A/N 2 chapters in a week! I'm getting good! dont expect this every week though, because I'm back at school tomorrow, so won't be able to write as much.

Chapter three: the proving of love.

As Harry and Ginny walked through Hogsmede hand in hand, neither one of them cared about the cold weather for both had things on their minds. For Harry this was how he was going to do what he was about to do, knowing his luck he'd mess everything up big style. For Ginny however it was confusion about why Harry was acting the way he was, how could the bravest person she knew, the boy who lived, the chosen one, he who killed the darkest wizard of all time, be worried or scared about anything? But for both of them the main comfort was the person walking next to them the one person on the planet that they could bear their soul to. And for Harry that thought gave him a small amount of confidence in himself.

As they reached the fence that surrounded the sreaking shack Harry sat down on a rock that he remembered from all those years ago as the rock he'd cried on after he'd found out that Sirius was his godfather. At the time he still thought Sirius was to blame for his parents murders, he still felt upset bordering on angry when he thought about the way his bright and hopeful life was wasted. But now wasn't the time for the past it's about sorting out the future – a good future. He hoped. He thought to himself and with a small smile on his face he patted a space next to him motioning for Ginny to sit next to him.

She sat down and laid her head on his shoulder. She was thankful for this time alone, just her and Harry.

"It's nice this isn't it just you and me, not people everywhere staring."

"Yeah it is. I love you Ginny, you know that right."

Oh no she thought, here it comes. She wasn't ready for this. She silently prayed that it wouldn't be to embarrassing.

Then she said "yes, and I love you too, Harry more than anything else. I don't really mind all the people all the time I mean I grew up in the Weasly house, I'm used to it. It's just nice for a little while you know, just us.

"Well 'us' is actually what I wanted to talk to you about."

Ginny couldn't say anything, she just closed her eyes and waited for what she knew was about to come.

When Harry realised she wasn't going to say anything he continued by carefully kissing her on the head and standing up then kissed her hand and let go of that too.

He took a deep breath and began.

"Ginny, I don't really know how to do this but hear goes. Sometimes were given only a few minutes to be with the ones we love and a thousand hours to spend thinking of them. I know I haven't been spending a lot of time with you lately, well not as much as I'd like to but I'm always thinking about you. You're beautiful, intelligent, strong, and you're the nicest person I know. I know I must be hard to love sometimes but I'm going to try to be around more because I love you. When I say I love you, I don't say it out of habit or to make conversation. I say it to remind you that you're the best thing that ever happened to me. And I've heard that if you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask the answer is always no. if you don't step forward you'll always be in the same place. "

He went down on to one knee and pulled a ring out from inside his cloak and looking into her beautiful eyes said

"That's why I'm asking you Ginevra Molly Weasley to marry me, because you are the best thing that ever happened to me, and I love you more than anything else on this planet. This ring was the one my father gave to my mother. Hagrid took it when he rescued me all those years ago he thought I might like to give it to someone one day, and I'd like that someone to be you. That is if you say yes?

By this point Ginny's face was strewn with tears so much was the shock that he did want her after all she couldn't speak she just nodded and leaned across the space and kissed him.

"So that's a yes then !?" harry said when they finally broke apart.

"Of course it is, Harry!"

He was so excited and relieved that he popped the ring from the navy blue velvet box he's bought to put the ring in and took Ginny's left hand a slid it into place on her ring finger. It slid on like it was made for her.

"It's a perfect fit, must be destiny" Harry said to his fiancé. Wow that sounds weird, might take some getting used to.

Ginny just laughed and said "I love you too Harry Potter!"

"I love you more than you know, Mrs. Potter!" Harry teased.

"I like the sound of that a lot!" Ginny replied before leaning in for another kiss.

When they broke apart, she pulled him up onto their rock and the talked about stuff for hours nothing of consequence really just stuff, now that everything was out in the open they could both relax and be with each other and enjoy their afternoon together, rather than being worried or nervous .

It was only when it started to get dark and the temperature dropped significantly (if that was even possible) that Harry sighted and stood up, offering his hand to his Ginny saying "we need to get you home before you freeze"

Ginny sighed as well and let her new fiancé, and love of her life pull her up and under his cloak, she was very cold.

"Yeah I suppose so. But what am I supposed to say? I mean I want you to be there when I tell them. And how do I keep it from them?" She was starting to get worried as she looked at her ring. She was quite a good liar but that was normally just small things she'd rather keep from her brothers, but something this big to the whole family might be a bit harder.

Harry could see she was getting worried so he took her face in his hands and said "do you want me to come with you tonight to tell them? Only if you're ready, I've been planning this for weeks and I'm still nervous."

"Would you do that for me Harry? She looked at him with an unsure expression showing on her face.

"I would do anything for you, Ginny, I love you. And plus I think it might be for the best I don't want you to be getting worried about how we're going to tell them!"

"Mum will kill me if she found out I'd been keeping something from her on the Harry Potter subject." She knew it annoyed him to bring it up but it was true.

Harry laughed, and blushed he always did find it embarrassing how obsessed Mrs Weasly was about him. He assumed it was because he was famous and he become slightly more used to it these days, but when she's going to be his mother in law soon, means it's not exactly ideal. But it's been the same ever since he first visited the burrow before his second year at Hogwarts, just after Fred, George, and his best friend and Ron had flown Mr Weasly's car to rescue him from the Dursley's …

"So are you ready to go fiancé?" Harry asked once the blush had died down.

"I suppose so, it's now or never, let's get it over with in other words get ready for my brothers but worst of all my mother" with an eye roll and a blush at the word fiancé they started walking along the path back towards town.

"Hahaha, you make it sound like we're heading into a war!" Harry said sarcastically as he hugged her tighter. It wasn't that late but as its winter it gets dark very early.

"Yes, death by hugs and kisses." She gave him a little squeeze." By the way does dad know already?"

"He doesn't know it was today officially, but he probably guessed. Well I had to ask permission, so he's had the burden of keeping it from everyone and by the looks of it he's done a good job." He smiled down at her

"Awww you're such a gentleman, I love you. "

"Love you to. Right are you ready? Hold on tight."

"Yep" she hugged him tighter and they apperated together back into the garden of the burrow, still holding onto each other for dear life.