Hermione walked down the corridor with a small smile playing her lips. As she neared the great hall she felt her heart rate increase dramatically. She couldn't wait to catch a glimpse of Viktor. Last night had been one of the most amazing nights of her life. She placed a hand over her heart as she neared the room, willing her heart to slow down so she wouldn't pass out the minute she saw the handsome Bulgarian.

"There you are." Hermione jumped slightly as Ginny jumped out in front of her.

"Hi." She said covering her heart now for different reasons then before.

"Did I scare you?"

"No no not at all." Hermione said while clearing her throat.

"You…" Hermione's eyes fell to her friend who was looking at her rather closely. "Look… Different."

"Do I?" Hermione asked.

"Just a little bit… Oh you did something with your hair."

"Yes." Hermione said quickly. "I uhm used that shampoo you gave me to see if it would help the frizz."

"Hermione you haven't had frizz in years." Ginny said with a smile. "It was to make your hair shinier."

"Oh did it?"

"Yeah it's perfect." Ginny said with a smile. "You look good."

"Oh good… So uhm any updates on Harry and Ron?" Hermione asked as they headed into the great hall.

"Well take a look for yourself." Ginny said crossing her arms over her chest. Harry was sitting at one end of the Gryffindor table, while Ron sat in the middle.

"I suppose it a good thing he's not all the way on the end…" Hermione said looking at Ron. She saw Harry catch her eye and stand Ron seemed to notice this and stood as well his eyes resting on her.

"Oh no…" Ginny said.

"What?" Hermione asked.

"Run."

"What?"

"Run…" Hermione looked to see both boys rushing towards her; Ron was currently in the lead.

"Oh this is just… Ridiculous." Hermione said as she watched the boys race towards her. Ron was currently at his top speed many had stopped to watch the two run. Ron was nearly to her when Seamus stood up a large book held in his hands only to have Ron run straight into it and fly back onto the ground. "Oh Ron!" Hermione rushed to his side to see his nose bleeding. "Oh owe that looks like it hurts…"

"Does it now?!" he cried.

"Oh… Come on let's get you to the nurse." Hermione started to help him up with the help of Seamus.

"Hey Mione." Seamus said winking at her.

"Don't worry Hermione you stay here we'll take Ron." Dean said as he gave a small smile to Ginny who was standing next to her.

"No no she can come with." Seamus said.

"Just get me to the bloody hospital wing!" Ron bellowed.

"You two better take him." Hermione said.

"No no come with…" Ron said grabbing her hand and squeezing it as pain filled his senses. She frowned as she looked to Harry who was looking at her with a pleading look.

"I'm… I'm sorry Harry… He needs me right now…" she said as she was pulled away Ron gripping her hand tightly. "Ginny…" she said nodding her towards Harry, she nodded with an excited look as she made her way over to a put out looking Harry. Viktor sat at the Slytherin table and watched the whole confrontation go down.

"Mione you're brilliant…" he heard the Weasley boy say as he clutched onto her hand.

"Oh he must of hit his head really hard." Crabbe said. Malfoy and his goons snickered beside Viktor.

"Mudbloo-." Malfoy was about to finish the word when he saw Viktors eyes rested on his intensely. "Looks like Granger…" he said carefully. "Is taking care of her future husband."

"Future huzband?" Viktor asked. "They are betrothed?" Malfoy who was still terrified of the huge Bulgarian just shrugged. Viktors eyes grew wide as he watched the two leave the great hall Hermione clutching onto the red heads hand. "I need to be off." he said leaving the table.

"Viktor where are you going!?" Jamous asked in Bulgarian.

How could she not tell me?Viktor thought as he rushed out of the great hall.

-o-

Hermione walked out of the hospital room while Dean and Seamus stayed behind. She shook her head as she started to head back to the great hall. If Ron just gave up his pride and realized that Harry didn't put his name in the goblet none of this would have happened. She frowned; she hadn't even gotten a chance to see Viktor.

"Her-My-knee." She looked up to see the man in question.

"Hey there you are." She said with a smile as she walked up to him. Before she could kiss him on the cheek he pulled away. "What's wrong?" She asked looking him over.

"You are to be married…" his eyes burned as he looked at her.

