who: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Luna Lovegood. what: The carriage ride. when: Evening, 25 September, 2005 where: En route to Malfoy Farms. rating: PG-ish, probably. status: In progress.
Ron had been very nervous while getting ready. He'd followed Parvati's advice and gotten Hermione a bouquet, though he had opted out of having a tie to match her dress; it had seemed like too much and Ron didn't really fancy looking like a ponce with a purple tie, ta. He felt silly enough just thinking about wearing a mask for an entire evening, but at least he wouldn't be alone in that one. Really, though, the idea of a mask doing anything to conceal his identity was almost laughable: his bright red hair and his height were far too recognizible.
Seeing Hermione had mostly calmed his nerves, though. They were, at least, to the point of being a low hum instead of suppressed panic. As long as they didn't argue everything would be fine, surely.