"Hey Blaise" Melody called catching up to him. Blaise swallowing hard as his eyes traveled over her in her weekend attire. Short denim shorts, a singlet and thongs. Her belly exposed and her hair all out, sunglasses on. She looked like a model...An American model.
"Are you bonkers? You do realize that it's colder over here right?" he said making her grin.
"Colder than what exactly? You don't even know what part of America I'm from" she said smiling at him.
"Well, where you from?" Blaise asked.
"Minneapolis! and it gets freaking cold there. This is like summer to me" she said smiling radiantly. "Who knows I might even get a tan" she added with a giggle. Blaise's tummy getting butterflies at the sound. "But seriously, I was wondering if you knew where Ginny was, I haven't seen her round at all today." She added in a concerned tone.
"Don't worry, Draco hasn't been around so I'm sure there together at the Palace." Blaise replied simply, making Melody raise her brows.
"The Palace?" she asked confused.
"Come on, I'll show you" Blaise said putting out his hand, Melody taking without a second thought making Blaise smile as he led her to the empty classroom. Jumping up to grab the trapdoor and pull down the stairs. "After you" he said holding his hand out to help her up the first couple of steps, making her smile at him again. Looking around when she got to the top, lifting her glasses and placing them on the top of her head to hold her hair back as Blaise came up the ladder. Blaise turned Melody toward the bed. There lay Ginny and Draco, both sound asleep, cuddled tightly to one another, Ginny's head under Draco's chin, and his arms where rapped around her territorially.
"Aw that's cute." Melody said when she saw them.
"Bloody transparent is what I call it." He said before stamping on the floor loud enough to wake them up. "Rise and shine losers" he added making Melody put her hands on her hips and look at him sternly. "What?" he laughed, making her grin and shake her head, Draco and Ginny awakening slowly.
"What time is it?" Draco asked tiredly.
"Too early" Ginny whined.
"Ah, not a morning person I see." Melody said making Ginny sit up slowly.
"No" Ginny said simply, before standing up and stretching. Melody noticing Draco's eyes traveling over Ginny's body, smirking at him when he noticed she was watching.
"So are you coming with me to Hogsmeade or what?" Melody asked impatiently.
"Sure" Ginny said wiping her eyes. "Just give me half an hour"
"I'll meet you at the entrance hall in twenty minutes then" Melody replied with a laugh, grabbing Blaise's forearm to help her down the first step, stopping frozen.
"Melody?" Blaise asked noticing, lifting her chin, noticing her eyes were pitch black.
"Pain, so much pain" She whispered, Draco and Ginny coming over as Blaise put his arms around her.
"Are you ok, what's wrong?" Blaise said worriedly. Melody making sounds of discomfort.
"Death, a man, I can't see his face. He….He's killed her! Oh my god! There's so much blood. There's a boy, he's so small." Blaise stiffened at her words and Draco looked at him knowingly.
"Look at her eyes." Ginny said noticing the blackness. "They are normally dark, but that's just freaky"
"She's a Seer" Draco stated.
"He's crying something, I… Momma! She was his momma. The man, No! He's got the boy. He's dragging him across the floor by his ankle."
"Wake her up" Ginny said in a panicked voice.
"No you can't!" Draco said pulling Ginny back, and keeping his arms wrapped around her for comfort. "She has to come out of it on her own" he added holding her tight.
"He's shackled him to the wall, and he's whipping him." Melody said clutching tightly to Blaise, her other arm wrapping around his back and pulling him tight to her.
"He's crying out in pain, and there are so many cuts on his back, 6, 7 lashes, more, that poor boy" She added before stopping and falling limp in Blaise's arms.
"Is it over?" Ginny asked looking fearfully at her new friend.
"Yeah" Blaise said looking down at the beauty in his arms, before lifting her with ease and carrying her over to the bed. "It's all over" he added. Draco looking over gravely at his friend, pat him on the shoulder.
"Oh Blaise" Ginny said with realization, walking over and pulling him into a sisterly hug. Something she hadn't done with one of her own family for a long time. "I'm so sorry".
"Thanks Gin, but I'm ok, really. It was a long time ago" He said patting her on the back, truly grateful for her friendship. "I just don't know how she's going to be able to look at me after this." He added gravely looking down on the only girl that sent butterflies through him.
"I'm sure it will be fine" Ginny said reassuringly, Blaise nodding, though not believing himself.
"I'm gonna head out, I'll catch you guys later." Blaise said, turning and leaving before the others could say anything, Draco and Ginny sharing worried looks.
"Go" she said to him knowingly, making him nod and head after his best friend.
5 minutes later a pair of dark brown eyes fluttered open looking into a pair of very relieved green ones.
"Hey you're awake" Ginny said, getting a nod from Melody as she sat up.
"Yeah I, what happened?" she asked confused. "Like I know I got all those flashes, it was so horrible, but why?" she asked looking around. "And where are the boys"
"Yeah about that" Ginny said nervously. "You know how you come from a line of seer's? Well I guess your one too" Melody giving her a confused look.
"What? But what would have triggered that gin?" she asked.
"Blaise" Ginny said softly, her expression sad. Melody's eyes widening with realization.
"Oh my god, that was his mum? That poor guy" she said sympathetically. "Where did he go? Is he ok?" she bombarded Ginny.
"I think he will be fine, he's just gone for a walk with Draco" she replied truthfully. "He actually seemed more upset about how you would act around him after what you saw."
"What? Why would I act any different? It wasn't his fault, he's not the murderer" Melody replied appalled, Making the other girl smile.
"You really are a good friend" Ginny said fondly making Melody smile broadly.
"Thanks Ginny, you're a good friend too" she replied giving the other girl a hug. Ginny shocked slightly, as it had been that long since a girl had willingly hugged her, a warm feeling spreading through her at the contact. "Now, what's say we go find these boys huh?" Melody added as she pulled away. Ginny nodding her head in agreement.