Chapter Two
Jeanette/Hailey
"Hailey," Luna shook me, her blonde hair was already done. She was perfectly put together, even her radish earrings were adorable. "You asked me to wake you when I get up."
"What time is it?" I asked her with a frown, I did not like mornings. It had to do with the nightmares I had about my mom's death.
"6:05." She smiled dreamily at me, "But Blaise sent Peck to say he would be here at seven." Why was he up so early?
"Okay, thanks Luna." I yawned, I didn't need need fifty-five minutes to get ready, but I still got up. I guessed I could always take an extra long shower.
I turn on the water and out of habit I start to sing. I don't have a bad voice if I do say so myself. I sang a bunch of muggle songs I learned in America during my shower. I like muggle music more than stuff like the Weird Sisters. I put a straightening charm I learned at Warrington on my hair. I didn't know how to tie my tie so I just wrapped it around my neck. I was about ten minutes early so I put on some makeup. I didn't usually wear any, just some melon flavored lip balm, but it's a special occasion so I guessed I could put on some actual lip gloss and eyeliner.
Blaise was leaning against the stairwell when I left the dorms, he checked his watch, "You're two minutes late."
I rolled my eyes, "Good morning to you too." He was so sassy.
He looked at me strangely for a moment, "Why isn't your tie tied? And why are you wearing makeup?"
"First, I don't know how to tie it." I said, and he scoffed before coming closer to me and tying my tie. "Thanks." I smiled before continuing, "And second, I'm a girl, Blaise, I wear makeup." I put a hand on my hip.
"You weren't wearing any yesterday." He pointed out, of course he would notice. He was way too observant some times.
I scoffed, "It's the first day of classes, it's a special occasion."
He raised a brow, "But wouldn't coming here yesterday be a special occasion too?"
"Shut up." I muttered before turning around, I was going to storm away but he grabbed my arm.
I could practically feel him smirking as he said "Wrong way, we're going to the Owlery." I sighed and turned back around.
I jumped on his back, "Let's get going." Some other Ravenclaws left the tower I smiled and waved at them. They gave me a strange look. I grinned as I whispered in Blaise's ear, "But can't the letters to your mommy wait?"
He dropped me on the floor again. I was expecting it and landed on my feet. Blaise turned around, "Fine, I guess you don't want to stay at the Manor during Christmas." He walked in the other direction.
"Blaise wait!" I called.
He turned around slowly, "Yes Jeannette?"
I rolled my eyes, "It's Hailey. And I want to go to the Manor at Christmas." I frowned, "Can we please go mail the letter to your mother."
He grinned, "That wasn't so hard was it?" Manipulative bastard.
The Owlery was filled with owls (well, duh, that seemed a bit redundant, but whatever.) of all shapes and sizes. I went over to my own owl, "Blaise, meet Blaise Jr."
"You named your owl after me?" He asked while tying the parchment to a school owl's leg, "Why?"
"Well," I said and my eagle owl nipped my finger affectionately, "When I met him and he bit me, he's rather grumpy but he can be kind of nice sometimes. Reminded me of you."
"Charming." He rolled his eyes, "Can we go to breakfast now?"
I ran to the doorway and tried to block it, "No, we're going to stay up here forever." I smiled, "Or, you can carry me all the way back down to the Great Hall." He rolled his eyes and pushed past me. I rushed behind him and jumped on his back. "Carrying me it is."
"Living in America has made you lazy." He muttered.
"I'm pretending I didn't hear that." I replied. People gave us funny looks as we walked (he walked, I was carried) down to the Great Hall, a lot of people did double takes. "Why is everyone staring at us?" I whispered.
"Probably surprised that I'm carrying you around and that I can actually make someone laugh." He replied with a shrug. "They just know me for using my, as you said before 'veela parts'."
At the door to the Great Hall Blaise dropped me on the floor, again. That time it was unexpected and I did fall to the ground. "I'll walk you to your first class." With that he strode inside.
"Do you need help?" A boy with a mess of black hair and gorgeous green eyes asked. I looked at his tie, a Gryffindor. He stuck out a hand, that I ignored as I picked myself up. "I'm Harry by the way." He smiled.
"I'm Hailey."
"Are you alright? I saw him drop you." He gave me a concerned glance.
"I'm fine." I assured him, "Being dropped seems like it's becoming a regular occurrence."
"Really?" He looked even more concerned, "How can that be? You've just got here."
"It's a long story." I shrugged. Some hair fell in front of his eyes and he swept it away revealing a lightning bolt shaped scar on his forehead. Oh, it was Harry Potter.
"Alright." He had got a perpetual grin. Why was he so happy? It was too early for that. "Do you need help finding your first class?"
"No, Blaise is taking me." I told him.
"Okay." Harry's smile faded slightly, "Watch out for him, he's, er, not very nice."
"I know about Blaise," I said with a small smile, "we're good friends. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm supposed to meet Luna. Nice to meet you." With that I walked into the Great Hall as the owls came swooping in. I sat down and Peck dropped a package with a piece of parchment attached next to my plate, I thanked him with a piece of my toast and he flew away.
"What did you get?" Luna asked with a small smile, she wasn't even looking at me when she asked. Her eyes were up, watching the owls.
I unfolded the parchment, I smiled at Blaise's neat scrawl: Didn't really think I'd forget did you? Happy Birthday. I opened the package and inside was an eagle hairpin, it was bronze and blue.
I put it in my hair and a Padma, a girl I met yesterday grinned, "That's so pretty! Who sent it to you?"
