Chapter One – Dinner Arrangements

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"Ron, if you don't get up now, you'll be late!" Hermione yelled from the bottom of the stairs up to the bedroom she shared with her husband, Ron Weasley.

Hermione G-Weasley was a busy twenty three year old woman with more than just a husband to take care of. Even though they had no kids, running her own business from home wasn't the easiest thing to do.

Ten minutes later, she found herself yelling again.

"RONALD ARTHUR WEASLEY, DON'T MAKE ME COME UP THERE!"

Hermione smiled to herself as she turned around to go back to the kitchen to check on the bacon and eggs.

About fifteen minutes later, she heard the familiar thumping of her husband coming down the stairs in a hurry.

"Good morning, honey." Hermione smiled as a tired-looking Ron came into the kitchen.

"What's for breakfast?" Ron asked as he walked over to the coffee machine.

"No 'Good morning, 'Mione. How are you?' or 'You look gorgeous this morning'…?" Hermione tried to contain her smile and be serious, but she couldn't and she began to giggle.

She felt Ron come up behind her and place his hands on her hips and his head on her shoulder.

"Sorry, babe." He kissed her cheek quickly and went to the table to sit down.

            A good five minutes later, Hermione placed a plate full of hot eggs and bacon down in front of her starving husband.

            Hermione sat down next to Ron to eat her breakfast when they heard the familiar 'You've got video-mail' coming from the computer in the next room.

            "Wonder who that could be from." Hermione got up to go retrieve it.

            Hermione sat down in front of the flat-screened 22" black monitor placed on a huge oak desk that was cluttered with paperwork. She clicked the 'retrieve videos here' button and the image of Ginny Weasley appeared on the screen.

            "Hello, Hermione and Ron! Harry and I were wondering if you'd like to come to dinner tonight around 6:30 at our place? We'd love to have you. Reply when you get this. Can't wait to see you guys again!"

            With that Ginny's image disappeared from the screen.

            Hermione walked back into the kitchen to see her husband cleaning his plate.

"Ron, I'll do that. Don't get your work clothes dirty." Hermione took the plate from him and put it in the dishwasher. Ron just rolled his eyes at his wife and began to tie his silk tie.

"I better get going. I'll see you tonight, angel."

Ron placed a sweet kiss on his wife's cheek and headed for the door. Hermione followed him to the front door, not satisfied with the single kiss on her cheek.

Ron grabbed his black briefcase and his long, black winter coat from the rack by the front door. He didn't notice his wife was standing behind him until he began to open the front door. He noticed she was giving him one of her sad puppy dog faces that always made him melt.

"Honey, what's wrong?" Ron tried to give her an innocent smile.

"A kiss on the cheek? That's it?" Hermione did another sad puppy dog face at her tall, red-haired husband. "Is the thrill gone, Ron?"

She didn't have one of her puppy faces on now. She looked sad and serious.

"'Mione, of course it's not! I love you even more now than I did the day I married you. How can you say that?"

"I don't know. I just thought…" Hermione started to explain why'd she'd say that when Ron's lips descended upon hers.

The kiss was only a few seconds long, but just what Hermione needed.

"Now do you think the same thing?" Ron asked, looking down at his wife. 'Wow she looks gorgeous today…' He thought to himself.

"Well, no…" Hermione couldn't help but let a smile spread across her lips.

"Good. Now I must be going. I'll see you tonight, honey." He gave her a quick peck on the nose and turned around to head for his dark red SUV.

"Oh, by the way, Harry and Ginny invited us to dinner tonight."

"So those two have finally decided to come into contact with the world after a month since their wedding?" Ron put his briefcase in the passenger seat of his car and turned around to his wife, who was still standing at the front door.

Hermione shrugged and gave her husband another broad smile.

"Have a great day at work, honey." Hermione said just before she re-entered her large two story house.

