A/N: It has been pointed to me that my timeline is a bit skewed :P Sorry, this story is set in the "right now" instead of the original HP timeline. So, it's 2016 over there :P My mistake! Also, sorry for the late update, this is my last semester at uni then I can GRADUATE! :P With work, uni projects, assignments, work applications, interviews etc, I hardly have time for myself. I prioritised updating so I haven't proofread this. All mistakes are my own stupidity ;) Point them out if you can.

Also, you will notice an age change in the current chapter that instead of being 15, Hermione is 16. I've done this to be on the safe side since 16 is the age of consent. I might change this story's rating to M in the future. If you have any concerns, please voice it out to me.

After class, the girls had gone back to their respective rooms to freshen up before dinner. Hermione checked herself in the mirror as she brushed her unruly hair.

She thought of how much has changed in her life with the presence of Fleur. She spends so much time with the blonde and absolutely loves it. It was the first time in her time in her life where she had a friend she could speak about her interests with. Not that Harry and Ron were not her friends, they were just not the ones she could talk about her love of books, magic or education with. Nearly none of her friends shared the same interests as her. Ginny and Neville did listen to some of it but with Fleur, it was different. What was amazing was that while Fleur was different to her friends, with her being Veela and while she has interests that are different to Hermione's such as Quidditch and more, the Veela still managed to listen to her and provide intelligent responses to her questions. She felt like she had finally found someone who understood her, a friend who understood her to a much deeper level than her other friends. A smile unconsciously blossomed onto her face. Her musing was interrupted by Ginny.

"Hey, are you coming for dinner? We are kinda late." Asked the redhead.

"Yes, let's go," Hermione replied, depositing her brush on her dresser before following the girl out of the room.

They chit chatted on their way to the Great Hall. As they approached the door, Hermione was surprised to find Fleur standing there.

"Fleur! Dinner has started already, what are you doing here?" Hermione exclaimed. Ginny said hello to the blonde before going to find her seat, too hungry to wait.

"I was waiting for you." Smiled Fleur

Hermione was confused, "For me? Why?"

"I was wondering if you would do me the pleasure of dining with me at the Ravenclaw table tonight?"

"Oh Fleur! Of course!" Hermione answered, quite pleased about the invitation.

"Shall we then?" The blonde extended her hand to Hermione who took it without hesitance.

As they walked into the Hall, hand in hand, a lot of people's heads turned. Neither Fleur nor Hermione noticed. To Fleur, there was nothing more important than the feeling of Hermione's hand in her own. For Hermione, she was trying to understand the tingly feeling that was creeping up her arm from the hand that Fleur was holding.

They approached the Ravenclaw table and Fleur saw the grins that her family and the Beauxbatons Veelas were sporting. She gave them a "don't you dare" glare as she helped Hermione get seated.

"Thank you, Fleur," Hermione said as the blonde slipped next to her.

"Au contraire, I thank you for accepting my invitation, 'Ermione," Fleur replied, getting lost into the bright brown eyes in front of her.

"Uh hmm hmm," Quinn cleared her throat, breaking the spell under which Fleur has fallen. "Hermione, nice to see you again," she said with the rest of the table echoing the sentiment.

"Nice to see you all as well." Hermione greeted the girls with a smile.

"You have only been introduced to some of us. Let me get you introduced to the rest of our Beauxbatons group. The Veelas are," Alexia pointed out, "Amelie, Christine, Rosalie, Celine, Annabelle, Angelique, Elsa and her mate, Anna, Laura and Lola. Non-Veelas are Bea, Sabrina, Ophelie, Marianne, Odette, Lola's mate LaFontaine, Carmilla who is Laura's girlfriend, and Danny.

"Hello, everyone, nice to meet you." Hermione said nervously. That was a long list of names for her to remember.

Understanding her expression, they all laughed. "Don't worry, we don't expect you to remember all their names so soon." Rachel tried to put the Gryffindor at ease.

It was more the light squeeze that Fleur gave to her hand under the table that put Hermione to ease and she laughed along with them, promising them that she'll try her best to memorise all their names.

