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AN: I'm so sorry for the late update. My chronic laziness is getting out of control. Thank you for the reviews despite the shortness of the last chapter. So without further to do I present the ninth chapter of my story.
Chapter nine
Blaise's POV
Blaise was on his way to the Great Hall for breakfast when he was cornered by Daphne Greengrass once again.
"Well well, Blaise, so sweet of you to go looking for me," Daphne said closing in on him.
"I wasn't looking for you; I was just heading to the Great Hall for breakfast." Blaise said but Daphne didn't seem too convinced.
"Well I just felt awful about how we weren't able to continue our last meeting and wanted to make it up to you." She said her arm slipping around his neck.
"Daphne, would you like to go to Slughorn's Christmas party with me?" Blaise asked and she froze. He had been thinking about the Christmas party lately and how he had yet to ask anyone so he thought she might make a nice enough date. That is if she could keep her hands to herself long enough to make it through the night. He had thought about asking Pansy but then there had been the Quidditch pitch incident and he turned down the notion immediately.
She's probably too wrapped up with Adrian to be anybody's date anywhere. Blaise thought bitterly. He looked down at the frozen Daphne who had yet to give his an answer.
"W-what?" Daphne asked with confused eyes.
"Would you attend Slughorn's Christmas party with me as my date?" Blaise asked slowly.
"Date? You're actually asking me on a date?" Daphne asked her eyes wide with suspicion.
"I understand if you don't want to-
"No no of course, I'd love to. It's just I don't get asked one many dates." Daphne said hurriedly.
"Really?" Blaise said with a small hint of sarcasm.
"Yeah, I mean I've shagged seventy five percent of the boys in our year, but I don't go on a lot of dates." She said being blunt about it.
"Well, all I'm asking for is your presence. Is that ok?" Blaise said sincerely.
"It's perfect!" Daphne squealed as she wrapped her arms around Blaise's neck giving him a quick, bone crushing hug then she ran off in a fit of giggles.
"Smooth moves, Zabini," Theodore Nott said walking around the corner.
"Theo, are you spying on me now?" Blaise smiled at his friend.
"You know me better than that. I was heading down to the Great Hall when I heard you and Daphne and felt it better not to ruin the mood." He said with false offense.
"There was no mood to ruin. I asked her to the Christmas party and she accepted. And since when do anorexics stop by for a casual visit to Great Hall? Doesn't the sight of food repulse you?" Blaise asked trying to change the subject. Theodore didn't fall for it.
"Yea, it does but that's not the point. Why ask Daphne with you to the Christmas party, she seemed more than willing to give up her goods no attachment or feelings involved." Theo questioned.
"Maybe I don't want her for her body. You know she is a person, not a little play thing." Blaise said walking to with Theodore to the Great Hall. Blaise sat down across from Crabbe and Goyle and grabbed a plate of pancakes.
"How could you eat that monstrosity?" Theo said looking at Blaise in disgust.
"You're one to talk considering you haven't eaten since first year." Blaise said chewing his pancakes.
"I've eaten since then," Theo said defensively, his cheeks turning pink.
"I meant of your own free will. Me and Draco shoving food down your throat doesn't count." Blaise said and Theo just remained silent.
"Morning everyone, surprise to see you here Theo," Draco said as he and Pansy sat down at the table.
"Well it seems that our little Blaise has lost his mind," Theo said turning his head at Draco began to eat.
"What are you on about Theo?" Draco said ignoring Theo's disgust.
"Blaise is attending to the Christmas party with Daphne Greengrass." Theo said bluntly and Blaise glared at him. He didn't feel quite comfortable discussing this in front of Pansy. He glanced over to where she was eating and she seemed to not even be paying attention.
"What's wrong with that, Theo? She's a good piece of arse." Draco said putting a forkful of eggs into his mouth. Theo just chewed on the side of his cheek and looked uncomfortable.
"Yea but she's not dating material. Why would you want to walk around with her on your arm?" Theo said turning to Blaise who suddenly seemed to find his pancakes to be the most interesting thing in the world.
"She's just attending the Christmas party with me, it's not like we getting married. Now let it go." Blaise said and Draco went back to his eggs while Theo continued to look sick to the point of vomiting.
Pansy POV
Pansy felt as if her heart was breaking but she couldn't seem to get her legs to move. Thus she was forced to sit there and listen to those pigs congratulate Blaise on his 'Great piece of arse'. She finished eating but couldn't for the life of remember what it was and left along with Theodore who couldn't take the smell of food any longer.
"Who'd have thought someone as stubborn as Blaise would go for Daphne, eh?" Theo said unaware that Pansy was almost to the brink of tears.
"Um yeah, sure. I'll see you later Theo, I have to go to the bathroom." Pansy said walking off. Tears were spilling down her cheeks before she even rounded the corner but she doubted Theo took much notice.
