Rating:
G
House:
The Dark Arts
Ships:
Hermione Granger/Viktor Krum
Characters:
Hermione Granger
Genres:
General
Era:
The Harry Potter at Hogwarts Years
Spoilers:
Philosopher's Stone Chamber of Secrets Prizoner of Azkaban
Stats:
Published: 09/14/2005
Updated: 09/14/2005
Words: 571
Chapters: 1
Hits: 495

On the Lack of Intellectual Stimulus

arulupinaustin

Story Summary:
Hermione writes a letter to Viktor lamenting the lack of intellectual stimulus. Shades of HG/VK.

Chapter Summary:
Hermione writes a letter to Viktor lamenting the lack of intellectual stimulus. Shades of HG/VK
Posted:
09/14/2005
Hits:
495
Author's Note:
This was written as a form of catharsis for me too, after returning from a somewhat depressing calc class.


On the Lack of Intellectual Stimulus

Dear Viktor

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!

Well, that feels a bit better now.

Hope I didn't scare you there.

Are you okay?

Right then.

You might be wondering why I wrote that?

Well, I am writing this letter as a form of catharsis. It's about midday, and I just got back from ... oh God, the memories ... Charms class.

I hated it.

It was possibly the most horrible class I have attended in my entire life. Yet the strange thing is that's because I answered every single question.

I wonder how many people there are who realize how much that situation disturbs me.

It started out fun, this know-it-all business, knowing all the answers, reveling in the fact that I was the best student in the class, if not the year.

Who knows why that changed... why I began to crave an intelligent debate, the chance to participate in a discussion with an intellectual equal. I wish I knew, so that I could change it somehow; for where shall I find an equal?

Does that sound vain?

Perhaps.

But it is also true, and that is the worst part.

Even Muggle school was better than this! At least there were some proper classes, with more debate than merely accepting what the Professor said without any inspection!

Math class, History lessons, English, even stupid music class was better.

Math was an intellectual banquet, History sparked notorious arguments and English was a veritable minefield of contrasting viewpoints. So why is Hogwarts different? Why is it that nobody here can remember the difference between the movements for Colloportus and Alohomora? The restrictions to them? Parvati said today that Merlin had created the Flame-Freezing Charm! Oh my god, can anybody be more dense?

It was all I could do to stop myself from screaming at her from across the class room...

I almost did though.

I would have if Professor Flitwick hadn't looked so crestfallen... a fifth year coming up with an answer like that...

Well, it is partly his fault I guess, he is very lenient, but then no one knows anything about Potions either, and nobody can say that Snape isn't strict...

I just need some intelligent conversation sometimes... but how?

Harry is simply not interested in studies, except for Defense and then it is more practical than theory, and Ron? Well, let's not go there.

Lavender and Parvati? Puh-lease...

Ginny? Oh god no, all she talks about is her boyfriends...

Who does that leave?

No one.

Well, except you.

I miss you so much Viktor, if not for your company, then at least for your conversation. Hm, when I first heard of you I had been so sure that you would be some mindless Quidditch jock, with absolutely no knowledge of magic, but how you proved me wrong! I should have guessed when you got picked for the Triwizard, or maybe the fact that you were in the library so much, but it was only later that I found out how alike the two of us are.

Well, except for the Quidditch obsession of course.

Speaking of Quidditch though, I heard about your victory over France the other day. Harry said you were brilliant in that match. Enjoy the celebrations!

On a somewhat selfish note, I do hope you miss me a little bit though.

I so wish you were here with me Viktor.

Do reply soon.

Hermy-own-ninny


Author notes: This was intended to be a somewhat random fic, so if you hated it, well, that's your prerogative.

Just tell me why.

If you happened to like it, hey! that's awesome!! Be sure to tell me about it so I can feel better...