A/N This last chapter is the longest that I've written for this story! It has 'Thank Yous at then end, and it has the final three chapters combined into one big chapter. I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 10- Unexpected Surprises, a Flashback, and Wedding Bells

Mrs. Weasley had given into letting Hermione take over the remainder of the wedding plans. Before anyone knew it, it was May. Ron and Hermione had been engaged for two months and the wedding was only a week away.

Hermione had picked out her bridesmaids and they were Parvati, Lavender, and Angelina. Ginny, of course, was her maid of honor.

Hermione's lavish dress was strapless and delicately embroidered on top. It was made of the finest and had been sewn together by Molly, who was pleased that she still had a role in the wedding plans.

As for Cythendra and Karma, well let's just say that they still don't know that Hermione and Ron got back together. In fact, they don't even know they split up.

Hermione had finished all the major wedding plans and decided to let Molly pick where the marriage and reception would be.

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"It's unreal isn't it?" Ron asked as Hermione lay in his arms, gazing into his eyes late that night.

"Hm...yeah." Hermione began as Ron stroked her soft skin. "I never would've thought that I'd end up marrying you."

"Me neither, come to think of it, I never liked you up until fifth year."

Hermione smiled, "Yeah me too..."

"Remember our first date?" Ron chuckled at the thought.

"Oh God! How could I forget?"

"It was sixth year and I had finally gotten up the nerve to ask you out..."

** Flashback **

"Hey Herm!" Ron called as he ran to try and catch up with one of his best friends.

"Hello Ron." Hermione said, continuing to walk through the hallway. In their sixth year of Hogwarts, Ron and Hermione had become extremely close, not even Harry could spilt the two apart.

"Um..." Ron grabbed her arm to stop her. "Can I talk to you in private for a minute?"

"Sure," Hermione responded as Ron pulled her into a room.

"Okay, I um...I..." Ron cleared his throat. "I...I..."

"Spit it out." Hermione said with an encouraging smile.

"I was just wondering...um...if maybe you'd..." Ron had a sudden interest in his feet. "If maybe you'd want to go out sometime."

Hermione looked down. "Oh...um..." She cleared her throat and smiled. "I'd love to."

Ron's head perked up. "Really?"

Hermione let out a small laugh. "Of course really!"

"Okay, I'll see you tonight at seven." Ron smiled as he began to back away. Not watching where he was going he bumped into a desk. Hermione laughed and his ears turned a bright red. He raced out of the room, leaving Hermione standing there by herself. She put her books down, "YES!" she screamed.

She sighed happily, grabbed her books, and exited the room only to find hundreds of students standing outside of the room staring at her. Blushing, she quickened her pace back to the common room.

Hermione ran up the stairs to her dormitory finding Parvati lying on her bed reading the latest issue of Witch Weekly. Hermione dropped her books and grabbed the Witch Weekly out of Parvati's hands.

"Hey! Give that back Herm!" Parvati squealed as Hermione threw the magazine and laughed.

"We have more important things to do!" Hermione said as she began to dance around the room.

Parvati stared at her. "Wow, I've never seen you so happy before." She picked up Witch Weekly and threw it on her bed. "Okay, Herm, what's going on with you?"

"I'll tell you what's going on with me, "Hermione paused. "RON ASKED ME OUT!"

Parvati screamed shrilly and jumped up and down. "No way!"

"Yes!" Hermione collapsed on the bed and Parvati did the same. "I'm so happy! And I need your help."

"Okay with what?" Parvati asked eagerly.

"You need to help me get ready," Hermione couldn't stop smiling as Parvati nodded excitedly in reply. Down below in the common room Ron and Harry were playing Wizard's Chess. Harry kept glancing up at Ron questioningly before finally asking, "Hey mate! Why so cheery?"

"King to A5, Checkmate!" Ron smiled and Harry sighed as he lost for the third time in a row.

"Good game, now tell me what's going on." Harry repeated.

"I did it." Ron answered simply.

Harry's eyes widened, "You did what?!"

"I asked Hermione out today!"

"Congratulations mate!" Harry said standing up and giving Ron a pat on the back. "So where are you two going tonight?"

"Since we can't go to Hogsmeade I guess we'll just take a stroll around the grounds."

Harry smiled. "Sounds good, but maybe you guys should go for a little moonlight boat ride on the lake."

"Good idea, why didn't I think of that?" Ron patted Harry's arm and walked upstairs to his dorm.

At seven Ron waited in the common room for Hermione, who was still getting ready.

"Parvati I'm late!" Hermione exclaimed nervously as Parvati finished the final finishing touches on her make up.

