They were watching the squid. Pansy approached, filled with envy. "Hermione? Professor McGonagall's looking for you." Hermione jumped up, "Wait for me here?" Ron nodded. Once Hermione was out of sight, she sat on the grass next to him. /Careful, girl./ "How's your leg?" "Alright." Ron shuffled pointedly away from her. Pansy bristled, but managed to keep her voice under control, "Malfoy's been a bit of a prat recently, you know." "The last fourteen years!" "I guess." /Got him!/ They talked until she heard footsteps and he almost forget whom she was. She smiled as she walked past Hermione. /Success./