Draco was starting to get anxious. He knew that Mister Parkinson was watching them, and he worried about Ophelia's safety. However, he also had started to get worried about whether Ophelia would say yes to his proposal. He knew that she loved him, and he loved her, but he didn't know if she would say yes. They've been dating for about six months, and hew didn't want to think that he was rushing things by doing this. He didn't want to scare off his beloved by proposing too early.

His mother knew that they were destined to be together and that if he doesn't propose right now it's fine. However, he will have to do it at some point. The flower bud on their family tree has blossomed, and Ophelia's name and face sit on a branch next to Draco's. Her true name, however, is displayed on the tree. The last name Riddle. Narcissa wasn't going to tell her that just yet. She didn't want to upset her soon-to-be daughter in law. Ophelia had suffered a great deal because of her father, and she didn't want to go through any more of it.

Ophelia felt happy for once in the past few months. She didn't have her father gazing over her shoulder, and she wasn't surrounded by death eaters. The Auror's were doing their job by protecting the children, but they knew that Mister Parkinson was watching. They could feel his presence, but they could never find him. At some point, he started to send threatening letters. Essentially telling the children that he was going to kill them. He was thinking about doing it in Ophelia's big day but Ophelia had no idea of Draco's proposal, so she was always confused. She thought it was going to happen on her eighteenth birthday, which was going to be in seven months. So, in her eyes, they had seven months to catch Mister Parkinson and send him to Azkaban.

In reality, it was much sooner than that.

Draco, Hermione, and Ginny went to a luxurious jewelry store in London. There was a store that was charmed to differentiate between muggles and the wizarding world community. So, when a muggle enters the store, they are taken to a different part of the store, and the witches and wizards are taken to the magical part of the store. The muggles and wizards, however, never cross paths.

"Are you sure about this place?" Hermione asked Draco and he nodded but was nervous himself.

"Yes, my mother stopped by here a few days ago and told me that the wizard store was still here. As soon as we walk in, we will be taken to the wizarding side of the store." The trio then entered the store and they were taken to the wizard side of the store. They could tell because people had wands out and some cases had charms on them that were around the jewelry.

"Welcome! What can I help you three find today?" Draco rubbed the back of his neck and chuckled nervously.

"I'm looking for an engagement ring for my girlfriend. Our shared friends came to help me find one." The man smiled at the trio and beckoned them to follow him.

"Come, come! You will want to see this part of the store." The jeweler led the trio to five glass cases. There were many different kinds of rings. There were gold rings, silver rings, rings shaped like animals, animals holding the gems, and different kinds of gems.

"So, let's start with the color. What do you think she'd fancy?" The jeweler asked and Draco thought about it for a moment.

"Well, she likes her house colors, so go for something silver?" Hermione asked Draco and he smiled and nodded.

"I knew it was a good idea to bring you two. We'll go with silver." The jeweler nodded.

"Alright, and you mentioned her house, I'm assuming she is a Slytherin?"

"Yes, we both are," The jeweler nodded and waved his hand. A variety of silver bands with green gems appeared.

"I think she'd like one of these. I'll give you all a chance to look at them, and I'll come back in a few minutes." The trio thanked the man and he left to go help more customers. Draco was eyeing every single ring, trying to determine which ring would be the best for Ophelia. He wanted the ring to be perfect, as well as the night he proposes.

"Well, what about this one? It's not too big, and it's not too simple or too extravagant." The ring Ginny held up had two diamonds on either side of an Emerald Gem, which sat in the middle of the band. Draco inspected it and didn't know what to think about the ring. He thought it was nice, but not what he had in mind for Ophelia. He had a gut feeling that this wasn't the perfect ring.

"No, I don't think this is the right one for her. I just have a gut feeling that there's a better ring here. But it is a nice ring, Ginny." Draco smiled and Ginny shrugged her shoulders and put the ring back.

"Well, there is this one?" Hermione held up another ring that had an Emerald gem in the middle of the gem, however, on either side of the gem, there were diamonds embedded into the ring. It was also nice, but Draco knew this wasn't the one either.

"No, it's not this one either. It's nice, but not what my gut agree's with." Draco was starting to lose hope just after two rings, and the girls could tell.

