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Task 1: Write about someone eavesdropping on a conversation or part of a conversation that they were not intended to hear. It can be on purpose, or they can just accidentally hear what is being said.

"Good Night Draco" Pansy wished as she left for the dorms.

Draco let out a sigh before settling down in the couch by the fire.

Thank God Pansy and him had worked things out between themselves and decided to be just friends he thought with relief.

During the hols of their sixth year, Draco had outright told Pansy that he wasn't interested in her any more to which, surprisingly, she had agreed.

They had amazingly remained good friends through that.

He looked up from his musings and noted that Blaise was, again, staring at the door to the girls' dorms.

"It's going to burst open one day"

"Huh?"

"The way you are staring at it, it's going to blast open. She's gone. Why are you still staring?"

"You won't get it, Draco"

Yeah! Yeah! I need to be in bloody love to understand your insane fascination with the door to the Girls' dorm"

"It's just that I like her"

"Her? Or the make up she wears?"

"No, Draco. You've got it wrong. She could have applied bobotuber pus on her face instead of the make up and I'd still have liked her"

"Why? I can't understand what you see in her! Sure, she's my friend, yes, but that's that"

"You don't watch her the way I do, Draco"

"That wasn't even the least bit stalker-ish"

"I don't follow her around. It's just that I see the side of her that only a few see. And very rarely. You would realize that she's a very nice person, as nice as a Slytherin could be that is, when you see her with her friends. I've seen her cluck at her friends like a mother hen and then help them with whatever their problems. I've seen her protect them from the other house students. So, yes, Draco I can see behind all the make up and pug shaped nose to her self. Her real self. And I love that"

"You're besotted"

"I just don't know how to tell her!"

"Just do it already! What's the worst that could happen?"

"Just like that? May be she'll expect grand gestures. May be..."

He loves me Pansy thought with a pleasant panic and looked at the two chatting.

She had just been returning to get her book bag when she had heard her name being mentioned.

And this sneaky eavesdropping had been worth it!

He loved her!

She began to come down the stairs, making sure to make a lot of noise.

"H....Hey Pansy? When did you come here?"

"Just a minute ago, Blaise. I couldn't hear the name of your crush. Pity"

"So what do you say, Pansy? What should he do?" Draco asked, in hopes of giving his friend a hint.

Ever the Slytherin.

"Just tell her how you feel, Blaise. If she isn't convinced by that, she isn't worth any gesture"

"Are you sure?"

"Try it and you just might find a pleasant surprise" Pansy replied as she returned to her dorm with her book bag.

A few years later:

"What are you thinking about?" Pansy asked as she circled her arms around her husband.

"Just that day when you told me how to ask the girl of my dreams out"

"Oh! I knew you were going to ask me"

"You overheard that?"

"Yeah! Don't worry; I was half in love with you already by then"

"Thank God! It would have been the most embarrassing thing!"

"Love is never hindered by embarrassment"

A/n: So, here is the first task. Tell me how it was!