Hermione walked out of the bedroom with a smile. It was nice because there was a bathroom linked right with her room. It wasn't like at the burrow where she would have to run across the hallway and hope one of the boys didn't see her. It was early she knew it, but Sophia had told her she too got up early. She walked down the stairs and into the dinging room but instead of finding Sophia she found Ivan. He smiled up at her.
"Good morning Hermione." he said.
"Morning Mr. Krum." She said with a smile.
"Such the formality." He said as she sat down at the table.
"Oh is my greeting wrong?" she asked worried about her Bulgarian.
"No I guess it was perfect… It's just feel free to call my Ivan."
"Yes Hermione you are practically family." Sophia said as she walked in with a smile. "By the way I am sorry for Asen you must have heard him."
"I did but I didn't want to make a big deal." Hermione said.
"He shouldn't have called you what he called you." Sophia said. Ivan smiled at Viktor who had just walked in.
"Yes we don't normally allow such things said in this household." Ivan mentioned.
"It's alright I'm used to being called it… Really just bounces right off me."
"That's not how it should be love…" Sophia said taking Hermione's hand with a smile. "So are you ready to watch a very amazing game of Krum Quidditch our sons go up in the air and play a round with their father today."
"Sounds very exciting." Hermione said with a smile.
"Krum Quidditch Krum Quidditch!" Stony said rushing in making Hermione laugh.
"I think I'll go up and get my coat then…" Hermione said with a smile. "Stony do I need to get yours I don't see it?"
"Nah I'm strong Bulgarian the cold only makes me more manlier." He said.
"How about the phenomena? Does that add to the manliness?" she asked making everyone chuckle.
"I'll go get my coat…" he said as he kicked at the ground. "You'll choose the fluffy one that mom chooses the one I can't fly in…" he walked out. Hermione just shook her head with a smile and headed out of the room following him. As she got her jacket on she could see the others already heading outside. Hermione smiled as she headed out. "Hey Hermione I'm gunna show you how to get outside kay?" Stony asked.
"Sure lead the way." She said with a smile. She had grabbed her warmest favorite coat. It was a dark blue military inspired double breasted pea coat with gold button detail and Hoodie. Young stony was wearing a blue pea coat as well; it would keep him warm enough of that she was sure.
"There they are!" Sophia waved at Stony and Hermione who came out of the house into the large courtyard where a few seats were set up. Hermione could see Viktor was already up in the air zooming around. "Come sit by your momma Stony!" Stony ran over and sat down next to her. Hermione sat down next him looking up into the cloud covered sky.
"Viktor isn't on his firebolt." Hermione said.
"No the others make him not use it because if he does he has an unfair advantage…" Sophia said.
"Doesn't he always?" Hermione asked.
"Guess you're right." Sophia said with a smile.
"I'm gunna go run momma!" Stony jumped off her lap and ran off. Hermione smiled watching the carefree child. Sophia looked to Hermione who had a thoughtful look as she watched Stony run about.
"Come sit with me child." Hermione smiled as she sat next to Sophia. "What is it you're thinking about?" they both looked up at the Krum men who were playing a hard game of Quidditch.
"I was just reminded when watching Stony run away and laugh that I never got to do that when I was a kid." She said Sophia glanced at her. "I was always too busy thinking about Harry and Ron and how much trouble they were going to get us in… My second year I thought I would get to have fun but I got petrified so half my year was gone and when I woke up I was a little different… This year has been the most stressful of that I'm certain… But it's the first year I've also had fun…"
"Viktor makes you happy?"
"Very happy." She said. "You've raised an amazing son." Sophia smiled.
"Thank you." She said as she took Hermione's hand. The women sat like that for near two hours as they laughed and cheered on the Krums in their game. Hermione smiled at the way Viktor kept losing eye of the snitch. She knew he wasn't really just pretending to keep the game going. Hermione smiled before she looked around.
"Hmm… Where's Stony?" she asked.
"Oh… I don't know." Sophia said going to move.
"Oh don't get up I'll find him." Hermione said.
