Dance Date
"Hey Hermione you're a girl and you don't have a date," Ron says "Want to go the end of the year ball with me?"
Furiously I exclaim, "Ronald Weasley how dare you assume I don't have a date!"
"Well you don't do you so why not go with me?" He asks.
"Actually for your information I've already been asked to the ball and I've said yes." I reply calmly.
"What?" he yells, "Who are you going with?"
"You will just have to wait until the ball to see." I reply.
"Yeah sure, I bet you don't even have a date." He says bitterly.
"Whatever you say Ronald." I say ignoring him. I finish homework and leave the Common Room and go upstairs to go to bed. I fall asleep when my head hits the pillow into a dreamless sleep.
"Hermione! Hermione wake up!" Someone says shaking me awake. I open my eyes to see Ginny bouncing. "What do you want Ginny?"
"Hermione you have to get up to start getting ready." She replies. I look at the clock.
"It is seven in the morning Gin. How long do you think it will take me to get ready?" I ask starting to get up.
"Stop complaining and start getting ready." She commands. I grunt in response and start getting ready ridiculously early. It is finally quarter to six when both of us are ready. Ginny somehow made the process of getting ready last pretty much the entire day.
"So who is your mystery date?" Ginny asks with a smile.
"You know very well who it is." I reply, "We are finally coming out with our relationship."
"oh that's right your secret boyfriend who you have been seeing for how long?" She teases.
"Well just over three years." I mumble.
"That's right and how many people know?" she pushes me farther.
"Other than you, four." I say starting to get irritated.
She smirks and says, "Let's go get our men and make some jaws drop." We head downstairs and head over to Harry and Ron who are starring at us in awe.
Ron's face turns from awe to smug saying, "So Hermione where is this so called date of yours?"
"He is meeting me down at the Great Hall." I respond. We head down to the Great Hall everyone starring at us and Ron is standing closer then I appreciate. We are one of the last ones to arrive at and Dumbledore makes his speech which I tune out looking around for my date.
"…Now before the first song we have a very special speaker who wants to make an announcement." Dumbledore concludes with a twinkle in his eye that I swear is directed at me.
"Looks like your date stood you up," Ron says with a smirk "Or he never existed." I ignore him and turn my attention to the front again shocked at what I see.
"Um, hi everyone. You probably know me, I'm Fred Weasley. I left Hogwarts with a bit of a bang two years ago and co-own Weasley Wizards Wheezes."
"What's Fred doing here?" Ron asks.
"You are probably wondering why I am here." Fred says, "Well you see for the last three years I have been dating the most wonderful, beautiful and intelligent woman in the world in secret." He starts walking off the stage making the crowd part and heading towards me.
"Her name is Hermione Granger." He said stopping in front of me, "She is my life. I love you Mione."
"I love you too, Fred." I respond.
"I have a very important question for you my little know it all." He says affectionately. He seems nervous fiddling with something in his hands. "I love you with all my being and I know I can't live my life without you." I feel myself tear up as he got down on one knee. "Will you Hermione Jean Granger make me the happiest man for the rest of my life by becoming my wife?"
"Yes!" I exclaim throwing myself at him. Tackling him to the ground, he laughs putting the gorgeous ring on my finger and kissing me passionately. We ignore the cheers around us and more importantly we ignore the outraged cries made by Ron.