Hermione walked into her room and closed the door. She felt like she couldn't breathe. Her chest was constricted her heart was pounding. She felt hot and sweaty, she was angry. More than angry she was enraged. She couldn't stand the way Asen had talked down to her. Or the way he had slapped that house elf. She also couldn't stand his numerous verbal attacks on her. When he had pushed her and uttered the word mud blood she'd reached her limit. Hermione took off her sweater and walked to the balcony opening the doors.

The cold air that rushed at her calmed her. Made her settle down. She had wanted to kill Asen. Grab him by his pure blood neck and show him a good reason why he didn't want a muggle born around him. She walked to the railing her hands gripping onto the cast iron gate. Her heart was still pounding. She took a deep breath hoping the cold air would calm her raging heart. It did nothing, just agitated her more.

"You come into our pure blood home and dirty it with your Mud blood presence then you have the gall to preach about house elf freedom when you yourself are no better than those low life bottom dwelling creatures. Everyone knows muggle borns 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." His words echoed in her head.

She placed her forehead against her hands. She felt the strong urge to cry, but the urge was battled away by the extreme want to walk back into the dining room and pull out her wand and stick it right underneath Asens jaw line. One curse that's all it would take. She shook her head.

No Hermione that's the kind of thinking that makes you go from easy going freedom fighter to radical… It's Viktors brother… He's just trying in his own mind to protect his family… she shook her head and wiped a tear away. Still I don't know how much more I can take. First the ice chunk to my face… Then the constant mud blood word use… Then how he handled that poor house elf…

"Hermione?" she slowly turned to see Viktor inside the room. "Are you alright?" he was truly concerned she was out on the middle of the balcony no sweater on just her strapless dress.

"Yes I'm fine." She said with a soft smile as she walked back in closing the door. "Needed fresh air."

"Fresh below zero air?" He asked.

"It was the only air you guys had." She said making him smile.

"I'm sorry for Asen he's just-."

"It's fine." Hermione said walking past him. "I take it as a compliment being at the level house elves are." He smiled. "They're extremely hard working individuals and I am glad to be their equal…"

"He said other really terrible things though."

"Yes yes he did." Hermione said. "But it's fine."

"I know it bothers you to be called such terrible things."

"It's fine Viktor." Hermione said. "I'm… I'm really very tired. I think it might be the tonic Dag gave me… Can we have a rain check on the nights original plans?"

"Yes of course." He said as he kissed her. She smiled at him. "Good night luff…"

"Night…" she watched him leave. The second the door shut Hermione sat down on her bed and cradled her head in her hands. A soft sob escaped her.

"Don't cry… Don't cry." Hermione scolded herself. She didn't understand why the second she saw Viktor she had felt the extreme need to just break down. She took a shaky breath and looked forward her arms wrapping around herself as a tear fell. "Crying won't do any good… You just have to roll with the punches…" she coached herself. She slowly straightened up and looked out the window of falling snow. A small smile spread across her lips as she watched it.

Viktor sat at his desk a play book resting upon them. He needed to start learning the plays for when practice resumed for Quidditch. Though he was trying hard to concentrate he couldn't. The look on Hermione's face as her brother had laid into her about muggle borns and what he thought of them haunted him more than he liked. If he had known he was going to treat her like that he would have asked if she wanted to stay at Hogwarts together.

"We should haf stayed at Hogwarts." He said in English. "Ah stupid Viktor stupid." He muttered shaking his head.

We could have been all alone in the castle what was I thinking brining her here to the manor! Could have had her all to myself… Maybe it's not too late to go back… They wouldn't let me in anyways as a Durmstang student I have no claim to Hogwarts during breaks… I'll think of something…

-o-

Hermione had gotten up some time ago and immediately gotten ready but she hadn't been able to bring herself to go down stairs, a little worried about the looks she might get. She heard a knock and turned to look at the door.

"Come in." she called. She smiled when Sophia poked her head in.

"I was making sure you were okay I didn't see you down at breakfast."

