DISCLAIMER: Sadly I don't have the imagination to create the Harry Potter world. We're just lucky that someone out there did have the genius to create his world!!! Three cheers for JK!!! However, I DO own all the original characters MWAH HAH HAH I have the power!!! (Like that evil Tina Turner song. shudder.)

A/N: OMG HP5 IS AWESOME!!! It's my favourite, but my only complaint is that there is a complete lack of mystery about what's going to happen (except who dies, of course). It's not a suspense novel, it's an angst novel.which is still good! (

Chapter 9: In the Library

The next few days were spent by the girls looking for Vik. However, he seemed to have almost disappeared off the face of the Earth, only being sighted during mealtimes and never on weekends. This vexed the Ravenclaws immensely. However, things changed one evening when Amy came rushing into the Common Room looking overly excited.

'Guys! Guess what?' she whispered excitedly to the four, who were sitting by the fire, studying.

'What?' asked Elinor puzzled.

'I know where Viktor Krum is all the time!!!'

'Where? Show us!' cried Jessica, jumping from her seat. Alison dropped the book she was reading onto the ground and Dom's glasses fell off her nose.

'Follow me,' said Amy running out of the room. The others went after her quickly, causing some people to stare at the rushing girls.

Amy led them to the library, where she stopped outside the doors and peered in.

'You're kidding,' said Elinor. 'Surely he's not in here?'

'Take a look for yourself,' said Amy moving aside so Elinor could take a look.

Elinor looked through the window and sure enough, there was Krum sitting behind a couple of fourth year Gryffindors, reading a book on Quidditch.

'Oh my God!' she whispered to the others. 'So that's where he's been!'

'Let me look!' said Dom, pushing her out of the way.

'Better yet, why don't we go in?' asked Alison, opening the door.

The five girls hustled in, giggling, and looked around for something to do that was in sight of Vik.

'Behind that bookcase,' whispered Amy, pointing to the bookcase closest to Krum.

The five girls quickly walked behind there and stood looking at Vik between books on Potions for Beginners.

'Oh my God he is so cute,' sighed Jess a tad loudly.

Vik stiffened and looked around him. The five girls quickly drew back from the bookshelf and Amy grabbed a book called 'Potions for 12yr olds' and opened it. The other four all crowded around her and pretended to read as Vik stalked passed them without a glance and went out of the library.

'Good one Jess,' said Elinor.

'Sorry guys,' said Jess blushing.

'Well, at least now we know his hideout,' grinned Dom. 'Good find, Amy!'

'I know, I know,' said Amy. 'What can I say? I'm a genius.'

'Well, genius, did you know you're holding that book upside down?' asked Alison.

* * *

For the next week or so, the girls made it a habit to hide behind that bookcase during lunchtimes and after school in the hope of seeing Krum again, and they did. He was there almost all the time, except that he had changed chairs a few days after Jessica's sigh. Amy thought it best for them not to move, though, as it might make him suspicious.

Now, looking at Krum was all well and good, but the girls wanted to actually talk to him - well, get his autograph. But they didn't want to seem stalkerish and obsessive. Elinor had aired these thoughts to Rochelle during Potions.

'Yeah, coz standing behind a bookcase in the library every day watching him isn't stalkerish and obsessive,' was Rochelle's analysis of the situation.

'We just need to figure out a way to talk to him!' said Elinor, measuring out some Essence of Herb onto the scales.

'I've got a good idea,' piped up Emma from behind them. 'Why don't you just walk up to him and say hello like normal people?'

'Dom could do it. Why is it so much trouble for the rest of you?' asked Rochelle.

'That was because I was pushed out from behind the pillar,' said Dom, who was pouring a small amount of mauve liquid into her cauldron. A puff of mauve smoke came out and covered her in powder. She coughed a few times and peered at the others through her newly mauve-tinted glasses.

'Ooooh.purple,' she said, looking around.

'You weren't pushed out, you jumped out,' said Alison who stood far back from the cauldron as she added her own mauve liquid.

'Yeah, only because there was no room behind the pillar,' said Dom, wiping her glasses.

'Well, whatever. Anyway, the point is that we need to figure out how to as a group strike up a conversation with Vik and become friends with him,' said Elinor, turning back to Rochelle. 'Can't you talk to your cousin Draco again?'

'Nah. I'm too afraid that he's going to burst into tears and I'm going to have to be his psychologist again,' said Rochelle. 'Honestly, I don't think I can stand going 'there there' and 'everything is going to be alright' while he blubbers on about his crappy life, not even for you guys. Seriously, the best thing for you all to do is just go up and say hello to him. I'm sure Krum won't bite.'

