Hi, thanks for reading! Sorry, this is quite a short chapter. I'll hopefully update this again soon, but first I'm going to be looking over a chapter for my Victoire/Teddy fic. So it may be a few days before I update again.

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Lavender glanced over at Ron, noticing that he looked upset. 'Ron!' she whispered. 'What's up?'

Failing to realise in his sulk that Snape had begun the lesson, Ron said back, irritated, 'Nothing's up!'

'5 points from Gryffindor,' said Snape smoothly. 'If you would kindly shut your mouth while I'm talking, Mr Weasley.'

Lavender blushed. She was responsible for Ron talking out of turn. Obviously something was up.

'It wasn't his fault, sir.' Lavender said. 'I spoke to him first.'

'In that case,' said Snape, smiling nastily, 'A further 5 points from Gryffindor because you spoke when I was talking too.'

Draco Malfoy laughed out loud. Ron looked over at him, ears red with rage. 'Shut up, Malfoy,' Ron said loudly.

Snape didn't miss this. 'Pick up your books, Weasley, and go and sit next to Draco. I think it's best that you're separated from your girlfriend for a lesson.'

Both Ron and Lavender blushed this time. Ron angrily grabbed his stuff and thumped it down next to Malfoy.

Hermione for the first time had dragged herself away from her whispered conversation with Harry, at the mention of Ron and Lavender being a couple. She looked at Ron with narrowed eyes. He couldn't be Lavender's boyfriend. She was an idiot! And he was Ron, for God's sake! Hermione didn't like to admit it to herself, let alone to others, but she liked Ron. As Ron glared back at her, Hermione's stomach sank.

Looking over at Harry and Hermione, Ron saw that Hermione was finally looking at him. Before Ron could feel happy that she had finally noticed him, she was frowning in a very disapproving way. He supposed she was angry that he had lost Gryffindor house points.

It was none of her business anyway! Ron thought, glaring back at Hermione. She should just go and-

'Angry, Weasley?' It was Malfoy, whispering to Ron.

'What do you want?'

'Are you angry?' Malfoy repeated.

'Well, yeah,' said Ron, 'because I have to sit next to you.'

'Not because Potter and Granger have been ignoring you?'

Ron narrowed his eyes. 'What are you talking about?'

'Look, I hate Potter too. I think we should get revenge.'

Ron raised his eyebrows. 'We? What makes you think I want to do anything with you?'

'I have an idea,' said Draco. 'Meet me outside the dungeons at 10 tonight. I'll discuss it with you.'

'How do I know you're not going to be waiting there with some of your friends to hex me?'

Malfoy smirked, 'You're just going to have to trust me, Weasley.'