Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, Southern Vampires series/True Blood, or Twilight. This is just for fun, no profit is being made.

AN: Is this story meeting expectations so far? I hope so! What do you guys think of Viktor? Don't worry, Tom will be making his appearance in a few more chapters! Please review! xo

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The next morning, she sat at the kitchen table with a smile as she sipped her coffee, thinking back to the night before with Viktor.

"If he can make you smile like that, I am really looking forward to meeting him" Effy said shaking her from her thoughts.

"What? Oh…Yes. I suppose he does. He's coming over tonight, actually." Hermione told her grandmother.

"How exciting! Who would have thought we would have a real live vampire in this house?" Effy said slicing a piece of coffee cake and sitting across from Hermione.

Hermione's eyes widened for a moment and she sat up in her chair in a panic, "Harry! What about Harry? He'd flip out if he knew…" Hermione said looking to her grandmother

"Well, I'm certainly not going to tell him. That boy is not one to judge considering all of the questionable women he's dated." Effy said waving her hand dismissively.

Hermione smiled. She loved that her Grandmother was so open minded, and that when it came down to it, all that she cared about was that she was safe and happy.

"Thanks Gran." Hermione said stealing a forkful of coffee cake before she got up and made her way to the stairs.

"Where are you off to? I thought Romeo sleeps during the day?" Effy asked smirking.

"Viktor does sleep during the day, but I'm actually heading out to meet Bella for lunch. She doesn't really know many people yet, so I told her we'd hang out this afternoon."

"You're such a good girl, Hermione." Effy said smiling at her.

If she only knew…I almost wasn't such a good girl last night…she blushed at the thought.

Hermione took a quick shower and threw on a pair of denim shorts and a peach short sleeve top and slipped on her flip flops before heading down to her car.

She pulled into the driveway of Chief Swan's house, and headed up to knock on the door.

The door was yanked open by a suspicious looking Cheif Swan.

"Miss Potter. Can I help you?" he asked looking her over in that way that cops tend to do.

"I'm actually here to see Bella. Is she available?" Hermione asked in amusement at the way he furrowed his brows as if he had forgotten his daughter now lived with him.

"Oh. Right. She's upstairs. Bells?" He called up to Bella

"Be right there!" She heard Bella call from somewhere upstairs.

A minute later, Bella appeared from behind her father and ducked under his arm as he leaned against the doorframe, "Dad, be nice." Bella scolded him before giving him a quick kiss on the cheek as she stepped out of the house towards Hermione.

"You girls be careful, you hear?" He called after them as they walked to Hermione's car.

Hermione turned back towards him, "I'll take good care of her Chief Swan, don't worry!"

Bella laughed and climbed into Hermione's car and waved at her dad as they backed out of the driveway.

"Your dad's really protective of you, isn't he?" Hermione asked looking over at Bella

"Yeah, it kinda comes with the territory of being the only child of a cop. It's only gotten worse since the whole vampire thing." Bella said rolling her eyes.

"Well, I can understand that, it is kind of scary when you think about it." Hermione said evenly.

"What about the vampire that was in the bar last night? I saw you sitting with him." Bella asked her giving her a knowing smile.

Hermione laughed, "That was Viktor. He's actually a really nice guy."

Bella bit her lip and nodded, "For a vampire, you mean…what did you guys talk about anyway? Sorry…I shouldn't ask, it's really none of my business…" Bella said embarrassed that she had asked such a personal question.

"No it's okay. He um…he asked me out." Hermione said and glanced over at Bella to gauge her reaction. She was a bit nervous about telling anyone she was seeing Viktor, because she was afraid most people wouldn't understand.

Bella turned and looked at her with an excited smile, "He did? What did you say?"

Hermione breathed a sigh of relief. Honestly, she wanted to gush about how amazing Viktor was, but she didn't want anyone to think she was crazy.

"I said yes…I was with him last night, actually, and he's coming over tonight to meet my Grandmother." Hermione biting her lip

"What about Harry? He's your brother, right? What did he say?" Bella asked curiously.

Hermione gave her a guilty look, "He doesn't know. He's not taking the whole vampires exist thing very well." Hermione said nervously.

"Well, your secret is safe with me. Hey, what do you think of that Mike Newton guy? You must know him, your brother is friends with him, right?" Bella asked.

"Oh. Mike's an okay guy, I guess. I actually don't know him all that well personally, but he's a friend of Harry and Dean's, they all work together." She said feeling a bit conflicted. She was also good friends with Jessica, and she really didn't want to betray her by playing matchmaker behind her back.

"Jessica seemed kind of mad at me last night, but I honestly don't know what I could have done that upset her." Bella said changing the subject.

"She was a bit jealous I think; she's had this crush on Mike for months now, and he usually doesn't look twice at her, but she must've noticed that you caught his interest last night…not that that's your fault, mind you, it's just something she is going to have to get over." Hermione explained.

"You really think Mike seemed interested?" she asked

"Bella, he practically tripped over his tongue when he saw you, I'd say that is a big yes." Hermione laughed, "Though, maybe try to be discreet; I know Jessica hasn't been the nicest person to you, but she really is a good friend, and I hate to see her get hurt, you know?" She said hoping Bella would understand her mixed feelings.

"Of course, I totally understand. I mean, Its not as if he's even asked me out or anything. I'll try not to talk to him in front of her, if that helps." Bella said

"I'm sure she'll get over it, I mean, she does realize that he doesn't seem to be interested in her, so once she finds someone else, I'm sure he'll be old news, and everything will be fine." Hermione assured her.