"Oh I accidently slept in." she said lying a little too easy for her liking. "I was about to come down to see if you still wanted to go shopping."

"Of course I'm all ready to go if you are."

"I am… Just need to get my coat on." She said as she pulled on the pea coat from the day before on with a smile. "All set." She grabbed her leather shoulder bag and fallowed Sophia out. She admired the older woman's style. She was wearing jeans and black turtle neck with a white pea coat that went down to her knees. Hermione looked down at herself. She looked average but hopefully good enough to stand beside Sophia.

"I thought we might go to the Bulgarian version of Diagon Alley."

"That sounds lovely." Hermione said.

"We will take the floo network I think but first we need to get Stony he loves going Christmas shopping."

"Oh very good I already got his gift so he can help me pick out things for his brothers."

"I thought he might have a keen insight." They walked into the dining room to see the whole family.

"Hermione!" Stony jumped off his chair right up into her arms. She stumbled back but easily caught him with a laugh. "We're going shopping!" he flipped back out of her arms and grabbed her hands as they started spinning while he laughed wildly. "Shopping shopping shopping!" he rushed away from Hermione who had grown a bit dizzy and over to his mom. "Let's go lets go we have things to buy!" he started dragging her out of the room. Hermione laughed as she followed.

"Bye everyone!" she said as she waved. She caught Viktor's eye and smiled at him kindly before taking her leave. When he heard the sound of the Floo network he got up.

"Nick operation Hermione's present is in effect." Viktor said.

"Right." He said standing. "We're off! They apperated out of sight.

"What's going on?" Dag asked Ivan.

"No idea." He said standing. "Alright Dag operation getting your mother a gift in affect!"

"Right!" they too apperated out of sight.

-o-

Hermione smiled as she looked over a shelf of rare magical roots and spice. She picked a vial up and smiled.

"Renan root." Hermione said.

"What's that Hermyknee?" Stony asked using a nickname.

"This Stony is Renan root, it's used in many healing potions but is very hard to find… I think Dag might like it. Could give him an edge in healer classes."

"That's a great idea." He held up a basket and let her put it in. "What next?"

"Something for Nick… Any ideas?"

"Well he researches magical creatures… So something having to do with that…" stony said thinking deeply.

"Hey have you found something yet as a present I have tons of goodies here." Sophia said holding two baskets.

"Here momma let me take one." He grabbed a basket from her.

"My little helper." She said with a smile. "So Hermione have you found anything?"

"I have three vials of renan root for Dag."

"Oh he's been saying how much he wants some for his class…" she said.

"I also got him a potions book for creating all those healing potions this we'll help him get them straight."

"Oh good maybe now his room won't be filled with paper work… Shall we check out? I saw nothing in here for Nick."

"Sounds good." They walked over to the checkout counter and Sophia laid out all her items.

"That will be 240…" he said.

"Here you go." She laid out the appropriate amount of change.

"Thank you have a wonderful day." Stony set Hermione's things up on the counter for her with a bright smile.

"That will be 112."

"Here you go." She gave him the galleons. Sophia watched the girl with interest.

How is a young student able to afford that? Viktor said her parents were dentist maybe that's a rich profession in muggle world… What is a dentist anyway?

"Thank you for shopping with us." He said with a smile. "You know this place does really very much look like Diagon alley…" Hermione said looking all around. "The wand shop even looks the same."

"I'll be going there soon for my wand."

"Yes you will Stony." Sophia said.

"I want to go with Viktor though…"

"Well its tradition." Sophia said.

"What's tradition?" Hermione asked.

"Every time one of our boys gets their first wand they go with the brother before them… A rite of passage if you will." Sophia explained.

"That's nice." Hermione said.

"I'm going to get it this summer." He said beaming.

"Here this store I need to go in here to find something for Ivan." Hermione smiled at the witches clothing store. "You know lady things." Hermione laughed.

"I'll take Stony to the book shop he can help me pick something out for Nick." She said to him.

