(Blaise POV)

The corridors were dark and it was well after curfew, prefects were out on patrol I was late leaving the Slytherin common room late for my meeting. I was only hoping that I could avoid the prefects somehow so I wouldn't get in trouble. Darkness seemed to be growing, I couldn't help but parallel it with the Dark Lord's return, shaking my head I moved on down the hall my black school robes blowing behind me. I was meeting Draco in the astronomy tower, we had to talk about important things, Voldemort things, and it was best that no one over heard. When I pushed the door open Draco was looking out over the grounds quietly. Despite the day of fun in the lake that we had, I knew he was more than stressed. We were both some mixed emotion between stressed and terrified.

"You're late." he murmured, startled slightly I let out a gruff chuckle, I didn't think that he had heard me arrive.

"I'm busy and I had to avoid the patrollers." he just nodded then turned around.

"Have you heard anything?" I asked grimly crossing my arms across my chest.

"Father said that your father was finally summoned and is now active, I know he is trying to keep you out of it, but it won't be long." his words came out sad and tired, he was already entrapped and it scarred me greatly that soon I would be too.

"I guess we wait then." I sighed, knowing there was nothing more we could do.

"There's more, He knows about Blair, how incredibly talented she is, he believes she could be of great use to him." Draco said and there was an even greater fear than I expected to hear in his voice.

"No, he can't have her, she wouldn't go even if he wanted." I nearly yelled, not at Draco more at the situation, I couldn't imagine my sister in league with Voldemort.

"I know, but we have to keep her safe, that's all we can do. She can't go home again." Draco said and his shoulders slumped he leaned even heavier against the wall.

"She won't understand, but you're right, she can't go home." I said following his lead, there was so much to deal with besides the ever present threat of becoming a death eater.

"I can't help but wonder how long we can actually keep Blair from knowing." Draco said and he had a point.

"That's not the problem any more, the problem is keeping her out of all of this." I said and his face took on an almost despairing look, and I was worried for all of us.

"We had better go, it won't be long before we're caught." he nodded and we strode of through the dark to go back to the dungeons. We always tried to have these meetings far away from the common room to avoid prying ears.

"Hey, who's there?" I recognize the voice instantly, it was my sisters, what was she doing up here.

"Run?" Draco asked, I thought quickly and decided against it.

"No that will make her more suspicious besides why is she up here by herself.." I murmured as the clicking footsteps approached.

"What are you two...oh Blaise, Draco." she looked a little surprised, I just smiled glancing slightly to the left I saw Draco smile as well, Blair blushed a bit and I was confused.

"Hey little sister." I smiled and ruffled her hair, she knocked my hand away.

"How many times do I have to say that I'm only five minutes younger! What are you guys doing here anyways?" she asked hand on her hip, it was a little funny. I noticed she was determinedly not looking at Draco, I couldn't help but wonder what had gone on between them this time.

"Nothing you know us Slytherins out and about after hours." I shrugged, she gave me a skeptical look.

"Well I don't know the Slytherins, but I do know you, and you usually aren't sneaking about unless you have a reason." she was good, there was no denying that, but I was better, I had to be.

"The real question is what are you doing up here?" I asked and she scowled.

"Well I was trying to get back to the common room after visiting Pansy and one of the staircases changed and I got lost." Draco started laughing, she turned and glared at him. "Stop, it's not funny."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Do you need help finding your way back?" Draco asked her sounding more caring than I'd heard him sound for almost anyone.

"Sure, that would actually be nice." she said, her frustration toning back a little bit at his words.

"We'll show you how to get back that way." Draco said and I just went with it, it was easier to do that and distract her from the fact that we were out talking after curfew.

"Thank you." she said to Draco smiling widely at him.

"Of course." Draco said and so we started off towards the Gryffindor common room.

(Blair POV)

The early sun streamed in through the window making me wish that I had closed the curtains the night before. I had been too tired after Draco and Blaise had showed me the way back to the dorm that I hadn't bothered.

"Showers." Ginny mumbled reminding me that if we actually wanted to have time in the shower we needed to get up and get in there.

"Yep." I groggily replied, sliding out of bed and pulling my uniform and tired self to the bathroom. The shower water was perfect, the only benefit of waking up that early. While Ginny and I worked on our make up and hair the other girls trudged in to wash in the water.

"I wish we didn't have to go to classes today." I moaned finishing my look up with mascara then leaned on the sink to wait for Ginny to finish.

