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The next three days went without incident and before Hermione knew it Christmas was nearly upon them. Lately Stony had been keeping close to her. She had spent many nights with Viktor in the young boy's room as they took turns watching over him as he slept. There had been no disturbances so last night Stony had slept a whole night without one watchful eye upon him.
Hermione now sat in her room writing a letter to her parents. They had been corresponding more than usual. Hermione really did miss her mother though. She walked over to Jeanabelle and handed her the letter.
"Thanks girly…" she said as the owl hooted at her before flying off. She sighed slightly as she watched the bird sore through the sky.
"Hermione are you alright?" She turned to see Sophia.
"Oh yeah I'm fine." The older woman gave her a knowing smile as she looked her over with an interested look.
"Come sit lets have girl talk." She said as she patted the bench by her bed. Hermione smiled as she joined her. "What's on your mind?"
"I'm missing my mom a little bit… I guess I'm just a little homesick… Don't get me wrong I mean it's lovely here and your family is amazing…"
"But home is home I understand." She said with a smile. "You know… I was born in France…"
"Really?" she asked.
"Yes… you can't hear it over this Bulgarian accent I have developed over the years." She said with a smile. "When I was you're age… Actually younger because I did not time travel." Hermione smiled. "I met Ivan… It was a fast romance… Not unlike yours. He invited me to his home that winter here in Bulgaria I found myself missing my family quite a lot even though I quickly fell in love with Ivans whole family." Hermione nodded. "I'm sorry you weren't able to spend your holiday with your family Hermione."
"It's okay this is the… Third year in a row… Missed my birthdays with them too… Starting to wonder if they even want me around all that much…" Viktor stopped by her door hearing the conversation.
"What do you mean?" Sophia inquired.
"I mean I'm starting to wonder if they like the rest of my family are writing me off… I haven't spent one holiday with them since my first year at Hogwarts… Only one birthday… To be honest I know they aren't where they said they were… They're back at the house. I can tell from Jeanabelle…" she had a very troubled look. "I know it wasn't my mom's idea more my dad's…"
"How do you know it's your dad for sure?" Hermione looked out the window.
"I just have a hunch…" she said softly.
"You can talk to me you know." Sophia said taking her hand. "What's your hunch?"
"Let's just say when I'm at home with my parents my dad confiscates my wand… The only thing magical I get to do is send an owl to my friends… And we're never to say the M word around him."
"M word?"
"Magic." Sophia slowly nodded.
"My mom sometimes sneaks me my wand though so I can practice simple spells." They both laughed before Hermione frowned. "I guess I'm not homesick I just miss my mom… that's all."
"Not your dad?" Sophia watched Hermione shaking her head slowly.
"He doesn't miss me so why should I miss him right?" Sophia took Hermione's hands.
"I'm sure you're dad misses you…" she said. "I just think he feels left out of your life because of the magic… and that's why he puts away your wand so he doesn't feel left out."
"Bit of a stretch don't you think?" Sophia laughed while Hermione smiled.
"Maybe… but I think that there still maybe might just be a little truth to it… Write him a letter just him… Use Boris to send it to him." she smiled at her as she got up and smoothed out her long black skirt which had a dark purple flowing shirt tucked into it.
"Thanks for the advice." Hermione said with a small smile as she watched Sophia walk to the door.
"I hope you know that even after you leave here to go back to Hogwarts you are always allowed to write to me…" Hermione nodded with a smile. "Good…" she said with her own smile before she left. She winked at her son who she knew had been eaves dropping the whole time. "She could use your company." He nodded and walked in.
"Hey Viktor." Hermione said making Viktor smile.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Writing a letter." She said simply.
"To?"
"My dad." She said with a smile.
"About?"
"Stuff all sorts of stuff." She said. Viktor sat down on her bed and laid back. He felt lazy that day. He hadn't slept much in the past few days, neither had Hermione thanks to keeping a watchful eye over his youngest brother.
"Can I use Boris to send this letter I already sent out Jeanabelle."
"Sure… Boris!" he called. The owl rushed in.
