Title: I will Understand

Chapter: 9/9 To Understand Love

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Romance

Notes: This is the last chapter guys! YAY! I am so happy I finally got it up and I finally finished a story! J

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Chapter 9:  To Understand love

(Ron's POV)

I dust a piece of fluff off my dress robes and look up to see a smiling Hermione, looking radiant, I might add, in her dress robes of lilac and her hair all curly. I smile at her and take in a deep breath. She winks at me and I look down the aisle towards the two big front doors.

They open up to reveal two very good-looking men, their arms linked and their faces lit with their smiles. I hear the music start to play as I watch my best friend walk up the aisle with the man he loves. Harry's dark blue robes look perfect with Draco's robes of emerald (I helped him pick them out.) I smile and see Harry smiling back at me.

They reach the front of the alter and release each other's hands. I watch as they turn to face one another and grab the other's hands. I smile and see Draco is watching me as I stand behind Harry; he catches my eye and looks down shyly as I wink at him.

I look down at the ring, their wedding ring, and I look over at Hermione who holds an identical one. I look up and see Hermione is letting the tears flow freely down her face. She looks so beautiful and happy as she stands there crying.

I snap back into the wedding when I see Harry turn around to get the ring. I hand it to him, but before letting him turn back around, I squeeze his hand and give him a quick grin. He nods and turns back around to his husband–to-be.

"With this ring…" Harry's voice sounds throughout the silent church. I sigh and block out all sound. I watch as my friend slowly places the ring onto Draco's finger. Draco smiles down at the ring, then turns to grab the ring from Hermione. I watch as she hands the ring over and then gives him the biggest hug I'd ever seen. I hear laughter and I see Hermione blush, but then give his shoulder an extra squeeze as she lets go.

"With this ring…" Draco practically whispers.  I smile and look at Draco, who only has his eyes fixed on Harry, as it should be. My bottom lip quivers as he slides the ring onto my best friends finger, his eyes filling to the brim with tears that are threatening to spill over.

"You may now kiss as your hearts and souls are bonded together forever." I hear clapping as Harry wipes away Draco's tears then pulls him into a short, soft kiss unlike the ones I had seen him give Draco so many other times. I let out the breath I didn't know I had been holding and clap along as they turn to the crowd and hold each others hands. 

Music begins to play and I reach over and hold Hermione's hand as we make our way down the aisle with people telling us how nice we look and how beautiful everything was. I smile and nod. Hermione squeezes my hand and I look over at her. I have never seen her look so happy.

We head outside and see a limo. I cannot contain my glee; I jump a little and see Hermione shaking her head and grinning. I have always heard about limos, the long cars with lots of space inside, but I had never been in one. Hermione and I didn't want to come with Harry and Draco at first; we thought they should be alone as they drove to their reception, but they insisted.

The driver opens the door for them as Draco and Harry neared the limo. I watch as Draco climbs in first and then Harry. I am so excited I jump right in after them and watch as an annoyed looking Hermione climbs in as well. I glance around and can't help but ooo and ahh at how wonderful the inside looks.

I look across the way and see Draco smirking at me.

"Don't get too excited, Weasley. We're only driving to a place that is about 30 minutes away." I glare at him and childishly stick my tongue out at him.

"Ron!" I hear Hermione shout as the limo door closes. I blush and turn to her slowly; she is still smiling, but I see how aghast she feels.

I shrug and say simply, "He started it." I hear Harry laugh. I turn and see him pull Draco closer to him. I bite my lip and try to fight back a smile, but find it is impossible, so I sit there watching them with a huge dopey grin on my face.

I watch as Harry traces Draco's jaw with his index finger then slowly lifts his head up to pull Draco into a kiss, one longer than the one that in the church. I blush and look away. Who wants to see their best friend snog their boyfriend? I shake my head and realize Hermione does. I watch her as she sighs and smiles contently at them, never once taking her eyes off them.

"Hermione…" I whisper, "Stop staring…" I watch as her eyes never leave them.

"I'm not, Ron." I smirk and turn her face so she is looking at me.

"Yes, you are." I say plainly and kiss her lightly on her nose.

"Yes, you are what?" I hear Draco ask.

"Nothing," I reply. I turn and see Draco has an annoyed look on his face. That git did always have to know everything.

"So, how does it feel to be married?" Hermione asks them, smiling. I look over at them and see they can't keep their hands off each other. I shudder and look away, hoping they remember that we are here and do not want to see that.

"It feels great." Harry says simply.

"It feels boring." Draco says in a lazy drawl. I frown and look at him. He is smirking at us. I see Harry looking worriedly at him. I feel anger rise in my chest. They have only been married 15 minutes; if Draco hurts Harry, I'll kill him.

"Boring?" Harry asks, his voice shaking. I bite my lip to fight the urge to yell at the little ferret.

