Hermione walked through the halls of Hogwarts, her coat flailing out around her as her eyes searched for Viktor. Her chest heaved up and down as she stomped; she had looked for him everywhere to no avail. Why was it whenever she didn't have anything important to say he showed up but when she really needed him he was gone?

"You there girl." She turned to see a Bulgarian.

"Yes?" she asked as he walked up to her.

"Which way to dumgeons?" he asked.

"Down that corridor to your right." She said quickly. "Oh wait wait you can help me." She said.

"I can?" he asked.

"Yes have you seen Viktor Krum?" He eyed her suspiciously making her frown. "I swear I'm not a fan girl just a friend and I really need to find him." he laughed clapping her on the shoulder.

"That is good one." He said before walking away. Hermione stared with an open mouth.

"I'm not I swear!" She called to him; he just continued to walk while laughing. "Great just great… Thanks for the help!" she shouted before heading off down another corridor.

"Hermione!?" she stopped.

"What!?" she asked spinning to see the twins.

"When you say think outside of the box what do you mean?" Fred asked.

"What are you on about?" Hermione asked.

"About nicking the triwizard cup how do we get it?" George asked.

"Are you still trying?" she asked. "You really haven't figured it out yet? Honestly…" with that she stormed away.

"Give us a hint would you!" George called.

"Levitation there's your hint!" she shouted before turning around a corner. "Come on Viktor where are you…" she muttered.

"We levitate the trophy!" the twins said looking to each other before rushing off.

"Smart girl she is." George said.

"Genius." Fred said.

-o-

Viktor looked up from his tri wizard book to see Hermione moving towards him. She had an anxious look on her face as she moved. Five to six fan girls all giggled as she past them. Hermione suddenly stopped and turned to them.

"You don't have any books." Hermione said with a livid look.

"So?" one asked.

"This is a library if you don't have a book then get out of here!" everyone in the library froze to look at Hermione who was glaring into the girls who just looked to Viktor. "He's no different than any other boy who rides a broom stick there's nothing special about him so get a move on already!"

"But-."

"No butts now be gone before I have you all written up!" the girls took another look at Viktor before huffing and walking off to go find books to pretend to read. She then looked to all the kids staring at her and through them one monstrous glare making them all spin in their seats and look away. As Hermione passed Viktor she sent him a pleading look before disappearing up a flight of stairs that led to the second floor of the library. She could hear him following close behind her as she moved into one of the separate studying rooms. Hermione took off her jacket hurriedly and rested it on the chair of the room before turning to see Viktor walking in closing the door behind him.

"What is wrong?" he asked.

"Dragons." She said breathlessly. "Dragons that's the first challenge."

"How did you find out?" he asked.

"Wait you knew?" she asked. "You knew it was dragons?"

"That's what headmaster needed to speak to me about." He said.

"And?" her eyes were wide.

"And?" he asked not sure what else she wanted him to say.

"And you're not worried?" she asked throwing her hands out. "I've seen them Viktor they're huge! Like monstrously so!"

"You've seen the dragons?" he asked instantly interested.

"Four of them one for each champion." She said.

"How did you see?"

"It doesn't matter what does matter is that you're going to fight one and you're not the least bit worried! This whole time I've been looking for you this information just eating away at me and you already know and you're not panicking!"

"Vould you like for me to panic?" he asked.

"Yes frankly!" he chuckled before moving forward and rubbing her shoulders.

"I vill be fine." he said with a laugh.

"You can't know that." She said.

"I am Viktor Krum, am always fine." he said flashing her a dazzling smile.

"Viktor…"

"Her-my-knee… do not worry I vill be fine, I vill be careful."

"Good because if you get toasted by that dragon…"

"Dragon won't touch me." He said. "I am too fast." She took a small breath before nodding. "You were worried?" he asked smiling again. "About me?"

"A little."

"Seemed more then little." He said.

"I was worried a lot… but not just for you."

"You worry for Harry?" He asked in understanding as he looked her over.

