Ron heard Hermione's voice and nearly tripped over his own two feet as he hurried from Hermione's bedroom where he had been sprawled out on the bed reading the last few issues of a comic that he had been saving up. Buttons, who had been using him as a resting spot, followed him out, tail raised high in annoyance.
"You're back. Finally. I was starting to think I'd lost you to McGonagall's charms." Ron took the seat next to Hermione on the sofa with his own artless flop, lifting one arm to wrap it around her shoulders. "Missed you."