Hermione walked up the astronomy tower stairwell her heels clicking against the stone steps as she ascended. She was nervous, her heart pounded in her chest as she reached the top step to see Viktor leaning against the railing looking out across the surrounding land of Hogwarts. He was wearing a nice pair of jeans with a black v neck shirt and a long tan jacket that went to his knees. Hermione smiled as she took a small steadying breath and stepped up into the area.

Viktor turned with a bright smile to see Hermione. She tucked a strand of her tossed honey hair behind her ear. He took a small breath and smiled even more. She looked gorgeous. She was wearing a crème laced top with a sequined black jacket that hung on her loosely with long black skinny jeans. Her eyes smoldered as she walked over to him with a blush rimming her cheeks. She wasn't wearing too much makeup but the area around her eyes was delicately Smokey and gave an air of mystery to her.

"You look, stunning." He said.

"Is it too much? Ginny kind of attacked me and used my clothes as the weapon." He laughed.

"It's perfect…" he said with a smile. "Most beautiful voman I haf seen." He said waving a hand in front of him to emphasize.

"You know you don't look so bad yourself." She said. "Very debonair."

"Vell Jamous attacked me with my clothes too so…" they both laughed before Viktor took her hands in his. "You do look stunning though…" he said. "I can't wait until I'm able to show you off to vorld."

"Lucky me…" she said softly as he turned and started to search for his broom. In all truth Hermione was glad to be with Viktor, he was sweet and amazing but she wasn't sure she was ready for the attention being his girlfriend would cause. She frowned wondering if she was even his girlfriend to begin with. Forget making it official with the whole world, they hadn't even made it official amongst each other. Hermione frowned unsure of where she stood with him. She looked down at her hands cursing her brain for the sudden need to dwell on her relationship.

"Why are you frowning?" he asked after a moment. "You do not wish to fly?"

"Was I frowning?" she asked with a small smile. "Sorry must be the weight of this makeup pulling my face down." He laughed.

"I think you look lovely." He said. "So shall we fly?" he asked holding the broom out in front of him.

"Oh of course…" he got on first and moved back so there was enough room before pulling Hermione up and setting her in his lap.

"Hold on." He said.

"Wouldn't think about letting go…" Hermione said seeing how high the astronomy tower was. Viktor smiled as he kissed the top of her head.

"Close your eyes, it might be scary for you…" Hermione nodded slowly and did as he said before snuggling closely to him. She could feel the air whipping against them telling her that they were flying and flying fast. After a few minutes she felt Viktor shift. "Hermione?" his low voice rumbled through her. She smiled against the feeling before looking up at him.

"Yes?" she asked.

"Do you see that?" she looked forward to see they were nearly to Hogsmeade. Viktor could have sworn he had seen a dark shadow flutter across the clouds of the night sky.

"All I see are the lights of the town… Why what did you think you saw?" Hermione asked.

"Nothing… The night sky is playing tricks on my mind." He said shaking his head to clear his vision. He sped up a little more not wanting to take any chances.

Dueling alone on a broom was easy when you were able to make fast turns and any other reckless maneuvers that would keep you safe. But when you had someone you cared about sitting on your lap there wasn't much you could do. He looked down at her worriedly before looking back to the sky his eyes scanning the area for any threats. As they neared the lights of Hogsmeade Viktor felt his nerves slowly ease. When they landed Hermione hoped off first allowing Viktor to get off the broom more easily.

"How was ride?" he asked.

"Much better." She said. "I may be slowly and surely getting over my fear of flying." She said with a bright smile.

"Maybe you vill be able to ride alone on broom one day?"

"Oh let's not get too far ahead of ourselves." She said with a soft smile making him laugh. "So where are we headed?"

"Secret place only for us." He sad taking her hand in his to lead her down the street. Hermione's eyes moved around taking in the somewhat deserted Hogsmeade. Everyone was inside different stores and pubs. Anyone who walked past were all adults, so there was no chance any classmates of theirs would see them. She had to give Viktor credit coming to Hogsmeade was a truly brilliant choice for a date. They walked down an alley way that led to a large gold ivy covered gate. When they reached the entrance the gate slid to the side revealing a winding stair case that led down wards. Viktor and Hermione walked down it hand in hand until they reached another gate.

