"Zara…ZARA! ZARA!" someone was yelling in her ear. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. "Millicent? What is it?" "You missed breakfast. I told Draco that you were sleeping in and you would probably be hungry. I think he went to the kitchens and had one of the house-elves bring you some breakfast before he went to detention." Zara then registered the smells of fresh baked muffins, pancakes, orange juice, and eggs on toast. She immediately got out of her bed and stood up, getting a bad head rush. She stumbled over Millicent and fell on the floor. "I'm sorry Millicent. I shouldn't have gotten up that fast. You wanna share breakfast with me as a token of my apologization?" asked Zara. Millicent responded with, "Is apologization even a word?" "No. But who gives a crap? Not us!" The two of them ran downstairs to eat their breakfast.

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Salazara got dressed in some black jeans, her shirt that said, "I'm a dinosaur, so rawr and stuff..., and her full length black cloak with zebra fur lining. Her wand was tucked into her black combat boots that came up to her upper shins. She walked out towards the Quidditch pitch to meet Harry, Ron, and Hermione. When she got there, Harry and Ron were flying around on brooms, while Hermione sat in the stands, reading a book. "Hey Hermione. What's up? "She replied without looking up, "The buffoons are flying around like idiots. They should be studying." "Hermione, we haven't even had a class yet." "I know that Zara, but I want to stay on top of things." "Ummm…. Okay, I'll leave you to it then. One question, where do they keep the back-up brooms?" "In the closet in the Ravenclaw watch tower." Zara thanked her and walked towards the broom closet, grabbed a Nimbus 2001 that was a back-up for the Slytherin team, and kicked off. "Whoa! Zara! I didn't know you could fly! Why didn't you tell us?" yelled Harry from halfway across the pitch. "Because I didn't learn until yesterday. Draco taught me how to fly. He's really good at it. I didn't fall even once!" she shouted back across to Harry. "Hold on," said Ron, flying up to hover beside her, "Draco? As in Draco Malfoy? As in the slimy Slytherin git Draco Malfoy? We told you that Slytherins are jerk-faced slugs!" "RON! Watch it! I'm a Slytherin!" "He knows that Zara….but the three of us have based all of our Slytherin beliefs on Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle," yelled Harry from across the pitch. "Malfoy is a helluva lot nicer than you think! He took me around the grounds, taught me how to fly, and didn't rat me out when I made him teach me how to fly without Madam Hooch's permission! When I slept in today, he even asked a house-elf to bring me breakfast!" Zara positively raged. She jumped off her broom, flipping in the air and falling on her feet in the grass. Ron yelled to Harry, "Go talk to her, she's livid. Blimey, did you see her jump off her broom?" Harry flew down to speed along just beside her. He had to push his broom faster and faster as they went. Zara was running at least 25 mph at this point. "Listen, Zara, Malfoy is a toad! He only cares about himself! He's a spineless slug! You can't trust him. Please don't Zara. I don't want you to be like him. Please." Zara stopped abruptly, "I'm listening. Reluctantly, but I'm listening." Harry took both her hands in his, and pulled her close to him. "Zara. Malfoy is a bad person. He doesn't treat anyone well. If you become a…a normal Slytherin, I wouldn't be able to stand it! So please don't," pleaded Harry. "Don't worry Harry, I'll never be a 'normal' Slytherin." Harry saw Malfoy come out of the castle out of the corner of his eye. He jerked Zara closer to him, and kissed her. He wrapped his arms around her and pressed her close. Zara struggled and tried to get away but couldn't. She pulled out her wand and flicked it at him. Harry was blasted backwards off his broom. She ran full speed towards the castle, still looking back at Harry, and collided with Draco. She fell on top of him and they rolled down a hill. Zara clutched at his robes while he curled one arm around her, and used the other to slow them to a stop. When they finally came to a full halt, she was pressed completely against him, their faces only a centimeter apart. Their spectacular eyes met, Zara's blue and Draco's grey, and they kissed.