A/n: Hey guys! I am so tired! I hate Sundays! I have two younger sisters and one younger brother and they all wake up at the crack of dawn on Sundays and make as much noise as possible! But anyways here is the sixteenth chapter and this will be it until sometime after Christmas. I am so busy this week because I have make-up work and then Christmas is coming but I will make time to start chapter 17. I promise that the next time I update I will pout two chapters up!

I want to say thank you to Marie Fay and MissProngs07 for gift ideas!

So I won't distract you anymore and you can read the chapter!

Luv ya,
Kylie

One and Only

Chapter Sixteen

Soon the day of the Hogsmede trip approached. Hermione was overjoyed as she woke-up that morning.

"Wake-up!" Hermione announced to the three others in the room. Everyone groaned and it took her five more minutes for her to get them up. Finally they were all awake and Hermione rushed them out of the common room and to Gryffindor Tower.

Hermione changed into a pair of dark brown corduroy pants and a white long sleeve shirt witht he number 77 on the front. She grabbed her key and put it in her purse and then she got a jacket, hat, and scarf. When Hermione got into the common room she was the first one down there. She began to pace until she saw Ron and Harry, yawning down the stairs.

"Hermione, relax." Ron said.

"Relax?" Hermione asked loudly. "How am I supposed to relax when I have a billion things to do today and Ginny isn't even down here?"

"I'm here." Came a tired voice from the stairs.

"Great now let's go!" Hermione said with a smile on her face. She led the way out of the portrait hole and down to breakfast. Hermione ate faster than she ever had. Even Ron was surprised but he knew that she was excited.

Soon they were walking down the streets of Hogsmede. Well it was more like striding at a rapid pace. They managed to catch Hermione as she pushed the door open. She walked in with a smile on her face.

"So when is everything going to be here?" Harry asked, out of breath. Hermione looked at the watch on her wrist. It was 10:59 and there were several seconds left till 11.

"Right about, now." Hermione said with a smile. As the hour hand hit eleven a mix of furniture and bookshelves appeared around them. Harry seemed extremely surprised seeing as he was the only one that didn't know how furniture was moved into a place, in Wizarding homes or businesses. Hermione smiled as her shop looked much better than it had before.

By the big window of the shop where books would sit on display, was a long blue couch along the wall and there were two matching blue armchairs on either side of the couch but the were facing each other. In between the furniture was a coffee table.

There were rows and rows of bookshelves and against the back wall there were two tan armchairs on either end of the wall. On a sidewall, fairly close to the door sat a checkout desk with a wizard cash register atop it.

"It looks great Hermione." Ginny said.

"Yeah." Harry agreed, still in shock of seeing it happen like that.

"It looks amazing." Ron said and then he saw an even bigger smile spread across Hermione's face. Just then there was a sound of a bell ringing as the door opened and two people walked in.

"Place looks great!" Fred said.

"Much better than last time." George agreed. They crashed onto the blue couch.

"So we came to tell you lot that we're getting married." Fred said.

"Yup." George nodded. "I asked Alicia and Fred asked Angelina."

"Congratulations." Hermione said.

"Yeah, congratulations." Harry said.

"Thanks." Fred and George said to Hermione and Harry. Ron and Ginny looked as if they couldn't believe it.

"You two don't exactly seem like the type to get married." Ginny pointed out.

"Yeah." Ron agreed. "I didn't think either of you would ever settled down."

"Shows how much you know." George said.

"Yeah." Fred said. "We can settle down and be responsible." Ron and Ginny started laughing. Even Harry and Hermione couldn't keep smiles off their faces.

"You settle down and be responsible?" Ron laughed. "That's funny!"

"And I suppose you'll have kids too?" Ginny asked clutching her stomach from laughing so hard. "And then both of you could become dad!" Fred and George scowled at their two younger siblings.

"Well what about you Mrs. Potter? Gunna become mum?" Fred asked.

"An you Mr. Granger? I suppose you'll be just like dad with a nine to five job as editor of the Daily Prophet?" George wondered.

