Chapter 9: Perfection
True to his word, Harry arrived back at the Burrow late for the rest of the week. Often, Ron would go to meet him, to "help" him. Even Mr. Weasley went a couple of days to see. Hermoine could only guess what they were up to. Surely if it had to do with the wedding, she would be in on it. Books were no help either, even though she had looked. Ginny had no idea, either, or so she said. All Hermoine could do was wait and guess.
Harry would tell her nothing, not even when they were by themselves. He insisted it was a surprise and she would find out soon enough.
One night, she asked, "When?" And Harry simply winked at her and replied,
"You'll see."
One night, two weeks after Harry had started coming home late, he was on time for the first time.
"Hermoine?" Harry asked upon arriving home from Auror training, "Would you like to get your surprise now?" Hermoine stood up,
"My surprise?"
"Yeah. Do you want to go?"
"Ok!" said Hermoine feeling excited. Suddenly, Arthur, Molly, Ron and Ginny walked into the room.
"Is it time?" asked Molly happily.
"Yes." Said Harry.
"Ooh, I've been waiting for this!" Molly said, very giddy. She kissed Ron, Harry and Hermoine each on the forehead.
"Well, then ok. Everyone Apparate to Hogsmeade!" said Harry. With six Poofs!, they were gone.
Upon arriving in Hogsmeade, Harry said, "Ok, now we have a bit of a walk to get where we're going." Hermoine was now extremely confused, but Harry took her hand reassuringly, and they led the way, to wherever they were going. They walked through the town, and past the Shrieking Shack. Soon, they were out in the country, walking along a little lane.
After a few more minutes of walking, they came to two houses, set close together. They stopped outside the first one. "Where are we, and whose houses are these?" asked Hermoine.
"Well," said Harry, smiling, "This one is ours." Hermoine let out a shriek and started jumping up and down, flinging her hair everywhere. She grabbed Harry and hugged him tightly.
"Are you serious?" asked Hermoine, "This is wonderful!"
"Ooh, you two!" said Mrs. Weasley, and once again, fainted.
After reviving her, Harry asked, "So do you want to see the inside?"
"Oh yes!" said Hermoine. As they entered, Hermoine gasped. And for good reason. The house was huge. It was very old, and obviously made by wizards. Everything in it was magical, even down to the carpet, which could change colors at the tap of a wand. It was three stories, with five bedrooms and three bathrooms. It was very elegantly furnished, with Cherry as the preferred wood. "Oh, Harry, its perfect! But why so big?" Hermoine asked.
"Oh, just in case we have lots of kids. We'll need a place to put them all." Harry laughed, and the Weasleys got a little fidgety at the comment. They all went outside. Once in the front yard, Harry pointed out across the lane. He was pointing to a magnificent view of Hogwarts. "This way, we can visit Hagrid and Dumbledore anytime!"
"Wow! Harry its perfect! You did great!" said Hermoine.
"Wait. There's more." Said Harry.
"What could be more perfect then this?" asked Hermoine.
"This." Said Harry, and pointed to the house next door.
"That one's mine." Piped up Ron. "They both happened to be for sale."
"Oh my God!" yelled Hermoine, rushing over to Ron and hugging him. "Lets go see yours!"
"Well, they're identical." said Ron.
"So? Lets go see it anyway!" So they all walked across the yard to Ron's.
"I've been saving my money forever for a house." Said Ron as they stepped inside. "And when these two happened to be right next to each other, we jumped at it."
"We'll never be able to separate you three will we?" laughed Arthur.
"Nope." They said at the same time.
"So, Ron," said Hermoine as she walked around the house, "Are you planning on having a big family?"
"No," said Ron smiling.
"But we are." Said Lavender Brown as she stepped out of a side room.
"Harry, Hermoine, Mum, Dad, Ginny, I would like you to say hello to my fiancé, Lavender, even though you've probably already met." Said Ron, as Lavender held out her hand to show them her ring. Once again, they heard a thump as Molly fainted to the floor.
"Ron! Lavender! I am so happy for you!" squealed Hermoine, as she and Lavender began to compare rings.
"Wow Ron." Smiled Harry, "That was quite a shocker. I know you told Hermoine that you were dating, but I never expected." Ron could only smile as his Dad and sister both congratulated him.
After much chatting, reviving Molly, and catching up on Ron's love life, they all decided it was time to head back to the Burrow. Lavender and Ron said bye and then she went to her own house. Then, the rest Apparated back to the Burrow.
Harry, Ron, and Hermoine talked for quite a while longer before going to bed. Once alone, Hermoine asked, "So what do you think of Ron and Lavender?"
"Well," said Harry, "They are an odd couple, but I think they will do alright."
"Ya. I agree. Wow, Harry, I can't believe you bought a house! And that view! And Ron right next door! Wow! God I love you!"
"I love you, too. You are my light, you are everything I could possibly want! So I want you to have everything you want!" Hary said. With that, Hermoine kissed him. That night, Hermoine almost asked Harry to go farther then kissing, she felt so much love for him. But, she convinced herself she could wait a few more months. After all, with those extra months, their first time would be all the more magical.