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"What to wear… what to wear…" Hermione said aloud as she went through all the clothes in her huge walk in closet. She had spent the last hour searching for what to wear to Ginny and Harry's house. It was the first time that Hermione would be seeing her two best friends since their wedding. It might have only been a month ago, but with no contact with either of them, in Hermione's mind it had been too long.

She began thinking back to the times when they had all been back at Hogwarts. No taxes, jobs, or anything else in the world to worry about. Of course, the one thing they did have to worry about was Lord Voldemort until he was finally destroyed at the end of their 6th year.

She was getting lost in thought when she heard the doorbell rang.

'Who could that be…' Hermione thought to herself as she began to descend the front staircase.

Hermione stood on her tip toes to peer out of the peep hole in the door.

Hermione gasped.

She threw open the door to find her best friend standing there. Her long, wavy red hair contrasting with the emerald green jacket and scarf set she was wearing with her black turtle neck hugging her chest snuggly accompanied by oh-so-tight jeans.

"GINNY!" Hermione hugged her friend quickly. "Come in! Come in!"

After she'd taken Ginny's jacket, they were sitting in the living room.

"It's so great to see you. I got your video-mail this morning… What are you doing here? How's Harry? How was the honeymoon? Have you seen your parents yet? Ron will be so excited to know you're here! Oh, I guess I'm rambling… sorry." Hermione blushed.

"I've missed you, 'Mione! The honeymoon was great… we went all over Europe and different places. I feel so bad not talking to anyone for a month, though. I can't imagine how it must have felt for me not to reply to your letters and such, but I was just caught up in being a newly wed… you know how that goes." Ginny smiled as her cheeks turned the same color as her hair.

"Yeah, I understand completely. How is Harry?" Hermione asked looking at Ginny with an evil grin on her face.

"He's just fine… He wanted to come, too, but…"

"No, I mean, how IS Harry?" Hermione still had that evil grin plastered upon her face.

Ginny looked confused and then she understood what Hermione was really asking her.

"Oh… he's got a huge… talent." Ginny replied with a giggle which contagiously spread to Hermione.

It took ten minutes for the women to recover from their laughter and finally Ginny spoke.

"I came because you hadn't replied to our video-mail yet, and knowing you and how you're always on the computer I thought you would have responded by now, so I just decided to apparate over here."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Gin. We totally forgot. I was so busy this morning with work and everything…"

"It's okay. So you are coming, right?"

"Of course we are! Ron wouldn't pass up the chance to see his best friend and sister. 6:30 right?"

"Right," Ginny continued, "I was going to invite mum and dad, but I decided it'd be better to wait because I'm sure they're a little upset that we disappeared for a month…"

"Yeah, they're just a little ticked. So, what are you wearing tonight?" Hermione was glad she had someone to consult with about what she would wear.

"I was thinking maybe a cute Christmas sweater and some blue jeans… nothing dressy."

"I was having the worst time figuring out if I was going to be too overdressed or underdressed or what not, and then you rang the doorbell. I guess I'll wear a blue jean skirt with my red turtle neck. That's dressy, yet casual. Anyway, now you have to tell me about the honeymoon!"

            About an hour later, Ginny had given Hermione every detail that she could recall from their honeymoon.

            "Gin, I envy you. Ron and I's honeymoon was only like a week long because we both had to get back to work…" Hermione sighed thinking about her and Ron's honeymoon to Paris.

            "You know, Hermione. I was just thinking… Wouldn't it be funny to make a potion for ourselves that would make us what Ron and Harry's dream woman looked like? Just to poke fun of them because I'm sure Harry's dream woman is 5'6" with platinum blonde hair, soft blue eyes, and a perfect figure."

            Hermione laughed.

            "I can only imagine what Ron's is. A tall brunette with long legs and hazel eyes…" Hermione continued laughing. "You know, now that I think about it, Gin. There IS a potion that could turn us into what they want to see us as…"

            Hermione cast a suspicious look at Ginny who smiled.

            "What will we need?"

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