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Written as an assignment, part of the February Event (My Love), and for the Hermione Granger pairing challenge over on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Challenges & Assignments)

Prompt: A proposal

Pairing: Hermione/Cedric

Task: Write about the most happiest day in your character's life and why it is the happiest

Hopscotch: (Dialogue) "I love you."

Chocolate Frog: Bronze – Celestina Warbeck – Challenge – Incorporate a real musician or band into your story.

Gringotts: Genre Specific: Romance – (Word) Love, (Word) Boyfriend, (Object) Engagement Ring, Charmed: Season 1 Episode 3 (Object) Ring; Charmed: Season 1 Episode 4 (Word) Surprise; Charmed: Season 1 Episode 5 –, (Dialogue) "Love is a magic between two people that cannot be explained and cannot be conjured."; Season 1 Episode 5 – (Object) Bottle of wine; Pairing: Same Gen Het – Hermione/Cedric; Nouns – Penny, Fraction, Scene, Legs, Blindfold, Note, Knee, Heart, Man, Wife, Diamond, Box, Ring; Adjectives – Pretty, Slatted, Sweet, Melodic, Favourite, Hot, Blue, Nine, Gold; Verbs – Prevent, Plan, Expect, Marry, Involve; Family Vocab - Wife [180]

Word Count: 671

Proposal

"Keep your eyes closed," he muttered in her ear as he pushed open the door to the quaint little restaurant that he had spent a pretty penny on hiring out for the evening.

Hermione lifted her eyelids a fraction so that she was observing the scene before her through slatted eyes. She couldn't make out very much, but what she could see was the legs of what appeared to be barstools

"No peeking," Cedric ordered, conjuring a blindfold over her eyes, to prevent her from trying seeing where they were going.

The sweet melodic tones of Adele's 'Make You Feel My Love' made a smile appear on Hermione's face. It was her one of her all time favourite songs, and it warmed her heart to know that Cedric had remembered that, especially since she had only mentioned it the once in the early days of their relationship.

"Lift your foot love," he whispered in her ear. His hot breath on her neck made her feel tingly from head to toe.

They walked for several more paces before Cedric placed his hands on her shoulders and halted her movements.

"We're here," he announced quietly, removing the blindfold and revealing the most romantic scene that she had ever seen.

Before her eyes was a beautifully laid table for two. The table cloth was a pristine white, with small lilac floral designs on it. There was a bottle of Ogden's finest wine, placed just off centre next to a vase of roses, and two crystal wine glasses set on the table with two piping hot plates of lasagne.

If that wasn't enough to surprise Hermione, then directly to her left on a small stage, she saw the Adele singing with a brilliant, broad smile on her face. She made a mental note to ask Cedric how he managed to pull this off at a later date.

"This is amazing Cedric," she whispered, turning to face her boyfriend. "When did you have time to plan all this?"

Her boyfriend shrugged and mumbled something about having a little bit of help from 'the boys.'

Proposal

The evening passed too quickly for Hermione's liking, and all too soon they were being served dessert.

It was during this portion of the evening that she noticed Cedric becoming increasingly nervous and distracted. It was almost as though his attention was elsewhere.

Just as she was about to ask him where his head was at, Cedric went down on one knee and took her hand in his.

Hermione was sure that her heart skipped a beat as she began to realise what this whole evening had been about.

"Hermione Jean Granger, love is a magic between two people, that cannot be explained and cannot be conjured, and until I met you I never really understood what that meant.

Love is something that finds you when you least expect it. It's when another person's happiness is more important than your own.

But true love is like a Golden Snidget; everyone talks about them but very few are fortunate enough to find one in their lifetime. It is for this reason I count myself so lucky to have found you. I love you Hermione.

Would you make the happiest man alive and agree to become my wife?"

Hermione didn't miss the small beads of sweat the crept down the side of Cedric's face as he flipped the blue velvet box open. Inside there was a gorgeous nine caret white gold ring with an inclusion set diamond. Hermione thought that it was absolutely perfect, just like everything else had been this evening.

Her hands flew to her mouth in surprise. Of all the ways she had been expecting this night to go, she had never in a million years have guessed that it would involve a proposal.

"Will you marry me?" he asked confidently.

"Of course I will," Hermione gasped, allowing Cedric to place the flawless engagement on her ring finger.

Hermione would forever remember this day as being the happiest of her life.

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