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The darkness of the Slytherin common room gave me the slightest bit of pause. It wasn't like this was the first time that I'd snuck someone into the common room after hours. There had been several others that had enjoyed the privilege but none of them was him. Viktor Krum. I'd felt the spark of jealousy when that puffy-haired Ravenclaw Granger sank her claws into him. I'd wanted to be the first person at Hogwarts to catch Viktor's eye. But the fact that it was a girl and one who in another life could have been my friend made it all the worse.
You're probably wondering why I'm sneaking Viktor Krum into the Slytherin common and probably who I am. To answer your second question, I am Harry James Potter formerly of number 3 Privett Drive Little Whinging Surrey now of the Slytherin House Common Room. I defeated the Dark Lord when I was one year old and I don't even remember how. Not that it matters much to the people here who celebrate my celebrity. I had the option to be put in either Slytherin or Gryffindor. My best mate Draco had told me that all Gryffindors are hero worshipping pounces that get themselves in trouble for the sake of adulation. Which was why I chose to be put in Slytherin.
There's one other thing that no one knows about me that only my closest friends know. I have been out of the closet as a bisexual since my third year when Draco had walked in on me making out with an extremely cute older boy. Combine that with the fact that I've had a huge crush on Viktor Krum since watching the Quidditch Championship at the end of the summer and you'll understand the burning jealousy that I felt when he started going with Hermione Granger of all people.
The answer to the first question is much more difficult to explain without going back and allowing you to see how the story began.
Draco and I had been sitting under one of the many trees in the Hogwarts courtyard watching all the gorgeous boys and girls strut around. Not that either of us would pounce if one approached us. I only had eyes for Viktor Krum who was looking over a dusty book with Hermione Granger, although every now and then I could swear he would look up at me and back down before I could make eye contact. Draco was far too involved with flirting with that redhead Gryffindor boy Ron to even notice that anyone was looking at him.
To be honest, Draco and Ron had been secretly dating since they secretly met up at the Shrieking Shack last year. Draco had told me that there had been Shrieking alright. But not the terrified kind. They knew how to keep off other people's radar in regards to their relationship and I was thankful because Draco's parents wouldn't have taken him dating another boy well. In their opinion, good Pureblood boys dated good Pureblood girls. That way they could continue their family's name into the future.
"He's looking again," Draco said, making a hand motion that I was all too familiar with towards Ron.
"Is he?" I said, acting as though I hadn't noticed that my crush was looking at me. Or for that fact that caramel-haired girl next to him was looking rather annoyed at being ignored. "I hadn't noticed." I flashed a flirty smile at a handsome seventh-year Hufflepuff boy who was walking past.
"Yep," said Draco, motioning with his hand as though spanking someone. He turned away from his gestured conversation with Ron with huge eyes and tapped my shoulder. "Don't look now but Viktor Krum is coming this way."
"What?" I asked, eye going wide with shock. I composed myself as best I could. He was leaving her to come over and talk to me. This was starting to look like the best day of my life.
"Hello, Harry, right?" Viktor said, towering over Draco and myself as he stood in front of us awkwardly.
"You are correct," I said, moving to stand up but stopping when he motioned me to stay seated. "What can I do for you?"
"I-I-I'm not sure," he said, looking around as though someone might walk up to us at any minute. "I just wanted to come over and…."
"Viktor," Hermione said, walking over and putting a jealous arm around his shoulder, "we weren't finished looking at the pictures from my summer vacation that you wanted to see."
"I am sorry, Herminoniny," he said, looking pleadingly at me as though looking at her vacation photos was the last thing he wanted to do. "I was…."
"Just asking about a Quidditch move that I'd come up with during last school year," I said, thinking fast. "I don't know if I should give away my secrets though, Mr. Krum. If I did anyone can use them against me."
"You came up with a Quidditch move?" Hermione asked, raising her eyebrows at me as though she didn't believe a word that I'd just said.
"Don't be jealous because some of us have talent, Granger, and some of us are you," I said, looking up flirtily at Viktor. "If you want to learn my moves, hot stuff, come to the Slytherin Common Room tonight after lights out. I'm sure this young dog can teach an old dog some new tricks. Especially ones that will have you sitting up and begging if you know what I mean?" I winked at him causing his cheeks to heat up.
"Uh…." he shuffled from foot to foot looking extremely nervous. "Um….I'll see what I can do. I would really like to learn your tricks." His dark eyes never left mine as he spoke and neither did the blush that was on his cheeks.
"Then I'll see you tonight, sexy," I said, blowing him a kiss which seemed to anger Hermione more than anyone else.
"Tonight," Viktor said, being pulled away by a now furious Hermione Granger.
"You are bad, Harry," Draco said, clapping me on the shoulder and laughing as Ron nodded towards one of their usual hook-up spots. "Don't wait for me, mate. I've some tricks of my own to teach."
I watched him race off after Ron and knew it would be a while before either of them was seen again. But that didn't matter much to me at the moment. I had other things on my mind and first and foremost was making sure that Viktor Krum would remember me over anyone else at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
This brings us back to me tiptoeing my way quietly through the Slytherin Common Room so that I don't alert anyone to what's going on. I pray that I'm in time to get to the door before Viktor knocks. Not that anyone who has to sneak around the castle at night would be stupid enough to knock. But sometimes one just never knows with these sort of things. I breathe out a sigh of relief as I near the door and open it to find Viktor standing outside nervously. I look over at the golden timepiece on the dark oak mantle over the fire. It a few seconds after lights out and I can't help but be impressed at how committed he is to being on time.
"You're a bit earlier than I was expecting," I said, grabbing him by his belt loops and dragging him into the common room. "But that just gives us more time together, doesn't it?"
"That was my thoughts," Viktor stuttered out, looking around the dark common room as I led him over to one of the green and silver couches. "But before we learn Quidditch moves I would like to ask you something first, Harry."
My name sounded like perfection rolling off his tongue in that thick Bulgarian accent of his. I could listen to him say it all night long and would if things went the way I wanted them to. I was after all the Boy Who Lived. Who could say no to me?
"This is difficult for me to do because I was told not to by my manager and Headmaster," Viktor said, running a hand through his hair. "I have a clause in my old contract which is about to run out in a day that says that I can't be open about myself."
"Be open about yourself?" I asked, looking at him in confusion. "What do you mean by that? Be open about yourself."
"I can not be with the person that I wish to be with until I negotiate my new contract. A more lenient contract than the first one I signed."
"Are you saying that you're…."
"I would like to take you to Yule Ball and get to know you better, Harry Potter if that is alright with you?" He took my hands and leaned towards me.
"I would love to go to the Yule Ball with you," I said, leaning towards him as well. "In fact, we could do more than go to Yule Ball if you want." My lips were a hair's breadth away from the and scent of his spearmint mouth wash was driving me crazy.
"Will you be my boyfriend?" Viktor said, looking into my eyes as he tilted his chin and moved his lips towards mine.
"Of course," I said, pressing my own lips hot and heavily against his.
As we let our passions take over and our bodies relax, I could help but think about the jealousy that would play on Hermione's face when she saw Viktor tomorrow. And that made things all the better.
I hope you all enjoyed Give and Take as much as I enjoyed writing it.