'Oh, I love guys who bite!' said Dom, winking.

* * *

That afternoon, the Ravenclaws decided to finally go for it. Straight after their last class, the five rushed to the library again. Amy checked through the door to see if Krum was there, sitting in his usual place, and then the five walked in.

'Ready, girls?' asked Dom, straightening her glasses.

'Got my quill and parchment all ready,' said Amy, holding them up.

'Is my hair ok?' asked Jess worriedly.

'It's fine. How's mine?' asked Elinor.

'Fine,' said Jess. 'Let's go.'

Taking a deep breath, the five girls started marching across the room towards Krum, Elinor in the lead. But before they were half way there, they were ambushed - by David.

'Elinor! Hi! Haven't seen you in the library before,' he said excitedly.

'Hi, David,' groaned Elinor. 'Listen, I'm kinda busy right now.'

'Uh, we're going to go over there,' said Amy.

'No don't-' but the others were all making their way over. Elinor sighed and looked at David angrily as he opened his mouth to speak.

Amy had now taken the lead and had marched the others right up to Viktor. She was now standing in front of him, Dom trying not to be seen and Jessica giggling silently. Amy stood there, feeling a bit ridiculous. After a moment, Viktor looked up. Amy looked into his mud brown eyes and almost swooned.

'Ves? Vat can I do for you?' asked Krum.

'Um.'Amy mentally shook herself. 'My name is Amy and these are my friends - Alison, Dominique and Jessica. Um, we just wanted to say that you're our favourite Quidditch player and that it's great you're in the Triwizard Tournament.'

'Can I have your autograph?' asked Alison, giving him her quill and some parchment.

Viktor looked surprised for a moment, and then nodded. 'Ves, you may,' he said. 'Vat vas your name?'

'Alison. A-L-I-S-O-N.'

The other three excitedly crowded behind her, own quills and parchment in hand - well, in Amy's case anyway. In Dom's case it was quill and tie, and in Jess's case it was lipstick and library book she'd taken off the nearest shelf.

'So, why do you like being in the library so much?' asked Amy as Krum signed her parchment.

'I like vreading,' said Krum shortly. He glanced up slightly at a desk nearby where two fourth years were working, then gave Amy her parchment back. Dom handed him her tie.

'Do I know you?' asked Krum, suspiciously, peering up at her.

'Uh.no,' said Dom nervously.

'I am sure I haf met you somewhere before,' said Krum. 'On the night of the Announcement feast, perhaps?'

'Er.you must have meant.my cousin Renee.in Hufflepuff,' said Dom, blushing slightly.

Renee was a Hufflepuff whom no one liked much. She was stupid, ugly and the Sixth Year Slut. She'd (allegedly) slept with every boy in the fifth, sixth and seventh years, and some of the Professors, too. Dom was not her cousin. They were in no way related, but it was good to pin the blame on her.

'Ah.' nodded Krum. He handed her back her tie, signed Jessica's library book and gave it back to her. Poor Jess looked like she was about to explode in giggles. She looked around to see if Madame Pinces wasn't looking, then ripped out the page and put the book back on its shelf.

'Well.it was nice meeting you,' said Amy. 'Um.good luck in the first task.'

'Tank you,' said Krum. 'So lonk.'

The four girls rushed out of the library and ran all the way back to the Ravenclaw common room. They rushed up to their dorm, and when they got there Jessica collapsed into a complete giggling fit, whilst Alison gazed in awe at her signed parchment and Dom was in rapture.

'He remembered me!' she said excitedly. 'He remembered my face!'

She sighed and kissed her tie. 'I love you Viktor.'

'Hey, he's mine,' said Amy.

'He's all of ours,' said Alison. Jessica giggled more.

Just then Elinor came in, looking very angry.

'Hey, dude! You missed out on our conversation! Viktor Krum is gorgeous!' said Amy.

'Meanwhile, I had to listen to David carry on about some stupid Advance Transfiguration assignment he's doing for extra credit,' said Elinor disappointedly. 'That boy is the bane of my life.'

'Don't worry,' said Alison. 'Now Viktor knows who the rest of us are, it'll be easy to say hello to him and introduce you. And just think - with the first task coming up soon, he might ask for our help! Wouldn't that be great?'

'Fantastic,' said Amy. 'Helping the man of our dreams.'

'And then he can ask one of us to the Yule Ball!' said Jess excitedly.

The five girls went silent and stared at each other.