"I suppose you don't see yourselves as settling down either?" Fred wondered.

"Are you and Mione just going to date for the rest of your lives or are you eventually going to ask her Ron?" George asked.

"And Ginny what are you supposed to say when Harry asks you?" Fred asked.

"Eventually everyone has to grow up." George said with a shrug.

"But apparently you two haven't reached that point yet." Fred said. Ron and Ginny had stopped laughing while Fred and George were speaking.

"They have a point you know." Harry said.

"Yup." Hermione agreed. "What about Charlie? He's not the type of person to settle down but look at him, he's married and from what your mum tells me he and Allison are trying to have kids."

"And Bill." Harry said. "He's having a kid." Ron and Ginny scowled at their supposed friends.

"I'm going Christmas shopping." Ginny said angrily.

"Me too." Ron muttered, just as angrily. He and Ginny walked out of the store and down the street. "Can you believe them?" Ron asked. "Turning the whole damn thing around? And they're supposed to be on our side."

"I know." Ginny scowled. "I don't care what they say, Fred and George are completely different from Charlie. He's more grownup than they are." It was silent for a minute. Despite what they wanted to think they knew that Fred and George had grown up since they had been with Angelina and Alicia. "You know they were right don't you?" Ginny asked in a completely different tone.

"Yeah." Ron sighed. "I suppose that happens when you ask someone to marry you. You grow up. But it was still kind of funny to imagine them having kids and being like dad." He laughed. Ginny started giggling as they stopped by the Quidditch store. Ginny bought Harry his broom and had it so it would be delivered to him and he would have it when he woke up Christmas morning. Ron got Harry some seeker gloves and they left.

"What are you going to get Hermione?" Ginny asked Ron.

"Er…I don't know." Ron said. Ginny laughed.

"Well I have to get one more thing for Harry and then I'll help you find something for Hermione." Ginny said.

"Thanks." Ron said with a smile toward his younger sister. They were walking on and passed Madam Sabrina's Beauty Shop. Memories of 5th year when Ron bought Hermione perfume hit him as he looked at the window where perfume stood on display. "Hey Ginny, you remember a few years ago when I got Hermione perfume?" Ron asked.

"Yup." Ginny responded.

"What did she mean by unusual?" Ron asked. Ginny laughed.

"It was a nice smelling perfume but it was unusual coming from you." Ginny answered.

"Oh." Ron said. He decided that he would get the perfume and something else for Hermione. They walked into a store called Gold and Silver Treasures. Ginny went up to the checkout counter to have them engrave something on a small golden snitch model. Ron started looking through the store as he waited for Ginny. He passed many gold and silver ornaments as he walked around. A silver 5 by 8 picture frame caught his eye and he picked it up.

"Ready?" Ginny asked.

"Colin." Ron muttered as he looked at the picture frame with an idea forming in his head.

"What?" Ginny asked. She had a bag in her hands with a golden snitch model and the letters HP and GW 4-ever engraved on it, inside the bag.

"I know what to get Hermione." Ron said. He brought the frame to the checkout counter and had them engrave Ron and Hermione across the top of the frame.

"And you came up with that one all on your own." Ginny said. Ron smiled proudly. He still went and got Hermione the perfume and a box of her favorite candy to go with it. After Ginny got Hermione a present they headed back to R and H Books to apologize. When they got to the door they saw the shop and it had the words R and H Books on the front of it. Ron smiled as he and Ginny walked through the door. Ron noticed that the walls were a pale blue color with an ocean blue on the trim. They were greeted by their mother.

"Oh congratulations!" Mrs. Weasley said. "I can't believe it. My youngest boy is going to be editor of the Prophet." She was starting to tear up. "And look at this place! It looks wonderful!" She finally released Ron and Ginny.

"Congratulations Ron." Mr. Weasley said.

"Thanks mum, dad." Ron said. He walked further in and placed his bags on the checkout counter and walked over to where Hermione was standing with a short and stocky man.

