SHIP: Viktor & Hermione sitting in a tree

[Kathleen Kelly MacMillan]

No: HPFGUIDX 11777

Penny wrote:
>Look at Krum as an example -- granted we don't know for sure how things
>will play out between Krum & Hermione.  But, my guess is that she was
>flattered to go to the Ball with him -- older guy, her first real date,
>he's a "big deal", etc.  But, it seemed to me that she was a bit
>overwhelmed by how much interest he had in her after the Yule Ball, and
>I don't think she had serious intentions with regard to him.  I think
>she was happy to go with him to the Ball and liked getting to know him
>but wasn't ready for serious relationship & all that.

Pssst!  Hey Penny!  We actually agree on something again!  (I think that 
brings it up to 4; we really should start keeping a list. <g>)

This actually made me think of something I wanted to bring up here.  Penny, in 
your review of one of the recent parts of my fanfic, you mentioned that you 
had thought that Hermione had gotten to know Viktor fairly well before he 
asked her to the Yule Ball.  My assumption was that she had not, because a) 
there were only a few weeks between the First Task (i.e. the time Harry would 
have been in the library with her) and the announcement of the Ball  and b) 
Viktor and Hermione's conversation at the Yule Ball (i.e. him telling her 
about his school) seemed very introductory to me, a topic they would have 
already talked about if they had spoken at any great length.  (Not to mention 
the proper pronunciation of her name--Hermione doesn't strike me as the type 
to let someone get away with that mistake for very long!)

Now granted, Viktor could have started talking to her as soon as Harry was 
back on speaking terms with Ron and no longer hanging out in the library.  And 
realistically, Viktor was telling Hermione about his school and she was 
teaching him how to say her name because the author needed the reader to see 
those things.  But still, my impression was always that they had spoken very 
little, if at all, before Viktor asked her to the Ball.

I was just curious what other people thought?

Kathy 
AKA Elanor Gamgee

P.S. Penny, thanks for reviewing my story even though it's against your 
religion, so to speak. :)  Also, thanks for pointing out the hole that I was 
hoping no one would notice and motivating me to fix something that had been 
bugging me.  Zsenya helped me fix it and I'm going to upload the revised 
version tomorrow.