A/n: First of all I just wanted to apologize for my lack off updating. The interest in writing just died all of sudden and I'm not really sure why. It just did. But now I've started to enjoy it again and found the motivation in me to write. Sure, I do lack a lot of English words but that doesn't stop me from trying. You can't ride a bike without trying first. You don't wake up as an expert. With a bit of patience and much practice you will eventually make it. Thanks for reading, it means a lot!

- Lookingfornirvana

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"It's nice to see you smile, you should do that more often"

Hermione wasn't really sure why she had said it but she didn't regret it, more the opposite. She was actually kind of glad that she had. Especially after she had seen Malfoy's reaction. How he had literally beamed, which was nice to see after all this years of constantly seeing a sneer on his face. It made her wonder if that was the first real smile he had given anyone during his years in Hogwarts. Sure, she had seen him snickering with his friends but it had always been at someone. A hurtful snicker to ridiculous someone else. This smile had been genuine, because he was happy or whatever. Hermione's head started to hurt with all this thoughts about Malfoy. She wasn't sure that she would ever understand him truly and maybe it was a good thing. He was a challenge in some ways and Hermione liked it for some reason.

It gave her something else to focus on for a change.

Lavender and Ron still kept making out right in front of her. It made Hermione wonder if he just was the crappiest friend in the world on purpose or if he was the crappiest friend in the world but wanted a reaction out of her. That he wanted her to respond in some way. She didn't really get why but something was most definitive up. Harry had confirmed that Ron did kiss Lavender when she wasn't around but it wasn't nearly as bad as when Hermione entered a room, and that made her boil with anger. Was he out to hurt her feeling even more by showing it into her face at every chance he got?

Well, it would had been easier to forget about Ron if Malfoy didn't have to bring him up so often.

"I don't get it, what exactly did you see in that little Weasel?"

Hermione were currently sitting in the schools massive library, trying to finish an important essay that McGonagall had assigned them the day before. Malfoy didn't seem to grasp that Hermione needed silence to be able to concentrate so he kept asking stupid questions.

Hermione didn't even get why he was there in the first place.

"Why do you even care?" Hermione snapped after awhile.

All this nagging about Ron made her head hurt which in turn made her extremely irritated.

"Just curious", Malfoy answered quickly.

"Well stop"

"Alright fine, I can see when my presence isn't wanted", Malfoy said and stuck his nose into the air.

"Finally!" Hermione exclaimed and shot her hands up in the air.

"Don't be like that, I know that you like it when I'm near", He pouted.

Hermione looked at him as if she was waiting for the 'just kidding, of course not!' but it never came, which made her worried.

"In your dreams Malfoy, in your dreams", She muttered eventually.

"Always"

He winked at her before the quickly jumped out of his chair and made his way out of the library. Before he disappeared behind one of the many shelves, he looked back at Hermione only to see her staring after him with a dumb look on her face. He let out a loud laugh before he continued.

"W-what was that?" Hermione said loudly to herself after the shock had died.

Had Malfoy really admitted that even if it was in a joking manner – at lest she hoped so – and had he laughed? She wondered if her ears and eyes had started to betray her. Something was up with Malfoy lately and she wasn't sure that she wanted to know what it was. She was …glad to see him in a better mood but she didn't get why he followed her everywhere. The weird thing was that she in the beginning had thought that it had been a good thing but now she started to freak out. It was something about the way he acted around her that made her want to take a step back but she hadn't grasped what it was exactly.

She just had the feeling that it was better if she didn't know and the trusted that instinct.

She sighned and started to put her things inside her schoolbag. She wouldn't be able to concentrate now with all this thoughts running through her head. Besides, she could really use a break.

She rounded a shelve but didn't get any farther before she walked into something soft that made her fall down to the floor. Luckily for her, the soft object had good reflexes and easily caught her by her waist.

Hermione felt her heart beat in her ears and was extremely thankful to whoever that had caught her and saved her from the hard impact of the stone floor.