"If only." she sighed leaving the mirror and I followed her out into the room, fishing around in one of my trunks I pulled out a pair of Mary Janes and a another pair, different but just as pretty for Ginny. Securing the strap I stood slinging my bag over my shoulder and waited for Ginny and Hermione then left the room so we could go to breakfast. We walked rather slowly through the hallway toward the great hall.

"I meant to tell you last night I saw Draco and Blaise out late in the halls."

"Really? I meant to ask you, why did you get back so late?" she asked though I could tell she didn't think it was a big deal.

"Well the staircases changed and I got lost, but about them I guess it's not crazy for them to be out late, but I just feel like they know something that they aren't telling me." Ginny looked away, and I instantly knew that she also knew what I didn't know.

"Oh stop being paranoid." she said though she hesitated slightly before saying it. I didn't want to get mad at her, I would just find it out on my own, besides I didn't quite know her well enough yet to tell if she was really lying.

"You're probably right." Hermione said to me and I was grateful for her support, though Ginny elbowed her.

"Thank you." I said

"I don't know if you want to thank me, we have our suspicions about what's happening and either way its not good." Hermione said and her words did make me worry more than I had in a while.

"Don't forget Hermione that's her family, her friends." Ginny said trying to stifle a short yawn, and running a hand through her straight red hair.

"I know it Ginny, but she should know. Voldemort is gaining power, we have to fight him in any way we can." she said but kept her voice low so the conversation would stay between us.

"They aren't involved, they can't be involved." I said determined that it was true even though a part of me held a fear and a whisper of a doubt.

"Focus on your studies, you're brilliant, I hear you rival even Hermione here." Ginny said, and I shrugged off the compliment.

"You are Blair, we do have a lot in common when it comes to that." Hermione said with a smile, and it made me feel better.

We passed a group of Ravenclaw first year girls, they were giggling over some boy down the hallway no doubt. Sure enough a little farther down the hallway there was a small group of boys, but what surprised me was that they were Slytherin, and none other than my brother and Draco were in the group.

"Blair." Draco nodded at me a smile gracing his lips, and I blushed ever so slightly, though it faded as I remembered the night before and the things that we had just been talking about.

"Goodbye." I told all of them, though I watched from the corner of my eye as Blaise slipped Ginny a note discretely. Hermione looked at me, and I knew she saw as well, neither of us mentioned it, I would wait. Breakfast was a tedious event, we sat by ourselves at the far end of the table.

"So what did Blaise have to say?" I asked attempting at nonchalance, and succeeding as I we started to eat.

"Good morning Blair." Ron said cheerily, it was only then that I realized I had sat directly across from both Harry and Ron.

"Good morning." I replied somewhat cheerily dropping the Blaise business entirely.

"How are you liking Hogwarts?" Ron asked, when I looked up I found him a slight shade of red and bumbling ever so slightly.

"Umm..it's great." I told him wondering what was wrong, maybe he had choked on a bit of bagel.

"I'm glad you like it. If you ever need anyone to walk you to class you know you can walk with me." he was hinting at something, but it was too early in the morning for that type of game for me.

"Yeah sure, Ginny or Hermione usually walk with me." I nudged Ginny with my shoulder and sent him a small smile.

"Well we are glad you are adjusting." Harry said, leaning forward to smile at me, a hint of his scar peeping out from his hair.

"Yeah it's alright, it almost makes me wish that I'd come here all along." I said then took a sip of pumpkin juice.

"Well boys, when's the first match?" Hermione asked though it seemed like she was a little annoyed and trying to change the subject.

"Not for a few weeks, but the team has been finalized." Harry replied and I chose to zone out of that conversations. Sure I liked Quidditch and I liked the boys that played it, and watching it, but I wasn't interested in talking about it right now. So I ate my breakfast in silence, the way I usually enjoyed it.

(Blaise POV)

"Mate we should go talk to Blair." Draco said as he hit me on the arm watching the girls as they moved down to the great hall. My little sister had just passed us with her Gryffindor friends however she had provided perfect timing for me to slip a note to the red head. "I mean just make sure that she made it all the way to the common room last night." Draco's insistence that we go talk to her was almost odd, he kept watching them until I hit him.

"I'm sure she made it back you dope, she probably wouldn't have been with Hermione and Ginny if she hadn't." I said shaking my head.

"Oh yeah I guess you're right." he said, I shoved him and he tried to laugh it off.

"Alright boys, what did you do to Blair?" Pansy walked up and moved in between us, her questioning glares made it hard to tell if she was being completely serious or not.

