Summary: Ginny Weasley reached out for someone who could never make her
happy, He would drag her into danger. But she finds herself hurting her
newest friend and throwing away one of the most important people in her
life. All he needs is a chance to prove himself to her, her family, and
himself. Spoilers. Ginny/Blaise Ginny/Harry
Calling Out to You
Chapter 4
Blaise walked out of the Great Hall half-hoping to find Ginny waiting for him. To his immense luck he heard her muffled sobs coming from a hallway to the left of the entryway. On a wooden bench sat Ginny crying about something her brother had said to her. Her brother must have no tact when it comes to handling situations. She was holding her face in her hands sobbing, not noticing his entrance, until she looked up upon hearing his footsteps.
"Blaise?" she asked looking at the Slytherin with wide eyes. "What are you doing here?" she choked out in between tears.
"I saw you crying in the Great Hall, was it something your brother said?" he questioned feeling concerned for her. She was obviously extremely upset and did not deserve whatever her brother had said to make her this upset.
"My brother and Harry kicked me off the quidditch team because I am a girl," Ginny replied.
"It is a dangerous sport," Blaise remarked carefully knowing Ginny's fiery temper. "Especially for someone to allow their little sister to play." He hated seeing girls cry, and he hated those who made them. It was against the chivalric code of honor the pureblood families try to uphold.
"It's not fair! I am just as good as any of the boys, better than Ron by far, but he claims I can not even take care of myself," Ginny cried indignantly. Ginny realized she could turn this situation to her advantage if she needed to. "I am sure the Slytherin boys allow girls to play on the team if they have the talent."
"Actually, there are rarely any girls on the team because pureblood girls are not allowed to play sports. I guess their choices are not really their own to make, they have to do as their families say. Their freedom is less of those who are pureblooded Gryffindors by far." Blaise let his words sink in. Ginny still did not understand how Slytherins were expected to conduct themselves. He found it hard to imagine Ginny upholding to ancient pureblood laws, even though her family was an old wizarding family.
"Sometimes I wish I were a Slytherin," she confessed in a conspiratorial voice. "I just want to be able to prove to everyone I can stand on my own two feet and I want my chaser spot back, no matter what it takes to achieve it. I just want to-"
"Fit in?"
"No, I want to stand out," Ginny said. "I know what my life is like if I conform to what my parents, brothers, and friends think I should do, but I want to know about my life if I was different. Do you ever wonder about what your life would be like if you had made different choices?" she asked searching his face for any indication he cared about what she was saying. Ginny felt a pain in her heart as she thought about what she would say if Blaise laughed in her face.
"Everyone does, but we can not let what might have been consume us. If I had not caught you, we would never have gotten to know each other," he responded casually.
"You are my hero for saving my life, Blaise. I can never thank you enough," she whispered to him. Without a rational thought in her head she leant forward and brushed her lips against his. Blaise did not know what to do, but knew one very important thing. Ginny Weasley had said he was her hero. No words had ever sounded so sweet as those. She blushed slightly as she removed her lips from his. Blaise was careful not to jump to conclusions, it was very possible that was merely a friendly thank you kiss. But, perhaps Draco was right, he was her knight in shining armor. She smiled at him, then began to walk away.
"Ginny, wait!" he called after her, she stopped in her tracks. her smile growing wider. Pausing for dramatic effect Ginny turned around slowly. Even if she could not be a Slytherin, dating one would make Ron angrier than anything else.
"Yes?" she said innocently looking into his handsome blue eyes, never noticing how warm they were.
"I wanted to ask when we could meet again, for tutoring, you know?" he said not noticing her smile flicker. "I was thinking sometime this Thursday."
"Of course, Blaise," she responded wondering if Blaise possibly fancied her.
"And, oh Draco is going to kill me, but on Friday Draco and I were going to practice quidditch if you want to come along," he said hopefully. "I know you might not get to play as much now," he said kindly. Ginny loved it when she won.
"Sounds good, it will be fun to play around a bit," she remarked obviously still thinking about being replaced. Ron will regret his decision the moment he sees Blaise and I together.
"I will see you in the library at six o'clock tomorrow, bye," he said. Ginny just walked away with a small wave. Blaise stalked down the dungeon passageway towards the Slytherin Common Room. He saw Draco already back from breakfast sitting reviewing his Potions homework.
"Nice chat with the girl?" he asked raising his eyebrow slightly and smirking. Draco always knew what to say to annoy Blaise.
"Depends on which part, the part where she cried or the part where she kissed me or the part where we have a date on Friday?" he asked suavely. Draco looked confusedly at him.
"The part about my cousin who swore never to love again and made me promise the same, in case anything ever happened like what happened to-"
"Shut up, Draco. This is entirely different," he said sounding dangerous. "Lydia and my mum were different," he repeated trying to convince himself more than Draco. "Leave it alone."
"So did your kiss really make her cry or was it when you asked her on a date?" he asked in jest trying to lighten the mood.
