Promises

~Prologue~

"You look so beautiful tonight," Harry said to her, looking into her eyes. This was the night he had been planning for several days. He had planned it out to the very second. He had every line he was going to say memorized so he didn't mess it up like he had a habit of doing. She blushed at the sound of those words, and Harry reached across the table to grab her hand. "I love you, Ginny Weasley," he told her, lifting her hand and kissing it gently.

"I love you too," she returned, sipping a little of her wine and placing the glass off to the side of the table. Harry got up from his seat, and walked over next to her. He kneeled down and reached inside his jacket pocket to pull out something.

"Ginny Weasley, I love you. I have always loved you, and I will always love you," he told her in the sincerest of fashions. Her face turned a deep crimson color, and Harry continued as planned. "We have been going out for quite some time now, and I know we will continue to love each other forever. Ginny Weasley, my love, will you marry me?" he asked the question he had feared to ask for so long. There was a long silence between the couple. Many people were chatting around them, and many eyes were upon Ginny awaiting her answer. Harry was beginning to get worried by the silence.

"Yes!" she exclaimed finally, grabbing him around the neck. Harry withdrew the diamond ring from the black velvet box, and placed it upon her hand, kissing her on her lips.

"I love you," he told her, picking her up off her feet.

"I love you too," she replied, returning the kiss. Days passed from that night, and Harry's anticipation of the ceremony grew, though ever since that long silence, he had a pit in his stomach. He was still wondering if she really meant it when she said 'yes'. He had a small feeling within his heart that said maybe it wasn't such a good idea. Was he really ready to give his heart and soul to one woman for the rest of his entire life?

The time had come for them to break the news to Harry's best friend Ron whom at first didn't even approve of them dating. Now they had to get his blessings for their marriage. They had invited him over for dinner one evening. "Ron, there's something we need to tell you," Harry said to his best friend and soon-to-be brother-in-law. Ron remembered at that moment the last time Harry had said that to him. That was the time Harry broke the news of him and Ginny dating.

"Yes Harry, what is it?" Ron inquired.

"Well Ron, Harry and I have decided to get married," Ginny told her brother, not sure of how he would take the news.

"You did what?!" Ron shouted, spitting his water all over the table.

"Ron, please, don't get angry. We love each other. You should be happy that Harry's the one I'm marrying. You know he won't let anything happen to me! You should trust him!" Ginny tried to persuade her brother.

"You know what Ginny, I'm happy for you and Harry. I really am," Ron admitted, grabbing his sister and best friend and pulling them into a hug. Now that they had told everyone that they were getting married and everyone approved, all they Harry needed to get was some reassurance from himself.