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A/N: I give you the third installment. Enjoys!


Previously: "OH MY MERLIN! It's Lovegood!"

3. Genius!

Draco nearly tossed his grapefruit. "Lovegood? Are you serious?"

"Yupp. I knew I recognized her from something. We have Muggle Studies with Ravenclaw. Doesn't explain why she's at the Gryff table, but that's definitely her."

"So," began Draco with a smirk, "is she still going on your to-do list?"

"Well, I did say she'd be on as soon as I found out her name. What can I say? I'm a man of my word." Blaise gave Draco a smirk, not a Malfoy smirk mind you, but a smirk nonetheless, and sauntered over to the Gryffindor table.

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Lavender has ditched the three girls to find some poor, unsuspecting bloke to chat up. Ginny was about to tell Hermione and Luna about her plan when she spotted the Zabini boy coming their way.

"What's he doing here?" she whispered to Luna.

"Who?"

"The Slytherin, Zabini I think. The one who shouted out your name?"

"Oh, I'm not sure, maybe he's under the influence of a Jooblurb. I hear they impede on a person's sense of direction."

Ginny did not have time to reply as Blaise promptly sat himself beside Luna.

"My magic watch says you aren't wearing any knickers."

Luna looked confused, "Well, I am."

"Damn! It must be fifteen minutes fast!"

Luna narrowed her eyes, "Well, my watch says the same thing, except it's about your balls!"

Blaise visibly flinched, and then quickly regained his composure. "That's too bad, I won't be able to pass math. I can add a bed, subtract your clothes and divide your legs, but how am I going to multiply?"

"I can think of something: I'll add a slap to your face, subtract your self-esteem, divide your legs, and multiply the pain…with my knee."

"Ah, a feisty one are we? Well, I take my leave now. Fear not though, I'll be back." As Blaise got up to saunter away, he called over his shoulder, "I hear absence makes the heart grow fonder."

Luna simply rolled her eyes, before turning back to Ginny and Hermione, who quickly started giggling.

"Wow, I can't believe that prick!"

"He's definitely an arse," agreed Hermione.

Ginny nodded her head in agreement. "Nice comebacks, though! How'd you come up with them?"

"I'm in Ravenclaw for a reason! Hey, Ginny, didn't you say you wanted to tell us something?

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Draco smirked as he watched Blaise return to the Slytherin table.

"So, how'd that go?"

"She's got a brain to her, that one. She deflected two of my best pick up lines with ease. Still, I always like a challenge, makes the results all the more satisfying."

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"OK, girls. I came up with the most genius plan in the world, to get back at my brother."

"Ooo! Do share!"

"Well, I got the idea when Luna mentioned the House Exchange program. How do you think my brother would feel if I played Quidditch…against him…and won…on the Slytherin team?"

Luna and Hermione were baffled. Luna recovered first. "I'd say he'd feel substantially unhappy."

"It's genius Ginny…but how are you going to do it?"

"First, I'll apply for the program; Luna said that very few Gryffindors ever apply, so I should get accepted. Then, I'll transfer to Slytherin and - stop with the faces of horror you two! - try out for the Slytherin Quidditch team. I know I'm good enough, as long as I get a fair chance. Luna, you may have to help with that. Malfoy's team captain, and Zabini's his best friend. Luna, if Blaise keeps this up, do you think you can swing it so that I get a fair shot at making them team?" The blonde nodded. "Excellent, so, all I have to do is make the team, play chaser, and score on my brother!"

Hermione looked slightly skeptical, "Well, it's an amazing plan if it works, Gin, but do you really think the Slytherins will let you play?"

"Well, even if they don't, the fact that I exchanged to Slytherin at all will make Ron mad. Of course, if I try out and don't make it, we'll be sure to keep that little bit of information to ourselves, I definitely don't need Ron harping on me for that!"

Luna nodded thoughtfully. "I think this just may work."

Hermione agreed, "It's worth a try anyways."

Ginny raised her glass. "To the RWSO and Operation: Flying Snake."

Hermione and Luna raised their glasses with Ginny's and repeated the words.

After chugging the rest of their pumpkin juice, Ginny stated, in a matter of fact manner, "Girls, let's get down to business." Together they rose and left in the pursuit of Dumbledore.

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Blaise watched the girls leave the Great Hall and then turned to Draco. "Well dear mate, the challenge awaits me." He strode off, but prior to exit he turned to Draco and said with a wink, "I like it when things are hard."

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Ginny led the girls towards Dumbledore's office. Unfortunately, just as they arrived, Snape was entering.

"What do you dunderheads want?"

"We just need to see Dumbledore for a minute."

"Well, he and I have some very important things to discuss. Run along now, or, if you wish it, sit here and wait." Snape stood in the doorway, blocking of the entrance.

Ginny sighed, "Well, I guess we'll wait."

As the girls turned around, they saw Blaise leaning nonchalantly up against the wall across the hallway. With one finger, we beckoned for Luna to go over there.

Luna sighed, "I better go see what he wants. We may need his help in this plan." With that she crossed the hall and stood in front of Blaise. "What do you want?"

Blaise smirked and held up his index finger, "I made you come with just one finger - imagine what I can do with all of them."

"You are a sick bastard!"

"Now Lovegood," he began, then gestured towards a small alcove, "let's just go in there for a while, you can sit on my lap and we can talk about the first thing that pops up."

"Well," said Luna, copying his smirk, "it wouldn't be a very long conversation, now would it?"

"Now, love, it's not nice to talk about things you don't know about. Of course, if you wanted to gain some knowledge, we could head up to my room. I give private lessons. I'll just hold up my wand and say Silencio… And you can hold up my other wand so you don't feel left out."

"Or, back to my previous threat, I can hold up my wand and say Ballus Goneius."

"Now love, I don't think that's a real spell."

Luna raised her wand.

Blaise smirked but began to move away. "OK, OK, I know what's good for me, besides you, I mean. I'm leaving now; try not to miss me too much."

Once more, Luna rolled her eyes. As soon as Blaise was out of sight, she returned to her friends.

"What did he want this time?"

Luna simply laughed. "I didn't know Slytherins had such horrible pick up lines!" She quickly retold their encounter to Hermione and Ginny, who whacked their foreheads thoroughly.

A few more minutes passed as the girls waited outside of the headmaster's office. Suddenly, a black owl flew out of nowhere and dropped a piece of folded paper on Luna's lap. She opened it up, read it, and rolled her eyes. Just as she was about to share its contents with Hermione and Ginny, Snape exited out of Dumbledore's office. In their excitement Hermione and Ginny rushed in past Snape who mumbled something about the foolery of Gryffindors. Luna smiled widely at Snape as she approached him.

"Here Sir, Blaise Zabini wanted me to deliver this to you. He said it was very important." Luna quickly thrust the paper at Snape then scurried into Dumbledore's office closing the door behind her.

Snape was confused, but seeing as how he didn't hate Ravenclaws nearly as much as he hated Gryffindors, he unfolded the paper and began to read.

Violets are blue, Roses are red, what will it take - to get you in bed?

Snape turned whiter then he was, if at all possible. He then roared.

"ZABINI?!?!?!?!"

The roar was heard throughout the school, even in Dumbledore's office, in which there sat two confused Gryffindors and one giggling Ravenclaw.


A/N: Teehees, did you enjoy Blaise's pick up lines? Ideas for more pickup lines? Review!