That was the right answer if Hermione was listening, but it didn't sound very convincing. Harry just grinned and continued to sip his firewhiskey.
He couldn't resist laughing when Ron got defensive about killing a spider, at the same time admitting that he would make Hermione do it if she was around. "Don't worry, you seem tough to everyone else. Until they do a spread on you in Witch Weekly and include that as a fact at least."