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Chapter 10

"Ron?" Hermione hesitantly stepped into his apartment after finishing tea with Ginny. "Ron?" When there was no answer, Hermione began to head back to the door, but was stopped in her tracks.

"Hermione? I didn't think I'd see you back here again, from what Harry said you were pretty shaken up." Ron spun Hermione around and kissed her softly on the forehead.

"Yeah, I'm sorry about that and all."

"No, I'm sorry, I don't believe I should have just sprung it on you like that, nor do I think I made my point entirely clear. But that's a worry for another time. When is plane out tomorrow?"

"6 pm."

"Okay, we'll have to be ready, but other than that, do you have plans?"

"No, but…"

"But, what? Is something wrong?"

"Ron, your…chipper."

"Would you rather I act depressed?" Ron laughed.

"No, it's just, I figure…never mind."

"You figured he'd be upset, and trust me he was, I have a new scar to prove it." Harry laughed immerging from the kitchen.

"I thought I missed you, did I hit you?"

"No mate I'm fine. Apparently, Ron has a wee temper. Threw half his library at me before calming down." Harry laughed.

"With you as a friend, we've got one guess as to where he got it from?" Hermione smiled for the first time since Ron had popped the question, "What do you guys want to do?"

Harry and Ron glanced at each other for a second before coming to the same conclusion. "Quidditch!" They both exclaimed and grabbed Hermione's arms, and were gone with a crack.

"Guys, guys, NO!" Hermione screamed as Harry and Ron pushed her up onto a broom, seated in front of Ron.

"Calm down, Mione. I won't let you fall." Ron whispered in her ear, wrapping one of his arms around her. As comforted as she was that Ron wasn't out to get her, she still did not want to be in the air.

"Ronald Bilius Weasley! Put me back on solid ground right this instant!" Hermione switched into her teacher voice and began to lecture.

"What, you gunna make me sit in the corner, Miss Granger?"

"No, but I will make you do tricks in front of the class again"

"I'll risk it." Ron smiled, and without further ado, pulled his broom up in front of the goal posts, weaving in and out of them much more slowly then he normally would've, but Hermione was squealing like no tomorrow anyway.

"Now, Now, what have I said torturing my friends with Quidditch…" a red head figure called up.

"Oh, Ginny, Thank god." Hermione screamed.

"…Without bringing me along to help." Ginny finished, bringing her broom level with Ron and Hermione. Hermione glared daggers but Ginny just shrugged and smiled.

"Where's the munchkin?" Harry smiled, pulling up next to his wife and kissing her swiftly on the cheek.

"With some old friends." Ginny smiled, waving to a small group of people sitting near the bottom of the pitch. "But let's just play." Ginny summoned up a Quaffle and immediately tossed to Harry, who barely managed to catch it with his one arm. "I was always better than you." Ginny teased.

"I could beat you with only one arm!"

"Well, that's convenient." Ginny laughed. "Let's play!" and a three person version of the game commenced, only playing on half the pitch, so Ron didn't have to fly back and forth. After about 20 minutes, Hermione gave up screaming, realizing no one was going to put her down. She instead turned to paying attention to the game, and once ended up Kicking Ron's leg when he missed an easy save.

"Well it's easier when you don't have an extra person on your broom." Ron muttered after swearing loudly, leaning over slightly to rub his throbbing shin.

When the game was finished, which Harry could've won by won goal, but threw in the purpose of flirting, everyone landed and Hermione fell to the ground, kissing it repeatedly. Ginny smiled and ran ahead to the group that was coming out to meet them.

"You could've won Harry, why'd ya throw it?"

"My dear Ron, if I had won, Ginny would be mad. I lost and therefore can play the sympathy card tonight, and with any luck get a shag."

Hermione and Ron pulled nasty faces. "Please never say that again, it's my sister for Christ's sake."

"Guess who!" a woman with a very perky voice placed her hands over Hermione's eyes.

"Tonks!" Hermione smiled turning and pulling the woman into a hug. Today, she had long purple hair and small button nose. She was wearing jeans, and a ratty old tee-shirt. After hugging Tonks for a few moments she turned to see the other people in the group. Professor Lupin was standing near by looking older than ever but smiling like mad. Next to Lupin stood a girl, she appeared to be as old as Lupin was, with long blonde hair in waves down her back.

"Hermione, this is Beth Micrada. She attended Hogwarts with me and was one of my close friends." Harry let out a false cough that sounded oddly like 'lovers'. Beth laughed, Lupin Glared at Harry, and Hermione just rolled her eyes.

