Hermione sat on her bed, fiddling with the diamond ring Ron had given her. She set it down and started rummaging through the drawers of the desk in her room. She found Ron's address book and flipped through it, looking for Ginny's phone number. She picked up the phone and dialed it. A boy answered. "Hello?" he asked. "H-Harry? Is that you?" Hermione asked nervously. "Yes, it is. Can I ask who is calling?" Harry said. "It's Herm. Hermione, I mean Can I speak to Ginny?" Hermione said. "Yeah, I'll get her." Harry replied. He set the phone down and Hermione could hear him call "Ginny, phone for you!" and her reply "Okay! Coming!" and thumps as she ran towards the phone. Ginny picked up the phone. "Hello?" she asked. "Hi, Ginny. It's Hermione. Sorry about what Ron did." Hermione told her. "Aw, it's okay. Harry's fine. What happened to Ron?" she asked. "Well, he was unconscious for a while. He's back home now. That's what I wanted to talk to you about." Hermione said, chewing on a piece of her hair. "Yeah?" Ginny asked. "Ron proposed to me two days ago." Hermione said, and she heard Ginny gasp. "And I accepted." she finished. "Oh my gosh, Hermione, I'm so glad! I'm coming over to help you find a wedding dress." Ginny said. "oh, no, you don't have to." Hermione said nervously. "Oh, but I will. I'm coming over right now. Bye!" Ginny said, hanging up. Hermione put the phone down and slipped the ring onto her finger. She put on a fresh coat of lipstick and went outside to wait for Ginny. Twenty minutes later, Ginny arrived in a white Volkswagen beetle. Ginny stuck her head out the window. "Climb in!" she said with a smile. Hermione opened the door and got in. Then Ginny started to drive to a store. "Where are we going?" Hermione asked Ginny. "Oh, some place called Wedding Day. They're supposed to have a huge collection." Ginny said, and as she finished, they arrived at the store. Ginny dragged Hermione in and pulled her to the wedding dress section. She lifted a pink dress off of the rack, a baby blue one, and a red one. She held each of them up to Hermione, and set the pink and red down. "Blue it is." Ginny stated. "Now to bridesmaid dresses. Who will your bridesmaids be?" Ginny asked. "Well, you of course, Ginny. Maybe Lavender from Hogwarts, and maybe Parvati Patil. Oh, and Fleur Delacour." Hermione told her. Ginny pulled a cell-phone out of her purse. "Call them and ask. Press Memory One for Lavender, Memory Three for Fleur, and Memory Seven for Parvati." Ginny told her. Hermione nodded and did as she instructed. She called Lavender first. Lavender answered. "Hello?" Lavender asked. "Hi Lavender, it's Hermione from Hogwarts." Hermione said. "Oh, hey Hermione! I haven't heard from you in a long time, ever since you dropped out of Hogwarts." Lavender said. "Yeah. I wanted to know if you wanted to be one of the bridesmaids for my wedding. I'm marrying Ron Weasley." Hermione said. "I'm so happy for you, Hermione! Of course I will. Where should we meet?" Lavender asked. "Well, Ginny Weasley and I are at the Wedding Day shop. Do you know where that is?" Hermione asked her. "Yes, I do. I'll be there in ten minutes." Lavender told her, hanging up. Hermione dialed Memory Three. "Hello?" a girl's voice answered. "Hi, is this Fleur Delacour?" Hermione asked. "Yes it is." Fleur replied. "This is Hermione Granger from Hogwarts quite a few years ago. I'm getting married, and I'd like to know if you'd be one of my bridesmaids." Hermione said. "Of course. Are you at that Wedding Day shop?" Fleur asked. "Yes, I am. How did you know?" Hermione asked, astonished. "I live across the street from it. I'll see you there in like, two minutes." Fleur said with a laugh, then hanging up. "Are they both coming?" Ginny asked Hermione. Hermione nodded. "Yeah." she answered. She quickly dialed memory Seven and let the phone ring. A boy answered. "Hello, may I ask who is calling?" the boy said. "This is Hermione Granger. I used to go to school with Parvati. Can I speak to her?" Hermione said. "Sure. One second." the boy answered. After about a minute, a girl answered. "Hello? Hermione? It's Parvati." Parvati told her. "Hey! I'm getting married to Ron Weasley, and I'd like to know if you'd be one of my bridesmaids." Hermione asked, and Fleur and Lavender came bursting through the doors. "Oh, sure! I'd love to! Where shall I meet you?" Parvati asked. "That Wedding Day shop. Do you know where that is?" Hermione asked. "Yeah, I'll be over really soon." Parvati said, hanging up. Hermione hung up, and looked around. Ginny was already chatting with Fleur and Lavender, and then Parvati came in. Hermione went over to them, and said "Come on, let's pick out the bridesmaid dresses." with a smile. They followed her and spread out. Parvati chose a light peach color, Fleur chose a pale green, and Lavender chose a lavender color, of course. Hermione and Ginny looked at the dresses, and said "The lavender one." at the same time. Fleur and Parvati hung the dresses they had chosen back up. "Why the lavender one?" Fleur asked. "It matches Hermione's dress." Ginny replied without hesitation. Parvati and Fleur nodded. They headed toward tuxedos to find a tux for Ron. Hermione found one that was Ron's size and they headed towards the counter. They bought the items, and Hermione told them "I'll call you and tell you when the wedding will be okay?" with a grin. She put the bags in the trunk of the beetle and Ginny drove her home. She got in, and Ron was waiting for her. He was surprised when he saw all of the bags. "Where have you been?" he asked. "I was shopping for a tux, a wedding dress, and bridesmaid dresses for the wedding." Hermione said, pulling the tuxedo out of the bag. She handed it to him and he set it down on the couch. She put the bags down and said "When will the wedding be?" with a smile. He went over to her and grabbed her waist and kissed her. "Soon. Very soon." he said with a smile.
