On their way back to the school Ginny noticed how the sun made her ring glitter even more. She closed her eyes and tried to imagine what their wedding would look like. Her eyes snapped open when she realized that she was being stared it.
"What is it Harry," she asked.
"Nothing I was just wondering what you were thinking about," he said.
"Our wedding," she said simply.
He smiled at her and she smiled back. Soon they were back at the school on the astronomy tower. He carried his broom back to his room and walked back down to the commons. When he realized that Ginny was no where in sight he quickly walked back up the astronomy tower. He found her just standing there.
"Ginny," he said softly.
She spun around and looked at him and said,
"I was just standing here just thinking."
"What if I may ask," he said walking closer to her.
"About today," she replied.
He pulled her into his arms and asked,
"What about today?"
"About your question," she said.
"Oh," he said.
"it's all good thoughts," she said when she noticed his panicked look.
"I hope so. I don't know what I would have done if you would have said 'no'," he said.
She looked at him for a moment and carefully thought about how to answer him. Finally she said,
"Well you will never find out."
"Good then," he replied.
She looked up at him for a moment and decided to enjoy this moment in the arms of her fiancé. He realized that the silence between them was a comfortable one and he let the moment happen.
A little while later they left the astronomy tower and was on their way back to the commons when they heard Ron's and Hermione's voice coming from a little farther away. They smiled at one another and decided to tell them the news then. When Ron and Hermione came into sight Ginny saw that they were standing in front of the portrait with Ron holding Hermione in a tight embrace. She looked at Harry and said,
"Should we interrupt?"
"It's up to you," he said.
"Let's tell them right now," she said.
"Ahem," Harry said.
"Harry…Ginny you two are back," Ron said.
"Where did you guys go," Hermione asked.
"To the Burrow" Ginny replied.
"We had to tell your mum and dad something," Harry told Ron.
"Oh....what was that," he asked.
"Just something," Harry replied giving Ron a knowing look.
"Oh gotcha," he replied.
"Hermione, when will your wedding be again," Ginny asked.
"In July probably…why," she asked.
"I just need to know so I can plan mine," she said.
"All right I was jus….wait your wedding," Hermione said.
Ginny just smiled and held out her left hand for Hermione to see. Hermione smiled and said,
"Ron can you believe this?!"
"Actually Hermione…I already knew about Harry proposing to Ginny before they left," he said slowly.
"And you didn't tell me," she said.
"I wanted it to be a surprise," interrupted Harry.
"Oh…I can't believe that this is actually happening," she said.
"I didn't at first," said Ginny.
"Any ideas of when the wedding will be," she asked.
"No, but will you be my maid of honor," Ginny asked.
"Of course I will," Hermione replied.
Harry turned to Ron and Ron already knew what the question would be and said,
"Harry I will be your best man."
"I was going to thank you not telling Hermione," he said.
"What," Ron asked in disbelief.
"Just kidding…I was going to ask you to be my best man," Harry said.
Ron just shook his head and smiled. Hermione was on the verge of tears because she realized that her best friend and her fiancé's little sister were engaged. Ron noticed her tears and said,
"Hermione are you all right?"
"Yes it's just that I'm so happy for Harry and Ginny," she said.
Ron smiled at her and just looked back and forth at Ginny and Harry. He shook his head and thought, 'My little sister's dream came true.' Harry noticed that Ginny was beginning to look tired and decided that he would lead Ginny up to the stairwell and let her go to bed. Ron noticed that his sister was starting to drift asleep. He nodded to Harry and he went ahead and went into the Commons without them. Harry nudged her awake and smiled when she woke up with a startled expression.
"Where are Ron and Hermione," she asked.
"They went ahead and left to go back into the Commons," he said.
"Oh...and are they leaving soon," she asked.
"Yes they are going to leave as soon as they go pack," he said.
"What do they have to pack," she asked.
"I don't know," he said.
They began to walk towards the portrait. Harry said the password and entered. When they got inside they saw that no one was in there except for a few first years and a couple of third years. Harry saw the note lying on the table with their names on it. He went over and opened it. He quickly read it and said,
"They've gone to the Burrow to spend the night."
"All right," Ginny said.
She walked over to a couch and laid down. Harry walked over to the couch and sat down beside it. He looked at her for a moment and said,
"Ginny when do you want to set the wedding date for?"
"I don't know yet," she answered sleepily.
He smiled at her and said,
"Sit up Gin."
She did and he moved up onto the couch. Just as he got settled she curled up next to him. She looked up at him and said,
"Just think we will be able to do this forever."
"That's a good thought," he said.
Just as she was beginning to fall asleep she felt him get up and leave her hugging air. She awoke and looked up curiously and saw that he was getting a blanket. He walked back over, sat down, and wrapped the blanket around the both of them. A few hours later Ron returned because Hermione had forgotten one of her books on the table. He quietly walked in and got the book. He decided to look at the Gryffindor Commons one last time when he caught sight of Ginny and Harry. He smiled sadly when he realized that Ginny was no longer a little girl. Then he realized that she had never been a little girl. The Chamber of Secrets had made her mature more quickly then she should have. He frowned at that thought, but then he remembered that Harry had put his life on the line to save her. He had willingly gone with him to save Ginny. And then after Sirius's death no one could talk to Harry. That is until that one night Ginny went and talked to him. No one knew what she had said but something had brightened his mood considerably after that conversation. And then last summer during their vacation Harry had come to stay with him as usual. But after one summer day Ron noticed something had changed between Harry and Ginny. Eventually he got Harry to admit his feelings for Ginny. They began to date soon after that and when they got back for their 7th year it was full of fear, but it never bothered Harry and Ginny. Ron smiled again and said to no one in particular,
"Thank goodness he came back alive."