Title: Krum Who?

Length: Getting longer!!

Author: The penguin across the street…DUH! ME! (SarcasmSage or Becca)

Genre: Romance/Drama

Rating: PG-13 (I usually over-rate)

Main Pairing: Ron and Hermione and some Harry and Ginny

Implied Parings: Seamus and Pavarti and Dean and Lavender.

Summary: It's Ron and Hermione. Will they ever get together? What will happen when a certain Durmstrang student notices their growing relationship?

Here you guys, I've written an extra long chapter, with a hell of a lot more plot and some Harry-Ginny fluff! Teehee…

They made it into class with seconds to spare. Fortunately, Snape was yelling at Neville for disintegrating his 12th cauldron that year. They snuck in and sat at the back of the class. The 5th and 6th year's classes were combined that year as to make room for their new visitors from Durmstrang. Ron and Hermione paired up after Ginny refused to be with Ron and Snape told them that members of the same gender weren't allowed to be partners. She and Harry sat behind them, smiling at their handy work. Ron seemed not to be paying any attention whatsoever, just staring at Hermione who was working studiously at their potion. She glanced up and saw Ron's stare. "Yes Ron?" Ron jumped and the trance was broken.

"Oh, nothing."

"You were staring."

"Yeah. I guess I was."

"You were staring at me."

"Um, oh yeah."

"May I ask why?"

"Cause I'm flippin' in love with you Hermione, I thought we went over this already." Ron whispered in her ear, reaching for the Gizzard roots. Hermione blushed and went back to her potion. Ron smiled and kept up a steady flow of the exact ingredients that Hermione needed next. After class, they handed in a flask of their Noxious Numbing Nectar and headed to their Charms class with Ravenclaw. There, it was said that they needed a group of 6 to complete their task.

Professor Flitwick chose their groups. Their group consisted of Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Neville and Cho. Ginny was not entirely happy with their sixth member, (hint-hint, wink-wink, Cho) but she didn't say anything. She was overjoyed when Harry pulled up a chair next to hers and put his arm around her shoulders.

Their task was to summon a large object from their room. Each group would support each other by supposedly summoning all their energies and concentrate on summoning that object with the person but not say a word. Harry smiled. This would be an easy task. Everyone turned to Harry first and this made him nervous.

"What?"

"Harry, you've done it before. You should go first." Ginny said, looking up at him. Harry shrugged.

"Okay." Harry stood up, took a deep breath and cried, "Accio!" concentrating deeply on his Firebolt. A few seconds later it zoomed through the windows that had been thrown open to allow for objects to come through it. It stopped in front of Harry. He smiled and sent it back to his room with a banishing charm. Everyone applauded. Harry flushed and sat back down. Ginny was next and after crying

"Accio!" her bag with all her prank supplies in them. It weighed at least 5 pounds and Neville staggered under the weight as it landed in his arms. Ginny hurried over to him and took it from him. She dragged it back over to her chair and stood panting. Harry banished it for her and she thanked him.

Hermione was next and she neatly summoned a huge set of books from her room and again, perfectly banished them back. Ron was next and he summoned Pigwidgeon and his cage. After he banished them, Neville was next. It took 10 minutes, but Neville's new cauldron, which was supposed to be indestructible, came inching through the Charms window. He banished it soon afterwards and it moved slowly back to his dormitory.

Cho was last and she summoned her broom, gazing rapturously at Harry. She banished it and moved closer to Harry. Since their group was done, they were free to talk quietly amongst themselves. Hermione and Ron got lost in a conversation about what's harder to summon, animate or inanimate objects. Ron wasn't entirely paying attention, but then, neither was Hermione.

Neville was chatting with Ginny and Harry about his Patronus growing in form. Ginny's had been female wolf, whilst Neville's was beginning to look like a lion. Harry was having a great conversation, or was at least, until Cho came over and ruined it.

"Heya Harry." She said, fluttering her eyelashes maniacally. Harry wasn't looking at her. He was staring at Ginny. She was so beautiful, he just wanted to…but he couldn't. Not with Ron there at least.

"Uh, hey Cho." He said, glancing at her and glancing back at Ginny.

"How's Quidditch going?" she asked, eager to keep the conversation going.

"Uh, fine, now that we've got Ginny as a chaser." Harry said, smiling at Ginny, who blushed.

"We've only gotten better because Harry's the seeker." She said, telling the truth. Harry flushed but didn't say anything. Cho refused to stop asking questions and began flirting openly, right in front of Ginny. Ginny was mad and Harry noticed her red-ears. It was a Weasley family trait and Harry found it quite cute on her. Finally Harry openly said,

"Cho, do you mind being quiet for a few minutes while I talk to my girlfriend? Thanks." Without waiting for an answer, Harry took Ginny's hand and led her over to the deserted corner of the Charms room. Ginny's ears were still slightly red. "Gin, what's wrong?" Ginny shook her head and looked away. "Ginny," he said more insistently, putting two fingers beneath her chin and turning her head towards his, "what's a matter?" Ginny looked into his eyes and sighed.

