A/N: If I owned Harry Potter, Lupin and Tonks wouldn't have been killed.

Chapter 6 – "That' so romantic, Ron!"

After Hermione fell asleep, Ron snuck out of his bedroom and into his parents'. He needed to ask them something in private, and he was sure that they would say yes…

"Mum, Dad," Ron asked them the question on his mind.

"Oh, Ronald!" said a delighted Mrs. Weasley, "Of course!"

"I think you're making the right choice, son." Mr. Weasley agreed.

"Well thank you," said their youngest son.

Ron grinned, and went up the stairs again with a bounce in his step.

Knock, knock.

"Yeah?" said Harry, "Come in."

Ron poked his head into his little sister's bedroom, where Harry and Ginny were cuddled up together, reading on the floor.

"What's up?" asked Ginny. Harry noticed that Ron had a flushed, happy look about him.

"I'm going to ask Hermione to marry me!" Ron couldn't wait another second to tell his friends.

"Oh, man!" exclaimed Harry. "That's great!"

"Yeah, but the only thing is," explained Ron, "I don't know how, or where, or when to do it. And where am I going to get a ring? And what am I going to say-"

"Calm down, Ron," said Ginny. "Take things one step at a time. Okay, so when are you going to do this?"

"Well, I was thinking at the end-of-year feast…" said Ron.

"That's so romantic, Ron!" exclaimed Ginny. "In front of all those people and everything…" Suddenly she had a dreamy look in her face, not unlike Luna.

Ron blushed, and Harry said,

"Yeah, man! That'll be perfect. It gives you time to get the ring and plan what you're going to say."

The three of them talked a bit more, and Ron left to go back to sleep.

"That's so sweet of Ron," said Ginny. "I didn't expect something like this from my brother." Harry laughed, and agreed, taking the not-so-subtle hint.

"C'mon, we better get to bed, too," he said. Caressing his girlfriend's face, he whispered, "I love you," and kissed her passionately, his tongue exploring all the mysteries of Ginny's mouth.

It was the first time he had said the L-word to her. Ginny, stunned, but nonetheless happy, pushed Harry away.

"What?" said Harry, "What's wrong?"

"I love you, too," she whispered.

"Oh, Gin," her boyfriend murmured back. "I love you more than you could ever imagine. But you know your mother's rules."

Ginny grumbled.

"G'night," he said.