A House of Love
"Harry! Can I borrow Hedwig?" Hermione asked Harry.
"Why? You haven't received another random award, have you?" Harry replied smirking.
Hermione stuck her tongue out at him. "No. I need to owl Viktor."
"You don't STILL have relations with him, do you?"
"Yes, but I'm going to go have him file for divorce now."
"Ok… WAIT! DIVORCE! YOU MARRIED THAT OVERLY-OBSESSED-WITH-QUIDDITCH-IDIOT!"
"Yes I did, but Ron just…"
"Oh my God! I KNEW IT I JUST KNEW IT! YOU AND RON ARE GOING OUT!"
"Maybe…"
"AND HE JUST… oh my God, he just proposed, didn't he?"
"Yes…"
"And that's why you have to have yours and Viktor's marriage annulled. You want to say yes."
"Say yes to what?" Ginny asked having just come into the room.
"Ron just proposed."
"OMG! HE DID WHAT!"
"Asked me to marry him, but I'm already married."
"To whom?"
"Viktor Krum…"
"Hermione, you are so…"
"Stupid I know, but right now I'm having my marriage annulled. Ginny, I'm going to say yes."
Ginny let out a high-pitched squeal. "Hermione, we're going to be sisters!"
Harry now decided to re-enter the conversation. "Hermione, do you realize that Ron doesn't want to talk to you anymore?"
"I figured that, but I need to solve that. I'll figure something out."
"Ok, well, Hedwig's in her cage in mine and Ron's room. Ron is also there, so you might want to figure something out first."
"No, this is the perfect time." Hermione walked of into Ron and Harry's room.
Knock Knock
"Come in." said the unmistakably depressed voice of Ron.
Hermione opened the door. "Ron?"
"What are you doing here? Here to ruin my life more?"
"No, I'm owling Viktor."
"Oh, sending a romantic love letter to your husband, are we?"
"Ron, here, read it." Hermione handed it to him and he took it.
After a few seconds of delayed reading, he looked up at her. "You love me?"
"Yes I do, and I realize now that I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
"Wait, are you saying…"
"Ronald Weasley, yes, I will marry you." Hermione said, eyes glistening with tears of joy.
"WHOOHOO! I'M ENGAGED TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!" Ron said, sweeping Hermione up into a hug.
"Ron…"
"Yes?"
"Kiss me."
Ron leaned forward, Hermione's arms wrapped around his shoulders, his around her waist, and kissed her. The most beautiful kiss Hermione had ever had. One that Viktor could've never given her. When he broke the kiss, he grabbed her hand and said, "Let's go tell the others."
"Ok, but just one second." Hermione grabbed the letter to Viktor, put it in a parcel, and sent it off with Hedwig to Bulgaria.
"Ok, now lets go."
They walked to the door, hand in hand, and opened it to find, Harry and Ginny standing out side it jumping for joy.
"What has gotten into you all today?" Ron asked.
"We heard you, Ron! You and Hermione are going to be married!" Ginny exclaimed hugging both Ron and Hermione in turn.
"Yeah, it's really great, mate. My two closest friends in the world, engaged to be married."
"Whoa, mate! Since when did you get so wise?"
Harry shrugged. "Dunno."
"Ron, why don't we go tell your mom and dad?"
"Sure."
They went down stairs to the kitchen where Mrs. Weasley was bound to be cooking supper.
"Mum?"
"Mrs. Weasley?"
"Yes dears?"
"Where's Dad."
"Out in the yard."
"Could you call him in? We have some important news to tell you." Hermione said.
"Author, dear, could you come in for a minute? Hermione and Ron need to tell you something."
"Coming, Molls."
Soon, Mr. Weasley came in, wearing farmer's clothes. "Yes, Hermione and Ron?"
"Mum, Dad, this is very important, so pay close attention."
"Ron, hurry it along, or I'll tell them!"
"Ok, ok, Hermione, don't get your wand in a knot. Mum, Dad, me and Hermione are…"
"ENGAGED! WE'RE TO BE MARRIED! ISN'T IT GREAT?" Hermione said, beaming.
"Ron, Hermione dears! That's just wonderful!" Mrs. Weasley exclaimed, hugging and kissing both of them.
"Absolutely fantastic!" Mr. Weasley said, shaking Ron's hand and hugging Hermione.
"My little Ronnikins is finally growing up!" Mrs. Weasley said to a now blushing Ron.
"Mum, we have a lot of stuff to do now…" Ron said, still blushing profusely.
"It's a House of Love today!"
Mr. Weasley just stood there, gaping.
"My youngest son, engaged before most of my eldest sons. This is just strange…" he said.
"We absolutely MUST celebrate!" Mrs. Weasley exclaimed. "My youngest son, engaged to the best possible young woman. Oh, I'm all of a fluster!"
Mrs. Weasley went off to cook an in-mistakably large meal. She turned around to the pair of lovers and said, "Off you go, this meal is going to be a surprise for you."
Ron and Hermione didn't need telling twice. They ran right off to Hermione's room, shut and locked the door, and started kissing. Kissing like mad. Hermione was so surprised that Ron loved her this much. He had never kissed her like this before. They landed down on her bed, still kissing. That warm July afternoon, Hermione lost something she could never get back to a man she loved.