A/N: For all my 'the courting' readers out there: the counterspell to ASPARAGUS!

Harry POV

It was July when I heard a strange knock on the door.

 Now that it was summer break I spend a lot of time with Draco and with Neville (separately, of course). Draco had taken me to a lot of dates and I started to really like this whole courting thing.
But when Neville was here, we mostly stayed inside, the streets were far too dangerous now. 

The war had broken out fully, and I knew that my brother Henry was out there fighting, but I didn't care.
Anyways, I was boiling some water to make tea when I heard the knock. 

"Harry, open the door, please. It has to be your tutor from Durmstrang." Father said, and I happily jumped to the door.
Apparently, every student at Durmstrang had something called a 'beta-brother'or 'beta-sister'.

They had tried to explain to me the job of a beta-sibling, but I didn't quite understand.
I figured they had to be some kind of tutor, and they were arriving today to get to know me.
I opened the door and my eyes grew wide. I knew the person on the other side. 

Black hair, a little bit of beard, build. 

"Mister Krum?" I asked shocked. "Hello there, Harry. I am your assigned beta-brother. Can I come in, so we could talk a little?"
I nodded my head and let the man come in. 

"Harry, who is it?" I heard Dad ask.
"Come and look for yourself!" I told him, not sure how to address that the Quidditch legend Victor Krum turned out to be my beta-brother! 

Henry had always wanted to be like the Bulgarian star-seeker. I sat our guest down in the living room and brought out the tea with some baked goods.
Dad came downstairs together with Father. 

Victor stood up and shook the hands of my parents. "Nice to meet you Lord Black, Mister Lupin-Black. I am Victor Krum, your son's beta-brother. I will explain my function shortly."
My parents sat next to me while they let Victor explain. 

"It often happens that the role of a beta-sibling is misunderstood. Every Alpha or Omega student is required to have a beta-sibling. Those are Betas that look after the student to make sure they are safe. For Omegas in special, it means that they beta-sibling will protect them from anyone they can't protect themselves against, namely Betas or Alphas. They make sure no one can approach them during their heat or they ingest substances that might be harmful to them to create a safe environment for them." 

Ohhh, that made so much more sense!
"So, you are always around me?" I asked, and Victor nodded.
Father gave him a sharp look. 

"And how much will you cost us?" he asked.
Wait, what if a beta-brother was really expensive?
I didn't want my parents to spend so much money on me. 

"I get my monthly wage from the school. So, I won't cost you a thing. My service gets paid by the state." Victor answered.

"So Harry, now that I talked so much, tell me a bit about yourself. Because you are a new student I will also help select courses or clubs that will fit you best." I became red and began to stutter. 

"I..I..I like cooking, I guess. O-or helping others. And I was okay at sports. Well, as long as I was allowed to do them..." I mumbled and Victor nodded his head, writing down everything.
"So, I guess you would like to do something more 'Omega'-ish? That totally okay, Harry." He asked me and I nodded. 

"Lord Black, as Harry is still a minor I need your permission for him to enter the small village near the school. The paper will tell you all the details about it." Father grabbed the paper and read through this and made Dad read it too.
When Dad nodded, Father signed and gave everything back to Victor. 

That moment an owl barged into our living room and dropped a letter on my lap. It read:

Hello my little Harry,

I hope I am not disturbing you at anything. As you told me you will be attending a Durmstrang this year, I hope you can use my present. I also send your favourite chocolate and a T-Shirt that will look really good on you, I hope. I am waiting to see you again, honey!

With love,

your Draco

Oh, a letter from Draco!
And he sent me presents too! Just when I was finished to read the letter another owl came in and put down a present.
There was my chocolate. I loved Lindt chocolate, But I knew that it was expensive. So I was always excited when Draco send me some. 

And there was a cute black and white shirt that had a knot just above my belly bottom, but it didn't reveal much skin. 

But what was that at the bottom of the package?
A scarf and some gloves! Not like the cheap ones you would get at a shop in Diagon Ally, but the high-quality ones made out of mooncalf wool. So fluffy!

(Only scarf and gloves)

"It seems someone is getting courted." Victor chuckled.
"Yes, he is. I hope it wasn't your intention to..." Father started, but was stopped by Victor. 

"No, no, I am settled. I wouldn't want anyone besides my soon-to-be mate. Maybe you will meet him sometime."
Well, he had always had people fawning about him, as much as I knew, so I wasn't surprised when he told us he already had someone. 

I just wanted to know who it was! 

A/N: Hope I can entertain you with this chapter, and please tell me if you checked out 'But don't touch me' or why you didn't.

The question of today is:

Who do you think Victor's mate is( it will be someone you don't expect!)

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