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A/N: Le Voyant is french for "The Seer".

Chapter 2:

When Hermione woke up the next morning, she rolled out of bed to find that Ron had already gotten up. She made her way to their small quaint kitchen in her pajamas, to brew herself a cup of hot tea. Her Saturday mornings were usually spent drinking tea, catching muggle news, and reading the daily prophet. This morning, she actually had somewhere to be, so she did her ritual a little bit faster than what she would normally do. Ron wasn't anywhere to be seen.

She returned to her bedroom thirty minutes later to find Ron getting dressed, "Are you already leaving? It's only seven."

"Yeah, I like to warm up a bit before workouts. Keeps my muscles working right." He replied, pulling his cloak on before sitting on the edge of their bed to put on his shoes. "I'm gone."

"Okay, well I'm going to take a shower." She walked out of the room without waiting for Ron to reply. When she finished washing her hair, and her body, she stepped out, and spelled a quick drying charm. She finished dressing, applying light makeup, and fixing her wild hair and headed towards the door without a backwards glance.

She stepped out of the floo to find Harry waiting on her at a table, with what appeared to be a cup of coffee. "So, how did you get away from Pansy on this fine Saturday?" She asked, sitting down across from him.

Harry grinned, "Ah, well I sent her to have spa day with Astoria." He sipped his coffee.

"Malfoy's play thing?" Hermione asked, disgust written all over her face.

"The very same. Where's Ron?"

"Already gone to the pitch. They were having an early practice, and he wanted to practice before practice to warm up. Make sense to you? Me either." she responded, sarcastically.

"Ah, of course. I'm glad you came to help me today. Have you eaten?"

"Nope, I only had a cup of tea this morning. Have you ordered?"

"No, I'll call over a waitress." Harry waved his arm in the air to get the attention of the lady standing at the bar. She wandered over, and they put in the order. The waitress returned with Hermione's tea, and a refill for Harry, and disappeared again.

"We're looking for an engagement ring, right?" Hermione asked, smiling at Harry over her tea cup. He shook his head and she continued, "Do you know what you're looking for, or are we on a wild goose chase?"

"I know about what I want, but I want to get something that will express my love, gratitude, and everything else I feel for her, as well as beauty and something she would be proud to show to her family and friends." Harry respond, thinking deeply about the ring.

"I don't know much about Pansy, or her taste, though. Why did you invite me?"

"Well, for one, you're my best friend, you're a woman, and you have taste. It may not be the same as Pansy, but you can keep me on the right track." Harry responded with a grin. He broke eye contact with her, and looked at his hands as they traced the circle of his cup.

"And?" Hermione asked, sensing there was something that he wasn't saying.

"And, well, Malfoy is going to meet us at the jewelry store to help out." He said, quickly, hoping Hermione would miss his words.

"What! Harry, you didn't tell me Malfoy would be along for the ride. My whole Saturday will be ruined because of that pig head."

"Now, Hermione. Just try, he isn't that bad. Plus, he'll only be around while we are at the jewelry store, and to say yes or no to what I pick out." Harry responded, his eyes pleading with her to cooperate.

"Okay, fine, Harry. I'll try to put up with him today, but one smart ass comment and I'm leaving you with him." She smirked.

Harry threw his hands up, "Deal" and he smiled. The waitress returned with their food, and refilled both drinks, and left again. When they finished eating, they paid their tickets and left. They headed into Hogsmede where a new jewelry store, Le Voyant, opened the year after they graduated by none other than Lavender Brown and Parvarti Patil. The two girls had completely taken the wizarding by surprise when they opened their store, extending to outside of the wizarding world and other parts of the world, like France.

The bell above the door jingled as Harry and Hermione walked into the shop, getting Lavender's attention behind the counter. "Harry! Hermione! It's been so long, how are you two doing?" She ran from behind the counter and hugged the pair, her grinned stretched across her face.

"We're good Lavender, how are you doing?" Harry responded, returning the blonde's energetic hug.

"I'm good, business is good, life is good." she responded, "What are you two doing here?"

"I am wanting to look at engagement rings." Harry responded, looking around the spacious room with small glass show cases all around. Lavender's eyes went wide, and glanced from Harry to Hermione and back to Harry. Her finger following the same movement.

"Oh no! Not the two of us," Hermione laughed, "Harry is proposing to his girlfriend, Pansy!"

The relief that they saw on Lavender's face was comical, but never the less, she stepped into her role as store co-owner, and started show casing different rings in different styles, sizes, colors, and prices. Harry was quickly able to knock out a few choices when the bell over the door jingled again. They turned around to see who the new comer was and saw that Malfoy had finally decided to join them.

"About time Malfoy," Harry said with a grin. They shook hands, and went back to looking at rings. Over his shoulder, Lavender was looking at the odd group looking for one ring with in her store. Malfoy smirked at her, and bent down beside Harry to look at the rings he was gazing at. Hermione stood to the side and waited for someone to ask her something.

"That one is too small, she wouldn't like it." Malfoy stated, "Maybe this one, it's shaped the same, same color, and is three karats bigger." He held up a golden band with a 10-karat white diamond solitaire sitting directly on top. It sparked in the light, and was beautiful, even to Hermione.

