A/N: LAST CHAPTER IS HERE!

Monday, 24th December

Really early - my watch has broken for some reason

I just woke up today and this huge thought just hit me.

I really like Zabini.

I don't know how, when or where, I just know I do. It's funny how things like that happen.

And just now, another thought just hit me. I have an idea what to give Zabini.

- REASONS WHY I AM HAPPY -

1. I've found Zabini a present.

2. Pansy owes me five Galleons. She betted I wouldn't fancy anyone this term. Muahaha!

3. I just found a packet of sweets under my pillow. I wonder how they got there.

4. It's Christmas tomorrow. Yay! That so did not sound like a Slytherin. Never mind.

Well, I'd better get up and face him.

7:30

Well, no one is actually awake yet, so I'm a bit bored. No, now some third years are coming down. Great. I think I might do my Potions again. Hermione corrected it for me.

7:34

I'm just having a break, I promise. I'm hungry. Where did I put those sweets?

7:39

I really am going to do my Potions now.

10:26

I'm going to go down to have a late breakfast. Zabini is obviously sleeping in. Either that or he somehow managed to sneak out of the common room when I wasn't looking (probably that time when I fell asleep over my homework). That's probably it.

Breakfast, 10:30

Yes, Zabini is down here. Along with most of the Slytherins. I'm so stupid.

Ha ha, Longbottom just turned into a canary.

Ooh, pancakes. Be right back.

Blueberry, mmm…

10:45

I'm just sitting at one end of the Slytherin table like a loner. I always end up looking like a loner. Maybe people don't like me because I wear black all the time. No, that can't be it.

All this thinking makes my head hurt. I'm going to be greedy and have another pancake.

10:52

Alright. I am just so bored. LIST TIME!

- REASONS WHY I AM BORED AS HELL -

1. No one is talking to me.

2. I've done all my homework that is due next term.

3. I have no one to bitch about! Oh no wait, I do.

4. Stalker isn't even stalking me anymore.

11:30

- REASONS WHY I AM PISSED OFF -

1. No one is talking to me. STILL.

2. Someone just told me that Stalker was on a Love Potion and he got the antidote today. So that's why he was stalking me! WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME BEFORE? Then I wouldn't have had to spend a whole day at Hogsmeade with him. Ugh, that was an experience I don't want again.

3. Zabini is taking advantage of Stalker's normal-ness and talking to him. I have no idea why that makes me pissed off. It just gives me a weird feeling inside.

4. I've run out of sweets.

5. My other quill just broke.

6. I threw it over at the fire and it hit someone and now they're yelling at me.

7. I just swore at him and he swore back. Now he's gone to get his friends to beat me up. Damn.

8. Oh God, his friends look exactly the same as Crabbe and Goyle. Eek.

9. I have a giant bruise on my arm. Great. BUT, on the plus side, he has a big red mark on the side of his face. I'm good. And the bruise doesn't hurt that much.

AH! THERE'S A GIANT FURRY THING IN THE COMMON ROOM! Is it Malfoy? He might've been turned into a ferret again.

Oh no.

It was someone's cat with an enlargement charm on it.

Hey! That's my cat!

I'm going to kill whoever did this.

21:10

Stupid third year. Didn't even know what an enlargement charm was. Had to go to Flitwick to get it sorted. Poor Tiger. But at least he scared the pants off Malfoy. Ha ha. I'm going to go to bed now, must get up early tomorrow!

Tuesday, 25th December Christmas Day

6:20

Maybe I shouldn't have woken up so early. Anyway, PRESENTS! Better get busy opening.

7:00

Wow, seriously good presents this year.

Mum and dad: They bought me a snake! It's at home though. They also got me a new watch (I wrote and told them the other one is broken) and this seriously cool ring. It's silver with a ruby and an emerald in the middle. It's so… can't find a word to describe it!

Pansy: She got me the black eye shadow and dark red lipstick that I've been wanting for ages. Must remember to hug her when she wakes up.

Hermione: A book on vampires. How did she come up with that?

Mills: This little figurine that sings if you put it in its box. It's so funny.

I also got this strange penguin statue. I have no idea who sent it. Ha ha, it's waddling around on my bed. It's hilarious.

Oops, I just woke up everyone by laughing too hard. At least they're not mad at me. I'm going over to hug Pansy now.

10:23

Well, I am so happy right now. I shall write what happened:

I was coming down the girls' staircase to the common room, and Zabini was there already holding something in his hand. He turns around and smiles at me while I was thinking 'Okaay… This is weird…' Then he comes up to me and puts my quill back in my hand and says, "Merry Christmas." I was just standing there staring (I know, it's rude to stare, blah blah blah…) Then I did the stupidest and bravest thing I've ever done in my life.

I kissed him.

And he kissed me back.

I was so shocked, I barely had time to say 'Merry Christmas' before I sprinted back up the staircase.

When I came back down again, he was still there.

And then, guess what? He asked me out. I know. Just there, at the bottom of the girls' stairs. First I stared at him. Then I stared some more. Then I nodded. I'm such a dork. And then he kissed me again. And I melted.

Now I'm sitting next to him on a couch and making sure he's not reading over my shoulder.

Today is officially the best Christmas ever.

FIN

A/N: Thanks to all who read and enjoyed this. Sorry I haven't responded to all your reviews, but I posted the whole story in, what, half an hour? I only got one review in that time, so it's not my fault, really.

Look out for the prequel and sequel to this fic, coming soon!

Also check out my other fic, Foxy.

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