"He loves to play in the gardens he'll most likely be there."
"I'll go look to just be sure." Sophia smiled as she watched the girl head a little ways away.
Such motherly instincts…. She thought with a small smile. Hermione walked off the regular stone pathway into a huge rose garden area. She looked around, she couldn't see him anywhere.
"Stony?" she called.
"Here!" Hermione felt something jump onto her back. "Got you!" Hermione laughed as stony jumped off. "Chase me! Come on we'll play tag!" he ran off. "You're it Hermione you're it!" she smiled as she started to chase him. She easily tagged him after a few minutes of pretending to run fast when really she was just jogging. "Awe! I'm gunna get you!" Hermione laughed loudly as he started running after her surprisingly fast. Sophia looked over hearing a noise to see stony jumping off the ground and onto Hermione's back as she laughed. "You're it again slow poke!" he said with his own laugh as he jumped to the ground.
"Hey no fair you tackled!" she ran after him. Stony dove into a snow bank and picked up a fist full of snow. "Stony don't!" she said with a laugh. With an evil smile that could rival that of the famous Weasley twins he chucked it at her. Hermione dove out of the way while Stony laughed. The sight of it made Sophia laugh as well. "I'm gunna get you now!" Hermione said.
"Ahhhh!" he ran away from her while throwing snowballs over his shoulder. He squealed when she dodged each one and picked him up in the air. "Hey!" he said. They didn't notice but they had drawn a small crowd. "Put me down."
"If you'd like." she dropped him into a pile of snow. Hermione laughed as did the others as his head slowly raised from the cold powder white substance.
"That's it!" he said throwing tons of snow balls at her. Hermione laughed as one hit her in the face knocking her back. Stony rushed forward and tackled her to the ground.
"Stony you're cheating you don't snow ball a girl when she's down!" she yelled with a laugh as he continued chucking them at her while laughing evilly. "You win you win!" he laughed as he jumped back and rushed over to a boulder jumping on top of it as he put his hands on his hips.
"Ha ha you were no match for me English lady!" he said pointing at her. Hermione laughed as she got up with the help of Viktor who had come over. He wiped the snow off her. "Many have tried but never has any one beat me in a snow ball fight!" suddenly he was knocked off his feet by a sphere of snow striking him right in the face knocking him back. He slowly stood and stared at Viktor who had a bright smile on his face as he juggled three balls of snow.
"You cheated!" he said.
"Yeah!" Dag said joining his youngest brothers side.
"Hey the cheater was you pelting poor Hermione like that!" Nick said joining Viktor and Hermione on their side of the clearing.
"Why do I think a snow ball war is about to go down?" Hermione asked.
"Because it completely is about to go down." Nick said with a smile as he started making a particularly huge snow ball.
"I'm a little scared." She said quietly seeing the determined look on all the Bulgarian boys faces.
"You should be." Asen said joining Dag and Stony.
"Oh it's on." Hermione said seeing the look in the pure blood extremist eyes.
"Get Hermione!" Stony yelled rushing forward throwing tons of snow balls at them.
"Take cover!" Nick yelled as he rushed forward. The three ran at their top speeds and dove behind a snow bank. They all turned.
"Mina how's it look?" Viktor asked as he and his brother readied a mound of snow balls.
"Not good their already half way done building their own snow bank." She grabbed a snow ball and chucked it hitting the top of the mound bouncing off and landing on top of Stony's head.
"I'll get you for that!" he shouted.
"Like to see you try!" she called with a bright smile.
"Ah to be young and playing in snow." Ivan said as he sat down next to his wife. He looked at her with a smile only to have a hand full of snow plunged into his face. Sophia laughed wildly while Ivan just stared at her with a lopsided grin. "Nice love, very good…" she continued to laugh pointing at his snow covered face.
"Okay I'm going in cover me!" Hermione was about to leap over the bank when Nick and Viktor pulled her back.
"It's suicide Hermione!" Mick said.
"Are you a lions or mice, men!?" she asked as she jumped over.
