ATTN Hermione Granger: there's a present waiting for you in the back corner of the Restricted Section.
Hear those silver bells? It's Christmas time at Hogwarts. Some relationships make the yuletide gay, leaving their troubles far behind them as the new year rings in. Other couples celebrate a happy little holiday when their problems are lurking just around the corner. Some presents may end up being returned; other gifts are for keeps, and other presents come when you least expect them.
Just remember, some presents come with blonde and brown strings attached.
You're welcome.
~xoxo, Gossip Witch
Hermione furrowed her brow at the piece of parchment in her hand. For the life of her, she could not figure out what Gossip Witch was referring to; however, she wasn't about to waste the tip. Crumbling the plane into a ball, Hermione shoved it into her jumper pocket and made her way out of the Great Hall and towards the library.
Blaise noticed Hermione storming towards the door and chased after her. As she got just outside of the Great Hall, he was able to catch up to her and place a gentle hand on her shoulder. "Granger," he said sternly, pulling on her shoulder.
"Leave me alone, Blaise," Hermione growled, pulling her shoulder away from him and shaking her head as she continued.
"What are you hoping to find?" Blaise asked, crossing his arms over his chest as he stood still. He watched as she slowed her pace to a stop. A smirk pulled at the corner of his lips as he chuckled under his breath.
Hermione hung her head and slowly turned to face him. There was a pain on her face that Blaise had never seen before. It usually was Draco getting jealous of the people Hermione was spending time with; he had never seen the situation in reverse.
"I'm hoping to find nothing waiting for me," Hermione said, wrapping an arm around her waist as she walked back to Blaise. "I'm hoping that Gossip Witch is just trying to stir up trouble like she always does."
"You're hoping that Draco isn't out there hurting you the same way that you've hurt him thanks to Gossip Witch," Blaise replied, raising an eyebrow.
"I never did it on purpose," Hermione insisted, batting her eyes at him with a half-smile on her face.
"It doesn't matter how you did it," Blaise said, crossing his arms over his chest as he looked her up and down. "All that matters is that it happened. And now, you know exactly how Draco felt every time your name showed up on a blast with someone else's name."
Hermione let out a heavy sigh as she bit the inside of her cheek. Blaise was right. She hated to admit it, but there was no denying it at this point. All Gossip Witch wanted to do was get under her skin, which she was successfully doing.
"He'll come back, and you two can fight it out later," Blaise said, opening his arms to offer Hermione a hug. He wrapped his arms tightly around her neck and pulled her into his chest. "And then you two can have make-up sex in your dorm."
Hermione pulled her head back to look up at him with a furrowed brow. "Why not Draco's dorm?"
"Because I plan on having my own reconciliation in our dorm tonight," Blaise laughed, squeezing her once more before dropping his arms and taking a step back. "If you noticed, Daphne hasn't been around the party tonight either."
Hermione shook her head. "She really does get around, doesn't she?" Hermione laughed, carding a hand through her curls when she caught Blaise's eye. "Sorry. I didn't mean it that way."
"It's okay," Blaise sighed. "Not like the comment isn't true. The nice thing is, she always comes back to me."
~xoxo, Gossip Witch ~
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