AN:Ik 3 chapters in 24 hours,It's crazy but you guys seem really interested and it keeps inspiring me to write. Thanks for the lovely reviews folks. My lovely boyfriend has offered to be my beta reader so problem solved(he however was not available for this chapter) . :) There is literally no chance of me breaking up Susan and Pansy so I hope you ship it ;)

Pansy woke up pretty bloody early to the sound her girlfriend sobbing. She pulled Susan into a hug and gently rubbed her back. "Nightmares again?" She asked softly,despite her tough exterior she would do anything for her Susan.

Susan nodded weakly. "I saw them all dying in front of me...my family...if i had been there..." Susan trailed off,her sobs turning to sniffles in Pansys arms.

"Baby,you know if you had been there you would be gone too,there is nothing you could have done my love." Pansy comforted Susan as best she could, Pansy had long gotten used to Susans nightmares. They came almost every night and she would wake up soaked in sweat and tears or Pansy would have to shake her awake. She hated seeing Susan like this. "Come on honey,lets go get you some tea and we can cuddle on the balcony." Susan smiled and let Pansy lead her into the kitchen and make them tea.

"I'm so lucky to have you Pans." Susan whispered as she kissed her on the nose. Pansy grinned and once their tea was made they sat on the balcony and watched the sun rise. It was a better morning than some Pansy thought.

Hermione had woken up a few minutes after they ventured out onto the balcony and thought she would join them,Susan was always a treat in the mornings when she felt...dark. "Hey guys...is something wrong?" Hermione noticed right away that Susan wasn't her perky self.

"She gets nightmares,like you said the war left its imprint and we all dealt with it differently." Pansy replied for her,Susan didn't really talk to anyone but Pansy after a nightmare anyways.

"I'm sorry...I heard about your family. It must have been hard. The war took my family away too...took away alot of families." Hermione said softly,taking a seat next to Pansy,Pansy offered her a cigarette which Hermione took and Pansy handed her a lighter.

"it's ok...well it's not but I get it." Susan smiled at the other two witches. "Pans,can I have one? Susan wasn't a regular smoker but sometimes would have one with Pansy in the mornings. Hermione on the other hand only smoked when she was with another smoker.

"Sure babygirl." Pansy handed her a cigarette and the lighter. "This war fucked us all up didn't it? Was Rons temper always so..." Pansy trailed off as she struggled to word the question.

"No,it was there,don't get me wrong but he couldn't cope with losing so many people and it made him inherently angry. Anything could set him off...picking fights didn't help either though." Hermione paused to take a puff of her smoke, "Sometimes during depressive episodes,I would feel numb and picking fights was the easiest way to feel something again." Hermione sighed and leaned against the back of the chair.

"That sucks dude...you know my parents thought me being lesbian was ptsd from the war,when I brought home Susan they just lost their shit,ya know? They knew it was real and they could never approve of a non pureblood let alone a girl." Pansy frowned. "When they kicked me out,I never looked back...I moved in with Blaise. It was his idea to move everyone in together so we would all have each other." Pansy smiled at the memory. Susan had finished her smoke and could be heard snoring quietly against Pansys shoulder.

Pansy smiled. "I'd have given up anything for her." She stroked Susans hair and Hermione watched jealously. She wished Ron could have felt that way for her,but he was too selfish to think of anything but kids and his own happiness. Once upon a time she thought of marrying him but of course thinhs changed and so did her dreams of marriage.

Her musings were interrupted by the door sliding open. "Hey guys,how bad were the nightmares today?" A rumpled Theo asked leaning against the door frame,Blaise could be heard in the kitchen,humming as he put on the coffee on.

"She's ok,me and Hermione talked to her and she's asleep again over here. I knew you were boring Granger." Pansy teased and stuck her toungue out at the laughing witch.

"I am not that boring Parkinson." Hermione chuckled lightly,she got up flicked her smoke over the railing.

"I'm glad she wasn't so bad this morning,did she sleep most of the night at least?" Theo asked,smiling at the two witches who were clearly becoming close already. Pansy nodded and kissed Susans forehead. "You can act tough Pans,but you are such a softy,and you guys are really good for each other." Theo said although it came across a little sadly.

"You'll find him eventually Theo,there is an amazing wizard out there waiting for someone li-" Theo cut her off coldly.

"Waiting for the son of a death eater? Waiting for someone like me? Im no good for anyone,I'm a slut and an alcoholic..." Theo sighed and rolled his eyes retreating inside.

"I wish he wouldn't do that...idiot doesn't see how great he is." Pansy groaned,Hermione nodded a brief agreement before going inside to join the boys.

Hermione realised that they needed each other,she knew of course that they would have their own issues but she was surprised how quickly she was coming to care for these snakes.

"Morning Blaise." Hermione greeted him as she helped herself to coffee. "Did you sleep alright?" She asked smiling.

"Morning Little Lionness,not particularly, but I'll live. Hungry?" He asked without looking up from the pan.

"Starved,it smells amazing. I'm surprised a...well rich pureblood can cook,couldn't you afford a live in cook or something?" She wondered aloud,Blaise chuckled in amusement,it was a moment before he replied as he was dishing out breakfast.

"It was our parents money,we have some money,but we all work. So,to answer your question,no we couldn't. A few of us learned when we moved out of our parents places,eating is,afterall, important." He finally replied,setting out the meals as others started to file into the diningroom for breakfast.

"Morning lazy arses who never cook." Blaise teased as Draco and Theo sat down. "Pansy and Susan still outside?" Theo nodded and went to go get them.

"Mornin' Granger." Draco yawned as he spoke,digging right in to his food.

"Hey Draco,pass the ketchup." Hermione greeted back,Theo,Pansy and Susan had just walked in as Draco handed it to her. It was a nice moening,she learned alot about the slytherins and had a good time. She felt pretty optimistic about the whole situation.