A/N: Here's another chapter. Enjoy :)))

Chapter 138: Reaction

After the initial shock passed and Draco realised that I had basically just accepted to marry him after the war was over, he was not that calm anymore, and he couldn't stop smiling.

"I have to admit, I've never seen you this happy."

"I don't think I've ever been this happy. Really. The twins didn't think that you'd say yes."

"They knew?"

"Of course they knew. I think I've learned my lesson about not telling them things related to you, don't you think?"

"Probably. But it's so sweet to see you actually talking to them and my friends. I never thought I'd live to see the day when you actually hold a polite and passionate conversation with Hermione, and about school nonetheless. You've changed so much since first year." He chuckled darkly.

"True. I never would've thought that I would end up spending my summer in the Black Manor, hiding from the Dark Lord, with the Dark Mark etched into my skin. I was a foolish child to believe that I'd actually want this thing on me. " I took his hand and squeezed it lightly. That seemed to help, as his wide smile crept up his face again.

"But now is not the time to talk about the bad things. Tonight I am happy."

"That's the spirit. I'm going to go to bed now though, the twins woke me up in such a hurry this morning…"

"Everyone told them not to do that, but they wouldn't listen. 'We can't interrupt tradition.' They said. Go get some sleep then. Love you. "

"Love you too." As soon as I closed the door after me, I remained frozen in the middle of the hall, between Draco's room and mine. What had just happened? Now that I was out in the light, with the faint sounds of laughter and arguing from downstairs, it seemed far more real. I had just gotten engaged; I was 16 (barely). In the Muggle world, this would've been outraging. And still, I wasn't afraid that I was making a rushed choice. No matter how hard I tried to avoid the whole 'predestined' thing, I knew that I wasn't ever going to find someone better for me than Draco, and I'd realised that a while ago. No, I was actually happy, excited even. It took us long enough to actually get together, but we got engaged fast after that.

Forgetting about what I had said about going to bed, I walked down the stairs mindlessly, feeling like my brain was floating. Everyone was still in the living room, Harry had a lot of frosting smeared on his face and, by the way Ginny's hands looked, I assumed it had been her who did it.

"What did the poor cake do to you Gin? "

"Twas too perfect. And Harry... I don't know, I just had a feeling that he deserved it. "

"Works for me."

"Where were you though? You were gone quite some time. We assumed you went to bed. "

"I wanted to, but decided against it. Just like Fred and George told me at an unholy hour this morning : why waste such a beautiful day sleeping? "

Besides the twins, everyone got back to their conversation after that, letting the matter slip. But the two of them...their eyes flew straight to my hands, that I had stuck deep in my hoodie's pocket, having realised that the basically black ring really stood out compared to my baby blue pants and hoodie, and they smiled knowingly. I walked up to them, making myself comfortable on the arm of the small sofa they were sitting on, and started a whispered conversation with them.

"You two idiots knew about this. "

"Of course we knew, Sallie-Allie, you..."

"...don't think he would've done something like this if he wouldn't have..."

"...talked to us first, do you? "

"Maybe not. And I'm glad you didn't tell me, because it was a beautiful surprise. But why did you tell him that you thought I wouldn't accept? "

"Well, we didn't actually know how you were going to react, and you're..."

"...not really the type that makes rushed decisions like that. We just told him..."

"...that he may not like the answer that he might get. But of..."

"...course, we're glad that it worked out. "

"I'm happy as well. I can safely say that I did not expect this. I got a little confused when I saw how nervous he was about giving me his gift though. I don't know what he thought I'd do."

After everyone had another helping of cake, we actually went to our respective rooms. I thought we'd go to sleep, given how tired Mione and Ginny looked, but as soon as the door was locked, they turned to face me, determined looks on their faces.

"Okay, spill it. "

"Spill what? "

"We're not thick. You left with Draco in a rush, you came back without him, looking really confused and that conversation with the twins...you didn't actually think we wouldn't notice, did you? " No, I didn't think that. Hoped? Maybe. Thought? No way.

"So what? Why should that mean anything?"

"Really?"

"Ughh, okay. But it's not a bad thing. "

"We never said it was. And you know that you have nothing to worry about; we won't tell anyone. "

"I know you won't. That's exactly why I'm telling you. Ok, so here's the thing. " I pulled both my hands out of my pouch-like pocket and extended the left one towards them. As soon as their eyes fell on the black band adorned with a diamond, it looked like they stopped breathing.

"He asked you?!!?? " Ginny enquired.

"Well, not quite. He was fidgety and all that, and didn't actually say the words, but he was obviously very happy that I accepted the ring. After all of this is over, yes, we're gonna get married, but not now."

"That's amazing Selene. After all the time it took for you two dumbasses to get together... "

"But we didn't even know about them most of the time." Hermione looked confused.

"Actually, Ginny knew since before her first year. There was a...situation; my powers got out of control and, yeah. "

"Oh. She knew all this time? Wow, Gin, you're good at keeping secrets."

"Of course I am." she grinned.

"I think it's time to get in bed though. It's late."

"Just one more thing" Hermione said grabbing both of my hands": whatever Harry says, we're here for you, ok?"

"I know you are. I trust you."

I really did. I knew they would have my back. Draco as well. But that didn't mean I wanted to tell him right away. And I wasn't really worried that he'd realise, considering everything that was on his mind at the moment.