Warm masculine hands covered emerald colored eyes, removing the sparkling lights, the softly falling snow seen through the windows, and the immaculately decorated Christmas tree, soon after the hands came the smell, the smell that could make Hermione melt in an instance, the one she had grown so used to her days often felt incomplete with out it.

Slowly reaching up Hermione's petite hands wrapped around the large masculine ones drawing them away from her eyes so she could once again see the glimmering room around her, smiling and turning around Hermione looked up into the blue eyes she loved, the ones that Hermione could read without effort, the ones that always had love emitting from them every time his eyes graced her face.

"You look beautiful." his deep voice sent chills down Hermione's spine, it was so deep that it demanded attention, that was the reason Hermione always believed he did so well in the ministry, he had a presence about him that demanded respect.

Blushing Hermione looked down she was wearing a simple strapless emerald green dress that brought out the green in her eyes, he had always loved it when she wore green, "You don't look so bad yourself." Hermione said with her flirtatious smile that she knew drove him wild.

"Follow me"he whispered as she took her hand and led her out towards the terrace, causing Hermione to raise a brow in his direction, it was freezing cold outside and here he was dragging her outside when she had nothing to cover her bare skin, "don't worry they have a warming spell cast." he said as if reading her mind, which only caused her to smile, he knew her so well, it had gotten to the point where he didn't even have to ask what she wanted anymore, he knew.

Opening the doors and holding it open Hermione stepped through and into the softly falling snow, and he had been right, there was a warming spell cast that gave her goose bumps, it was warmer outside then it was inside, not knowing where he was Hermione spun around and let out a soft gasp, he was walking towards her but this time something was different, she didn't know what it was and then it hit her, it was nerves, she didn't know what could possible make him nervous, but when he reached her he grabbed her hand and bent down on one knee causing Hermione's eyes to go wide

"Herms." He began using his special nickname for her, "I love you and have loved you since the moment my eyes met yours across the room at that cocktail party three years ago, you're the women I want to spend the rest of my life with, will you marry me?" he finished before opening a small black velvet box that inside held a diamond that was so big it would make any women faint.

Nodding her head as tears slowly started to slide down her face as he slide the ring down her ring finger, feeling it adjust to her tiny finger only caused Hermione to tear up more, she was going to be marrying the man she loved, nothing could take that away from her nothing.

And then there was a flash of green.