Dinner was going great. Everyone at the table spoke to her, trying to get to know her better and included her in the conversation. They chatted about various topics, especially their schools, from Hermione telling them about the secret passages in Hogwarts to them describing Beauxbatons' palace to her. While most of them could speak English, some struggled with it but Hermione still managed to understand. She was also surprised to hear how diverse the French school was. Already she knew that Quinn, Rachel, Santana and Brittany came from America but it would seem that Laura, Carmilla, Lola, LaFointaine and Danny all came from Austria, Elsa and Anna are from Norway while the rest were all French. She was enjoying herself and she didn't think she would have been so relaxed with all these strangers-turning-to-friends if Fleur hadn't been beside her. She turned to the blonde in question and smiled.

Fleur returned the smile, "Enjoying zhis dinner?"

"Absolutely! Thank you." The Gryffindor grinned before her face went thoughtful. She leaned closer to the pale ear in front of her and whispered, "Though, I have a question… I thought all Veelas were blonde…" She had noticed that Rosalie and Christine were brunettes while Lola and Danny were redheads.

Fleur laughed, attracting the attention of everyone, making Hermione's face heat up at the scrutiny. Something resonated in Hermione as she heard the beautiful laugh of the blonde. She felt a tingling sensation overcome her body and she didn't understand why.

It took a few minutes for Fleur to compose herself. Still chuckling, the blonde whispered back, "Ze majority of us are blonde here but if you were in our village, you would see we have all the different hair colours, skin colours, eyes colours."

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything by it"

"I know, ma Cherie," Fleur reassured the girl, "I understand why you thought zhat we were all blonde. If you brought all ze Veelas together, ze majority of us ARE indeed blonde. It iz said zhat ze majority of us are blonde because once, a long time ago, a large group of Veelas flew too close to the sun, their hair bleached but it iz considered a myth."

Soon dessert was served and everyone dug into the sweet treats. Fleur and Hermione continued their talk, not noticing two pairs of eyes from different tables in the Hall, watching their every move.

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After dinner, both girls went out for a walk.

"It's a beautiful night out, isn't it?" whispered Hermione as she stopped to gaze at the stars glittering above her.

Fleur looked at Hermione, illuminated by the moonlight, "indeed, it iz."

A light breeze blew, rustling the grass around them and Hermione shivered, wrapping her arms around herself, "a bit chilly though."

"Come 'ere" Fleur took Hermione's hand and tugging closer.

The brunette followed the pull without hesitance and found herself wrapped in deceptively strong arms, back pressing into the blonde's chest and head resting against a strong shoulder as she was enveloped in warmth.

"Still cold?" whispered the blonde into the pale ear in front of her.

Hermione could do nothing but shake her head, words failing her. She could feel her heartbeat quicken as she relished the warmth of Fleur's body. The smell of jasmine and something uniquely Fleur assaulted her nostrils and made her slightly lightheaded. What amazed her even more, was the thudding under her ear… Fleur's heart was beating as fast as hers.

They were both silent for a while, soaking in the warmth of each other with Fleur feeling at peace with her mate in her arms while Hermione was lost in her thoughts, trying to decipher the reason for her racing heart.

A screech from above broke the quietness. They both looked up to see Artemis, flying towards them, a sack clutched in its talons. The bird glided down, allowing Fleur to snatch the bag before Artemis landed on a rock. Hermione felt a surprising feeling of disappointment as Fleur released her in taking the sack.

"Hmm, it would seem my family sent me some goods. Let's sit and see what it iz."Said Fleur, as she took Hermione's hand again and pulled her towards the rock Artemis was perched on. Plopping herself so that her back was resting against the cold rock, the blonde surprised Hermione by pulling her to sit in between her legs, "Zhis way, you won't be cold." She conjured some flames as well, for light and extra warmth.

Hermione's breath hitched as pale arms circled her mid-section again, depositing the sack on her lap. She was intrigued what was in the sack but was more confused at the happiness that bubbled in her chest with Fleur so close again.

"Let's see… Books," The Gryffindor watched as Fleur took out some books, "a letter and a box of chocolate." The blonde opened the box and presented it to her, " 'Ere. 'Ave some."

Hermione looked at the delicately shaped chocolates and picked one, popping it into her mouth. Hmm, mint…

Fleur opened her letter and quickly read through it. It was her grandmother, telling her about the books for her and Hermione. She decided to read the rest later. Picking up the books, she started reading their titles, " 'Lien du Veela Expliqué', 'Changement du Corps Velane à Maturité', 'Amour et Accouplement'," Fleur frowned as she listed out some of the titles, then she picked up some with English titles, "Introduction to Veela, Veela Mates, Learning French."

