The gesture is admittedly a touching one, and Hermione can feel her own cheeks heat a little as he passes the Head Girl-shaped mushroom-badge towards her.
She takes it and laughs softly.
"I'm not sure Harry would agree to that," she responds, trying her best to keep the emotion out of her voice.
It wouldn't do to cry or anything.
Straightening a little, playing into her role, she says (in a more Hermione-like voice): "If I'm Head Girl, that would mean I have rule over you. And Ron? I think you ought to go to sleep now."
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She takes it and laughs softly.
"I'm not sure Harry would agree to that," she responds, trying her best to keep the emotion out of her voice.
It wouldn't do to cry or anything.
Straightening a little, playing into her role, she says (in a more Hermione-like voice): "If I'm Head Girl, that would mean I have rule over you. And Ron? I think you ought to go to sleep now."
He looks dreadfully tired.