"She's a lion." Viktor said with a boyish grin. They watched as she ran past the other team's snow bank and chucked three snow balls perfectly each striking Stony, Asen, and Dag. She rushed behind a tree as they all shouted and threw arms full of the cold spheres.
"We got to get her out of there!" Nick said.
"I'll distract them then she'll run back she's waiting for it." Viktor said while his brother looked to see they were peeking at them.
"I'll help!" Nick jumped out from behind the bank and rushed at the other team while Hermione ran back to their own snow coverage. All three of them froze when they were hit by at least ten snow balls each. On queue they all fell back fanning death while Stony jumped onto his snow bank.
"Ha ha we win!" he shouted.
"Oh man." Hermione said with a smile as she got up. Viktor and Nick doing the same thing.
"You win stony again." Nick said.
"He's too good." Viktor added.
"Let's all head inside to warm up you don't want to catch a cold!" Ivan said his face still covered in snow. Viktor looked at Hermione who was smiling as Stony hugged her.
"Good game Hermione!"
"Thanks stony." She said. He rushed over to Ivan.
"Did you see papa I won!" Hermione took a step forward and felt the greatest pain she had ever had the displeasure of feeling slam into the side of her face so hard it knocked her off her feet. a snow ball, a hard one at that near all ice had just been chucked at her face. Viktor rushed over to her seeing blood in the snow.
"Love are you alright?" he asked kneeling beside her.
"Yeah… Yeah I'm fine… I just bit my cheek is all…" she said wincing cupping her check which felt as though it was on fire. She could taste the blood in her mouth.
"You split your lip as well luff." Viktor said. Hermione looked to Asen who was smiling at her as Dag pushed him.
"We were done with the game Asen!" he shouted.
"I'm fine I'm sure he didn't know." Hermione said as Viktor helped her onto her feet.
"He knew." Ivan said staring into his eldest son with disapproval.
"I'm fine I swear." Hermione said. Dag rushed over. Her cheek was already bruising and completely red her lip was split and blood was still evident in her mouth.
"Come on let me get you fixed up." Dag said. "I have some tonic that will take care of the pain you're feeling. It's a good thing we have a healer in the family huh?" he asked with a smile.
"Apologize to her!" Ivan and Viktor shouted at Asen. He just stared at her with a raised eyebrow.
"It's fine he didn't mean it… It's fine." Sophia put her hands on Hermione shoulders as stony took her hand and Dag walked beside her back inside. When they were out of ear shot Viktor ran forward and pushed his older brother.
"What was that!?" he asked.
"Nothing I didn't know the game had ended!" Asen yelled.
"That's bullshit!" Nick said.
"You knew it ended." Ivan said.
"Oh come on she's tough she can handle it and if she can't handle a snow ball then she shouldn't be in the family."
"It wasn't a ball of snow it was a hunk of ice you could have kill her!" Nick said.
"So what? At least we wouldn't risk having her in the family!"
"Is that it? You're scared of her being in the family!? Why because her parents happen to be muggles?!" Viktor bellowed.
"She's unclean Viktor!" he shouted. "Why do you not see this!?"
"Because I love her that's why!" he bellowed as he pushed him to the ground. "You stay the hell away from her!" with that he stormed off. "The only thing keeping you alive is the fact we're blood!" he shouted over his shoulder.
"Yes blood! Blood is all that matters and hers is all wrong Viktor!" Asen shouted standing.
"Does it hurt?" Stony asked as Dag healed her face which now looked unscathed though Hermione still felt the immense pain in her jaw.
"No it's not bad at all your brother is a great healer." Hermione said with a smile.
"Open your mouth as wide as you can for me stop when it hurts." Dag said. Hermione only opened it an inch.
"He fractured your jaw… Easy fix…" he said with a smile.
"Thanks for helping me." Hermione said.
"He didn't mean to do it Hermione." Stony said. The child couldn't understand how deep hatred could ran in some people, especially his eldest brother someone he held in high regard.