"Wow, that's quite a few books you've got there." Intoned Hermione, quite interested in the ones with English titles, since they were the only ones she could understand, "what do the French titles mean?"

"Hmm, zhis one 'Lien du Veela Expliqué' means 'Veela Bond Explained', 'Changement du Corps Velane à Maturité' means 'Veela Body Change at Maturity' and 'Amour et Accouplement' translates to 'Love and Mating'" Fleur translated to the Gryffindor.

"Aren't you supposed to already know all that?" asked Hermione, perplexed.

"Not really. The Veela way iz quite different. Zhese books can only be read by a Veela nearing maturity. I shall be turning seventeen soon which iz ze maturity age for Veelas. It iz a complicated process and most of ze time, ze Clan 'elps ze maturing Veela through it but since I am 'ere instead of France, I will 'ave to go through most of it by myself or sometimes wiz ze 'elp of the Veelas in ze Beauxbatons Delegation."

"Seventeen? I just turned sixteen this year." asked Hermione, confused.

"Yes, Veelas enter school one year late because they undergo their first Veela initiation for a year."

"Oh!" Hermione was surprised, she would have never guessed that the blonde was a year older than her, "Judging by the titles, you will undergo quite some changes, even physically. Aren't you scared of this happening with you so far away from your Clan?" asked Hermione, concerned.

"It must be ze way it iz written in ze stars. Ze Veelas will consider my distance as a trial decided by destiny. Though, zhey will do their best to 'elp from afar, or get ze Veelas 'ere to 'elp me. Do not worry about it."

"What about the other books with English titles? It feels like they are not for you, especially the 'Learning French' one. I expect you to be quite fluent at it already." Hermione teased, turning to look at the blonde.

Fleur smiled. "Indeed, zhey are for you, from my Grandmere." She watched as Hermione's eyes light up, "I told her how interested you are in us and our culture so she sent you some books."

"Oh Fleur! This is great!" exclaimed Hermione, turning back to pick up the books, caressing the spines of the tomes, "But what about the French ones about love and mating and such?"

"Ah, zhese are for me to consult in case I meet my mate. Everyone's experience iz a bit different and it iz all detailed on zhere." She lied.

Hermione felt a pinprick in her heart at the mention of Fleur's mate, "I noticed that the Veelas with you all have female mates…"

"We also 'ave Veelas with male mates. Both are common within our midst, I cannot tell which one is more prevalent. Though, since Veelas are only female, Veela to Veela pairing are strictly female. Boys born from Veelas are different from the average due to the creature blood but still not Veela."

"Hmm…" Hermione took a few seconds to gather the courage to ask the questions that have been simmering in her mind for a while, "what…what do you think your will be? How would they look like? Will you like how they look?" She turned around, wanting to read Fleur's expressions as she answers her questions.

Hermione listened as Fleur's breath deepened while her heartbeat quickened, thudding against her hand that she had, resting against the blonde's chest. Fleur looked deep into the brown pools she loved so much, pondering on the questions, "I think it will be a she. Her looks won't matter to me though I know she will be ze most beautiful woman to me. I'll take one look into her eyes and I'll know that I 'ave found my 'ome." Hermione's breath hitched at the husky and reverent tone in Fleur's voice and how the blue eyes in front of her seem to glow bluer, "I'll love her without limit, without boundaries."

The moment was broken when Hermione's watch alarm beeped, announcing curfew.

"Ah.." Hermione was feeling disappointed that the moment had been broken, "it's time to get back to the castle."

"Hmm…" Fleur felt stumped, "Let's pack up zhen. We don't want you to be late." They packed up, Hermione carefully putting her new books in her bag and Fleur walked the Gryffindor to the Main Entrance Door.

"I guess, I'll see you tomorrow?" Hermione said, or more like asked.

"I'll see you in class."

"Thank you for the books, Fleur" said Hermione, looking down, scuffing her shoes on the floor.

There was an awkward silence for a minute, not sure what they were both waiting for. Hermione suddenly lifted her head, hesitantly looking at the blonde before hugging her and quickly disappearing inside.

Fleur stayed rooted in front of the door for five minutes, relishing the warmth of Hermione's hug that still clung to her body before she managed to get her legs to work and walk herself back to the Beauxbatons carriage.

Having a bit of trouble falling to sleep, she played Zelda till her eyes closed by themselves.

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Next Morning.

