And this is how this gets dragged out for 7 books. To be honest, even if she'd asked him I could believe him not getting it--they're best friends so it's not unusual she'd have asked him. Harry asks Luna and they're not dating. But this is even more idiotic because instead of just misunderstanding there's misunderstanding+sniping.

Now look at this situation and multiply it by 100 and you probably get an idea of their marriage. Ron feels inadequate because he's not as good as Hermione. Hermione may be better at most things, but soothing someone else's feeling of inadequacy isn't one of them--on the contrary, she has a talent for making it worse (and most times I can remember her *intentionally* doing that it's with Ron). Ron puts down the club and so Hermione because he feels insecure. So Hermione puts him down using his own insecurity, using the party to punish him (taking away an invitation she never gave).

Then there's the whole next problem with Ginny calling Ron a big virgin especially next to sexually experienced (whatever) Hermione, so he feels inadequate again, and grabs some girl who doesn't make him feel inadequate to get experience (more "I'll show her I can snog somebody too" rather than literally making her jealous, I think), but Hermione gets hurt and punishes him again for something he still hasn't yet worked out. I mean come on, a book later we see he *still* thinks Hermione's into Harry, so what did he make of her actions here?

Yeah, this marriage ought to be just great.