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"OF course I will," she yelled, throwing her arms around his neck, and covering his face in kisses. Harry returned the favour, enthusiastically. Five minutes later they walked back into the burrow, arm in arm, with Ginny wearing the ring.

When they got in there is was obvious that things had not been so successful for Ron. A teary eyed Hermione sat on a kitchen chair and Ron was nowhere to be seen.

"Oh Harry," she sobbed, "what have I done"

Harry comforted her as best he could, but Ginny was the expert at things like this. She stayed in the kitchen and tried to calm Hermione down, whilst Harry went upstairs to see if Ron was in the room.

Sure enough when he got into the room Ron was laying face up on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

"What happened mate," He asked, taking a seat at the end of the bed Ron was currently occupying.

"She said that she couldn't make that kind of commitment while she was at school," Ron replied without any expression or removing his gaze from that spot on the ceiling.

"Well maybe you can try again another time, when she's finished," Ron shook his head.

"I think I finished it with her Harry," and tears leaked out from the corners of his eyes, "and a merry Christmas to us all,"

"It's not too late to fix if you go down there now," but again Ron shook his head.

"I can't" he croaked, "She was so upset."

"Then talk to her"

Ron turned over with his back to harry and didn't say another word.

Things were very awkward over the next week. Harry and Ginny had decided not to tell anyone about their engagement until things between Ron and Hermione had calmed down.

George and Angelina had become increasingly close and she was as much a member of the family now as any of them. Teddy was causing havoc and was irritating everyone apart from Molly. She loved having a baby back in the house and was adamant that his birthday celebrations be spent at the Burrow.

The day finally came that the girls had to go back to Hogwarts, and Mrs. Weasley was adamant that everyone had to see them off. This made the drive to the train station an exceedingly uncomfortable experience.

When they were all on the platform Harry noticed that Ron had pulled Hermione over to one side. Harry smiled in spite of himself. He was glad that they were at least talking, at too him it looked as though they were both smiling again. Sure enough before Hermione got on the train, she received a very long kiss from Ron, whose ears turned red when he realised that Harry was looking.

As they waved goodbye to them Harry made a sudden decision.

"Did I ever tell you my result for that night," He asked Ron.

"No you didn't as a matter of fact," Ron replied, his interest level high and expectant. One look at Harry's smile told him all he needed to know.

"I knew it! " Ron shouted.

Harry's grin remained in place, but he didn't dare tell Ron that he was beginning to have doubts.

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