True to his word, Harry arrived back at the Burrow late for the rest of the week. Often, Ron would go to meet him, to "help" him. Even Mr. Weasley went a couple of days to see. Hermoine could only guess what they were up to. Surely if it had to do with the wedding, she would be in on it. Books were no help either, even though she had looked. Ginny had no idea, either, or so she said. All Hermoine could do was wait and guess.
Harry would tell her nothing, not even when they were by themselves. He insisted it was a surprise and she would find out soon enough.
One night, she asked, "When?" And Harry simply winked at her and replied,
"You'll see."
One night, two weeks after Harry had started coming home late, he was on time for the first time.
"Hermoine?" Harry asked upon arriving home from Auror training, "Would you like to get your surprise now?" Hermoine stood up,
"My surprise?"
"Yeah. Do you want to go?"
"Ok!" said Hermoine feeling excited. Suddenly, Arthur, Molly, Ron and Ginny walked into the room.
"Is it time?" asked Molly happily.
"Yes." Said Harry.
"Ooh, I've been waiting for this!" Molly said, very giddy. She kissed Ron, Harry and Hermoine each on the forehead.
"Well, then ok. Everyone Apparate to Hogsmeade!" said Harry. With six Poofs!, they were gone.
Upon arriving in Hogsmeade, Harry said, "Ok, now we have a bit of a walk to get where we're going." Hermoine was now extremely confused, but Harry took her hand reassuringly, and they led the way, to wherever they were going. They walked through the town, and past the Shrieking Shack. Soon, they were out in the country, walking along a little lane.
After a few more minutes of walking, they came to two houses, set close together. They stopped outside the first one. "Where are we, and whose houses are these?" asked Hermoine.
"Well," said Harry, smiling, "This one is ours." Hermoine let out a shriek and started jumping up and down, flinging her hair everywhere. She grabbed Harry and hugged him tightly.
"Are you serious?" asked Hermoine, "This is wonderful!"
"Ooh, you two!" said Mrs. Weasley, and once again, fainted.
After reviving her, Harry asked, "So do you want to see the inside?"
"Oh yes!" said Hermoine. As they entered, Hermoine gasped. And for good reason. The house was huge. It was very old, and obviously made by wizards. Everything in it was magical, even down to the carpet, which could change colors at the tap of a wand. It was three stories, with five bedrooms and three bathrooms. It was very elegantly furnished, with Cherry as the preferred wood. "Oh, Harry, its perfect! But why so big?" Hermoine asked.
"Oh, just in case we have lots of kids. We'll need a place to put them all." Harry laughed, and the Weasleys got a little fidgety at the comment. They all went outside. Once in the front yard, Harry pointed out across the lane. He was pointing to a magnificent view of Hogwarts. "This way, we can visit Hagrid and Dumbledore anytime!"
"Wow! Harry its perfect! You did great!" said Hermoine.
"Wait. There's more." Said Harry.
"What could be more perfect then this?" asked Hermoine.
"This." Said Harry, and pointed to the house next door.
"That one's mine." Piped up Ron. "They both happened to be for sale."
"Oh my God!" yelled Hermoine, rushing over to Ron and hugging him. "Lets go see yours!"
"Well, they're identical." said Ron.
"So? Lets go see it anyway!" So they all walked across the yard to Ron's.
"I've been saving my money forever for a house." Said Ron as they stepped inside. "And when these two happened to be right next to each other, we jumped at it."
"We'll never be able to separate you three will we?" laughed Arthur.
"Nope." They said at the same time.
"So, Ron," said Hermoine as she walked around the house, "Are you planning on having a big family?"
"No," said Ron smiling.
"But we are." Said Lavender Brown as she stepped out of a side room.
"Harry, Hermoine, Mum, Dad, Ginny, I would like you to say hello to my fiancé, Lavender, even though you've probably already met." Said Ron, as Lavender held out her hand to show them her ring. Once again, they heard a thump as Molly fainted to the floor.
"Ron! Lavender! I am so happy for you!" squealed Hermoine, as she and Lavender began to compare rings.
"Wow Ron." Smiled Harry, "That was quite a shocker. I know you told Hermoine that you were dating, but I never expected." Ron could only smile as his Dad and sister both congratulated him.
After much chatting, reviving Molly, and catching up on Ron's love life, they all decided it was time to head back to the Burrow. Lavender and Ron said bye and then she went to her own house. Then, the rest Apparated back to the Burrow.
Harry, Ron, and Hermoine talked for quite a while longer before going to bed. Once alone, Hermoine asked, "So what do you think of Ron and Lavender?"
"Well," said Harry, "They are an odd couple, but I think they will do alright."
"Ya. I agree. Wow, Harry, I can't believe you bought a house! And that view! And Ron right next door! Wow! God I love you!"
"I love you, too. You are my light, you are everything I could possibly want! So I want you to have everything you want!" Hary said. With that, Hermoine kissed him. That night, Hermoine almost asked Harry to go farther then kissing, she felt so much love for him. But, she convinced herself she could wait a few more months. After all, with those extra months, their first time would be all the more magical.