"We were only asking," Ron soothed her, and didn't mention that the only reason he was dropping the subject was because he would be seeing for himself in some minutes. He worried that Rosie's infutation might blind her.
"We'll have to ask, then," he told Hugo, and added with a chuckle, "Or we won't allow him to see Rosie again." He shrugged at Rosie to let her know he was joking. Well, maybe a little.