"I don't know Malfoy, Pansy isn't as flashy as she use to be. I know she'll like it, but I think it's a little to big. Lavender, do you have this ring in a five karat ring?" Harry asked hopefully.

"I do. I think it's in back, if not, we can make it. When would you need it ready by?" she asked.

"Well, I wanted it tonight, but I can always wait. Will you check first please?" Harry asked, he turned around to find Hermione with her arms crossed, looking at her nails. "Hermione, what do you think?"

She looked up startled, "Oh, remember me do you?" she smiled, "I think it's beautiful, but it's kind of plain. You don't think Pansy would like a little bit of color? Maybe in the wedding band itself?"

"That's a good idea, but I haven't looked at any wedding bands, let's see what she has." Harry laid the ring he had in his hand down on the case where Lavender had set them out, and moved to another case. Here were several bands, without solitaire diamonds, just plain bands. Some bands had jewels, but not standing along like the soon to be engagement ring.

"Oh, Harry, what about these? It's a gold band, just like the band of that ring, but it has color diamonds embedded. You would never guess what colors." She said, pointing at two bands situated in the show case. Harry walked over and looked, his face breaking out into a grin. The two bands had emerald green diamonds entwined with silver. Perfect colors for his Slytherin bride.

Lavender walked back out with a small velvet black box, "We do have one in." She said, grinning. She walked over to where Harry was standing and handed him the box. He took a look at it and smiled.

"This is perfect Lavender. Thanks." He grinned, "Can I look at those two bands right there with the emerald jewels?"

"Sure!" Lavender pulled out a little ring of keys and opened the case. She pulled out the bands and handed them to Harry. "These are a specialty. They fit around the engagement ring like a glove."

"Yeah, I think I want them. Hermione, will you put them together on your finger and see what they look like?" Malfoy, who retired to the same position Hermione had earlier been in, snorted. Harry lifted his eye brow at Malfoy, and then looked at Hermione.

Hermione walked over, and stuck on of the emerald bands on her finger, and then the engagement ring, and then the other emerald band. She gasped, "Harry, this is beautiful." She held her hand up and showed Harry, Malfoy, and Lavender. Lavender and Harry smiled, and Malfoy just grinned out of the side of his face.

"I'll take all three, Lav. How much? Will they size themselves to Pansy's finger?" Harry asked, speaking fast.

"Wow, Harry. That's our biggest purchase this season. The engagement ring is 500 galleons, and the two bands are 300 galleons. That's a total of 800 galleons. That's a total of 4000 pounds, or $8,056.

"Can you do withdrawals, or do you want me to bring it to you?" Harry asked.

"I can route a transfer with your signature. Let me write up the paperwork." Lavender said, smiling.

Harry and Hermione smiled at each other, and turned to Malfoy. He looked bored. "Malfoy, if you want to leave now, you can." Harry told him, "Thanks for coming to help."

"No problem, Potter, I would like to see my best friend happy, even if it with the likes of you." He smirked, and looked at Hermione, "Nice day, Granger. Don't get your hopes up, this day won't come for you in a long time, if ever." He strode out of the jewelry store before Hermione could make an appropriate come back.

"Harry!" Hermione screeched.

"I'm sorry 'Mione, I made him promise to be on his best behavior before we came, but apparently he couldn't just let it go. He's not right, you'll find someone when the time is right for you, and you know he'll have to be perfect, because I'll avada him in a second. Oh, and Ron's included." Harry grinned. He always knew what to say to make her feel better, but it didn't change the fact that Malfoy took another stab at her.

Lavender reappeared with parchments and a quill held out for Harry. He read through the words, and signed his name stating that Lavender could transfer the correct amount of money out of his Gringotts vault. The parchment flashed with magic, making the parchment legal. "Thanks Lavender." Harry grinned, and after she bagged up the boxes and Harry's copies of the parchments, they left the jewelry store.

/

That night, Hermione decided to spend her time on her couch, sipping hot chocolate, and watching her muggle television. She was awakened to pecking on her window. An owl was flying right outside her living room window. She got up to open the window and retrieved the scroll tied to the owls leg.

She unrolled the parchment to find Harry's untidy scroll,

Hermione,

She said yes!

Harry

She smiled at the news, and laid the parchment down on the coffee table. Ron still hadn't arrived home, and it was well after midnight. She headed to her bedroom, and went to bed.

/

When Hermione returned to work on Monday, the news of Harry's engagement to the Parkinson heir had spread and it was all over the news. The Daily Prophet had photos of Pansy's shocked face, and Harry down on one knee. Witch Weekly already had photos of the ring itself, as well as a small interview with the happy couple, promising for more details as the wedding is planned. She pushed the Prophet, and the magazines aside, and found a small flower arrangement sitting on her desk, with a card attached.

Not knowing who the flowers could be from, Hermione opened the card to find Ron's hand writing. He hadn't returned home until Sunday morning, claiming to be out with the team, celebrating their victory over the number one team in the season, Puddlemere United. She had shrugged it off at the time, hoping to not have to think about it, and choosing to believe his words.