"Fleur! Reveille toi!" [Fleur! Wake up!] squealed Gabrielle, jumping onto her slumbering sister.

"Oof! Gabrielle! Va t'en! J'essais de dormir!" [Oof! Gabrielle! Go away! I'm trying to sleep!] Fleur grumbled, burying her face into her pillow.

"Mais non ! J'ai été patiente ! Maintenant tu vas me raconter tous les détails. Est-ce que tu as fait des progres avec Hermione?" [No! I've been patient. Now you are going to tell me all the details. Have you made any progress with Hermione?] Asked the eight-year-old excitedly, bouncing on the bed.

"D'accord" [Alright] acquiesced Fleur, rolling onto her back before smiling, "Elle m'a serrer dans ses bras hier" [She hugged me yesterday]

"C'est tout?" [That's it?] Gabrielle sighed and let herself fall over her sister's stomach "Faut faire mieux que sa."[You've got to do better than that]

"Tu n'en sais rien. Maintenant, viens. Il faut qu'on se prépare pour le petit déjeuner." [You know nothing. Now, come. We have to get ready for breakfast.] Fleur said, as she rolled Gabrielle from on top of her and got up from the bed, disappearing into the bathroom.

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Much Later

"Ah, we finished classes for today so we have the rest of the day free. What do you want to do?" asked Hermione, packing her things into her bag.

" Let's go see Vahrin. Zhen we can go to ze lake, then go 'ave dinner"

"That's sounds fine."

"Let's go zhen. Off to 'Agrid 'Ut!"

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They found the dragon very easily for it was sitting close to the forest beside the Half-Giant's hut. Hagrid didn't seem to be at home.

"Vahrin!" Fleur called out, quickening her steps until she reached the dragon. Vahrin growled happily in response as bowed its head down to allow the blonde to pet it.

Fleur patted it until she realised that Hermione was not beside her. She turned around, looking for the brunette.

"'Ermione, what are you doing zhere?" She asked as she saw the brunette a distance away, "Come!"

"Uhm... I think I'm fine from here." The Gryffindor replied, eyeing the dragon hesitantly.

"Come on! Zhere iz nothing to fear! Vahrin knows you are my friend."

With a hesitant nod, Hermione started to approach the beast carefully. Fleur took Hermione's hand as soon as she was close enough and squeezed it for reassurance.

"Just pat her, she likes it." The blonde said, not letting go of her hand.

Hermione slowly lifted the free hand until she came into contact with the scaly head and was pleasantly surprised at how smooth it was. Vahrin purred happily giving a boost of confidence to the Gryffindor. Soon, both girls were pampering the dragon, unafraid.

"She is beautiful!" gushed Hermione, drinking the sight of the dragon from this close. The gold highlights on the scales glittered in the sunlight.

Hearing the comment, Vahrin growled as it spread its wings proudly.

Fleur laughed, "she says thank you and iz putting herself on display for you," she said, pointing at the wings.

Hermione was enjoying her time with Fleur and Vahrin until suddenly both Veela and dragon cocked their head to one side.

"What is it?" The Gryffindor asked.

"Shh" Fleur shushed her, reaching for her wand and pointing it at the forest, "Come out, whoever you are!"

The footsteps she was hearing, stopped. She waited with baited breath, until they started up again, walking in their direction till a figure emerged from the trees. It was Krum.

Hermione watched as Fleur's demeanour changed. The blonde lowered her wand only slightly and straightened herself up, her face impassive.

"Monsieur Krum, what are you doing in zhese parts?"

Krum walked closer, "I'm training," he said in a non-committal way.

Fleur slightly nodded, "Well, we shall leave you to it. Goodbye." She turned around slightly to Vahrin.

Hermione was perplexed at the exchange.

"You should be careful vith vat"

Fleur turned around again, "and what iz zhat I 'ave to be careful about?"

"Bringing Herm-own-ninny to ve beast."

Fleur cringed slightly at the way he said her beloved's name but answered calmly "Vahrin will never hurt 'Ermione"

"That's vhat you think!" He intoned forcefully, stepping closer.

Fleur put herself between the man and Hermione, "It iz not what I think, it iz what I know."

"You know nothing. You do not have vhis beast under control. I cannot believe vhey allowed you to keep it."

"Iz zhis what zhis iz about? I seem to remember zhat Bulgarians believe zhat dragons are to be hunted."

