Ch. 3
Of All Things Relevant
A/n- yes, I am adding an author's note. I found 'inspiration' when I was listening to ABBA Gold, and heard 'What's the Name of the Game?' and thought of all of these 'couples' in the story. So, onto the show!
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Sighing, Natalie McDonald stared out at the courtyard wistfully. She was stuck inside; doing homework while her other friends were outside having fun. Glancing quickly out of the window, she caught site of two tall, black haired boys.
Watching curiously, she looked at their faces as they turned. There was Blaise Zabini, and ... Andre Zabini? Wow..she sure hadn't noticed him before. And the summer sun sure as hell was good for him.
Damn. She had spent so much time watching the two brothers that she hadn't finished her homework. And it was now time for dinner.
~*~
Heading down to dinner, Natalie noticed that almost all of the seats were taken, since she was so late for dinner. There was only one seat open, besides the one near Colin Creevy, and she wasn't about to site next to him.
Smiling shyly, she walked up to the four girls. The blonde was facing away from her, and a red head was sitting across from her. She knew these two. They were Virginia Weasley, and Loony Luna. But there was another girl next to Ginny, and frankly, Natalie was a bit intimidated.
Looking up, the brown haired girl looked at the nervous fourth year behind Luna.
"Do you need a place to sit?" she asked in a southern drawl.
Natalie nodded. "Yes, if it wouldn't be to much trouble." The girls shook their heads.
"Nope. No problem." Said Luna, and scooted down a bit.
As they were eating, a shout came from the brown haired girl. Looking down at the floor, she picked up a note tied to a carrot.
"What the hell? ZABINI!" she shouted. "What do you mean by this boy? Explain your self!"
Looking at the note curiously, she saw that the parchment had a smiley face drawn on it, along with a sword underneath, and below that, a beer mug.
Said boy smirked. "Don't tell me that you don't get it Bron'!"
The girl growled, not caring that the whole Great Hall was watching. "What I get, Zabini, is the fact that you threw a CARROT at my head. Do you know what the results of that are?"
Blaise gulped. "Not particularly." He said, looking a mite nervous.
Bronwyn picked up a broccoli. "This." She said simply before chucking it at his head. It hit him in the middle of the forehead, leaving behind a few of the little green 'seed' things.
Blaise looked shocked for a minuet, and looked to Draco, who was on his right, and then at his little brother on his left. "I can't believe-"
He was cut off when Ginny yelled, "-It's not butter!" And promptly hurled a bread roll at Draco. Smeared with butter. Sorry, margarine.
Draco's laughing smirk disappeared. "What? Blaise -" Blaise nodded, and grabbed random, easily thrown foods.
"FOOD FIGHT!" Natalie yelled. And the before still-paralyzed-from-shock professors, jumped to attention.
Snape glared. McGonagall looked ready to murder. Dumbledore grinned, and Madame Hooch made a bet with the Professor Lupin.
An errant carrot made it's way towards the Head Table, hitting one special werewolf on the arm. Grinning, he hurled it back into the fray.
"I can't believe that you just did that Remus! You shouldn't encourage them!" Minerva McGonagall exclaimed, quite peeved.
"Minerva, darling, you forget that I was a Marauder!" the Prof. Grinned.
Rolling his eyes, the potions master went back to watching the increasingly large number of students hurl food at each other, thinking of ways to get Gryfindors into detention for this latest escapade.
A loud 'bang' went off. There stood Professor Dumbledore with his wand in the air, smoke drifting upwards from the tip.
"Well. I think that this should come to an end, as amusing as it was." Professor McGonagall said, pursing her lips.
The Headmaster smiled softly. "No matter how amusing it may be."
The Transfiguration teacher nodded, a sharp bob of her head. "Yes. May I please speak to Ms. Weasley, Ms. Jones, Ms. Lovegood, Misters Zabini, Mr. Malfoy, and Ms. McDonald outside please?"
