SHIP R/H: Old ground?

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 15351

And another thing... the argument:
"Next time there's a ball, ask me before someone else does, and not 
as a last resort!" (Hermione to Ron).
Please tell me that gives a pretty strong indication!  Surely she is 
saying that if Ron had asked her first, because he wanted to go with 
her, not because he was desperate, she would have preferred to have 
gone with him instead of VK.
The context (which I admit we don't know as its H's POV again) isn't 
clear, but isn't Ron masking jealousy by rehashing the *fraternising 
with the enemy* argument?  And Harry doesn't seem to be part of the 
equation.  If Ron was saying that Hermione should have gone with 
either him or Harry instead of VK, then wouldn't Hermione have said 
*one of you ask me*...
The Harry POV is interesting at the end as well: "he somehow thought 
that Hermione had got the point much better than Ron had."  Doesn't 
this indicate that he has a pretty good idea what's afoot?

Once again, I apologise if this is old ground, but it seems 
appropriate seeing as the whole thing has surfaced again (and yes, I 
know it's all my fault.)

Catherine