"Thank you Hermione I'll meet you there. Let me take the bags I'll conjure them to the manor." She took them for her.

"Thank you…" she said with a smile. "We'll see you over there, come on Stony."

"Why would dad need lady clothes?" Stony asked as they headed to the book shop.

"Uhm… She's getting clothes for herself so your dad will think she's pretty."

By clothes I mean lingerie… Hermione laughed to herself.

"What's funny?" he asked.

"Nothing… Hey do you want some sugared almonds?" she asked seeing the stand.

"Oh yeah but I don't have any money."

"I'll get them for you." Hermione said with a smile as they walked to the vendor. "One please."

"3 sickles." She handed it to him. "Here you go miss." He handed her the bag and then she handed it to stony.

"Thanks Hermione!" he said beaming.

"You're welcome…" They headed into the book store as they did Hermione heard a loud noise and looked over her shoulder. No one else had seemed to hear what sounded like a low boom filling the air.

"Hmm…"

"Come on Hermione I think I remember which book Nick showed me…" he led her into the back. "This one." She picked up a fury growling book.

"The big big big big book of monsters Volume Four." She read.

"He needs it for some new creatures he's going to be tracking for the ministry." Hermione looked to him.

"The ministry is tracking magical creatures?" she inquired.

That's odd…

"Mhm…" he said as he munched on some of the candy almonds. "They said the ministry wants him to make sure their numbers are what they should be." He looked to her. "Almond." Hermione smiled as she took one. "Good?"

"Very." She said. "Let's go check these two out."

"What's the second one?" he asked as they headed to the counter.

"Volume five of the big book of monsters." She said. "Here you go." She handed them to the shop keep.

"You came at the right time I'm running a deal on them… Buy one get the next volume half off… So it only come out to 48."

"Oh what a steal." She said with a smile as she handed him the galleons. "Do you want these sent somewhere for you?" he asked.

"Krum manor room 313." Stony said for her.

"They'll be there when you arrive back at home."

"Can I have those wrapped too please?" Hermione asked.

"Of course miss." She handed him five galleons as a tip. "Thank you!" he said. Stony and Hermione continued to look around the shop. They heard a bell and looked to see Sophia.

"Look momma Hermione got me candied almonds." He said holding up the cone which held the morsels.

"That was nice of her." she said as she took one. "Ooh those are good."

"Did you find what you were looking for?" Hermione asked with a small knowing smile.

"Yes a little red number." The women laughed as they headed out.

"Well I think we found everything we needed… We'll come back tomorrow for a girls day out of clothes shopping what do you think?" Sophia asked Hermione.

"Sounds good I do need that dress for the Yule ball."

"Exactly…" as they headed to the main floo network of the area Hermione stopped hearing another boom this time many people turned. "Hermione?" Sophia asked. "What is it?"

"We need to get out of here…" this time a bang sounded so loud it shattered a few shop windows. People screamed as they started running. "Come on!" she moved Sophia and Stony forward who held tightly onto Hermione's hand. Both women had their wands out. Hermione looked over her shoulder and through the crowds she could see the tall hoods of death eaters.

"We're almost there keep moving keep moving!" Sophia said taking Hermione's hand.

"You first!" Hermione said when they reached the floo network. "So you can receive Stony." She nodded jumping in. "Ivan Krum manor!" she disappeared into a wall of green flames. A red spell shot past Hermione shattering the tile wall of the chimney. "Stony you next!" Hermione said picking him up.

"I don't want to leave you!" he said in distress.

"Don't worry I'll be right behind you!"

"I can't do it I'm too scared!" he said.

"Get the boy!" she heard a death eater bellow. She looked over her shoulder to see people lying dead in the streets and the death eaters running right for them.

They're after Stony why are they after Stony!?

"Stony listen you have to be calm." A searing pain filled her shoulder as a spell struck her from behind. She slumped forward slightly.

"Hermyknee!" he shouted.

