A/N: I'M SOOO SORRY ABOUT NOT UPDATING IN AGES! I got so carried away. Don't hate me.

magicpens: Yeah, I thought that would make a cute touch. :)

Beth5572: Well, here's the next chappie. Sorry about the delay. Hope you like it!

fanjimmy: Yeah, I know what you're talking about. But this story is going to be full of those small things that make you hope that it doesn't happen how you think it is. Did that make sense?

A Dark/Light 99: My lips are sealed! LoL

strawberrygurll: I don't think I'll be having any more of those flashback things, but I'm glad you liked them!

kpxiceboi: Thanks for the review!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.

Hermione was sitting on her bed removing all of her jewelry and thinking about how much fun she'd had at her engagement. Her mother walked in and paused, watching her for a while. Then she walked over and sat on her bed as well.

"Hermione," her mother said slowly, "Can I ask you something?"

"Yes," said Hermione distractedly.

"Are you happy?"

Hermione paused and looked up at her mother with wide eyes. She managed to put on a smile though.

"What kind of question is that, Mom?" she asked as she got up to put her heels away, "Of course I'm happy. I've just gotten engaged! Jason is really nice. He loves me a lot and…"

"But do you love him?" her mother interrupted.

Hermione paused again. She just looked down and didn't respond. Her mother walked over.

"Hermione…"

Hermione turned around and sat down in a chair facing her mother.

"I already fell in love, Mom. I'm not sure I can do it again. Just think of this as a compromise," she said, as she pointed at her ring.

"Compromise?"

Hermione looked down.

"I never thought my daughter would marry out of compromise and not love," her mother said, "I'm your mother and I want you to be happy too. But a place based on compromise is a house, not a home. The rest is up to you."

Her mother left her room, leaving her to sit amidst her thoughts.

The next morning, Hermione and Jason walked downstairs to find a bunch of old women clustered around a table, sipping coffee and gossiping.

"Oh no," Jason said, turning back to go upstairs, "I can't handle this type of people…"

Hermione gave him the death look.

"Never mind," he said, turning around once more, "Yes I can."

"Today we're going to look for places to hold the wedding. We've got much more time."

"Wow," Jason said sarcastically, "How exciting…"

Hermione stopped him.

"Hey, I have a right to be angry," Jason said, "You delayed our wedding."

Hermione just rolled her eyes as Jason spotted the old women walking towards them.

"Let's go," he said, trying to be as quiet as possible, "Maybe they won't notice."

"Why?" Hermione asked, "There's nothing wrong with them."

"Nothing?" he said in mock exclamation, "Well, I could count a few…"

"Behave yourself, Jason," Hermione said playfully.

The group of four old ladies approached the couple.

"Good morning, you two," one of them said, "Jason, I saw you exercising this morning. You looked very good."

Jason pretended to be flattered all in good humor.

"Really?" he asked, "I didn't know I had an audience."

Everyone laughed.

"Edna, you're checking out young boys even at that age?" another old woman said.

"Old?" Edna said, "You're the old one!"

"Oh, move over," yet another old woman said, "Don't bother him. Do you have a brother, Jason?"

"What?" he asked, trying to not burst out laughing.

"For my daughter!" the woman said, realizing everyone might have thought otherwise.

"Forget your daughter," another old woman said, pushing through the small crowd, "My daughter was in four beauty pageants!"

"And she lost in all of them!" the other woman said, as everyone laughed.

"Okay, everyone," Hermione's mother interrupted from the next room, "We have to get started!"

"Okay, bye, Jason!" all four of the woman yelled.

"Hermione," her mother said, "There's a call for you."

"Excuse me," Hermione said to Jason, and walked off.

"Thanks a lot for driving her away from me, Mother-in-Law," Jason said. He had thought of it as a joke to call Hermione's mother 'Mother-in-Law'.

"You're welcome, Son-in-Law," she said.

They both laughed.

A/N: Well, that's this chapter. I'm going to try and write as much of the next chapter as possible. I might even get it posted tonight as well. Off to work I go!