Proposal Under The Stars..
It was Tuesday the last week of their stay at Paris.
"Mate. Don't be nervous. She'll say yes." Ron said laughing at Harry's nervousness "Boy you can fight dementors, trolls, dragons ,dark lords but scared to ask a girl to marry you."
"Just shut up Ron. Don't forget it took you 3 attempts before you were finally able to propose Luna." said Harry in a smug tone which made Ron shut his mouth.
Harry was pacing back and forth in Ron and Luna's room. Luna was with Hermione, helping her to get ready for the dinner with Harry. Harry was already in his formal attire. He was wearing a black suit, with a black, silky dress shirt inside without a tie and black trousers. It suited his tall and lithe but strong frame just fine.
'What if I messed it up? What if I forgot my speech? What if she doesn't like the ring? What if she said no?' Harry mused. But as last thought struck him he became rigid.
'What if she doesn't want to get married to me? Am I too forward?' he continued his musings.
"Ron what would I do if she said no?" asked Harry a bit sadly.
Ron just shook his head "First thing Harry, its Hermione we are talking about, she loves you more than life itself so she will say YES. Secondly if she say no, then ask her again another time and keep asking until she say yes." said Ron his last part in a teasing voice.
But Harry doesn't seem to catch his teasing and said "OK" with a bit of relief.
"Harry!" Ron exclaimed loudly. Harry jerked his head towards him in surprise.
"I was teasing you. She will say yes. Hell! If you had asked her to marry you, the same day you asked her out, she would have still said yes. She has loved you for ages mate." Ron finished.
"You are right. She will say yes. But I can't help but feel nervous. I want this to be very special for her." Harry said.
There was a knock on the door. It was Luna. "Harry, Hermione is ready. She's waiting for you in your room." She informed.
"Thanks Luna." Harry said kissing her on the cheek. "We'll see you guys later hopefully with good news." Harry said and left the room.
He was feeling very nervous. He was standing at front of his room's door but couldn't bring himself to open it 'Common Harry, it's just Hermione. You can do it.' he thought. With a determination he opened the door. Hermione was waiting for him looking slightly nervous. His jaw dropped. She was looking as beautiful as ever.
She was wearing a simple dress, an A-line halter neckline knee-length Taffeta dress in black color. Her hairs were down going in shiny lush curls down to her waist. "WOW! Hermione. You look amazing." Harry said sincerely.
"Thank you. You too look dashing Mr. Potter." she said smiling with love in her eyes. This got Harry and all his nervousness evaporated in a second.
"Shall we?" he said, offering his hand to her.
"Yes of course." Hermione replied. "Where are we going?" she asked.
"Nope. It's a surprise Ms. Granger. A little patience won't hurt." Harry replied in teasing manner. Hermione just rolled her eyes.
Harry led her to the grounds where his team practiced.
"How are we getting there, wherever we are going?" Hermione asked.
"Through portkey. I have it all set but firstly you will be blindfolded." Harry said taking out a piece of cloth and motioned Hermione to turn around. She turned around reluctantly. Harry covered her eyes with cloth and took her hand. "Ready love?" He asked
"As ready as I will ever be." mumbled Hermione which made Harry smile. "OK then here we go" said Harry.
Hermione felt herself whirled around and after a couple of seconds she felt her feet touch a solid ground.
Harry removed her blindfold. She opened her eyes and was speechless seeing the scene in front of her eyes. She covered her mouth with her hand.
"Wow!" was all Hermione could say. They were standing in the middle of a cloud illuminating with a bluish light or more like illuminated midnight with full moon. Stars were shining above them. There in the center a table was set for two with a wine bottle and two glasses. From the cloud she could look down and see almost whole Paris immersed in bright glowing lights. It seem like cloud was floating in the sky but she didn't felt any movement for which she was glad. She had never seen such a beautiful site before. But the standout was Eiffel Tower. It looked magnificent in the night with all lights around and on it. It was practically glowing.
Hermione looked at Harry with tears in her eyes "You did all this for me?" she asked
"I wanted this night to be very special for you, this night, every night." Harry said.
Hermione hugged him and kissed him passionately which he returned as passionately. When they pulled apart Harry took her hand "Now common, let's sit and now I want all smiles and no tears." he said in a mock stern voice which made Hermione laugh.
They sat across each other. Harry filled their glasses with wine.
"So how did you manage it all?" Hermione asked as she looked around in awe.
"I had some contacts in French ministry. They arranged the portkey and allowed us to be here. And for being able to be here on cloud, Fred and George had developed some new charms. They helped me in making cloud such that we could stand on it." Harry said.
"So would you like to dance first or eat?" asked Harry with a smile.
"I think I'll dance first. Later we can eat." Hermione replied returning the smile. For some reason today she just couldn't keep the smile off her face.
