Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter but I do own Hawk, her siblings, and the plot. Go me, go me, go me!

A.N.- I am sooooooooooooooooo sorry that it has taken me this long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I never meant to take this long but thank you my faithful readers for sticking with me this entire time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, I know you are dying for this chapter so I wont delay you any longer..well maybe I will....nah! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!

Chapter 18: The Proposal

It turned out that Draco's favorite dish was duck lue orange. It was a little harder that it looked but with Narcissa's help, Hawk was able to make it with very little problem. Although a house elf scared her when she was putting the duck in the oven so she dropped it. Luckily Narcissa was able to fix this in time so that the food did not hit the floor.

"I am sooooooo sorry Narcissa. The elf just scared me!" explain Hawk, petrified that Narcissa would be mad or laugh at her stupidity. To her horror, Narcissa laughed but not at her accident but to the way Hawk looked. She was paler than normal from her scare and her hair was standing out a little.

"Don't worry. I think you scared the elf more anyway. Come on, let's get this bird in so that we can clean up and relax before it is ready," said Narcissa as she put the bird in the oven and took off her apron. Hawk followed suit timidly.

"Now let's go find my son and everyone else. I think we have time for a little game before dinner," said Narcissa as she walked out of the kitchen with Hawk right behind her.

"Okay, how about we try the den. I bet Draco and Harry are having their chess rematch," said Hawk as she and Narcissa walked to the den.

"Hawk,"

"Yes, ma'am?"

"I'm so glad Draco found you. I really hope the best for you and Draco," said Narcissa with completely conviction.

"Thank you, I'm glad I found your son," said Hawk as she smiled at the older woman. They continued down the hall in content silence. Hawk was finally starting to relax around Narcissa and she was glad.

--- Den---

"Check mate Harry, I win. Better luck next time mate," said Draco as his queen took Harry's king. Draco looked up at the door because he heard someone coming. It was Narcissa.

"Mom, where is Hawk?"

"We ran into Hermione on the way here so they went up to change for dinner, and on second thought so should you. Go on you two, go get ready for dinner, it will be ready in ten minutes," said Narcissa as she ushered Draco and Harry out of the den and toward their rooms. Draco and Harry headed up the stairs and Draco explained that they had to change into something nice for dinner because it was a Malfoy tradition.

---Hawk's Room---

"Hey Hawk...Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!" said Hermione as she walked into Hawk's room. She wanted to know if Hawk would let her borrow some eye shadow but when she saw Hawk she stopped dead and she had seen the outfit before. Hawk had bought it at Hogsmeade with Hermione but Hawk's hair and make-up made all the difference.

She was wearing a black, floor length evening gown. It had spaghetti straps that were pure satin lace. It was form fitting and very elegant. It was solid from right above her chest down to about two inches above her knee and the rest was mesh. She had done her make-up for once and she looked very sophisticated. Her hair was the finishing touch. She had taken it out of its normal braid to find that it had turned wavy. She left it all down except for the sides of her hair but she still had some hair falling free. She was stunning!

"Yes Mione, what is it? Is it time for dinner?" asked Hawk as she walked toward her friend.

"No, it will be ready in five and I was wondering if I could borrow some eye shadow. Wow Hawk, you look stunning!" exclaimed Hermione still in shock.

Hawk blushed. "Thank you, do you think Narcissa will like it?"

"Why do you care? I think you should worry if Draco would like it. Why are you so worried about Narcissa, its Draco that you should care about if he loves you? Just relax, and let me borrow some eye shadow so we wont be late," said Hermione with a smile. Hawk smiled and gave her some green to go with her dress. As soon as they were done they left to meet their boyfriends.

---Bottom of Stairs---

"Why does it always take women forever to get ready, muggle or witch?" asked Harry. They had been waiting for at least ten minutes. Harry was very nervous about tonight and Draco knew why. He also was going to ask his girlfriend to be his future wife.

"Harry, relax, she'll say yes. Calm down, mate, your making me dizzy. Hey, a word of advice. Women will always take forever, get used to it. Just know that they are making themselves beautiful for us even though they don't have to. All you have to worry about is, nothing," said Draco from his spot leaning against the stair rail.

"Oh you may have to worry about a few things," said Hermione from the top of the stairs. She had a short form fitting dress that went to just above her knee and was the same green as Harry's eyes. She looked stunning! Harry could not take his eyes off her. Hermione giggled at her boyfriend's expression and beckoned Hawk forward. When Draco saw his soon to be fiancée his jaw dropped into line with Harry's.

Hawk saw this and blushed. She was used to this kind of attention but it still made her blush. She and Hermione walked down the steps to their boyfriends and gave them both a kiss.

"Ready for dinner? I heard Hawk made it. Isn't that right Narcissa?" asked Hermione as Narcissa walked up to them.

"Yes that is right. Come eat, its Hawk's version of duck lue orange," said Narcissa as she turned to leave. The four of them followed her into the dinning room to find food covering the table and Hawk's siblings already there.

It turned out that Hawk was an amazing cook. Draco was falling in love all over again. He better watch himself, because if he got her mad, she could get him back with her cooking. He was trying to find the best moment to get Hawk away and propose to her. Finally they were dismissed to do as they pleased for they rest of the night. It was Christmas Day and they had decided to open their presents tomorrow.

"Hey Hawk, lets go take a walk," said Draco as he directed her away from the group.

"Sure, lets get our coats," said Hawk as she gave him a kiss on the cheek. They got their coats and left. 'I think I am about to get a daughter,' thought Narcissa. Harry took this time to lure Hermione out onto the balcony.

"Hermione, you look stunning this evening," said Harry as he drew her into a long and passionate kiss.

"Well thank you. What is with you Harry?" asked Hermione as she put her head down on his shoulder. "Ever since this summer, you've been a little strange. Is there something wrong?" asked Hermione.

"Well Mione, there is something wrong," said Harry as he pulled her back to look into her eyes. She had a worried look on her face.

"Harry what is it?"

"Mione, every since the day we met, you know on the train, you have always been on my mind. I could not understand what it was at first but in forth year when you started to date Krum, I realized what it was. Mione, I was in love with you. I love you so much but I didn't want to hurt our friendship by telling you while you were attached to Krum. Even though it hurt to see you with him, I didn't interfere.

"When you showed up on my doorstep all beat up, I was wanted to kill whoever had did that to you, I didn't care who it was. All I have ever wanted was you and if I couldn't have you, then I wanted to protect you from a far. You have completed my life so that's why," at this moment Harry got down on his knee. Hermione's eyes nearly popped out of her head. "Hermione Granger, will you marry me?"

Hermione was speechless. Not only was the love of her life since the first day she had seen him was proposing to her but it was so romantic and the ring was beautiful. It was a solid gold band with small diamonds laden into the band but in the center was two larger diamonds beside a smaller one.

"I got this ring because it is what I want. I want you, one of the bigger diamonds, to be with me, the other bigger diamond, and I also want to have kids, the smaller diamond. The smaller diamonds are for the happy times in our lives but I hope we have more than the band has," explained Harry. Hermione was still speechless. She took the ring and was only able to mumble a "yes" when she heard a scream from somewhere out of nowhere and then someone crying. She and her new fiancée looked over the balcony to see an amazing scene!

A.N.- Sorry it took so long to get this half of the chapter up. If I put it up in a full version it would have taken longer to get it up. I know it is a big cliffhanger but that is just my way of saying, "come back soon". So come back soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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