Groaning, the students stood and walked outside, muttering to each other on how that had been the most exciting dinner since the Weasley Twins left.
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"Mr. Zabini, Ms. Jones, really you should be ashamed of yourselves. This...uncouth.. behavior is really appalling for people your age. You should be setting an example for the younger students, a good one.
And the rest of you! You should have let be be, and Ms. Weasley, I do not appreciate the fact that you did indeed add fuel to the flame.
All the others, well, you shouldn't have been dragged in. Natalie, I expected better out of you. You shouldn't have stated the fact that it was indeed a food fight. You only encouraged things more. Andre, really. You should know the fact that your brother is..well.not the best role model -" here Blaise gave an indignant grunt "- and shouldn't have been dragged in.
All of you, detention for three days. Come see me for your assignments tomorrow."
Swiftly turning, the stern teacher walked down the corridor, her back rigid.
Rolling her eyes, Bronwyn turned to the group behind her. "Just what happened to her school spirit?"
Natalie shook her head. "Just 'cause I'm shy doesn't mean I don't like a good time."
Ginny grinned. "Hear here! Bronwyn, we must corrupt this young one!"
Draco glared at the littlest Weasley. "You threw that roll at me. And this is a new robe too!"
Ginny's grin grew wider. "Girls, I do believe that Mister Malfoy is a little upset over his robes!" Draco continued glaring. "I think that he's a little more worried about his clothes than the rest of us..that just lays to rest what we always suspected!"
Playing along, the three older girls cocked their heads. Natalie widened her eyes. "But Ginny!" she said, 'innocent' to the core. "Are you saying he's GAY?"
Luna gave a far off smile. "Yes dear. Didn't you know?"
Andre looked at his older brother in horror. "What'll Lucius say?" he asked.
Blaise smirked. "Well we all know that the bride's parents pay for the wedding."
Draco's eyes rolled back into his head, and his alabaster skin grew even paler. And he dropped down like a dead weight.
"Did THE DRACO MALFOY just faint?" asked Bronwyn incredulously. Blaise shook his head and put an arm around her shoulder and that of his brother. "I just don't know what this world is coming too. Maybe you knocked his brains loose with that roll Weasley."
Natalie snorted. "I think all the bleach removed what little he had in the first place."
Luna turned to her. "I think I like this kid. And you shouldn't insult blondes. You're one too."
The fourth year looked incredulous. "I AM NOT! I am a light brown! Not dirty blonde! NO - BROWN."
Andre grinned. "I'd say dirty blonde. Oh yes, always did like the dirty ones. But maybe you could be a dirty brunette?" He winked at her.
Natalie turned to Bronwyn. "Did he just wink at me?"
The welsh girl nodded. "I think he did."
They both turned to him. "And that's just lewd, crude, and nasty."
Blaise slapped Andre on his back. "Good going mate. You just got the scariest girl in the school and the best girl in fourth year charms mad at you. Take some advice from your dear big bro. RUN."
Andre looked at him with wide eyes. Ginny smirked. "Boo." He turned and sprinted.
The girls and Blaise broke down with laughter. Zabini and Bronwyn slid down the wall, and Bronwyn's head landed in Blaise's lap.
Ginny and Natalie were leaning on each other, and Luna sat down, tears running down her face.
"I am so glad my father wasn't here to see THAT!" said Blaise.
Draco groaned. "So am I."
Ginny patted him on the forehead. "It's ok widdle Dwaco. Kissy kissy makes it all bedder."
Draco shot up, backing away. "You do that, and I swear to god, you won't live to see your Rabbit Hole again."
Ginny raised an eyebrow. It was obvious she had been spending too much time around Bronwyn. "Rabbit Hole? Better than Ferret Cage." She said before walking towards Grffindor tower.
Luna nodded and followed Ginny, and Natalie followed Luna. Bronwyn sighed. "Loverly seeing you again. Gotta go with my girls. Buh byzes. And tell your brother we were only joking will you? Bye."