"Hold still! Don't worry, he's gonna still be down there! Okay and done!" She handed Hermione a mirror. Hermione gasped. Her hair was down in soft curls, and she had on a light silver eye shadow that was just dark enough to see. "You look so pretty! Now go!"

Hermione stood up and gave Parvati a hug. She quickly left the room and Parvati shook her head happily before picking up her Witch Weekly and resume her reading.

Hermione tried not to run down the stairs to no avail. It was only a few feet away from the last staircase when Hermione finally stopped to adjust her out fit. She walked calmly down the rest of the stairs and spotted Ron, looking clean cut and his most handsome.

Hermione walked towards him with a widespread smile.

"Wow, you look beautiful." Ron said breathless.

Hermione smiled, "Thank you, you don't look to shabby yourself."

Ron put his arm out, "Shall we?" They locked arms and walked happily out of the common room. It was after hours, and they technically they weren't supposed to be outside so they had to be extra careful when exiting the school. No one was near the entrance and the two managed to sneak outside without a glitch.

Ron helped Hermione into the boat stationed on the lake and he began to row.

They stopped in the middle of the lake, and Hermione and Ron laid down on the bottom of the boat, staring at the stars and talking quietly.

"One more year and we'll be on our own." Ron whispered.

"Yeah, Ron," Hermione turned to him.

"Yeah?" Ron asked as he looked into her eyes.

"Don't forget about me after we leave here."

"Never." Ron said seriously. He hugged her close to him and they stared in silence at the twinkling stars.

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You know that I've liked you since last year." Ron said.

"Me too. I've never felt this way about someone before."

"Not even with Viktor?" Ron asked, preparing himself for the answer.

"Not even with Viktor...." She looked up at Ron, and he looked down at her. They stared into each others eyes, their faces moving closer together slowly. They got closer and closer, feeling each others breath upon each others faces but then rain made them draw apart. Ron rowed quickly to shore and ran with Hermione until they were inside Hogwarts again.

"We're soaked!" Hermione said as they made their ways upstairs, sloshing the whole time.

"Yeah, but at least we didn't get caught!" Ron replied.

"Almost. You almost didn't get caught Mr. Weasley. Now, what were you and Miss Granger doing outside on a night like this?"

Ron gulped, and looked at Hermione. "We...we...we...we were just-"

"Yes?" Professor Snape asked.

"You see Professor, I was just helping Ron with his divination homework."

"That's why Hogwarts has an Astronomy Tower. Detentions for two weeks. Now go back to you dormitories!"

Without another word Hermione and Ron dashed upstairs.

Weeks passed and eventually Ron and Hermione went exclusive with their relationship, but no one was surprised. Some people thought that they had always been dating.

** End of Flashback **

"That was the second best night of my life!" Hermione stated.

"Oh yeah, and what was the first?"

"I'm still waiting for that night to come."

Ron smiled and kissed the top of Hermione's head. The two drifted off into a deep sleep, anticipating the next day.

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"Bye Ron! Love you!" Hermione said enthusiastically as Ron apparated to work. Hermione sighed and picked up the latest issue of the Daily Prophet. She gasped suddenly as she looked at the front page.

WIZARD ESCAPES FROM SAINT MUNGO'S HOSPITAL

Yesterday afternoon a fire was started inside of Saint Mungo's Hospital and its residents were evacuated. When the wizards finally controlled the flames, the patients were brought back in. However, one man is currently missing. He's dangerous and if anyone sees anything suspicious we need you to report it immediately! This is a serious matter and should not be taken lightly. Report anything you see or hear to Saint Mungo's as soon as possible.

Hermione looked up from the article. She looked around, and walked over to the door and locked it. 'Okay, maybe it's not who you think.' Hermione said to herself. She tore up the paper in fear, and discarded it. No one was going to ruin her big day...no one. Hermione took in a deep breath and walked into her room to get dressed. She was meeting Ginny, Parvati, Lavender, and Angelina for lunch.

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"Hermione? You okay? You've been quiet." Lavender noticed as Hermione played with her food.

"Yeah, just a bit nervous."

"Well don't be!" Parvati said.

"Yeah, forget about all that stressful planning! Lets have some fun!"

Hermione smiled. "Okay, Lord knows I need some fun!"

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Hermione arrived home around eight o'clock. Ron wasn't home yet, so she headed for the bathroom to take a nice relaxing bath. She lit candles and laid down in the marble bath tub. She closed her eyes and before she could stop herself she had fallen asleep.

