Katya spent the next two days in the library figuring out what would be the best charm to use on a Dragon and thankfully had narrowed it down to four spells, listing the pros and cons of each one.
"Katya, Im going down by the lake to study, want to come?" Hermione said peering around the shelf of books. Nodding, Katya followed Hermione away from the the table she sat at and down to the large lake that rested at the bottom of the castle after shoving her parchment into the book she was using. Sitting down on a log, Hermione and Katya pulled what they were working on out and began to resume what they had left off in the library.
Katya was in the middle of trying to get Hermione's opinion on each curse when the sound of girls giggling made them both look up. Katya rolled her eyes at the students who were following her brother down the beach as he stretched his way towards them. She smiled when his gaze fell onto her and Hermione.
"He fancies you." Katya said causing Hermione to look down, blushing.
"Im serious, he's always asking me about you." She said causing Hermione's ears to redden.
Katya sat at dinner with her now normal group when one of the professors she only ever saw at meals made her way to the front of the room. She clapped her hands twice to get everyones attention, looked around the room once and then began to speak.
"This year, as a Triwizard tournament tradition, Hogwarts will host the Yule Ball, which is first and foremost, A dance-" she began, the hall now erupting with chatter, mainly from the girls. "Tomorrow, each head of house will hold a meeting where they will explain the Ball in greater detail so be prepared." She said clapping her hands once more before walking back to her seat.
"That must be what the dress robes are for." Katya overheard Fred saying. As she sat there she secretly hopped Fred would ask her to the ball so she didnt have to end up going to the ball with one of her classmates, or worse- her brother.
The next day Katya and Hermione sat lost in the many isles of books after Hermione's class meeting that resulted in their Head of House teaching them the The Champions Waltz. As they talked about the Waltz and Hermione even showed Katya a few of the steps as Karkaroff had yet to show them, Hermione helped Katya find every detail about the shorten list of curses they could fine when a dark figure standing at the end of the row caught Katya's eye. She immediately pinned the figure as her brother who quickly pointed to himself, then Hermione, than her. She got the gist and moved Hermione to the next row and watched through the books as Viktor slipped a piece of parchment into one of her school books that sat on the table.
"Whats this?" Hermione said a little later sliding the paper from her standard book of spells that sat on top of everything else on the table.
Katya couldn't help but grin at her face as she read Viktor's note out loud.
Dear Hermione,
It bring me to happy feelings if you go to Ball with me as date. I think you very pretty, and like that way you read.
Viktor Krum.
"Well that wasn't weird." Katya said shaking her head at how poor his note came out to be. She smiled though at how happy Hermione looked as she read the note again.
"You will go with him right?" Katya said.
"I think I will." She said tearing a piece of parchment off the bottom of the note, writing yes, then stood collecting all of her books. She encouraged Katya to to the same before turning away. Katya had to jog to catch up to her quick walking as she followed Hermione to the Great hall where the boys were all sitting eating and laughing.
Viktor saw the two walking towards him and stood. Meeting them halfway he bowed slightly to Hermione and looked confused as she slipped a smaller piece of paper into his hand, gave him a smile and turned to walk to the other side of the hall, her curly hair bouncing with every step.
Katya, who started to follow her walked backwards smiling at her brother who looked down and gave a small excited gesture before smiling at his sister before going to sit back down.
"Don't tell the boys that I'm going with him just yet. I don't think they would take it very well." Hermione asked as they walked to their usual seats to meet with Harry who was sitting with Ron's twin brothers.
"What about you, who are you going with?" Hermione asked in a hushed tone seeing as It was obvious Fred was trying to listen. Instead of responding Katya just shrugged her shoulders. "What do you mean! Surly someone has asked you!" Hermione said louder so now it was obvious what they were talking about.
"Ill probably just make one of the Durmstrang boys take me." Katya said picking at her potatoes.
"Someone has to ask you, Katya. Theres no way. If anything you're too gorgeous to go alone." Hermione said in a know it all tone. Katya smiled at her support but knew it was a false hope getting a real date.
Tomorrow being Saturday she was happy that she would get to finally learn the steps to the Champions Waltz. She sighed as she hugged Hermione goodnight and waved to Harry and then to Ron who were still not talking to each other before turning towards the door that would lead her back to the ship.