"Password." A voice came. Hermione looked to see where it had come from to see a small portrait hanging above the gate. It was no bigger than a few inches in heights but a small wise looking owl sat looking down at them. "Password." It said again fallowed by a ruffle of its feathers and a hoot.

"Sniggle Snaggle." Viktor said. Hermione laughed softly at the password earning her a glare from the owl.

"Sorry…" she muttered making Viktor chuckle. The gate slowly slid aside to reveal a red velvet curtain, before Hermione could venture in Viktor moved in front of her.

"Close eyes." he said with a soft smile.

"Why?" she asked.

"You do not trust me?"

"Of course I trust you…" she said with a soft smile which quickly turned to an expression of suspicion. "Why?" He laughed as he rubbed her arms.

"My Mina close eyes for me… I haf special surprise. Do not want you to see until last moment." She looked at him for a long moment.

"Alright… Better not be a broom in there I'm supposed to ride that's all I'm saying." Viktor looked at her for a long moment. "Oh no you did didn't you?" he laughed.

"No I just wish to poke fun at you." He said before smiling at her. "You're expression it was how you say… Priceless…" she smiled before closing her eyes.

"Alright alright now that you've had your fun let's see this surprise."

"Yes onward we go." He took her hands in his once more and led her into the room. He had expected her to fumble without the use of her sight. But she was graceful as she stepped over the threshold and down a few steps without him even telling her they were there. Hermione's eyes nearly opened when she felt Viktor's hands slip out of hers and walk away but she quickly shut them tight before she could register anything in front of her.

"Viktor?" she asked when she could no longer hear him.

"I'm still here give me one moment must get everything in tip top place."

"Tip top shape."

"Yes this is what I say." Hermione smiled, his broken English could really be charming and adorable at times. She heard something click and flap at a rapid speed. It sounded familiar but she couldn't place it. "Alright open eyes." she slowly did as he said and for a moment she couldn't see anything she was in the dark but there was something blindingly bright in front of her vision. She let her eyes adjust and clear before she covered her mouth in a surprise, in front of her was a large movie screen she turned to see a modern day projector

"I haf Scooby doo." She turned to see him holding up some DVDs. "You said you liked so I thought I'd get."

"Viktor…" She said with a soft expression.

"You said I should see, and you said you would like to see, so I thought we should see." she smiled as he looked down at the DVDs. "Muggle man in video shop said these… Vdv's would work… I doubt this very much." She laughed lightly as she walked over to him.

"As long as we have a D.V.D player."

"I cannot keep up with these English acrovyms." She smiled softly. "What is a DVD player by way?"

"You don't have one?"

"It will not play through this?" he asked pointing to the large projector.

"Hmm… let me look." She said walking over. Viktor watched and hoped to a higher power that there was a DVD player. "Ooh found it." he smiled in relief and walked over.

"Teach me about this… please." He said pointing.

"Oh uhm okay let me see the DVDs real quick." He handed them over and she took the first live action Scooby doo movie and opened it up. "Alright you see this…"

"Yes." He said seeing how she was pointing at a strange circular disk.

"This is a DVD…"

"What does this stand for?" she smiled.

"It stands for Digital Video Disk… I think." She said looking down at it. "Any ways you take out this disk but you have to be very careful with it because if you scratch the back then it won't work."

"Couldn't you use spell on it to fix?"

"Oh guess you could… Hmm…"

Why didn't I think about that when I ruined my Anne of a thousand days DVD!? Viktor eyed her for a moment. She looked as though she was at war with herself.

"Luff?"

"Anyways now what you do is you hit this button here it makes this thing pop out." He watched as she did the action and then placed the disk in the odd contraption. "Then you push the button again and… wallah." She pointed to the screen to see it was turning blue. "We have movie magic."

"That was not magic." she laughed.

"Well to muggles it is." She said.

"Would you like popcorn?" he asked.