"He's not like you, he's not as advanced." She said starting to pace.

"With your help he vill be."

"And what about you?" she asked.

"Jamous helps me night and day for challenge, I vill come out on top no question." She looked at him for a long minute before crossing her arms over her chest.

"It must be really great to be that confident." She said, while he sighed with a smile.

"Her-my-knee dragon is nothing compared to what Harry and yourself haf done."

"What do you mean?" she asked her arms dropping to her sides.

"I haf been told things." He said leaning against the table.

"Things?" she inquired with a raised eyebrow.

"You are time traveler…" he said. "You haf battled dementors, three headed dogs, and many other things." She looked at him for a long minute.

"Where did you hear-."

"Many students like to speak of Harry, veasley, and yourself."

"Yeah well those students like to exaggerate. Anything they told you was blown way out of proportion. He walked over to her and ran his fingers along her neck, a gold chain flipped up out of her shirt.

"So this…" he held up the necklace in front of her face. "Is not a time turner?" she pulled the chain out of his hand.

"Does everyone know about the time turner?" she asked with a distressed look.

"No… I spotted it last night." He admitted.

"Well I would be very happy and appreciative if you didn't tell anyone about it…" she said tucking her necklace back into her shirt. He leaned back against the table.

"Why do you need it?"

"I had lots of classes last year…" she said with a shrug as she took off her jacket and folded it over a chair.

"Why?"

"I'm trying to graduate early." She said honestly.

"Why would you want this? You seem to love school." He said his arms crossing over his chest.

"I do love school." Hermione said quickly not wanting him to think differently.

"Then why work hard to get out so quickly?"

"I'm just… Planning ahead." She said looking at him closely; he really did ask a lot of questions.

"How many classes are you taking this term?" he inquired.

"Not as many, last year was filled to the brim… I had seventeen." She said.

"Seventeen?" he asked. "It is not healthy to travel so much, you have aged yourself." He said slightly horrified. How the school allowed this he would never understand.

"Only physically." She said with a lazy shrug as she pulled a book from a shelf and looked it over.

"You knew it would age you but still you did it?" he asked as she put the book back seemingly disinterested in it. "You have knocked how many years from your life you think?"

"Well… I'm nearing sixteen. Maybe seventeen." She said.

"How old were you supposed to be?"

"Nearing fifteen." She said. He sighed now completely horrified.

"You still use turner?" he asked with some urgency to his voice.

Why is he freaking out?

"Well I have to…" She said with a shrug.

"No you don't you could be regular student and still graduate early." He said worried for her wellbeing.

"Not as early as I want." She said.

"How early do you want to graduate?"

"A year… At least…" She looked up in thought. "Maybe two." she said.

"A year maybe two what is rush?" he asked.

"Obligations I have." She said her arms crossing over her chest. She was getting a little irritated with the impromptu interrogation. Viktor could tell she was becoming defensive he also got the feeling she was hiding something from him.

"You should stop." He said. "Bad things happen to those who mettle with time."

"I know." She said. "It's just until I complete what I need to. By next year I won't have to."

"How many times do you use it a day?"

"Viktor…" She sighed no longer wanting to talk about it.

"How many times?"

"It's really none of your-."

"How many?" she sighed heavily.

"Four… sometimes five… Maybe eight…"

"Ahk…" he said throwing his hands up and moving away from her. "This is no good!" she tilted her head while trying to figure out what he was so upset about.

"Does it bother you that I'm aging or something?" she asked.

"No, no. Bother comes from years being spent without living them." He said. "It's not right…"

"I have to do it." she said.

"Why?" he asked.

"Because…" She shifted on her feet. "I have bligations."

"Why keep saying this? Oblivations?"

"It's hard to explain…" she said. "And you know nice change of subject there… If anyone should be worried about anyone it's me here." She said. "The time turner isn't nearly as destructive as a dragon."

"With you cheering me on I vill be just fine." he said taking her hands in his.