"This is Ron Weasley. He co-owns the shop with me." Hermione said. She took Ron's arm and pulled him over to her.

"Nice to meet you Mr. Weasley. I am Edmund Grant. I am a representative from the Ministry of Magic." Edmund said. He stuck out his hand for Ron to shake. Ron shook it.

"It's nice to meet you." Ron said politely.

"I was just telling Miss Granger that things seem in order here and I will check back in a few months to make sure that this business opens the right way." Edmund said.

"Thank you Mr. Grant." Hermione said, shaking his hand. Ron shook his hand once more and Edmund Grant left.

"What else did I miss?" Ron asked. Hermione hit him across the arm. "Ouch!"

"Where the hell were you?" Hermione asked angrily. "You're lucky I got an owl from the Daily Prophet, rescheduling for 2:00. But you missed Ernie and just barely the Ministry of Magic."

"Sorry." Ron said.

"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to." Hermione said. "Your brothers came to tell you something and you laughed in their face." Ron opened his mouth to retort but Hermione continued on. "It's not even like it's something stupid!" Hermione exclaimed. She grabbed her coat and started to put her scarf around her neck as she spoke. "I am going to go Christmas shopping and I'll get something for you to give Ginny. I will be back in an hour. Your brothers are on the couch. I suggest that you make things right and possibly talk Ginny into doing the same." She gave Ron a quick kiss on the lips and walked out of the store. Ron walked over to where Ginny was standing, at the checkout counter, looking over at Fred and George.

"Have you ever had to apologize to them?" Ginny asked as Ron approached.

"No." Ron answered. "They always had to do the apologizing."

"Yup." Ginny agreed sullenly.

"Well let's go." Ron said. When Ginny didn't move he gave her a push forward and then ended up dragging her over to the couch.

"Hi." Ginny said in a quiet voice.

"Hi." Ron said in the same tone, Fred and George ignored them and folded their arms across their chests and turned to look the opposite way.

"Oh come on," Ron said. "We're here to say that we're sorry." Fred and George reluctantly turned toward them.

"Well, we're waiting." Fred said.

"Sorry." Ron muttered.

"Sorry." Ginny said, just barley understandable.

"What was that?" Fred asked.

"I didn't quite catch that." George said. Ron and Ginny scowled deeper.

"Oh come on, we said sorry. What more do you want?" Ginny asked.

"Fine." George sighed like it was a big burden. "I accept." He said and stuck out his hand to Ron. Ron went to grab it but George pulled him down and put him in a headlock underneath his arm. He started to give Ron a noogie while Fred grabbed Ginny down and started tickling her sides.

"Stop! Stop!" Ginny was screaming.

"Get off me!" Ron was shouting.

"Fred, George let them go." Mrs. Weasley said as she came over and sat in an armchair. Mr. Weasley sat in the other. Fred and George let Ron and Ginny go but still had smiles on their face. They were happy that their sibblings finally came around.

In Hogsmede Hermione went to the Quidditch store first to get Harry's Quidditch books and then she went to Madam Sabrina's to get Ginny's gift. She picked out a whole set of magical cosmetics for her to give Ginny and then she got a couple of magic enhanced hair products for Ron to give Ginny. After she left Madam Sabrina's Hermione wandered for a little bit because she was unsure of what to get Ron. She tried to think but nothing came to mind. But then she remembered this muggle thing that her mother had gotten her father one year at a Christmas fair. It was a gingerbread heart with writing on it. You could inscribe whatever you wanted on it. Hermione smiled when she thought of it. It would be perfect for him. She could take Ron, Harry, and Ginny to the Christmas fair on Christmas Eve and then get it then.

Hermione decided that it would be perfect but wanted one more thing. She wasn't sure what she should get him but when she passed the chess shop an interesting chessboard caught her eye. It was like normal Wizards Chess but the pieces were Quidditch pieces. Quaffles, and Snitches, and Bludgers were some of them along with each of the players of the Chudley Cannons or Bulgarian team. For example the keeper was the king and so on with all of the rest of the pieces. She knew that Ron would love it so she rushed into the store and purchased it.

