Ariadne entered Lily's house to find it quiet. Ariadne knew that Lily had three children, so it shouldn't be this quiet for a Saturday. She knew right away where to find Lily. Lily was in her sitting room. Ariadne did not except to find her sister-in-law there. "Don't you have your own home?" Ariadne asked Rose.

Rose laughed. "Yes, but my children are there with all their cousins and friends," Rose raised an eyebrow at Ariadne. "You should know because Hugo took your kids there."

Ariadne rolled her eyes. She knew that if she was Rose, she would have left her house too. She was surprised that she didn't see any more of the Weasley cousins here because all their children were at the Manor. She turned to Lily. "So, Brett took your children over."

"Thank god," Lily said. "I was ready to kill my two oldest." Lily closed her eyes for a second before opening them up again. "So, what made you leave your quiet house?"

Ariadne looked at each of the woman in the room. She had hoped that Lily would be alone so she could try to figure out what she wanted to do for her plan. After Hugo and she talked about why they didn't get together when they were younger and Hugo worshipped her body the rest of the day, Ariadne loved the man and she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. She knew that the moment that she tells Hugo she loves him, he is going to propose to her. Ariadne thought about changing it on him and proposing to him instead of him proposing to her. She just needed a plan. This was something she never did.

"I need help with something," Ariadne finally said with Lily and Rose giving her looks.

Rose and Lily traded a look before looking back at Ariadne, When Ariadne didn't say anything, Rose spoke up. "With what? The baby? The girls? Hugo?"

Ariadne took a breath before saying. "I want to ask Hugo to marry me."

Rose and Lily's eyes widen. "Damn," They said as they traded a look.

"I thought that you were just going to tell him that you love him," Rose said.

"I am but I think that he knows that I am already in love with him. He is just waiting for me to say the words. I know that he is never going to leave me."

"You want to ask him on your terms," Lily mumbled.

"Yes," Ariadne said. "I'm trying to figure out how I want to do it."

"I don't know. Your brother proposed to me. And I'm sure that Brett proposed to Lily," Rose looked at Lily to confirm it.

"Yeah, Brett did it in front of our families," Lily glanced down at her engagement ring.

Ariadne knew that they were going to be no help. She would have to figure out how to propose to Hugo on her own. "You two are no help," She smiled at them.

Rose shrugged her shoulders. "Sorry. We can still help. What are you both into?"

Ariadne took a moment before answering. "We are into traveling, the girls, theatre," Ariadne knew that there were more things, but she couldn't think of anything else.

"Okay that is a start," Rose said. "You could take him somewhere and ask him."

"No," Ariadne said. That didn't feel right for them.

"You could involve the girls," Lily said.

"No, Paige would tell him before I had a chance to ask him," Ariadne laughed. She knew her daughter and she could never keep it a secret.

"What about the theatre?" Rose asked. She knew that both Hugo and Ariadne loved going to the theatre.

"What could she do with the theatre?" Lily asked.

Ariadne thought about it and knew that it was the right way to ask him. He had taken her to the theatre for their first date. They had just gone last night. They always found time to go the theatre no matter what their schedule looked like. It was always date night for them. She knew how to ask him. She was going to need some help from a friend or two. If everything went well it would be the perfect proposal for them. She knew that Hugo wasn't going to say no to her.

"I have an idea, but I'm going to need someone else's help for this," Ariadne smiled at them.

Lily threw up her arms. "Then why did you ask for our help."

"You did help," Ariadne couldn't keep the smile from her face.

"She is always going to need our help picking out the ring for him," Rose smiled at Ariadne. Ariadne rolled her eyes at Rose.


Ariadne dialed Graham Brawley's number. She had taken it from Hugo's cell phone so she could call him. She didn't ask Hugo for his number because Hugo would ask her why she needed his number and Ariadne didn't want to come up with excuse for needing the number.

"Hello," Graham answered on the second ring.

"Hi, this is Ariadne Malfoy, girlfriend of Hugo Weasley,"

"Hello, Ariadne," Ariadne could hear the smile in his voice. "What can I do for you?"

"I need your help with something for Hugo," Ariadne said. She outlined her plan to him. "Can you help?"

"Yes, I can," Graham said. "We should meet tomorrow so I can get your love story."

"How does lunch sound at…" She named a muggle restaurant.

"Perfect, let's say twelve-thirty," Graham asked.

Ariadne agreed with the time, and she soon hung up with Graham. She had that part of the plan done until she talked to Graham. She still needed to pick out the ring. She knew that she could ask Rose or Lily to help her out with looking for the ring, but she wanted to do this on her own.


After lunch with Graham, Ariadne had taken the rest of the day off. They had talked about having it ready by the end of week. Graham had a few friends that could help them out. Ariadne was willing to pay them for their services by Graham waved her off. She hugged him before they went their separate ways. Ariadne was going to look at rings for Hugo. She knew that her best bet was to go to a muggle jeweler to find the ring for Hugo.