"Well, when do we get to go to the exotic places and shag?" Draco asks. "That's the part I want to get to." He says in a exasperated voice. I arch my eyebrow and hear Hermione burst out laughing.

"The honeymoon?" Hermione asks between giggles.

"Yes, that. Do we get to go to the moon?" Draco asks his face filled with confusion.

I shake my head and wonder why the hell Hermione had to make Draco watch all those muggle marriage movies. Personally, I would like to know why muggles insist on going to different places just to shag, when in the wizarding world you go home, and everybody leaves you there and well you…yeah…

I look back at Harry to see how he is taking all this. I see him trying to fight the urge to laugh his head off. I watch as he pulls Draco onto his lap. Draco nuzzles his face into Harry's neck.

"If you want to go to the moon, then of course we will." Harry whispers. I hear Hermione sigh and make a small whimpering noise. I look over and see she is crying.

"Herm" I ask quietly not wanting to disturb Harry. She looks at me and I see she is smiling, her eyes filled with tears.

"They are so cute, Ron." She says quietly as she turns back to watch them. I smile and pull her closer to me so her head rests on my shoulder.

"Well, the moon is too far away. I wanna shag you sooner rather than later." Harry does not fight it this time; he bursts out laughing and kisses the top of Draco's head.

"You and me both." He says laughing softly.

"Well, Draco, the honeymoon comes after the reception. We are going to eat, dance, then you and Harry will take off to…where are you going again?" Hermione asks.

"Spain," Harry answers, softly now nuzzling Draco with his nose.

"After the reception…? How about we skip the reception?" I hear Draco say.

Hermione gasps and lifts her head up sharply.

"You can't do that everybody is expecting you. Plus the wait will make it all the more worth while." I smile at her and she leans her head back on my shoulder.

I hear Draco sigh and I watch as he shrugs

"Fine, you win, Granger." He says plainly. I smirk and run my hand up and down on her arm.

"Spain…" I hear Hermione sigh. I look down at her and kiss her head softly.

"Yeah, Draco has been trying to teach me Spanish…so far I have: Hola, como estas? Como te llamas?" I look at Harry with a puzzled look on my face.

"And what does that mean?" I ask at a complete loss.

"Um…I don't know really." I laugh, see Draco lift his head out of the crook of Harry's neck, and slap him playfully on the arm. 

"It means: Hello, how are you? What is your name?" Draco says in a annoyed voice. I look over and see him smiling though.

Hermione laughs and I feel the car pull to a stop. I frown and look out the window

"We're here." I say. I look over at Draco who has the biggest grin on his face.

"At the reception?" he asks. I nod "So after this is the sugar-moon?"

"Honeymoon…" Hermione says with a giggle. I watch as Draco smiles, then wraps his arms around Harry, pulling him into a snog session. I frown and shake my head.

"Uh er…" I manage to gasp out. I watch as Harry, now fully occupied by Draco, waves us out and continues to kiss his new husband. I shake my head and practically push Hermione out.

We walk up the steps into a huge building. I walk in and hear Hermione gasp. I turn to her and see she is looking up at the ceiling, which has been enchanted to look like the night sky filled with shooting stars and shining lights. I smile at Professor Flitwick. Hermione rushes over and wraps him up in a big hug. He is lifted off the ground and squeals when Hermione grips him too hard. I pull Hermione off him and laugh lightly

"Forgive us professor, Hermione is a little excited." I look at her; she is now walking around amongst the people and looking at everything, her mouth open in awe.

"Don't worry about it, Ronald" Professor Flitwick says with a smile. "So…" He motions to Hermione. "When are you two going to...tie the knot, so to say?" he asks with a wink. I blush and straighten my dress robes.

"Well…actually…"

"There you are." I turn around and see Harry walking up with his arm wrapped around Draco. I smile and turn back to Professor Flitwick.

"Well, nice work, Professor." I point to the ceiling. He smiles and nods. I blank out and look for Hermione while Draco and Harry thank Flitwick for all his help.

I see Hermione looking up on the wall. I turn to Draco and Harry then motion towards Hermione.

"Shall we?" I ask. They nod and walk with me over to her.

"Oh, Ron, look at this picture!" She squeals. I wrap my arms around her and look up at the wall, which is shimmering from silver to green. I frown at the lack of Gryffindor colors before turning to the picture. I see Harry and Draco standing next to each other in their graduation robes. Draco is trying to snog Harry, but Harry is shyly pulling out of reach and blushing. I smile and look at Hermione.

"Aren't they the cutest?" She asks, her voice cracking up now. I bite my lip and nod.

"Well, of course they are." Draco says jokingly, scaring Hermione. She did not know they were there. Draco smiles and pulls away from Harry, who looks reluctant to let him go. He walks up to Hermione and pulls her into a hug. I watch as he places a kiss on her cheek and pulls back.

