[Ghost]
Viktor would have liked to say that he had been able to ask Harry to the Yule Ball with him, but he would be lying if he did since he hadn't been able to even bring the topic up with the other boy. Harry had lessened the duelling practice as it neared Yule, but Viktor didn't think that it was because of the dance, rather Harry seemed rather distracted every time Viktor saw him.
The night of the Yule Ball came, and Viktor had finally asked a raven-haired girl from Beauxbatons Academy to the dance. While she had been thrilled, despite the fact that she had to meet him several times to help him practice, Viktor had been less than thrilled with the chatty girl. He had hoped that the girl was a little quieter, it had seemed like she was, but that front had disintegrated within seconds of him asking her.
Viktor was glad when the ballroom dancing gave away to the more upbeat music, where his awful balance wasn't put to the test every other step. His partner looked similarly pleased, obviously tired of getting her feet stepped on. She disappeared into the crowd, Viktor losing sight of her as she melded into a group of Beauxbatons girls.
It was then that Viktor noticed that he hadn't seen Harry the entire night. Usually Viktor would catch sight of Harry at least once in a while, even at Durmstrang Harry generally avoided the dances despite his natural grace. It was on those days that Harry was more like a ghost than a student within the walls of Durmstrang, and it seemed that Harry was the same within Hogwarts.
Viktor caught Harry slipping into the room, stuffing what Viktor thought was his wand into the holster beneath his robes. Viktor wondered what Harry had done that needed his wand, but Viktor doubted he would find out which meant that it was better not to even ask.
He would find out when he needed to.