When I look at you, I feel it. I look at you, and I'm home -- Spring 2000

I looked at my new fiance and I grinned.  "I cannot wait until Parvati and Liam to get here -- I think that she will be so happy about the engagement," I said.  I had wanted to tell my best mate in person.  I was sure that things would go wonderfully with our little dinner party.  Fletch had a bemused smile on his face as he made some homemade alfredo sauce for our pasta.  "What?" I questioned, pouring us some more wine.

I smiled at Lavender and chuckled.  "You are adorable," I said to her simply, offering her a little bit of a taste of the sauce on a spoon.  "I know how excited you are about everything.  I am, too, but you are... bubbling with it."

I tasted the alfredo and nodded at him.  "It's excellent," I informed my fiance.  I rolled my eyes at him.  "Of course I'm excited!  It's not like you didn't torture me for nearly six months before you finally asked me."

I looked at Liam, who had been ready about fifteen minutes ago, and said, "Alright, I'm finally ready."  I just had not seen Lav in a little while it seemed and it always took me a bit to get around anyways.  I laughed at Liam rolling his eyes at me.  "Shut it," I said to him playfully.  I grabbed his hand and we Apparated to the designated area before we would walk to the flat in which Lav and Fletch lived.  We walked the rest of the way there and I knocked on the door.

I rolled my eyes at Parvati when she was finally ready.  "About time," I teased before we left.  The door opened up and Fletcher was there and I smiled at him as he let the two of us in.  Fletcher and I had gotten to be decent mates because of Parv and Lav were best mates.  "Hello," I said to them.

I set the spoon on a saucer and went to the door when I heard the knock.  "Ah, come on in," I said to the two of them, shaking Liam's hand and giving Parvati a hug.

I smiled and gave Fletch a quick hug before going over to Lavender. "Hey," I said, giving her a big hug. "It smells great in here." I looked over to see what she was making.

"Thanks," I said, pausing my cooking to pour her a glass of wine. "How are things going?" I asked quietly, looking over at Liam.

I looked at Fletcher. "I guess we're going to have to become decent mates with these two, hm?" I said, chuckling as I took the drink he offered me. It was a requirement I believed with Parvati and Lavender being best mates.