Harry offered his hand to her "Good because I can't wait to have my hands around you. You know how difficult it was for me to leave the room to see you so delectable." Harry said in a tempting voice in Hermione's ear, as he pulled her in his arms. It sent a pleasant shiver down her spine.
Harry waved his wand in air and music started to play in background. Hermione looked around to find the source of music but found none. She looked at Harry with a quizzical look. "Magic love. It's all magic of love." He replied with a grin, to her unasked question.
Hermione smiled at his cheekiness. "Doesn't matter how many years we spend together, you could always surprise me even after 100 years." Hermione said as they swayed together on music.
Harry kissed her on forehead "I would gladly surprise you my whole life if it makes you smile and happy." Harry said looking deeply in her eyes. Hermione softly brushed her lips against his and rested her head on his chest. He tried to pull her closer than they were already, if it was possible.
Hermione was lost in dancing with Harry. She felt as though if she was floating in the air. She raised her head to look at Harry. Suddenly she realized she was actually floating. They both were raised above cloud and were swaying without moving their feet.
Harry felt warm at Hermione's surprised face. "I feel like a fairy tale princess who is flying above the clouds in fairy land with her prince charming." Hermione said with dreamy smile.
"Well you are my princess." Harry said.
"Let's eat now. I am feeling hungry." Hermione said. Harry nodded and took out his wand to land them back on cloud.
Harry led her back to table. They both sat down. "So what's in the menu?" Hermione asked.
"Whatever you want love." Harry replied "What would you like to eat? Today there's no menu. Whatever you want will be served" Harry said.
She ordered Spaghetti alla Norma an Italian dish and French fries, while Harry ordered Chinese. For dessert Harry ordered Treacle Tart his favorite and Hermione decided to have the same.
"It was really great Harry." Hermione said in an excited voice.
"Night is not over yet Hermione." Harry said
"There's more?" Hermione's eyes widened a bit.
"Yup" Harry said a bit nervously. 'Me and my nerves' Harry thought.
He got out of his seat and looked at Hermione who was looking at him curiously. He got down on one knee and took out a small rectangular box out of his pocket. He opened the box, inside was a beautiful platinum ring with beautiful carvings on it. Harry gathered all his courage and spoke
"Hermione Jane Granger, we have known each other for a very long time. You had stood by me through thick and thin. Even when others left my side, you never did. I became the luckiest man on this planet when you said you love me. You are my best friend, my lover, my life. There's no Harry without Hermione. Will you make me the happiest man on this planet, in whole universe? Will you become Hermione Jane Potter? Will you marry me?" there he finally said it.
Hermione was quiet. She hadn't spoken at all. She just looked at Harry, her face with unreadable expression. Harry was getting more and more tensed. Lots of thoughts were going through his mind. Finally Hermione spoke
"Do you even have to ask this Harry?" Hermione said. Harry felt confused at this 'Is she saying no' he pondered. But before he could say anything Hermione spoke again "YES YES YES...I"LL MARRY YOU" she said loudly as though if she wanted whole world to know about this.
Harry stood up and pulled her in a tight hug. Hermione hugged him back."Oh Harry, I love you so much." Hermione said her voice full of emotion.
Harry kissed Hermione pouring all his love for her in it. But finally both of them pulled apart to breath.
"This is one of the most special nights of my life. It feels like a dream." Hermione said happily.
"If it's a dream then I never ever want to wake up." Harry said.
After sometime Harry and Hermione were back to their hotel. They told Ron and Luna about their engagement.
They were sitting in Ron and Luna's room.
"I am so happy for both of you." Luna said as she hugged both Harry and Hermione.
"Thanks Luna. It means a lot." Harry said with a smile.
"So have you guys decided any wedding date?" Ron asked
"Nah...Not yet." Hermione said.
"It's really nice to see you both so happy together. Especially you Harry, I have never seen you so happy before." Luna said genuinely
"I have been very happy since the day I fell in love with my best friend." Harry said meeting Hermione's eyes.
"What?" Ron exclaimed "You fell in love with me. Why didn't you tell me before." he added in a mock sad tone.
Hermione hit him on the shoulder."Ouch" Ron whined "You hit so hard Hermione, you will damage my delicate shoulder".
At this four of them burst out laughing."I don't know what I and Harry will do without you Ron.' Hermione said while trying to control her laughter.
They chatted for some more time before Harry and Hermione left for their room for the night.
Chudley Cannons played their last match in Paris with Stonewall Stormers a team from Canada. Chudley Cannons emerged as winner. After departing from France they traveled to Spain, Greece and Scotland for next 2 and half months. They played 6 matches with different teams.
Chudley Cannons were doing very well. They had made it to quarter finals. They were one of the strongest contenders to win the tournament this year. Harry was hoping that this year they will surely win. He remembered his days at Hogwarts, how happy he had felt when Gryffindor won the cup in his third year.
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