Fluffy marriage Proposal
This is stupid amounts of fluffy, even for me. Hope you like it
Something was wrong.
Very wrong.
Hermione shifted in her seat, and the beading detail on her dress clicked together. Her plunging necklace, custom made, hideously expensive dress, insisted on and paid for by her boyfriend. The wizard had hardly spared a word for it the whole night. Not even a snarky comment on her straightened hair done up in a high bun.
Instead, he had whisked them through the Floo, mumbling something about being late with hardly a second glance her way. When they were seated, he gave the menu a cursory glance and ordered for them, despite her stuttered protests.
"What is the matter with you? You know I hate that. "
"Is that not what you want? Do you want to change it ?" He took a sip of water, waiting for her answer.
"Most likely, but I would have liked the chance to look. And you didn't even look at the wine list- "
" I knew they would have it, I sent it ahead. Tell me about work." He waved away her concern with a flippant gesture.
Trying to avoid a public argument and salvage her date, Hermione complied. She had what she thought was a delightful story about a particularly rowdy liberated group of house-elves. Still, just as she began talking, his eyes glazed over, and his body tightened, so the only response was the occasional nod and "that's crazy."
Then she'd run out of things to say, and he made no attempts to keep the conversation going. They ate quickly, including dessert, and now in Hermione's brilliant mind, the very reason renowned for its unassailable logic skills had reached one conclusion.
Draco was bored with her. Even dolled up in a ridiculous dress, hair and makeup done, her average looks no longer held his gaze. Her work at the nonprofit for creatures and beings had lost his fascination as well.
She sniffed as a curl made its way lose, and she tucked it behind her ear. There was nothing to be done for it; perhaps this had always been inevitable. Not that she was going to cry, but until tonight she thought this was it, and he was the one she'd spend the rest of her life with.
"Done? Great." Draco dropped a sack of galleons on the table, took her hand, and ushered her back to her place.
Well, the best place to break it off, I suppose. A tear escaped from the corner of her eye, and she swiped it away before he could see. She would not cry in front of him about it.
They stepped through the Floo together, and she grabbed his arm to keep him from venturing too far past the hearth.
"I've had a wonderful time…"
He rolled his eyes. "That's a lie. That dinner was shit. "
Anger bubbled up. "That's not my fault. I wish you would have said something sooner, but I guess you've checked out of this relationship already."
"What?"
"I know my life isn't as glamorous as some pampered pureblood heiress, but I think the work I do is important -"
"It is. What are you on about?"
"AND I thought I looked quite lovely, and this dress was your idea anyway, but you didn't even say anything- " her voice was rising in pitch as tears threatened to break loose again, which just made her angry.
"I didn't...did I… Oh, fuck me. " Draco ran his fingers through his hair, smoothing it back from his forehead. " I fucked this up, Granger-"
"Well, if you just communicated the issue more clearly, we could work on it together like we've done with all our problems thus far. What are you doing?!"
While she was babbling, he'd fished around in his jacket pocket for something and pulled out a small square box.
"I was nervous the whole night, Granger, because all I could think about was bringing you back here and asking you a very important question…"
"What…"
Draco eased himself gracefully to one knee.
"I don't understand….
"Hermione, would you do me the honor…"
"What are you about to ask me?"
Draco stopped and scowled at something. "I thought muggle families proposed this way too...what am I missing?"
Hermione swiped away at more tears. "Okay...okay...ask me- "
"Hermione, will you-"
The witch let out a squeal and a nod and promptly bowled over her new fiancee