Snapshots
Title: Snapshots
Ships: Viktor/Hermione
Rating: PG13 to be safe
Spoilers: HBP
Disclaimer: Say it with me now ~ me ... don't ... own.
Summary: Fifty random moments that make up a beautiful life together
Authors Notes: Written for 1sentence where the aim of the game is to write one sentence for each theme.
I would like to take this opportunity to apologise most sincerely to grammar for the abuse inflicted upon it during this fic. :O)
This was so much fun to write. Makes me wanna write Viktor/Hermione more. I hope you like it.
Snapshots
01. Ring
Hermione barely sees the ring; all she can see are his dark and intense eyes, and the way they light up as she whispers, “Yes.”
02. Hero
Everyone thinks Viktor is a hero, just because he can catch a small golden ball; if only they knew, he thinks with a proud smile, just how much more heroic his wife is compared to him.
03. Memory
She thinks for a moment, then grins, saying, “The Yule Ball and dancing with Viktor,” and Ginny is surprised that this is Hermione’s response to her random question of, “If you could put only one memory into a pensieve, what would it be?”
04. Box
The large, coloured box has holes in the lid and it moves of its own accord; Hermione grins when she removes the lid and lifts the tiny puppy from it as Viktor kisses her hairline and says, “Happy anniversary, sveetheart.”
05. Run
It becomes too much for her, all the stress and hunting and fighting and near death experiences, and she has nowhere else to go, so she apparates to his house, hoping he won’t mind the tear soaked, trembling figure of an old friend on his doorstep in the middle of the night.
06. Hurricane
Viktor has lost his lucky socks; he turns the house upside-down searching for them, grunting in his native tongue, and even though she knows she shouldn’t, Hermione can’t help but laugh.
07. Wings
She receives the owl after the hardest week on the hunt and, when she reads his untidy scrawl, she smiles for the first time in months.
08. Cold
Hermione shivers in the night air and Viktor silently removes his jacket and places it on her shoulders, drawing it tight around her.
09. Red
Her lips taste like strawberry and Viktor knows there is no sweeter taste in all the world.
10. Drink
She catches his eye across the room and raises her glass to him, drinking the champagne that tickles her throat, and beams at him, the most valuable Quidditch player in the whole world.
11. Midnight
She has fallen asleep at her desk again; Viktor removes the quill from her hand and gathers her into his arms, picking her up and carrying her to their bedroom down the hall, beaming at how sweet and peaceful she looks in her sleep.
12. Temptation
Viktor watches with detached amusement as his team-mates drink and party, disappearing into dark corners with gorgeous women they have just met, and when one of these beautiful women struts towards him, presses her body against his and runs her hand down his chest, he grabs her wrist - not hard but forceful enough to convey his message - and he steps away from her and apparates home, to Hermione.
13. View
Their eyes meet across a crowded but quiet library and, even though they have never spoken, they smile at each other.
14. Music
Music is blaring from behind the closed door of Hermione’s bedroom; Ron arrives home and when he looks enquiringly at his best mate, Harry replies with a simple, “Viktor’s visiting.”
15. Silk
The material is cool and soft over her eyes, causing her other senses to heighten, so she can hear and feel him murmur, his mouth against her stomach, “I loff you.”
16. Cover
She pretends not to be aware of every movement he makes beside her, pretends to be happily working away, pretends that under the desk, his hand isn’t holding hers.
17. Promise
Viktor is scared for her, more scared than he has ever been for anyone else in his entire life, but she promises him she will be careful, and he believes her.
18. Dream
“Sometimes,” Viktor says, his voice low, “I vorry that you are just a dream, that I vill vake up and you von’t be by my side, and-” he stops, his fears being reassured by a pair of soft lips pressing on his.
19. Candle
Hermione smiles to herself while Viktor bustles about the kitchen; only Viktor would surprise her with a romantic, home cooked, candlelight dinner for no reason.
20. Talent
She is the smartest witch of her age, as she'd been told a thousand times, and she thought she had little else to recommend herself for, until she meets a shy boy with immense talent of his own who shows her just how much else she had to offer.
21. Silence
Hermione starts to ramble when she gets excited about something, and though it’s terribly endearing, sometimes its best for Viktor if he presses his lips to hers, silencing her with a kiss.
22. Journey
There is a scream like Viktor has never heard, an intense pain in his hand from where Hermione squeezes it, and the whole room seems to hold its breath, until their daughter screams, taking in her first lungful of air, and Viktor’s heart grows bigger in an instant.