"Oh I know he didn't. He probably thought he had an actual snow ball instead of a hunk of ice. Easy mistake. It may surprise you to know this isn't the first time that mistake has happened with me involved. Last time though I caught it in the shoulder." Stony smiled.
"So you're okay?"
"Oh yeah well I will be after Doctor Dag here gets finished." Dag smiled. Hermione felt a tightening in her jaw.
"How's that feel?"
"Stiff." He waved his wand over her jaw Hermione opened her mouth wide and then smiled.
"It's good." Hermione said.
"Take that professor Kelter." Dag muttered. "He said I didn't have the natural ability to heal bones."
"Well you do it feels great." Hermione said. "I've had a kink in my jaw for the past two weeks it's completely gone now." She said with a smile. "When you become a healer you should move to London that way I can go to you instead of my regular healer." He smiled.
"The famous Mungos… I'll think about it." he said.
"Oh no Bulgaria needs more healers then England no offense Hermione." Sophia said.
"None taken its true." She said with a shrug. "Can we trade?" she asked making them all laugh.
"Is she okay?" Viktor asked walking in.
"She is just fine." Hermione said with a smile. He set a hand on her cheek while brushing his thumb over it.
"Here drink this for the pain…" Dag handed her a tonic.
"Thank you Dag." He nodded. Hermione drank it. "Oh lemon you put lemon in it."
"Trying something new to make it taste better how is it?"
"Really good like a sweet lemonade…" he smiled.
"That's what I was going for." He said.
"You should add south African sugar cane though would balance the sour." She said as she sipped on it.
"Why south African sugar cane why not bohemian sugar cane?"
"Well south African Sugar cane has been known to be well bodied, sweeter, and studies show it increases serotonin levels…"
"Which increases happiness…" Dag said catching on.
"Not to mention the sugar will run through the veins opening them up which would cause the tonic to race through the blood a lot faster…"
"Making it go through the system faster." Dag said writing it down. "That's brilliant." He said looking to her. "You're brilliant."
"I prefer to say knowledgeable." She said finishing the tonic. "That is very good though." She said handing him the glass. He smiled and headed over to his table to write down more notes.
"Have you thought about being a healer?" he asked.
"Nope politician."
"Damn we could use a girl like you in the field." Dag stated.
"They could use a girl like her in the ministry." Sophia said with a smile. "Hermione dear why don't you go lay down and relax let the tonic do its job."
"That's a good idea." She said as she hoped off the counter.
"I'll take you to your room." Viktor said.
"We'll see you for dinner Hermione." Sophia said.
"Bye Hermannie." Stony said. Hermione smiled at him as he and Viktor left the room.
"Are you sure you're okay love?"
"Yeah I'm fine… I'm just you know in a little pain… The tonic won't help for a little bit. But your brother fixed my jaw up nice. Oh hey a little less pain. He's one heck of a healer." Hermione said feeling the tension in her jaw start to release. "I might just move to Bulgaria so he can be my general healer."
"I would like this very much." Viktor said with a smile as they headed up the stairs to the third floor. When they got to Hermione's room they both walked in Viktor shutting the door. They both stopped when they saw Jeanabelle and Boris were snuggled up very close together over a bowl of owl treats. The animals looked up very suddenly at them and started hooting angrily.
"I think we interrupted a date." Hermione said taking his hand. "Let's give them some privacy." Viktor laughed as they walked out.
"We'll go to my room then." He said. They walked all the way down the long hallway to two large wooden doors. He pushed them open and let Hermione walk in first. Hermione stopped. It wasn't what she had expected she had expected Quidditch memorabilia. Posters things like that. There was instead a four poster bed with maroon sheets, the wall matching the color naturally. There was an old red oak desk in the corner by the balcony, and an array of note books lined up on a shelf above it there was also a cabinet by a closet door. Hermione smiled, that's where it was where Jamous said he kept all his Quidditch collectibles.
"Interested in that cabinet?" she jumped slightly not meaning to stare.
"Yes it's very lovely." He smiled.