"Katya! Katya wait a second!" She heard from behind her and turned to see Fred running up to her. "Hey, George, Harry, myself, and a few other Quidditch players were going to go fly around and have fun tomorrow if you would like to join us. We have an extra broom and everything if you didnt-"
"Ill be there." Katya said smiling at Fred who seemed to be tripping over his words.
"Perfect. Um, meet us at 4 right outside of these doors." He said smiling before backing away towards his twin.
The next day Katya woke everyone up early and all but had to force Karkaroff to teach the group the Waltz, which he unwillingly did as he held lightly onto Katya's waist. Katya loved the dance, and because of how much she enjoyed it, it made her really want a date of her own so she could dance it at the Ball.
Four came and dressed in her usual turtleneck with thigh high boots she made her way to the front of the school, her Fireboat in hand to meet Fred, who was waiting out front with a box under one arm and his broom in the other.
"Oh, were actually playing?" She asked as she approached the three boys.
"Just a friendly game. Some friends from another house are going to meet us there. What do you play?" George asked as they started to walk towards the makeshift field that sat on a flat part of the hill.
"Chaser." She said as they all mounted their brooms.
"And a good one too." Her brother Viktor said from behind them all, his broom in hand too.
"What are you doing here?" She asked
"I vant to play too." He said mounting his own broom. "But I play Chaser too. Have to beat sister, you know?" He said bumping his elbow into Harry, who stood there starstruck.
Katya rolled her eyes with a smile as George opened the box and let the balls go. Playing against what was the Ravenclaw team with Five people playing on each team they all laughed as Viktor and Katya tried racking up scores on one another. As time went on more and more students, and even professors came to watch the friendly game.
"Ha!" Katya said high fiving the keeper who just blocked Viktor's throw, a girl named Angela who normally played chaser, before flying over to Viktor and pushing the end of his broom so he lost balance and had to grab the handle in both hands to keep from falling. Once retaining balance he took his thick leathered boot and placed it on Katya's thigh and started to push her away from him, the crowed starting to laugh at the brother sister bickering.
"Viktor NO!" Katya yelled as she flipped upside down causing Viktor to chuckle and a group of girls to fawn over the sound of his voice.
"Very mean!" He shouted as he took the quaffle from Fred and sped off. Katya swung her heeled boot back over her broom and took off, slamming her shoulder into Viktor, catching the falling quaffle, and shooting it into the other set of makeshift goals in one swift movement causing her teammates to cheer along with the rest of the crowd. She stuck her tongue out at Viktor who smiled while slowly clapping.
"You've always been better then me!" He said in Bulgarian as they flew down to hover just above the grown with the rest of the people they were flaying with. Katya laughed while balancing herself so she could cross her legs over the top of her broom.
"Mr. Weasley!" Katya heard Dumbledore say from behind her. She turned to see the smiling man make his way onto the field. "Truly impressive all of you. Mr. Weasley, why don't you take Miss Krum on a flying tour around the grounds?" He said more to Fred and Katya now. Katya looked to Fred smiling, who stared at Dumbledore with red ears before shaking his had and broke into a smile and agreed.
"Lets go." He said as they slowly flew away from the makeshift field and towards the school.
"Its a lot easier to see every part of the school from the air," He started. They stopped just outside what Fred introduced as the Gryffindor tower. He watched her as Katya tried looking through the windows only to see red drapes that muffled the view of what looked like a very comfortable common room.
"Will you go to the Yule Ball with me?" Fred blurted out from beside her. Katya looked over to fred somewhat taken aback but as soon as what he said registered in her brain she gave him soft smile.
"I would love to." She said still smiling as he moved his broom stick closer to hers. As they descended back to where a new game had started she couldn't help but think Dumbledore had some Idea that Fred was going to ask her and thats why he had sent the two off. Katya hit the ground softly, Fred joining back in the game with his brother, and stood by Hermione.
"Fred asked me." She said looking to Hermione who had a huge smile on her face.
"I told him to take you to do this so he could ask you, just like you pulled me away from my book so Viktor could ask me." She said in a 'as matter of face' voice causing Katya to laugh and look back up at the zooming red head who flew around hitting buldgers every which way.
That night at dinner Fred accidentally told everyone that he was going to be taking Katya to the ball as he proceeded to ask her what time she wanted to meet in the entrance hall.
"Its fine if people know, its not like there going not know forever." She said laughing at him from across the table.
"Okay good." He said winking to her before taking another bite of what ever food he decided to pile on his plate this time.