Disclaimer: I only own Alex, Sara, Sloane, Bex, and Blaire. The rest belongs to J.K Rowling unless otherwise stated.
Frenzy here! Back with an updated ''Unwanted!" I've changed ALOT of stuff and hope you like it! I don't know if I'll continue with ''The Scorpian and The Rose.'' But I'll let you know.
Note: I like to think of Blaire as a mix of Ginny Weasley and Lily Evans. Booksmart but loves Quidditch, sin't afraid to speak her mind and witty.
James's thoughts are in BOLD.
Blaire's thoughts are in Italics.
That should help you de-code everything. I'll try to update daily! (or twice a day. like today.)
Blaire Diggory stood on the platform of nine and three-quarters, wringing her hands nervously. It had been three years since she had been here and her heart thudded. After her mother died in her third year, her father had forced her to go to Beauxbatons in hopes of getting her as far away from the Potters as possible. Blaire didn't fully understand her father's hate towards Harry Potter except that he fully blamed Mr. Potter for Blaire's older brother's demise. Taking a deep breath, Blaire prepared herself for her last year at Hogwarts. She walked through the hazy steam from the train, turning heads as she walked. Self-conscious, she wondered if she had overdressed in a simple deep green sundress or if she was just out of place.
She flushed, noticing how many boys were staring at her in awe, the girls looking angry and cold towards her. Passing a particularly large group of sixth year boys, she heard faint whispers that sent a deeper blush.
"Check out the new girl, she's hotter than Fiona," One hissed and the others murmured their approval. Blaire started to walk faster, desperately looking for her friends. Her friends that if her father knew she hung around with, he would lock her up and never let her out. The Potters.
"Blaire! Over here!" Someone called as Blaire stowed her things and started going through the compartments. She had already gotten several offers to sit with a compartment full of boys much she refused. Lily Luna Potter, fiery red hair and all, waved enthusically towards Blaire, beckoning into a compartment full of friends. With a grinning smile, she entered and glanced over the entire crowd, recognizing Sara and Sloane Hastings, Bex Franklin, Lorcan Lovegood, Alex Finnigan and the Potters. She smiled, hugging the girls and smiling towards the boys.
Everyone smiled at her and she felt like she was home. Lorcan and Alex started a game of Exploding Snap, laughing every few minutes. Bex and Sara helped Blaire with her noisy cat, letting the massive ginger tom out of his wicker carrier. They all looked different but then again, three years changes a person. Bex was taller and had caught the eye of Lorcan with her platinum blond hair and stunning looks but was still slightly tomboyish. Sara and Sloane, the auburn haired twins had different styles now and seemed more independent, with Sara more soft-spoken and sweet while Sloane was confident and out-going. Lily, of course, was Lily with her pretty looks and book-smarts like her grandmother but still knew how to have fun. Lorcan and Alex had that casual good looks and were still the marauders that they were.
"Never thought I'd see the day when Blaire Diggory would return to Hogwarts," Blaire spun around and smiled brightly. Her childhood best mate, James Potter, leaned against the doorframe with a handsome grace. Merlin, Quidditch has done him good. She thought distractedly and hugged him happily. He still smelled like James, a scent that would be forever trapped in her senses. Awkwardly, they broke apart and she smiled rather shyly at him, fiddling with her key pendant. "You still have that?" He asked, sitting down next to her and taking the pendant from her fingertips. He toyed with it, a smile creeping on his face. Blaire noticed how close they were and that the entire compartment had fallen quiet, everyone inconspicuously eyeing her and James. Blaire's heart thudded wildly and she watched him. She hadn't realized how much of an effect James still had on her. He glanced up and their eyes met, his beautiful hazel staring into her vibrant green. Seconds passed before someone coughed and she snapped out of it, quickly looking away.
Oh Merlin, I still have a crush on him.
Wow, she got even prettier.
Blaire leaned back in the compartment seat but then jerked forward, feeling James's arm lying across the top. One small move and his arm could have been around her. Lily winked at her and Bex gave her a covert thumbs-up, making her blush harder.
Talk, James, talk.
Say something, Blaire Diggory!
"So-" They both started and laughed. James waved his hand to encourage her to talk and she smiled, making his heart flutter with excitement. They talked the entire trip into Hogwarts until Blaire spotted the twinkling lights of Hogwarts and stared at them mesmerized.
"Beautiful, isn't it? I'll never forget this place," James murmured, leaning towards her to look at the approaching school. She smiled and turned towards him, surprised on how delighted he looked.
He still has that effect on me...fantastic.
She's beautiful...stunning.
Blaire flushed and turned back towards the school, jumping up excitedly as the train pulled to a stop. They had already changed into their robes and as they exited the train, James hung back to walk beside her and Bex, Lorcan nudging Alex and wolf whistling at James. James took off after his two friends, planning to hex them.
This year, she'll be mine.
I hope that my feelings for him won't interfere with our friendship.
Bex leaned in, taking advantage of James's absence to whisper to Blaire. "James and Blaire...has a nice ring to it, right?" She winked at Blaire's expression and the two girls entered the school.
Blaire gasped, remembering the great times she had at this school. The Hall was rapidly filling with the older students, the first-years anxiously waiting for the Sorting. Lorcan picked a spot at the Gryffindor table and they all settled down, James sitting down next to Blaire almost out of habit. They were closer than close in her first three years, despite the fact that Blaire was head over heels about him. Obviously, she hide it pretty well since he hadn't caught on.
"So, Blaire, how's life? Any hot Beauxbatons girls that you'll be bringing 'round?" Lorcan piped up and Bex glowered at him angrily. "What?" He asked innocently.
"You are such a pig," She snapped and turned away from him, rubbing her forehead.
"They'll be snogging before Christmas," James leaned in and whispered in Blaire's ear, making her giggle. Lily raised her eyebrows questionably and discreetly nudged Albus.
"Wanna bet?" Blaire whispered back, the smell of pine trees on his robes smelling like heaven to Blaire.
"What are the terms?" James whispered back, accidently brushing the top of her hand with his finger. She suppressed a shudder of either embarrassment or pleasure. She couldn't be sure.
"Tomorrow. Beech tree by Black Lake. I'll come up with terms tonight." She smiled, remembering their favorite place to hang out when they were younger. James gave a low chuckle, taking a sip of pumpkin juice.
"Devious as usual. One of the reasons's why I love you, Diggory." He said before returning to his meal. He didn't realize what that sentence had done to Blaire.
Operation win Blaire's heart starts tomorrow. I never should have stopped writing to her because of Fiona.
"Same to you, Potter."
"You and James looked pretty comfy at the feast," Lily remarked as they climbed the stairs towards their dorm. Even though Lily was a fourth-year, she slept in the spare bed in the sixth and seventh dorm due to bullying from her former classmates. She had skipped two years, was doing sixth-year work, and would graduate next year.
"Just catching up," Blaire murmured her excuse, smoothing out her maroon bed sheets, smiling.
"Uh huh, he was devastated when you left, Y'know."
Somehow, I doubt that.
"Until he met Fiona, you mean." Blaire fired back, hurt when he had stopped writing to her because of Fiona.
"Then why did I find letters that he wrote to you but never sent even WHEN he was dating that cow?" Lily coyly replied and Blaire's heart stopped.
Why didn't he send them?
Blaire sighed and sat down on the edge of Lily's bed, the twins and Bex gathering around. "I...I-didn't think he would still have that effect on me after all these years."
"I can't wait until you're officially part of the Potter Clan!" Lily squealed and Blaire blushed. The girls snuggled down into their sheets and quickly fell into a dreamless sleep. School started in two days and they needed all the beauty rest they could get.