"It was the great beater George Girneys… It was the only thing I could manage getting at an auction his family had after he died…" he walked over. "I collect things from Quidditch you see." He opened it up and Hermione smiled as she walked over.
"Are these Play books?" she asked pointing to a lineup of ten old looking leather bound journals."
"Yes." He said with a smile. "All from teams the years they won the cup from the years 1233 to 1243."
"And these what are these…" There were twelve display cases with pieces of splintered wood in them.
"From famous seekers brooms." He said. "This belonged to Ivan rechhold… my favorite player." He said.
"He was Bulgarian too right?" he smiled looking to her a little surprised she knew that.
"Yes yes he was."
"Also the only Bulgarian seeker to win the world cup."
"Yes yes again right." He said. "I thought you didn't know about Quidditch..."
"I just know the fun facts." He smiled. "You don't have any snitches in here…" she said.
"They're hard to get your hands on at least the ones that mattered." Hermione nodded.
"I'm sorry to hear that." She said. "What's that?" she asked pointing to two metal rings about five inches in diameter.
"Oh those are the metal rings from Charles Crawford and Jessie Turnhills beater bats… the bats long ago dissolved leaving only these rings behind." He said.
"It's quite a collection." She said with a smile. Viktor closed the cabinets.
"Do you collect anything?" he asked still not having gotten her a gift.
"Me?" Hermione asked sitting down on the bench at the end of his bed. "Mmm not really I mean I've acquired a collection of rare books but that was by accident…" she said with a smile.
"What kind of rare books?"
"Oh like a copy of a first edition of Hogwarts a history signed by the teachers of that era… A signed copy of Richmond's guide to goblin riches… My most prized book though is the very first printing of Dagons guide to Dragons. It was made in 1312, so it's very rare it's even still around. Forged in actual dragon skin too… and the skin of a dragon which is now extinct." She smiled softly. "I've never even gotten to read it though which is a bit maddening but it's too brittle to do so." He sat down beside her.
"Do you collect anything else?" Hermione thought.
"Mmm… actually yeah but my collection isn't that big yet…"
"What is it?" he asked.
"Uhm I collect things having to do with famous wizards witches writers and scholars. Like a have a fountain pen owned by Robert frost… A book mark which was used by the scholar Renaldo hemming… a potions vial from Jack Cannes who created the sleeping draft potion… things like that. I only just started so that's all I have."
"That's a good collection idea."
"It's a little scattered in idea but I couldn't choose." He smiled.
"I originally wanted to collect snitches but that idea went out the window and I started getting whatever I could starting with the cabinet." He had the perfect idea for a gift for her now. He watched as she thumbed the rose pendant which hung around her neck.
"Do you like your necklace?" He asked making her smile.
"I do very much so… It's very smooth the star Jem." She held it up for him he felt it and smiled it really was smooth. "I got star jem cleaner for it…" he smiled.
"You really like it?"
"It's the first pretty thing a guy has given me… Usually people they just give me books… This was nice it said you see me as a girl and not a book worm."
"Have there been many guys?" she looked to him with a small smile.
"Oh yes tons." She said sarcastically. "They were just lined up around Hogwarts I swear."
"Really?" he asked blinking.
"I just realized it's very hard to sound sarcastic in Bulgarian." He laughed lightly.
"Have you ever dated any one?"
"Uhm no." Hermione said. "Well… Yes but it only lasted a month. He was a muggle." He nodded.
"Did you like him?"
"Not as much as you." He smiled with pride.
"Good this is good." He said in English.
"You don't have to speak in English." She said in Bulgarian.
"I want to, don't want to get rusty… So when it's just us."
"English got it." she said in English this time. Hermione stopped and looked up to see a broom hoisted high up on the wall. "What's that?" she asked standing.
"Oh that is my nimbus 2000… My first broom."
"Harry had one too…" she said with a smile.
"Harry has good taste in brooms." Hermione smiled before turning to look at him. "How does your head feel?"
"Really good." She said with a smile.
"Well it is nearly time for dinner, we should get ready."
"Yeah…" Hermione said.
"I'll come get you when I am done."