"We stumbled upon her lost last night and after Blaise here made her mad she only forgave us when we took her back to the dorm, but I think she knows something's going on."

"Yeah that's basically it." I said, Draco's telling of events had been fairly accurate.

"Draco!." a cooing voice interrupted our pleasant chatter. Draco rolled his eyes and gave me a look before Astoria Greengrass attached her self to his arm again.

"It's fine Astoria, do you mind I sort of need that arm you know Quiddich." he attempted at politeness, his mother accepted nothing short of that. Although Astoria was becoming increasingly annoying and overly attached to Draco she most of the time had a high class air about her. My sister was high class in the best way because she had class and was kind, Astoria didn't have that quality.

"Oh sod off Astoria." Pansy snapped at the girl, once Pansy had pretended to be Draco's girlfriend to get the priss to leave us alone. Afterwards I had found out they really were dating they just didn't know how to tell me.

"Shut up Pansy! You're not his girlfriend anymore." she snapped though keeping her cool. "It's alright Draco I'll go." she murmured then letting her hand run down his arm she drifted back away into the group.

"Have I ever mentioned how much that hag bothers me." Pansy seethed glancing behind her to see if she had gone.

"You have maybe once or twice." I told her with a chuckle also checking to see if she was far enough away to speak safely. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Draco smiling, he was hardly ever bothered by displays like that, it was only if she got too clingy it was bothersome.

"I do agree with you Pansy." Draco said though he sounded less concerned as he shifted his shoulders slightly and pulled open the door to the great hall.

"See Draco, it doesn't bother you, I hated that." she shrugged referring to their previous relationship that had ended with friends as the best solution, and Draco laughed pulling her hair and tossing his bag down under the seat. Looking across the hall I notice Blair chatting amiably with the golden trio.

"What so great about them anyway?" I asked in low tones to my two friends, they instantly knew who I was talking about, and looked to to see Blair engaged in conversation.

"I don't know." Pansy said shrugging it off and eating her food, "But Ginny is really nice and funny."

"Look at the way the weasel is flirting with your sister." Draco said sounding upset, and I finally looked and noticed.

"Don't call him that." I said, knee jerk reaction I just didn't want him to offend Ginny though I wasn't sure why I even cared so much.

"What did you just say?" Draco asked, giving me an odd look.

"I don't know mate, but if he does mess with my sister I will hex him into the next century." I muttered trying to make him forget what I had said about the weasel thing. About a minute later I saw Snape striding worriedly toward Dumbledore, upon arriving he whispered a few things in his ear and stood back a bit looking for the reaction. The smallest hit of a crease between his brows formed and he stood up slowly.

"STUDENT'S I'M VERY SORRY FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE BUT CLASSES HAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR THE DAY. TEACHERS IF YOU WOULD MEET ME IN THE STAFF LOUNGE AFTER BREAKFAST. THANK YOU." he then sat and began sipping his pumpkin juice as if he had made no such announcement.

"Did you see Snape?" I questioned Draco quietly, he nodded slowly not taking his gaze off our family friend, who, like Dumbledore, ate quietly at the end of the table keeping his cool. Finally he looked towards us, nodded, lifted up one finger signifying he would tell us later, satisfied but worried I went back to my treacle tart.

Blair POV

After enjoying my silence for not long at all, Dumbledore had stood to make an announcement which had canceled classes for the day. I was confused by the announcement as much as I was excited, the students around the hall burst into chatter and excitement, and all new plans for the day.

"What do you want to do with out classes?" Ginny asked me, her voice filled with the same excitement, I was excited too but kept my eye on Snape, he had been a family friend and he looked a little too cool down at the end of the staff table.

"I don't really know, do you have any ideas?" I asked looking at her slightly but still watching Snape out of the corner of my eye. Then I saw it, he held up one finger, whipping my head quickly in Blaise's direction I saw Blaise and Draco nod and that settled it, I was going to find out what was being hidden from me.

"OUCH!" Ginny had exclaimed.

"What?" I asked turning back her direction.

"You just hit my with your hair, what were you looking at so fast anyway?"

"Oh just this Ravenclaw boy I've had my eye on." I lied quickly sending a flirty wave in the direction of their table, taking several boys aback.

"Ravenclaw? Really?" Ginny asked looking skeptical, but glanced over herself to see if there were any prospects."Anyway, what are our plans for the day?" she asked as turned back to look at me, and tapped a finger on her chin.

"Why don't you decide this time." I suggested trying to form a plan in the back of my mind.

"Ginny." Harry interrupted our conversation and we both looked his way.