Getting up, joints cracking, she sauntered down the hall, leaving the two boys standing.
The huge Slytherin turned to the blonde. "I can't believe you FAINTED."
~*~
(I was going to end it here.)
Sitting in the Gryffindor common room, the four girls laughed until they cried.
"Oh damn! That was hilarious! I never would have guessed Malfoy would'a fainted!" sobbed Bronwyn.
Luna giggled. "I wish that we had gotten that on camera!"
Ginny sighed. "Oh fucking god that was too good. I say that Natalie joins us!"
Natalie blushed. "I don't want to impose-"
"Impose? IMPOSE?!? We need you! I want an accomplice like you!" Bronwyn said excitedly. "All that want Natalie to join us, raise your hands."
Three hands rose in the air. "Well. That's settled then." Said Luna.
Natalie grinned. "What did you think of Andre?" she asked.
Bronwyn sighed. "Oh, he has great potential. He sure grew a lot of the couple of years. He used to be this lanky kid, who my friend's sister would torture. It was hilarious. And you know, I never knew he could run that fast."
"You know the Zabini's?" asked Natalie.
Virginia smiled. "Yup. On the Hogwarts Train, Blaise almost lifted her off the ground he was so excited to see her. By the way, just WHAT is going on between you two?"
Bronwyn blushed slightly. "We're just friends."
Natalie smiled knowingly. "But you want to be more..?"
Bronwyn just blushed more. "Can't say I blame you. Andre is one fine piece of meat."
The three sixth years looked at her in wonder. "What? Dumbledore's always saying we should improve house relation's right? Anyways, a girl can look can't she?"
The girls nodded. "Well. As amusing as this is. We have a Transfiguration test tomorrow and detention. And I still have homework to do." Said Bronwyn.
Natalie jumped up. "I completely forgot! Night!"
With that said, the small group broke up to go up to the dorms.
Of All Things Relevant
A/n- yes, I am adding an author's note. I found 'inspiration' when I was listening to ABBA Gold, and heard 'What's the Name of the Game?' and thought of all of these 'couples' in the story. So, onto the show!
~*~
Sighing, Natalie McDonald stared out at the courtyard wistfully. She was stuck inside; doing homework while her other friends were outside having fun. Glancing quickly out of the window, she caught site of two tall, black haired boys.
Watching curiously, she looked at their faces as they turned. There was Blaise Zabini, and ... Andre Zabini? Wow..she sure hadn't noticed him before. And the summer sun sure as hell was good for him.
Damn. She had spent so much time watching the two brothers that she hadn't finished her homework. And it was now time for dinner.
~*~
Heading down to dinner, Natalie noticed that almost all of the seats were taken, since she was so late for dinner. There was only one seat open, besides the one near Colin Creevy, and she wasn't about to site next to him.
Smiling shyly, she walked up to the four girls. The blonde was facing away from her, and a red head was sitting across from her. She knew these two. They were Virginia Weasley, and Loony Luna. But there was another girl next to Ginny, and frankly, Natalie was a bit intimidated.
Looking up, the brown haired girl looked at the nervous fourth year behind Luna.
"Do you need a place to sit?" she asked in a southern drawl.
Natalie nodded. "Yes, if it wouldn't be to much trouble." The girls shook their heads.
"Nope. No problem." Said Luna, and scooted down a bit.
As they were eating, a shout came from the brown haired girl. Looking down at the floor, she picked up a note tied to a carrot.
"What the hell? ZABINI!" she shouted. "What do you mean by this boy? Explain your self!"
Looking at the note curiously, she saw that the parchment had a smiley face drawn on it, along with a sword underneath, and below that, a beer mug.
Said boy smirked. "Don't tell me that you don't get it Bron'!"
The girl growled, not caring that the whole Great Hall was watching. "What I get, Zabini, is the fact that you threw a CARROT at my head. Do you know what the results of that are?"