She burst into the nearest girl's bathroom and began crying her eyes out. She could deal with Blaise having no feeling for her what so ever, she could understand that. She could deal with him preferring other girls over her; she knew she wasn't the greatest catch at Hogwarts. But she could not, would not ever be able to deal with him desiring some ugly skinny whore over her.
She cried and cried until she finally realized that there was someone else in the bathroom with cries that mirror her own. She opened every stall until she came across the the one that reveal the source of the noise. Her eyes fell upon a crumpled crying Hermione Granger. Pansy usually felt hostility towards her, not because it was personal but because it was what Slythrins were supposed to do. But right now Pansy felt so helpless herself that she didn't feel anything towards her presence at all.
"What is the matter with you, mud- Granger?" Pansy said slumping down to her knees next to her on the floor.
"Wh- why do you c-care?" Hermione said crying softly.
"I don't." Pansy said rubbing her own red puffy eyes. "But I was hoping that your problems were worst then mine." Hermione looked at her skeptically for a moment then decided she had nothing left to lose so she went ahead and told her.
"I-I've had a crush on R-Ron for a while now and I w-was p-planning on asking him to Slughorns's Christmas party which is i-in five days b-but he started s-snogging that god awful Lavender B-brown and I w-wanted to make h-him jealous so I t-thought that if I brought someone he h-hates to the p-party instead h-he would be j-jealous so I asked Draco, he said y-yes then Ron and H-harry found out and now my two b-best friends h-hate m-m-m-ME!" Hermione said and burst out into a fresh new fit of tears. Pansy stared at how pathetic she looked and thought about comforting her.
Do mudbloods deserve pity? Pansy thought and then felt bad for sing the word. She hadn't been raised to judge someone based upon their blood status but hanging around Draco had made her start to think that way.
"Mmmmmmmm Blaise," Pansy mumbled with tears streaming down her face. Her held up her head but hadn't understood what she said.
"What was that?" Hermione croaked her voice hoarse from all her crying. Pansy looked at her face which was so red it rivaled Weasly's hair.
"I said I'm in love with Blaise. That's why I'm in here crying my damn eyes out!" Pansy said and kicked the stall door violently. Hermione just stared at her with wide puffy eyes.
"But Blaise doesn't seem like a bad fellow." Hermione offered in a weak voice.
"That's the problem. He isn't a bad fellow, he's actually really great." Pansy said and Hermione looked confused.
"Let me explain. See I've had a crush on Blaise since fifth year but I never told him, or anyone for that matter. Then one day when I was walking down the hall he accidently bumped into me and knocked me down. He said he was going to Hogsmeade and asked me to come along and then we went in there and you and Draco were in there but I don't think I was supposed to see you two so I played along and pretended I didn't then he started acting weird and I got up to leave and he grabbed my arm and told me not to go so I didn't." Pansy said in one breath and then she looked at Hermione who looked a bit skeptic through her tears.
"Are you sure that all. That's nothing to get upset about and that was a days ago." Hermione said looking at her with sad eyes.
"Okay okay. So he asked me not to go so we went to the shrieking shack and he wanted to go in but I didn't so I kissed him and he pushed me away and then I ran away and the next morning breakfast was horridly awful so when it came time for lunch I went to the Quidditch pitch with Adrian Pucey and made out with him then at that moment that when I realized that I was in love with Blaise so I stopped kissing Adrian and decided to tell Blaise of my feelings when I had built up enough courage but as it turns out he's about one Christmas party away from shagging that ugly whore Daphne Greengrass!" Pansy said angrily with fresh tears rolling down her cheeks.
"That's… awful." Hermione said hesitantly.
"Yeah it is. If only I could be at that stupid party. Then I could maybe attempt to say something to Blaise before he took her to his bed." Pansy sighed sadly but Hermione had an idea.
"I know a way you could get into the Christmas party that is if you don't mind being in the presence of a Gryffindor boy for a couple of hours."
"I don't care. As long as I get in there," Pansy said desperate.
"Well from the best of my knowledge, Cormac McLaggen doesn't have a date to the party and he doesn't seem to be too picky when it comes to house status." Hermione said leaving out the fact that she had declined his offer just yesterday. Pansy groaned in protest.
"Okay, I'll ask him but he's just so… so…
"Arrogant, superficial, a total prat," Hermione offered. Pansy nodded in agreement. If she attended the party with that McLaggen fellow then she would be able to keep a close eye on them, talk to Blaise, and maybe even threaten Daphne.
AN: Awwwwwwwww, Pansy's not all bad. I always felt she had more to offer then to be Draco Malfoy's bimbo. Sorry if I have any earlier references of Theodore Nott eating but the anorectic thing was a last minute thought and it fits into the plan later (I think). Please Review.