"Yeah?"

"Quiddich practice immediately." he said quickly having Ron pass it down to the rest of the team.

"What?" she groaned, I was aware that she played Quiddich, but it hadn't ever gotten in the way of our plans before.

"It won't be very long, an hour or two at the most." he told her before standing up and moving the opposite direction of Ron to spread the information.

"Looks like you're going to have to fend for yourself for a little while." she sighed, took a swig of juice and stood up.

"That's alright." I followed her lead and we both stood up, and walked out of the hall together. I could feel at least four pairs of eyes on me, and if I guessed correctly it was my brother, Snape, Draco and Pansy. But I had a few tricks up my sleeve, and I was determined to figure out what was going on and I was going to find out today.

"Good luck, I'll find you when we get out." Ginny raced off out the door to change in the Quiddich changing rooms at the pitch. As soon as she had left the building I sprang into action and moved directly to the defense against the dark arts class room and Snape's office. Almost at the same instant that I had made it out of sight, people began flooding out of the great hall. Running smoothly, my robes whipping around corners and billowing behind me, I made it to the potions class room. Shutting the door of the room, I began methodically searching the room for any signs of a hidden door. After a minute or two I found the door hidden slightly behind a grungy tapestry hanging behind his desk. Slipping behind it I pulled a door open and entered his personal office, well hidden I thought. Now that I had found his personal office, I needed to find a place to hide, they couldn't know that I was in there. Sure there were cabinets and I could hide under the desk, but I really needed a place that was unlikely but a little obvious. It was perfect, another door was open in the room and I walked calmly toward it, inside was a large space, of course, a personal supply closet for his personal office I thought. Quickly I cast a disillusionment charm and I pushed the door as closed as it was before and climbed up the ladder just high enough that I was above eye level. Unsure of how long I had been there, I heard the class room door bang open and close again.

"Snape what's going on?" my brother's voice faintly echoed up.

"Quiet, not in here." Snape hissed, there was silence for a moment until the noise appeared and they arrived inside the office.

"Wh.."

"Wait." Snape cut Draco off, and began muttering a few choice spells to prevent prying ears, well all except my cleverly hidden ones.

"Now we can talk." Snape announced and though I couldn't see him, I assumed he had moved to sit at his desk.

"What happened?" Blaise asked, I could hear someone pacing, perhaps Draco.

"The Dark Lord summoned your parents and my self, as you know. He-who-must-not-be-named has a serious plan, Blaise I'm afraid you too may soon be summoned." my eyes widened, and it took all of me to hold back a gasp. WHAT! Not Blaise, they couldn't take Blaise, he couldn't go. My distracted thinking caused me to miss most of what they had talked about for a minute or two.

"And me?" I heard Draco ask, I was surprised at the strength and calm in his voice.

"Well, at this point you are to maintain your course." Snape said, though I was unsure of what that could even mean.

The news that I had heard was horrible! I didn't want to panic but I knew I was shaking, my foot slipped slightly on the ladder. Making a tiny noise, it was silent in the next room. Damn stupidity, and no doubt Snape's amazing hearing. I thought waiting for someone to bust the door all the way open and catch me red handed.

"This is not any reason to panic, stay calm, don't to anything stupid, Relax I or your parents will let you know when you are summoned."

"What about Blair?" Blaise asked, I perked up and listened closer, I was a little shocked at what I heard. Snape paused for a moment, and I got the slight feeling that maybe he knew I was there.

"Blair? The dark lord knows, he knows her brilliance, he will call for her but she won't go." Snape said, and his words scared me, the dark lord wanted me, I would never join him neither willingly or by force, he would have to kill me.

"What do you mean?" Draco asked, he was slightly more intuitive than Blaise was.

"It doesn't matter we will just keep this quiet she doesn't need to know." Blaise said determined, making me a little angry that he wouldn't just tell me. How could I help them if they wouldn't tell me anything, how could I help keep both Blaise and Draco out of this.

"I believe that you will find that she knows more than you think. She's a clever girl and she will find out, sooner rather than later knowing her track record." I could just imagine Blaise's pouty scowl at this point, but now I was somewhat confident, confident enough to believe that Snape didn't even know I was there. "Just go enjoy your day off, don't worry about it until you absolutely have to." I heard the chair scoot back out and foot steps move toward the door, the door opened and closed. Still perched up on the ladder I waited a few more minutes to wait and make sure that there wasn't any one in the room. Finally, after what seemed like the appropriate amount of time I climbed down and crept toward the cracked door. Peering out, I glanced at Snape's desk, empty, perfect I thought smiling I pushed the door open, turned quickly pushed it back into place and turned wham! I smacked straight into a person.

