Disclaimer: I own nothing, I bow down to JK and her awesomeness.

Special Note: It has come to my attention that many of you were extremely unhappy about Draco making an appearance in this story, and while I did give fair warning, I didn't anticipate how strong a reaction most would have. So I gave it some thought and decided that Draco didn't really have to make an appearance, who Hermione fell in love with doesn't actually matter once we get rolling, so I've decided to take him out and replace him with a random guy. I will give more detail in the next chapter.

To those of you that didn't mind having Draco in the story, hopefully you won't mind that I take him out and replace him with someone else.

Like I said before this will be a Ron Hermione story, so the guy she is with at the beginning may not even be around by the end, but this will be the last major change I make to this story, all other characters will stay the same!

Note To The Reader: For the sake of this story, the Ron and Hermione kiss, never happened, lets say that they missed their moment and remained great friends. Also for the sake of this story Hermione started seeing a coworker in her Department when she started work after finishing school. Hermione was hesitant at first but soon accepted and they started having weekly lunches together. So when we begin the story Andrew and Hermione have been together for 2 years and have just recently gotten engaged.

This will be a Hermione Ron story; it will just take a bit before it gets to that point so bare with me.

Other than that, I apologize for any mistakes; they are of course my own. I hope that everyone enjoys!

"You alright love?" Andrew looked across his sitting room at his fiancé with a smile on his face. She was curled up in her favorite chair a book in her lap. It was of course completely normal for this young woman but the fact that she hadn't actually read a word in the last half hour wasn't. "Love?"

"What? Oh Andrew I'm sorry, what were you saying?" Hermione shook her head her long curly brown hair falling to frame her face.

"I just asked if you were alright?"

"Oh I'm fine, just sort of lost in thought, that's all." She smiled at him closing the book in her lap and setting it on the end table next to her chair. She moved toward his desk and situated herself gracefully in his lap wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing his lips softly. "How's your proposal coming?"

He grinned at her taking her face in his hands and kissed her again, longer this time, loving. "It's almost finished." He said when he pulled away resting his forehead against hers. "How are you enjoying a Friday off from the Department?"

Hermione laughed but shrugged her shoulders "It's alright though I worry that everything isn't being taken care of."

"It will be good practice for when we go on our Honeymoon, since you'll be gone a month." He winced at her knowing what was coming next.

"I still don't know how you talked me into that; a month is far too long to be away from the office."

"Well you talked me down from 3, so I think you owe me." Hermione sighed but nodded.

"I know you are right." She closed her eyes for a moment and just rested against him, taking comfort in his arms.

"I am looking forward to more of this after we get married." Andrew said running a hand through her hair. "I still don't understand why you won't move in with me now."

"Oh Andrew" Hermione said sliding from his lap "We've talked about this, it's just something that I want to do, it's how I've always seen it in my head. I wouldn't live with a man until I was married." She smiled at him as she rested against the window.

"I know I know, I'm just glad you weren't opposed to shagging." He raised his eyebrows at her wiggling them. She couldn't help but laugh.

"Yes well you were rather persuasive." She shifted from the window sill again intent on moving back to him for a little fun when she heard a tapping at the window. She turned around and slid the clasp on the window up before letting the owl inside. "Thank you." She called out to the owl as it flew away after she took the letter.

"Who's it from?" Andrew asked curious as to why she would get a letter here, most of the time she got her mail at home like normal."

"It's from Ron." She said reading through the letter, a faint smile gracing her lips. "He's got a break from practice and has invited us to dinner tonight at Harry's. Do you want to go?" She asked looking up at him her eyes bright and excited.

"I wish I could love, but I've got that dinner meeting tonight. But you should go, you haven't seen him in a while." She smiled at him and nodded.

"I forgot all about your dinner, but I know you'll be great, you are so ready for this I know you are going to knock their socks off." Andrew gave her a curious expression but didn't ask, he stopped asking about her Muggle references.

"I should go get ready." Hermione crossed the room and planted one more kiss on Andrew's lips before she disapprated back to her flat. Andrew reached out and took the letter that she had left on his desk. He scanned it, knowing that he shouldn't but he couldn't quite help himself a few things stuck out though Two letters, one to your flat, and another to Jameson's, wanted to make sure you got it, I've missed you, Love Ron.

