A/N: PLEASE GO BACK AND READ CHAPTER NINE IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY> I REPLACED THE AUTHORS NOTE WITH AN ACTUAL CHAPTER!

The next chapter is the Thanksgiving chapter and I will try and put that up tomorrow!

Oh and I think I'm going to have the next story be a bunch of oneshot chapters with just a few important things that happen when they graduate, ie buying a flat, Ron's job, their marraige, Hermione getting pregnent, etc... then there will be one of their daughter's time at Hogwarts.

thanks,

Kylie

One and Only

Chapter Ten

Later that night after Hermione fell asleep, Ron sat at the desk biting his quill and trying to figure out how to tell his mother about R and H Books.

Dear Mum,

Everything at Hogwarts is fine. I will send you a copy of the new edition of the Hogwarts Herald tomorrow. Ginny is actually getting two pages for her advice. She's really good at that but she wants to work at the Ministry. Dad is happy about that though.

Hermione and Ginny came up with an idea for an end of the year ball. McGonagall and Dumbledore have to approve it and then they can start planning it.

Hermione and Harry are coming up for Christmas, like I told you before but on the day after Christmas Hermione and I are going to her parents for a party.

We ran into Fred and George in Hogsmede. They bought Zonkos. They said that they wanted to buy the old quill shop because it went bankrupt but it was already bought. I bought it for Hermione so we both own it now. She wants to call it R and H Books. I like it. We talked to Professor McGonagall today about everything and Hermione wants to get it open right after graduation. Dumbledore thinks that she could do it and I do too. If you want, you and dad could come see it on the next Hogsmede trip. It's on December 19th. Hermione and Ginny are going to start picking out furniture for the place tomorrow.

Write back and let me know if you and dad can come.

Love,

Ron

Ron folded up the letter and stuck it in his pocket. He hoped that his mother would be happy. Even Fred and George said that she would be, but he didn't know how she would feel because he had just spontaneously purchased it. Ron decided that he should send it now so he grabbed his hoodie and slipped the letter into the pocket after he pulled it over his head. Ron went over to Hermione and made sure that she was covered before he kissed her on the forehead and slipped out of the portrait hole. Ron quietly went through the castle, avoiding Filtch and Mrs. Norris. Ron made it up to the Owlery, unnoticed and he sent Pigwidgeon off with the letter. He stood at the window and watched Pigwidgeon until he was nothing more than a dot in the sky. Ron started back out of the Owlery. He was just as careful this time as he made his way back. Ron settled himself next to Hermione on the couch and fell asleep.

The next morning Hermione was the first one awake. It was early and a Sunday so she didn't bother Ron as she got off of the couch. She also wanted to get some letters written for the shop. She had lists of the people she needed to write to; from the most important, the Ministry of Magic to the least important (but still important), the people who would put the name on the shop. Hermione had a lot of work to do in opening the business so she made a list of things that had to be done from then to the next Hogsmede trip. She wanted the furniture and shelves there for the 19th and it took six months to get a business fully opened so she also had to write to the Ministry of Magic. The last thing she put on her list was, Get Ron a great Christmas present.

Ron had gotten her the best present ever and she wanted to get him something equally great. That was an important thing to do so it deserved to be on the list. Hermione wondered what she could get Ron. She tried to think of something that would help him with his future career but she wouldn't have enough money to buy the Daily Prophet for him, no matter how many people knew who she was. Hermione would have continued thinking but Ginny came through the portrait hole with a stack of magazines. Ginny opened her mouth to say something but Hermione put her finger to her lips and pointed to Ron. Ginny nodded and walked over to the desk.

"I figured that we should get an early start." Ginny whispered. "I also figured that you would be up."

"We just have to be quiet and not wake Ron." Hermione whispered back. Ginny nodded again. "Let's set everything up on the floor and we have to pick a color theme." Hermione told Ginny.

"Ok." Ginny responded. They brought down all of the papers and magazines before setting themselves comfortably among them. "So what colors seem good?" Ginny wondered in a whisper.

"I like the color blue." Hermione said. "It seems like a nice color for a bookstore."

"Yeah blue seems good." Ginny said. "We could have several nice blues. But blues that go together so they won't clash."

"Sounds good." Hermione said. "Now we should pick out the furniture. The paint is simple because in that book that Harry got me it had, simple household spells and a painting spell was one of them."

"Ok." Ginny said. She started looking through the magazines. "Well we don't want this one." Ginny tossed aside Hungry For Furniture, which was a magazine of couches that eat things left on it and such. Soon she found two suitable magazines of seemingly normal furniture for Hermione and herself to look at. Finally they had narrowed it down to two different types of furniture. One set was a tan that would go with all of the blue paint and the other was a nice soft blue that would go with the blue paint as well. Each consisted of one big couch and two comfortable chairs. Hermione knew exactly where each piece of furniture would go. "Which one do you like?" Ginny asked Hermione. Hermione looked unsure.

"I like the blue ones. They look more comfortable." Ron said from behind Hermione. He took a seat next to her.