"My best friend." I replied glancing at the Slytherin Table, Blaise saw me and winked. I continued, "He sent it for my birthday, I was expecting him to forget. I did in all the excitement of coming here."
Her eyes widened, "It's your birthday? Happy birthday! You must have a great best friend, to send you this, when even you forgot."
"She does have a great best friend." Blaise said as he walked to our table, for some reason he switched to Italian, "Did you get your schedule yet?"
"Yeah, Flitwick gave it to me before I sat down." I replied in Italian, looking at him strangely.
"Let's go." He said, still in Italian and we left the Great Hall. Everyone stared as we left.
"So," I began, "Is there a reason you had to make Padma feel so awkward?"
"The Italian didn't make her feel awkward, my presence alone can make her feel awkward." He rolled his eyes, as he took my schedule. "Looks like we have Herbology, Ancient Runes, and Arithemacy together. And you've got Flitwick in the morning, that should wake you up." He kept looking over the schedule, "You've got Transfiguration with Gryffindors." He wrinkled his nose. "And you've got Potions with Hufflepuffs."
"I met a Gryffindor this morning." I watched him scoff as I continued, "Not just any Gryffindor, I met Harry Potter." He made a noise of disgust as we began our climb up the steps. "He saw you drop me and he warned me that you aren't 'very nice'."
"Potter needs to mind his own damn business." Blaise said, handing me my schedule.
"I'm getting a feeling you don't like Potter." I mused aloud and he laughed. Causing a few people running late to breakfast stop and stare.
"I'm a Slytherin, it's my job not to like Potter."
"Why did we leave breakfast so early?" I asked, I only ate a little bit at breakfast. Truth to be told I was kind of nervous.
"I'm giving you a tour so you're not running around like a first year. You're welcome."
"Who said I need a tour?" I replied.
He stared down at me and smirked, "You need a tour."
"Arrogant prick." I muttered.
"And you're an insufferable bitch." He replied without hesitation.
We walked around the castle until just before first period. Blaise showed me the kitchens, the prefects washrooms, even the inside of a huge clock tower. It was cool, and he said almost no one goes there.
"See you in Herbology." Blaise said before leaving. I hugged him and he walked off. Before he was fully out of sight I saw him drape an arm around a Slytherin girl.
Most of the class was already seated when I walked into the class. I took a seat next to Padma, "Hi." I smiled.
"Your best friend is Blaise Zabini?" She asked, her mouth open in shock.
"Yeah." I shrugged, "We've known each other since we were like five."
Padma's eyes widened even more if that was possible, "Wow, he hardly talks to most people. How'd you end up being friends with him?"
"I pushed him." I said with a smile as Flitwick called the class to attention. Charms was always my best class at Warrington, and I made water come out the end of my wand the second time.
"What do you have next?" I asked Padma as we go into the corridor.
"We have Transfiguration with Gryffindor." She smiled, "Professor Mcgonagall." Fantastic, I consider myself to be good with Transfiguration as well Charms. And I had met Professor Mcgonagall yesterday, she seemed really strict, but nice. When we got to the classroom I sat next to Padma again.
Professor Mcgonagall stood ramrod straight at the front of the class. "Good morning class, I'm splitting up the houses. Ravenclaw sits with Gryffindor and Gryffindor sits with Ravenclaw." The class groaned in unison, but I didn't find it strange. At Warrington we didn't travel with our house throughout the day. I watched as Padma goes to sit with her sister, it wasn't long before her seat was filled.
"Hey Hailey." Harry sat down next to me. "Nice hair clip."
I nodded and gave a small smile, "It was a birthday present from someone who's 'not very nice'."
He ignored my quote or he didn't catch it "Really, when's your birthday?"
"Today." I said laughing a bit, "I forgot and he remembered." I faced away from him as Mcgonagall began class. She handed out dinner platters and told us to vanish them.
On my third try I got it. "How did you do that?" Harry asked, his platter was still just sitting there. This kid was seriously The-Boy-Who-Lived? I was unimpressed.
"You have to focus." I told him as Mcgonagall awarded five points to Ravenclaw and gave me another platter. Five minutes before the end of class a Gryffindor girl with large bushy brown hair and I were the only ones who had successfully vanished our platters. As Mcgonagall collected the platters Harry turned back to me. Mcgonagall gave us an obscene amount of homework, just as Flitwick had.
"What class do you have next?" Harry asked, looking genuinely interested, and not just trying to make conversation.
"Herbology." I said and he nodded.
"My friend Neville loves Herbology, I'm not big on it myself. May I?" He asked as he reached for my schedule. I nodded, he looked it over and wrinkled his nose in a way similar to what Blaise had done. "Oh, but you have it with Slytherin."
I frowned, "Not all Slytherins are bad."
He looked at me strangely, "Which one isn't?"
"Blaise isn't." I replied immediately.
"He's a womanizing prat." He replied instantly, but when he saw my face he looked ashamed.
I was livid, only I could say stuff like that about Blaise, because I knew he didn't have a choice, and I said it to his face. I glared at Harry, "You really shouldn't talk about things you don't know understand Potter."
"I'm sorry Hailey, I didn't think that would offend you." He said looking remorseful.
"First," I start, "That's Blaire to you, Potter. Second, you must be pretty dim if you thought saying disparaging things about my friend wouldn't offend me." He tried apologizing again for the next minute left in class, I ignored him. As soon as I could I leave I did, I couldn't get to the greenhouses fast enough.