Hermione didn't think it would be very nice of her to tell Ron what was going on with George, really. How could she betray George's trust like that? She wondered if she would be able to hide it from Ron. She would feel bad for keeping it from him, anyway. Oh, why her? What could he possibly need from her?
"You know," she said after a moment. "He's probably only making a big deal of it to get to you. I'm sure it's nothing at all, just some help he needs on a project."