"Not hunted. Dragons are conquered and it is pathetic that it has fallen into your wiles. Bringing Herm-own-ninny close to an unchained beast is dangerous. Step away, Herm-own-ninny."

Hermione was shocked at the directive, "I trust Fleur's judgement and I believe that Vahrin will not harm me."

"As you see, we 'ave taken your concerns into consideration and made our decision. Now if you would please leave." Fleur answered, her face still showing no emotions but Hermione was sure she felt anger in her tone of voice.

Krum's face darkened, not believing how Hermione would trust a creature like her. Huffing, he turned around and stormed away, disappearing in the dark foliage of the forest.

"What in Merlin's beard, was that?" asked Hermione, flummoxed.

"Looks like a jealous boy to me. I do not wish to stay 'ere any longer, 'Ermione. Let's go to ze lake." Fleur replied, bidding Vahrin goodbye, "Stay alert on zhis man, Vahrin" before walking away.

"Jealous? Of what?"Hermione quickly patted a quick goodbye to Vahrin before she hastened to follow Fleur.

"Didn't you 'ear 'im? Dragons are to be conquered in Bulgaria. He iz just jealous of my dragon. He iz probably angry zhat he didn't think of conquering his dragon. Anyway, zhose dragons are free so he would 'ave never been able to conquer one. Ze ministry only brought zhem 'ere for ze tournament and zhen zhey were released. I only got to keep Vahrin 'ere because we 'ave a soul-bond."

"I find it quite distasteful that Bulgarian culture deems that dragons are to be conquered," Hermione replied, frowning.

"It doesn't surprise me. Few people 'ave respect for creatures and beasts."

As they situated themselves back on their favourite log, with the trees around them sheltering them for any other student that could be in the vicinity, Fleur relaxed a little bit. The appearance of Krum had made her quite tense.

Noticing the slight tension still coiled in the blonde's body, Hermione decided to change subject, "So, you mentioned yesterday night that you will be turning seventeen soon. When is that?"

"Ze first of Decembre." Fleur said nonchalantly.

"In three days! Why didn't you tell me earlier!? It's going to be so hard to get you a gift on such short notice." Complained Hermione, already trying to come up with something.

"Don't worry about it. A gift iz not necessary. Your company will suffice." Fleur grinned at the pout on the brunette's face.

"Not fair, Fleur. It's going to be your birthday." The Gryffindor whined.

Fleur laughed, the brunette was too cute, "seriously 'Ermione, it iz not necessary."

"Still, I wanted to give you a present," the girl huffed, " By the way, isn't that too much of a short notice for you to read the books?" Hermione asked.

"Not all ze changes are immediate. Some are but I already know about zhose. Other ones take time and are different from individual to individual so I will 'ave time to prepare."

"Good. So what are you planning to do on your birthday?"

"Well, ze girls will want to celebrate which I am sure we will do after ze classes. Wiz zhat, we won't be 'aving dinner at ze Great 'All but instead in our carriage."

"Oh" Hermione was disappointed. I guess, at least, I'll get to spend time with her during classes.

"Uhum, and since I asked for your company, we shall maybe go to your dorm for you to get changed and zhen we will go to ze carriage for ze celebrations."

"I'm invited?" asked Hermione trying to hold her excitement.

"Of course, what a silly question!"

"Thank you, Fleur" Smiling, Hermione gave Fleur another hug.

It soon approached dinner time. Both girls hurried back to the castle to avoid being late again with Fleur sitting at the Gryffindor table with Hermione.

"So Fleur, have you got any clue about what to do with the egg?" asked Harry as he slid into his seat.

"I 'aven't looked into ze matter yet. We still 'ave time."

Both Fleur and Hermione was surprised to see Ron slide in a seat beside Harry. "Hello Fleur."

Fleur only acknowledged him with a nod while Hermione frowned, "Well, hello to you too, Ron. Weren't you avoiding Harry like the plague?"

"I realised that someone was really trying to do Harry in. We're over it now" Replied Ron, having a problem taking his eyes off Fleur.

"Brilliant." Muttered Hermione, happy that the boys had resolved their problems but not ready to deal with Ron just yet.

Ron shook his head to clear his mind, it was the damn thrall of the blonde that was affecting him so much. He had been talking about the Veelas to a few of the boys in his dorm and they had been talking about it. While the blonde was a bombshell and he would love to shag her, she wasn't going to stay for long, only for this year for the Tournament. Earlier he had realised that he wanted Hermione more. He had to win her back but nowadays she always seems to be in the company of the blonde champion which didn't help his case every time he tried to talk to the brunette since the thrall would make him go stupid and paint him into a negative light to Hermione.