"Stony take three deep breaths." She said getting to her feet her wand at the ready. "Close your eyes and then you'll be home…" he nodded and did as she said. He could hear Hermione yelling curses and hear the yells and screams of people around them.

"Three breaths…" he said quickly.

"Take your time!" Hermione shouted. "You have all the time in the world! Stupefy!" a death eater flew back as she deflected three curses she was sure weren't so aimed at her more at Stony.

"Three breaths…" he whispered.

1…2…3…

"Ivan Krum Manor!" he shouted his eyes opening just in time to see Hermione fly back into the wall beside the chimney.

"Come on stony come on…" Sophia whispered Ivan holding onto her. Everyone had gathered in the main dining room when they had heard the scream of their mother. Stony appeared in the chimney.

"Hermione!" he screamed as Ivan rushed forward and took him.

"Where's Hermione!?" Viktor asked.

"They got her! They got her!" he shouted tears running down his face.

"Who?" Dag asked.

"The death eaters…" Sophia whispered. "They attacked the Alley… She made me go first so I could receive stony…"

"It's my fault I took too long!" he buried his face into his Fathers shoulder. Suddenly green flamed filled the chimney and Hermione along with another man rolled out onto the ground. She punched the man across the face as he rolled on top of her. She stuck her wand underneath his jaw.

"Stupefy!" he flew back and Hermione jumped onto her feet. He fired a spell and Hermione set her hand straight out. The air rippled in front of her catching the curse. She ran forward and grabbed a hand full of floo powder while the death eater rushed at her. Hermione threw a front kick into his stomach sending him stumbling back she then spun and side kicked him so hard he flew into the chimney. She threw the handful of flue powder into his face.

"Ahh!" he screamed as it hit his eyes. Instantly green flames engulfed him and he was gone. Hermione's chest heaved as she moved forward and waved her wand over the chimney, a brick wall formed. She slowly turned to look at the family that stared at her wide eyed.

"All fixed." She said with a smile and a split lip.

"Hermyknee!" Stony rushed forward and threw his arms around her waist. Hermione smiled as she hugged him tightly.

"Look how good you did." She said kneeling in front of him tears were still running down his face.

"I left you alone!" he cried.

"You performed beautifully you did exactly what you were supposed to do… You were so brave Stony." he hugged her tightly. No one could hardly believe what they had seen.

"No wonder she saved your life… That was amazing." Nick said to Viktor.

"Magic well beyond that of a fourth year…" Ivan said.

"You've got a cut on your cheek better have Dag look at that." Hermione said.

"You're hurt as well." Dag said seeing her shoulder was completely blood soaked.

"Him first." She said with a small smile. As Dag took stony Viktor moved forward and cupped Hermione's cheek.

"Are you alright?" he asked.

"I'm fine…" she said as she nodded. "But uhm… They were after Stony."

"What?" Ivan asked his wife still held in his arms.

"After Mrs. Krum left… I heard them shout to get the boy. They were intent on getting their hands on Stony…"

"Why would they want our son?" Sophia asked.

"You're the Krums." Hermione said. "One of the largest most powerful pure blood families… I'm sure the death eaters would love you to be on their side."

"And getting our son is their way of inviting us?" Ivan asked.

"They were probably going to hold him captive." Hermione said. "Say that if you don't cooperate with them then they'd… Hurt him…" Hermione said. "I'm starting to wonder at the world cup if they were really going to kill Viktor or just take him…"

"We all need to be more careful." Ivan said.

"All done!" Stony said jumping off the table Dag had set him on, his healer bag sitting beside him.

"Hermione you next." Dag said.

"I'm fine the blood isn't mine." she said. "It was the death eaters." She said. "I'm luckily un scathed… Is stony going to be alright?"

"He's going to be just fine isn't that right Stony?" Dag asked.

"Just fine…"

"I think I'm going to go upstairs and get washed up." she was dirty from the fight.

"I'll walk you to your room." Viktor said taking her hand in his. She smiled as they headed out of the room.