"Take this to my parents?" the owl nodded. She handed him the letter. He hooted at her before flying off. Hermione stretched and walked over to the bed and laid down beside Viktor.
"Tired?" she asked snuggling into his her arms moving around him.
"Very much so…"
"Me too." She said laying her head on his chest. "I'm going to go to sleep now." He laughed lightly as he draped an arm over her.
"I think I vill too."
"Mmm… Night…" as soon as the farewell left her lips she was asleep soon after Viktor fallowed.
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Viktor slowly woke up and looked to the clock. When they had lain down it had been noon, now it was six. He slowly looked to Hermione to see she was turning away from him. He scooted next to her and wrapped his arms around her slowly. She turned in his arms and murmured something in her sleep as she snuggled closer.
"Hermione…." Viktor said quietly as he kissed the top of her head.
"Hmm?" she asked softly.
"It's time to get up… nearly time for dinner."
"Mmm… Okay." She said as she nodded and slowly sat up rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "Nope... Still early." she pushed him back down as she laid back. Viktor laughed.
"It's six at night." He said.
"No its morning… I'm sure its morning." He smiled as he kissed her.
"Come on love if we don't come down for dinner they'll come find us."
"Oh… Fine…"she sat up and ran her fingers through her surprisingly smooth hair. A small hoot came she looked to see Boris and Jeanabelle.
"Back already?" Viktor asked with a yawn.
"My dad sent a letter back." Hermione said picking it up with a smile as she opened it. After a few moments she took a small breath.
"What did he say?"
"All good things. Wished me a happy Christmas eve." She set it down. "Well I'm going to get ready for dinner."
"Oh Mione did my mom tell you we give presents tonight and not in the morning."
"She did every things wrapped and under the tree." She said with a smile.
"Alright I'm going to go get ready I'll see you in a bit." He kissed her on the cheek. Hermione watched him leave with a smile. She had realized how tired she was from looking after Stony the past couple nights. She picked up the letter her father had sent to her and read over it once more before setting down the paper held in her lap as she looked to Jeanabelle who hooted at her affectionately.
Viktor walked into his room and put on clothes that of course his mother had laid out. She had done this for her sons every Christmas eve since Asens first Christmas eve. He pulled on the suit waiting for the tie to take to Hermione, knowing she would be able to do it better then he could. When he was done he headed to her room to find the door slightly open.
"Are you descent luff?" he asked.
"Yes yes I am." He heard. He walked in and looked around she was nowhere in sight.
"Luff?"
"In the bathroom I'll be right out I'm just fixing my hair." she called. He smiled and rested his suit jacket over the chair along with the tie. He walked over to the mirror and looked himself up and down. He was wearing silver grey dress pants a white shirt and a silver grey fitted vest which he slowly began to button.
"Need help with your tie?" she asked.
"Yes I do." He said with a smile as he turned stopping. "Oh… whoa…"
"Whoa? Whoa as in good? Or whoa as in-."
"Good very.. very good." She was wearing a Christmas red plaid silk Shirt dress which had a black chiffon skirt filler underneath making the skirt flare out in an old fashion Hollywood way. She slipped on matching shoes as she walked over with a smile. "Do I look like Christmas?"
"You do I like it a lot." He said with a smile. Hermione blushed as she took the Black silk tie in her hands and walked him over to the mirror.
"You straightened your hair…" he said seeing it was in a half up half down style.
"Yeah do you like it?" she asked.
"I do, but I also like it when it is curly…" he said knowing she was a little self conscious of her hair. He watched as she expertly tied his tie and slowly slid it up into a perfect square knot. "Hermione?" he asked just as she was about to walk away.
"Yes?"
"Tomorrow night… There is a get together my Quidditch team throws every Christmas… We all bring our significant others… Would you like to come with me?" she smiled.
"Yes yes I would." She said. He laughed.
"Perfect! I will have most beautiful girlfriend there!" she smiled as he hugged her. When he pulled away she took his jacket and let him shrug into it. He then turned around for her as she buttoned it up.
"This suits a little tight in the shoulders, I think you may need to take it to a tailor… You're arms are too muscular for regular clothes."
