Remus began to twirl Holly around the dancefloor, "I see that your young man finally asked you out."
"How did you know," Holly asked.
"Oh, please, Holly, I saw it on your face when you two came back in. You looked a lot happier."
"Do you think Sirius will mind?"
"Yes, but he's going to have to get over it. You're growing up and turning into a beautiful young woman. Frankly, if Viktor hadn't asked you to be his girlfriend, I would have been very shocked. I'm happy for you, Hol. and don't worry, I'll keep Sirius in line."
Holly laid her head on Remus' chest as they danced, "Thank you, Moony."
Remus kissed her head, "You're welcome, baby. Now, I should give you back to your young man; he's getting impatient."
Holly looked up and noticed that Viktor had stood up and was making his way over toward her and Remus. Holly giggled as Viktor stepped up and bowed to Remus, Remus stepped away from Holly, "Treat her right, Viktor."
"Always, Sir."
Remus patted Viktor's shoulder and walked towards Sirius, "What did you find out, Moony?" Sirius asked.
"Viktor asked Holly out."
"No."
"Yes, Siri, and no, there's nothing you can do about it."
"But-"
"I said no, Padfoot. Holly's happy, let her be happy."
Sirius huffed and crossed his arms, "Fine, but if he hurts her, I'm hexing him into oblivion."
Remus chuckled, "That's fine, Padfoot. I'll help you."
Holly and Viktor happily danced the rest of the evening together. They gazed into each other's eyes with so much affection. They would rest and talk with Hermione, and Aleksandur, who turned out, had a lot in common and were getting along very nicely. After the dance ended at the wee hours of the morning, both boys walked their dates back to Gryffindor Tower. Aleksandur kissed Hermione on the cheek then wished her a good night. Hermione blushed and did the same.
As he turned to leave, Aleksandur smirked at Viktor and patted him on the shoulder. Hermione went inside to give the new couple some privacy. Holly and Viktor stood facing each other, Viktor stroked Holly's cheek. "I had a vonderful time, Holly."
"So did I, Viktor. And I'm so happy you asked me to be your girlfriend."
"I am happy you accepted, moya malŭk gŭlŭb."
"Viktor, what does that mean?"
Viktor lowered his head and pecked Holly on the lips, "My little dove." He whispered.
She smiled up at Viktor, Holly wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down for a kiss. Viktor wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to his body, lifting her slightly off the floor. They parted somewhat panting, Viktor placed his forehead against Holly's, "Goodnight, Holly."
"Goodnight, Viktor."
Viktor pecks Holly one more time before he leaves. Holly sighs; she gives the password and goes inside. She quietly makes her way up to the dorms, gets ready for bed, gets into bed, and goes to bed with a smile on her face.
Holly doesn't wake up until the afternoon. It's only her and Hermione still in bed when she wakes up. Holly goes to take a shower and get ready. When she comes out, Hermione and Ginny are waiting for her. Ginny has a smirk on her face, and Hermione is smiling at Holly, "So, how did it go last night?"
Holly smiled then looked at them seriously, "I don't know what you're talking about?"
"Oh, come on, we saw you leave with Viktor then come back in with this happy expression on your face," Ginny said.
"We went outside to cool down from all our dancing."
"I bet you did."
"Ginny! Alright, while we were outside, Viktor asked me to be his girlfriend. Then he kissed me."
Ginny squealed and fell on Holly's pillow. While Hermione got up and hugged Holly, "Congratulations, Holly."
"Thank you, Hermione, but Professor Snape ruined everything and took fifty points from Gryffindor."
"Snape is such a tosser," Ginny huffed.
"Ginny!" Hermione said indignantly
"Well, he is."
Holly shrugged, "It doesn't matter, Snape didn't ruin our moment, Viktor kissed me while we were going inside."
"And what did Remus tell you when you were dancing?"
"That he was happy for me, and he would keep Sirius in line."
Hermione and Ginny laughed.
"But tell me, Hermione, how was your night with Aleksandur?" Holly asked.
Hermione blushed bright red, "It was very nice."
"It more than nice from what I saw," Ginny said.
"What about you and Neville, Ginny?" Hermione countered.
"Oh, we had a wonderful time. Neville, a great dancer, but don't avoid the question, Mione, how was the other Bulgarian dream?"
"Oh, he's sweet and charming, so intelligent. He made me feel like the only girl in the room," Hermione said and sighed, "We talked all night. He wants to work for the Bulgarian Ministry of Magic. Later today, we're going to study in the library together."
Holly and Ginny looked at each other and grinned, "What about Ron?"
"What about Ron?"
"He didn't upset you too much last night?"
"Ron did at first, but after Alek defended me, I forgot all about him."
"Good, you deserve someone better than Ron," Holly tells her best friend, Ginny nods.
"What do you mean, I don't like Ron like that, he's only a friend. Especially after last night."
Holly and Ginny nod, "Well, shall we head downstairs, I'm sure Harry is going to love to hear the news."
Holly cringed, "I forgot about Harry."
Ginny giggled, and Hermione only shook her head and wrapped her arm around her best friend's waist as they left their dorm. When they got to the Common Room, they saw Harry and Ron playing chess. Harry looked up and smiled at his twin, "Hey, Hol, what time did you get in that you're barely getting up?"
"Um, around five this morning."
Harry's eyes widen, and he looks at Ron, "So how was your night, Holly?" Harry asks.
"It was good, Viktor and I had a lot of fun."
