Waiting and Hoping

Chapter 19

Hermione was fidgeting. She wouldn't usually call herself a fidget, but today she was so nervous that she simply couldn't sit still. Today she was marrying the boy that she had first seen on the Hogwarts Express with a dirty mark on his nose, Ron Weasley. She looked up at the mirror in front of her and smiled at the reflection looking back at her. The day had finally come, after months of planning it was here. Ginny walked in calmly and looked down at her friend,

"Hermione, you look beautiful" Hermione had tamed her hair so that it fell in loose curls around her face and cascaded down her shoulders.

"Thanks Gin, you look great, I can't believe how quickly your figure came back" she added referring to Ginny's slender form. Lorna was now 3 months old started to crawl, she had the traditional Weasley hair with Harry's emerald eye's. Ginny was about the thank Hermione for her compliment when Remus walked in. Hermione had asked him several months ago to give her away. He looked down at her nervous form and smiled slightly,

"Hermione relax, you look stunning Ron will be speechless"

"I don't know why I'm so nervous I feel like I'm about to sit an exam!" she said wringing her hands together,

"You are" said a voice from the doorway, Molly Weasley walked in and handed Hermione a cup of tea "Marriage is the biggest test of them all"

"Really?" asked Hermione in a slightly panicked voice

"Honestly Hermione have you ever failed anything?" asked Remus smiling.

Hermione grinned.

"…you may now kiss the bride" finished the aged wizard croakily,

Ron kissed Hermione firmly on the lips and Hermione smiled into his mouth. The small number of friends and family clapped and cheered as Hermione and Ron walked down the aisle, followed closely by Harry and Ginny.

The party began soon after and Hermione and Ron were dancing when Fred and Angelina waltzed past,

"Cheers guys, I won 100 galleons betting on you two!" he said cheekily

"Did you know they were betting on us?" asked Hermione when they sat down

"No, can't blame them though I has taken us a while" replied Ron holding her hand.

As they sat down for dinner Remus stood up ready to make his speech,

"Many of us thought that this day would never come" he started to a ripple of laughter " I seemed obvious to a majority of us that Ron and Hermione would get together since they were 13 years old and 15 years later we are finally here gathered at their wedding day. Hermione who is the cleverest witch of her age was blind, as many of us are, to love and Ron was blind to most things, well except Hermione. I ask you now to raise you glasses to Ron and Hermione Weasley!" the guest raised there glasses and set them back down on the table as Harry stood up.

"Hi, I've known Ron and Hermione since in joined the magical world. There were times when I thought they would end up killing each other, there arguments were famous throughout the halls of Hogwarts. There is said to be a fine line between love and hate, and I believe that these two have crossed it more times than most, but we all knew which side of it they truly belonged. From Cat's to Broomsticks, Revision timetables to Yule Balls the arguments bubbled, however if you delved below the surface of the bubbling anger you found passion, found desire, you truly found love. To Ron and Hermione, and to the future, their future!"

A/N That's all folks! I really hope you like this story, please review with any comments you may have. I have really enjoyed writing both the angst and romance in this story and I hope you enjoyed reading it. Thanks you to all my reviewers!

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Laura

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