Story: That Can Be Arranged
Main Characters: Draco/OC Samantha Black
Pairings: Harry/OC Katherine Black, Hermione/Ron, & Later Ginny/Blaise
Disclaimer: I own nothing except for my OC's Sam & Katherine
Ch. 25- Samantha, the Couple Mediator
Hermione seemed to be having a lovely time with Blaise and Ron was still talking to Lavender animatedly. If Sam hadn't been looking for it she would have missed the secret glances, sad expressions, and small smiles when a fond memory found its way to the forefront of the mind.
"We have to do something." Samantha said finally interrupting conversation at the table.
"Something about what?" Harry asked confused by Sam's outburst.
"Isn't it obvious?" Katherine asked, at Harry and Draco's confused expressions she elaborated, "Ron and Hermione." she said exasperatedly.
The two boys looked back and forth between the two aforementioned people at oposite ends of the room.
"They seem fine to me." Draco said going back to his drink. "I'm not going to meddle in my friends business, and Sam I know what you are thinking and you shouldn't either, it's not right." Harry said strongly but both twins simply rolled their eyes
"Really Harry? You are going to tell me not to meddle? You have made a career out of meddling in things that weren't quote, "your business". Some people need a little push in the right direction."
"Or a good shove off a cliff." Katherine added
"We are not throwing Ron off a cliff."
"If this does happen, can I help?" Draco said and Samantha hit him.
"Ow!"
"I think we should shove both of them, you heard why they broke up. The two of them are too damn proud to admit that they were both idiots in the matter, between Ron's insane jealousy and Hermione's workaholism, and inability to share feelings they made a huge fuss over nothing." Katherine ranted.
"I don't care, this talk about pushing people off cliff is making me nervous. No one's getting pushed off a cliff." Harry restated with the sort of finality that only "The-Boy-Who-Lived" could accomplish.
There was a pause marking the end of the conversation until Sam looked up thoughtful, "How about a closet?"
It wasn't Samantha's best plan, nor was it the most original. Infact it was gritty and poorly executed, but despite that it was affective. Not long after the shouts directed at Herself through the locked door ended, shouting towards each other was heard from Ron and Hermione.
"Good job team! Mission accomplished." Sam said proudly walking back towards the party
"How is that mission accomplished? they are arguing...and are you planning to leave them there?" Harry asked catching up.
"I would't put it past her. As she likes to remind me, she's an evil she-devil most of the time." Draco said shaking her head at Samantha not approving of her tactics.
"Aww, but you love me any way Drake." she turned to Harry, "Don't worry they'll be in there for a while and won't even notice we are gone. And besides we do not want to be the ones to let them out because whatever their relationship status, it won't be pretty."
Harry and Draco both raised their eyebrows. Katherine as usual stepped in to explain, "There are three scenarios, 1: They want to kill us. 2: They have killed each other. 3: They are having sex. That is something I do not want to see."
"So you are leaving them in there? Someone is going to notice they're missing." Draco said reasonably, "Honestly this whole pan was impractical."
"Oh for goodness sake Draco, haven't you ever watched or read any sort of romance movie or...?" Sam asked
"Movie?" Draco questioned.
"You know sometimes you seem normal enough that I forget you lived a depraved pureblood childhood." Sam said, turning to stop in front of Draco halting there progress back to the main ballroom.
"I was not deprived. besides what does that have to do with your whole plan being completely impractical..."
"Love isn't practical Drake." Sam's hands were above her head in exasperation. "You live in a world where everything is laid out nicely in little organized folders of what is reasonable and proper, and "practical" which works for you running a business and getting what needs to be done. But, if everyone looked at everything that way there would be no point. There would be no romance, no movies, or epic stories, life would be sad." Sam finished lamely.
"And here I thought you weren't interested in happily ever after. For all your talk about not getting tied down, I had no idea you were actually a closeted romantic." Draco joked. At some point during her rant she realized Katherine and Harry must have moved back to the party.
Sam actually blushed. She hadn't meant to be so passionate, honestly she had no expectation of ever having that epic love, but she had seen it. She saw with Kat and Harry, and she saw the potential with Hermione and Ron. "There are lots of things you don't know about me. But, let's look at it logically, if people were practical they would all be in relationships like Ginny's." Ginny in Drew's relationship made perfect sense on paper, but the fact was that it wouldn't know passion if it climbed into bed naked with them and did a jig.
"Or be in an arranged marriage." Draco added, "Yeah, but we make things interesting." Sam said smiling coyly at him, "Want to dance?"
"If you think you can control your inner wants, I'd be delighted." Draco said taking her hand and leading her out to the dance floor.
She smiled and turned in front of him, giving him a perfect view of the long slit in the back of the dress.
Yes, we certainly make things interesting.
Author's note: Sorry it's short but I figured I'd give you guys something. Will be posting soon and don;t forget to Review. XOXO IntrepidReporter