"AGH!" I squeaked slightly looking up at Snape then composed my self. "It's not nice to sneak up on people." I stated, causing the man's previously sharp face to ease, he even rolled his eyes slightly.

"It's also not polite to break into someone's private office and spy on them." he looked down at me trying to use his cold glare on me. Smiling brightly, I killed his will and he sighed. "I knew you were there."

"Well how long did it take you to figure it out?" I questioned quickly, to judge how well I did.

"You actually were quite clever Blair, it wasn't until you slipped up a little on the ladder that I realized you were there." he replied, and I was slightly proud of myself.

"Well thank you." I said sitting in one of the chairs in front of his desk, as he moved around to sit at his own, we were now getting to serious matters.

"Now to get to the matter at hand, I take it you heard everything." I nodded, " Well then, as you know the Dark Lord is back, and your parents have long since been summoned." I knew it all but it was still a large shock, it was serious and disturbing and scared me.

"Yes." I was calm and collected, an outrageous reaction wouldn't help the situation.

"I'm telling you this because I think you can handle it, and because I think if I didn't you would figure it out on your own. Sometimes you're too stubborn for your own good." He looked at me squarely and I stared back ready for whatever he threw at me. "The dark lord knows your talents and there has been a prophecy concerning you and another and how you will turn the tides in this war, now he believes that means in his favor, but I believe otherwise." My eyes widened, there was a prophecy about me. I nodded slowly trying to take in all the information. "Dumbledore is the only one who could tell you more."

"Blaise? Draco?" I asked not entirely sure what I was trying to ask, but wanting to know where they stood in all of this.

"They are the only ones who can tell you about their own experiences. It would be best if you don't let them know what you know, try and act normal remember they are under a lot of pressure." Snape said, and all I could do was nod.

"What about Pansy?" I asked curious if my other friend was involved or in danger in any way.

"You will have to ask Pansy, I've already told you more than your parents would be happy about." Snape said.

"Professor." the door behind me banged open noisily, I jumped, Snape looked slightly angry. Draco strode into the room, when he spotted me his eyes went wide and he gave Snape a questioning look.

"Oh hi Blair." Draco said sounding smooth as ever, he was so calm, and I wondered what he was going through, if he was afraid of if the dark lord was going to try and recruit him.

"Is there something you need Mr. Malfoy?" Snape asked, not letting on that he had told me anything, I wondered if Draco suspected.

"I was just coming to see about some extra credit." Draco said, I knew he wasn't telling the truth but I didn't want him to know that I knew.

"Ask me tomorrow now both of you out." he motioned us away and I stood quickly.

"Bye Severus." I moved toward Draco and pulled his arm until we were out of the class room.

"So extra credit? Are you doing poorly in Defense Against the Dark Arts?" I asked raising an eyebrow, knowing full well he wasn't, he was smart.

"No not really but it never hurts." he smirked at me and walked along with me down the hallway.

"Where exactly are we going?" I asked following his lead as we moved down along corridors passing windows that looked out on the grounds.

"The Slytherin common room to find Blaise and Pansy." he said smiling at me, I hooked my arm in his trying to make him comfortable, a small reassurance.

"I was supposed to find Ginny after Quiddich practice." I told him, his eye brows furrowed.

"Trust Potter to take the pitch on a dime like that." he said shaking his head.

"Oh be nice." we remained in silence until we reached the portrait to enter the Slytherin Common room. We stood outside the entrance for a moment and he looked down at me a look in his eye that I couldn't read.

"Are you going to say the pass word?" I asked after Draco and I stood out side the entrance for longer than I thought necessary.

"I can't let you hear it." he said teasingly.

"Seriously?" I questioned sarcastically, Draco shot me a look so rolling my eyes I stuck my fingers in my ears and turned around exaggeratedly.

"Alright, let's go." Draco said pulling one of my hands away from my ears, and pulling me into the room. Looking in I saw Pansy sitting on one of the couches.

"Hey Pans." I greeted her, she smiled then glanced down between Draco and I with a questioning look on her face. Looking, I realized that Draco was still holding my hand, I quickly pulled my hand away, a blush creeping up my face. Feeling embarrassed though for no reason at all I moved toward the coach to sit by Pansy. I missed the look Pansy shot Draco, and the way Draco looked at me as I sat on the couch and made myself comfortable for the time off of class.