She stepped in a jeweler shop and the person behind the counter smiled at her. "How can I help you, ma'am?" She asked.

"I'm looking for an engagement ring for my boyfriend," Ariadne made her way to the counter.

"I think that I can help. It there a price range?"

"Price doesn't matter," Ariadne said. The woman's eyes widened as she looked at Ariadne. "I'm looking for the perfect ring for my boyfriend."

The woman only nodded and brought out the first tray of rings. Ariadne looked at them and saw that none of them were for Hugo. The woman brought out another tray. Again, Ariadne didn't find the ring. It was on the fifth tray that Ariadne found the perfect ring for Hugo.

"That is, it," Ariadne pointed to the ring. The woman brought the ring out for Ariadne to see. Ariadne held the ring. It was black and blue with a diamond in the center. It was perfect for Hugo. "I'll take it," Ariadne handed the ring back to the woman.

The woman drew up the paperwork for the ring while Ariadne pulled out a credit card. Ariadne signed the paperwork and paid for the ring. She walked out with the prefect ring for Hugo.


Hugo pulled on his black suit jacket. Ariadne had planned their date night today. He thought that she had something up her sleeve for what they were doing today. She said that they were going to dinner and the theatre. Hugo tried to think about what theatre they were going to because it was Wednesday, and a lot of theatres didn't have anything to play. He hoped that everything went well for them tonight.

"Hugo, are you ready?" Ariadne came out of their bathroom, putting on an earring.

Hugo pulled her close. "Yeah, what do you have planned for tonight?" He asked her again.

Ariadne pushed out of his arms and patted him on his chest. "You are just going to have to wait and see," She headed for door. Hugo sighed and followed her out.

He followed her downstairs and to the family sitting room. Hugo saw the girls playing a game with his parents. He didn't know how his mum got the night off or why she would want to spend it with the girls.

"You be good for Ron and Hermione," Ariadne said to the girls. The girls smiled at their mother. Hugo knew that they were up to something. Ariadne turned to Ron and Hermione. "Thank you for watching them."

"No problem," Hermione waved Ariadne off. "We love the girls."

Hugo kissed his mother's cheek before taking Ariadne's hand and leading her out of the room. They had just exited the room when they heard.

"Have a great night," From his dad.

Hugo rolled his eyes and led Ariadne out of the house. There was a car waiting for them. Hugo led Ariadne down to the car and held the door for her. Ariadne got in the car first and Hugo followed her. The driver already knew where they were going as he drove away from the house. Hugo glanced at Ariadne to see that there was a little smile on her face. He really knew something was up. Hugo settled on his seat and didn't ask her what she had planned for tonight.

They stopped for dinner and enjoyed an excellent dessert. Hugo and Ariadne got back in the car. Hugo watched out of the window as they drove down the London streets. When they turned the street that Hugo knew, he knew what theatre they were going to. It was the theatre where he took her on their first date.

The car stopped in front of the theatre; Hugo helped Ariadne out of the car. He lanced her arm through his as they went to the theatre. They entered the theatre and there was no one else in the lobby. Hugo gave Ariadne a look, she just smiled and led him into the theatre. They made their way to the front of the theatre. Ariadne led them to the two center seats before taking a seat. Hugo took a seat and saw the curtains closed.

The lights dimmed and the lights on the stage went up. The curtains opened and the scene opened to a red headed man and blond-haired woman standing in a room with a few others. The red headed man and blond-haired woman kept trading looks. Two others joined them on stage that reminded him of his sister and brother-in-law.

"We are getting married," the man that looked like his brother-in-law said.

Hugo turned to Ariadne and leaned closer. "What are you doing?"

"Shh, just watch," Ariadne whispered.

Hugo turned back to the stage. He watched his and Ariadne love story play out. He saw the kiss that they shared at his sister's wedding that had meant so much to both of them. He watched as Ariadne married Dean and him standing at the edge of the hall. He saw Ariadne sitting at his wedding as he married Rachel. He thought that he saw a tear come out of her eye. He watched as he showed up at her door one night. He watched her announce her pregnancy with their son. He watched them on their first date. All those moments led to this moment. He saw actor him and actress her sitting in a two theatre chairs.

The lights dimmed on stage and the lights came on over them. Hugo turned to Ariadne. She held out a ring box with a ring. Hugo tried to find words for her, but nothing came. "Hugo, you came back into my life like a hippogriff. It took some time, but I just wanted to say that I love you and will you marry me?"

Hugo took a breath because she just told him that she loved him, and he had been waiting for her to say those words for months now. He felt all his dreams were coming true right now. "Yes," He said. Ariadne placed the ring on his finger. Hugo leaned over and kissed her. "I love you, so much," He mumbled against her lips.