Then Dumbledore died and once she returned to the Burrow those feelings came racing back. She had been blissfully happy with Ron's attention. Pathetic crumbs of fluffy nothing meant to keep her on the line. Looking back she was annoyed with herself for not being able to see through his behavior. But with complete honesty she admitted, there had been times when they had fun together, where she felt like they were truly friends. The crush and dating might have been manipulation, but at some point, they had been friends. And while they fought, she always forgave him because it made Harry happy. Harry had a shite family life and having friends was important to him. Just seemed unfair Ron couldn't have been ordered not to be a git.