"It's just that I know that Cho is gonna somehow steal you away from me and I'm just distancing myself now so I don't get as hurt." She said in one big breath. Harry was astonished.

"Ginny." He said in an almost annoyed voice. "Cho Chang is not going to 'steal' me away from you. I'm going to be with you forever, no matter what. You're gonna be stuck with me for a long time, so get used to it." He said, pulling her close to him. Ginny looked up at him, her eyes full of disbelieving joy.

"Really?"

"Really, really." (10 pts. if you can tell me what movie that's from!) Harry kissed Ginny gently on the cheek and hugged her. He heard a contented sigh from Hermione and knew that the entire class was watching. He led her quietly back to their seats. Just then, the bell rang, dismissing them all to lunch. They all ran like the dickens, eager to get out and get to food.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dean, Lavender, Seamus, Pavarti and Ginny all sat at one end of the Gryffindor table. The conversation strayed from class to Quidditch and from pranks to detentions.

"Filch gave us a weeks detention for blowing up a dungbomb. A. As in singular. They're getting pretty strict about pranks." Dean said, sighing. Harry shook his head.

"Nope, it's just Filch. He's pretty disappointed that now that Umbridge is gone, he's not allowed to whip you guys. He's just gotten tougher to make up for it." Seamus mock pouted.

"But it's not like we deserve it though!" he said. Ginny snorted into her pumpkin juice.

"No, of course not. You two are perfectly innocent." Lavender said sarcastically, taking a bite of Seamus's cinnamon bun. Dean smiled as innocently as possible. Ginny laughed. Then she glanced at the Durmstrang group, who was sitting with the Slytherins.

"Anyone spoken with the Durmstrang students yet?" Hermione glanced up from Numerology and Grammatica and glanced over.

"No, I haven't really had the time." She said. Ron's face broke into a grin, but she didn't notice. Ginny glanced at Pansy Parkinson who was snuggling up to Krum, who looked longingly over at the Gryffindor table.

"Looks like Pansy's after Krum, whose after 'Mione here." Ron looked up, annoyed. Hermione didn't look up.

"Krum, Krum, Krum," she said thinking, "oh yes, that Durmstrang Quidditch player. Victor was his name, right? Yes." She said, not really paying attention, still immersed in her Arithmancy book. "Oh, well. He still likes me? That doesn't matter anymore now though. I'm with Ron." Ron grinned even wider and Seamus opened his mouth to tease him, but both Harry and Ginny covered his mouth with their hands.

"Let him have his happiness for once Seamus." Said Ginny, and Seamus closed his mouth, disappointed. Harry glanced over at the Durmstrang table, only to see Cho, staring flirtatiously at him. He turned quickly, covered his head with his hands and groaned. Ron looked over at him, worried that he might be injured. Hermione stifled a laugh and laid a calming hand on Ron's arm.

"What's wrong Harry?" Harry muttered something into his arms. Only Hermione caught it. She nodded, understandingly.

"You just need to somehow show her that it's over." Harry looked up.

"How the hell am I supposed to do that?" Hermione thought. Ron looked over interested.

"Do what?"

"Show Cho that he has absolutely no interest in her and that he's madly in love with Ginny and only Ginny." Harry opened his mouth to protest, decided she had said everything that he had wanted to, and closed it again. He buried his head in his arms again. Ginny blushed and Ron patted Harry on the shoulder.

"It's okay mate. You'll figure something out." Seamus glanced over Harry's shoulder.

"And it better be soon. Don't look now. She's coming over." Everyone tried not to automatically look over his or her shoulders at the approaching figure. Hermione glanced over and whispered something in his ear, and then in Ginny's. They both blushed, but nodded. When Cho was 10 feet away, Harry kissed Ginny. Ron looked away, knowing that if he watched, Ginny would jinx him. Dean pulled out Quidditch Through the Ages and he read it while Seamus pulled out a piece of parchment and started a letter. Lavender and Pavarti began chatting nonchalantly and Hermione went back to her book. The kiss grew deeper, and soon became a full-out snogging session until Hermione poked Harry in the back. Harry rested his forehead against Ginny's and they breathed heavily, staring each other in the eyes, not wanting to be the first who looked away. Harry pulled her close to him, just relishing their time together. Ron chanced a glance up and smiled. Ginny looked perfectly happy and Ron was glad. He was also glad that out of all the gits who liked her, he picked his best mate. They both looked extremely happy and Ron was grinning. His life couldn't be any better. He looked over his shoulder at Cho and saw not tears running down her face, but just a resolute look. He poked Harry in the back and whispered,

"Mate, be careful. Cho looks determined. I think she's planning something. Watch out for yourself and for my little sister." Harry's grip tightened around Ginny's middle, but no one noticed but Ron. Finally lunch was over and everyone plodded off to Transfiguration. This time, this class was with Durmstrang. They were split into groups of 5, each group with 1 Durmstrang student. Unfortunately for Ron, that 1 person, was Victor Krum.

(Tee hee…)

~R&R

~The Sage