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Full Summery: Ron discovers a bottle, and gets a wish. What does he wish for? To see inside Hermione's mind! Set in the 7th year. A bit of fluff towards the end. R/Hr

Chapter 6

A Hogsmede Proposal

Ron woke up the morning after the fire bolt ride, and felt exhilarated. Hermione had really liked it, he hadn't made a fool of himself, and he had managed to kiss her. It was a small kiss, but a kiss all the same, and Hermione had thought that it was the most romantic night in her life.

Ron grinned happily, and flopped back against his pillow, glad that it was Saturday, and he didn't have to get up. He checked up on Hermione, but she wasn't awake yet. Then he realized that it was a Hogsmede weekend, and he traipsed back over to Hermione's mind.

HERMIONE! He yelled inside her head, successfully waking her up. She yawned, and looked around, trying to find the source of the voice.

"Oh well. I was probably just imagining things." She said out loud. "I wonder if Ron will ask me out today. He didn't actually ask me last night. Maybe he'll invite me to go to Hogsmede with him!" she squealed in delight.

Ron pulled himself out, and got dressed, then went down to the great hall, and picked out a small amount of food which he placed in a basket, and covered with a large red-checked cloth. He went back up to the common room and arrived just as Hermione came down the girl's staircase. He walked over to her.

"Would you like to go to Hogsmede with me?" he asked. Hermione looked startled, and then smiled broadly.

"I'd love to!" she said happily.

Ron walked Hermione through the doors and outside, towards Hogsmede. He still held the basket of food in one hand; the other was holding Hermione's hand. They sat down under a tree just outside of Hogsmede, and Ron spread out his picnic lunch on the ground.

"Hungry?" he asked, watching Hermione eye the food ravenously.

"Starved." She answered, and dug in.

Ron took a bite out of a small apple, and found himself wandering into Hermione's mind again.

Oh, he looks so cute today. I hope he'll ask me out. This picnic lunch is so sweet and romantic. Hermione sighed. Ron gingerly extracted himself from her mind.

"Er…" now that he was actually going to ask her out, he couldn't do it! "Ah, do you want to go walk around for a bit?"

"Sure." Hermione said brightly, as though she didn't think that he actually would ask her out. He knew better. Peering into her mind again, he saw that it was filled with disappointment.

I thought for a moment that he was going to ask me out! Oh well.

They wandered around Hogsmede, and Ron led her into a small jewelry store.

"Can I help you?" asked a handsome young man at the counter.

"We're just looking." Hermione replied, smiling at the man. He blushed slightly.

"Well, then go ahead and look. And may I say that you look very lovely today, Miss…?"

"Hermione."

"Ah. Well you look quite pretty today, Miss Hermione." Hermione blushed, and Ron's ears turned red. He grabbed Hermione's wrist, and led her over to a glass case of diamond necklaces. She examined them, and pointed at one.

"Oh, look!" she said softly, showing Ron a diamond choker with a silver rose charm dangling in the middle of the necklace. "It's beautiful, isn't it?"

"It's not quite as beautiful as you are." Ron told her.

"And look, matching earrings!" Hermione said. Ron entered her mind.

Oh, wow. He told me that I was more beautiful than that diamond and silver necklace. Maybe he will ask me out.

Ron decided that he knew exactly what to do.

"Hermione, would you wait outside for me?" he asked. She nodded, and left. "Excuse me, I'd like to buy this necklace and matching earrings." Ron told the clerk.

"50 Galleons." The clerk said. Shivering at the price, he pulled out a small, leather bag with his life savings in it, and handed over 50 Galleons. He took the small bag, and left, grabbing Hermione's hand, and tugging gently to show that he was ready to leave. They walked through Hogsmede 'till they arrived at the same spot where they had picnicked. Ron turned towards her, and lifted up the bag.

"This is for you." He said. She took the bag gently, and pulled out the necklace and earrings. She gasped.

"Ron! These are for me? But…"

"Hush." Ron said, and lifted the necklace out of her hands. He stepped around behind her, and fastened it around her neck. Hermione put the earrings in, and then turned to Ron.

"Will you go out with me, Hermione?" he asked. "Please."

"Of course!" Hermione squealed. "I thought you'd never ask!"

Without responding, he bent down, and kissed her with all his heart.

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