"I wanted to say thank you." He says, then looks at me. "To the both of you." I nod and pull Hermione to me once more. "I…I never thought this would be possible. You all here…" I hear his voice crack and look up; his eyes are looking watery. "I just wanted to thank you…for all you have done, for me and Harry. The wedding…and also for being my friend." I look up at Draco again and he is now being pulled towards Harry, who is biting his lip and looking strained.

"Anytime, mate. What are friends for?" I ask. I hear Draco give a small gasp and I see him look up. He smiles at me, then out of nowhere, throws himself on me, giving me a big hug.

"Thank you, Ron, for understanding…" he whispers into my ear before pulling back. I nod and swallow back a few tears.

The rest of the night is spent dancing and eating. Mostly I was the one eating, but I even danced with Draco and Harry. The night was quickly ending and my speech was about to be given. As I rose to silence everyone, I looked over at Draco and Harry who were so lost in each others eyes I doubt they even heard me quiet the crowd. At that moment, I forgot the funny little speech I had prepared. I bite my lip and glance around the room.

"Um, Hello, I am Ronald Weasley, Harry's best mate." I look down at Harry who is now smiling up at me. "I have known Harry since I was 11, we met on the train going to Hogwarts. I also had the pleasure of meeting Draco on that same exact train ride. Although the impression I got of him was not what you'd call a good one. We were 11, what did we all know about anything?" I hear a few people chuckle. I look down at the crowd and see everyone looking up at me. "I don't know about Harry, but at the end of our first year at Hogwarts, I understood a lot, a lot about friendship, bravery, and trust. One thing I didn't understand was love, but then again what do you expect from an 11 year old? But now I do…I understand love in all it's forms, whether it is a love between friends, parents, teachers and students, or lovers. I figure I am one of the lucky ones. Not many people understand love, but I understand how it looks," I glance down at Harry and Draco, who now are gazing into each other eyes "I understand how it sounds, and how it feels. When I first found out about Draco and Harry, I understood all that because I could see it, hear it, and feel it in them. So if you need to understand love, why don't you take a look at these two?" I pause and the whole place interrupts in cheers. "So lets raise our glasses to Harry and Draco Potter." Glasses all around are raised and a chorus of 'To Harry and Draco Potter" is sounded throughout the room.

I sigh and drink my champagne, then sit back down.

"That was beautiful, Ron." I hear Hermione say.

I shake my head and frown.

"You are beautiful." I say as I push a strand of her hair back. She blushes and kisses me softly.

"Hermione…I…would you?" I stop and pull out a ring that has been burning a hole in my pocket. I hear Hermione gasp.

"Oh, gosh…" she whispers.

"Would you marry me?" I ask quietly. I look up and see her crying and nodding. I smile and slip the ring on her finger.

"WOOO HOOO!! ABOUT BLOODY FRIGGEN TIME!" I look up and turn around. I see Draco and Harry doing a very childish dance that clearly says 'I win!' I laugh and pull Hermione up. She giggles as she watches the two men pull each other into exasperated hugs and kisses.

My heart is pounding as Harry and Draco pull us both into the hug, then they lead us to the dance floor for a dance. I am pulled away by Draco while Harry takes Hermione. I watch him and feel a pull at my heart.

"Don't worry, Ron, she's in good hands." I look at Draco, who winks at me. I smile and nod. "So, you finally realized that you two were made for each other?" He asks in a light tone. I shake my head.

"No, I realized that in our first year." He laughs then spins me towards Harry, who hands him Hermione. Harry and I walk off the dance floor.

"Congratulations, mate!" He says with a thump on my back. I smile and watch as Draco sweeps Hermione in and out of the dancing couples." Why did it take you so long?" he asks as he too watches the one he loves dance away.

"I…it…then again…" I sigh and look up at him; he is smiling and nodding as though he understands. "You understand? Don't you?" I ask quietly. He laughs and nods. Hermione and Draco waltz back over to us and Harry pulls Draco to him.

"Yes, Ron, I understand."

Later that evening….

I smile and watch as my best friend runs out to the limo with his husband, ready to go on their honeymoon. I wave as it pulls away and I watch as crowds of people chase after it, waving and throwing things.

As the car drives away, I turn to my bride-to-be and smile. She smiles back and pulls me into a kiss.

"Ron, I am sorry if I was so emotional today…it's just…" I quiet her with a kiss.

"It's okay, Hermione, I understand."

~Owari~

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Last minute notes: I really enjoyed writing this story! Anyone up for a sequel? Hehe ;)

In response to the review I got asking about my fic "Learn to fall" I am indeed writing some more of it…I know I abandoned it but when your beta leaves ya…you go into periods of denial and such…now that I have the wonderful Aarynn I can write more…and I am in fact re-writing the first chapter because it was not the best it could be..I have three chapters of it finished already and I should get those up as soon as Aarynn has time! Thanks!

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