August 22nd- Hermione's POV
It had been an uncomfortable moment; a kiss, an interruption, a misunderstanding which should really have been sorted between Ron and Hermione. Harry had had no say in the matter and wasn't to blame for the series of events. Anyone could have walked in but it was he, of all people it could have been. Ron had misinterpreted the meaning of the kiss and now it had become a full-blown argument.
She recalled that they'd been talking, just talking. But then the conversation had turned to relationship and before she knew it she was kissing him.
No reason, no wait! There had been a reason, he was afraid of having no experience in kissing and was worried that he liked a girl and that he'd mess it up.
She'd known who he was talking about.
She was sure that she felt like she was in the same position and didn't want to lose Ron by never kissing him even if he did like Lavender. So with that she had decided to take that chance to solve both of their problems, she didn't stop to think that it might have been uncomfortable with one not fancying the other.
Of course, that was when he had walked in. When they were interrupted by a gasp of confusion they had broken apart suddenly. Hermione had tried to make her excuses about it really being nothing and that she had felt nothing during the kiss but as she looked at Ron it was obvious that he didn't like what he'd heard.
He had stormed out of the room without a word to Harry, who was still standing there in confusion and amazement, and had spent the next few days hidden away in his room which he had promptly kicked Harry out of.
She didn't understand why it had hurt Ron so much. It wasn't like he liked her as more than a friend anyway. She liked him, but she couldn't let him know that and what had happened had managed to make things worse.
So she tried to forget about it.
Lying on the floor in Ginny's room, a habit which seemed to have formed since the incident, Hermione couldn't help wondering if she'd committed the ultimate betrayal. A betrayal, which had been towards a particular redhead whom she considered a very good friend.
A redhead whom she considered as family and whom she knew would be greatly affected by the after effects of the kiss.
Had she committed the ultimate betrayal to Ginny Weasley?