Lavender and the Kitten Sale

Crookshanks had just died and Ron didn't know what he was doing, but here he was, trying to find a ring store. It was a split minute decision, but Ron knew he wanted to marry Hermione.

The streets of Diagon Alley were as loud and busy as ever. Ron passed many stores. The pet shop was having a sale on kittens. Ron stared at the sign and thought of Crookshanks. Ron will be back later to look at the kittens. Continuing on, he saw the ice cream shop and George's shop. Finally, after a while of doubting they had a jewelery shop, Ron found one. The front window held necklaces and bracelets of all colors. The glimmered in the sunlight and nearly blinded Ron.

Entering the shop, the bell above the door rang and a woman appeared from the back room. Ron grimace at who it was.

"Won-Won!" she gasped, scuttling to the from of the shop.

"Er, Hi, Lavender." Ron said, rubbing the back of his neck. Lavender rushed forward and attempted to give Ron a hug, which he refused. She looked hurt for a second, but then recovered.

"What are you doing here, Ron?" She said.

"I'm just browsing." He said. Lavender smiled and returned to the counter.

Ron looked through all the rings in the store. Many of them would suit Hermione. One of them was a silver ring with a large forest green pearl centered in the middle. The silver band spiraled around it and the part that went around was encrusted with tiny diamonds. Another was a silver band with a large Sapphire in the center and a triangle shaped diamond on either side.

Ron eventually settled for a silver band ring with a brilliantly sparkling green gem stone with a medium sized diamond on either side and then trailing into tiny ones.

"Hey Lavender, can you get this ring out of the case for me?" He asked. She nodded and followed his to where Hermione's ring sat. She unlocked it and placed the little loop in his hand. He looked at it closely, turning it back and forth to watch the reflection on it.

"What do you think of this ring?" He asked Lavender. She blushed and giggled.

"I love it."

"Do you think Hermione will like it?" Ron asked, still looking at the little ring. Lavender flared up and turned angry.

"Hermione? You and I are supposed to be together forever! Your support to buy that ring for me!" She said, trying to remove the ring from his hand. Ron held fast to it.

"What are you talking about? We broke up more like ten years ago! I'm buying this ring for Hermione!" He said, holding it in his fist. Lavender glared.

"No!" She said.

"Yes! I love Hermione with all my heart. I love the look she gets on her face when she's reading and I love that she knew what charm to use when the pipes busted and I love that she didn't freak out when we were babysitting James and he puked on her." Lavender watched him tearfully. Ron blushed when he realized he just poured his whole heart out to his ex-girlfriend.

"I love her, and I'd appreciate it if I could pay for this ring." He placed it in Lavender's palm and she walked quietly to the counter. Ron paid for the ring and left with a mumble "Good-bye" from Lavender.

He had a spring in his step as he walked back through Diagon Alley. He could feel the velvet box pressing through his pocket. Just as he was about to disapperate to his car, he saw the pet store with the tiny kittens in a crate out side of it. Squealing children surrounded it and Ron joined them. In the crate, there were about seven kittens. Two of them were black, three were white, one was ginger like Ron and Crookshanks. The last kitten was calico and it looked up at Ron. He knew it was the one.

Ron picked up the fluffy ball and paid for it inside the shop. Then, holding onto the squirming kitten the best he could, he walked back through the Leaky Cauldron and to his car.

He drove all the way back to his home and still inside the car, he conjured a ribbon, swung the little ring on it, and then tied it around the kitten's neck. The ring hung down at a perfect length. Ron took the kitten in his arm, and walked to the front of the house. He unlocked the door and hid the kitten behind his back.

Thanks for reviewing. I don't have very much to say sooo...Keep up with the reviews! Also if you would like to see Hermione's Ring, it's on my profile. Yes, I know it says in the proposal chapter that it was diamond, but...I kinda changed it. I also said in the first chapter that Ron hit Crookshanks with the newspaper when Hermione was in labor, but in the proposal, he died. So, sorry about those mix-ups. And sorry that you got a alert for this chapter twice.

Julian Barbosa: Graças Estou feliz que você gostou tanto! Eu não mancha Português, então eu usei Traduz Google. Lol. Qualquer forma obrigado pela revisão! :)