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It seemed like the golden trio just slid into a normal life. Hermione & Ron were both living with Harry at Grimmauld place. This didn't sit well with Mrs. Weasley at first. "Living together in SIN! That is what you are doing. How can you do this?"
"Now Mom, we basically lived together for the whole year when we were off fighting Voldemort. We were in a tent for bloody sakes. At Harry's we basically have separate suites, Hermione & I are basically just sharing a floor." Ron was turning red. Hermione knew that if she didn't step in soon then it was going to blow into a full fledge row.
"Mrs. Weasley would it make you feel better if Ginny move in with us as well. Ginny & I could share 1 floor, while the boys shared another floor? We could take care of each other. Harry, Ron & I would be close to the ministry & Ginny would be able to travel with the other girls for Quidditch tryouts." Hermione always seemed to have a logical explanation for everything.
"Oh fine then. Yes that does make perfect sense. Plus Ginny and Harry are going to be married so I guess I have to get use to you all leaving me." Mrs. Weasley let a tear fall down her cheek. "I just miss having this house full of children. It's so quiet with all of you gone."
"Awh Mom you know we love you. Nothing is ever going to replace you. Plus just think with us all out you and dad can have time to do stuff together alone." Ginny was trying to make her mother feel better and alleviate some of the guilt she felt by moving in with Harry.
"You know that is how we got all of you in the first place." Mrs. Weasley smiled to herself.
"Yuck Mom, I didn't need that mental picture. Gross!" Ron was turning red again, just the thought of his parents doing that made him a little sick.
"You will ALL be here for Sunday dinner as usual." Mrs. Weasley had finally accepted that her children were grown adults. She didn't have to like it but she did accept it. "There will be no sharing rooms just because you are all living in the same house. I expect you all to behave like responsible adults. Go on it going boys, I need to speak to the girls alone for a minute."
Ron & Harry both gave Mrs. Weasley a kiss on the cheek and ran for the door with the girls trunks. "Alright girls now that the boys are gone, I'm not stupid you know. I know with all of you living together things might come up and happen. I know that you will be responsible but just in case I think that there are a few things that you should know. "
She sat the girls down and went over every contraception charm, potion and prayer she had every learned. Ginny turned the brightest shade of red that Hermione had ever seen. That was because Ginny was already using most of the charms her mother was teaching to her. Both girls let Mrs. Weasley give them the lesson, which Hermione had already learned back in 4th year because they were included in one of the extra credit assignments she had done in Charms class.
"Just because I have taught you all these charms and potions doesn't mean that I expect you to be using them anytime soon, but I do remember what it's like to be young & in love." When she was done, she shooed them out the door telling them not to keep the boys waiting, but not to do any funny business.
The girls following the boys lead, each kissed Mrs. Weasley on the cheek and hurried after the boys. They were waiting for them out in the garden. "What was that all about?" Ron was looking questioningly at Ginny. "Mom was just teaching us some contraception charms & potions. I didn't dare tell her that I've already learned them and am using most of them."
"WHAT! Potter what are you doing to my sister?" Ron turned the brightest shade of red and was pretending to be fuming. Hermione could tell that he was just taking a mickey out of them, but Harry was looking scared.
"Ron, um.. I thought.. well we are going to be…." Harry was stumbling over all of his words. Ron looked at him and laughed. "Merlin Harry if you could see your face right now." Hermione & Ginny were giggling to each other.
"Come on lets go home." Ron turned on the spot and apparated to 12 Grimmauld place. Pop, Pop Pop the other 3 were right behind him.
"Good to be home. Now Mione were you serious when you said you & Ginny were going to share a floor?" Ron gave her his famous puppy dog eyes. She could never refuse him when he used them.
"Well Ronald we are going to make it appear as if that is what we are doing. You are technically going move all of you stuff into a room up on Harry's floor. Ginny is going to move into your room. Now you know that Ginny was never one for following the rules so I'm assuming that she is going to be staying in Harry's room. Naturally you are not going to want to listen to Ginny & Harry, who sometimes forget to use silencing charms, so you are going to have to come down to my floor." Ginny & Harry were blushing remember one of the times they had forgot the silencing charm and Hermione had walked in on them.
Ron was looking at Hermione with amazement. "So we are going to make it look as if we each have our own rooms, boys on 1 floor & girls on another for Mom's sake. However we really will be sharing each other's room. Bloody Hell Mione, You are amazing! Have I told you lately that you are the smartest witch I know?"
"Ok Boys get to work. I want those rooms moved & set up. Then we can get to the good stuff." Hermione was very good at giving orders. Ron gave her a kiss on the cheek. She gave him a slap on the butt, which she let linger for a moment. He stopped and gave her a questioning look. "Get a move on Ron, Harry is waiting for you." She gave him a smile and he took off up the stairs.
The boys took longer to arrange the rooms than they thought. "Who would have thought that I collected so much junk over a year?" Ron thought to himself. He did have 1 item that was going to have to remain hidden from Hermione til he felt the time was right. What Hermione didn't know that that her necklace and earring were actually part of a set of jewelry, of which Ron had bought every piece. He still had a bracelet and of course the engagement ring & wedding band.
Ron did not know how much longer he was going to be able to hold out before he asked Hermione to be his wife. He didn't want to rush her, but he knew that she was the one for him. He knew that he was never going to feel that way about another woman in his life. She was part of him. She knew more about him than anyone else. She knew what to say to piss him off, calm him down, make him laugh and make him cry.
He was thinking that the bracelet would make a good birthday present and maybe engagement for Christmas. "Blood Hell can I wait til Christmas? Do I want to wait til Christmas?" He just didn't know. "Maybe I can speed up this time line. Bracelet for first day at work & engagement for her Birthday?" Now that was sounding like a much better plan. The soon they got this show on the road the better.
"Are you done in there Ron?" Harry called from the upper floor. "Your new room up here is ready. I'd like to get Ginny set up in her room before midnight ya know." Pop. The next thing Ron knew was that Harry was standing beside him. "What's that?" Harry was looking over Ron shoulder at the jewelry left in the case. "Well harry the last time I looked, it was a bracelet, engagement ring and wedding band." Ron chuckled
"How long have you had that? It looks a lot like the necklace & earrings you gave to Hermione." Harry was now studying the remaining pieces carefully.
"They were actually all one large set that I bought at a muggle antique shop. I was just trying to figure out when the best time would be to give the remaining pieces to Mione." Ron was glad he finally had someone to talk to about this. Harry & Ron didn't usually go into the emotional sides of themselves very often.
"So you have had the ring since before I asked Ginny to marry me? Were you..? I didn't ah.. steal your moment did I?" Harry was starting to feel as if he stole Ron's thunder.
"No mate as I told Mione that night I didn't want to rush her, she had her Newts to think about. I didn't want to add more stress to her life." Harry looked relieved.
"Don't worry Ron you will find the right moment. Don't worry about it being all romantic or a big deal. I don't think Hermione is looking for all that. I think she just wants to be with you. Bloody knows why?" Ron slapped harry on the back for that comment and finally the two of them moved all of his stuff up to his new room. Ron found the perfect hiding spot for the jewelry and then went down stairs to help Hermione set up their new room.
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