Chapter 5: Flashback
The day after Ron asked Hermione to the Halloween ball.
Hermione lied in bed, the morning sun shine was beaming through the windows of the girls dormitory. Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil were already gone, but Hermione was still laid in bed. Her mind was racing through the events of last night. Ron had finally asked her out, and not as a last resort. She felt dizzy with happiness. But there was something she had to do, something she didn't want to do, but if she didn't do it, it would be dishonest.
So not putting it off until the last-minute she got out of bed and went to the nearest desk. She pulled out a bottle of ink and a quill and began to write on a paper of parchment.
"Dear Victor
I hope this letter finds you well. I'm sorry I haven't written to you since the summer but I have been busy with my studies and other projects. I want to thank you for your concern in your last letter about my mother now dating the father of Pansy. But things are better now and with any luck my mother won't be dating that man for much longer."
Hermione took a deep breath. She was stalling. She knew she had to tell Victor about her and Ron but she just didn't know how to do it. She then went back to writing.
"I want to thank you for your friend ship over the years. You're a good and kind man but there is something I must tell you. I know I told you that I wanted to lose my virginity to you when I leave Hogwarts, but the truth is I have started dating Ron. He asked me to the Halloween ball. I'm sorry to do this to you, but I must follow my heart. I know that one day you'll find someone special in your life and I hope that day come soon. Please know that you will always be an important part in my life.
Sincerely Hermione"
Hermione looked at the letter. She felt she should have written more, but she couldn't think of anything ells. And so not wanting to drag this task out she folded the letter in an envelope and made her way to the a Owlery.
Victor Krum was having Quidditch practice when he received Hermione's letter. He had just performed a spectacular catch of the golden snitch, when the owl that Hermione had used to send her letter flu towards him. He held out his right elbow so the owl could rest on it. And taking the hand that was free of holding the snitch he took the letter out of the owl's beak.
Victor smiled when he saw that the letter was from Hermione. But all that change once he'd opened it and read it. When he was finished reading, he thought to himself, this can't be true! It can't be happening! He felt numb and without knowing it he let go of the golden snitch and fell off his broom.
His fellow team mates couldn't believe it. There were screams of shock all around. Luckily he wasn't to badly hurt. But he spent a week recovering from the fall and in all that time he didn't stop reading Hermione's letter.