23. Fire
Viktor is starting to perspire, the warmth from the fireplace and the nerves from the weight of the small box in his pocket making his stomach roll, but when he looks at her and sees the way she smiles at him, he grins, getting down from the couch and onto one knee.
24. Strength
Viktor is going back home tomorrow and when he whispers his goodbye, his lips brushing her temple, she wishes she had the courage to tell him how much he means to her.
25. Mask
It’s just a game they play, but he can always find her, no matter what glamours she has applied; he strides up to her, pushing away the man who is far too interested in his girlfriend, and kisses her possessively.
26. Ice
Her snowball hits him right in the back of the head; he turns to see her giggling, and she rushes forward and launches herself at him, jumping into his open arms and wrapping her legs around his waist, and they fall into the snow but could care less as cool lips begin to warm up.
27. Fall
Harry and Ron can’t understand why the tears fall down her cheek, why she needs something, someone, other than the two of them.
28. Forgotten
She opens the door and sees him standing there, shock rendering her speechless until he says, his voice warm and eyes sparkling, “Haff you forgotten me?”
29. Dance
They glide across the room, he leads and she follows, and somehow Hermione knows that tonight she has turned down a path that will change her whole life and that from now on, she will follow wherever Viktor leads.
30. Body
She feels so safe in his firm embrace, his body pressed against hers, and she kisses him hungrily, never wanting to be parted from him.
31. Sacred
He smiles politely, thanking them for their congratulations, but is then courteous but firm when he repeats he won’t answer any questions about his personal life, that it is called a personal life for a reason.
32. Farewells
He doesn’t know how he will be able to pick up and leave her, this beautiful creature who has turned his world upside down, but he knows he must; he just prays they will meet again.
33. World
It’s hard, living so far apart, having different lives, but the near constant owls keep their friendship alive, and the world is too small to keep them apart.
34. Formal
Viktor mentally curses the fact English is his second language as he speaks to Hermione’s parents, but his stumblings only seem to endear him even more to them, and they heartily give their permission.
35. Fever
She arrives home from the mediwitch, a secret smile on her face, and before Viktor can ask what the witch said, she takes his hand, placing it on her belly, and whispers, “It’s not the flu that’s been making me sick.”
36. Laugh
He rarely laughs, stress from the tournament making him serious, but when he does, it is the best and most comforting sound Hermione has ever heard.
37. Lies
It’s not true, she tells herself as she looks at the paper, an article about Viktor’s alleged infidelity staring back up at her.
38. Forever
Hermione’s teenage years refused to let her think about forever, but now, as she walks down the aisle towards Viktor, smiling through cloudy eyes, she can’t wait for forever to begin.
39. Overwhelmed
Their bodies become one in a sigh and a tear streaks down her temple as she is besieged with the intensity of love between them.
40. Whisper
His breath tickles her ear and his voice is so low she can barely hear what he is saying, but although she cannot hear the words, her heart knows what he is telling her.
41. Wait
Hermione can’t believe she waited this long to say the words, but that doesn’t matter now, because Viktor is smiling and when he tells her he would have waited forever if need be, she believes him.
42. Talk
It shouldn’t be this hard, telling her best friends she is getting married, but she knows that the words aren’t coming because part of her is terrified about leaving and starting a new life without them.
43. Search
His eyes scan the room, and he briefly worries that she won’t be here, but then there is a weight on his arm and he turns, smiling.
44. Hope
Viktor receives the owl; Hermione and Ron have broken up after only a few months, Hermione confessing she never thought it would last and that Ron was lacking certain qualities she needed, and Viktor starts to hope.
45. Eclipse
Its not supposed to be this way, he thinks, I should be the one protecting her, fighting for a cause greater than ourselves, and not the other way around.
46. Gravity
It’s not right, Hermione thinks, to defy gravity so, and she prays to whoever is listening that Viktor will make it through the game unscathed.
47. Highway
She sits quietly, her hands twisting nervously in her lap as she stares at the clouds outside her window, and her stomach tightens at the thought of seeing him in less than an hour’s time.
48. Unknown
She is only gone for a minute, two at the most, but in the short time it takes to go from her desk to a nearby bookshelf and back, a red rose appears; Hermione gingerly picks it up and caresses the petals, glancing around the library but not seeing the sparkling eyes and shy smile of the boy around the corner.
49. Lock
Hermione unlocks the door, her voice screaming louder than his, and when she slams the door behind her, the noise echoing down the empty hallway, it gives little satisfaction to her breaking heart.
50. Breathe
“I’m sorry,” Hermione says against his lips, but he is already kissing her, pressing her against the wall as his tongue finds hers, kissing so insistent she almost forgets to breathe, and she knows everything will be okay.