"You have popcorn?" she asked with a dreamy look.

"I haf many things." He pointed over to a makeshift concession stand.

"You thought everything out didn't you?" he smiled.

"I wish to make you happy. Now what would you like?"

"Mmm let's see." she walked over to the stand with him. "Popcorn definitely." She started to place it in the bowl.

"No no let me let me." He said as he began to do it for her. "I do not want you to lift finger tonight. Butterbeer okay for you?"

"Always." She said. "Would you like anything in it?"

"Oh uhm Ginger and Lime…"

"This is how I like it too." He said looking to her. "I cannot haf it any other way." he said as he fixed them the drink.

"Usually guys don't like it that way." she said.

"Most men on team drink it like this." He said. "Gives you energy. I always have a small one before game."

"So does Harry." She said. "Only without the ginger and Lime." She said as she took the drink in her hands and sipped on it. Viktor could see the troubled look in her eyes.

"Are Harry and Ron still feuding?"

"Yeah… But I don't want to talk about that tonight." She said with a smile.

"What do you wish to talk about?"

"The crime fighting amazement that is Scooby doo." She said as she took his hand and led him over to the bean bags in front of the screen. "Alright so with this movie do not expect too much substance it's just something you zone out to."

"Zone out?"

"Uhm…You know just not think… It's refreshing for me at least."

"Ah I know this, I do this when I fly." She smiled as they both sat back in the chairs and Hermione started the movie. Hermione frowned when instead of the Scooby doo logo came on all they saw was tons of men in strange jumpsuits and red helmets speaking in Spanish.

"Uh oh…" Hermione picked up the DVD case to see it was indeed Scooby doo.

"What is uh oh?" he asked.

"I think someone might have switched the movies on us…" she said as she pulled out the Scooby doo cover case to reveal that of Jurassic park. "Oh that's okay… This is a good movie too."

"But you wished to watch Scooby doo." He said looking at her.

"Oh that's okay." She grabbed the other DVD and looked it over. She slipped the cover case to reveal the movie cabin fever.

"Why would someone switch them out?"

"No clue, I should have noticed though but it was dark in here sorry."

"No I am sorry I should haf noticed when I got them."

"Hey no worries this is still a great movie we'll have a great time." She said smiling at him.

"Are you sure I could apperate now and get right movies."

"No no this is perfect besides I might miss you." She said making him smile.

"What's this movie about do you know?"

"Its about a group of scientist that travel to an island full of dinosaurs. See in the muggle world everyone thinks that they are extinct when we know that some of the species are still around." He nodded.

"I think I've heard of this vilm from Jamous."

-o-

Viktor couldn't help but be thankful for whoever switched the DVD's. It wasn't five minutes into the movie when Hermione moved over to his bean bag to sit closer to him when things got a little intense in the film. After a half hour Hermione leaned forward and slipped her jacket off to reveal her crème blouse which had tears of lace on it. What really surprised him was that even though the neckline was all the way to Hermione's throat the shirt draped low in the back.

"I'm going to go get another drink do you want somfing?" he asked.

"Mmm just a water for me." She said.

"Same thing I was going to get." He said as he got up and headed over to the stand. Hermione folded her jacket and laid it down she turned to see Viktor himself slipping off his own jacket and set it down on the couch. When he returned Hermione took the water bottle in her hands and moved over to give him more room. When he sat down she was surprised when he pulled her into his lap. He smiled at her innocently. "Have to keep you safe from dinosaurs." He said pointing to the screen.

"Ah my hero." She said in a sarcastic tone and laid her head on his shoulder while looking up at him. Viktor looked at her for a long moment. The light from the projector licked at her skin and illuminated her eyes. They seemed to sparkle up at him but then again they always sparkled. It didn't matter if she was looking at him, a book, or even a rock lying on the ground they always sparkled and shown. It was one of the things he found so amazing about her. She blushed under his gaze and turned back to watching the movie, she snuggled against him her head laying on his shoulder lightly.

