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Chapter 54

Hermione

"Does everyone have their dresses?"

"Yes we've all got them. Stop fretting Hermione, just enjoy the moment!"

"I am, I am!"

"Hey, where's Draco?"

"Oh, he's getting ready with Blaise in the Slytherin dorms. Ginny kind of kicked him out earlier."

"Ginny kicked him out?"

"Yes I did. He was being annoying and we needed a place of peace and semi-quiet that didn't have they prying eyes of the Gryffindor dormitory. That and someplace Padma and Luna could come as well."

"Oh, I suppose that makes sense…"

"Can you pass me the eye shadow Lav?"

"How does my hair look?"

"You need more spray or else it will never stay."

"Here let me help you. Oh look at what you've done now."

"I'm sorry I couldn't help out with decorating this time. I do hope everything turned out all right."

"Don't worry about it Luna. We didn't have much to do anyways."

"That's good."

"Has anyone seen my other earing?"

"My curls keep falling!"

"There now!"

"Done!"

"Perfect!"

"Is everyone ready? Good. I believe the guys are waiting for us in the common room. Let's go."

All six of us exited my room and came one by one down the stairs. Each of our dates only had eyes for their own. My eyes scanned over all of the wizards standing at the foot of the stairs, before settling them on Draco. He was looking particularly handsome that night in his pressed black robes.

"You look beyond beautiful," he whispered in my ear. I smiled up at him, a slight blush dashing my cheeks. That night I felt beautiful. I was wearing an off the shoulder, floor length red dress. The bodice had small silver beads that made a design that connected the straps or sleeves (I'm not quite sure what you'd call them) to the bodice. It was simple, yet elegant. My hair was curled, with the right side pulled back with large a red barrette that had silver beading that matched that of the dress.

"Shall we?" Draco offered me his arm. I took it and we followed everyone else out of the room. We made our way down the hall, and up the staircases, joining the trickle of students heading towards the Room of Requirement.

There was a charm set up around the corridor, as well as a teacher standing by to make sure that none of the younger students, unless they had been asked by someone from the 6th or 7th year, would try to sneak in. We had wanted to make sure the night was perfect. We had also wanted it to be a surprise to most of the students so we had either done most of the work ourselves or asked a few trust people to help us get the room ready. Of course we didn't have to do too much, just place a few charms here and there, and bring in a few of the things the room didn't provide. Other than that it was just our imaginations and the magic of the room working together to create the master piece that was before us.

The theme was Starry Night. It was way over used in the Muggle world, but for this dance it seemed to be perfect. Once you entered the entire castle seemed to fall away and all that was left was a grassy plain extending in all directions, wild flowers springing up everywhere, and a black sky with a blanket of stars. The stars and moon were the main source of light. We had a few tables set up that were made out of what seemed like tree stumps with smaller ones surrounding them as chairs. There was a jar on each table that held fireflies and there were many of them flying around. Shooting stars would flash across the sky periodically, and a soft breeze would blow through the tallish grass that effectively kept things cool and gave off the illusion that yes, you really were outside. The wild flowers circled the dance floor, which was really tall grass trampled down in a circle. They also marked off paths of trampled grass that led to the food tables, resting places, and the doors of the room. The music seemed to come from nowhere and while there were teachers posted in different places around the room, no one could see them unless they were getting reprimanded. All in all, it was perfect. The air was as warm as the air outside of the castle, and smelled like summer. We had few precious weeks of school left, until we were thrust out into the world, and of five or so weeks, this was the perfect way to start them off.

We had requested that those attending tonight wait to eat until the banquet we had planned at the dance, and after most had arrived we asked them to be seated at tables around the dance floor. The house elves then came around and took orders for people's dinner. I chose to have a light salad and a small dish of pasta for my meal. I didn't want anything too heavy before we began to dance.

The conversation of the night stayed light and amicable. It was spent mostly telling jokes and stories of our adventures in the halls of the great school. The atmosphere altogether was like that throughout the night. All prejudices seemed to be set aside for the moment, or they just avoided confrontation altogether.

While I did spare one dance for Harry and a dance for Blaise, most of my night was spent in Draco's arms. I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. They even played what we had quickly dubbed as our song. It was during this that Draco made his move.

He paused us dancing during the first chorus and took my hands in his, "Hermione," he said looking me in the eyes, "I love you more than life itself. I was enchanted from the moment I met you, whether either of us knew it or not. You would make me, well there really aren't any words for it, but I suppose happy will have to do. You would make me the happiest man in the universe if you would say yes to the question I'm about to ask you." Draco took a deep shaky breath as he got down on one knee and pulled a box out of his pocket. By now everyone had stopped dancing and was watching us. I felt tears sting my eyes as I smiled at him. "Hermione Jean Granger, will you marry me?"

"Yes! Yes I will!" A few tears leaked out of my eyes as I replied and he slipped the simple platinum band on my hand. The second he stood up I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him with all I had. "I love you." I whispered as I stared into his eyes, entirely in my own world.

"I love you too." He picked me up, swung me around, and kissed me again. Suddenly all of the students began clapping and cheering. Blaise was wolf whistling, and making all sorts of inappropriate noises, as were a few other students. I bit my lip and buried my head in Draco's shoulder, embarrassed. He laughed a full blown smile on his face. I grinned up at him, unable to stop smiling. Oh how I loved this man. If there had been any way to make the night more perfect than it already was, then Draco had done it.

"You know you didn't have to ask. You already knew the answer." I whispered into Draco's shoulder once we began dancing again.

"I know," He replied, "but you deserve to be asked in the most special way possible. Not just extracted of a promise."

I smiled into his shoulder and spent the rest of the night in his arms. It was official. I was going to be Mrs. Hermione Malfoy at the end of the summer. I couldn't wait.

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