He had to find a way to talk to the brunette without the blonde around. What was with that anyway? Hermione prefers to spend her time in the library and not with any of the girls since she said they only talk about boys and make-up so why was she hanging out with the blonde? Boys and make-up are the only things in the blonde's life, isn't it? Or maybe the blonde was using Hermione to get close to Harry and weed out the competition. He felt that it was his duty as Harry's best friend and Hermione's boyfriend to keep an eye on the blonde. It's probably her stupid thrall that was the reason Hermione broke up with him. Hermione must have gotten tired of seeing him drooling at the blonde at the time. If so, Hermione would come back to him senses if he could get the blonde away from them. Yeah, he would make everything right again.

The coming weekend was a Hogsmeade weekend. If he invited Hermione, he was sure she would say no. She has been refusing him quite a lot these days. The thought made him frown. How to get her to agree?

Suddenly, he came up with an idea, "Hey Hermione, it's been a while since we went out as the trio. The three of us. I was being a prat for being angry at Harry when he didn't put his name in. So let's go to Hogsmeade together this weekend, what say?"

Hermione was surprised at the friendly invitation. She turned to look at Harry, finding him quite excited at the prospect of having all his friends with him again. "Uhm"

"Oh, come on, Hermione. Like old times." Ron pushed.

"Uhm," Hermione hesitated but maybe it was a chance to make everything go back to normal again so she agreed, "Alright…"

Harry suddenly realised that they had not given any consideration to Fleur, who was silently having her dinner, "We can take Fleur along." He said, trying to be considerate.

"Oh yes," smiled Hermione, happy that Fleur would come with them.

Ron frowned, his plan wasn't going well. Why did Harry have to invite the blonde, "Uh, I think we should go as our trio. No offence, Fleur." He said quickly as he noticed Harry and Hermione's frowns, "it's just that I've been a prat to them and I need to make it right again. Bring our trio back together, if you get what I mean."

Fleur stared at the redhead. She didn't like the boy but she knew how much his friendship meant to Hermione so she nodded but she wasn't going to give up Hermione totally, "Hogsmeade weekend iz a two-days thing. What about I go with Hermione and my friends on Saturday and your trio gets Sunday?"

Before Ron could object, Hermione intoned, "that works." Harry nodded at the plan, "Great then, it's settled."

Ron dug back into his dinner, not happy that he got only one day with his girlfriend instead of two but he'll take it. It looked like he had a long road ahead of him to get back Hermione. The blonde's influence on the brunette was quite deep.

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It's Fleur's Birthday!

Her alarm didn't even get to finish its first ring, Hermione was already shooting out of bed. It was Fleur's birthday! She sprinted to the bathroom to get ready.

Thirty minutes later, she was all ready. She rummaged through her truck to pull out a wrapped present, quickly shrinking it to fit in her robes. It had been quite a feat for her to get a present for the blonde on such a short notice but she had managed. Quickly checking herself in the mirror for one last time, she descended to the Great Hall.

As soon as she entered the Great Hall, Hermione scanned the Ravenclaw table, easily spotting the birthday girl.

"Happy Birthday, Fleur!" she exclaimed, hugging the blonde from behind before slipping in the seat next to her.

" 'Ermione! Merci!" she beamed, excited to be spending her birthday with her mate.

"Good morning, everyone." Hermione greeted her other table-mates as she served herself some breakfast.

A chorus of good morning erupted from the surrounding Beauxbatons.

"So Hermione, are you coming to Fleur's birthday party tonight?" asked Quinn.

"I am, I'll go change after classes before meeting you at the carriage."

"Fleur! Happy Birthday!" Hermione heard behind her before Fleur was enveloped by an excited Luna Lovegood.

"Luna! Merci. Come 'ave breakfast wiz us" said Fleur, shuffling a bit so Luna could slide on her other side.

"You must be so excited for your presents! But be careful, the Nargles are quite mischievous to people on their birthdays and they love presents. They are quite a lot of them in this time of the year due to the mistletoe. They are always stealing my papers and shoes."

"Nargles?" asked Fleur, confused. Hermione was about to explain all the weird things that Luna sees but she was interrupted.

"Yes, you know, the little furry balls with wings that stay in the mistletoe? Mischievous and love to play pranks on people?" Luna explained.

