Ron and Hermione were in the Gryffindor common room doing homework. Well, Hermione was doing homework and Ron was balancing a quill on his lip.
"Hey Ron, do you know-" Hermione was in mid sentence when she looked up to see Ron not even paying attention.
"Ronald, if you want to pass your O., then you have to pay attention and study!" she shrilly said. Her voice brought him out of deep thought and he put his quill down.
"Hermione," he started, looking at her, "Umbridge is a nightmare. When she does give us our O., it'll probably be some 'Ministry approved' kiddy test. I seriously think that they think we're seven!"
Hermione's firm expression softened. "He does have a point," the voice in her head said.
"Well, what if she grades us very hard? I wouldn't be able to stand it if I didn't get an Outstanding on the test."
"Yeah, but you're Hermione Granger. Not all of us can be academically gifted like you." Ron reasoned.
Hermione blushed. She always loved it when Ron gave her compliments. It rarely happened considering that Harry was always with them. Ron never liked to show affection in front of him. But tonight Harry had detention with Professor Umbridge.
"Thanks. But you do have to study. That Umbridge scares the living daylights out of me." Hermione went and sat next to Ron.
"Why don't we take a study break!" Ron suggested.
"Fine. But only for a few minutes!"
"Yes, mum." he replied reluctantly, obviously sarcastic.
"Now the first thing to do is Divination and the Potions and most probably Arithmancy because we have a paper to do on that...Ron, are even listening?" Hermione said, at first thinking that Ron was paying close attention when in reality, he was making paper airplanes out of the handouts that Professor Trelawney gave them for star gazing.
After the last one hit Ginny in the back of the head, (which she jinx it into hitting him back), he looked at Hermione and gave her a pompous look. Obviously pretending to be McGonagall.
"Ms. Granger, will you please leave Mr. Weasley alone! He trying to do something very important." Ron said with the strict tone that only Professor McGonagall would do.
With a smirk on her face, Hermione replied in a sarcastic voice, "You're making paper airplanes, not fighting off Dementors."
"But I could make a piece of paper into a Dementor shape, couldn't I?"
"You know, Ronald, that that McGonagall-like impression did not scare me." Hermione turned back to her book.
Ron then tried to do a Professor Trelawney, "Hermione, dear," he said in a mistified voice, "don't fight it. I foresee a bad future for all of us, this week. I will have bigger glasses that will make my head look even smaller. But the only good fortune is for that Weasley boy. He will get more handsome..."
This time, Hermione nearly fell off the chair, laughing. "Well, I must say, that was quite funny."
Ron gave a bow and said, "Thank-you, thank-you. I'm here until June", and Hermione gave a little chuckle.
"This is what happens everyday! I try to get you to do your homework, you make me laugh, I forget all about it, and help you do it in the morning."
"You're right. That does happen. Ready for tomorrow?" he asked, looking at her.
"Why not."