"I've never seen anyone move as fast as she did." Nick said when they had gone.

"Viktor is in good hands." Sophia said.

"We all are." Ivan mentioned while everyone nodded.

"He wasn't kidding when he said she could be fierce." Asen said.

"Does she have your respect now?" Stony asked looking to his eldest brother.

"Starting too…"

"She saved not just one of your brothers but two of them… she protected all of us really… she should have all of your respect by now." Ivan said in a scolding matter.

-o-

Hermione walked into her bedroom Viktor behind her.

"I hope Stony is okay he looked really upset." Hermione said.

"He was worried about you we all were…" she turned and smiled at him.

"You know I can fair against a death eater." She said.

"I know… But I don't like it still." He said. "You still could have been hurt."

"Yeah… Better me then him… Poor stony he was so scared… I was worried he wouldn't be able to floo to the right location." She said. "I think I'll give him his present early I did end up buying another one for him while his back was turned… Its already wrapped and everything." She said with a smile bringing out a small box with red wrapping and a green and gold bow.

"He would like that." He said with a smile.

"You think he's okay?" she asked turning to look to him.

"I think he's fine… Thanks to you…" Hermione smiled softly.

"I'm going to get washed up for dinner." He nodded but instead of leaving he walked over to her bed and sat down. "Viktor… I have to get ready." She said.

"You have private bathroom I'm not leaving you again." he said crossing his arms over his chest.

"Honestly Viktor." She said with a smile as she rolled her eyes.

"No every time I leave you you get gravely injured…" Hermione looked up in thought.

"You have a point." She said while Viktor nodded with a smile. "But hey I'm not hurt this time so why don't you go down the few three doors away from mine to your room and get ready so we can both be ready at the same time." He thought about it and slowly stood.

"I'll be just down the hallway." She nodded as she walked him to the door. He kissed her before leaving; when the door closed Hermione took a small breath. She was sore, horrendously so, she was looking forward to a nice long hot shower. She slowly headed into her bathroom closing and locking the door behind her.

After turning on the shower and watching the steam begin to roll out onto the tile floor she slowly peeled off her blood stained jacket. As she did she stared at her white sweater that lay beneath. It too was soaked in the red substance right at her shoulder. When Dag had asked her to allow him to heal her she had said she was unscathed. It had been a lie and she had known it at the time. She was sick of getting hurt in front of Viktor. She wasn't that type of woman. She took off her sweater and stared at her burned shoulder.

"That's not so bad… I don't understand what all the blood was about…"

She dipped a rag into some cool water and began tending to the wound when she had cleaned the blood away she looked it over. It was like her shoulder had, had the top layer of skin peeled away. It hurt there was no denying that but she could deal with it she had once gone three months during the summer with a twisted ankle never tending to it. Waiting until Hogwarts to have it completely healed. She pointed her wand with a smile and watched as new paler skin grew over her shoulder. The pain was still there but at least she wasn't open to infection.

"Alright… Shower time." She knew normally she wouldn't get away with using magic outside of school but the ministry would know about the attack and link this spell with injuries, she would get off scott free like she had at the world cup.

-o-

Viktor walked to her door and knocked, he heard a "come in." and slowly walked into the room he smiled when he spotted Hermione. She was in front of the mirror smoothing out her dress. Which was a simple black laced dress which had a smooth bodice and flowing skirt that went right to her knees. She sat down and slipped on her heels.

"It's lucky I anticipated your mom being the dressy kind of woman or I would have run out of dresses by now." She said with a smile as she slipped on a black cover up cardigan. "After dinner can we go flying?" she asked.

"Afraid not Father has made announcement none of us are to leave the manor… He's taking your theory very seriously."

"I'm a little thankful for this." Hermione said.

"You think there's really something to it."

"Of course." Hermione said. "I've been thinking a lot about the world cup lately… Since we started dating… Its always bothered me… I didn't get to you that fast they could have killed you any moment and they didn't." she said as they walked out. "Then today with Stony they wanted to take him not kill him take him…"

"Don't think too much about it." Viktor said taking her hand and kissing the back. "Let's just try to forget it… it's better that way."