"So where are we going?" Bella asked

"Well, I thought we could grab lunch and then maybe do a bit of shopping? There is a bookstore I want to check out, there's a new book that just came in that I am dying to get my hands on…" Hermione gushed.

Bella nodded, "That sounds perfect. I love books too. My dad always thought I would end up becoming a writer." She laughed.

"A noble profession." Hermione smiled at her.

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Hermione paced the living room nervously. She had agonized over what to wear as soon as she got back from dropping Bella off, and finally settled on a white sundress and her black flats. Her Grandmother had asked her multiple times if she was certain he wouldn't want anything to eat, and then finally settled on making a casserole anyway. She figured she and Hermione could eat it, and she could always send leftovers home with Harry when he dropped by. That was the other thing that had Hermione on Edge. Since she and her grandmother had decided to keep Viktor's visit to themselves, she was really banking on the fact that Harry would have plans since it was a Saturday night, which would keep him from dropping in unexpectedly. She hated keeping secrets from her brother, but she knew that he absolutely would not understand. She was shaken from her thoughts when a knock sounded on the door, and her heart jumped into her throat. She practically ran to the door, and opened it, seeing Viktor leaning against the door frame on one arm, looking very handsome in dark jeans and a dark grey button down shirt that was left slightly open at the top revealing the cross he always wore around his neck. He held a small bouquet of flowers in his hand, and she had to remind herself not to jump on him as she backed up slowly opening the door to allow him in.

When he didn't make a move to enter, Hermione looked up at him in confusion.

"You have to invite me in, love" He said giving her his sexy grin.

"Right, sorry…Viktor, please come in." she said trying not to laugh as he stepped into her house and grasped her hand and led him into the kitchen where her Grandmother was bent over the oven pulling out a casserole dish.

"Gran, I want you to meet Viktor." She said placing her hand over his arm as it came to rest on her waist.

Effy turned around after setting the casserole dish down, and wiped her hands on a towel, and stepped towards Viktor to get a closer look at him.

"These are for you" He held the flowers out to Effy, and she blushed waving her hand dismissively as she took them from him.

"Thank you Viktor, so kind of you to do, though completely unnecessary." Effy said placing them in a small jar with some water.

"I picked up some Elixir from the store today, if you would like one." Hermione said smiling at him

"Thank you, love." He said

Effy made a small plate of food for Hermione and herself, while Hermione warmed the Elixir for Victor and pulled a glass from the cupboard. When they all sat at the table, Effy was watching Viktor with rapt attention, apparently extremely fascinated with watching him drink the Elixir. Hermione was pretty sure she actually saw him blush; well, as much as a vampire can anyway.

"So Viktor, tell me about yourself. You have an accent, where are you from?" Effy asked trying to make polite conversation and get to know a little more about the man…vampire…that her granddaughter was apparently dating.

"I am from Bulgaria, originally. I have traveled extensively, and now I am living here." Viktor answered giving Effy a small smile.

"What brings you to Bon Temps?" Effy asked raising an eyebrow at him

"I have found that I much prefer the company of humans to that of other vampires, and this seemed as good a town as any." Viktor said shifting uncomfortably in his seat. He hadn't been interrogated in some time, and even though the thought of a human intimidating him was laughable, he really liked Hermione, and wanted to make a good impression on her family.

Effy nodded seeming to accept his answer and then she started telling him stories about Hermione, and things that she did when she was a child, which made Hermione groan in embarrassment in her seat beside him.

"Gran, I'm sure Viktor doesn't really want to hear about me being made valedictorian of my class. That was two years ago." Hermione said trying to hide her embarrassment. Not that she was embarrassed by her achievements, mind, but she was embarrassed by being made the center of attention as her grandmother gushed over her.

"She is proud of you, Hermoninny. You should be proud." He said smiling at her as she glanced over at him.

She sighed and shook her head, as she heard a door slam in the other room and a voice she was hoping she wouldn't hear call out, "Hello? Where is everyone?" as his head poked into the kitchen, the smile fading from his face as he took in the sight of his grandmother, his sister and a vampire sitting at the kitchen table as if there was nothing wrong with that picture.

"What the hell is he doing here?" Harry spat pointing towards Viktor.

"Harry, calm down…" Hermione stood stepping towards her brother as he shrugged out of her grasp

"Don't you tell me to calm down, Hermione, He's a vampire. You know what they eat, don't you?!" he was practically yelling now glaring at Viktor with narrowed eyes.

"Yes, Harry, I do. And at this moment, he's drinking Elixir, as a guest. You are being quite rude." Hermione said dangerously stepping between her brother and Viktor.

"It's alright, Love, I should go. I don't vant to cause problem for you." Viktor said standing when Effy suddenly spoke up.

"Sit down, Viktor. Harry, Viktor is a guest in my home, and I did not raise you to act like that. You will either apologize and join us or you can go home. It is your choice." Effy said with an air of finality that was not to be argued with.

"But Gran…" Harry began

"No Buts, Harry James Potter, you heard me." Effy said looking at Harry evenly.

After a few tense moments, Harry muttered a clearly insincere apology in Viktor's general direction, and then headed over to grab a plate of food from the stove.

"Now, Where were we? Oh yes, Hermione's embarrassing childhood stories." Effy said chuckling making Hermione sigh and drop her head into her hands in defeat.