"You think I'm muscular?" he asked wiggling his eye brows.
"You think you're so charming." She said making them both laugh as she walked around him. "Ready?"
"Yes I cannot wait for you to open my gift…" he said.
"Me either I hope you'll like what I got you."
"I'm sure I will." He said as he took her hand and kissed the back. "After presents though I have a surprise set up for you."
"A surprise?" she asked while he nodded with a smile. "You didn't have to do that for me Viktor."
"Sure I did, you're my Mina, and my Mina deserves surprises." She laughed as they walked into the drawing room which had a large gold and red tree set up with tons of presents underneath.
"Present time!" Stony said. "Viktor and Hermione are here that means presents!" he was running around the room.
"We have to get them into piles first Stony." Dag said. "Come help me." Viktor and Hermione sat down on a couch while Dag Stony and Ivan handed out presents. Hermione was surprised that everyone had gotten her something that was except for Asen but she hadn't expected him to. She could tell though that he was surprised she had gotten him a present. He was looking at her intently.
Probably fears it will blow up on him… Oh man. I should have done that! Fred and George would have loved it.
"Okay we start with the youngest." Sophia said when everything was done.
"Yes!" Stony jumped into the air before landing in a perfect Crisscross sitting position. "Hermione's first!" he picked up a long thin case wrapped in gold wrapping paper. "It feels heavy." Hermione smiled as he ripped through it. Under the gold paper lay a long wooden box he opened it and jumped.
"I wand it's a wand!" he said with a triumphant laugh.
"Okay before you get too excited it's not real." Hermione said. "What this is, is a practice wand you can start looking through some of your brothers old school books and begin learning the movement of the spells so when you get your real wand-."
"I'll be able to do it easy!" he said. "Its brilliant thanks Hermyknee!"
"No problem." Hermione said with a smile.
"Okay Stony time to open mine." Viktor said. Stony smiled and picked up a large box. He tore through the red wrapping paper and opened up another wooden box.
"Quidditch pads!"
"You'll need to start practicing if you'll be youngest seeker on Quidditch team next year." He said.
"Thanks Viktor!"
"Soon we'll go pick out your broom." His brother beamed even more. Soon he ripped through all his presents equally excited about each one. He then ran around the room and gave everyone a hug.
"Okay Hermione dear your next." Sophia said.
"Me?" she asked.
"You're the second youngest now." Viktor said.
"Yeah that's our Viktor robbing the cradle." Nick said making everyone including the two in question laugh.
"Here Hermyknee open mine first." Dag said. "It's the bright green one." Hermione picked it up and smiled as she expertly went through the wrapping paper.
"Here I'm the tosser!" Stony took the paper and threw it onto a pile in the middle of the room.
"Oh whoa it's first edition of healers through time." Hermione said with a smile. "Thank you Dag I quite enjoy informative books."
"I thought you might like it..." he said with a smile.
"Mine next dear." Sophia said. "It's the one with the bow." Hermione picked up a small thin gold box with a white silk bow. Again she went through it easily and neatly and looked down at a red velvet box. She opened it and smiled at a white gold charm bracelet that had all sorts of charm relation to Bulgaria and Viktor including a small broom and a snitch charm. "Now when you leave here to go back to Hogwarts you can take a piece of Bulgaria with you." Hermione leaned over and hugged her.
"Thank you it's quite stunning." She said. "I'll cherish it always." Sophia beamed as she put the bracelet on for her.
"Mine next mine next!" stony handed her what looked like a ball wrapped in crinkled gold paper. "I wrapped it myself!" he said making everyone laugh. "This is from dad and I." Ivan nodded. Hermione un did the wrapping to look down at a snow globe where inside was a replica of Krum manor. "Now you can really take us everywhere!" he said.
"How amazing thank you Stony!" he hugged her. "Mr. Krum thank you it's really amazing."
"Ivan call me Ivan Hermione and It was all Stony's idea." He said.
"Mine next." Nick said. "It's the red one." She picked up a heavy square object and opened it. "Hogwarts head masters through the years. Volume one… I've been looking everywhere for this text where ever did you find it?" she asked with a laugh.