"Sounds good." She kissed him on the cheek before leaving. He smiled, he had found out exactly what he was going to get her for Christmas. All he needed to do was write a later to a big fan of his.
"It's good hafing connections."
-o-
Hermione looked herself over in the mirror. Per the custom she had put on a dress for dinner. She was wearing a crème colored strapless dress which had a fitted bodice and a flared out wide pleated skirt that went to her knees. She slipped on her white peep toe pumps and put a gold skinny belt around her waist where the skirt met the bodice. She heard a knock.
"Come in!" she called in Bulgarian. Viktor smiled as he walked in. Hermione slipped on a cropped crème lace cover up and rolled up the sleeves with a smile before turning. "How do I look?"
"Very beautiful…" he said walking over to her and taking her hands. "I was thinking after dinner you and I we could go to nearby town, paint it red?" she laughed.
"Sounds good." She said.
"Dessert and dancing?" he asked as he twirled her.
"Sounding even better."
"Walk by lake in moonlight…"
"You had me at dessert." He smiled as they kissed. "Shall we head to dinner then?"
"Hopefully it will be short so we can haf night out on town together." he said speaking in English to her. He really wanted to make sure he didn't get so rusty they would have another bout of lost in translation. When they got to the drawing room Sophia stood smiling.
"Look how gorgeous you are!" she said walking over and twirling Hermione around. "Where did you get this dress its stunning?"
"Oh a small vintage shop by my house… My mother picked it out."
"Your mother has good taste I can't wait to meet her." Hermione smiled as she watched Sophia head of into the dining room with Ivan.
"Come love." Viktor said lending her his arm which she gladly took. They walked together inside to see Stony and Asen were already seated along with Dag. They took their same places from the night before.
"Hermione how is your cheek?" Dag asked.
"Feels great that tonic worked really fast. You have a gift." He smiled proudly while Viktor pulled out her chair. "Thank you Viktor." He smiled before sitting down himself.
"Hermione that is a beautiful necklace…" Sophia said.
"Oh thank you." Hermione said thumbing the pendant. "Viktor gave it to me."
"Doting upon her already are you?" Asen asked, while Viktor glared into him. Hermione looked down at her plate. After a few minutes of quiet banter amongst everyone including Nick who had arrived soon after Hermione and Viktor the food appeared on their plates. It looked to be pot roast vegetables and mashed garlic potatoes.
"This looks amazing." Hermione said.
"Viktor told us it was one of your favorite meals." Ivan said.
"Yes it is I often eat it for dinner at Hogwarts. Our house elves are quite gifted chefs."
"You know the house elves personally?" Nick asked.
"Yes one is a very dear friend of mine by the name of Dobby. He's somewhat of a visionary though." She said as they dug in.
"Visionary how so?" Dag asked.
"Well headmaster Dumbledore and myself, we have officially freed him he gets paid a fair wage of his own asking, he has his own living quarters and a bank account at Gringotts, in the ministries eyes he is an official member of the united magical community." Hermione was smiling brightly. "I'm so very proud of him. I gave him his papers for his 127th birthday."
"That's fabulous. You know I've tried paying the house elves here but all they will let me do is give them fresh clothes and house them." Sophia said.
"Yes Viktor did tell me this… I think Dobby is a one in a million house elf who really sees the bigger picture manly because he was treated so awful by his original owners."
"It's awful the way people treat their house elves, they're people too." Ivan said.
"Exactly." Hermione said with a bright smile. Glad there was a group of people out there who understood her.
"People hardly." Asen said. Hermione looked to him for a long moment.
"Asen…" Ivan said. "I thought you got over your tiff with the house elves." Hermione went back to eating her food. The eldest son was really getting on her nerves. She didn't know how much more of his closed minded ways she could take. She knew that ice ball to the face wasn't a mistake she had let it go but it would be the last time.
"I would very much like to meet this Dobby." Sophia said. "Maybe he could convince some of our house elves to allow me to pay them…"
"He's visiting family but when I get back to Hogwarts I'll ask if he would stop by here and spread his news of house elf freedom." She said with a smile.
