PROLOGUE
The light sun beams hit the roof of Hogwarts castle gently, casting light into every corner of the magnificent building. The clouds travelled lazily across the periwinkle skies, while a soft breeze swayed the grass slightly back and forth. An owl hooted joyously in the wonderful morning as he floated effortlessly through a window in one of the many tall towers. The day had awoken, and it was peaceful.
Yet, inside one of the tower rooms, it was not such a quiet morning. In the Gryffindor common room, no voice could be distinguished from another over the noise. Students hurried from one couch to another, while others flustered with books and ornaments that they had accidentally toppled over in their urgency. They were rushing to find their own particular acquaintances; for an event had taken place the previous evening that had stirred the minds of many. People shouted to each other over the heads of others, while some fought their way across the crowded, busy room. Those who had been sleeping trotted down their staircases from their dormitories, rubbing their eyes blearily and asked the first person they reached what all the noise was about. However, at that second, it became clear.
All the noise and voices instantly hushed, and all heads turned towards the opening to the common room. They watched expectantly as two people helped each other through the portrait hole, hand in hand. To all who had not previously known what had caused all the fuss, it was now transparent – Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger had finally gotten together.
The couple gazed back at the anxious crowd, silent and seemingly rather surprised. After a few seconds of tense silence, the noise began again, reaching higher volumes than before. Cheers could be heard, chants, and shouts of joy. Ron and Hermione smiled at each other nervously and grasped each other's hand tighter, as they awaited the long chain of questions that would most certainly follow the celebrations.