"Got lucky I thought you might like it."
"Thank you Nick this is really splendid." He smiled brightly.
"Now it's my turn…" Viktor handed her a long rectangle shaped gift wrapped in opaque wrapping. She smiled as she un did it and stared down at a wooden engraved box with gold leaf etched into it. She smiled as she opened it and gasped. Inside was a quill about 10 inches long with a bright red feather and a beautiful gold end piece for dipping in ink. "This… This is beautiful." She said taking it.
"It's made from the feather of a phoenix."
"What?" she asked looking to him. "A phoenix?" she asked.
"Yes it's rare from what the man who sold it to me said."
"Very rare they never give up their feathers…" she laughed. "I can't wait to use it thank you!" she hugged him tightly. "It's so beautiful…" she said as she put it away. He smiled brightly glad he had made the right choice.
"Viktor it's your turn now!" Nick said he couldn't wait till he himself got to open his presents whatever Hermione had gotten him it was the biggest out of all the other presents laying at his feet.
"Oh right I'm next." He said. He wanted to open Hermione's first but he knew he had to wait for it to be last as Stony pushed what looked like to be another snow globe. He smiled as he unwrapped it to see it was the same as Hermione's.
"You to now can have home with you always too!" stony said.
"Thanks stone." He said with a smile. "It's fantastic." The rest of the presents he got were all Quidditch related from goggles to padding. Finally he came down to the last two.
"Mine next dear." Sophia said. He picked up the one that was done the same as Hermione's charm bracelet. He opened it up and took out a frame and smile. It was a moving image of him and Hermione dancing in the drawing room a few nights before. She was laughing at him her eyes dancing with mischief. He had never seen her look so beautiful.
"Oh look it's us." Hermione said. "I do love that coat on you."
"Thank you mother it is perfect I've been wanting a picture of Hermione and I for some time." He smiled.
"Good I thought you'd like it..." she said.
"So guess it's time for me to open yours." Viktor said with an eager look as he picked up Hermione's gift. It was smaller about medium sized but it felt heavy.
"I hope you like it…" Hermione said as he un did the gold wrapping paper and red bow. He was holding a medium sized square wooden box with a gold plate. He wiped the plate and looked down at a name.
"Ivan Rechold." He read. "My favorite player…" he had a smile. "What did you get me?"
"You have to open it..." she said with a smile. He slowly did and stared his breath catching. "This…" he shook his head. "This is too much."
"What is it Viktor?" Ivan asked. His son looked stunned. Viktor stared at the small gold tarnished snitch.
"Is this real?" he asked her.
"Yeah it's the first snitch he ever caught." Hermione said un sure of his reaction.
"It's the snitch?" he asked.
"From his first major international game…" he looked to her.
"This is actually from the 1862 Bulgaria vs. England game?" He inquired. She nodded. He slowly looked back down. "They told me it was gone, long gone…" he said. He knew how much it cost, how Hermione had gotten her hands on it he wasn't sure.
"Viktor… Do you like it?" she asked quietly unsure by his reaction.
"I love it!" he said with a laugh as he hugged her. "I can't believe you got your hands on this I've always wanted a snitch from Rechold!" she laughed he was ecstatic he quickly closed the case afraid the snitch would fly off on him. Sophia smiled she had never seen Viktor so worked up over anything. For the next hour presents were opened and thanks were given. Hermione had scored high on the present giving poll getting everyone exactly what they wanted when it came down to Asen she was a little worried. He had saved hers for last.
"Go ahead and open it son." Ivan said.
"Right…" he slowly undid the wrapping paper and looked down at a book.
"This is by… this is by James winder." He said. Everyone looked to Hermione. "The famous pure blood extremist…"
"Yes I know." Hermione said. "I heard you quote him figured you were a fan." Hermione said. He opened the cover.
"Its signed… It's signed to me actually… to Asen Krum hope you go far." He laughed. "Signed James Winder… You actually had this signed for me."
"I did, he just happened to be at the book shop I went to…"
"Why did he sign it for you?" he asked.
"Because he knew the book wasn't for me." Hermione said. "Barely gave me enough time of day well just enough to have it signed."
