This is set just after Harry leaves the Hospital Wing in OOTP at the end. Thank you for reading my story this far and pretty, pretty please review before I go insane!!
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Hermione stared after Harry as he left the Hospital Wing – as did everybody else. Including Luna, even, who wasn't known to pay too much attention.
'Is he OK?' Luna asked – her dreamy voice tinged with a touch of a mixture of both sadness and worry.
Ron shrugged. 'No idea,' he said, 'but he won't tell us anything.' Everybody stared at him as he stuffed another Chocolate Frog in his mouth, took one look at the Wizards Card and threw it disinterestedly onto the slowly but surely growing pile on his lap.
'But you're his best friends,' Ginny said, frowning.
Ron shrugged again as Hermione threw him an angry glare. 'Yeah – but you know Harry. It took him a while to get talking on the whole Cedric thing...and, I mean, Sirius was his godfather – he's not going to get over that too quickly.' He swallowed and grabbed another Chocolate Frog, after throwing one to Ginny, Neville, Luna and Hermione. Hermione glared as she caught hers and dropped it onto her lap. She didn't particularly want to stuff her face like Ron at this moment. She was too worried for a start.
'And – well, I mean he hardly ever talks about his parents,' Ron continued casually, but Hermione could sense the unease in his voice. 'And he was closer to Sirius than anyone so I guess we're not going to know about anything for a while.'
They all sat in silence for a moment before Neville spoke.
'I didn't know he was that close to him. Sirius Black, I mean.'
Ginny gave a small shrug. 'Nobody knew, really. I didn't even know that these three knew Sirius Black until last summer,' she said, throwing a sharp glare at Ron, who just snorted.
'Sorry Mum, I forgot we had to constantly check up on you with our current whereabouts.'
Ginny glared at her brother, as did Hermione.
'Ron you are so insensitive.'
'And you're Queen of Cool,' Ron laughed. Ginny grabbed one of Hermione's Chocolate Frogs and threw it at Ron's head, at exactly the same time Hermione did. Neville laughed as Ron glared, rubbing his head.
'Stop throwing stuff at me!'
Luna frowned. 'You know that blows to the head can be good, Ron,' she said seriously. 'They clear out the Wrackspurts, you know. It's the shock to them that does it.'
'Wow,' Ron said sarcastically. 'I'll keep that in mind, Luna, thanks.'
Hermione glowered at Ron as Ginny growled at her brother.
'Ron, leave her alone.'
Ron just shrugged and started on yet another Chocolate Frog.
'You're as bad as Ginny, Hermione. God, anybody would think you were my mother or something...'
Hermione blushed and as Ginny opened her mouth to retaliate, Hermione cut in on the conversation. 'Ron, you are so...so...'
'Idiotic? Retarded? Immature? Thick? Stupid? Dumb? Insensitive?' Ginny suggested, ticking each one off with her fingers. Hermione nodded, smiling smugly as Ron glared, sweeping the Wizard Cards onto the floor.
'...Cruel? Annoying? Pathetic? Throws like a girl? Eats like a -?'
'OK, OK, I get it, Ginny,' Ron snapped. Hermione smiled swiftly.
'She was only speaking the truth, Ron.'
'Yeah, well I could spend all night telling you about the things that annoy me about you,' he snapped angrily. Hermione raised her eyebrows and Ginny groaned, standing up lightly.
'God you two are stupid!' she laughed, brushing the vivid red hair from her face. Ron and Hermione both glared at Ginny, before turning to glare at each other, before glaring at Ginny again.
'What do you mean?' Ron asked, sounding half stubborn and half confused.
'I mean that you two – yes, Ron, I mean you and Hermione! – are completely and utterly stupid and blind,' she said cheerfully. She smiled and turned to face Professor Umbridge, pressing a finger to her lips as she approached her bed.
'Bye, Professor Umbridge!' she called suddenly and loudly. Umbridge jumped in her bed making them all laugh as Ginny smiled, winked and left the room gracefully.
Neville and Luna laughed.
Ron and Hermione glared at each other from their beds.