"I bet you did," Ron mumbled.
Holly's eyes narrowed, "What's that supposed to mean, Ronald?"
"Nothing."
"That's what I thought."
Harry ignored Ron, "So what else happened last night?"
"Viktor asked me to be his girlfriend, and I accepted."
Ron's head snapped up, "Why would he ask you?"
"Because we like each other," Holly tells her brother's best friend. She was getting sick and tired of Ron's snide comments.
"Or he's trying to use you to win the tournament, considering Krum is a famous Seeker he can have any witch in the world."
"What's wrong with you, Ronald," Hermione asks.
"Nothing, I'm only telling the truth, why would he want to go out with a fourth-year if he didn't want to get information or increase his fame?"
"He's not as conniving as you are Weasley. And he's not an attention-seeking tosser, like you," Holly says, then storms out of the Common Room with Hermione and Ginny following her.
Harry glares at Ron, "I can't believe you talked to my sister like that."
"What? You know it's true."
"No, I don't, and if you ever talk to my sister like that again, this friendship is over."
Ron looked at Harry, surprised, "You'd choose your sister over your best mate?"
Harry stood up, "Every time, Mate." Then he left to find his sister.
Holly ran down the stairs with Hermione and Ginny running after her, "Holly, wait!" Hermione yelled.
Viktor and Aleksandur were about to make their way up to Gryffindor Tower when they heard Hermione yelling for Holly. They saw Holly running down the stairs, looking very upset. She crashed into Viktor's hard chest, "Moya Malŭk Gŭlŭb(My Little Dove) Vhot is the matter?"
Holly looked up and realized it was Viktor and hugged him tightly and cried. He looked up at Hermione and Ginny, who had arrived, "Vhot happened to Holly?"
"My brother said some horrible things to her about you," Ginny said.
Viktor's eyes narrowed, "Vhot, did your brother say?"
Hermione and Ginny looked at each other, they didn't want Ron to get beaten up, but Viktor had a right to know what was upsetting Holly. So, they told Viktor what happened. Viktor's face began to turn red with anger; he was about to make his way upstairs until Aleksandur grabbed his shoulder, "Viktor, ne mozhesh, Kholi imash nuzhda ot teb. (Viktor, you can't, Holly needs you.)"
Viktor looked down at the girl that was holding onto him for dear life. He frowned, "Come, Moya Malŭk Gŭlŭb (My Little Dove), let us go to Hogsmeade, and talk."
Holly looked up at Viktor with tears in her eyes. He wiped her tears away with his thumb then kissed her. Holly nodded, and Viktor led her away. Aleksandur, Hermione, and Ginny begin to leave when Harry comes down the stairs looking for Holly. They stop and look at him.
"Where's my sister?" Harry asked.
"She left with Viktor to Hogsmeade." Hermione tells him, "If you plan to tell her the same thing that Ron did, don't. She upset enough as it is."
"No, of course not. I want to see how Holly is. Are you lot going to Hogsmeade as well?"
"Yes, do you want to come along?"
"Yeah, I need to talk to Holly and Viktor. Let me get my coat."
"While Harry does that, I'm going to ask Neville if he wants to go with us," Ginny tells the others. She goes into the Great Hall to talk to Neville.
A few minutes later, Aleksandur, Hermione, Ginny, Neville, and Harry make their way to Hogsmeade. They look for Holly and Viktor and find them in the Three Broomsticks having lunch. Holly looked much better, Viktor was making her laugh, and they were cuddling and kissing. Harry grimaced, but he knew he had to talk to his sister.
The group made their way over to the happy couple. Holly looked up at them and giggled as Viktor kissed her neck, "Hi, would you care to join us?"
"Are we disturbing you," Hermione asked.
"No, not at all, right, Viktor?"
Viktor sighed, and looked up, "No, the more, the merrier."
Aleksandur smirked at his friend. He pulled out a chair for Hermione while Neville did the same thing for Ginny. Harry sat opposite his sister. The waitress came over and took their order and left. She came pack with seven butterbeers.
Harry took a drink of his butterbeer then looked at his sister. He took a deep breath, "Holly, I want you to know that I didn't agree with anything that Ron said. I even told him that if he ever talked to you like that again that we wouldn't be friends anymore. I'm happy for you and Viktor."
Holly and Viktor looked at each other, "Thank you, Harry, that means a lot to me."
"Yes, Harry, That too means a lot to me. I vont you to know that I care a great deal for Holly. And I vish to make her happy."
"Good, because if you hurt my sister, I'll hex you into oblivion," Harry said.
"I vould expect nothing less," Viktor said, then shook Harry's hand.
"Well, since that's over, let's enjoy the rest of the afternoon," Hermione says when their food arrives.
They had their meal, walked around Hogsmeade, then went back to the castle, where they built a snowman, and had a snowball fight. When it finally got dark, they went to the kitchen to have some hot cocoa and something to eat. After that, Viktor and Aleksandur went to their ship but not without Viktor kissing Holly and Alek kissing Hermione's hand. Then the girls went through the portrait hole where they found Ron waiting for Holly.
"Holly, I, I wanted to apologize for what I said this morning. I shouldn't have said that."
"You've been doing that a lot, Ron. You need to learn to think before you speak. One day you're going to say something you're re going to regret truly."
"I know, please forgive me?"
"I'll think about it," Holly said.
"That's all I ask."
Holly nods and goes upstairs.