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The Brilliant Blaise Zabini
"This I concieve to be the chemical formula of humor: to change the character of our thought." -Lin Yutang
The voices kept growing. Footsteps sounded the empty hallway. Hermione ran for her life. She ducked as a few curses passed her. She had to get out of there. There was light. She ran to it. Panting she entered the bright room. There were mirrors everywhere. In the center of the room was a small red candle. The small flame glowed different colors. The simple sterling silver band on her ring finger reflected some of the light. Hermione smiled. She wondered where he was; her darling, her love, her sweetheart, her husband. Looking around the room she saw another woman. She was of average height. She had long bushy brown hair and wild brown eyes. Her skin was covered in dirt and was grimy. Hermione was shocked. She couldn't believe that this is what she looked like. The flame glowed bright green. She immediately felt a presence. She turned and saw Bellatrix.
"Now, now, don't be so startled my dear mudblood." She said dangerously. "Hold still now. It'll be over soon."
"What are you going to do?" Hermione asked. She backed away.
"Something that I should have done before." Bellatrix sneered. She came closer to Hermione. Suddenly the candle went out and everything was black. A piercing scream could be heard through the hallway.
Draco woke up in a cold sweat. Panting he looked around his room. It was dark and the moon glowed from behind the curtain. He realized that he was still in his uniform. He was distracted when he remembered Hermione Granger. "Granger." He moved from his bed and opened his door. Her room was across from his. They were Heads after all. The door labeled 'Head Girl' was closed. He sighed. The door opened and the Head Girl appeared in a dark green tank top and black pajama pants. Her hair was tied in a ponytail.
"What is it Malfoy?" she asked. It wasn't harsh, it was just curious.
"Nothing." He answered. She didn't press any further.
"Well, see you in a few hours then." She went back in her room.
"Right." After she closed the door he went back into his room. Since they became Heads, they agreed to be more civil to each other. Unbeknownst to Hermione, Draco had taken a liking to her in their fifth year. He was ecstatic when they agreed to become friends.
He couldn't go back to sleep. So he just lay in bed and waited for the sun to come up.
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Hermione dressed in her uniform after her morning routine. She looked at a picture of her and her friends from the muggle world. All dressed in black. She blushed at remembering that she was considered a rebel in the muggle world and yet a good two shoes in this one. After she was done she entered the common room. She was surprised to find Draco waiting for her. "Good morning Malfoy. Were you waiting for me?"
"Good morning Granger. The Head Boy and Girl should enter breakfast together." He said.
"Thank you." She replied. He just shrugged. He opened the portrait for her.
"Ladies first." She blushed again.
They sat at different tables as usual. Draco sat with Blaise, Pansy, and Goyle. Goyle had lost tremendous amount of weight. He was fit thanks to training as a death eater. They were all death eaters. As they were eating Pansy giggled and Goyle smiled. Blaise rolled his eyes. "Would you two stop it? Goyle please stop feeling your girlfriend please. I'm trying to eat here."
Draco tried to hide his snickering. Pansy stuck her tongue out at Blaise. Goyle raised an eyebrow. "Oh? What about when you're with Daphne? And you call us sickening." This time Draco laughed.
"I wouldn't be laughing if I were you Draco." Pansy said. Draco looked at her. "So how are things with Granger?" she asked. Pansy was the only one who had figured it out. Soon Blaise and Goyle were in on the secret as well.
"Same as it has always been. Why?" he asked.
"I was just wondering because she isn't sitting Boy wonder and Weasel." Pansy said.
Draco looked over at the Gryffindor table. Just like she said, Hermione Granger was nowhere to be seen with Harry and the group of friends. They were laughing and Draco doubted that they knew that she wasn't with them. He scanned the table and found her talking with Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas. He looked back at Harry and saw her replacement: Lavender Brown.
"It looks like she's been replaced." Blaise said. Pansy and Goyle nodded.
"By Lavender Brown by the looks of it. I don't know why they would replace the brains of the group with someone like her." Goyle questioned.
Suddenly the group felt pain on their arms. "He's calling a meeting tonight." Draco said in a strained voice.
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Hermione sat with Seamus and Dean.. "Why isn't Lavender sitting with you?" Hermione asked.
Seamus shrugged. "She's sitting with her boyfriend, Ron." He said. Then a realization came to him. "You've been sitting with Luna Lovegood for the past week. Why?"
Before she could answer, someone had tapped her shoulder. She turned and saw Draco Malfoy. "I need to see Granger. We have some Head duties to attend to."
"I'll see you later Seamus, Dean." Hermione said as she got up. She left the hall with Draco.
As they walked through the hallway, Draco asked, "Are you dating Finnigan or Thomas?"
"What?" she asked. The question had caught her off guard.
"I asked if you dating Finnigan or Thomas." He repeated.
"Neither. Seamus is dating a girl from his home town and Dean is well I don't know." She answered. Draco relaxed. After the pain went away he went to her. He didn't know why, but he just liked having her all to himself. "Is there something wrong?" she asked.
He faced her. His eyes were weary. She didn't like it. "Nothing is wrong Granger." He said.
"Draco!" a voice called. Hermione turned and saw Blaise Zabini, Goyle and Pansy Parkinson walking towards them. She knew that they knew about the truce she and Draco had made. She relaxed a bit.
"Hello Granger." Blaise said. He gave her a small smile and she gave the same one back.
"Hello Zabini, Parkinson, Goyle." She replied. The others nodded. It had always bothered her that she was a bit shorter than everyone else. Draco and Blaise were tall guys and Pansy was only a couple inches shorter than them. Hermione only came up to Draco's shoulder. Goyle was also tall. He was shorter than Pansy but taller than Hermione. "I'll just go now. See you in class Malfoy." She said. Draco nodded.
As soon as she disappeared, Draco was punched in the arm. "What was that for?" he asked.
"That was for not asking her out!" Pansy said. She gave him a dirty look. "Isn't that why you took her from breakfast?"
"No, I don't know why I did. I just did." Draco replied. He started to walk away.
"Talk to him." Pansy said to Blaise. "Goyle and I have to get to class."
"Yeah right." It was too late for Blaise. They had already left. "I have no idea why they're together." Then an idea hit him.
He ran after Draco. "Mate, I know what you should do!" he said.
Draco looked at Blaise like he had gone mad. "What is it?"
"Ask Granger to the Christmas Masquerade Ball." Blaise said.
"The one that's a few weeks away?" he asked.
"Yep."
"The one that Granger and I have been working on for the past few weeks?"
"Yes sir."
"The one for fourth years and up?"
"That's the one."
"The one where the girls have to ask the guys?"
"Ye- oh. Forgot that one." Blaise said. They were near the classroom now.
"Nice try." Draco muttered. Blaise shook his head.
After Draco entered the classroom Blaise said, "You're impossible."
During class Blaise got a brilliant idea. He raised his eyes and saw Draco bored out of his mind and Hermione right next to him writing down notes like crazy. He looked at his own paper and smiled at what he had written down. His neighbor saw his paper as well. Blaise smiled at him. His neighbor smiled too and nodded. His plan: Get Hermione Granger to ask Draco Malfoy to the Christmas Masquerade Ball.
Well that's all I got for now. I hope that this was okay. Please review. Please. Please. Pretty please with a cherry on top?