"What do you say?" Ivan asked his eldest son.
"Uhm… thanks thanks Hermione." he said. "But why would you buy me a book from a pure blood activist? When you yourself are a muggle born?"
"Because Asen I may not like your opinions on me… And people like me… But I can respect that they are your opinions." She gave him a soft smile which he couldn't help but return.
"Thank you Hermione." she nodded.
"Well…" Sophia smiled this was a good step for them. "My turn!" most of her sons gave her jewelry including Viktor, Hermione though instead gave her something different. Sophia opened a box and looked down at a pair of gloves. They were white leather with a lace edging. "Oh these are beautiful." She said.
"They're from a muggle vintage designer, coco channel… I hope you like them…"
"I do, I've got shoes from Chanel these will match wonderfully." Sophia kissed Hermione on each cheek. Hermione smiled. Next was Ivan who got strangely mostly journals from his son and even his wife.
"I do a lot of writing you see." He said to Hermione with a smile. "I'm excited to see what you got me though." He picked up a small gold wrapped box. He undid it and opened a red velvet box and smiled. Inside were Gold Cufflinks with his initials scrolled onto them. "I've always wanted a pair thank you my wife I'm sure is thankful as well."
"I am what a great gift now he has no excuse to not where all those French cuffed shirts I got him." Sophia said with a smile. Ivan hugged Hermione before turning to the family. "Let's go into the dining room and finish off tonight with a large feast of turkey, ham, and whatever else those amazing house elves have made. Everyone headed out including Sophia who was pulled back. She looked to see Hermione.
"Oh you boys go on ahead I just have a question to ask your mum." Hermione said they all nodded and headed out.
"What is it dear?" Sophia asked with a smile.
"I got you another gift… Just between us girls…" she handed her another gift slowly.
"Oh Hermione you didn't have to do that." She smiled as she took off a beautiful green and red wrapping. She now held a long rectangular jewelry box. She opened it up and smiled with a gasp. Inside laid a white gold Victorian area locket with diamonds around the edge.
"Go ahead and open it…" Hermione said. Sophia smiled as she did what the girl said. She stopped her breath catching in her throat. Hermione smiled softly.
"Oh…" she said her hand going over her heart as she read an engraved message next to a picture of a moving picture of she and Hermione laughing over a table of tea and crumpets.
"I hope this is okay…" Hermione said.
"Yes dear… yes dear." She laughed with teary eyes as she hugged her while over Hermione's shoulder reading the message again with a smile.
To my Bulgarian Mother with much love
Hermione
"I always wanted a daughter…" she said softly. "I'm so glad I now have one in you." Both the girls pulled away laughing softly as they wiped their own tears away. Sophia put on the locket. "I will wear it always." She kissed Hermione on the cheek in a motherly fashion. "Come my English child lets join the boys before they come looking for us."
"Alright." Hermione said with a smile. When they walked in the boys couldn't help but notice how close the two were standing there mother holding onto Hermione's hand as she wiped a few tears away.
"Is everything alright?" Ivan asked.
"Hermione just gave me another splendid gift is all…" Sophia said as she sat down next to her husband and Hermione sat down next to Viktor.
"What did she give you?" Stony asked.
"A beautiful locket." She said holding it up for them to see. She wouldn't open it, the message inside was just for them. A secret between a mother and a daughter.
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The meal was wonderful don't you think?" Hermione asked as she and Viktor walked to his room.
"It was quite wonderful and tasty too I think I gained a few pounds."
"Me too my dress is a bit more snug then I like." they both laughed when they walked into Viktors room he stopped dead in his tracks while Hermione smiled. Viktor looked at a large long rectangular case lying on his bed. It was a gold box wrapped in a red bow.
"One more present from me." Hermione said with a smile. He walked back to her with a laugh.
"Mina you shouldn't haf… That snitch was so amazing." He said her hands now held in his.
