Hermione walked into the bedroom to find a wrapped present sitting on her bed. Wrapped in satin red paper, was a gorgeous, floor length, royal blue strapless dress. A pair of white elbow length gloves sat on top of the dress. She delicately put the dress on and walked over to the mirror. She looked stunning. The dress sparkled in the light coming from the moon outside. Hermione had never been one of those women who wanted to look like a princess, but in this moment she felt she could rule the world as a queen.
Ginny walked into the room and gasped.
" OH HERMIONE! It looks gorgeous on you. Although i am sure you weren't supposed to find it until after we opened all the presents downstairs!" She panicked, shutting the door and rushing over.
" Take it off before Fred finds out. I'll rewrap it like you never opened it." I couldn't help but laugh at the stressed look on Ginny's face. " Relax Gin, I promise he will never know. Although why did he leave in on my bed so early if he didn't want me to open it?" I asked as i slid the dress off and handed it to Ginny.
" Who knows. I think he thought you would be busy downstairs and wouldn't be coming up here until much later. What are you doing up here anyway?" Ginny asked as she rewrapped the present.
" I came to get a hair tie. My hair is driving me insane today." Hermione replied reaching into her bag and grabbing the band. She tossed her hair up into a messy bun.
" Alright, looks like you never opened it. Fred is going to flip when he sees you in this." Ginny squealed in delight.
" It is gorgeous. Why on earth would Fred buy something this exquisite? I have no idea where i would even where something this nice. How am i ever going to repay him for something this beautiful? It's too much Ginny." Hermione sat down on the edge of the bed, wondering what Fred had up his sleeves.
" I am sure he has a reason for something this gorgeous. Now let's get back downstairs before he realizes you are up here." Ginny smiled pulling the worried brunette from the bed and back downstairs.
When Ginny stepped into the kitchen she nearly fainted in surprise. Harry was standing by the table. He was wearing a tuxedo and held a broken wand in his hands. Recovering from her surprise she rushed him and threw herself into his arms. Hermione looked up at Fred on the other side of the room and he gave her a wink. She smiled back at him, and made her way over to him as Harry spun Ginny around as he kissed her.
" Thanks for distracting her. Harry was having a fit with that bloody bow tie." Fred laughed.
" No problem. I knew if i disappeared right before your mum called to open presents Ginny would come looking for me. I also figured if i unwrapped the gorgeous present you left on my bed, she would freak out and busy herself trying to wrap it up like i hadn't opened it. Which is what happened." Hermione giggled.
Fred suddenly got a very confused look on his face.
" What present? Your present is under the tree Hermione." He peered into the living room to make sure it was still there. It was.
" The dress and gloves. I assumed it was from you. Who else would it be from?" Hermione for the life of her couldn't figure out who else would buy her such a beautiful dress.
" I don't know but we will find out soon enough. Mums fixing to bring everyone into the living room." Fred whispered. Sure enough, Molly yelled for everyone to join in the living room to unwrap gifts.
Hermione couldn't help but laugh as Fred and George opened each others gifts. They had both gotten each other the same joke kit. Ginny huffed beside Harry as they opened hers and everyone laughed as they both received the exact same joke kit again. Molly had knitted them sweaters but she had taken a note from Hermione and enchanted the sweaters to change a horrid color of pink if the twins tried to switch sweaters again. Hermione couldn't wait until they figured it out. Mr. Weasley had given them a broom cleaning kit for their quidditch brooms. Remus and tonks had given everyone a coin that was enchanted as a portkey to take them to grimmauld place should they ever need to escape.
By the end of the night, mrs. weasley was choking back a laugh at the amount of new knitting supplies she had been given and that her husband was waist deep in muggle items. Ginny had received a new broom, and quidditch books. Hermione snuggled into the sweater Mrs. Weasley has knitted her and handed the present she bought for Fred to him. He slowly unwrapped a key.
