Ginny got up and put on the teapot. Luna stood to help her, but Ginny stopped her.
"You don't have to help me, you are a guest," Ginny told the other woman. Luna smiled and went to go sit back down. However Viktor grabbed her around the waist, and pulled her down into his lap.
"Viktor," she shrieked, giggling. Ginny smiled as she witnessed this. She exchanged a glace with Oliver. Oliver got up and wrapped his arms around her and rested his head on her shoulder. They stood there watching the other couple. Luna was still on Viktor's lap. Viktor was whispering something to her.
"VIKTOR KRUM," Luna tried to scold him. Her a face was bright red, "that was inappropriate."
"What was?" Ginny asked smiling slightly."
"Viktor was whispering Bulgarian obscenities in my ear."
"And very lovely ears they are," Viktor smirked as he played her earrings.
"I just don't think that Mrs. Weasley would appreciate Bulgarian obscenities being uttered in her house.
"Of course she would, my mother appreciates all obscenities uttered in this house," Fred said as he entered the kitchen. "Hello Luna."
"Fred, how are you," Luna asked politely. Ginny smiled tightly at Oliver, both had noticed that the tension in the room had increased ten-fold.
"Fred," Ginny said, "I did not know that you are here."
"Of course, Gin, Mum and Herm are upstairs cleaning and or plotting to get me to finally set a date for the wedding."
"I guess that you and Hermione will be joining us for tea?"
"Why naturally," Fred said sitting down in the chair that Luna vacated.
"So Luna, are you going to introduce me to your Bulgarian friend?"
"Fred, this is Viktor Krum, Viktor this is Fred Weasley," Luna said, shooting a glare at Ginny.
"I have heard a lot about you, Fred," Viktor said tactfully, "it is a pleasure to meet you."
"All good I assume."
"Actually no," Viktor said candidly.
"Mum," Ginny yelled anxiously up the stairs, "Tea is done."
"Coming dear," Molly said as she came down the stairs. She and Hermione stopped when they saw the scene in the kitchen. Oliver was grabbing some more chairs and Ginny was talking to Luna. Fred was grabbing things from the kitchen. And Viktor still had not let Luna off his lap,
"Ginny, dear, you did not tell me that you were bringing company to tea," Molly said softly, she had recognized Luna Lovegood.
"Sorry mum, but Luna and I wanted to spend the day together," she said, "you remember Luna Lovegood."
"Of course," Molly said, "how are you, Luna dear?"
"Quite fine," she said, "and you Mrs. Weasley?"
"I am doing wonderfully, seeing as how I am helping to plan Fred and Hermione's wedding," Molly said without a thought, she mentally chided herself as her daughter glared at her.
"Yes, I heard about that, congratulations to the both of you, Fred, Hermione," Luna said.
"Perhaps you would like another chair, Luna," Hermione said.
"Luna might, Herm-own-ninny," Viktor said before kissing Luna's neck, "but I prefer having Luna right here."
"Oh, everyone this is Viktor Krum," Luna said blushing after she realized that she had not introduced him. Ginny pulled a seat next to Oliver; she smiled at him and took his hand under the table.
"Luna just got back from Japan," Ginny said as Molly poured the tea.
"That's nice" Molly said, "Did you enjoy your stay?"
"Yes."
"When did you meet Viktor?" Hermione asked.
"Nearly three years ago," Viktor said,
"So Viktor," Oliver started changing the subject, "what are Bulgaria's chances this year for the world cup?"
"Pretty good," he answered, "and what do you make of puddlemore's?"
"Not bad."
"Don't stand a chance against Ireland," Luna said.
"What is it with you women and Ireland?" Oliver demanded.
Ginny and Luna looked at each other and smirked, "Lynch".
"It is true that Ireland is good, but Bulgaria is in a different division," Viktor said glaring at his lover and Oliver pouted at Ginny muttering something about seekers.
So the conversation turned to a topic that no one feared accidentally mentioning the fact that Luna and Hermione both ended up with the other's first love. During tea Fred thought back on his relationship with Luna and realized with a jolt that he was jealous of Viktor, because she had been his first real love. And he realized that a part of him would always love her even though he was in love with Hermione and that was not going to change. But a part of him finally understood what Luna had to go through he had started seeing Hermione.
Hermione on the other hand could not figure out what Viktor saw in Luna. Hermione had never cared for Luna and found her childish behavior rather tiring. But she held her tongue and watched them and reluctantly saw that they did love each other, she could see it in the way that Viktor absently played with Luna's earrings and focused on Luna even when talking with others. She saw that Luna always supported Viktor, even in the trivial things such as quidditch.
"So, did you ever find the crumpled-horned snorkacks?" Fred asked, shooting a sharp look at his fiancée when she snorted at the comment. Luna's eyes lit up. There had been a time when Fred and Luna had planned to go snorkack hunting.
"Why yes, we did actually," she said, "and yes, Hermione, there is factual verification, it is all in a rather interesting history of the search, they were found after it was discovered that they seemed to have made a mistranslation in the maps and we had been searching in the wrong area, they were in Switzerland and not Sweden."
"Really," Hermione said.
"Yes, it is a fascinating book, I would loan you my copy, but it is in Viktor's manor in Bulgaria, perhaps my father would loan you his."
"I do not think that your vater would be happy if his book was removed," Viktor said to Luna.
"Oh, of course not, silly me," Luna giggled, "Viktor and I should really be going," she jumped off his lap and pulled him giggling towards the door.
"It was a lovely visit," Viktor said cordially as Luna blew kisses to everyone in the room.
Ginny smiled as her oldest friend made her grand exit. She knew not where Luna would be headed, but she knew that they would see each other again because they always did.
She and Oliver flooed home and Ginny smiled up at him.
"So love," she said, "where did we leave of before my favorite eccentric friend interrupted us the other day?"
"Right here," he said gathering her in his arms and kissing her passionately on her lips
The End