Some things would never change, she had been friends with him for more than ten years but Andrew knew that nothing would happen, he trusted Hermione more than any other person in his life, Hermione loved him and that was all that mattered.

She looked at her reflection, she had pinned her hair back somewhat to make sure it wouldn't hang in her face. She had considered her outfit more carefully than she normally would have choosing a pair of jeans that fit her perfectly, and an off the shoulder blouse. It might be too fancy but she could always say that she had been with Andrew before, which technically would not be a lie.

She hadn't seen Ron in months! Playing for the Cannons really kept him busy. She remembered how excited he got when he got his letter from them after tryouts offering him a spot on the team. He bounced around the Burrow like a three year old on a sugar high. He had hugged her tighter than he had since the war ended and spun her around. That was back when she and Andrew had just started dating and she had to explain to him that it was just a friend hug, a really excited friend hug.

She twirled a strand of her hair in her fingers and sighed, a stroll down memory lane right now wasn't the best of ideas, no she needed to get to Harry's, and with that thought she disappeared with a pop.

"Oh thank god you are here!"Ginny said sounding completely exasperated. "Lily and Rose just dumped dessert on the floor and James decided to take out Harry's broom without asking, he is currently having a talk with his father." Hermione stopped herself from laughing as she looked down at the twins, who were covered in pudding giggling in their magical playpen.

"I feel bad for you when they get older Ginny." Hermione said waving her wand and cleaning up the dessert mess. The girls were just over a year old and James was closing in on three, and they were such handfuls, sometimes Hermione couldn't believe the stories she heard about her God children. She looked over her shoulder when she heard Harry's voice.

"You go in there and say sorry to your Mum." James walked in his head hung low and walked straight to his mother tugging on her skirt.

"Yes James?" Ginny said softly looking down at her son.

"Sorry I took Daddy's broom, and that I made you scared." His voice was so small and sad, Hermione knew he meant it. Ginny bent down and hugged him tightly whispering something in his ear. He nodded and then turned to Hermione with a grin. "Aunt Mione" He ran over to her and she bent down to pick him up.

"How are you little man?"

"I flew!" he said sounding excited, but when Harry cleared his throat he frowned "But it was wrong because I didn't have ..ummm mission to go." He said with a nod as she let him down on the floor.

"Did he scare you that badly?" Hermione asked.

"Yes!"

"Nah." Hermione looked from Ginny then to Harry. "He did really well, he just didn't have any supervision and wasn't on his broom that is charmed to stay only a foot off the ground."

"You're lucky you caught him, he was already 6 feet in the air." Ginny said starting on another pudding.

"He's going to be worse when he gets a little brother." Ginny glared at Hermione but Harry grinned and nodded.

Hermione glanced around, but she still didn't see any sign of Ron, and so she looked back at Harry and asked "Is he here yet?" Harry gave her a smile, one that he had been giving her since after the war, one that she didn't like to think about and shook his head.

"No, but he should be here about…"

*POP*

"Now."

"Where are my God children!" Hermione laughed when she heard James yell in excitement as he ran to meet Ron in the living room. Harry grabbed the girls and decided to meet them halfway.

"They are so big! It's been too long since I've been home." She heard his voice and grinned, it had been too long. He came into the kitchen, his slightly shaggy red hair hanging down his blue eyes bright as ever. He had James on his shoulders, and one girl in each arm. "Ginny what have you been feeding these three? They are huge." He said looking up and seeing that Hermione was in the kitchen as well. He set the girls down and then let James slid down his back.

"You look great." Ron said moving to wrap his arms around her. And just like always her heart hammered in her chest. He was just as tall as ever so her head hit his chest and she took in a deep breath and sank into the smell that was uniquely Ron. She hugged him tightly for a minute before she pulled away.

"You do too." She said finding her voice as they separated. "I've been keeping up with your games." She said knowing that he was going to ask, he always did and she had just gotten into the habit.

