Hermione's puffy red eyes were fixed on the door, expecting Ron to walk through at any moment.

"Hermione, it's nothing to get worked up about, okay?" Ginny said a bit exasperatedly. Her brothers had gone to get her after a few minutes of Hermione's crying out of pure desperation. They had suddenly disappeared upstairs once Ginny had come down. "Honestly, it's like you've never been away from him for more than two minutes."

This was the wrong thing to say on Ginny's part, because along with Harry, Hermione glared at her. "Well, I'm sorry I'm worried about my boyfriend who didn't tell me where he was going, when he was coming back, or even that he was going anywhere! If you had a heart you would be worried about your brother too…" She let out a dry sob and slouched onto the couch, mumbling an apology.

They heard a noise at the door and everyone's heads turned toward it. In came Ron looking cheerful and a bit red, as if having been sunburned.

Instead of jumping into his arms, showing relief he was back, Hermione glared at him.

"Hey, guys!" Ron said smiling, hanging up his coat covered in snow, "Is it almost dinner? I'm starving…" He turned back to the group and Hermione huffed and stormed away, into the kitchen.

Ron's smile slowly slipped off his face, and quickly a look of confusion crept onto it.

"You bastard," Ginny said monotonously, following Hermione into the kitchen.

He looked at Harry with a look of pure bewilderment. "Good going, mate." Harry said leaning back onto the couch.

"What did I do?"

Harry rolled his eyes, and said, "Leaving your family and girlfriend, who is Hermione Granger none the less, for the whole day without telling anyone you were leaving to go somewhere, kind of isn't a good thing…"

"Oh," was all Ron had to say.

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After an uncomfortable dinner where everyone simply glared at Ron, Harry and Ginny left and went upstairs into her room to avoid the potential yelling Hermione was most likely going to do.

Harry kept getting up and moving around because he was giddy for Christmas. Ginny was laughing at him on the bed and he smirked at her and got up from next to her. He walked around the room and eventually sat down next to her again.

"You're really excited…" Ginny stated amusedly rather than questioned.

"Mhm," he said, making to get up.

"Harry," she reached out for his hand, pulling him back down next to her, "sit still."

"Sorry." He started tapping his fingers on his thigh and said, "I need something to do…" He looked over at his girlfriend and smiled, apparently finding something. He leaned in and kissed her, pushing her down onto the bed.

"Harry," Ginny mumbled into his mouth, he pulled away, "Hermione's probably going to come up here soon. I doubt Ron will be spending the night with her tonight."

"Git," he said under his breath. She laughed and he sat upright once again.

"Now, what are we going to do?" Harry asked jokingly. His question was left unanswered however, because Hermione came into the room looking annoyed, but not nearly as angry as she had been. Harry got up from the bed and went to the door, saying in a mocking voice toward Ginny, "Goodnight." Ginny smirked at her boyfriend before he left her and her friend alone.

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Harry awoke to the sun shining through the window. He looked over and one, didn't see Ron snoring on his bed, a lovely sight to see, and snow lightly coming down outside. He looked up at the ceiling and saw decorations. He suddenly realized it was Christmas morning and he felt a jolt in his stomach. He was so excited to have his first worry free Christmas.

He went downstairs and all the Weasley's and Hermione were already downstairs in the living room.

"Come on, Harry! Time for presents!" Ron said excitedly. They all rolled their eyes, but looked amused and they sat around the tree talking and laughing while opening their presents. When it came time for Ginny to open hers that Harry had bought her, he fidgeted next to her as she unwrapped it. A beautiful, mid size, music box was revealed to Ginny and she gasped.

Mrs. Weasley and Hermione squealed, and Ginny said, "It's beautiful Harry, I love it!"

"Open it," He prodded. She did as he told her to and her face soon turned to amusement at the music that played from the box.

Oh so funky

Oh so groovy

Oh so crazy

She smiled up at him and repeated, "I love it, Harry, thank you…" She kissed him on the cheek and closed the box, rolling her eyes in hilarity.

Ginny had got him Quidditch supplies, which Harry most certainly loved. When they were all finished they went into the kitchen to have breakfast.

As they finished their meal, Ginny suggested they go outside where there was still a light snow falling. They all agreed and as soon as they had had gotten jackets and a protective warming charm from Mrs. Weasley; the whole group was out the door.

As the Weasleys, stopped to look around, Ron and Hermione kept walking, and it wasn't until the couple was twenty meters away that Ron's family noticed they had separated from the group.