"I am?" she asked.

"To veasly why did you not tell me?" he asked his voice shaking.

"To Ron?" she laughed. "I'm not getting married to Ron." She said raising an eyebrow.

"Snake boy said so."

"Snake boy? As in Malfoy?" he nodded. "Leave it to him to spin a lie like that." She muttered. "Look Viktor I'm not getting married."

"Nor betrothed?" he asked.

"Of course not." She said with a smile. "Look Malfoy has this weird idea that me and Ron will someday end up married with tons of kids, actually a lot of people do I'm really not sure why." She said.

"So you two are not together?" He asked instantly starting to feel better.

"I wouldn't have gone out with you last night if we were." Viktor pulled Hermione close to himself as his lips moved over hers quickly.

"This makes me very happy." He said with a laugh as he pulled away.

"Me too." She said hugging him tightly.

"I felt very… Vell very sad when I thought you were taken." He said. "And bit jealous. I am sorry for thinking foolish things."

"It's no problem, it's not every day a hunky Bulgarian gets jealous over me."

"You think I am hunky?" he asked with a sly smile.

"Nose down…" she said making him laugh. "Oh is that the time?" Hermione asked seeing the clock tower. "Viktor I have to go to my first class." She said with a small frown.

"I have classes as well. When can I see you?' he asked.

"You know when I'm at the library, stop by if you want." She said kissing him once more before rushing off.

"Have good day sweet!" he called.

"You too!" she called over her shoulder before disappearing around a corner only to run into Harry.

"Who were you talking to you?" he asked.

"Hmm?" she asked.

"You said have a good day to someone."

"Oh I was saying that to… Ron." She said unsure Viktor would want her telling people that they were dating. Besides she didn't know what to refer to Viktor as. Acquaintance she sometimes dated, friend with just kissing benefits, potential boyfriend, or just boyfriend?

"Right look I need to talk to you." He said pulling her away.

"Why what's going on?" Hermione asked. "Is your scar hurting?" she inquired a lot more quietly.

"No no."

"Dreams?"

"Every night but more importantly I wanted to ask if you think I put my name into the goblet." Harry said.

"Harry… Of course not." Hermione said. "I would never think that… Besides, I know you hate the attention you already have."

"Well I'm about to get a lot more." he said.

"What do you mean?"

"I have to go talk to some reporter for the daily prophet."

"Do you know which one?" she asked.

"Not sure, just some one." He said. "I'm not looking forward to it, but I have to."

"You want me to walk you to the room?" she asked.

"You would miss the first part of potions for that?" he asked.

"Sure, besides I have the time turner if I need to use it." Harry smiled at Hermione as they began to make their way to the empty classroom the reporter would be in.

"I was sure you would be angry with me." Harry said. "Ron's furious."

"He'll come around Harry, besides soon enough he'll realize you didn't do it." Hermione said.

"What makes you so sure I didn't? I'm not saying I did because I definitely did not but you seem to be the only one other than Ginny who doesn't think I entered my name."

"Because Harry, you would never do something so stupid." Hermione said, Harry chuckled at her bluntness. "I don't mean it as harsh as it sounds; it's just you think in long term, you know what would happen if you did, what would be at risk. Besides I know you were hoping for a quiet year."

"As were you." Harry said.

"Think we'll ever have a quiet one?"

"No." Harry said making her laugh lightly.

"Well wouldn't be Hogwarts without us jumping through hoops."

"Right you are." Harry said. When they reached the class room Cedric was already heading in.

"Good luck Harry…" Hermione said. "Tell me how it goes okay?"

"I will, any advice?"

"Well seeing as you are who you are I expect they'll ask you a lot about your parents so prepare yourself for that… and I know that a lot of prophet reporters try to twist what people say so try not to trap yourself with your own words. Oh and beware of quick quills they'll really trap you."

"That sounds really difficult." He said, Hermione just smiled kindly at him.

"Good luck."

"Thanks…" Harry muttered before taking a gulp of air and heading into the class room. Hermione was about to walk away when she saw Viktor smiling at her from inside the room. Hermione felt her cheeks burn as she returned the smile and headed off. Hermione headed down the corridor and stopped when she heard a loud crash. She stopped and turned to look at the closed doors to the chamber that held both the goblet of fire and the tri wizard cup. She slowly pushed open the doors to see both Fred and George rushing at the tri wizard cup.