Ships: Viktor/Hermione
Rating: PG13 to be safe
Spoilers: HBP
Disclaimer: Say it with me now ~ me ... don't ... own.
Summary: Fifty random moments that make up a beautiful life together
Authors Notes: Written for 1sentence where the aim of the game is to write one sentence for each theme.
I would like to take this opportunity to apologise most sincerely to grammar for the abuse inflicted upon it during this fic. :O)
This was so much fun to write. Makes me wanna write Viktor/Hermione more. I hope you like it.
Snapshots
01. Ring
Hermione barely sees the ring; all she can see are his dark and intense eyes, and the way they light up as she whispers, “Yes.”
02. Hero
Everyone thinks Viktor is a hero, just because he can catch a small golden ball; if only they knew, he thinks with a proud smile, just how much more heroic his wife is compared to him.
03. Memory
She thinks for a moment, then grins, saying, “The Yule Ball and dancing with Viktor,” and Ginny is surprised that this is Hermione’s response to her random question of, “If you could put only one memory into a pensieve, what would it be?”
04. Box
The large, coloured box has holes in the lid and it moves of its own accord; Hermione grins when she removes the lid and lifts the tiny puppy from it as Viktor kisses her hairline and says, “Happy anniversary, sveetheart.”
05. Run
It becomes too much for her, all the stress and hunting and fighting and near death experiences, and she has nowhere else to go, so she apparates to his house, hoping he won’t mind the tear soaked, trembling figure of an old friend on his doorstep in the middle of the night.
06. Hurricane
Viktor has lost his lucky socks; he turns the house upside-down searching for them, grunting in his native tongue, and even though she knows she shouldn’t, Hermione can’t help but laugh.
07. Wings
She receives the owl after the hardest week on the hunt and, when she reads his untidy scrawl, she smiles for the first time in months.
08. Cold
Hermione shivers in the night air and Viktor silently removes his jacket and places it on her shoulders, drawing it tight around her.
09. Red
Her lips taste like strawberry and Viktor knows there is no sweeter taste in all the world.
10. Drink
She catches his eye across the room and raises her glass to him, drinking the champagne that tickles her throat, and beams at him, the most valuable Quidditch player in the whole world.
11. Midnight
She has fallen asleep at her desk again; Viktor removes the quill from her hand and gathers her into his arms, picking her up and carrying her to their bedroom down the hall, beaming at how sweet and peaceful she looks in her sleep.
12. Temptation
Viktor watches with detached amusement as his team-mates drink and party, disappearing into dark corners with gorgeous women they have just met, and when one of these beautiful women struts towards him, presses her body against his and runs her hand down his chest, he grabs her wrist - not hard but forceful enough to convey his message - and he steps away from her and apparates home, to Hermione.
13. View
Their eyes meet across a crowded but quiet library and, even though they have never spoken, they smile at each other.
14. Music
Music is blaring from behind the closed door of Hermione’s bedroom; Ron arrives home and when he looks enquiringly at his best mate, Harry replies with a simple, “Viktor’s visiting.”
15. Silk
The material is cool and soft over her eyes, causing her other senses to heighten, so she can hear and feel him murmur, his mouth against her stomach, “I loff you.”
16. Cover
She pretends not to be aware of every movement he makes beside her, pretends to be happily working away, pretends that under the desk, his hand isn’t holding hers.
17. Promise
Viktor is scared for her, more scared than he has ever been for anyone else in his entire life, but she promises him she will be careful, and he believes her.
18. Dream
“Sometimes,” Viktor says, his voice low, “I vorry that you are just a dream, that I vill vake up and you von’t be by my side, and-” he stops, his fears being reassured by a pair of soft lips pressing on his.
19. Candle
Hermione smiles to herself while Viktor bustles about the kitchen; only Viktor would surprise her with a romantic, home cooked, candlelight dinner for no reason.
20. Talent
She is the smartest witch of her age, as she'd been told a thousand times, and she thought she had little else to recommend herself for, until she meets a shy boy with immense talent of his own who shows her just how much else she had to offer.
21. Silence
Hermione starts to ramble when she gets excited about something, and though it’s terribly endearing, sometimes its best for Viktor if he presses his lips to hers, silencing her with a kiss.
22. Journey
There is a scream like Viktor has never heard, an intense pain in his hand from where Hermione squeezes it, and the whole room seems to hold its breath, until their daughter screams, taking in her first lungful of air, and Viktor’s heart grows bigger in an instant.
