Ginny Weasley knew something was wrong. She knew it as soon as she entered the great hall for lunch. All around her students were whispering, and stealing glances at the Gryffindor table.
As she drew closer to the table, she was able to ascertain that it was in fact two Gryffindors in particular that seemed to be the subject of the whisperings. 'Of course' she mumbled to herself as she quickened her pace, it would have to be Harry and Ron. Life was never quiet when you were the girlfriend of Harry Potter and the sister of Ronald Weasley. At least, she mused, it was never boring either.
She drew herself up tall, in an effort to look imposing as she quickened her pace to join the boys. The whispering hadn't been this bad since the start of the year she thought to herself, and she remembered how horrible it had been in the beginning when they had all returned for seventh year. The only thing worse than the entire school body thinking you were crazy and delusional Harry had pointed out, was them thinking you were a hero. At least when it was the former, they left you alone.
She was just a few steps away from the boys, when she noticed the weirdest thing of all. It made her stop stone cold in her tracks for several seconds. She had known Ron all her life, naturally, and never once (not even when Voldemort was at his prime, not even after the battle and there were deaths and funerals to attend to) had she ever seen her brother completely ignoring his food.
The boys noticed her approaching and Harry moved up upon the stool. "What the hell is going on with you two?! Ron you haven't even touched your treacle tart!" The boys shared a nervous look at each other before Ron decided that he should be the one to inform her of what had the whole school in a panic. "Ginny, I don't know how to tell you this but.." he snuck another frantic look at Harry "It's Hermione. She's gone mental".
.Despite herself Ginny let out a big breath of relief and a little chuckle "Well thank God for that! I thought you were going to tell me some-one had bloody died the way you two were going on! And here I thought it was the twins who were the melodramatic ones in our family! What do you mean she's gone, as you so eloquently put dearest brother , 'mental'".
But it wasn't Ron who answered "Ginny, I don't think you understand. This time I actually agree with Ron" and Harry proceeded to tell her what had taken place in potions that morning.