A/n: The second last chapter... sort of a pre-amble to the wrap-up. Enjoy.

Chapter 6

As Ron and Hermione stood there kissing - it was merely a few blissful moments - suddenly, there was excited whispers, and then loud whooping and clapping. Startled, Ron and Hermione broke apart to see all of their Gryffindor friends standing near the portrait hole.

Harry, Katie, Angelina, Alicia, Lee, Fred, George, Dean, Parvati, Lavender, Seamus, Dean, Ginny, and Neville all were applauding loudly, most were laughing and cheering.

"Finally!" Harry said in mock exasperation, and Hermione blushed.

"S'bout time, mate!" Dean crossed his arms over his chest, and Ron felt his ears burn bright red.

"Took long enough!" Ginny giggled.

"How long's it been?" Katie asked.

"Like since they met!" Fred said.

Ron and Hermione were holding hands tightly. To draw the attention away from them, Ron asked, "And what about you, Harry?"

Harry's cheeks flushed pink. He shrugged, guessing his friend already knew the answer.

"Cho?" Ginny asked, grinning. She was clasping her hands tightly together, and bouncing on the balls of her feet, obviously excited and happy for her friend.

Harry nodded, and the Gryffindors roared with "oooh"'s, "aaah"'s, and more laughter. George ruffled Harry's hair.

Fred winked at Angelina, and he walked out of the gathered Gryffindors with her in tow. They smiled and bowed together, holding hands. Again, everyone laughed and clapped. George and Katie copied Fred and Angelina.

Dean suddenly felt rather impulsive as all the good feelings circulated through he air. He'd give it a shot... what was there to lose?

He turned towards Parvati. "Hey, Parvati! Would you like to be my girlfriend?"

Whoops and more "oooh"'s went up, and Parvati went bright pink. "Yes..." she mumbled, only causing the noise to escalate once again.

Seamus patted Dean heartily on the back, and then glanced at Lavender. The two smiled, but said nothing. No one seemed to notice the non-verbal exchange, especially since Lee Jordan was loudly announcing that he and Alicia Spinnet were finally together.

Ginny beamed and said loudly, "I'm with Zacharias Smith!" The Gryffindors hooted and slapped Ginny's back good-naturedly. Even Ron, who usually felt so protective of Ginny, and hated her dating in the first place, laughed and congratulated her.

The hub-bub died slightly and then Harry noticed there was someone in the crowd who had not spoken up.

Harry turned to him. "What about you, Neville?" Immediately, Harry felt guilty for asking. If Neville indeed had no one, then Harry had just set him up for severe embarrassment. But to everyone's surprise, Neville blushed brightly and grinned.

"Who is it?!" Everyone asked at once.

Neville kept grinning, drinking up the positive attention. Then he said proudly (although he was quite sure no one would understand why), "Luna Lovegood!"

The uproar increased once again, and Ron briefly thought that Professor McGonagall might come barging into the Common Room, demanding to know what all the fuss was about.

So after everyone knew who everyone was with, each seemed to break off into their couples to snuggle, have fun, chat, or maybe even kiss a little. Harry and Neville left to find Cho and Luna, while Fred and Angelina could not stop laughing.

All the while, Ron and Hermione sat together on the cushy couch in front of the Gryffindor fire, each thinking of how wonderful the other was, as the first snow of the season began to fall just outside the glistening window.

A/n: Rather short chapter, but oh well. Kinda corny, I know, haha. Also, I couldn't think of anyone to put Ginny with so I kinda of stuck her with Zacharias Smith. It's not a pairing I like, but I refuse to put her with Draco, and both Harry and Neville are taken (the only two I think I would really consider for her). Thanks for reading. Reviews are greatly appreciated.