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The Prize
Hermione Granger fingered her new necklace as she walked to the Great Hall for the third time today. She knew that she was late for supper, so she quietly pushed the gigantic doors open. But what she saw was, let's say, a bit of a surprise.
Standing in front of her was Ron. As soon as the door banged to a close, the whole Great Hall noticed her and immediately ceased talking. Hermione was in such shock that she couldn't even move.
Ron grinned at her, and took a few steps forward to grab her hands in his.
"Did you enjoy the treasure hunt?" he asked sheepishly, "I worked really hard on it…"
"Yes, Ron," Hermione smiled. "I loved it. It was like reliving our memories… our memories here at Hogwarts."
"Hermione," he said, as if just saying her name was enough for him to live the rest of his life on, "I… I can't imagine life without you. It's hard enough just to be away from you for a month. This time, all this time that you've been in school, and I've been at the Ministry, I've felt like a part of me was missing. Like I couldn't breathe properly until you were in the same room as me. And I won't be as selfish as to ask you to cut your education short and come with me, but I will ask you this."
Ron reached into his robes and pulled out a small box, and got down on one knee. Hermione couldn't breathe properly, for she knew what the prize was, she knew what was coming next.
"Hermione Jean Granger, will you marry me?"
Just one glimpse at the simply astonishing ring, and Hermione couldn't hold it in any more; tears came pouring out of her. Wiping her eyes, and taking a breath, she said, "Yes, yes, Ron, of course I'll marry you!"