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As Harry stormed through the corridors looking for a way out onto the grounds as quickly as possible, a ripple of wild magic followed him. The castle seemed to glow in his wake. The stone work and windows sparkled, the suits of armour shone brightly as they stood to attention, even the paintings straightened and glowed as centuries of dust and dirt disappeared.

It wasn't long before Harry ran into someone – literally. As he rounded the corner he smacked into none other than Victor Krum.

Harry held onto Victor, wrapping his arms around his waist so he would not fall over. But when Harry tried to let go of Victor he found that Victor wasn't letting go. In fact Victor wasn't even looking at Harry. He was looking down the corridor that Harry had just come from. The glow from the newly cleaned castle was almost blinding.

"Sorry," Harry muttered, looking back at the way he had come. "I didn't mean to let loose that much magic, just enough so they would leave me alone."

By now Victor was looking at Harry in a very appraising way, though he still had both of his arms wrapped around Harry, holding him close.

"Didn't mean to….?" Victor started.

"Don't worry about it, Victor. What are you doing here? I thought that there was an exhibition match this weekend?"

"Oh, there is, Harry, I just popped in to see everyone and speak with Hermione."

"Really, well I am sure that she will be pleased to see you." Harry said as he quickly pulled himself away from Victor. "She is that way," Harry pointed back down the corridor.

Victor did a quick double take as he realised that Hermione might have been one of those responsible for the wonderful state of the corridor.

"Oh dear, I am sorry, Harry, has she been fiddling in your life as well?"

Harry looked at Victor trying to make up his mind if to trust him, when from down the corridor came a screech. "Harry James Potter, just who do you think you are?"

Both Harry and Victor quickly stepped around the corner as if to hide.

"Well there she is, Victor, and may I say you are welcome to her?"

"Oh no you don't, if you know how to get away from here without her finding us then it is your duty as a fellow man to save me." Victor finished with a smirk.

Grapping his hand Harry laughed and said, "this way, quick." Pulling a surprised Victor behind him Harry ran through passage ways, down back stairs and up steps and through secret doors. Finally coming to rest outside the room of requirement.

Realising that he was still holding Victors hand and that Victor was looking at that hand and then giving Harry side ways glances. Harry tied to pull his hand way but Victor would not release him.

"Well, Victor, what was Hermione giving you a hard time about?"

"She 'some how' found out that I am 'gay' and therefore definitely not interested in her romantically and that there was someone else that I was interested in – and he was male. Since then she has not stopped with the demands to know who it is and why it can't be her."

"Really, Hermione has been going out with Ron for several months now. " Looking at the still joined hands Harry asked, "would you tell me who you are interested in?"

Pushing Harry back against the wall, Victor leant slightly against him in the 'v' that Harry's legs made. "Well," he said. "It is like this, there is someone who I am interested in getting to know better, but apparently he is soon to become spoken for, though in light of recent events, I feel that I should doubt the authenticity of the barer of that information."

Slowly Victor leaned forward and brushed his lips against Harry's. Harry gasped and then inhaled deeply as he gently placed his hands on Victors hips before angling his head slightly to the side to allow Victor better access.

Slowly but with growing feeling their tongues fought for dominance. Victor finally winning as Harry pulled Victor close. So close that nothing could have passed between them. Just as Harry pulled on Victor's hips again to try and grind away the pressure that was building they were interrupted by a noise form the end of the corridor. Harry puffed in frustration.

"There he is."

"Victor, think of a room and walk back and forth." Victor looked at him in a daze. "Do it quickly, I will hold them off."

Turning to his ex-best friend, Harry demanded, "what do you want now, Hermione?"

Hermione could only see Harry at the moment, as she can forward it was as if she was trying to calm a startled animal. "It is for your own good Harry, everything has been arranged, why don't you stop this nonsense and come back to the Headmaster office. I am sure that you will be forgiven."

"What has been arranged and who will forgive me, don't you think that it should be the other way around?"

Ron turned away from Harry and looked at Hermione, "what has been arranged?"

"Not now, Ron," was the response.

"Not now, Hermione, not now, I think that now it definitely the time! What has been arranged?"

"Well I suppose I can tell you, Harry is being married off to your sister, isn't that great."

Ron shook his head, "unbelievable," he muttered.

Suddenly Victor stepped back from where he had been getting a door to appear and Ron and Hermione saw him for the first time.

"Victor," Hermione gushed, "what are you doing here? Have you come to your senses and come to see me?"

Ron scowled.

"No, Hermione, I most certainly have not come to see you. I have told you quite clearly that I want nothing to do with you. Certainly not any form of relationship."

Victor came up flush behind Harry and wrapped his arms around Harry's waist. With a quick twist they were both in the room.

Stepping away from Victor, Harry chuckled as he looked around the newly formed room, "when I said think of a room this is not quite what I was thinking of…"

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