The scent of her was soothing. It was light and mischievous. He found himself gravitating towards the scent only to find it was coming from her hair. He smiled softly starting to recognize the scent. There was a hint of flirtatious strawberry. A bit of soothing vanilla and a dash of honey to finish top it all off. All in all, it was intoxicating, and invigorating.

"Oh no…" he looked down to see her eyes glued to the screen. He looked up now trying to focus on the film. A loud boom sounded making him pay even more attention to what was going on.

"What is that?" he asked.

"Maybe it's the power trying to come back on?" one of the characters asked.

"Where's the goat?" Hermione jumped when a lambs leg dropped on top of the car where a young teenager was. He then watched as a man rushed from the same car leaving the two children.

"Coward!" Viktor said making Hermione smile. "I hope somfing eats him." Hermione laughed lightly before jumping once more when a large roar sounded.

"I swear I've seen this movie a hundred times but it still scares me." Viktor smiled as he held onto Hermione a little closer. Sometime later there was a scene where a woman was in a room trying to switch on a power source to the electric gates while a boy was trying to climb over them to get somewhere safe only to have the gates switch on and electrocute him. Hermione covered her mouth as she watched this and then jumped when the woman was attacked by a raptor. He couldn't help but smile when a few moments later a dismembered arm fell onto the woman and Hermione turned into his neck.

"You are not afraid of death eaters but you are afraid of fake dismembered arm?" Viktor asked with a chuckle.

"Hey that's some scary stuff!" she said pointing at the screen. "And not to mention you know huge raptor coming at her and she's all alone…"

"I'm more worried about the child." Viktor said.

"Well yeah… But he's just lying there, she's having to run for her life… and look she's injured." He nodded.

"But this Australian guy he's got her back…" he said pointing.

"Oh no he doesn't…"

"What?" Viktor jumped when he saw a raptor suddenly poke his head out right next to the Australians.

"This is why you don't mess with mother nature." Hermione said while he laughed. "Oh I have to warn you this next part coming up I uh… I get kinda really scared… So fair warning to you." He looked to see the children alone in a kitchen of sorts. "I still have nightmares about this…" he laughed lightly. "Hey hey no mocking my fear…"

"Yes sorry…" he held her tighter as her eyes became glued to the screen along with his own. He had to admit that the muggles had entertainment down to an art. He wondered for a moment why wizards didn't do things such as movies. It was highly entertaining he couldn't wait to show his mother and father. He decided for a moment to get the actual Scooby doo movies for his mother's sake. If something like this scared Hermione who was one of the bravest people he knew then it would surely terrify his mother.

"Oh oh…" Hermione buried her face into his neck once more. "Is the little boy getting away?" he laughed.

"You've seen this you know what happens."

"Yes but it doesn't make it any less scary…" she peeked at the screen and turned away once more. By the time the movie was done Viktor and Hermione were closer than they had ever been, and he found it wasn't something he could complain about. "You think I'm a total baby now don't you?" she asked as the credits began to role.

"No no I like this side of you… It's very… Cute." He said looking at her. "And is nice to know that there are some things that scare you." She looked up at him.

"You don't think I'm scared of things?" she asked looking to him.

"Vell in times I've known you, you haf faced off with death eaters, giant spiders, my head master." She laughed lightly.

"Yeah that doesn't mean I'm not scared of those things…" she said. "Except your head master. I'm not scared of him." he smiled as he held her closer.

"For this I am very glad."

"Oh and the acromentula… They're harmless for the most part as long as you stay away from their territory."

"And the death eaters?" he asked.

"Well… Yeah who isn't somewhat fearful of them?"

"You know when you rush straight at somfing such as death eater that doesn't say fear to me." She looked at him for a long moment.

"I'm going to let you in on a secret." She said. "That night when I saved you I was terrified… I had never been so scared in my life. I actually cried after it was all over." he looked at her to see she had a haunted look. "And until I got back to Hogwarts… I didn't feel safe at all especially when I was alone… and to be honest I still don't…" she looked to him with a small smile. "So now that you know I'm actually a coward and not at all like a true Gryffindor what do you think of me?" Viktor cupped her cheek and stroked the smooth skin with his thumb. He looked thoughtful for a long moment.