She was ecstatic walking down the street with the chess set in the bag and the gingerbread heart in mind. She knew Ron and knew that he would love both of the things that she would get him. Hermione was lost in thought as someone came running up to her.

"Hermione, Hermione!" Harry exclaimed, out of breath.

"What?" Hermione asked.

"I need your help." Harry answered.

"With what?" Hermione asked. Harry didn't answer. He took her arm and started to pull her through the busy streets of Hogsmede.

Finally he pulled her into a jewelry shop and started breathing heavily.

"What do you need help with?" Hermione asked, out of breath as well.

"I need a nice ring to give Ginny and I'm rubbish at this." Harry said once he caught his breath.

"You're proposing to her?" Hermione asked with excitement.

"No." Harry answered. Hermione's face fell. "Well kind of." He said.

"What do you mean kind of?" Hermione asked.

"It's like a pre-proposal ring to let her know that someday we will get married but I will always be there for her." Harry answered.

"So like a promise ring?" Hermione asked. Harry nodded.

"Will you help me pick one out?" Harry asked.

"Of course." Hermione answered.

"Can I help you?" asked a sales witch.

"We're looking for sort of a pre-engagement ring." Hermione answered.

"Ah, yes." The sales witch said. "Try this one." She pulled out a ring with a gold band and a ruby in it.

"Eh..." Harry said. He didn't really like the ring or think that Ginny would.

"It's not really Ginny." Hermione pointed out.

"No, it's not." Harry said.

"What exactly are you looking for?" The sales witch asked.

"Something that's different but pretty and fun." Hermione answered. She thought that that described Ginny, well. A smile spread across the sales witch's face.

"I know just what you're talking about." She said. "I'll be right back. She walked away into a back room. Harry and Hermione were waiting impatiently. She finally came back with a small black box that was used for a ring. She held the box out for Harry. He took it in his hands and opened it. A gasp escaped Hermione's lips as she saw it. It was perfect for Ginny.

"It's perfect." Harry muttered as he held the ring in his hand. The ring had a white gold band with a pink diamond for the jewel. It was absolutely beautiful and it was different.

"Ginny will love it." Hermione agreed.

"We'll take it." Harry said. The sale's witch rung up the ring and Harry and Hermione left the shop.

"Are you done with all your shopping?" Hermione asked.

"Yeah, I got everything. You?" Harry responded.

"I just have to get Ron something but I'm going to get it at the Christmas Fair." Hermione answered.

"Christmas Fair?" Harry asked.

"Yeah, we're going to go on Christmas Eve day." Hermione said. "I thought it would be a nice new tradition to start and well that's the only place I know where I could get the gingerbread heart." Harry laughed.

"Well, that sounds like a good idea." He said. "I think it sounds like fun."

"Glad you think so." Hermione said. They discussed the fair until they got back to the bookshop.

Hermione placed her bags down by Ron's and walked over to the couch where he was sitting with his parents. She figured the Fred and George had left after a while; after all they had their own store to look after.

"So then he offered Ginny a job at the Prophet too." Ron explained.

"What did you say?" Mrs. Weasley asked Ginny.

"I said no." Ginny answered. "It would be a great job but I really want to work in the Department of Magical Games and Sports."

"Ginny, you had a great opportunity…" Mrs. Weasley started.

"Mum, I know but I can't help it if that's not what I want to do with the rest of my life." Ginny interrupted. "I know your only thinking about what's best for me but I know too."

"I see your point." Mrs. Weasley said. "And I know I need to stop interfering."

"Thank you mum." Ginny said. She smiled because he mum didn't push it like she normally did. Before Mrs. Weasley could respond Ron cut in.

"So anyways, he went around to talk to everyone and it all went great!" Ron said excitedly. Hermione and Harry took seats on the couch next to Ron and Ginny.