"Nothing is best forgotten." She said softly. He could tell her mind was troubled. He could see the small present box intended for Stony held in her other hand. He smiled, she really cared for his younger brother. She had worked hard to protect him; she had worked hard to protect all of them when the death eater had followed her to the manor. When they got to the drawing room they stopped everyone was gathered around Stony. He wasn't as boisterous as he usually was. He smiled at Hermione who walked over to him the present held behind her back.

"Guess what…" she said.

"What?" he asked.

"I have something for you." He smiled brightly.

"Really?" he asked.

"Well the way I see it… You did a lot to help me out today with that bad guy… So I thought why not let Christmas come a little early to my little hero?" she asked as she pulled out the gift.

"Present!" he said with a laugh as he took it. "Thanks Hermione!" he hugged her tightly before pulling away. "Can I open it?" he asked his parents.

"Yeah go ahead honey." Sophia said glad to see her youngest son smiling again. Hermione stood up standing next to Viktor with a smile as he wrapped an arm around her waist. Stony ripped through the paper with loud laugher and got to a gold box. He slowly opened it and stared down at a glass orb he picked it up and white smoke filled with in it.

"It's a remember Orb." Hermione said at his questioning look. "When you get to school you'll need this, when the smoke is White it means you're just fine when the smoke is red it means you've forgotten something." He smiled.

"Like school work and stuff! I get it!" he said.

"When you want to know what you've forgotten you just ask for it to show you and it will…" Hermione said with a bright smile.

"Thanks Mione!" he said as he hugged her again.

"No problem." She said as she hugged him back. Sophia and Ivan smiled glad to see their son now in high spirits once again.

Dinner started, and Hermione was glad to find Asen wasn't around. So for the first night it was a dinner that went without a hitch. Hermione had spent it sitting next to Stony who kept asking her questions about the remember orb. After dinner Hermione Viktor volunteered to take the youngest son up to bed.

"Don't forget the night light!" he called as they closed the door. Viktor smiled as he pointed the wand and let a light hover around the room. Hermione slowly closed the door and looked to Viktor with a smile.

"So what should we do now?" he asked.

"Mmm I don't know…" she said as they headed into her room. He watched as she ran to her owl who hooted at her a letter at her feet. "My parents wrote me back!" she said as she sat down and opened it. He watched as she read a small smile on her lips.

"What does it say?" he asked sitting down on the edge of her bed.

"My dad he's asking me if I'm well… wishes he and mom could see me…" Hermione frowned. "I don't know why but this year is harder than others to keep away from my parents… I'm looking forward to summer." She said the letter resting in her lap. "I don't really miss my dad as much as my mom… Really miss my mom which sounds so childish I know but this year has had a rocky start you know.. and besides I want to gush to her about you." He smiled brightly before putting his hands out.

"Come here luff." He said in English. She smiled as she walked over to him. The second her hands reached his he pulled her down into his lap emitting a small surprised laugh from her. He cupped her cheek causing her to nuzzle against his hand. She smiled at him behind her big brown eyes. Viktor tilted his head; he had never really noticed her eyes before. Never noticed how choclate they were, how big they were, or how they continuously sparkled. His eyes drifted down from hers to rest on her nose, he smiled. She had a row of freckles across it; he moved his nose against them making her laugh. At the small sound of her laugh which rang like a bell he moved his mouth across hers slowly.

Hermione smiled as they laid back on her bed his arms pulling her closer to his person. Her arms moved around his neck as he moved so he was laying on top of her his hand moving to her neck. They rolled again this time Hermione straddling him. Their kiss was becoming more heated, more passionate. Viktor sat up as he pushed her sweater off her shoulders and tossing it aside as Hermione undid his tie and discarded it. He smiled as he moved once more pushing her down into the bed.