"Yeah I do too, but I also like the tan ones." Hermione said.

"Can't you get both?" Ron asked.

"I don't have enough room for two couches." Hermione complained.

"Well then, use all of the blue furniture and then just the tan chairs." Ron suggested.

"That is a wonderful idea!" Hermione exclaimed. She grabbed Ron's face and gave him a big kiss.

"Ergh!" Ginny cried. "Get a room!" Ron and Hermione broke apart, smiling.

"But that is a really good idea!" Hermione exclaimed. "I could get the blue furniture and put it in the front by the window like I want and then I could have the two chairs in the back somewhere by the bookshelves. It could be a secluded part." She was smiling happily. Ron was smiling at her. The portrait hole opened and Harry walked through with a yawn.

"Morning." He said. Harry plopped down next to Ginny and gave her a quick peck on the lips.

"What do you think of the furniture?" Hermione asked Harry. She showed him the picture of the couch and 4 chairs.

"Looks good." Harry said.

"Thanks." Hermione said briefly. She began to look on the back for a mailing address. "Harry can I borrow Hedwig and Ron can I borrow Pigwidgeon?" Hermione asked as she copied the address onto a piece of parchment.

"Sure." Harry responded.

"Pigwidgeon is delivering a letter but you can use him when he gets back." Ron said.

"A letter to who?" Hermione asked.

"I wrote to tell mum about the shop and to see if she wanted to come see it, next Hogsmede trip." Ron said. Hermione smiled at him.

"That sounds good. The furniture should be there by then." Hermione said. She smiled at Ron, who smiled back, for a second longer before turning back to the paper. "Alright so we can use some of the school owls for the letters. Do you two want to help with writing them?" Hermione asked Ron and Harry. Ron and Harry looked at each other.

"Well we were going to play Quidditch today." Harry said.

"It's raining." Hermione said, hastily glancing up at the window. "But you two don't have to help if you don't want." Ron was going to ask Harry if he wanted to play chess but figured that he would feel guilty if he said no.

"No, it's alright. We'll help." Ron said.

"We will?" Harry asked with raised eyebrows.

"It would be really nice if you helped." Ginny said to Harry, making him feel guilty.

"Yeah we'll help." Harry sighed. Hermione told them exactly what to write in the letters.

"Why don't we get some food and bring it back up. We didn't get to eat breakfast or lunch." Ron said when they had gotten at least ¾ of the way done.

"Alright." Hermione said. "Thank you for helping." She gave Ron a quick kiss before he and Harry stood up and left.

"It's nice when they listen." Ginny said.

"Yeah it is." Hermione smiled. But then she felt bad that Ron had to work on his day off. "But I feel guilty." She sighed.

"They don't have to help when they bet back, they could just hang out or something." Ginny said.

"Yeah, we're almost done anyways." Hermione agreed. They worked hard on the letters and by the time Harry and Ron got back they were finished.

"Food!" Ron announced. All four of them sat down around the coffee table and Ron and Harry laid out a bunch of food and a copy of the new paper. They laid out tons and tons of food that the house elves had given them.

"Those poor house elves!" Hermione exclaimed when she saw all of the food that Ron and Harry had gotten. Ron, Harry, and Ginny laughed. "It's not funny!" Hermione exclaimed. "They had to work extra hard because we missed breakfast and lunch!" She frowned down at the food. They stopped laughing for Hermione's sake but were still smiling.

"Hermione we weren't laughing at the house elves." Harry said.

"Yeah and I tipped them anyways." Ron said. "I left a few Sickles where they could find them." Hermione smiled at him.

"Really?" She asked.

"Yeah." Ron nodded sincerely. It had occurred to him just before he left the kitchens of what Hermione would say so he dropped a few sickles. "When I was leaving I remembered all of the stuff that you said about house elves and I felt bad so I left them money." Hermione smiled at him.

"I helped out." Harry said. "Ron and I both tipped them except I only tipped Dobby." He added.

"It's a start." Hermione said with a big smile. They ate lunch and then went up to the Owlery to send the letters. Ron also brought a copy of the paper to send to his mother. After that they crashed on the couches. Ron had just finished his fourth desert and leaned back on the couch. Hermione laid in his arms and soon they were fast asleep. Ginny and Harry were on the verge of sleep but were not quite there yet. They were relaxing on the other couch.

"Harry?" Ginny asked.

"Yes?" Harry wondered.

"Will we always be like this?" Ginny asked.

"What do you mean?" Harry asked.

"Together." She said. "Will we always be together or are we fooling ourselves right now?" Ginny asked. She suddenly sat up and looked at Harry with a worried look.

"Where is this coming from?" Harry wondered. He looked at Ginny, concerned.

"I'm just worried because next year you won't be here and what if you find someone new while I'm stuck here?" She asked with fear in her eyes. "When I look at Ron and Hermione, I can tell that they are going to be together forever and I want to know if it's the same for us." Ginny answered. Harry looked at Ginny, softly and took her chin. He gently pressed his lips to hers.

