“Hello, Hermione,” said Mrs. Weasley, much more stiffly than usual. “Hello,” said Hermione, her smile faltering at the cold expression on Mrs. Weasley’s face. Harry looked between them, then said, “Mrs. Weasley, you didn’t believe that rubbish Rita Skeeter wrote in Witch Weekly, did you? Because Hermione’s not my girlfriend.” “Oh!” said Mrs. Weasley. “No — of course I didn’t!” But she became considerably warmer toward Hermione after that.
