Mafalda arrived at Viktor's apartment in downtown London. It was ten o'clock, it took two hours from the Burrow to get there. Mafalda parked and exited the car. Viktor lived in Melville Apartments, it was a twenty story building, he lived on the sixteenth floor. Mafalda took the elevator to the sixteenth floor. She walked down a hall to get to apartment, 16C. Mafalda rung the doorbell.
A minute or two later, Viktor opened the door. "Mafalda, vhat are you doing here?" Viktor was wearing only black pajama pants.
"I thought you would want so company."
"You drove two hours to give me some company? You should be vith your family."
"Well, I wanted to come see you."
Viktor let Mafalda come inside. Viktor was more muscular than how he was during the Triwizard Tournament. The tv was on, and there was the smell of pizza in the apartment.
"Eating pizza?"
"Yeah." Viktor helped Mafalda take off her coat. He put it on the coat hanger. Mafalda walked over to the living room.
"Watching 'The Simpsons?'"
"Yeah," said Viktor walking over to the living room. "Only thing on. Do you vant some pizza?"
"No thanks." Mafalda went over to sit on the couch, Viktor sat next to her and turned off the tv.
"Hov is your family?"
"They're good. Getting ready for Christmas." Mafalda looked around Viktor's apartment. "Where's all your Christmas stuff?"
"Vhy vould a twenty-four year old man living on his own have a Christmas tree? Isn't that for families?"
"I guess so," said Mafalda. "But, starting next year, your gonna' have a Christmas tree in this living room!"
Viktor laughed. "Do you vant anything to drink?"
"Water, please?" Viktor got up from the couch and walked over to the kitchen. "So, ready for the wedding?"
"I'm excited," said Viktor, while getting the water pitcher out of the refrigerator. "Kind of nervous, though."
"Me too," said Mafalda. "Did you pick your ushers yet?"
"Yeah,'' said Viktor, pouring water into a cup. "Eight right?"
"Right."
Viktor put the pitcher back into the refrigerator and walked back into the living room with the cup of water. He gave it to Mafalda.
"Thanks." Viktor sat back on the couch.
"I've picked Lev Zograf, Bill Veasley, Marko Dimova, Petar Paisi, Stefan Popov, Valentin Yotov, Angel Penev, and Milan Dinev."
"Durmstrang guys?"
"Yeah," said Viktor. "One vent to Hogvarts for the Trivizard Tournament."
"What about a page boy?"
"I vas thinking of Teddy Lupin."
"Teddy Lupin, Harry's godson?"
"Yeah," said Viktor. "He's three, right?"
"Yeah," said Mafalda.
"Do you think it vill be okay?"
"Of course."
"Okay. And what about you? Did you pick your bridesmaids?"
"Finished today," said Mafalda. "It's Ginny Weasley, Hermione Granger, Astoria Greengrass, Audrey Weasley, Fleur Weasley, Emma Dobbs, Luna Lovegood, and Hannah Abbott. The maid of honour is Ginny.
"Flover girl?"
"Victorie."
"That's good. Hov's the baby?"
"The baby is doing good."
Viktor put his hand on Mafalda's stomach. He smiled. A few minutes later, he looked at Mafalda.
"You look tired."
"I am. I need to leave in a few."
"For vhat?"
"To get back to the Burrow."
"Vhy don't you just stay here for tonight? I'll drive you back tomorrow."
"I told Ginny I'll be back in a few hours."
"She'll probably know that you're here. Vould you want to drive about two hours back to the Burrow?"
"No. But, what am I going to wear?"
"You could vear one of my sveatpants and you could vear one of my t-shirts."
"Will it fit?"
"Mafalda, do you see hov big I am? Of course it vould fit."
"I guess I'm sleeping here for tonight."
Viktor smiled. Mafalda finished her cup of water, as she got up from her seat, Viktor took the cup for her.
"Don't you love the weekend?" asked Mafalda.
"Yeah," Viktor answered. "Don't need to vorry about Hogvarts teaching." Viktor cleaned the cup. "Ready to go to bed?"
"Yeah." Viktor and Mafalda walked to Viktor's bedroom. It was enormous. He grabbed a red t-shirt and black sweatpants from one of the shelves of his drawers. Mafalda walked over to the bathroom and changed. As she walked into the bedroom, Viktor was watching the news on the tv.
Mafalda got into the bed. She snuggled with Viktor.
"Goodnight," said Mafalda.
"Goodnight." Viktor kissed Mafalda on her head. Mafalda went to sleep as Viktor continued to watch tv.