Blaise gulped. "Not particularly." He said, looking a mite nervous.
Bronwyn picked up a broccoli. "This." She said simply before chucking it at his head. It hit him in the middle of the forehead, leaving behind a few of the little green 'seed' things.
Blaise looked shocked for a minuet, and looked to Draco, who was on his right, and then at his little brother on his left. "I can't believe-"
He was cut off when Ginny yelled, "-It's not butter!" And promptly hurled a bread roll at Draco. Smeared with butter. Sorry, margarine.
Draco's laughing smirk disappeared. "What? Blaise -" Blaise nodded, and grabbed random, easily thrown foods.
"FOOD FIGHT!" Natalie yelled. And the before still-paralyzed-from-shock professors, jumped to attention.
Snape glared. McGonagall looked ready to murder. Dumbledore grinned, and Madame Hooch made a bet with the Professor Lupin.
An errant carrot made it's way towards the Head Table, hitting one special werewolf on the arm. Grinning, he hurled it back into the fray.
"I can't believe that you just did that Remus! You shouldn't encourage them!" Minerva McGonagall exclaimed, quite peeved.
"Minerva, darling, you forget that I was a Marauder!" the Prof. Grinned.
Rolling his eyes, the potions master went back to watching the increasingly large number of students hurl food at each other, thinking of ways to get Gryfindors into detention for this latest escapade.
A loud 'bang' went off. There stood Professor Dumbledore with his wand in the air, smoke drifting upwards from the tip.
"Well. I think that this should come to an end, as amusing as it was." Professor McGonagall said, pursing her lips.
The Headmaster smiled softly. "No matter how amusing it may be."
The Transfiguration teacher nodded, a sharp bob of her head. "Yes. May I please speak to Ms. Weasley, Ms. Jones, Ms. Lovegood, Misters Zabini, Mr. Malfoy, and Ms. McDonald outside please?"
Groaning, the students stood and walked outside, muttering to each other on how that had been the most exciting dinner since the Weasley Twins left.
~*~
"Mr. Zabini, Ms. Jones, really you should be ashamed of yourselves. This...uncouth.. behavior is really appalling for people your age. You should be setting an example for the younger students, a good one.
And the rest of you! You should have let be be, and Ms. Weasley, I do not appreciate the fact that you did indeed add fuel to the flame.
All the others, well, you shouldn't have been dragged in. Natalie, I expected better out of you. You shouldn't have stated the fact that it was indeed a food fight. You only encouraged things more. Andre, really. You should know the fact that your brother is..well.not the best role model -" here Blaise gave an indignant grunt "- and shouldn't have been dragged in.
All of you, detention for three days. Come see me for your assignments tomorrow."
Swiftly turning, the stern teacher walked down the corridor, her back rigid.
Rolling her eyes, Bronwyn turned to the group behind her. "Just what happened to her school spirit?"
Natalie shook her head. "Just 'cause I'm shy doesn't mean I don't like a good time."
Ginny grinned. "Hear here! Bronwyn, we must corrupt this young one!"
Draco glared at the littlest Weasley. "You threw that roll at me. And this is a new robe too!"
Ginny's grin grew wider. "Girls, I do believe that Mister Malfoy is a little upset over his robes!" Draco continued glaring. "I think that he's a little more worried about his clothes than the rest of us..that just lays to rest what we always suspected!"
Playing along, the three older girls cocked their heads. Natalie widened her eyes. "But Ginny!" she said, 'innocent' to the core. "Are you saying he's GAY?"
Luna gave a far off smile. "Yes dear. Didn't you know?"
Andre looked at his older brother in horror. "What'll Lucius say?" he asked.
Blaise smirked. "Well we all know that the bride's parents pay for the wedding."
Draco's eyes rolled back into his head, and his alabaster skin grew even paler. And he dropped down like a dead weight.
