Two Worlds Collide | By : Lumos_Always Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Hermione/Viktor Views: 8123 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1 |
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Hermione P.O.V.
It has only been a few hours, but I already miss Viktor. This train ride is far too long for its own good and how come I never noticed it being this long before? With a huff, I turn towards the window and watch the Scottish country side fly by me.
Ginny shakes my shoulder, telling me that we will be arriving in London soon. Groaning, I stretch my arms above my head hearing the satisfying pop of back. Knowing that I must have fallen asleep, I quickly start to gather my things and head to the loo so I can changed into my muggle clothes before I get off the train. Once back, I shove everything into my trunk and chat with Ginny until we pull in to the station.
“Sooooo,” Ginny starts, “are you going to see your Bulgarian this winter break? I saw him say something to you before breakfast.”
“I hope so, he gave me this.” raising up my arm so she can see the sliver bracelet around my wrist “it’s a word activated portkey. I’ll ask my parents to see if I can stay over with his family for a week or two and when I get the answer I will write to Viktor. He said he will be sending Rex in a few days so I can give him a reply.”
“I hope you can go. I know you two haven’t been together long, but I have never seen you this happy. You are taking care of yourself, you don’t hole up in the library any more, and you talk girl with me! I have been waiting years for you to talk with me about things other than books.” Ginny says has she give me a look.
The two of us burst out laughing and continue this line of topics until we get in the station. Quickly saying good bye to the Weasley’s and Harry, I walk through the barrier with my cart and head to where my parents usually pick me up.
“There’s my baby! Look how much you’ve grown!” My mother says while smothering me in a large hug.
“Jean let the girl go.” My father says before pulling me into a hug, “Hi bunny, how are you doing?”
“Hi dad, and stop with the bunny! I will be sixteen soon.”
With a huff, my dad lets go and drags my trunk to the car and my mom helps me put Crookshanks in the back seat. Sliding into the backseat I think about how much my family has given up for me. As much as my parents are okay with me being a witch, there is somethings that they don’t like. Once of them being that I aged about a year from using the time turn last year. Instead of me turning fifteen this September, I will be turning sixteen which means that I will be a year ahead of everyone.
Honestly, I am already doing sixth year work. All the professors have seen me in class and have been giving me harder and harder materials to read and homework to do. I took my O.W.L.’s already and should get the results sometime during this break. Part of me feels bad, because only I and the professors know far I am in my studies. Professor McGonagall thinks that I will complete my schooling by the end of this year. If I do, then I will be fifteen, almost sixteen, and out of Hogwarts. What would I do? I don’t have a clue if I can get a job at that age, I could probably go on to get a Mastery or two. Pushing the thoughts out of my head, I lean back in my seat and listen to the radio as we make our way to our home.
Once we pull into the carpark, dad helps takes my trunk to my room and mom heads to the kitchen to start tea, leaving Crooks and I to re-familiarize ourselves around the house. Dad comes back down the stairs and says that there is a large owl waiting for me on my window sill. Quickly putting Crookshanks down, I race up the stairs to be see Rex right outside my window.
“Well hello there,” I said letting him in my room “did you have a nice flight?”
Of course the owl only hooted at me and stuck out his leg. Untying the letter, I tell Rex to wait where he is so I can get him some water and food. When I reentered the room, Rex and Crookshanks were have a staring competition.
“Honestly,” I chastised them “Rex here is some food and water, I will be able to get you answer by tonight. But you are more than welcome to stay and rest. Crooks, you leave Rex alone.” Crookshanks hissed at me then scurried under the bed. With a heavy sigh, I leave my room and back down stairs to help mom with dinner. I know that I am going to have to talk to them soon about going to Viktor’s, I just can’t help to imagine how they will act.
“How are you dear? Did you want to help with dinner?”
“Sure mom, what are we having?”
“I was probably just going to make spaghetti and meatballs with salad and garlic bread, something easy.”
“Sounds great, you know how much I love your homemade meatballs. What do you need me to do?”
“Why don’t you start on the salad?”
“Sure mom.” I answered as I got out the veggies to chop and dice for the tossed salad. About half way through making dinner, my mom could not stand the silence anymore.
