~ooO Neutral: Blaise Zabini Ooo~

Blaise Zabini was not a fighter. His family had always sat on the fence in the Dark-Light conflicts, profiting from both sides, accumulating wealth and influence, but supporting neither. This had suited the family well for centuries but now Blaise sensed the old tried-and-true tactic would no longer serve in this new Age.

The balance of power was shifting strongly in Magical Britain and Blaise wanted to be part of the new game. He could easily see the new lines of power were being drawn around Hermione Granger, no Hermione Slytherin. Part of him wanted to join the line, to make a vow of allegiance to the new Magical Queen, to get in and ahead of the rest, but the doubting wary part of him held back.

Her consort was Salazar Slytherin himself. Would he turn mad and rabid like Voldemort? Blaise did not know and he was not willing to risk himself finding out. So he decided to adopt a wait-and-see approach.

Granger would understand if someone didn't support her right off the bat. In fact she probably expected hold outs. And when those hold-outs had satisfied their caution and approached her, she would not hold it over their heads. She would be vengeful towards those who make oaths and betray them at a future date.

Blaise shuddered remembering the rumours about Dolores Umbridge being delivered to the centaurs and Marietta Edgecombe cursed with pimples that spelled 'sneak'; to be more specific, the identity of the witch who had engineered both events. No, Blaise would wait until he was certain before offering his vows to the new Queen and her consort.

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