"Listen Gin," Harry started. "I love you so much and when I imagine my future, I imagine it with you. Ron and Hermione are meant for each other just as we are for each other. I'm sure they see it in us as we see it in them." Harry looked at her and she smiled at him. "Ginny I love you and you're the only one for me." Harry assured her.

"I love you too Harry." Ginny responded softly. "And I can't imagine my future without you, but I just needed to know if you felt the same way."

"You don't ever have to doubt the fact that I love you." Harry said. He pulled her close to him and she grasped his hand. "I am not going anywhere. I'll always be here for you so you don't have to worry."

"I know." She replied softly.

"I love you Ginny Weasley." Harry assured her.

"And I love you Harry Potter." She whispered softly and settled further into his arms. Ginny soon fell asleep. Harry brushed some hair from her face and kissed her forehead before settling back and falling asleep, himself.

Hermione was the first one up the next morning.

"Wake-up!" She announced. "We have class!" The others groggily opened and rubbed their eyes.

"I'll be here when you get back then." Ron said, closing his eyes and rolling over.

"Sorry hun, but you've got to get something to eat and then you have to go to the paper office." Hermione said. Ron groaned and rolled back to the other side but he rolled over to far and fell off of the couch. Hermione laughed because she was the only one awake enough to see it. At the thud and laughter, Harry and Ginny looked at Ron. They began to laugh as well while Hermione went over and helped Ron up.

"Oh ha, ha. Very funny isn't it." Ron muttered.

"Why do you have to go to the paper office?" Harry yawned.

"It's Monday. I have to start getting everything together for the new paper and McGonagall wants me to start writing an editorial. So I was planning on getting all of that done today." Ron said with a yawn.

"Well we have practice tomorrow night so I might as well go over some plays anyways." Harry said. The four of them went back to their dormitories and changed into their school robes. Hermione noticed Harry and Ginny walking closer while holding each others hands like they never wanted to let go. She smiled at them while walking with Ron's hand in hers. While they were enjoying breakfast the post came and Pigwidgeon flew down and landed on the table. Ron immediately went for the letter he ripped it off and hastily opened it.

Dear Ron,

I am so proud of you. The Hogwarts Herald seems to be coming along great. Ginny is doing a wonderful job as well.

An end of the year ball sounds like fun. Tell Hermione and Ginny that if they need any help they could talk to me.

Your plans for Christmas sound fine, I will bake Mr. and Mrs. Granger a cake for that. I will even try to do that the muggle way.

I am very happy for you and Hermione. That was a very nice thing for you to do, Ron. Fred and George told us all about it and of course we are happy. We will be there on the nineteenth and again let Hermione know that if she needs any help I will be here to help. Hermione is like a daughter to me as Harry is like a son to me. Please tell Hermione that I have no doubt that she can have it open after graduation. She is a very bright girl and you are lucky to have her, as she is to have you.

Give my love to everyone and we will see you all on the nineteenth.

Love,

Mum

Ron smiled at the letter.

"So what did she say?" Hermione asked. Ron handed her the letter. Hermione started to read it and her smile grew bigger with each word that she read. "Now it's really real." Hermione said when she put the letter down.

"And it wasn't before?" Ron asked.

"Well everyone knows now and we have support from all of them. When graduation is over, R and H Books will be open." Hermione said. She then thought of something. "But what if something happens and it doesn't open or what if…" Hermione started. Ron cut her off with a quick peck on the lips.

"Think positive." Ron said simply to her. "I believe that you can do it and you have all of our support. I'll be helping you too. We are going to do this." He explained. Hermione relaxed more and took Ron's hand.

"Thanks." She said.

"Yeah we're all here for you." Harry added.

"The whole way." Ginny said. Hermione smiled at them.

"Thank you guys." She said. "I don't think I could get through this if it wasn't for you three."

"That's what we're here for." Ron said. "But you're going to be late for Ancient Runes if you don't leave now." Hermione looked at her watch and realized that Ron was right.

"I'll see you after." Hermione said. She gave Ron a quick kiss and then dashed off to Ancient Runes. Ron smiled after her.

"I've better get going too." Ginny said. She gave Harry a kiss that lasted more than the normal few seconds. Ron looked away casually.

Over the next few days, at breakfast, Hermione got all of the letters back. Everything was set. The furniture had been ordered and would be there on the 19th, the building would read R and H books on the same day, all of the bookshelves would be there, the books would be there in March, the Ministry would be coming to oversee the place, and the Daily Prophet would be doing an article on the new bookstore. This prompted Ron to want to put an article in the Hogwarts Herald. He assigned Ernie too the job and then he also wanted him do put in the article about the Hogsmede location of Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes. Everything was falling into place for the business and Hermione couldn't have been happier.

A/N: Alright guys I'll try and update tomorrow. Cross your fingers once more! The next chapter is the Thanksgiving one and there are a few surprise visitors! So I got to go and I hope you like it! please review! Luv ya!