"The sun was rising, fingers of glorious orange, red and yellow crawling across the sky. The window appeared as a frame around a picture, dawn's ascent bursting from the folds of a delicate skirt the color of burnt copper. I sighed, and turned back to Peeta, holding his hand against my cheek." - Katniss & Peeta discover that life can be Good Again *2013 EVERLARK SMUT AWARDS WINNER*

On 2 May 1998, Hermione Granger kissed Ron Weasley. On 21 June 2003, Ron Weasley married Hermione Granger. This is the story of the five years in between and of the firsts and lasts that made it all possible.