An hour later Hermione woke up with a start. She was still in the bath tub but the water was freezing. She got out and dried off, cursing at herself for falling asleep. She dressed and walked into her bedroom. Hermione shivered as she curled up under the blankets and waited for Ron to come home. She fell asleep as she always seemed to do.

~* Wedding Day *~

"Hermione! Hermione! Wake up, it's your wedding day!" Parvati and Ginny screamed as they jumped on her bed.

"Okay! I'm up!" Hermione said seriously as the other two girls continued to laugh. Hermione stared at them and a smile spread across her face. She sat up suddenly and exclaimed, "IT'S MY WEDDING DAY!"

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"Ron! Ron! Wake up!" Harry screamed trying to wake Ron up.

"GO away!"

Harry sighed. "You have to get up! You're getting married today!"

"I will later let me sleep!"

"Fine, Fred! George!" Harry called for Ron's brothers, cringing as he remembered the brutal wake ups he got when he spent the summer over at the Burrow.

Ron groaned. "I'm up..."

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The next couple of hours were spent dressing Hermione. She eventually had her hair in soft curls, like she'd had on her first date with Ron. Ginny and the other bridesmaids wore blue dresses that crisscrossed elegantly in the back. Everyone looked stunning and at last everyone was ready. Apparating to the church, Mrs. Weasley went to see how Ron was doing. Hermione paced up and down the narrow room awaiting for the biggest moment in her life feeling nervous and excited at the same time. Guests flooded in, and soon the church was packed with family and friends. Hermione's dad walked in and gave her a big hug. All to soon the wedding march began to play.

"You ready Hermione?" Her father asked lovingly.

She smiled and nodded. They locked arms, and began to walk down the long aisle. She could see Ron smiling from the altar. It seemed so far away but before she knew it her father was hugging Ron. Mr. Granger then grasped Hermione's hands. They smiled at each other. Everything was perfect...or so they thought.

Suddenly the doors all slammed shut and the windows shattered, hitting Ron, Hermione, and all the guests. The church erupted with screams and a hooded figure stepped out of the shadows.

Ron held Hermione tight; she was trembling with fear.

"Accio wand!" The hooded figure called as Ron's wand flew out of his pocket. He was the only one who came prepared for anything.

"Who are you?!" Ron demanded.

"Vho do you think?" An evil voice questioned mockingly.

Hermione began to cry and watched in shock as Viktor showed himself from under the hood.

"I love you Herm-own-ninny! Vhy did you do this to me!" He hollered.

She shook her head. "Viktor....."

"I'm sorry, but this is the only way! Avada Kedavra!" Viktor pointed his wand at Hermione's father.

"NO!" Hermione screamed and ran to her father's side. "Daddy..."Hermione whispered, tears running down her face.

"Avada Kedavra!" He pointed his wand to Molly.

Hermione stood up, the tears pouring even faster, "Stop it!"

Viktor pointed his wand at Harry. "Now it's your turn! Avada Kedavra!"

"No!" Ginny screamed as she ran and pushed Harry out of the way.

Harry jumped up and ran over to Ginny. "Ginny!"

Ron ran over to Hermione, "Come on!" They ran behind a pillar, but Viktor saw them and aimed his wand at them. Ron cupped Hermione's face. "I love you! Run, get out of here!"

"I'm not leaving you! Besides, there's no way!" Hermione said, now hysterical.

Ron pointed to a hole in the wall. "You can fit through it, I know you can!"

Hermione shook her head. "No!"

Before Ron could reply, the pillar that they were standing behind crumbled. They stared at Viktor, who was surrounded by dead bodies. "It could've been different Herm-own-ninny. Vhy didn't you love me!? You should've, for someone who was supposed to be the smartest person in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. None of this had to happen. I'm sorry, Avada Kedavra!"

Harry ran up behind Viktor and pushed him down, the spell angled and missed Hermione only to hit Ron.

Hermione screamed as Ron fell into her arms. They both collapsed to the ground. "No...no...no...no!! Oh God please no!" Hermione said to herself as she cried over Ron's body.

Harry grabbed Viktor's wand and pointed it at him.

Viktor stopped. "You von't kill me! You don't have the guts!"

Harry's grip tightened, and he gritted his teeth. "You killed my friends! And my wife, and my baby!" He said, tears beginning to form in his eyes.

Viktor laughed. "I know."

Harry couldn't kill Viktor, not now. "Stupify!" Viktor didn't move, and Harry broke his wand in half and threw it on the ground. He rushed over to Hermione.

"He killed him!" Hermione mumbled weeping softly.

"It's my fault...I'm so sorry. I killed my best friend." Harry said before letting the tears fall.

"My baby will never know their father."

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