“So how has school been? You look great, did you finally let your friend Ginny help you?”
With a blush I put the bowl of salad on the table and lean against the counter.
“School is good we have a tournament going on and there are two other schools that are at Hogwarts with us.” With a sigh I decide to tell mom the truth, “Also, because of the use of my time turner last year, I have been able to skip a few years. I should be able to take my N.E.W.T.’s and graduate at the end of this year. As for my looks, yes I did have Ginny help me. I wanted to focus more on being a normal girl for once, rather than holing myself up in the library.”
I wait for an answer from my mom, when I look up I see tears in her eyes and she comes over and kisses my forehead.
“I am very proud of you Hermione, I know the past year or so has be rough since your father and I don’t know a lot about magic. But the fact that you are skipping two grades in a year, while have a social life…you are having social life correct?” I nod my head yes “While you have a social life, is amazing. You will become wonderful in anything that you set your heart to. But what will you do, while your friends are still in school and you are graduated?”
I can see that she is worried a little bit. “I thought of that and I might go to get my Mastery in something, I just need to decide.”
“Just let your father and I know, we will support you in any way we can.” She says with a smile and turns back to the pasta. “So since you have a social life, does that mean you have a boyfriend?”
“She better not have a boyfriend! She is too young for one.” My dad says as he walks in and sit down at the table.
“Oh David, leave her alone. She can have a boyfriend if she wishes!”
Ducking my head, I try to hide the blush that had been slowly building on my cheeks as I grab the dishes and set the table. Apparently the blush was not hidden well enough and my mother commented on it.
“Darling, it looks like our little Hermione has a boy in her life.”
“Muummm” I whined
“Is that who the owl is from Bunny? Your boyfriend?”
I totally forgot about the letter, nodding my head yes I quickly pull it out and read it.
“So what did he say? Do we get a name or do we have to keep calling him your boyfriend?” My mother asked.
Sitting down at the table, I quickly fill my plate with food before answering my mom’s question.
“His name is Viktor and he is a sixteen. He is the champion from the all-male school, Durmstrang, which is in Bulgaria. We had a rocky start, but we have smoothed everything out and things are going great. His parents actually want me to go to the Manor sometime this break so I can formally meet them. I told Viktor that I would have to ask you and that he would have to formally meet you two this break as well. But since I or we don’t have an owl, he sent Rex to wait for an answer. He says in the letter that he will understand if you don’t allow me to go to his manor since you do not know him or his family.”
I quickly say as I tuck back into my dinner, not wanting to face my family.
“Well, he seems like a respectable man with just the last thing you told us.” my father says “That being said, he is right to assume that we or at least I am wary in sending you to your boyfriends place without meeting him. Why don’t send him a letter back saying that if he wants you to stay at his place or Manor, then we must meet his parents first. It is only fair.”
“Thank you daddy! I will write to him as soon as dinner is over.”
Seeing a quick exchange from my parents, we settle back down to finish dinner and dessert before I head back upstairs.
Quickly grabbing some parchment and a quill, I write to Viktor what my parents had said and attached it to Rex.
“Are you up for the flight?” I asked Rex and with a head bob and a hoot he flies out the open window into the cold December night.
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It was only a few days after I sent Rex back that he had returned with a letter from Viktor saying that he and his parents would love to come at meet my family. Viktor said that they could arrive two days from now around tea time. With a smile, I quickly give Rex something to eat and drink before heading down stairs to tell my parents what the letter said. With a yes from both of them, I head back up to my room to write back to Viktor. Telling Rex to stay the night and rest up, I finished up my letter and snuggled down into bed.
The next two days were a whirlwind. I spent most of them cleaning and organizing and had a failed attempt at baking that made my parents laugh. But today was the day that they were coming and I am a nervous wreck. My parents are home since it is Saturday and they do not have to work and I am still running around the house trying to clean it and make it look nice. On my third pass from den to kitchen my mom grabs me and puts me in a kitchen chair.
“Hermione, settle down. They will be here in two hours and you have yet to get ready. The house looks better than it has been, you have the tea service ready, and the den is ready to receive guests, now go shower and put on the pretty black dress I bought you last year.” My mom says as she kisses my forehead.