"No I wouldn't do that!" Hermione called just as they hit a seemingly invisible force field that threw them back a good ten feet. "What are you two doing?" she asked stepping in.

"What does it look like!?" George asked as he slowly stood up.

"We're trying to get our hands on that blasted cup!" Fred said.

"So what you thought you would run at it as fast as you could? See if you could get through the barrier?" Hermione asked.

"No." George said.

"We tried flying at it first." Fred said.

"We found that hurt a lot more than just running at it."

"Are you completely daft if you can't fly through it then you sure can't just run through it?"

"Says you." George said.

"Yeah! Have you any brighter ideas?" Fred asked.

"There are way easier ways to get in then that." Hermione said walking away.

"Like what!?" Fred called.

"Try thinking outside the box for once!" she called over her shoulder.

"Outside the box?" Fred asked looking at the house cup.

"Oh I know, you see we thought that we had to rush at it, but maybe we could just..." George started to swagger up at it. "Walk through…" he stuck his hand out and yelped as a great force zapped him and sent him flying back.

"No no… I don't think that was what she meant..." Fred said shaking his head as he rubbed his chin and looked over the cup with an inquisitive look.

-o-

"Can you help me?" Viktor asked as he walked up behind Hermione who was currently putting a book back. "Am looking for very pretty girl to kiss." She turned with a small smile.

"Well I haven't' seen any very pretty girls but I'm here and I do consider myself mildly pretty…" She said as he swept down and kissed both her cheeks.

"You are not mild you are very pretty girl. This is for you." He pulled a white Gardenia out from behind him. She took it in her hands and touched the petals. "Know what this flower means?" he asked.

"No what does it mean?" she asked.

"Means lovely…" he said. "You're very lovely… Flower says so." She smiled up at him.

"Viktor, Karkaroff looks for you." Jamous said rushing up to them. "Oh…" he said seeing the flower that Hermione was holding. "So… This is your midnight princess?" he asked Viktor in Bulgarian before taking Hermione's hand and kissing it.

"Her-My-knee this is dearest friend Jamous."

"Pleasure to meet you Jamous." Hermione said.

"The pleasure is mine." He said winking at her.

"Off limits…" Viktor said in Bulgarian.

"Of course." Jamous said letting go of her hand and smiling at her. "I'm sorry for taking Viktor but headmaster needs to see him."

"He can wait…" Viktor said.

"Has to do with tournament." Jamous said.

"You should go." Hermione said with a smile.

"You sure?" he asked.

"Go ahead besides I think your fan girls are coming…" he turned around and could hear the pattering feet and giggles. He groaned slightly and turned to Hermione with a small smile. "Go ahead." She said with a small smile.

"I'll see you later promise." He said kissing her quickly on each cheek before being pulled away by Jamous. As Viktor was dragged around a corner he turned around and blew Hermione a kiss before disappearing behind a bookshelf.

-o-

"Hermione." she turned to see Ron.

"Oh hey how's your nose?" She asked.

"Forget my nose we have to talk." He said dragging her to the stacks.

"Ronald what's going on?" Hermione asked.

"I have to tell Harry something." he said cringing at the name of his best friend.

"Then tell him." Hermione said. "Honestly this whole fight is just so ridiculous."

"Is it really?" Ron asked. "He put his name in that goblet! He could have told me!"

"You know he didn't!" Hermione said furious.

"How do you know!?"

"Because Harry wouldn't do that! There's nothing special about this tournament that he would even risk his life to do."

"Eternal glory Mione!"

"He already has that Ron he's the boy who lived!" Ron was about to yell something back but stopped and looked at his feet with an ashamed look.

"He… doesn't' need it…" he said slowly.

"That's right Ron because he already has it." Hermione said. "You know Harry and you know how he hates the attention he already has so why on earth would he enter his name into the goblet. And here's another question when would he have when you're always with him!" Ron went to say something else only to have his words run dry. "Get it now?" he looked up at her with a blank look.

"What do I do now?" he asked.

"You say sorry." Ron shook his head.

