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"What if we proposed together?"

Ron passed out.

And now, on to the story…

Chapter Two

Harry didn't feel shocked or even sheepish. He barely had time to arch an eyebrow before Fred and George walked by the door. Seeing Ron slumped on the chess-table they did a quick double-take. Identical grins split their freckled faces.

"Are you thinking what I am, Fred?"

"Always, George." And with that they brought their wands down in twin sweeping arcs. Immediately, Ron's prone form was crushed under a sudden, powerful jet of water, seemingly pouring from the ceiling. With an inarticulate cry, Ron jolted awake. Taking it as their cue, Fred and George winked at Harry and beat a hasty retreat.

Blinking water from his eyes, and trying futilely to brush himself dry, Ron demanded, "What'd you do that for?"

"You passed out." Harry offered as an excuse. "And it wasn't me, it was the twins."

"Oh," Ron said shrugging. "Well that's ok then." Coming, to his senses, he aimed his wand at his soaked clothes as best he could and muttered a Drying Charm. "Why'd I pass out?"

"Oh…erm…" Harry wasn't eager to touch on the subject again quite yet.

"What?" Ron asked bemused. "It couldn't be that bad."

"I…er…asked if you wanted to propose together."

Ron slumped against the table again. Several chess pieces scattered screaming. "You've got to be kidding me!" Harry said exasperated. From the table, Ron chuckled.

"That time I was, yea."

As Ron sat up Harry gave a relieved laugh.

"So who's the lucky girl?" Ron asked with a smile.

"………………………"

The smile slipped off Ron's face. "It is a girl right?"

"Of course it's a girl!" Harry replied in affronted tones.

"I know, I know." Ron laughed, making calming gestures. "So, do I know her?"

"Yea I think so." Harry said with a small smile.

"Really? Who is it?"

"Ginny."

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Once Ron had sufficiently recovered, it took Harry only a few minutes to convince him that his idea could work. Harry could tell Ron was coming around but he had one last excuse. "But it's a proposal. It's kind of personal, isn't it?" Ron asked. Harry replied, "We've been best friends for almost ten years. It doesn't get much more "personal" than that." Ron sighed, "Right, so, what'd you have in mind?"

Harry gave a smile which Ron reluctantly returned. The two friends bent over the table, chess pieces forgotten in favor of a different game of strategy: proposing.

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Barely a week later, Harry grimly faced a full length mirror, nervously straightening and re-straightening a fussy bowtie. "Does my tie look straight to you?" Harry pleaded with just a hint of hysteria. "You'd look better without it if you ask me." Ron finished buttoning his deep blue dress shirt and turned to Harry with an amused smile.

He chuckled, "You single-handedly defeat Lord Voldemort, but you can't tackle a bowtie?" Upon seeing the look on Harry's face he implored, "Oh c'mon. Unclench already. You're sweating for goodness' sake!" He gestured to the beads of perspiration that indeed were forming on Harry's brow.

With a resigned sigh, Harry pulled the tie from his neck. "It's just---I just…" Harry struggled to convey how wonderful he wanted the evening to be for the girls. "Everything needs to be perfect." When Harry showed no signs of chilling out or calming down, Ron placed a firm hand on his shoulder. "Relax." He said in a kind but forceful voice. "We'll be fine."

Harry slowly nodded. On that note, Harry and Ron both turned on the spot and disappeared; off to pick up Hermione and Ginny for what promised to be one of the most magical nights of their lives.

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Author's Note: You can thank buffalo1fromSalem for the twins' appearance. We should see the proposal in the next chapter or the chapter after that. I thank you for reading (and reviewing I'm sure. Wink Wink)

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La Nanita