She looked up at her savior and stared into the most beautiful brown eyes she had ever seen. They weren't anywhere near her boring brown eyes.

She didn't even hear the loud crash of several books that flew to the ground, neither the frustrated yell or the sound of someone running away.

She was too taken with the boy before her. The boy that had saved her and that still held her in her arms this very moment. Hermione was sure that her knees would give in and send her crashing to the floor if it wasn't for the fact that he still held her.

"I'm sorry for walking into you like that, please forgive me. Are you alright?" His voice was gentle and sounded so nice in her ears.

Hermione took a look at the rest of him. He had black straight hair that hung loosely in front of his eyes, it made him look rather cute. His skin was a bit darker to the color and Hermione started to wonder if he didn't have Italian in his blood. But Hermione still felt that his eyes were the most beautiful part of him. They looked slightly worried but still very

He cleared his throat and first then Hermione realized that she had been staring.

Her cheeks flushed deep red. "God I'm so sorry"

"Nah, it's alright. But I take it as if you're alright then?"

"Y-yes", She tried to gather every single bit of courage she had inside her. "Thanks for catching me, not everyone would had done that"

"I'm not sure about that, but you're welcome", he said and grinned.

Hermione could think of many people that wouldn't had. Ron and Malfoy were a pretty good example but she chose to not voice it. She didn't want to come off as a pessimist or irritating know-it-all.

"I'm Hermione Granger"

"Yeah, I know very much about you, I'm Blaise Zabini"

He seemed to realize that he still had his arms around her waist because he let go and nervously started to rub his neck. He grinned a bit sheepishly at her from under his bangs and Hermione found it to be really sweet.

"Sorry about that"

"Nothing to apologize for", Hermione said and gave him a assuring smile.

He smiled back.

"I should be going now but we will meet again, I hope...?" He sounded hopeful.

"Of course", Hermione beamed at him.

"Lovely, well see ya", He said before he walked away.

Hermione wasn't sure how to describe the feeling that stirred in her but she would probably call it giddy. She felt extremely giddy just thinking about him. How his strong arms had encircled her and kept her from falling to the ground. How his eyes had looked at her with that gaze that told her that he was worried about her and the fact that he had been so nice and charming. And also the fact that he had been wanting to see her again! It made Hermione squeal in delight.

"Ginny will be so excited to hear about this!"

Hermione had been right about that part.

Ginny had started with asking questions about everything. How he had looked at her, how his voice had sounded too how sexy he was on a scale, that made Hermione blush but she tried to answer every question the best she could.

"This is just too romantic", Ginny squealed. "I bet you two will make a beautiful couple!"

"Ginny!" Hermione protested half-heartedly.

"Oh don't deny that you want that", Ginny said with a knowing look.

Hermione had to admit that Ginny was right. She did like when Ginny talked like that. It made her feel that she maybe had a chance on him after all. But she didn't even know him and it was too soon to start talking about a relationship. She didn't want to get thrown into anything.

"What if he has a girlfriend or something?" Hermione said a bit depressed at the thought.

She buried her head in the pillow she held in her hands.

"Oh he wouldn't had acted that way if he was taken, I promise you that much"

Hermione peaked up from her hidings.

"Are you sure?"

"Positive"

That made Hermione beam.

"Hermione's in looove", Ginny sang and laughed.

"No I'm not", Hermione protested. "I don't even know him"

"But you have a crush", Ginny said and grinned.

"Well yeah", Hermione said dreamingly.

Hermione fell back on the bed and stared up in the ceiling, Ginny wasn't slow to join her.

"I like this. Us being able to talk about everything", Hermione said.

She turned her head a bit so she could give Ginny a big smile.

Ginny looked a bit thoughtful but returned the smile.

"Yeah, same here"

"I can't wait until Ron fins out"

"Me neither"

Both girls laughed and everything seemed to get better for once. Hermione felt happy with the situation and she figured that Blaise would be a step closer to mending her heart.