"What can I say? I enjoy spoiling you." He smiled as he walked over and started undoing the bow. Hermione followed behind him with a nervous look. Viktor smiled whatever Hermione had gotten him it was massive. He opened it up and stopped. Inside lay a broom. A broom about the size of the fire bolt. He slowly picked it up and shook as power slowly sunk into him. He could tell the broom had great clout which meant it was fast, faster than his fire bolt he was sure. Hermione smiled softly the broom was reacting to him. She watched him close his eyes in concentration as he let the broom bond with him. After a moment he smiled and looked down. He admired the craftsmanship he had never seen a broom quite like it.
"Hermione this broom… I've never seen it before I can't tell who made it…" he said.
"It's from a new crafter, made out of Grecian wood with a phoenix feather core wrapped in dragon heart string surrounded by a cloud of dragons breath…It's perfectly balanced weighing less than ten pounds… The bristles at the end of the broom were handpicked by the guardians of Reckhonall forest who picked them from that of a rare Witleg bush and then in so doing with their tradition blessed the bristles... You won't find a more even more balanced broom." She looked to him. "And you won't find a faster one…"
"How do you know so much about it?" he asked. Hermione took it and he watched as her hands and the broom glowed.
"I know the craftsmen…" she said with a smile as the glowing stopped "I've been corresponding with the maker… Been working on it since I found out you wanted me to be here for Christmas…" she said with a smile. "How does it feel? I know brooms are supposed to link to their owners…"
"It feels amazing." He said honestly as he took it back in hand. "It's full of a lot of power. There's also something familiar about it." she smiled to herself.
"Want to give it a test ride? They said it goes fast I'm just wondering how fast it goes…"
"Yes let's give it a go." He said with a smile. They walked to the balcony and Viktor opened the door the cold air hitting him as he did. "I'm going to go alone first, the broom needs to link with me further if you're on it, it could get confused and bad things could happen."
"I understand." Hermione said with a smile. "Good luck I hope it flies alright for you… Uhm the maker did warn me it has… A kick?" he smiled.
"A kick huh?" he asked looking at the broom. "Looks harmless enough…" he set it out in front of him and let go instantly the broom levitated, it didn't even drop like the firebolt did it hung their perfectly. He smiled and climbed on. "Kiss for good luck?" he asked. She smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Good luck." He jumped slightly as the broom gave a sudden lurch forward and shot into the sky. Everything around him was a blur; he was going so fast he couldn't really tell where he was going.
"Focus… Focus…" he said to himself as he stared forward slowly images came into view. This broom moved faster than anything he had ever tried, he had been sure that no broom would ever be created that could rival the speed of his fire bolt but this certainly beat it hands down. He could feel the power flowing into him. At the speed he was going every game he played with this broom he would barely have to work to catch a snitch. He laughed as he did a barrel roll so quickly he barely had enough time to register what he had done.
Hermione smiled as she watched a slight blur go round and round in circles she could hear Viktor laughing wildly as he flew. She couldn't help but laugh as well. She was glad he was enjoying himself. She thought at first it might be a mistake to give him a new broom but she thought it would be a nice gesture. She didn't expect him to use it in Quidditch, but just for fun. She knew from what Harry told her that it wasn't good to always use your broom for everyday use so this would be that kind of broom for him. She leaned against the railing with a smile. She could tell he was going to be out there for a while so she slowly headed back into the bedroom to wait. After a half hour Viktor came running in with a laugh.
"That was amazing!" he said. "Who made this broom I must know I must have ten of this man's brooms!"
"Wait why do you think it's a guy?" She asked sitting up on his bed with a lopsided smile.
"I get guy feel." He said holding up the broom.
"Really because I got kind of a woman feel." She said.
"Was it woman what is her name?"
"Maybe… Look I can't tell you… It's a new broom maker I met in Diagon alley this past summer. They want to keep this broom a secret until they're ready to open their shop."
"I will fund shop if you tell me." he said eagerly.
"I'm glad you like the broom Viktor but I made a promise." He sighed with a smile.
"And when you make a promise you really make a promise say no more but when he is ready to open shop you will tell me."
"Again why do you think it's a guy?" he laughed as he moved forward and pulled her into his arms.
"This is the best gift I could have received thank you so much luff." He pulled back and kissed her.
"Were you surprised?"