"Draco, we will find the perfect ring for Ophelia. If you'd like, we can get Harry or Blaise here also to help us out?" Ginny suggested and Draco thought for a moment.

"Alright. Yeah, that could be good. But, I need to talk to a certain elf to keep Ophelia busy while we're out. She'll get suspicious of something if she notices that we are all out somewhere without her." Hermione nodded.

"Alright, we'll keep looking here. We'll let Blaise and Harry in what we're doing when they get here." Draco nodded and apparated away. He went to the Zabini manor first. He found Blaise talking to Zinzsy, and quickly made his way over to them.

"Blaise, Zinzsy, I need to talk to you two," Draco hesitated when he saw Ophelia smile and start making her way towards the three. Draco panicked and quickly ran to Blaise.

"Look, I need your help with the ring. I need you, Zinzsy," He pointed at Zinzsy quickly.

"To distract Ophelia. Please," Draco begged and Zinzsy smiled.

"My pleasure, mister Draco," Zinzsy smiled and ran over to Ophelia and started talking to her. Ophelia glanced at Draco and he gave her a loving smile as he apparated away with her brother. Ophelia was curious as to what was going on, but she just assumed he wanted to spend more time with his best friend. Then again, she thought Draco would have mentioned something to her about it, instead of hiding something from her. Ophelia quickly threw those thoughts aside as she hung outwith Zinzsy.

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Draco and Blaise then apparated to the burrow, as Harry was staying there. Draco knocked a couple of times and after a minute or so, Molly answered the door.

"Draco, Blaise, come on in. What can I do for you two?" Molly was happy to see the boys again. She had already accepted them to be part of her family.

"We were looking for Harry, and possibly Ron if he's here. I need their help with something." Draco rubbed the back of his neck and Molly already knew what he needed help with. She had heard Hermione and Ginny talking about how Draco wants to buy Ophelia a ring.

"They're in Ronald's room, dears. Just go up the stairs, you won't be able to miss it."

"Thank you, Molly." Blaise and Draco thanked her as they made their way up the stairs. But there were so many floors and rooms that they had no idea which one was his. Draco sighed as he called out to them.

"Harry? Ron?" A door opened a few feet away from them and it was Harry.

"Oh, there you guys are." Harry let the two in and found the boys in the middle of a game of wizards chess. Draco explained to the two of them why they were there and they both obliged to help Draco find the perfect ring for Ophelia.

The four men apparated to an alley outside the store and walked across the street into the store. They quickly found Hermione and Ginny and saw that they had a variety of rings picked out so Draco could take a look. One was a plain silver band with a single emerald in the middle.

"That one is too plain," He rubbed the back of his neck and Hermione sighed and shook her head while letting out an airy chuckle. She knew this would take a long time. Ginny held up another ring. The band started out as a circle, but then the two sides curved and met in the middle, kind of looking like the letter 'M'. On the top side of that ring, there was an emerald gem, surrounded by ten smaller emeralds on either side. Draco thought about it before he smiled.

"Keep that one in mind," Ginny grew a wide smile and muttered 'yes'. Ginny was proud of herself for finding that ring. Hermione then held up another ring that had an emerald gem in the middle, and smaller ones on the sides of the ring, as well as the holder of the main emerald. Draco would have gone with that one, however, if it wasn't for the black skulls on either side of the main emerald. Draco grimaced and shook his head quickly.

"Too death eatery," Hermione took another glance at it and her eyes went wide as she quickly put the ring back.

"Sorry!" Hermione let out a nervous laugh and Draco gave her a sympathetic smile, showing he wasn't upset. The six of them continued to look for another hour and a half before Draco groaned in annoyance.

"I haven't found the perfect rind for Ophelia yet. I'm starting to lose hope," Draco frowned as he sat down in a chair. The jeweler had been thinking of a certain ring to give him, but he had been reluctant to do so.

"Draco, I promise you, we will find the perfect ring. What about that ring Ginny found that you thought was okay?" Ron mentioned and Harry piped in.

"Yeah, I think she'd like that one," Ginny sighed and shook her head.

"There is a difference between liking something, and loving something, love." Ginny smiled and leaned into her boyfriend. Draco groaned and Blaise sighed.

