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Chapter 1

Why must they giggle so incessantly? Really what could possibly be so funny or entertaining that they felt the need to continue the noise for an hour and a half straight.

Hermione had made a valiant attempt at ignoring his fan girls but really this was more than anyone could take. Couldn't he just leave, or get them to leave, or cast a silencing spell on them, anything really! But no, the stupid quidditch player just sat there, seemingly engrossed in his book completely unaffected by their bloody tittering!

She'd tried everything, clearing her throat, huffing, tutting not a single bleeding one of them would take the hint. They would just roll their eyes at her before going back to oggling at him. Hermione was at breaking point.

"Really! This is a library, if your not going to study then leave!"

Again they just rolled their eyes! Unbelievable, it was quite clear that they were not going to leave until the man himself did. Marching up to his desk, where he was still busy reading despite her outburst, she slammed a rather large tomb down on the desk beside him. Krum looked up shocked.

"If you insist on dragging your insanely annoying entourage about with you, will you at least keep them quiet! Some of us are trying to use the library for it's intended purpose and we're not all as oblivious to their tittering as you!"

The extremely surprised expression on his face would have been funny if Hermione were not so very annoyed. It was akin to a goldfish struggling to breath out of water and he seemed to be having trouble speaking. After a moment his cheeks coloured and he had the decency to look ashamed.

"I apologise. I do not vish vor you to be disturbed."

He turned his head towards the gaggle of girls standing by the bookshelves.

"Ladies I vould appreciate it iv you vould leave, I do not vish to trouble anyvon."

The girls glared daggers at Hermione and pouted at Krum but all the same dragged themselves out of the library. Hermione breathed a sigh of relief as peace and quiet was once again restored to her beloved sanctuary. She turned to Krum and found him staring at her.

"I apologise vonce again, I am used to that sort ov thing now, I do not hear it anymore."

Grateful to him for making the girls leave and feeling slightly ashamed at her behaviour towards him when it wasn't really his fault, Hermione nodded.

"It's okay, it must be rather terrible to be around that constantly, I don't blame you for learning to block them out. I just wish I had the same ability! I'm sorry too for my behaviour towards you, I was irritated by them but that's no excuse for shouting at you."

There was a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth which Hermione speculated was probably a smile.

"Is okay but could make it up to me by sitting with me."

A soft pink tinge swept across Hermiones cheeks and all the confidence she'd felt previously seemed to desert her.

"Umm, well, I, a-alright then."

She cringed internally at her pitiful reply. Well aware of how meek she sounded and the sharp contrast it was to her previous words. Krums eyes filled with mirth at the stuttered reply. He stood from his seat and made his way over to her own table, collecting her things and promptly depositing them next to his before pulling out the chair next to him for her.

The colour that had begun to fade from her cheeks after his request returned with a vengance at his actions. Taking her seat, she quickly immersed herself in the book on transfiguration she had previously been trying to read, trying not to let her pleasure at his gentlemanly behaviour become too apparent.

Krum followed her lead and he too returned to his book. They sat like that in quiet companionship for several hours. Despite their lack of conversation, Hermione found herself rather enjoying his presence. Although every time she looked up from her book his eyes were trained firmly on his, she could not shake the feeling of his watching her and what's more, she didn't mind. Not at all.

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