Ron gave a cynical laugh. He wasn't really buzzed from that morning anymore (they had eaten too many sandwiches for that) but he was surprised to feel more at ease just by the last comment Dean made. Or maybe it was all that he had said. Maybe Dean and Ginny had both had his best interests in mind and he was just being an arse. That didn't really change anything though.
"Not really up for anyone's company these days, mate. S'not just you," he said at last and not unkindly for once in the last few days. Though he wasn't particularly interested in small talk, it would be better than anything else so he asked, "How's Seamus?" even though he probably should have asked how Dean was first, but they had always been a bit of a package deal in Ron's mind, so asking about one usually meant asking about both of them.