Generally speaking, Ron was not one to hold a grudge. He usually got his revenge straight away.
For instance, after he was confirmed as a Hogwarts Champion, the first thing he did was drag Harry on a detour past the Hufflepuff table, deliberately walking right past Ernie Macmillan together.
At the same time, he said to Harry with an air of profound emotion:
"Harry, I'm so worried. Just think, I'm only in my fourth year, and I've actually become a Hogwarts Champion. I have to represent Hogwarts against the best students from the other schools. Oh, it's so nerve-racking."
Harry, of course, knew what his best mate was thinking. He immediately nodded along obligingly. "Now that you mention it, I'm terribly nervous too. We still haven't learned quite enough."
If Ron took revenge the moment an opportunity arose, Harry would create an opportunity to get his revenge even when there wasn't one.
Never let a grudge last overnight-that was Harry's principle.
Well, neither of these two mates held grudges, then, though there was no denying that both were a little petty.
Macmillan's face flushed scarlet, but by the time he opened his mouth to say something, Ron and Harry had already walked past him. They simply wouldn't give him a chance to talk back. Ah, they really were that nasty.
Of course, even if they had stayed, Macmillan wouldn't have had anything particularly meaningful to say. After all, Harry and Ron really had become Hogwarts Champions.
The Goblet of Fire had chosen them. What could anyone do about it?
When Harry and Ron returned to the Gryffindor table, they were greeted by screams and cheers.
"Harry, Ron! Brilliant! You're Champions! Haha, both Champions are from Gryffindor!" Katie Bell, a Chaser on the Quidditch team, shrieked excitedly.
"Exactly, exactly! This is