23. Fire
Viktor is starting to perspire, the warmth from the fireplace and the nerves from the weight of the small box in his pocket making his stomach roll, but when he looks at her and sees the way she smiles at him, he grins, getting down from the couch and onto one knee.
24. Strength
Viktor is going back home tomorrow and when he whispers his goodbye, his lips brushing her temple, she wishes she had the courage to tell him how much he means to her.
25. Mask
It’s just a game they play, but he can always find her, no matter what glamours she has applied; he strides up to her, pushing away the man who is far too interested in his girlfriend, and kisses her possessively.
26. Ice
Her snowball hits him right in the back of the head; he turns to see her giggling, and she rushes forward and launches herself at him, jumping into his open arms and wrapping her legs around his waist, and they fall into the snow but could care less as cool lips begin to warm up.
27. Fall
Harry and Ron can’t understand why the tears fall down her cheek, why she needs something, someone, other than the two of them.
28. Forgotten
She opens the door and sees him standing there, shock rendering her speechless until he says, his voice warm and eyes sparkling, “Haff you forgotten me?”
29. Dance
They glide across the room, he leads and she follows, and somehow Hermione knows that tonight she has turned down a path that will change her whole life and that from now on, she will follow wherever Viktor leads.
30. Body
She feels so safe in his firm embrace, his body pressed against hers, and she kisses him hungrily, never wanting to be parted from him.
31. Sacred
He smiles politely, thanking them for their congratulations, but is then courteous but firm when he repeats he won’t answer any questions about his personal life, that it is called a personal life for a reason.
32. Farewells
He doesn’t know how he will be able to pick up and leave her, this beautiful creature who has turned his world upside down, but he knows he must; he just prays they will meet again.
33. World
It’s hard, living so far apart, having different lives, but the near constant owls keep their friendship alive, and the world is too small to keep them apart.
34. Formal
Viktor mentally curses the fact English is his second language as he speaks to Hermione’s parents, but his stumblings only seem to endear him even more to them, and they heartily give their permission.
35. Fever
She arrives home from the mediwitch, a secret smile on her face, and before Viktor can ask what the witch said, she takes his hand, placing it on her belly, and whispers, “It’s not the flu that’s been making me sick.”
36. Laugh
He rarely laughs, stress from the tournament making him serious, but when he does, it is the best and most comforting sound Hermione has ever heard.
37. Lies
It’s not true, she tells herself as she looks at the paper, an article about Viktor’s alleged infidelity staring back up at her.
38. Forever
Hermione’s teenage years refused to let her think about forever, but now, as she walks down the aisle towards Viktor, smiling through cloudy eyes, she can’t wait for forever to begin.
39. Overwhelmed
Their bodies become one in a sigh and a tear streaks down her temple as she is besieged with the intensity of love between them.
40. Whisper
His breath tickles her ear and his voice is so low she can barely hear what he is saying, but although she cannot hear the words, her heart knows what he is telling her.
41. Wait
Hermione can’t believe she waited this long to say the words, but that doesn’t matter now, because Viktor is smiling and when he tells her he would have waited forever if need be, she believes him.
42. Talk
It shouldn’t be this hard, telling her best friends she is getting married, but she knows that the words aren’t coming because part of her is terrified about leaving and starting a new life without them.
43. Search
His eyes scan the room, and he briefly worries that she won’t be here, but then there is a weight on his arm and he turns, smiling.
44. Hope
Viktor receives the owl; Hermione and Ron have broken up after only a few months, Hermione confessing she never thought it would last and that Ron was lacking certain qualities she needed, and Viktor starts to hope.
45. Eclipse
Its not supposed to be this way, he thinks, I should be the one protecting her, fighting for a cause greater than ourselves, and not the other way around.
46. Gravity
It’s not right, Hermione thinks, to defy gravity so, and she prays to whoever is listening that Viktor will make it through the game unscathed.
47. Highway
She sits quietly, her hands twisting nervously in her lap as she stares at the clouds outside her window, and her stomach tightens at the thought of seeing him in less than an hour’s time.
48. Unknown
She is only gone for a minute, two at the most, but in the short time it takes to go from her desk to a nearby bookshelf and back, a red rose appears; Hermione gingerly picks it up and caresses the petals, glancing around the library but not seeing the sparkling eyes and shy smile of the boy around the corner.
49. Lock
Hermione unlocks the door, her voice screaming louder than his, and when she slams the door behind her, the noise echoing down the empty hallway, it gives little satisfaction to her breaking heart.
50. Breathe
“I’m sorry,” Hermione says against his lips, but he is already kissing her, pressing her against the wall as his tongue finds hers, kissing so insistent she almost forgets to breathe, and she knows everything will be okay.