"I wish I were an Auror, I could turn you into a ferret," he answered laughing.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* A/N: Please read and Review. I like everyone's comments about Blaise. If Draco seems a little out of character around Blaise it is because they are friends, not Blaise is Draco's lackey. I also have a soft spot for all Slytherins. Love, KTBallerina
Calling Out to You
Chapter 4
Blaise walked out of the Great Hall half-hoping to find Ginny waiting for him. To his immense luck he heard her muffled sobs coming from a hallway to the left of the entryway. On a wooden bench sat Ginny crying about something her brother had said to her. Her brother must have no tact when it comes to handling situations. She was holding her face in her hands sobbing, not noticing his entrance, until she looked up upon hearing his footsteps.
"Blaise?" she asked looking at the Slytherin with wide eyes. "What are you doing here?" she choked out in between tears.
"I saw you crying in the Great Hall, was it something your brother said?" he questioned feeling concerned for her. She was obviously extremely upset and did not deserve whatever her brother had said to make her this upset.
"My brother and Harry kicked me off the quidditch team because I am a girl," Ginny replied.
"It is a dangerous sport," Blaise remarked carefully knowing Ginny's fiery temper. "Especially for someone to allow their little sister to play." He hated seeing girls cry, and he hated those who made them. It was against the chivalric code of honor the pureblood families try to uphold.
"It's not fair! I am just as good as any of the boys, better than Ron by far, but he claims I can not even take care of myself," Ginny cried indignantly. Ginny realized she could turn this situation to her advantage if she needed to. "I am sure the Slytherin boys allow girls to play on the team if they have the talent."
"Actually, there are rarely any girls on the team because pureblood girls are not allowed to play sports. I guess their choices are not really their own to make, they have to do as their families say. Their freedom is less of those who are pureblooded Gryffindors by far." Blaise let his words sink in. Ginny still did not understand how Slytherins were expected to conduct themselves. He found it hard to imagine Ginny upholding to ancient pureblood laws, even though her family was an old wizarding family.
"Sometimes I wish I were a Slytherin," she confessed in a conspiratorial voice. "I just want to be able to prove to everyone I can stand on my own two feet and I want my chaser spot back, no matter what it takes to achieve it. I just want to-"
"Fit in?"
"No, I want to stand out," Ginny said. "I know what my life is like if I conform to what my parents, brothers, and friends think I should do, but I want to know about my life if I was different. Do you ever wonder about what your life would be like if you had made different choices?" she asked searching his face for any indication he cared about what she was saying. Ginny felt a pain in her heart as she thought about what she would say if Blaise laughed in her face.
"Everyone does, but we can not let what might have been consume us. If I had not caught you, we would never have gotten to know each other," he responded casually.
"You are my hero for saving my life, Blaise. I can never thank you enough," she whispered to him. Without a rational thought in her head she leant forward and brushed her lips against his. Blaise did not know what to do, but knew one very important thing. Ginny Weasley had said he was her hero. No words had ever sounded so sweet as those. She blushed slightly as she removed her lips from his. Blaise was careful not to jump to conclusions, it was very possible that was merely a friendly thank you kiss. But, perhaps Draco was right, he was her knight in shining armor. She smiled at him, then began to walk away.
"Ginny, wait!" he called after her, she stopped in her tracks. her smile growing wider. Pausing for dramatic effect Ginny turned around slowly. Even if she could not be a Slytherin, dating one would make Ron angrier than anything else.
"Yes?" she said innocently looking into his handsome blue eyes, never noticing how warm they were.
"I wanted to ask when we could meet again, for tutoring, you know?" he said not noticing her smile flicker. "I was thinking sometime this Thursday."
"Of course, Blaise," she responded wondering if Blaise possibly fancied her.
"And, oh Draco is going to kill me, but on Friday Draco and I were going to practice quidditch if you want to come along," he said hopefully. "I know you might not get to play as much now," he said kindly. Ginny loved it when she won.
"Sounds good, it will be fun to play around a bit," she remarked obviously still thinking about being replaced. Ron will regret his decision the moment he sees Blaise and I together.
"I will see you in the library at six o'clock tomorrow, bye," he said. Ginny just walked away with a small wave. Blaise stalked down the dungeon passageway towards the Slytherin Common Room. He saw Draco already back from breakfast sitting reviewing his Potions homework.
"Nice chat with the girl?" he asked raising his eyebrow slightly and smirking. Draco always knew what to say to annoy Blaise.
"Depends on which part, the part where she cried or the part where she kissed me or the part where we have a date on Friday?" he asked suavely. Draco looked confusedly at him.
"The part about my cousin who swore never to love again and made me promise the same, in case anything ever happened like what happened to-"
"Shut up, Draco. This is entirely different," he said sounding dangerous. "Lydia and my mum were different," he repeated trying to convince himself more than Draco. "Leave it alone."
"So did your kiss really make her cry or was it when you asked her on a date?" he asked in jest trying to lighten the mood.
"I wish I were an Auror, I could turn you into a ferret," he answered laughing.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* A/N: Please read and Review. I like everyone's comments about Blaise. If Draco seems a little out of character around Blaise it is because they are friends, not Blaise is Draco's lackey. I also have a soft spot for all Slytherins. Love, KTBallerina