"Look, mate, I'm sure you will find the perfect ring for my sister. But I can tell you now, whatever you end up getting her she will love. It could be made out of twigs with a flower on top and she would still love it, because it came from you, mate." Blaise patted Draco's back and Draco sighed. He knew Blaise was right, but he still had a gut feeling that there was something here that would be the best possible ring for Ophelia.

"I know, but I still have this gut feeling that there is something here that Ophelia would love. I mean, really love. I just can't find it." Draco gripped his hair in frustration and the Jeweler's head perked when he heard Draco say what he did.

"Did you just say that you had a gut feeling?" Draco sighed and nodded. The jeweler thought for a moment. 'It can't be,' the jeweler thought to himself.

"Wait there a moment, I have a ring in mind." The jeweler's tone was very serious and he left the room for five minutes. When he came back, he had a black velvet box in his hand. The group went up to the counter and watched as the jeweler let out a breath before he started to speak.

"The reason that this store has a wizard side, is because every ring is charmed. And when people are in true love, a ring in this building calls out to them. A gut feeling, if you will," The jeweler paused to clear his throat, and Draco turned beat red. Everyone knew he and Ophelia were in love, but they never knew it was true love.

"I had a ring in mind since the moment you mentioned what you were looking for, but I wanted to see if you had the gut feeling or not before I gave it to you. Some people say they have one when they really don't, and it ruins someone's chances of finding the perfect ring. I myself have a gut feeling that this is the ring for you." The jeweler turned the box around for Draco to open. Draco let out a nervous breath, but the moment he touched the box, he burst out the biggest smile he has ever made. The jeweler smiled and spoke.

"And I was right," Draco looked up to him quickly before he opened the box. Everything stopped for Draco. It was the most perfect ring he had ever seen. It had an emerald gem in the middle of the ring, and a silver snake was guarding the ring. The entire body of the snake had diamonds embedded into it, and its eyes were emerald. It was perfect in every way.

"I'll take it," His answer was immediate. His friends seemed shocked as he paid the jeweler the proper amount.

"Draco, are you sure?" Harry stopped him and Draco couldn't stop smiling.

"I have never been so sure of anything in my entire life, Harry."

"The ring calls out to him. When the rest of you are ready to buy rings, a ring in here will call out to you. As soon as you touch the box and see the ring, you will know that it's the one for you." The jeweler smiled at the group and they all said their goodbyes. As they all left the store, Draco let out a short and happy sigh and turned to his friends.

"Well, now what?" Draco asked and Hermione chimed in.

"Well, now we need to set up the perfect date for you two so you can propose." Draco paled for a moment as he felt nervous fear set into him. What if she says no? What if she breaks up with him?

"No, don't fucking do it mate, do not start thinking she's going to say no," Blaise warned him and Harry sighed.

"Draco, mate, she's going to say yes. She is head over heels for you, man. She will say yes." Harry patted his back and Draco sighed as he rubbed the back of his neck. Draco nodded and the group of friends decided that they would meet up again in a few days to start planning for the date where Draco will propose. With that, the group dispersed and Draco went back to his manor to have his mother hide the ring.

"So, did you find the perfect ring?" After his mother asked he immediately showed it to her. Narcissa became breathless as she saw the ring.

"Merlin's beard, Draco this is perfect. She will love this. This one called to you, didn't it?"

"Yes, mother. It did. I had a gut feeling the moment I walked in there." Narcissa's eyes watered as he told her about the experience. She was proud that Draco would be marrying his true love.

"I'm so happy for you darling. I'll hide the ring somewhere safe. In the meantime, you go back to her, Draco. I'm sure she will want to see you again since you were gone for several hours." Draco nodded and said goodbye to his mother. He apparated back to the Zabini manor and called out to Ophelia.

"Ophelia? Love, where are you?" Draco walked into the parlor and smiled at the sight. Ophelia was sitting in the window reading a book. She looked up and grew excited to see her love. He had been gone for far too long and had missed him dearly.

"Draco!" Ophelia put her book down and ran up to him. He picked her up and twirled her around before he set her back down on the ground. Ophelia hugged him tightly and sighed.

"I missed you," Draco smiled and kissed the side of her head.

"I missed you too, love." After that, the couple at dinner and ended up laying in her bed for hours. They held one another as shared light touches.

"I love you, Draco,"

"I love you too, Ophelia," Ophelia drew circles on Draco's chest before they both fell asleep.