"I'm proud of you Ron." Mr. Weasley said from one of the chairs. "And you too Harry. Here, I want you both to have this." He reached into his pocket and pulled out two Galleons. He gave one to Ron and one to Harry. "Now, I know it's not much but I wanted both of you to have it to know that I am proud of you both for achieving your dreams."

"Mr. Weasley, I couldn't." Harry said.

"Of course you can." Mr. Weasley said. "You're as good as a son to me and I want you to have it." Harry looked at the coin in his hands and smiled.

"Thank you." Harry said.

"Thanks dad." Ron said. Hermione smiled at the tender moment that just happened. Mrs. Weasley had tears pouring down her eyes. She got up from the chair she was sitting in and wrapped all four teenagers in a hug.

"Oh, you all are like children to me whether you are by blood or not." She cried as she squeezed them in a hug.

"Thank you Mrs. Weasley." Hermione said.

For the rest of the time Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were there they discussed the future of the bookshop. At quarter to four they left. Hermione paced anxiously until the door opened and the reporter from the Prophet walked in. Hermione was happy until she saw who it was.

"I asked for this job especially." She said. "It was the least the editor could do after denying me the job." Rita Skeeter said. Ron stood up and walked over to where Hermione was. Harry and Ginny turned their heads to watch. Hermione was frowning at Rita Skeeter.

"And why did you ask for this job?" Hermione asked. "You know you can't write anything bad about me."

"True." Rita said. "But I wanted to thank the person who stole the job from me." She said sarcastically.

"Write your article and get out of here!" Ron said angrily.

"Oh I will." Rita said. "I just wanted to tell you to be careful because as easily as your job came to you it can be taken away just as easily." She had an evil and twisted smile on her face as she took out her Quick-Quotes Quill. Ron looked a bit frightened that he would loose his job but Hermione's look was strong and confident.

"The day you become editor of the Prophet is the day that the whole world finds out that you're an unregistered Animagus." Hermione said. "I suggest you turn around and leave now because I don't want you in my book store."

"And what are we supposed to do about the article Miss know-it-all?" Rita asked.

"I will write the editor of the Prophet and re-schedule for someone who doesn't have a grudge against the co-owner of the shop to come and write it." Hermione said. "If you write one word about this, you'll be in Azkaban before you can blink." Rita glared at her.

"You heard her, GET OUT!" Ron said. Everyone looked shocked at Ron's outburst but then again they could have some understanding because she threatened his job.

"I might not be able to take my job back but don't expect a good employee." Rita said.

"Well I hope you had a good time with writing articles because when I'm editor you won't be employed at the Prophet for long if you keep this up." Ron said with an evil fixated glare at Rita. Rita looked shocked.

"Fine, I'll let you explain to the editor why I don't have an article for him." Rita said and with that she stormed out of the building. Hermione turned to Ron and threw her arms around his neck.

"She won't dare take your job." Hermione said.

"I know, I know." Ron muttered into her hair as he hugged her back. Ginny cuddled up to Harry on the couch.

"I can't stand her." Ginny said to Harry.

"Me neither." Harry said. He put an arm around Ginny. Harry and Ginny stayed quiet in the position they were in so Ron and Hermione could have their moment. But Hermione caught the time on Ron's watch.

"We should head back." Hermione said. She pulled the key out of her pocket. "I have a letter to write and presents to wrap."

"Yeah we better get back." Ron agreed. He had to talk to Colin about putting his plan for Hermione's into action right after dinner. Harry and Ginny got up from their comfortable position and followed Ron and Hermione out the door. Hermione said the spell for the lights and locked the door up.

She got one last look at her shop before she started back to Hogwarts. Hermione smiled at the building with R and H Books above it and beautiful furniture inside of it. Everything looked great. She figured that she could put some pictures inside and some paintings. Hermione was smiling big. And Ron smiled at her as he took her hand and twirled her to him. Life was good when someone wasn't trying to kill their best friends and they were together.

a/n: Please review! Love you all!

Kylie