"Yes, Ron, he can be. But he’s not really a horrible person any more. And he is a person." Hermione stared hard at Ron, Ginny and Harry in turn, the full force of a furious and disapproving Hermione Granger expression piercing into them. "I know he was a horrible, infuriating, evil git at school, but he’s changed. I’ve spent time with him, unlike any of you three, and I’ve seen how he’s changed. I’ve seen it. It may sound unlikely, but it’s true."