Consider this me shouting from the rooftop ...

[mc_mike]

In case you couldn't ruddy hear my smile across the far recesses of the good ol' UK, let me catch you up:

Yesterday morning, as I'd the bloody incredible fortune of waking up next to my gorgeous girlfriend and I was thinking how sodding brilliant it'd be to wake up next to her all ruddy the time, a ring found it's way into my possession. Being a sharp wizard, I seized the opportunity and took the risk to make the brilliance permanent. Jammy bastard I am, Padma agreed.


What? Couldn't hear it? You're needing me to say it again? No, don't ruddy mind if I do.

Padma and I are engaged.


Well wishes, bottles of champagne, good-natured heckling, and other gifts and goodies offering congratulations are more than appreciated and expected from those who know who they are.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/mike_corner_/]

No? I was dead cert they did. Cheers, Ginny.

Congratulations on the win! I'll be sure to collect my winnings, yeah. I'd a fair chunck of change on you and Cho - would've been a bad call on my part to make a wager against the ex-girlfriends, yeah? So this mean you've impressed the suits to keep you on full time?

[ms-pansy.livejournal.com]

It's about time, really. I hope the ring is perfectly lovely.

That sounds about right, except for the last one. Besides, I'm positive she despises you as much as me now.

[http://users.livejournal.com/mike_corner_/]

Cheers, Li.

Re: Private IO to Kevin

[su-lynn-li.livejournal.com]

Yes, you and me.

Everything's changed. We've already talked about this before. For instance, ten years ago, we probably wouldn't have thought twice about sharing a room - and maybe even a bed - while we watched tv before going to bed when we had sleepovers. Tell me that that wouldn't be a bit weird now.

Barely a year ago, no one was thinking of marriage - at least not aloud. Now, it seems as if everyone is planning to get married, or looking for something serious.

You have Bulstrode. Dating or not, I suspect that you've given it more thought than I have about much of anything lately.

[http://users.livejournal.com/mike_corner_/]

Save it for the stag night.

[http://users.livejournal.com/mike_corner_/]

Cheers, Whistler. Reckon you can find something a mite more fitting for her?

[http://users.livejournal.com/smith_zach_/]

The noose right before the ball and chain. How poetic.

[http://users.livejournal.com/mike_corner_/]

Best one I could find, Padma.

[http://users.livejournal.com/mike_corner_/]

Cheers, Brocklehurst. Not happy much, yeah?

[k-ev-in.livejournal.com]

Maybe. I'll give it a bit of extra thought seeing as she's so gracious and gorgeous.

Does she know about your feet issues?

[http://users.livejournal.com/mike_corner_/]

Reckon I'll take that. Cheers, Greengrass.

[http://users.livejournal.com/mike_corner_/]

Yeah? Out with it then.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_patil_padma/]

Hi there.

[http://users.livejournal.com/mike_corner_/]

Coincidence, that. Wouldn't happen to be mine, would you?

I love you too, Padma.

[http://users.livejournal.com/mike_corner_/]

You going to tell me about this fiancé of yours or'm I going to use a Tracking Spell to hunt him down so I can set him straight on a few things?

IO to Michael ONLY

[http://users.livejournal.com/_morag/]

I spoke to Kevin - he's agreed to pretend to be my boyfriend as far as Mum's concerned. I firecalled her tonight and told her. She was a bit surprised, but she seems all right with it - she knows Kevin, after all, and the fact that I'd stayed at his flat recently seemed to sway her.

I wouldn't be surprised if she says something to you about this, so be prepared to back it up - and for Morgana's sake, try to act as though you do like your former roommate for once, all right? Mum still thinks the world of you, and likely she'll expect to need to sop up your tears tomorrow or something equally horrifying. If you say something negative about Kevin, she may take it as you being jealous and none of us want to give her any ammunition, do we?

And please - don't tell anyone about this, Michael. It's only the three of us and my wonderfully annoying mother who know.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_patil_padma/]

What sort of things? Though I hardly believe you need bother. I wouldn't be engaged to anyone who did not treat me with the utmost of respect and kindness.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_patil_padma/]

Perhaps you can tell me, once I show you the lovely ring on my finger. The man who gave me this ring is the one whom I intend to marry.

IO to MacDougal ONLY

[http://users.livejournal.com/mike_corner_/]

Relax, MacDougal. I've no burning desire to practise polygamy so I'll be holding my tongue well and good.

You talked Whistler into it, did you? He's agreed to a couple years of this, yeah?

IO to Michael ONLY

[http://users.livejournal.com/_morag/]

I knew you were intelligent - when you allow yourself to show it, anyway.

Years? Not ruddy likely! I'm hoping we can put an end to it within a few months at the very most.

IO to MacDougal ONLY

[http://users.livejournal.com/mike_corner_/]

Ha ha.

I know Padma and I're engaged, but we're not getting married in a few months and I've no plans to quit tutouring Douglas and Minna. What's going to happen to ol' Mr Quidditch if you're involved in a fake relationship with your mate?

IO to Michael ONLY

[http://users.livejournal.com/_morag/]

That's just the point. We'll let Mum get used to you being engaged - it's too bad they don't cry bans like they used to, I reckon that'd settle her! - and let her think Kevin and I've gotten serious. Then once she's seen that you and Padma are a cert, Kevin and I can 'break it off' as far as she's concerned, and if Oliver and I are still dating, I can tell her that I'm seeing him a bit after that. I'm hardly going to tell Oliver about this rubbish, though!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_missgranger/]

Congratulations, Michael and Padma.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_dean_thomas/]

Congratulations, you two.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_anthony_g/]

You're right, and I believe in us too.