02. A proper question
(Ronald Weasley/Hermione Granger)
The redhead was almost creating a hole in the middle of the room. Why was he so damn nervous, he kept asking himself. It was not something he had never think about, the truth was that he was think all the time about it.
She was getting late. Well, maybe he should have planned it better. His sister was engaged, one of his older brother was about to get married, the other was with a little girl in his arms, the other was, for the first time in three years, talking with girls. And he decided last week that he wanted to propose.
If it weren't for the party that his sister was having, maybe the courage would slip away. His best friend and, soon-to-be, brother-in-law said it was the right time.
"Ronald, my dear, I hope you don't create a hole in my living room", said a woman. He smiled and sat down on the couch. "She said that is tem minutes she will be ready to go".
"Thank you, Mrs Granger" the woman sit down next to him.
"If you want to know, my dear, Mr. Granger got pretty nervous as well and he decided to propose" Ron looked surprised. "He decided that would ask me at the very same place where we met. However, it closed that day and he got so frustrated that he just say it loud. And he noticed, I was crying and saying yes"
"I cannot imagine Mr. Granger being frustrated and screaming" Ron smiled. "I guess it is just because we know each other for so long and I am afraid of ruin everything."
Mrs. Granger looked at the redhead next to her. She got up and fond a small ring with a blue stone in the middle. She put on her pocket.
"Want some tea?" she asked. He nodded and she picked up some in the kitchen.
The door opened and Mr. Granger entered the room. The two men shake each other hand and sit down once again.
"Hello, my Darling" said Mrs. Granger to her husband while serving the tea Ronald.
Mrs. Granger gave to her husband the small ring. At that moment, he knew what he had to talk with the tall ginger that was sitting in his couch. As soon as she did it, she heard her daughter screaming for her help.
"You know, Weasley," Mr. Granger started "This ring here was the first piece of jewelry I ever gave to my wife. Was half of my salary and I promised her, at the day that Hermione was born, that our baby girl would receive this ring when I proper man asked to marry her."
Ron was sweating. He never liked to be alone with Hermione's father.
"Today, I will give you this ring if you promised me that you will make everything to make my daughter's happy. In your wizard world or my". Ron nodded his head while the sweat was in his forehead. "Great!"
Ron looked at the stone e realized how beautiful it was. He heard steps coming from the stairs and hoped it was Hermione. And it was.
Her hair was loose. Her purple dress did well to her figure and only the neckless she gained from him when they completed two years together was as a piece of jewelry.
"OK, I am ready. Ginny will try to murder me." Hermione said going out of her house followed by Ron.
A smile appeared on his face when she looked at him.
"What?" she said.
He was down in one knee. He just showed her the ring that her father gave him and looked at her. When she was speechless, he picked up the ring he bought; it was small with only one diamond on the center of the ring.
Before he could ask, she kissed him and said yes.