She felt his hand slide down her neck, past the side of her breast and down to her thigh. She blushed deeply as it moved up underneath her dress. She was going to say something when his tongue moved against her bottom lip slowly. Viktor smiled when she slowly granted him access. She moaned a little surprised when she felt his tongue slip against hers. Her eyes opened wide before fluttering closed completely comfortable with the notion.

They hadn't been like this before, in the few months of dating they had taken things rather slow. Hermione was ready to move things forward a bit, and from how possessive Viktor was being she could tell he had been long wanting to take the next step. They rolled so Hermione was on top. Viktor sat up his arms moving around her easily as she rocked against him. He groaned softly.

"Viktor…" she said softly as they rolled again this time Viktors hand was firmly on her upper thigh. He moaned against her mouth the sound made her want to go further but she wasn't sure she wanted to move quite that far. She felt like she needed something before they could. "Viktor…" she tilted her head to the side only to have his mouth move against her neck slowly. A soft moan escaped her. It had felt amazing, tantalizing, she couldn't help but let her eyes drift close slowly. She unbuttoned his vest and pushed it down his shoulders letting it fall to the bed. he moved so she was on top once more. He sat up his hands suddenly slipping underneath the bodice of her dress. He looked to find it wasn't a dress at all but a shirt and skirt.

Thank you thank you thank you…. He thought to himself with a glorious smile.

Hermione smiled as she felt his hand slide up against the middle of her back. Her hands without her permission moved to his shirts buttons and slowly began to undo them. his hands moved down to her hips guiding her against him slowly as his mouth heatedly moved against hers as she let out a slow moan. The sound of it made his skin grow hot and his movement more possessive. He had never been so drawn to someone before. He was just realizing how much he had been controlling himself around her. He had thought many times when they studied in the library about sweeping all the books aside and pushing her down onto the table to have his way with her. Why had he waited so long to make his move, why had it taken him so long to get even a bit further with her? Hermione smiled as he moved them again so he was on top of her.

His hand began to move up her inner thigh snapping her back to reality.

"Viktor…" she pushed on his shoulder softly. "Viktor stop…" he slowly pulled away smiling at her sheepishly. With that look Hermione wanted nothing more than to pull him back down to her, but she kept her resolve strong.

"Too fast luff." He asked.

"No… Not really… Not sure what it was…" she said quietly with a soft blush. Viktor kissed the red tint of her cheeks before lying back on her bed pulling her to his body as he did. Hermione smiled as she laid her head on his chest. His heart was beating so fast, then again so was hers. He moved his hand through her hair slowly. He was trying to calm himself down, he hadn't wanted to stop he had wanted to keep going. She moved one of her hands into his half opened shirt smiling as she felt the muscles of his chest ripple under her fingers. He laughed softly.

"Tickles luff."

"I know." She said wiggling her fingers against his rib cage, he laughed. A loud yell made them both look up. "Stony…" Hermione was off the bed in a second rushing out the door before Viktor could say anything." He jumped off the bed buttoning up his shirt as he ran out of the room. When he and the others got to the bedroom Hermione was on the ground stony held in her arms as she stared at the corner of the room with her own wide eyes her wand pointed. They all headed inside the room their wands drawn.

"There's something in here." She whispered.

"It's going to get me they're going to get me!" Stony said clawing at Hermione.

"Shh… shh…" Hermione whispered her hand cradling his head as she picked him up in her arms.

"They're going to take me!" she slowly stood as he cried into her shoulder. She moved to Viktor who pushed her and Stony behind him.

"No ones going to take you, I won't let that happen." Hermione said softly.

"What did you see love?" Viktor asked.

"Looked like a cloaked figure when I ran in it retreated to the shadows I think I heard a loud pop."

"Then they've apperated." Ivan said relaxing a bit. Hermione walked out of the room the boy still clinging to her. She looked to Sophia who was looking around worriedly.

"Are you sure you saw something?" Ivan asked Hermione who nodded.

"Let's not talk about it in front of Stony…" she said quietly.