Ron gripped Hermione's hand in his and looked down at his feet which were still moving. "Listen, I'm sorry about yesterday…"

Hermione looked up at him and stopped walking, "Where were you?" She asked uneasily.

He sighed, sending a cloud of warm air into air. "Well, I can't really tell you that right now…"

She sighed too, and began walking again, "Why not?" Hermione said looking down at her feet.

He didn't answer her, and she looked up at him and then up into the sky. The snow was coming down onto them, looking like sparks flying all around them. She started to walk back towards the Burrow but Ron didn't move, still holding her hand in his, she was forced to stay.

"Ron," Hermione said, shivering, "I think the charm is wearing off…"

"I know, I just…Can I talk to you for a second?" He asked awkwardly.

"Yeah," she said nervously, taking a step toward him.

"So, yesterday…" He began. She nodded her head, telling him to continue. "I… I went to Australia…"

She knitted her eyebrows together in confusion, "Why?"

"Well… I went to see your parents…" He stopped, and she looked at him shaking her head, showing she still didn't understand. "Well, actually just your dad…"

"Okay…"

"'Mione," he began, she smiled at the nickname. At seeing her smile, it seemed to help him continue, "I love you. Whenever I kiss you, it's like there's a billion snitches in my stomach," she laughed, "and your laugh…" he smiled, "I'm so glad that I've been able to be with you for so long, and I know we've had our ups and downs, but we've always worked them out…" She rolled her eyes in agreement, "and I'm telling this to you so you know that every second that I'm with you, I make it count…" He took one of her hands and knelt down onto one knee into the snow.

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Ginny gripped her boyfriend's arm and gasped, he said, pain evident in his voice, "Ouch. What?"

She pointed her finger and Harry looked where she was pointing and saw Ron kneeling before his girlfriend, and Hermione with a hand over her mouth. "Holy…" he trailed off.

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"Ron…" she whispered, surprised.

"Hermione, I'll love you the rest of my life, and so…" he pulled a velvet box out of his jacket pocket, "I was wondering if…" he swallowed.

"Yes…" Hermione said impatiently, biting her lip, trying to hide her excitement.

Ron laughed nervously and asked, shaking as he put the ring on her left ring finger, "'Mione, will you… will you marry me?"

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They saw Ron stand up and Hermione jump up and down and wrap her arms around his neck.

"Oh my, God, Harry!" Ginny said, squeezing his arm even tighter, "Did they just…"

"Gin, ouch, yeah, they just… wow…"

"Mum!" She exclaimed finally letting go of him, and getting her mother's attention, "Mum, look!" Mrs. Weasley looked to where she was pointing, and all she saw were a very happy couple kissing each other.

"What just happened?" Ginny's mother asked curiously. They saw Hermione look down at her left hand excitedly and Mrs. Weasley immediately understood. "Oh my, God," she exclaimed, gripping Harry's arm, who was standing next to her.

"Ouch!" He exclaimed again, the Weasley women had a tight grip.

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"I love you," Hermione said into his neck as she hugged him. "Come on," she said, pulling away and grabbing her boyfriend's hand. She began to walk very fast pulling Ron behind her.

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Mrs. Weasley let go of Harry and she and her daughter raced toward her son and his girlfriend. They circled Hermione, leaving Ron smiling giddily.

All of the Weasley men and Harry went over to Ron and slapped him on the back. "You didn't tell me you were doing this, mate," Harry said teasingly.

Ron shrugged his shoulders shyly, and George said, "Merlin, I didn't think you could do it! I was afraid you'd wait long enough so Hermione would've had to ask you."

"Shut up," Ron said, pushing him away lightheartedly.

Mrs. Weasley pushed through all her sons and got to Ron. She hugged while crying happily. Ron looked uncomfortable and a bit short of breath as he looked at his fiancé. Hermione smiled and Harry went over and gave her a one armed hug, "Congratulations."

When they were all done celebrating outside they went inside and Mrs. Weasley made dessert for them all. She continued to burst into tears every time she saw Ron and Hermione standing next to each other. The new affianced couple looked as happy as ever, and everyone talked until late into the night, laughing and celebrating.

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Hope you liked it! If you have time, please review and tell me if you liked it!

The speech Ron made when he was proposing is based on the lyrics of When I'm With You by Faber Drive. Listen to the song, it's really cute, and I just thought that it fit Ron/Hermione really well.

Mads