APOLOGIES, APOLOGIES, APOLOGIES!

I've been busy with life and also having a major writer's block on those as well as my other stories plus there is a story in my head begging to be told but I'm trying to to overwhelm myself. Bare with me folks, I'm gonna try to update more soon.

Just so you know, I'm not good with Bulgarian accents. So I didn't change the wording too much. Besides, I don't like Krum anyways so I didn't want to waste a whole lot of time on getting him 100% accurate lol.

Chapter 14: Viktor Krum Strikes Again

She couldn't quite put her tiny eight month old finger on it, but there was something about this giant man that Gianna did not like.

She was sitting in the middle of the floor, playing with her stuffed muggle bear her Nan had given her, minding her own business when all of a sudden there was a knock at the door. Her mummy had went to answer the door and in stepped in this big tall and scruffy looking man out of nowhere.

"Oh Viktor! It's great to see you! Come on in!" said Hermione excitedly, shaking Viktor's hand.

"You have a very nice home Herm-own-ninny." said Viktor looking around at the kitchen as he walked in the door.

"Thank you! Oh I would love for you to meet Ron and my daughter, Gianna." said Hermione showing Viktor the bright eyed child sitting on the floor. "Gianna darling this is Viktor. He's one of Mummy's old friends love. Can you say hi?"

Gianna looked at the mass of the man as he knelt down to her and held out his hand.

'And what pray tell am I supposed to do with that? I don't even know you mister.' thought Gianna as she eyed Viktor closely.

"She is lovely like her mother." said Viktor now smiling and holding out his hands to Gianna, asking to hold her.

Gianna was beside herself. ' Not today mister. Not any day. I don't think I like you.' thought Gianna as she moved her hand in a swatting motion, as if to tell Viktor to go away, which is exactly what she was aiming for.

"She takes after Veasley I see." laughed Viktor as he stood back up.

"Not nice Gia, this is Mummy's friend." said Hermione as she picked Gianna up.

'Well Mummy I don't like your friend. He looks like a pompous git.' thought Gianna, the colorful words she had picked up from conversations that her Mummy and Auntie Ginny would have about her dear, sweet, and wonderful Uncle Draco, as well as her Daddy using the word git. She had figured out that git meant stupid.

Gianna held onto her mother tightly. Usually a friendly and sociable baby, she wanted nothing to do with the man, making Hermione wonder what was wrong with her.

Gianna felt like being back on the floor so she squirmed in her mother's arms until Hermione put her down.

"Sorry Viktor, she is usually a bit friendlier than this to others." apologized Hermione.

'He smells like an old broom closet.' thought Gianna as she turned up her nose at the man.

Viktor chuckled. "No need Herm-own-ninny. As I said, she must take after her father. You know how he felt about me."

'The bloody hell is a Herm-own-ninny?' thought Gianna, thus using another colorful phrase she picked up from her dear old dad.

She watched as the two sipped tea and talked about that game her Daddy always spoke about and he listened to the man talk about some girl that really didn't interest her in the least.

Soon enough a green flash of for came into the fireplace, Ron had flooed home.

He looked like a deer caught in headlights as he surveyed the event before him. He just knew his eyes were playing tricks on him. Surely Vicky The Bulgarian Bastard Krum was not in his bloody sitting room sipping tea with his girlfriend. This had to be an illusion.

As if she was reading her father's mind, Gianna shot Ron a look as if to say "Nope. This is all real."

Hermione looked at Ron and got up slowly. "Ron, Viktor came by to visit THE BOTH OF US and to meet Gia. Isn't that great?" she said hesitantly.

Ron looked at Viktor and then back at Hermione. He then bent down, kissed Gianna on the forehead, and then grabbed Hermione's hand.

"You don't mind looking on our daughter do you Krum? Of course not. Mione, come with me." said Ron in a eerie calm as he pulled Hermione into their bedroom, closing the door.

Viktor looked at the door and then the staring baby sitting in the middle of the floor. Gianna glared at him, her blue/brown eyes burning holes into his cool green ones.

Viktor sat down in the middle of the floor across from Gianna. He never really interacted with babies, but it was something about Gianna that drew him in.