"I was! Never in a million years would I think I might get a new broom for Christmas… Or a prized snitch." Hermione smiled as she watched Viktor set the broom down delicately on his desk. "I'm just upset that all I got you was that quill…"
"I love the quill." She said as he walked back to her. "I can't wait to use it..."
"So you're fine with just one item for Christmas?" he asked.
"Of course." She said with a bright smile.
"So then you wouldn't want this?" he held up a small present box. Hermione laughed.
"Viktor…" she said with a smile as she went to take it.
"Ah ah." He turned away from her before she could. "You said you were okay with one."
"I am okay but now you're teasing me with another present." She said with a bright smile.
"So you want this?" he asked with a smile as he turned so she could see it.
"Yes I want it."
"Oh alright then." He handed it over loving the way Hermione smiled.
"It's a pony isn't it?" he laughed.
"No it's not a pony I told you that won't happen until our one year."
"Oh that's right." She said with a smile as she un did the wrapping and sat down Viktor moving to sit beside her. Hermione looked down at a red velvet box. She slowly opened it and stopped. Inside was an antique diamond and sapphire tennis bracelet. "Oh my god… It's beautiful…"
"I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone… one bird being that it is a bracelet…" he put it around her wrist. "The second being that it was owned by the philosopher Regina Tiren… So you can say this is part of your scholar collection."
"I saw pictures of her wearing this once!" she said jumping slightly. "I always wanted one just like it now I have the real thing!" she threw her arms around his neck tackling him back on the bed as she kissed him while he laughed. "Thank you so much Viktor it's gorgeous!" he pulled away and looked it over. "But this must have cost you a fortune." She said softly with a smile. "It's going to be hard for me not to wear this every day."
"Well you can if you want; Regina had this bracelet charmed to match whatever outfit she was wearing if she wanted…" he explained. "At least that's what the shop dealer said…" Hermione looked down at the bracelet and smiled as the sapphires turned to rubies. "Oh look at that he was right… I thought he was lying to me."
"Thank you Viktor it's wonderful." She hugged him once more.
"Not as wonderful as the broom and the snitch… how ever did you get your hands on this snitch by the way? I'm curious because I've been searching for it for years and that's not an exaggeration." He said taking the box and opened it up to look down at the snitch.
"Well I know someone." She said with a smile.
"Who?"
"I can't tell you." She said.
"Another promise?" he asked.
"No… I don't want you to know so you won't go off buying all the Quidditch goodies this guy has…"
"So you'll always have a present to give me… I see." He said with a nod. "Well as long as you keep giving them to me I won't ask who he is…"
"Thank you." She said with a smile. "You know I was worried you wouldn't like the snitch or the broom…"
"Really why would you worry about that?"
"I know you don't like being thought as a Quidditch player all the time… I want you to know that I really don't think of you as one at all… I only think of you as my boyfriend… but I know you really wanted the snitch especially from your favorite player… So I wanted to be able to give that to you."
"I know… That's what makes you so special to me…" he said as he kissed her cheek.
"You also know I didn't give you the broom because of Quidditch right?"
"Wait really because I plan on using it… Its fast." he said making her smile. "Then why did you give it to me?"
"Well Harry explained to me that it's not good for you to use your broom all the time, and I know that you do. So I thought this broom could be your everyday broom and then you could save your fire bolt for games."
"Oh… that's a really good idea." He said. "But I think I'll switch it…" he said as he took the broom. "This will make my job so much easier." Hermione laughed. "Wait Mina…" he said reading the name scrolled onto the handle in red paint. "You're nickname."
"It's a coincidence I swear." She said with a smile.
"It's a good coincidence, but if anyone asks I'm telling them that its named after you… I'll have to take it to the ministry before we both head back to Hogwarts..."
"The ministry?"
"I have to get this okayed for Quidditch. They'll do tests on it things like that." Hermione nodded as she looked over her bracelet with an absent minded smile before frowning her hand going to one of her feet.
"Are you alright?"
"These heels are pinching me…"
"Let's go to your room you can put on some flats we'll take a walk around the manor?"
"Sounds fun." She said with a smile.