"So Hermione...will you marry me?"
She just looked at me with wide eyes, not saying a word. I didn't know what to make of it. I expected tears, maybe a smile at least. She was probably just going over it in her head.
"Harry...i mean we're so young. I mean...Wow! I just never expected this. What about school?" Hermione asks nervously
"We can get married after school or something...i just want this to represent our future. I love you Hermione and i want to be with you forever"
"You haven't even met my parents yet?"
"Well we can visit them on break then. So? Do you love me enough to marry me?" I ask her getting off my knee
"I love you more than anything. I just...want to wait awhile first. I am not saying no, i just think maybe it's too soon. Please understand Harry"
"You're saying no?" I am shocked to say the least, i truly thought she would say yes
"No. I am saying not yet. I want to focus on school for now"
"Alright i understand" I closed the ring box and put it back in my pocket
I could see the guilty expression on her face. I was heartbroken, Ginny told me that she would say yes, and I believed her. I know she said not yet, but why does that feel like never?
"Harry please, I love you. You are my heart, and one day I hope to marry you. But for now we should just stay here and enjoy this night you planned for us. Is that alright?" She asks grabbing my hands
"Yeah. I still love you and we can't have all of this going to waste" I tell her
She pulls me in for a kiss, probably trying to make it less awkward. The night went on as planned, we danced and swam for a bit before heading to bed. It was nearly the perfect night.
Then I went to sleep.
In my head I ran through the scenarios if she would say no. I hoped that it never would come true. I looked up to Hermione to see the surprise look on her face.
Hermione's pov
"So Hermione Granger...will you marry me"?
I'm stunned. Did he really just ask me to marry him? I looked at him and then the ring. I can't help but notice it matched the necklace he got me last year. He just asked me to marry him! So many things went through my head. Are we too young? What will everyone say when they find out? What about my parents?
I knew I loved him. I loved him more than anything in the world. How could I possibly say no to the one guy I can always count on for everything?
"Yes" I whispered as i felt a tear fall down my cheek
"Did you say yes?" He asks as his smile got bigger
"Yes! Of course I will marry you Harry!"
He instantly stands and pulls me in for a kiss. I wrapped my arms around him and pulled him closer to me. I could feel the tears on his cheeks as we were hugging.
"I love you so much Hermione" He whispers taking my hand and placing the ring on it
"I love you more than anything. I want to be your wife and be with you forever. Holy merlin...we're getting married" I pulled him back to my lips
"Yeah...but i know how important school is to you. So I will get married whenever you want, even if it's after we graduate. But I want to marry you Hermione...more than anything"
"I want to marry you as well. I don't know when but right now that doesn't matter. All that matters is that we will be together forever. I don't care how many people say we're too young. I love you and i want to be your wife" I tell him pulling him in for a tight hug
We held on to each other for a while just taking in the moment. I couldn't believe we're getting married. I can't believe he proposed. He probably had this idea for a while.
"Hermione. Now that you said yes. I had this whole evening planned out. I had Dobby make us dinner and there is a jacuzzi and a nice warm bed. So fiancé? Do you want to celebrate?" He asks giving me a seductive smile
"All night long" I whispered in his ear
And trust me we celebrated a long time. After celebrating a few times we took a nice soak in the jacuzzi and then fell asleep together. It was perfect.
The next morning...
I felt myself starting to stir, and I opened my eyes to see my incredibly handsome fiancé lying next to me. I can't believe we're getting married. I don't know when we will, but i know we'll be together.
"What are you thinking about mione?" I heard Harry ask me
"What it will be like to be married to you" I slowly placed my lips on his
"You know, how are we going to tell everyone?"
"Well since we're spending Christmas at Ron's we can always just tell everyone then" I suggest
"Well Ginny already knows"
"What!" I can't believe she would keep a secret like that from me
"I needed someone's opinion on the ring and the best way to ask you. Don't be upset"
"I am not that upset. We will still tell them at Christmas. But for now we should go tell Remus" I told him starting to get out of bed
"That can wait another hour" Harry says pulling back down in bed
As our lips collided, I pulled the blanket over us.
A little while later...
Harry's pov
We eventually showered, and got dressed before heading out of the room. The first stop we had to make was visiting Uncle Remus. We walked straight to his classroom hand in hand, only to see him grading papers.
"Remus"
"Well if it isn't Hogwarts most famous couple. I saw you two on the front page of the prophet this morning, even Rita Skeeter didn't have a nasty word to say about you two" Remus says joyously
"That's wonderful. Okay so we came here to tell you something"
I looked at him, then to Hermione. I could see the excitement written all over her face. Slowly she held up the ring.
"We all knew this would happen one day. Congratulations!" Remus says excitedly pulling both Hermione and i in for a hug
"This isn't something I expected so soon, but it's wonderful none the less. Wait till padfoot hears about this, then of course the prophet will want an exclusive"
"Yes I know. But i don't care what anyone has to say. We're getting married and that's all the matters" I grabbed Hermione's hand and held it in mine
"Just like James and Lily...now you two best be off to breakfast. You still need to pack for tomorrow"
After congratulating us one more time we left straight for the great hall. I saw Hermione take the ring off and place it in her pocket, we wanted it to be a surprise when we told everyone at Christmas, which was only a week away. Tomorrow we were both heading to the weasleys to spend our holidays.
"You two look so fabulous on the cover" Ginny says holding up the newspaper
We just sat down to see all of our friends reading the newest edition of the prophet.
I grabbed a copy and saw a photo of Hermione and I dancing. Then there were articles and interviews about how magical the ball was. It truly was magical.
"You looked so handsome last night and now everyone can see it. I have seen many girls already checking you out this morning" Hermione whispers to me
"Well i don't care how they look at me, and neither should you. That ring in your pocket symbolizes everything you mean to me. And i can't wait for all of them to see it" I grabbed her hand under the table
We continued eating and chatting with our friends before leaving and packing for the day. I'm looking forward to another great holiday.