Authors note: okay so I just wanted to let everyone know that this is my first story I have ever published and it is the most incredible and supportive and motivating thing to read positive reviews (I am one of those people that are always insecure about what they do and are too self critical). I have to personally thank hollistachick7 for writing the first (and so far only) review. It was incredible and I totally 100% thank you for that. But anyway, I'm done rambling, here is the story!
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Ron and Hermione kept walking through the gardens, until they were up on the hill looking down at the wedding.
"I still can't believe Ginny isn't Ginny anymore. She's married. And she's married to Harry Potter." Ron said.
"I know," Hermione said, "do you remember when we were little and Ginny couldn't be around him?"
"Do you remember when it was the most embarrassing thing in the world for me to hold you and kiss you?" Ron said slyly, pulling Hermione closer to him.
"Yes," Hermione laughed, letting Ron pull her into a tight embrace.
"Hermione, I love you, so much." Ron whispered into her hair.
"I love you too. I've loved you for a long time, you know that." She responded.
Let go of one another to turn and look at the sky, they saw stars twinkling and heard the birds settling in their nests. The full moon shown down on them like an evening sun, and the trees were swaying gently in the breeze. The carefree laughter and music from the reception down the hill waffled up.
Ron gave Hermione a fleeting look, took a nervous gulp, and let out a slow shaky breath.
"Ron…?" said Hermione, worried.
He held up his finger, to ask for a moment. Hermione still eyed him nervously as he ran his hands over his face.
He nodded to himself, as if he was getting a pep talk.
Suddenly, he grabbed Hermione. He kissed her, very passionately.
What is this? Hermione thought, none the less she kissed back.
As suddenly as it had started, the kiss stopped. Ron pulled himself a few feet away from Hermione.
"Hermione?" he started, "I want… I need to ask you something. I want you to be totally honest with me and don't worry about my feelings."
"Yes, Ron. I will but honestly, can't you just get to the point I don't like- "Ron shushed her.
Ron got down on one knee. He grabbed one of Hermione's hands, looked into her eyes and said,
"Hermione, I love you so much. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?"
Hermione was shocked. It was so unexpected. They hadn't talked about marriage at all…
Sure I've considered this but… really? Wow. Aw. Look at Ron. He looks so hopeful... And worried. I love him so much. I really do want to be with him. I wished we had talked but, oh, how I love him…
"Yes Ron" Hermione whispered and nodded as her eyed flooded with emotion.
Ron leapt up, grabbed Hermione in his arms, held her and kissed her.
"Thank you" he whispered into her ear.
Hermione's eyes had tearing up, and she feared that if she were to trust her voice and speak it would crack and embarrass her.
After an immeasurable amount of time, the couple decided to go back down to the wedding.
"Ron," said Hermione on their way back down the hill, "that was honestly the most romantic thing you've ever said to me. I love you. But… let's not mention this to anyone."
Ron's mouth dropped. Be engaged and not tell anyone? I thought women loved to talk about their weddings.
Hermione saw Ron's look of utter astonishment and quickly corrected herself.
"No! You misunderstood me! That's not what I meant! I do want to tell everyone, I'm sorry I confused you love, I just meant let's not tell anyone tonight. Its Harry's and Ginny's night. I don't want to take anything away from that.
"Oh. Yeah, er, I know that's what you meant." Ron said.
Hermione shook her head, gave a little laugh, and rolled her eyes at her fiancée.
Fiancée, Partner, Husband, Ron. Hermione Jean Weasley. Hermione liked the sound of all those things. She kept thinking of the new terms that she would become once she was married as they walked down the hill.
The second Hermione made eye contact with Ginny, she was sure Ginny guessed. Ron was doing very well in trying to hide is huge grin. Hermione was positively glowing with happiness. Harry gave the pair a curious look and leaned toward Ginny so she could whisper something to him.
Ron and Hermione sat down at a table near the dance floor. (Ron had not eaten earlier, do to his nervousness about the proposal and was now positively famished.) Ginny and Harry walked over to the table and sat down.
"Hey mate." Ron said to harry as Harry did a very guyish thing in slapping Ron on the back. Hermione gave a wide smile to the newlyweds and said,
"Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Potter."
"That sounds nice..." Ginny sighed and Harry grinned.
"But anyway," Ginny said, "that's not why we came over here. Hermione… do you have something you want to tell me?" she finished, giving Hermione a knowing gaze.
"Mmm no." said Hermione, trying to sound innocent and curious about what her best girlfriend could be referring to.
"Harry why don't you and Ron go gets us some drinks." Ginny said.
"Er, okay." Harry said, trying to suppress his grin.
After they had left Ginny leaned in and said to Hermione,
"Hermione, did my dear brother just take you away and propose to you?"
Hermione, not trusting her voice again, answered Ginny by taking her hand from under the table and showing Ginny the ring.
Ginny gasped, Hermione nodded, and they both stated letting out very uncharacteristic squeals.
On the other side of the very canvas tent, Ron and Harry were having a discussion on the same topic.
"So you proposed to her?" harry said to Ron.
"How did you know?" Ron responded.
"Ginny's a girl. She figured it out."
"Oh." Ron said.
"Well… did you? C'mon mate. You can tell me?" harry ebbed Ron on.
"Er, yes. But we weren't really planning on announcing it tonight because Hermione said tonight was yours and Ginny's night and that we shouldn't 'take away from that'…" Ron said awkwardly.
"Well whenever you announce it, congratulations." Harry smiled at his friend and patted him on the back.
Ron smiled at his best mate, and soon best man. Then went over to dance with the love of his life, and now finance, Hermione Jean Granger.
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Hello. I hoped you enjoyed that chapter, I had fun writing it. I am very sorry if there were a lot of errors (grammatical, spelling, and punctuation), normally I print out my stories and proof read them by hand but recently I have been having problems with my printer. But anyway, please review and tell me what you think!