Looking at the clock I see I have just under two hours to get ready. Running up the stairs I head to my bathroom to shower, shave, and dry my hair. Throwing on the black dress my mom suggested, I head back to the bathroom to touch up my make and to pull my hair back with the amethyst clips Viktor gave me. I search my trunk and find the matching earrings and my favorite bottle of perfume. After putting the earrings in, I spritz the perfume and walk through it and find a pair of black ballet flats to match.
Looking at my clock I see that I only have ten minutes until they are supposed to arrive, I nervously walk down stairs and check to see if my parents are ready. Both of them look really nice and I thank them for dressing up a little. Dad is in his blue suite, while mom is in a matching blue dress and pearls. Doing one last look around, I nervously wait by the door to answer it. It only took a few minutes before there was a knock on the door. Looking through the peek hole, I see Viktor and yank open the door. We stand there smiling at each other before Viktor grabs me in a hug and starts to whisper something into my ear. I hear someone cough and we both jump away from each other blushing.
“I am sorry for my daughters bad manners, why don’t you come and make yourselves at home in the den?” my mother says as she gives me a chastising look.
“I am sorry Mr. and Mrs. Krum, Viktor, please follow me. I can take your coats as well.” I say and the three of them give me their jackets and I quickly lead them to the den, before hanging up their coats in the hall closet. Once I am done, I head back into the den where a round of introductions are given. My mother gracefully stands.
“Anka, Ivan, please excuse us. Hermione and I are going to grab tea, we completely forgot.”
“Not to vorry Jean, I vill come and help.” Anka says and follows us to the kitchen leaving the three men alone.
“Jean you haff beautiful house! It is vhat you say, varm and cozy.”
“Thank you,” my mother says with a blush “I try to take pride in my home, but the kitchen is my most prized room.” She finishes as we walk in to aforementioned room and it is true, my mother loves this room and takes pride in it.
“Vhile we are avay from our men I must say Mimi, Viktor haz never talk about a girl as much as you. You really haff captured his heart. Please do not break it.” Anka says to me as she watches my mother and I prepare the tea.
“Mrs. Krum, I will try to break his heart. But he must have told you how our relationship start” she gives an affirmative nod of her head. “I have never really had a boyfriend, and you can ask my parents if you do not believe me. I was always one for books rather than boys, but at the beginning of this school year I wanted to be different and you son has come in and has taken my heart. I know that it has only been a few months but I know that I am starting to fall in love with him. If anything, I will be wary of him breaking my heart.” I tell her honestly
Anka turns to my mom and smiles.
“Jean, you haff raised a vonderful voman and I vould be very happy for her to stay at Manor for part of the break. I vill tell you I vas vorried vhen ve vere told you vere muggleborn, but vas vrong…very vrong and I vould to apologize.”
“Mrs. Krum you have nothing to apologize for. I understand why you would be wary about Viktor dating a muggleborn, I am use to getting called worse or not getting the same treatments at others.”
My mother cut in at this time, I had forgotten that she was in the room.
“What do you mean by that Hermione? You never told your father and I about any bullying at Hogwarts.”
I am thankful for that, she will also not know about the sexual assault either. Sending a pleading look to Mrs. Krum she understands that I must tell my mother about this. Taking a deep breath, I turn towards my mom who has a worried look on her face.
“It’s nothing really mom, but since I come from two non-magical parents I am seen as below some wizards and witches. But not everyone believes this, just some extreme blood purists, everyone else doesn’t care.”
I see my mom get this look on her face before she address Mrs. Krum.
“Anka, are you and your family one of these purists? You said earlier that you were sorry about judging Hermione because she was, what word did you use? Oh…a muggle born.”
“Jean I vill not lie and say that I vas brought up that way, but ever since I married Ivan he haz been teaching me to not be so judging. Vhen Viktor first told us, I vas angry that he vould court a muggleborn but Ivan told me how happy Viktor vas and that it should not come down to blood. I am very ashamed of myselv about thinking that way.”