"Good, it's about time you did…"

It was really good to be surrounded by her best friends, it was times like this that she realized how much she missed them. After years of being part of the golden trio it was hard to go their separate ways after the war. It sounded bad, almost as if she wasn't happy with Andrew and that wasn't true. They connected better than she ever would have thought and she honestly couldn't see her life without him at this point. But old friends were the best, and she had a feeling that they always would be.

"We want Mione and Ron to put us to bed." James announced after dinner speaking for his sisters and himself. Ron looked over at Hermione who nodded and they both got up. Hermione picked Lily up while Ron let James take his place back on his shoulder and grabbed Rose. And as always Ron left Hermione to change nappies while he got James into his pajamas and then they swapped rooms, saying good night and kissing foreheads, making sure to tell each that they loved them.

"I miss that." Hermione said. "I don't visit as much as I should." She said as they walked down the stairs.

"I know what you mean. I love what I do, but I hate that I don't get to see them often. I don't know who the guys who have families do it." Ginny and Harry passed them in the living room. Hermione and Ron both took a seat on the sofa knowing that they would be back down and the conversation would carry over from dinner.

"So how is Jameson?" Ron asked adjusting his shirt but not looking at her.

"I wish you two would at least call each other by your first names" She said. She had asked Andrew multiple times but all he said was that he got the feeling Ron didn't like him much and that she was lucky he didn't call him something worse. She watched him carefully, and when his blue eyes met her brown ones, they shared a moment, and then he nodded his head slowly.

"Alright Hermione, I'll give it a try, but no promises." She smiled.

"Thanks Ron, it means allot."

"I know, that's why I'll try." He smiled at her running his hand through his hair before turning his attention to the stairs as Harry came back down.

"Ginny says goodnight. I think the kids really put her through the ringer today." He chuckled as he took a seat in his arm chair. "And unfortunately I can't stay up too late; James reminded me that I promised him and the girls a trip t the zoo tomorrow morning right after breakfast"

"That will be fun, can I tag along?" Hermione asked, she hadn't been to the zoo in ages and seeing everything with the kids would be fun, at least she thought it would be.

"You are both welcome to come, I know they would love it, and Ginny would love the extra set of hands."

"Sure I haven't got anything else planned." Ron said shrugging his shoulders.

"Great, now Hermione, Ginny made me promise to ask you, since she forgot to at dinner if you have picked out a wedding date" He grimaced internally when he saw Ron roll his neck slightly, the subject of Hermione would always be like this, no matter what.

"Not yet, but we've narrowed it down to December or January. So that will give me plenty of time to plan." She kept her answer short and then thankfully Harry changed the subject to something they could all talk about, Neville and Luna's upcoming addition. They chatted about pretty much everything, even recalling a few lighter moments from their childhood until 12 when Harry finally had to excuse himself and go to bed.

"You two are welcome to crash here, but they'll be ready to go by ten."

"What's he so worried about going to bed early for if they aren't leaving until ten?" Ron asked from his new position on the sofa, leaning against the arm his legs stretched out. Hermione had copied him so that they could face each other while they talked.

"Because those kids will be up at 6 easy, and then they'll drive them crazy until its time to leave." She said laughing.

"Merlin, that sounds awful." Ron said shaking his head. "Maybe if we are here that will help?" Ron looked at her with a hopeful look. She pondered it for a moment and then nodded.

"It might not help but we could certainly do our best to keep the little ones busy." Hermione grinned but shivered at the same time and then pulled the afghan from the top of the sofa and put it over her legs.

"Oi, share woman." Ron said reaching for it trying to stretch it out over both of them. "It's too small." He frowned. Hermione fought the eye roll as she took her wand out and charmed the blanket to expand.

"How's that?" she asked "Better?"

Ron grinned at her but nodded. "Much, though a few floating flames would work just as well." She smiled, cutting her eyes away from him at his mention of the flames that she had made while they were hunting Horcuxes. He had commented on them when he had come back after leaving them, and the comment still brought a faint blush to her cheeks. She looked back up at him and he was watching her with a soft expression. "Night Hermione."

"Night Ron" she said sinking into the small pillow behind her head.

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