"Did THE DRACO MALFOY just faint?" asked Bronwyn incredulously. Blaise shook his head and put an arm around her shoulder and that of his brother. "I just don't know what this world is coming too. Maybe you knocked his brains loose with that roll Weasley."
Natalie snorted. "I think all the bleach removed what little he had in the first place."
Luna turned to her. "I think I like this kid. And you shouldn't insult blondes. You're one too."
The fourth year looked incredulous. "I AM NOT! I am a light brown! Not dirty blonde! NO - BROWN."
Andre grinned. "I'd say dirty blonde. Oh yes, always did like the dirty ones. But maybe you could be a dirty brunette?" He winked at her.
Natalie turned to Bronwyn. "Did he just wink at me?"
The welsh girl nodded. "I think he did."
They both turned to him. "And that's just lewd, crude, and nasty."
Blaise slapped Andre on his back. "Good going mate. You just got the scariest girl in the school and the best girl in fourth year charms mad at you. Take some advice from your dear big bro. RUN."
Andre looked at him with wide eyes. Ginny smirked. "Boo." He turned and sprinted.
The girls and Blaise broke down with laughter. Zabini and Bronwyn slid down the wall, and Bronwyn's head landed in Blaise's lap.
Ginny and Natalie were leaning on each other, and Luna sat down, tears running down her face.
"I am so glad my father wasn't here to see THAT!" said Blaise.
Draco groaned. "So am I."
Ginny patted him on the forehead. "It's ok widdle Dwaco. Kissy kissy makes it all bedder."
Draco shot up, backing away. "You do that, and I swear to god, you won't live to see your Rabbit Hole again."
Ginny raised an eyebrow. It was obvious she had been spending too much time around Bronwyn. "Rabbit Hole? Better than Ferret Cage." She said before walking towards Grffindor tower.
Luna nodded and followed Ginny, and Natalie followed Luna. Bronwyn sighed. "Loverly seeing you again. Gotta go with my girls. Buh byzes. And tell your brother we were only joking will you? Bye."
Getting up, joints cracking, she sauntered down the hall, leaving the two boys standing.
The huge Slytherin turned to the blonde. "I can't believe you FAINTED."
~*~
(I was going to end it here.)
Sitting in the Gryffindor common room, the four girls laughed until they cried.
"Oh damn! That was hilarious! I never would have guessed Malfoy would'a fainted!" sobbed Bronwyn.
Luna giggled. "I wish that we had gotten that on camera!"
Ginny sighed. "Oh fucking god that was too good. I say that Natalie joins us!"
Natalie blushed. "I don't want to impose-"
"Impose? IMPOSE?!? We need you! I want an accomplice like you!" Bronwyn said excitedly. "All that want Natalie to join us, raise your hands."
Three hands rose in the air. "Well. That's settled then." Said Luna.
Natalie grinned. "What did you think of Andre?" she asked.
Bronwyn sighed. "Oh, he has great potential. He sure grew a lot of the couple of years. He used to be this lanky kid, who my friend's sister would torture. It was hilarious. And you know, I never knew he could run that fast."
"You know the Zabini's?" asked Natalie.
Virginia smiled. "Yup. On the Hogwarts Train, Blaise almost lifted her off the ground he was so excited to see her. By the way, just WHAT is going on between you two?"
Bronwyn blushed slightly. "We're just friends."
Natalie smiled knowingly. "But you want to be more..?"
Bronwyn just blushed more. "Can't say I blame you. Andre is one fine piece of meat."
The three sixth years looked at her in wonder. "What? Dumbledore's always saying we should improve house relation's right? Anyways, a girl can look can't she?"
The girls nodded. "Well. As amusing as this is. We have a Transfiguration test tomorrow and detention. And I still have homework to do." Said Bronwyn.
Natalie jumped up. "I completely forgot! Night!"
With that said, the small group broke up to go up to the dorms.