'Sleigh bells ring, are you listening
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight
We're happy tonight
Walking in a winter wonderland.'
Hermione Granger buttoned up her cream coat and stepped outside into the crisp, white winter air and smiled. She loved her job, but wished it didn't take her away at the most inconvenient times. It was Christmas tomorrow! And they still expected her to come in and work on her case. It was ridiculous, wasn't this meant to be her holiday?
She sighed as walked towards her car. Even though she could apparate, she preferred driving. It gave her time to think on her journey and relax. And it didn't make her feel sick either.
She would be home by three, and then she could spend time with her family, well it was really just her and Ron tonight, seeing as her parents had decided to go to Australia this year for a holiday, and they would be going to the Burrow tomorrow for Christmas Lunch. As they did every year... It was a Weasley tradition. But the kids were all staying at Hogwarts, because of the Triwizard Tournament, so it would just be the adults, and baby Nymphadora. She sighed, turned the key and drove off towards the Ministry.
'Gone away is the bluebird,
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
As we go along,
Walking in a winter wonderland.
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown'
Ron smiled and looked at the beautiful, golden ring, which represented 22 years of marriage to his Beautiful wife. He looked up at the clock. Startled, he jumped out of bed. He had to get to work soon otherwise she would be home and it would all be ruined.
Hermione sighed, how she had managed to forget her keys she did not know. She knocked on the door, using the lion door knocker they had purchased when they had bought the house, all those years ago. she smiled to herself 'Gryffindor Pride'.
"Just a second Honey" the door opened to reveal her husband in a navy suit.
"Have you been at work? Wait Scratch that, Have you been at a wedding?"
"Nope" he replied popping the P.
"Okay then" She said, shrugging it off "Are we going somewhere?"
"Nah," Came his grinning reply
"You're enjoying this aren't you?"
"Very much" he said still grinning "Come in, you must be freezing"
'"kay then. Mr Mystery." Throwing her hands up and walking in. She gasped, the whole house had been transformed. It looked like...well, like the Yule Ball. But why would Ron bring her here? They hadn't had the best of memories together whilst at the Yule Ball.
'He'll say: Are you married?
We'll say: No man,
But you can do the job
When you're in town.
Later on, we'll conspire,
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid,
The plans that we've made,
Walking in a winter wonderland.'
"Hermione, I have to ask you something. Would you do me the honour," he said, kissing her hand as a lovingly
"Of allowing me to escort you to the Yule Ball?"
"Oh Mr Weasley, I thought you'd never ask."
You see, to some, this might appear a little strange. But then again, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
In the meadow we can build a snowman,
And pretend that he's a circus clown
We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman,
Until the other kids knock him down.
When it snows, ain't it thrilling,
Though your nose gets a chilling
We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,
Walking in a winter wonderland.