He glanced up at her confused and she smiled. " I bought a house for us." Fred wrapped her in a hug and kissed her firmly. " What about Hogwarts? I thought you wanted to go back and finish?" Fred whispered in her ear. " I thought about it but Professor Mcgonagall told me i could continue my studies from home if i wished. I want to start my own life now." She kissed him on the cheek and explained what was going on to everyone else. Everyone cheered and congratulated Hermione on the house.
Fred slipped Hermione her present. She opened the box to see a single white hair at the bottom. Before she could ask what it was about, it began to transform. A bright white light filled the room. As is faded away Hermione looked back into the box. A pure white wolf cub was in the box staring back at her. Its blue eyes bore into hers before it leaped up and began licking her face. Everyone awed at the cute little cub.
" Her name is Kiara. She will be your protector for as long as you live. Guardian wolves stay by their master's side all their lives. They are loyal and fearless. Just like you. When i can't be there she will. I know you are strong enough to defend yourself Hermione. But Kiara will be there so you won't have to. I never want to be without you again."
Hermione teared up and kissed Fred again. " Just answer me one thing. Why did you transform her into a feather?" Hermione laughed as the young wolf leapt up to lick her again.
" Well, it's kind of hard to wrap a wolf up." Everyone laughed.
Everyone jumped as Harry started laughing his ass off. Ginny had given him a journal that once belonged to his father. Inside was a series of pranks he was going to pull on Sirius in detail. She had also given him a quill his mother used often. She told everyone Remus helped her obtain them.
Suddenly Harry jumped up from the couch like a little school boy. He turned around and handed Ginny the broken wand he held earlier. He held one finger up before she could question it and walked over the wizard radio he brought back with him. He glanced at the clock waiting for it to finally strike 8:00pm then turned it on.
" The announcer was rambling on about the weather for tomorrow. Everyone looked at Harry in confusion. Suddenly the announcer gasped and began to yell out the breaking news.
" I HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT HARRY POTTER HAS DONE IT! HE HAS DEFEATED YOU KNOW WHO! HEADMISTRESS MCGONAGALL HAS JUST INFORMED THE MINISTRY. WHAT A CHRISTMAS! THE HEADMISTRESS INFORMED THE MINISTRY JUST MOMENTS AGO THAT YOUNG MR. POTTER DEFEATED THE DARK LORD IN AN EPIC BATTLE LATE YESTERDAY EVENING. REPORTED TO THE HEADMISTRESS THAT SEVERUS SNAPE HELPED HIM DEFEAT YOU KNOW WHO! ACCORDING TO , SEVERUS SNAPE'S MURDER OF ALBUS DUMBLEDORE WAS ACTUALLY PLANNED BY DUMBLEDORE HIMSELF TO TRICK YOU KNOW WHO INTO THINKING SNAPE WAS ON HIS SIDE! SNAPE AIDED HARRY IN THE DEFEAT OF THE DARK LORD AND MANY DEATH EATERS. UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT MR. SNAPE PERISHED IN THE FINAL BATTLE. MAY HE REST IN PEACE. MR. POTTER AND THE MINISTRY WOULD ALSO LIKE EVERYONE TO BE AWARE THAT SOME DEATH EATERS REMAIN AT LARGE, BUT THAT WE CAN SLEEP BETTER KNOWING THAT THE DARK LORD IS DEAD! MR. POTTER HAS ASKED FOR PRIVACY AT THIS TIME SO HE CAN RECUPERATE AND SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES. MR. POTTER ALSO…."
Harry turned off the radio and turned around to see everyone's stunned faces. Before anyone could say a word, he walked over to Ginny and got down on one knee.
" I promised you that once Voldemort was dead i would marry you. So Ginny Weasley, Will You Marry Me?" Harry asked.
It took Ginny a minute from being stunned by the news, before leaping into Harry's arms with a loud yes.
" Good. Hermione your dress is upstairs. Remus i have your robes in twins room. Ginny, i hope you really did like that dress you unknowingly pointed out one day shopping. Because you're about to get married in it. It's in your closet right now. if you could help me set up outside." Mr. Weasley jumped up and went outside with Harry.
Everyone else just sat there stunned.