"That would be lovely." Sophia said.
"House elf freedom… Please." Asen muttered before looking to her. "You know it would make sense that you would be friends with house elves."
"Asen." Sophia said.
"No No." Asen said. "Do not sush me mother. I can't stand this anymore…" He looked to Hermione. "First you have the gull to come here to our home. You a mudblood-."
"That's enough!" Viktor shouted.
"Let him speak his mind." Hermione said putting a hand on his arm to calm him. "Go ahead Asen…"
"Yes well I was saying that you. You come into our pure blood home and dirty it with your Mudblood presence. Then you have the gull to preach about house elf freedom when you yourself are no better than those low life bottom dwelling creatures. Everyone knows muggleborns are lower than that… Lower then dirt… Lower then bacteria… You are a smudge on the name of magic a disgrace to our world, a waste of perfectly good magical ability…" everyone slowly looked to Hermione who was looking at Asen before nodding and going back to eating her food. "What do you have to say for yourself?" Asen asked.
"All I have to say is this pot roast is amazing." Hermione said pointing to it with her fork. Laughter instantly filled the room while Asen seethed. Viktor smiled at Hermione, she really was capable of holding her own. He knew how much his brothers comments hurt her but not once had she so much had flinched in his presence.
"Jenis." Asen said after a few minutes. A young house elf popped into sight.
"Yes master?" Hermione looked and smiled.
"His suit is so cute…" Hermione said quietly to Sophia.
"I designed them myself…" Sophia said.
"You think I could get the pattern Dobby would love that coat."
"Of course."
"Jenis can you fetch me some salt." Asen said. The house elf looked to the table to see it was right in front of him.
"Master it's right there…'
"Fetch it." Asen said. The house elf went to reach up to grab it only to have Asen slap his hand and then his face.
"Hey!" Hermione said standing as she watched the house elf stumble away.
"I said fetch it as in get me new salt I do not wish to touch the salt this mudblood has used…" Hermione moved around the table.
"Are you alright?" she asked Jenis. He just popped out of sight. "That was awful!" Hermione said turning on Asen who was smiling. Everyone nodded. "How spoiled are you?" Asen stood towering over her.
"How dare you raise your voice to me?!"
"How dare you raise your hand to that elf?" she asked trying to yell.
"Watch your tone when you speak to me!" He yelled grabbing her arm.
"Get your hands off me." he grabbed her harder and Hermione slapped his hands away.
"How dare you?!" he yelled pushing her. "Filthy Mud blood!"
"Asen!" Ivan said standing silencing the room. Hermione stared at Asen for a long moment her chest heaving before she took a calming breath and smoothing out her dress. She looked to Sophia after a long moment.
"May I please be excused?" she asked.
"Yes go on ahead dear." Sophia said. Hermione walked swiftly passed Asen.
"How dare you turn your back on us mudblood!?" he bellowed. Hermione ran the rest of the way out of the room fearing that if she stopped at any moment she would turn and curse Asen into oblivion.
"You are no longer my brother!" Viktor shouted. "To treat her like that to put your hands on her in such away!"
"Viktor you're better off without her." when his brother ran out he looked to his family. "Why doesn't he see that?"
"Asen." Ivan said. "No one sees it like that… Hermione is a lovely girl her blood status doesn't matter…"
"The way you have conducted yourself tonight…" Sophia said. "You've shamed not only yourself but this whole family." With that she and Ivan walked out. Stony stared wide eyed at his brother, not understanding the hate he had for Hermione.
"I don't understand…" He said quietly to Dag and Nick who looked at their little brother with soft expressions.
"That's alright Stonvic you shouldn't have to…" Dag said.
1st son Asen "Ace" Krum- pure blood extremeist.
2nd son Nichola "nick" Krum- easy going magical creatures researcher.
3rd son Daguenet "Dag" Krum- healer in training
4th son Viktor Krum- international Quidditch player and love to Hermione granger
5th son Stonvic "stony" Krum- funny overly interested little boy.