"Oh! Is that what you call them?" squealed Brittany, "We call them Poufpouf back in France! They are so cute! I didn't know about them until I moved to France. You cannot find them in America."

Hermione's eyes widened and she stared at Brittany as if she was an alien.

"Ah" Luna sighed dreamily, "it would be interesting to see all the different types of animals in America."

"Oh, you would love the rubduckies, they are the cutest things ever. You pretty much always find them when you are taking a bath!"

"I've heard of those. Sadly, there are none here in England which is a shame." Luna lamented.

"Yes," Brittany sniffed, causing Santana's eyes to widen and she pulled the blonde into her arms, "I miss them in my bath. It was fun times."

Hermione was more confused than ever. She thought it was only Luna that saw those weird things but now Brittany too?

"It's ok, baby. You'll see them again when we go back on holidays." Santana tried to comfort her.

"Anyway, be careful, especially since your carriage is close to the forest. There are more nargles over there." Luna cautioned Fleur again.

"Don't worry, Luna. I know how to deal with them" Fleur winked before checking on Hermione, " 'Ermione, you 'aven't touched your breakfast yet. Be quick or you'll be late for classes"

Hermione had questions but she decided to let it go and eat her breakfast. She'll have time to ask Fleur questions later. She couldn't be late for classes

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Jaely: Hahaha! It makes no sense to break the pots in people's house for money! It's a shitty place to stash your money anyway! :D Hope you are doing alright. Tell me what you think of this new chapter!

Yurihentai641: That's not happening anytime soon :P Tell me what you think of this chapter.

Zelda's Hero: Zelda rules! I thought it would be an interesting thing to write for muggle studies. Happy that you loved it. Tell me what you think of this chapter.

Guest (Dec 12, 2015): Thanks! Hope you like this one as well.

Tripower: Thank you for appreciating my French :P It is not always correct, I still make mistakes because it's been ages since I wrote French but I try my best! I forgot to mention this but this story is set up in the right now instead of the original time frame. I will add this to the A/N!

leonsmith: First thing, I will say is thank you for pointing out the mistakes. I write in different bursts, rewriting over other parts and tend to make mistakes and sometimes, I'm in a rut, the words don't flow easily. I also don't spend time rereading my work. I'm busy.

Second thing I will say is that your English skills may be PERFECT but your manners lack big time. There is no need to be sarcastic and insulting to any author when you can just give constructive criticism nicely. I hope you find what crawled up your butt.

Theyurireviewer: I chose Hourglass because it is one of my favourites. Just a personal preference. How did you find this chapter?

POIshattersme: Hello! Thank you for loving my story! I am trying hard not to rush it. It looks like it'll go for a bit. I'm not sure how I'll end the story yet, it's miles away! I also want to write glee fanfiction but I'm trying to resist since I do not have time to handle multiple stories at the same time. The best I can do is integrate bits of it in this story ;). Tell me what you think of this new chapter!

Creativityx: Thank you for your kind words! It's encouraging! What you think of this new chapter?

Jessie901121: I'm obsessed with Fleurmione and Faberry and I so want to write Faberry fics but I do not have time to handle multiple stories at the same time, so I ended up mixing them together :P I have so many glee fanfic ideas in my mind and I'm itching to type them up. Maybe after I finish university! So how did you find this new chapter?

Natasha Ball: I love reading your reviews! So I managed to get some work done on this story by writing down most of the plotline and there will soon be some progress in the Fleur-Hermione relationship, maybe in 2-3 chapters. It's not definite but we'll get there! Thank you for being a big fan! I'm a fan of all my fans! ;) You are encouraging!

Baccan: Thank you for reading my story! Tell me what you think of this new chapter!

FufuTheFallenAngel: I agree with you, Fleurmione is cute! ;) Yes, I'm a big fan of Zelda! Phantom Hourglass is one of my favourites. Also your English is fantastic :) Tell me what you thought of this new chapter. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Guest (Feb 22, 2016): We have mixed views here. I've never seen Ron be nice so we can just agree to disagree. We are in the MAGICAL world of Harry Potter, everything is possible, even computer games. All you need to play games is the console with the game on it and battery. They already have the console and the game and I'm sure batteries can be easily charged by magic. See, not impossible. Let the magic and your imagination flow :)

anthonypengelly10: Here's more! Tell me what you think of it! :)