Mrs. Krum really looked like she regretted it and I can see my mom a little nervous about letting me go with this woman. I slowly walk over to Mrs. Krum and gently grab her hand to pull her up so she can stand. Looking up at the tall woman, I smile and hug her. Mrs. Krum stiffened for a moment, before relaxing and returned the hug. Taking a step back I look at both women who have smiles on their faces.
“You have nothing to worry about mom or Mrs. Krum. I am tough girl and I can take care of myself, I have been given a lot of responsibility at Hogwarts and something like this is tiny comparted to other things. Now, why don’t we head back to the den and see if daddy has put Viktor through the ringer yet.”
I say as I walk into the den carrying the tea service. I hear Mrs. Krum ask my mom what a ringer was and after she explained the two of them started to laugh and chat like old friends. Knowing that the ice was broken between the two women, I hope the men are the same.
Then men were just has lively as the women when we entered the den, I could not help but smile at the fact that my parents and my boyfriend’s parents are getting along. Putting the tea service down I on the table, I pour and make up six cups to everyone’s liking. Once I am done with mine, I feel a tug at the hem of my dress and see that Viktor wants me to sit next to him.
Cuddling up under his arm, I sip my tea and let the two sets of parents talk as we observe them. Viktor and I sneaking glances or a kiss on the cheek every so often. By the time that tea pot was filled for a third time, the chattering parents stopped talking and both turned to us.
“So, other than a social visit, I am to understand that you wanted to ask us something Viktor.”
“Yes sir, I vanted Mimi to come and stay at the Manor with my family for part of the break. I know it is hard to let your only child go away with people you do not know, vhich is vhy I suggested this meeting.”
“Well that was very mature of you Viktor.” My mother said “Hermione says that you and she have been owling back and forth, if you could leave your owl here or send him here, her father and I will discuss it and have her send you a letter with the response.” She said with a smile.
“I vill happily leave Rex here. I know that Mimi takes good care of him.” He says smiling down at me.
“How will Hermione get to your Manor and where exactly is your Manor?” my dad asks.
“Ve are outside of Sovia, the capitol. As for how she vill get there is by portkey. My Papá made Mimi a portkey that is word activated.” Viktor says as he held up my arm and pointed to the bracelet I was wearing. “If she comes near end of break, ve can bring her to you or straight to school. It is your choice.”
“Thank you Viktor for taking care of our daughter.” My mother says smiling “Ivan, Anka, would you two like to join David and I in the kitchen. I would like to ask you a few more questions and since it is getting late, I think it would be a good idea to leave these two alone for just a few moments.”
I watch our parents leave and when I feel that they are fully in the kitchen, I pull Viktor down on me and snog the life out of him.
Pulling away, I look up into his silver eyes and whisper “I missed you.”
“I missed you too Mimi.” He said with a smile before kissing me again. After a few minutes we separate and sit up smoothing out our clothes and trying to hide our snogging.
“I hope that I can come and see your Manor.” I say kissing him on the cheek.
“I hope so as well.” Leaning down to kiss me on the lips. We quickly separate when we hear someone cough. Looking up, we see our parents in the den with us.
“Viktor, it is time to go. You vill see Mimi soon.” Mrs. Krum says
“Vhat? Really?” He says look at his mom, with a smile she confirms it and I am pulled into a spinning hug.
“Mom, Dad?” I ask them once Viktor finally puts me down.
“You will be leaving next week to stay with the Krums for the rest of the break. Your father and I are going to be taking a well-deserved vacation.” My mom says smiling, I run and give her and my dad with multiple thank yous.
Turning, I see Viktor hugging his mom and shaking his dad’s hand. Turning around he gives me one last hug telling me to take care of Rex and to send him back to the Manor the night before I leave. With a bright smile, I nod my head and give him quick kiss. Turning to his parents, I give them hugs while Viktor says good bye to my parents.
My dad shows the Krum’s out as my mom wraps her arm around me as we wave from the den window. As we watch them drive away, I thank my parents and they shoo me to bed. When I finally snuggle into bed, I can’t help to fall asleep with a smile on my face and dream about adventures in a snowy Bulgaria.
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