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Hermione was surprised when she looked out the window from the owlery and saw Harry talking with Jacob. The two had been getting along increasingly better but not enough so that they actually talked alone. She turned and headed towards the door and right into Ron.

"Sorry." she mumbled but Ron kept walking past her towards his owl. She thought about walking out and heading down to Jacob and Harry but instead she turned towards Ron. "Are you really refusing to talk to me?" she asked staring at his back and Ron turned around slowly to face her. He watched her for a few seconds before he pursed his lips and shook his head.

"No."

"That's all you have to say is 'No'? You haven't spoken to me in weeks." It had been almost two weeks since she'd met Jacob in the woods. The next day she'd told Luna and Ginny, of course Ginny told Harry who told Ron, and he'd been ignoring her ever since. It wouldn't have been as bad if Harry didn't decide he needed to split his time between them equally, which really meant whenever they were spending time together Ron would always glare at her from across the room. But the fact that he wasn't talking to her almost made her feel a little relieved.

Her relationship with Jacob was going perfect and she hadn't had to listen to Ron's complaining. Harry still seemed suspicious but he was always polite to Jacob and Ginny absolutely loved him. He still hadn't agreed to come into the Gryffindor common room but she knew it wasn't anything personal.

"What am I supposed to say to you? That I'm glad you're spending all your time with a dog who would just as soon rip you to shreds as he would hike his leg on a tree?" he asked and Hermione felt her face flush.

"What exactly is your problem with him?"

"He's dangerous! I thought you were smart enough to figure that out!" he yelled. A few of the owls shifted anxiously as Ron glared at her.

"If he wanted to hurt me he's had plenty of chances." she said trying to stay calm.

"Maybe he's waiting for something." Ron shrugged.

"And what would that be?"

"Guys like that only want one thing from girls like you Hermione, and it's not hugs." Jacob hadn't done anything to impy he wanted more from Hermione than she was already giving him. He didn't pressure her to kiss him, and she knew he hadn't even thought about doing anything else. If anyone was pushing for a physical relationship it was her. They'd only kissed twice since the time in the woods and each time she was the one who initiated it. She thought he was just nervous at first but then she realized there was more to it than that. He always seemed like he was holding himself back.

"You don't know anything about him."

"Neither do you." Ron countered.

"If you're really that worried Jacob is dangerous, you know better than anyone Ronald, that I can take care of myself." Ron's face turned bright red as he thought about last year and the room of requirement. She'd embarassed him in front of everyone.

"Yeah, I'm sure the first thing on your mind when you're around him is how to protect yourself."

"Lavender is just as much a threat as Jacob but you're not pointing the finger at her." Hermione reminded and Ron rolled his eyes.

"Because we don't need to worry about her."

"And we don't need to worry about him. He's harmless. At least when it comes to me." Ron rolled his eyes and Hermione scowled at him. "Whether or not you believe it or not. I know Jacob would never hurt me."

"Well I hope you're right. Harry's had to see enough dead bodies, he doesn't need to add you to the list."