"Pleased to finally meet you." Beth extended her hand and Hermione shook it firmly, "Shame you'll be leaving soon."

"Oh, I'll be back soon enough. My students get Christmas break in two months, and I'll be here."

"Hey, maybe we should have a girl's day out." Ginny spoke up, "Just the four of us here. I think it would be a blast." Ron made an odd kind of squeak, but after Hermione promised that she would be back at his apartment before too late and would spend the rest of tomorrow with him, the girls were on there way.

"So, Beth, what do you do?" Hermione asked as they made there way though one of the shops Ginny had dragged them into.

"I'm a writer, novels mostly." She fumbled in her bag for a few moments, then she pulled out a rather beaten up blue notebook. "I never leave home with out it." She laughed, flipping through a few pages and pausing on one with a glazed look in her eyes. A minute or so later she snapped out of it and shoved the book back into her bag. "Remus was always on my case about that book. I wouldn't let him read it for a good long time. But enough about me, I hear you're a teacher, that must take a load of patience." And with their discussions of Jobs, Beth and Hermione became fast friends.

Time flew by and before Hermione realized it, she was sitting back on the couch in Ron's apartment. They were eagerly discussing one of Ron's old games that they had watched, Hermione snuggled into Ron's Arms, and weren't paying any attention to the time.

"Holy Mackerel. It's 2 am." Hermione laughed, springing from the couch. Ron groaned as the cold air hit the spot Hermione had been leaning against him. Sighing softly he pulled himself off the couch.

"Well, before you go to bed, I want to apologize."

"For what?"

"For Earlier, I didn't mean to spring all that on you." Ron looked to the ground.

Hermione took a couple steps forward, pushing Ron's head up so she could make eye contact. "No, I'm sorry, I didn't explain my answer."

"I don't think I quite explained my question either." Hermione gave Ron a rather quizzical look. "When I asked you to marry me, I guess in a way I was really asking if I could marry you. I know you worked hard for your life in America, and if you don't want to give it all up, I wouldn't make you. I'd come and live with you in America, perhaps find a wizarding job there, or if I have to even a muggle one. I just want to keep you happy." The second Ron finished talking, Hermione bowled him over kissing him passionately.

When they broke apart, Hermione sat up. "Ron? Do you still have that ring?" Ron picked it up off the table at the end of the counter. Hermione smiled, "Do you mind if I wear it for the rest of my life?" It was Ron's turn to smile as he slipped the ring onto Hermione's finger. They sat in each others arms for a few moments before Ron groaned.

"What, what's wrong?" Hermione asked quickly standing up.

"What do we tell my mum? Did I propose to you or did you propose to me? God, Fred and George on going to tease me like mad."

Hermione laughed, sitting back down, "Does it really matter? I'm your Fiancée"

"Yeah, we're gunna get married."

Another oddly short chapter that took me forever to write! I'm really sorry guys but I'm trying to wrap it all up with out creating new issues at the same time. But now I have a few things I must cover

Number 1: Beth is a character that will be in my next fic titled "A Delayed Reaction" Which will be a Lily/James fic. If you missed the summary last time I will repost it here for your viewing pleasure.

Summary: "'Lily loves me, I know it, and she's loved me since the day we met. All she's having is a delayed reaction to the feeling…and really delayed Reaction…Stop laughing Sirius!' "

Number 2: After that I'm planning to write another fic, titled "The Next Generation." This one will be a kind of follow up of this fic, except it will be based on one of the Weasley or Potter Children. When you review, please choose one of the kids you would like to be focused on in that next fic.

Your Choices are:

Jason Andrew Weasley(Bill's Son)

Jennifer Hermione Weasley(Bill's Daughter)

Lindsay Marie Weasley(Charlie's Daughter)

Jon Allen Weasley(Charlie's Son)

Cheryl Anne Weasley(Percy's Daughter)

Sydney Elizabeth Weasley(Percy's Daughter)

Benjamin (Benny) Robert Weasley(Fred's Son)

Harold (Harry) Franklin Weasley(George's Son)

Brooke Leigh Weasley(George's Daughter)

Alexander James Potter(Harry and Ginny's Son)

Or the newly Added, Olivia Michelle Weasley(Ron and Hermione's eventually coming Daughter)

Its up to you, your vote counts…

Sorry for the wait and for the Shortness…will you ever forgive me?

Please Review!