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A/N: Haha, filler chapter, read and ill be happy. Don't forget to leave a review too! J
A/N AGAIN: No songfic this chapter, im sorry. I couldn't find one to suit it, im sorry. But I will update with a new songfic chapter as soon as I can.
<<<Ginny's POV>>>
I don't think the word yes even came out of my mouth.
I just started crying and laughing. I threw my arms around him and pressed my lips to his, in the most passionate kiss we had ever shared. In the process, he had slipped the ring on my finger, and I watched as the gold band gleamed beautifully in the midday sun.
The ring wasn't anything gaudy, or anything eye-catching, but to me it was the most precious thing in the world. It had a clean-cut diamond in the center, and one smaller diamond on both sides of the first one. I could barely believe it, but it fit like a dream.
"Go," I whispered, pushing him to the door. "You have to graduate sometime." He looked ahead and saw that the rest of the Slytherins had already evaded the Great Hall. Draco, grinning like a maniac, gave me one last chaste kiss and ran to catch up with his fellow housemates.
I watched as the Hufflepuffs, then the Ravenclaws, and eventually the Gryffindors passed by. Most were giving me dirty or disapproving looks, whilst the only approving looks I got were from Harry and Hermione. Ron brushed passed me as if he had no idea who I was. I rolled my eyes. He had to come around sometime.
I hurriedly jogged (actually more of a skip, but hey, one had a right to skip when they had been previously engaged!) into the Great Hall, and took my seat right next to Colin, as Dumbledore called Draco and Hermione up for their speech.
"What happened?" Colin asked. When I went to talk to Draco, I left Colin to fend for himself, getting into the mobbed Great Hall.
"Draco proposed!" I squealed excitedly, but making sure to keep my voice down. I raised my right hand and showed Colin the ring.
"Holy shit, he put up for that rock?" Colin asked.
"Yes, yes. Hush, I want to hear this," I said, motioning to the stand where Draco and Hermione both were. Colin looked slightly offended, but quickly covered it up.
"During our seven years here," Hermione started in a loud, yet gentle tone. "We have found friendship, bravery, adventure, excitement, knowledge, and most importantly, love." Harry turned slightly pink as Hermione said this last word.
"We have accomplished more things than most grown wizards could. I myself, battled the Dark Forest at the mere age of eleven." Hermione did her best to stifle a giggle. Draco glared at her.
"And I have battled creatures I never would've dreamed of, before I learned I was a witch," Hermione spoke. "But we have accomplished this as a team. : In our houses, and in inter-housed relationships. I'm sure the hottest topic of the school is the relationship between a certain Gryffindor and a certain Slytherin."
Draco turned red. "And, if there's anything I learned in Hogwarts, that I must carry with me for the rest of my life, it'd be that life throws you lemons sometimes. You just have to throw them back from where they came in the first place." There were slight chuckles from the audience. "But seriously, what I learned is that nothing is more important in life than friendship, knowledge, and love."
"We now present to you," Hermione started. "The Hogwarts class of 1998!"
There were cheers, chants, whistles and clapping. Dumbledore rose to the podium, and held up his hands for silence.
"Thank you. And now, for the awarding of the diplomas. Abbot, Hannah." Hannah joyfully flounced to the stage, accepting her diploma and gracefully curtsied.
"So?" Colin asked excitedly.
"So what?" I replied nonchalantly, though my insides were bursting with excitement.
"So how did he ask you? Did he come straight out of the blue, did he kneel down, did he even get the question out before you killed him with the answer?" I rolled my eyes. Like I'd ever do that!
"No, he kneeled down, and I started hugging him and kissing him because I was so ecstatic," I answered. "How are things with you and Isabelle?" I asked. Isabelle was a girl in our year, Ravenclaw. Colin had been dating her for the past two months.
"Ok, I guess," he answered, as Fawcett, Sarah was called to receive her diploma. "I think it's going downhill, but at least we'll have time to fix it before it gets worse."
"Yea," I responded detachedly. "I still can't believe we'll be married when I turn eighteen! That way, if my parents change their mind, I'll be legal."
Colin rolled his eyes. "Will this be all I'm hearing all summer: how happy you are that you're marrying Draco frickin' Malfoy?"
"Yes," I spoke proudly. "Deal with it!" Colin simply huffed and turned back to the ceremony, where Macmillan, Ernie had just received his diploma.
My attention snapped back to the front as the next name was read.
"Malfoy, Draco," McGonagall read. I was teetering on the edge of my seat as he walked proudly up to the podium.
McGonagall handed him his diploma, and he proudly stuffed his fists up in the air.
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Draco, Hermione, Harry, and I were walking down to the platform the next day. I could have sworn I heard him sniffle a bit.
"I can't believe we're leaving!" Hermione cried. Her eyes were all red and her cheeks were all splotchy. "I'm gonna miss this place so much!"
"Me too," Harry sighed, stuffing his hands in his pockets.
"Look at it this way, no more waking up at seven A.M. for breakfast. We can sleep as late as we want," Draco responded, with his arm around my shoulders.
"Whatever," Harry and Hermione both grumbled.
"You guys are lost fucking causes," Draco muttered with an overdramatic roll of his eyes.
We all boarded the train just in time, and found a lone compartment with only Ron and Luna. Luna looked rather breathless, and Ron looked like he couldn't believe the scene in front of him; like he hadn't seen me and Draco acting like a couple before.
"Glad you could join us, Mrs. Malfoy," Ron replied sarcastically.
"Ronald Bilius," Luna replied sternly over her copy of the Quibbler, which, thank God, was right side up. I didn't need Draco thinking I hung out with losers.