"I agree." Sophia said.

"What's going on?" Asen asked running down the hallway wand drawn. Hermione eyed him for a long moment. Viktor could see the suspicion rising in her eyes, he slowly looked over his brother.

There's no way he would turn against his family… right? He asked himself.

"You all head to the drawing room while we search the manor." Ivan said.

"Come Hermione…" Sophia said taking her hand. Hermione looked to Viktor who nodded at her with a soft smile.

"It's going to be okay Stony, if anyone can catch a bad man its Viktor." He heard her say to his youngest brother.

"He's so shaken." Sophia said when they reached the drawing room.

"Some chocolate would brighten his spirits…"

"Jenis…" Sophia said. A small house elf appeared.

"Miss I heard of the intruder, the house elves are assisting the masters in their search." He said bowing.

"Thank you Jenis… I think we could use some hot coco and some treats for Stony here."

"Right away." he popped out of sight. Hermione sat down on the couch. Slowly stony pulled away and sat by her closely staring at the table as a bunch of treats appeared.

"Come on love…" Sophia said pouring him a glass of hot coco while Hermione handed him a small cookie. He slowly began to drink and eat.

"There you go…" Hermione said. He smiled at her weakly.

"Do you think everyone else is Okay?" he asked.

"Of course." Hermione and Sophia said at the same time.

"Keep drinking you'll feel better with the hot coco." Hermione said with a smile. He slowly nodded as he leaned against Hermione. He felt safe around her, ever since she had told him the stories of her Harry and Ron. Then early that day at the shopping alley when she had protected him. After an hour Sophia had begun to pace.

"I'm going to go check on them…" she said standing. Hermione nodded.

"I'll watch over Stony." She said as she watched Sophia leave her wand at the ready. She looked to the boy who was slowly nodding off on her shoulder only to then wake up suddenly his eyes darting around the room wildly. "Are you tired?" she asked. He slowly nodded. Hermione took a pillow and laid it on the opposite side of the couch. "Rest I'll make sure nothing gets you while you sleep."

"You promise?" he asked taking the pillow in his hands.

"I promise." She said with a smile. He took the pillow and laid it by her leg before lying down.

"Night." He said quietly.

"Night Stony sweet dreams…" she rested a hand on his shoulder to make sure that if they were attacked she'd be able to pull him to safety right away if she needed too. She pulled an old book into her lap and opened it up with one hand starting to read a random page. She held the book up in front of her eyes as the story began to get more enthralling.

"Mmm..." Stony muttered in his sleep as he moved the pillow onto Hermione's lap and rested his head once more.

-o-

"So there was nothing?" Sophia asked as she Ivan and Viktor headed back towards the drawing room.

"Only soot that's all we found in Stonys room." Viktor said.

"I believe Hermione when she said she saw something." Ivan said.

"The look in her eyes was enough to convince me." Sophia said. "Not to mention the look in Stony's eyes." They walked into the drawing room to see Stony's head lying in a pillow clad Hermione's lap. A book held out slightly as she read her other hand smoothing out the boys hair in a motherly fashion absentmindedly.

"Hey we're back-."

"Shh…" Sophia and Hermione said to Ivan at the same time. Viktor smiled as he slowly headed forward and took his younger brother into his arms easily.

"Come love let's get him to bed." Viktor whispered. Hermione nodded as she slowly got up and followed him out. Ivan and Sophia watched the two. Neither could help but notice how much Hermione and Viktor were treating Stony as their own son. They had put him to bed the past three nights, Hermione had protected Stony as if she was his mother, and Viktor when either was in danger came to both their aid immediately.

"She'll make a good mother…" Ivan said.

"He'll make a good father." Sophia said.

"Have we thought about making Stony Viktors god son?"

"If they ended up getting married Hermione would be his god mother." Sophia reasoned.

"I think it's a good idea." Ivan said.

"As do I..."

1st son Asen "Ace" Krum- pure blood extremeist.

2nd son Nicolai "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.