'Mione,

Just wanted to say,

I love you.

Ron

She threw the card to the side, and moved the flowers to the shelf behind her desk, they were beautiful at least. As she was turning around in her chair, a knock on the door announced a visitor, and white blonde hair announced it was Malfoy peeping around the door.

"Ah, Granger, maybe I was wrong about you getting that engagement ring soon." He smirked, "Or maybe that's just your loser boyfriend trying to cover something up." He laughed, and shut the door. A few seconds later, as Hermione steamed over Malfoy's words, the door opened back up. "Oh, and Harry asked to see you."

Hermione threw the papers she had in her hand down, and stormed out of her office. "Quit being such a jerk Malfoy! I'll be married before you even find a girl that will be seen with you!"

"Oh, feisty Granger. You could probably take that attitude to the bank, I'm sure someone out there will like you in bed." He responded.

"Something you'll never know!" She stormed past him and took in the other employees standing around. With her face flamed bright red, she bowed her head and entered Harry's office.

"Hermione." Harry face was straight, and angry.

"I'm sorry Harry, he repulses me." she responded, "Not to mention, he started it."

"You're both adults Hermione! I don't care who started it. I could hear you all the way in here, and you're office is at the other end of the hall! Don't worry, I'll yell at Malfoy, too. Do I need to put you both on probation, from the office, without pay, for you two stop this childish feud?" Harry was standing up, leaning over his desk, face red, with spit flying.

"Whoa, Harry. Calm down." she said, quietly.

"No, Hermione! I have Kingsley breathing down my neck, and the whole department is starting to complain about the two of you and your.. your, fighting!" He sat back down. Hermione turned to leave, when Harry called out, "I need you to get portkeys ready for Wednesday. I need at least 5, set to one location."

"I'll have them ready by the end of the day." She left his office and returned to her own to start the documents for the approval for portkeys. After writing up the disclosure forms, the reason for the portkeys, the departure, arrival, and return times, and dates, she spelled them legal, and sent them to the Minster of Magic, Kinglsey. By the time the parchments returned to her office with the required signatures, the day was done, and Hermione left the office.

/

"Hermione!" Pansy cried, as she stepped out of the fireplace, followed by Harry.

Hermione looked up from her newest edition of History of Magic, to find the couple standing in her living room. She hopped up, letting her book fall to the side, and hugged Harry, and then Pansy. "What are you two doing here? I wasn't expecting company!"

"Just wanted to visit. I haven't seen you very much, and now that me and Harry are engaged, we're going to be a big part of each others lives." Pansy replied, "and I know we aren't that close, but I want you to be in the wedding, if you'll do us the honor."

Hermione was shocked, but she nodded, "Sure. What can I help you with?"

"Actually, I want you to be one of my bridesmaids." Pansy replied, smiling.

"Bridesmaid? But Pansy, what about your friends?" Hermione asked, her eyebrows burrowed together in concentration.

"I have room for Daphne, and Astoria. Those are they only other two I want in it. It will be you three!" Pansy smiled.

"Okay, I'll be honored to stand beside you and Harry on your special day." Hermione smiled, and hugged the bride-to-be again. Harry stood to the side as the two girls discussed dresses, colors, and a date.

"Well, we want it to be after Christmas, but I don't want a summer wedding, and I don't want to wait until after summer, so I'm thinking March. I haven't decided on a date yet, but Harry hasn't been much help in the decision making process, but we're working on it." she told her, "and I want bright, fun colors, but I want it to be elegant, and everything I've always dreamed. I've been thinking like yellow and something, like bright sunny yellow, but I'm not sure. What do you think?"

"I like yellow, it's pretty, and springy, but I think a pastel yellow would be more appropriate because it's like Easter-y" said Hermione, "but you don't have to be traditional, so sunny yellow would be fine! What color with that?"

Pansy's face lit up, "I don't know! I'll think about it, but do you think you could meet one afternoon this week, after work, with me and the other two, and look at dresses? I know we aren't making definite plans yet, but we can look at patterns, and material."

"Sure, I can do that! Just let me know which day." Hermione responded, smiling. She glanced at Harry, who still hadn't said a word, and smiled. He was grinning, and Hermione could tell he was happy.

"I will owl you! Thanks Hermione! Are you ready Harry?" Harry hugged Hermione bye, and followed his fiance through the fireplace.

Hermione was lounging by the fire reading her book again, when Ron arrived home. "Hey 'Mione. How are you?" he asked.

"How am I? I'm your girlfriend and that's the best you could say?" she growled through her teeth. "Ron, is this working for you?"

"Is what working for me?" He asked, surprised by her hostility.

"Us, Ron. You're never home, we haven't been intimate in months, we haven't been out when it was your idea, it's just, like we're not even together. Do you even love me?" she asked.

"Yes, Hermione, I love you a lot. I'm sorry I'm never home. I know my schedule is hectic. I'll start working on being there." He walked up to her and hugged her, "I don't just need you, I want you." He kissed her lips, and picked her up, headed down the hall to their bedroom.

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