How can you even PRETEND you don't know what I'm talking about? Even Harry knows what he really wants, don't you Harry?" Ron demanded, finally acknowledging his best friend's return. Hermione turned towards him, "Don't drag him into it and don't even think about dragging Ginny into this when she gets back. Where is Ginny anyway?" Hermione asked Harry.
"It's a surprise we planned while I was getting the butterbeers," Harry answered quickly. "Ginny will be back soon. Don't get excited, though," he added seeing the excited look on Ron's face, "It's no big deal. Just a little treat we thought would ease the tension that was sure to come. I can see it was a good idea. We weren't even gone five minutes and you two are already going at it. I don't see why you even agreed to come on this double date with us."
Hermione smiled slightly and Ron faced turned nearly as red as his hair. Yet neither of them responded.