"Your father doesn't like me very much, dosta printsesa (A/N:that means "pretty princess" in Bulgarian). He's never really liked me." said Viktor looking at the small child.

Gianna smirked, a habit she picked up from her Uncle Draco. 'Of course he doesn't. And I don't think I like you very much either.' she thought.

"Your mother and I vere good friends at one time. But, your father and her vere greater friends and he would think that I vas taking him from her."

Gianna made the sound that Hermione would make when she was annoyed at someone or something. 'So that's it. I knew there was something about you! Well I tell you this you great git, you will not take my Mummy away from Daddy, nor me, so you can just forget that.' she thought as she tried to fling her ball at him.

Viktor couldn't help but be amused at the little tyke. She was pivotally very smart like her mum and extremely protective like her dad. No question. He knew it was going to take a lot to get to this baby's good side.

"I like your dad Baby Veasley. He is a good man and a great friend to your mum. I will admit, I liked Herm-own-ninny a lot at one point in life. But that has long since been over."

'It's Her-my-oh-nee!' thought Gianna. 'I can't even talk yet and I can pronounce my Mummy's name.'

"Your dad has always been a noble man. Even though they argued vith each other a lot. He vas always there for her vhen she needed him from vat your mum vould tell me. I hope that one day ve can get along." said Viktor.

Gianna found herself softening to the git. He didn't seem like trouble to her anymore, he actually seemed like a nice bloke.

'Maybe I should try to be nice.' thought Gianna. She picked up her toy wand that lit up and made noise when she waved it and held it out for Viktor to take.

Viktor grinned. "This is a peace offering, yes dosta printsesa?" He said taking the toy want and waving it around causing the lights and noises to come on, making Gianna laugh.

Gianna crawled over to the huge man, looking intensely at him, trying to size him up. He was big, but she could tell her dad was bigger so she knew that if she could take her father down, then this guy here would be a pushover.

She held out her little hand as if she wanted to shake his. Which was far from the truth. She was gearing up to slap him for a duel. But as usual, her gestures were not identified correctly, and Viktor took her little hand and shook it, as if he was binding a truce.

'Oh bloody hell.' thought Gianna. 'Now I actually have to act nice to the git.'

He put his hands on Gianna's sides, picking her up as he got up himself. Gianna looked at the man angrily.

'Oi! I did not give you permission to pick me up sir! We are not friends! Put me down this instan- wait...don't move me around like I'm a broomstick, that's Daddy and I's game and I don't want to have fun with you! Stop making me laugh, I don't like you! You're not supposed to make me smile you fool!'

Gianna laughed loudly as Viktor made her feel as if she was flying around the room. When he stopped the two of them was beside themselves in laughter, each getting just as much amusement out of the other.

'I guess you are not too terrible.' thought Gianna as she felt Viktor's scruffy beard. 'I still have my eyes on you though.'

Ron and Hermione finally came out the room looking much happier than when they went in. Ron paused for a moment and took in the sight of his daughter tugging at Viktor's beard as he made faces at her with each tug she did, causing the baby to laugh loudly at the silly brute.

Ron walked over and stuck his hand out to Viktor. "Sorry how I came in earlier mate. It was that Mione didn't give me fair warning you know. Quite a shock to see you in our home."

Viktor grinned and took Ron's hand, shaking it firmly. "It's alright. My fiance Elsa does it all the time, so you see I know vhat you are feeling."

Ron smiled as he watched Gianna interact with Viktor. "Seems my little Gigi has taken a fancy to ya mate." he said.

Gianna looked at her father in annoyance. 'I have NOT taking a fancy to this, this, person! He just took advantage of my amusement that's all. Although he isn't too awfully bad.' she thought.

Viktor laughed as he handed Gianna back to Ron. "Vell, ve had a rocky start, but I think that ve now have vhat they call the common ground yes?" he said lightly touching Gianna's cheek.

Hermione looked on proudly as her friend and the loves of her life got along swimmingly. True, it took Ron four years to finally come around, but she was grateful that he had and happy to introduce one more special person to her daughter.

Even if Gianna seemed like she didn't like him very much.