A little drabble about the budding friendship of Dean and Blaise. Enjoy!

Blaise was known for only thinking about himself. He was a loner, independent and confident. He didn't need friends or acquaintances. He was fine by himself, actually he preferred being alone. Most people steered clear of Zabini. But there are always exceptions to the rules.

Dean Thomas had approached him on numerous occasions and Blaise found it harder and harder to ignore the Gryffindor. He wasn't as unintelligent as Blaise had assumed and they actually got along quite nicely. Dean's personality was captivating, enthralling even.

Before Blaise knew it, he started referring to Dean as a friend. It shocked him to when he started to wake up in the mornings and wonder what Dean was going to be up to that day. This was going to completely ruin his image, but he figured it was worth it. Now that he had befriended Dean, he realized that he valued Dean as a person. The thought alone made him smile. Damn. Blaise Zabini never smiles.