"I also have to cheer on Harry."

"You vill not cheer cedric as well?"

"Well if I cheer him on its going to look like I'm cheering on everyone." She said.

"You are in rough place." He said cupping her cheek with his hand.

"Harry is in a rougher place… I'm really worried about him… It's not a coincidence someone put his name in."

"I agree, but if tournament wasn't safe ministry would not hold it." he said.

"Yes they would." Hermione said. "Of course they would. Anything to keep their approval rating up…"

"You don't hold much faith in ministry…"

"No… No I don't… I've seen how corrupted it is…" She said with a dark expression.

"You should not worry so much…" Viktor said. "You vill wrinkle." She laughed. "I think I may see grey hairs."

"Not funny." She said.

"Right there." He said smiling as he pointed to her hair.

"Viktor that's so not funny." She whined.

"I do not joke." He said laughing as he went to point to more nonexistent grey hairs.

"Viktor quit it." she said with a laugh as she went to slap his hand away.

"Oh to quick!" he said with a bright smile as she missed his hand and he continued to comb his fingers through her locks. "Look more grey you're covered!"

"Viktor!" she whined.

"Oh… pouting once more… what haf I said about such things?" He asked as he moved his hands down from her hair to pull her closer to his body. She blushed deeply as he tilted her chin up to grant him more access. His lips moved across hers easily, the spark erupting between them once more. Her arms wrapped around his neck making him smile as she sighed into his mouth completely content with the situation. When he pulled away she smiled up at him with a small blush gracing her cheeks. "You're extraordinary voman Her-my-knee." Before she could say anything else he captured her lips once more with his.

"We can't stay up here all day…" she whispered against his mouth.

"Why not? Sounds like great plan." He said as he kissed her once more.

"I have to figure out what Harry can do to defeat the dragon." She said.

"Harry must think for self, it's his challenge not yours." He said.

"I've always helped Harry…" she said.

"You must not this time." He saw the troubled look in her expression and smiled softly. "If you help him out all the time, what vill he do when you are not there for him?"

"He is very capable on his own…" Hermione said.

"Then why help?"

"Because he's… He's my friend…" she said. "and because he's never had to face anything entirely on his own not if it could be helped, Ron and I have always been there for him… It's somewhat of a tradition, one I don't plan on breaking…" she said.

"You are good friend Her-My-knee. Harry is lucky man." He said with a smile. "As am I." Hermione kissed him once more.

"And I am a very lucky woman." She said as she tried to turn away only to have Viktor hold her in place. "Viktor I have to go find out how exactly Harry is supposed to get past a dragon."

"Not past, destroy." He said.

"What makes you think you're supposed to kill them?"

"Dragon slaying has often been used in tournament." He said. "Said so in the book you gave me."

"They wouldn't bring dragons here to just kill them, it would be to expensive not to mention the fit that would be thrown by the DEB."

"DEB?"

"Dragon enthusiast of Britain." She said as he nodded. "No they wouldn't just kill them… This isn't the sixteenth century after all… No… I think that you're going to have to get passed the dragon."

"Why?"

"I don't know maybe you have to steal something from it?" he chuckled.

"Maybe…" he said as he let his arms fall from around her. "Will you bring book back for me as well?" he asked.

"Of course just stay here out of sight from your raging fan girls." She said as she started to walk away only to have him grab her hand and pull her back.

"Did you mean what you said, to fan girls before?"

"What I said?" she asked.

"About nothing special?"

"Viktor… There's so much more that's special about you then being able to catch a snitch…" she said. "Now I'll be right back." Viktor smiled as he pulled her close to his body and kissed her deeply. When he pulled away he smiled at her his thumb dragging across her cheek slowly. "What was that for?" she asked softly.

"For being best voman…" she smiled as she kissed him quickly.

"I'll try to be my best more often… I'll be right back okay?"

"Okay do not be too long… miss you too much." She blushed before heading out while Viktor watched her leave with a huge smile on his face.

She is perfection…