Ron mumbled something under his breath. It sounded rather like "Yeah, Yeah, smack me if you have to" then let a small smirk appear across his face.
Hermione's hand then came quickly upside his head and he looked rather offended. "There, you happy?" She asked sweetly. Ron mumbled something again that no one could hear.
We sat in silence for a few minutes. Me and Draco were cuddled up in a corner of the compartment, Ron and Luna were sitting across from each other and were engaged in conversation, and Harry and Hermione were talking very close on the same bench as Ron.
"Draco," I whispered so no one could hear. "Where are we going for dinner July fourth?"
"Well," he started, moving closer, so the right side of my forehead and the left of his were pressed together and our breaths mingled together. "It's this really nice restaurant." He intertwined our fingers. "I found it just outside of town. It's called McDonald's," he finished. I looked at him like he had five heads. Who did he think he was? "Just joking," he said, after seeing the look I was giving him.
"That was not funny!" I shrieked softly. I attracted attention from everyone in the cabin and my cheeks turned a light hue of pink.
"But really," he chortled. "It's called The Caruso Café. It's owned by a family that lives on Grimmauld Place." I nodded. "I heard it's a really sappy mushy gushy love place," he whispered.
"Sissy," I coughed.
"And damn proud of it," he retorted.
"Gay," I coughed.
"You go the wrong guy. You might wanna go talk to Creevey about that one." He took something out of his pocket and popped it into his mouth.
"That's mean. Colin's my best friend! He's the first guy that knew about our relationship!" I defended.
"Ok then," Draco responded, leaving the subject be.
A few hours later, the witch with the trolley came by, offering them goodies. Everyone chipped in and they bought as many as they could eat without spewing.
"I have always loved chocolate frogs," I said to Draco as we chowed down. "Maybe it's because it's the first wizard candy I ever had. Maybe it's the only candy I ever got from my family that was never cursed. Chocolate frogs are the only candies with curse-blockers, y'know?"
"No I didn't," he responded, taking a rather large chunk out of his chocolate frog.
"Hold on," I told him, as he was about to open a box of Bertie Bott's. "You've got a bit of chocolate on your lip." Draco reached up to wipe it off. "Allow me," I responded, raising a hand to stop him. I pressed my lips to his, and allowed my tongue to sneak out so I could wipe off the glob of chocolate.
"What was that?" He asked, as I pulled away abruptly. "I thought we were engaged? We should be snogging much heavier than that!"
I laughed. "That's one of the good things about us. We talk and we snog. It's a balanced operation!" I finished, as he huffed and crossed his arms over his chest.
I leaned forward and gave him another kiss, wrapping my arms around his neck and pulling him as close to myself as I could.
"Get a room!" I heard Harry jeer.
"Yea," everyone else in the compartment rang out. My lips left Draco's for a moment, as I twisted my neck around to meet Harry's gaze.
"If you don't like it, you can leave," I spoke, turning back around and igniting our snogging session once more. It was a few more minutes before I heard the compartment door open and everyone shuffle out.
"Good," Draco muttered.
"Very," I responded.
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We were ten minutes away from the station. Ten minutes away from our impending doom. Ten minutes away from my father screaming and shouting.
Whichever way you spun it, it ended horribly.
Draco and I were making the best of our last ten minutes together for a month (Draco had changed his plans. Instead of being gone for two weeks, he now planned on being gone for four).
And those last ten minutes consisted of nothing but snogging: heavy, heavy snogging.
Anyways, me and Draco were currently getting dressed into our muggle clothing. I was holding his hand in mine, afraid to let go. I felt as if I let go, I would never see him again (Ok, maybe he turned me into a sappy girly too!). We collected our things and were walking back to our compartment, to wait for the train to pull into Platform Nine and Three Quarters.
"I'm going to miss you," Draco said sadly.
"I'm going to miss you even more," I rallied.
"I'm going to miss you the most," he replied, a satisfied smirk on his face.
"Me too," I replied dreamily.
"Argh, don't go all Loony on me!" He exclaimed, laying a hand over his heart and pretending to stagger about.
"Platform Nine and Three Quarters, approaching!" A voice boomed through the train. Draco and I walked out of the compartment, our things in tow. He had his free arm around my waist, pulling me as close to himself as he could, without having each other on top of one another.
"Ginny! Ginny!" Hermione called, three books under her arm, and her trunk and Crookshanks' cage behind her. Harry pulled out of the mass of people behind her.
"Hey Herms!" I called over to her as we prepared to exit the train. "Where have you been? I didn't see you nearly half the ride home!"
"I was preoccupied!" She answered quickly, as her cheeks turned pink. Harry handed her a piece of parchment, which she disposed of in her pocket.
"Where's my hardhead brother?" I asked. Hermione pointed to a couple of people ahead of us, which ended up being Luna and Ron, walking together and talking animatedly. "Oh," was all I replied.
My mom was ecstatic to see me. She wrapped me in a grand hug, as she miniaturized all of our stuff. She said she would be able to fit it in the car, for the ride to Grimmauld Place.
"C'mon you lot," my dad called, starting to walk away. I turned back to Draco, and flung my arms around him.
"I'll see you in a month, ok?" I asked him, just to make sure for the seventieth time that I had gotten it right.
"Correct," he answered. I covered his lips with my own.
"I love you," I stated, pulling away and looking into his clouded silver-gray orbs.
"I love you too," he answered. I walked away, all the time looking back.
Bad cliffy, I know. I will update as soon as I can. I know it stinks like poopie, so lay off the case, will ya?
Just kidding, I love all of you!
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