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Chapter 10!

Chapter 10: Something Strange

After a refreshing twenty minute nap, Kate awoke with a smile on her face but looked around in confusion when she found herself alone. She spotted Blaise sitting on the windowsill, staring out of the window. From the faint reflection of his face in the glass, she could tell that he was frowning. Kate made her way over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck from behind, resting her chin on the top of his head. He jumped very slightly at the sudden contact.

"You startled me," he murmured.

"What's the matter?" Kate asked, worried. Blaise's expression was severe, his voice serious.

Blaise glanced up and, catching the concern in Kate's eyes, altered his facial expression. He smirked faintly and pulled Kate on to his lap.

"Nothing, love," said Blaise. He wrapped his arms tightly around her and rested his head on her shoulder. "I'm just very tired."

"You should sleep then," Kate said absently. She didn't like the way Blaise had changed his expression so quickly. Something was obviously upsetting him, which concerned her because hardly anything got to Blaise. The fact that he was trying to hide it from her concerned her even more. They never kept things from each other.

"I will if you come with me," Blaise smirked and Kate couldn't help but laugh. He certainly sounded like himself.

"Why, Blaise," said Kate innocently. "Are you suggesting that I should cheat on my boyfriend?"

"Perhaps," shrugged Blaise.

"I am shocked and appalled, I'll have you know," Kate said in mock outrage.

"Oh, really?" He asked, raising his eyebrows.

"Indeed," she said.

At that moment, Draco exited his room and slowly descended the stairs.

"Oh, Draco," Kate said, getting up from Blaise's lap. "There you are."

Draco stopped walking as Kate approached him. She wrapped him arms around his neck and kissed him gently. When he didn't respond, she pulled back.

"Drake?" She asked. He was looking at her like he didn't even recognize her. "Are you okay?"

He seemed to snap out of his trance.

"Yeah, I'm fine," he said, shaking his head. "I just need to be somewhere."

"Oh," Kate said. "Okay." She kissed him quickly and watched as he left. She then turned slowly to Blaise. "Did I do something?"

"You didn't do anything, Kate," Blaise said soothingly. "He's probably just having an off day."

"Yeah, I guess that must be it," Kate said slowly, chewing her bottom lip.

"Come on, Kate," Blaise said, standing and stretching in a catlike manner. "It's Saturday. Let's do something."

"Like what?"

"I don't know, anything," he said. "Let's decide at lunch."

"Alright, let's go," Kate said, her mind still on Draco.

When the pair entered the hall, they went straight to the Slytherin table. Kate's friends were all used to her eating at the Slytherin table often because it was necessary for the plan to get closer to Draco and because of her friendship with Blaise, which they had accepted (reluctantly, by Harry and Ron).

Draco entered the Great Hall for lunch fifteen minutes late and sat far away from Blaise and Kate.

'What the bloody hell is wrong with him?' Kate wondered.

After lunch, Kate and Blaise wandered around, doing whatever they could find that would entertain them for a short period of time. As they walked around the grounds, enjoying the windy fall day, Kate spotted Draco a little ways away, staring at the world with empty eyes. The trench coat that he was wearing was billowing out behind him. She mentally scanned her memory for anything that happened recently that might have upset him.

"Blaise, look," Kate said, pointing to her boyfriend. "There's Draco. What do you reckon is wrong with him?"

"I don't know, Kate," Blaise said wearily.

"Can you think of anything?" Kate asked. "Please, Blaise."

"Bloody hell, just let it go, Kate," snapped Blaise. Kate was shocked. Blaise had never used that tone of voice with her. Blaise sighed regretfully and kissed her forehead gently. "I'm sorry, love. I didn't mean to snap."

"It's fine," Kate said, smiling slightly at him. She wasn't upset or angry, just confused. Blaise and Draco were both acting very oddly. Something was going on, and she was going to find out what it was.

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