"Can't do that."

"Ron he's your friend just say you're sorry! Say it when you have to tell him whatever it is you want to tell him." he shook his head. "Ron come on, Harry needs us right now."

"You think I don't' know that now?" he asked.

"Just say you're sorry."

"No."

"You're acting like a child."

"Yeah well your acting like my mum."

"Honestly Ronald…" Hermione said as she started to walk off.

"Wait wait…" Ron pulled her by her arm. "Look you have to help me."

"No I don't, you need to say you're sorry though."

"Hermione I guarantee that you're going to help me."

"Really what makes you think that?"

"Because Harry is going to have to face dragons for the first task…" Hermione froze as she looked over Ron.

"You can't be serious." Hermione said.

"Charlie is on his way here with them from Romania he just owled me."

"They can't have Harry fight a dragon." Hermione said covering her mouth with horror.

"Going to help me now?" Ron asked.

"Well yeah." Hermione said nodding.

"Alright lets go."

-o-

"Look at all this Harry." Neville said as he bent down and picked some green plant from the edge of the shore line.

"What is it?" harry asked seeing the slimy looking plant.

"Conacious silvis." He said. "Particularly good for healing stomach ailments." Neville explained.

"Where did you learn so much about plants?" Harry asked.

"It's all in that book professor moody gave me." He walked over to his bag and took it out. "look it over if you want there's some pretty interesting stuff in there." Harry took the book and started to flip through it while Neville took off his shoes and rolled up his pants to go inspect the underwater plant life.

"Should you be going in there?"

"As long as I keep to my knees I should be fine." Neville said. "Besides it's not like the squid can come this close to the shore." As he made his way into the water Neville turned to look to Harry. "Did you do it Harry?" Harry groaned.

"No no I didn't. Does everyone think I did?" he asked.

"I didn't really fully think you did, but I thought I would ask." He said as he bent down and picked up another specimen. "Amazing…" he muttered.

"What am I supposed to say again?" Hermione asked as they approached the lake where they had heard Neville and harry were.

"It's easy." Ron said. "Tell Harry that…" he searched for it.

"See you don't even know what you said." Hermione said.

"Maybe you could just say Haggrid is looking for him." Ginny said.

"To obvious." Ron said.

"Or Ron could just apologize." Hermione said looking to him with a pleading look.

"No." he said.

"Why do you have to make everything so difficult?" Hermione asked as they broke out of the forest to see Neville knee deep into the water while Harry sat by a tree flipping through a book.

"You're on." Ginny whispered.

"What am I supposed to say?" she whispered.

"Harry…" Neville said spotting the group.

"What?" He looked over his shoulder to see Hermione walking towards him, Ginny and Ron standing farther behind her.

"Hermione…" Harry got up with a smile thinking Ron had come to apologize.

"Look Ronald would like me to tell you that that Seamus told him… that dean was told by parverti that haggrid's looking for you." She said quickly with a perplexed look on her face.

"Oh yeah well… wait what?" Hermione went to say something again but groaned before walking back to Ron.

"What was it again?"

"You were right now get on with it…" Ron whispered barely audible to anyone but Hermione. She took a calming breathe before walking back to Harry.

"Dean was…" she shook her head. "Please don't make me say it again… Haggrids looking for you…" Hermione said before walking away.

"Yeah well you can tell Ron-."

"I'm not an owl Harry!" Hermione yelled turning to look at him. She looked down at the ground and then to him to see he looked like he had been smacked. She wanted to apologize right then but she couldn't they both needed to realize she couldn't be treated as if she were something they could fight over. Like some toy. Hermione turned around and stormed off before throwing Ron a glare. Ron soon fallowed and struggled to catch up to Ginny and Hermione.

"Thanks Mione."

"Don't talk to me not until you and Harry work things out!" Hermione yelled before storming off leaving Ginny and Ron in her wake.

"Why is she so mad?" Ron muttered.

"Oh I don't know maybe because you're single handedly ripping your friendships apart." Ginny said. "It isn't right…" Ginny turned around.

"Where are you going?"

"To check on Harry!"

"Why?"

"Because!" she shouted over her shoulder.

"These women are insane…" he muttered before running off.