"Do you think you are coward?" he asked.

"Well… I didn't used to. I was never one to walk away from a threat, not unless I absolutely had to. But the death eaters attacked the camp and I just… I ran… Does that really sound like a brave person to you?" he was silent for another long moment.

"You are not coward…" he finally said. "You are human." Hermione didn't know what to say to that. She had half expected him to walk away. The pedestal he had once held her on as his hero demolished. There would be no need for him to stay now that he knew the truth about her. "So you ran from death eaters, so did I. So did everyone in the camp sight. There were no cowards that night Hermione just people, people who were in state of crisis. You know what there was though?" she just shook her head not wanting to speak. "There were heroes… You were one of those heroes." She shook her head. "You saved my life so don't shake head no." she looked to him he had sounded somewhat angry. "I was sure I would die on back in dirt and then you came out of thin air and saved me… I would haf died but you intervened... You could haf kept going kept running to the forest but you turned around to save a stranger. So are you a coward? No. You are strong brave Voman who for a short moment just ran."

"But afterwards..."

"You were shell shocked, you were in a terrible situation, one you could haf died in…" he said stroking her cheek with his thumb. "Who cares if you were scared to be alone? In all honesty I was a little scared as vell."

"No you weren't." he smiled.

"I was I really was…"

"How'd you get through it?"

"Vell… To be honest every time I was thinking there was somfing lurking behind corner waiting for me… I convinced self you would show up once more." she smiled. "You think me…" he searched for word. "Weird?" she laughed.

"No…" she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"I meant Creepy." She laughed.

"Why would I think that?"

"Vell convinced self I was going to be saved once more by you." He said.

"I've thought the same thing about you a few times since we've been together."

"You haf? When?"

"Well… A few times when Malfoy has tried to mess with me I kind of wished for a moment you would pop out and save the day. Then I found out you did that afterwards and I strangely found myself even more comforted."

"You scolded me though."

"Well I had to; I have a reputation I have to keep up here you know." He laughed. "So uh just wondering… how hard did you hit Malfoy when you had your little talk to him?" he laughed a little louder.

"Vell I didn't hit so much as slam." She tried to stifle her laugh. "Through desk."

"You actually put him through a desk?"

"It was somewhat on accident." She eyed him. "Okay it wasn't." she laughed.

"You know… You're kind of wonderful." He smiled as he pushed a strand of hair from her eyes.

"Just kind of?" he asked. She chuckled.

"Alright, very wonderful."

"You yourself is not so bad." Hermione smiled before a small frown spread across her face.

"I'm passed curfew." She said. He looked over his shoulder.

"Oh… Vell I guess I haf to get you back." as he stood he found himself carrying Hermione who refused to let go of his neck he laughed.

"You know luff as much as I luff to carry you, not so sure we're going to be able to fly this way."

"Why would we fly just yet? We haf all the time in the world." He eyed her for a long moment before his eyes moved to her time turner around her neck that had revealed Itself.

"You know how I feel about time travel…" He said quietly.

"What?" she asked before looking down at her necklace that had somehow popped into sight. "Oh no I wouldn't subject you to the time turner." She said shaking her head. "There's a secret passage in honey dukes and the shrieking shack that leads back to Hogwarts. Honey dukes is closed so we'd have to go through the shrieking shack but we can stay out… Or if you didn't want to sneak through a dark passage you could simply fly me to my dorm window."

"Wouldn't that upset your dorm sisters?" He asked.

"Oh I don't… I don't have any." She said.

"Every one-."

"Dumbledore thought it best that I had my own dorm so I could stay up and study without interrupting my roommates so he gave me an unused over flow Dorm room that is now my own. It's nice has its own shower and everything."

"You are very hard worker aren't you?" He asked.

"I try to be… but sometimes I find myself just passing out on my text books then actually reading them." She laughed lightly as she hoped out of his arms and landed easily on her feet. "So we have all night, I say we put in that other horror film." She turned away from him to get another drink. He smiled at the movement before his eyes caught something on her shoulder. "I haven't seen it but I've heard good things…"