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Chapter 6
He looked so smug standing there smirking with his hands behind his back looking totally innocent. I desperately wanted to wipe that smirk right off his face. But, I suppose he did have the right to look smug, he saved me…twice! I was now officially in his debt. I decided that I did owe him my life so I should be civil. "Thank you," I said softly.
"What? I'm sorry I didn't hear that could you repeat that please?" He said grinning maniacally.
"I said Thank You, for saving my life…twice." I said blushing and trying very hard not to meet his gaze.
"Well it's not as if no one else would have done it, I was just the first to get there. Not to say that if I'd waited any longer you would have been dead, but someone would have got to you eventually, you know after the frizinals had torn you to pieces," He said playfully. "You know sometimes I really think Professor Hagrid is mad as a loon when it comes to magical creatures. He seriously tried to defend the frizinals for going after you, said they just wanted to play…mental he is." Zabini said looking slightly disturbed.
"Why'd you do it?" I asked nervously.
"Do what?" Zabini said trying to act as if he didn't know what I meant.
"Why do you keep saving me? I'm not special, why do you always seem to pop up whenever I need help?" I asked slightly annoyed that he was avoiding the question.
"It's complicated. As for why I'm always there I just always seem to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Now about you and your lovely friends…what's going on with the golden trio? Trouble in paradise?" He said tactfully avoiding my questions. I decided I was too tired to have a good argument so I opted not to question him further about his motives... for the moment. Plus I desperately needed to talk to someone about Harry and Ron.
"I don't know Harry and Ron have just been so distant lately. With the war and all…I suppose we're just growing apart. After all nothing good can last forever right?" I said with a weak smile. I saw Zabini's smirk fade as he thought of a way to respond.
"Then I feel very sorry for them. They just lost the most brilliant witch of our age and their only hope of winning the battle against Voldemort." He said solemnly, he was serious I could see it in the way his eyes had darkened, they'd turned into dark pools of forest green.
"You're against Voldemort?" I asked suspiciously.
"Of course, although this is not the time or place to talk of it. It's not safe to speak so freely, especially for a Slytherin, there are always people listening." He said with a look that said he would tell me more when the time was right. I gave him a curious look but let it go. Just then Madame Promfrey bustled in saying that Zabini should go and I need to rest. But, before she could shoo Zabini out the door another person with an injury walked in and she went to tend to him.
"Goodbye Hermione. I will see you when I see you, do try not to get into more trouble. I've said this before I won't always be there to save you." He said and slowly turned to walk away but not before he placed something on my bedside table. I was far to drowsy to look at that moment so I drifted to sleep telling myself I'd see what he'd placed there when I woke up. After all it wasn't going to go anywhere and with that last thought I drifted into the land of nod.
The next morning I awoke to Madame Promfrey. She set a tray on my lap and told me to eat because she deemed me well enough to go to classes. However I was excused from all my morning classes. After she was done fussing over me I remembered Zabini had set something on my bedside table. I slowly looked over only to find a single rose. I lifted it off the nightstand to examine it. It was a gorgeous blood red rose that was flawless. I was shocked. I'd never gotten flowers in my life! It had such a wonderful fragrance as well. It was such an intense fragrance and yet it wasn't so powerful that you wouldn't be able to smell anything for the rest of the day. It was perfect. It was my favorite flower too.
For the next few hours I just sat there gazing into space, twirling my rose in my hand and sniffing it occasionally. I had so many thoughts running through my head. Blaise had made it so clear that he didn't like me. But he kept saving me, kept doing things that were completely unexpected like the rose and the kiss. I was so utterly confused. Finally Madame Promfrey bustled in gave me some clean clothes and told me to head off to lunch. I slowly got dressed, when I was finished I shrank my rose and put it in my pocket as a sort of good luck charm. I then left the infirmary and made my way to lunch knowing full well that I would have to face Ron and Harry, it was not going to go well I could feel it.
I entered the Great Hall and made my way to the Gryffindor table dreading it every step of the way. I could clearly see that Harry and Ron had no intention of scooting over so that I could have a seat; I searched for some empty place at the table. Luckily I didn't have to search long because Ginny waved me over. I was grateful for that.
Ginny and I had never been real close but I could always count on her if I ever got into a fight with Harry and Ron. She never really judged the situation or circumstance she just listened and occasionally offered advice. She truly was a good friend, I was glad to know at least I had one. She never pried into my business either, she knew if I wanted to tell her I would if not she would stick around and make sure I at least had somewhere to sit during meals. Yes, I was very grateful to have someone like her around.
I sat down next to Ginny who could see that I wasn't ready to talk about whatever was bothering me and after she attempted conversation with me a few times she turned back to her other friends. I simply listened and played with my food. I wasn't that hungry. I slowly let my eyes wander, I could see that Ron and Harry were talking heatedly about something, probably Quidditch but every once in awhile Ron or Harry would turn and glare at me. They probably thought I had something going on with Blaise. Blaise, when had I started to refer to him as that? Probably after he gave me the rose. Then again I guess Harry and Ron were partially right. There was something going on between Blaise and I, I just hadn't figured out what it was yet. He was so mysterious and I still couldn't figure out what his story was.
I suppose sometime when my mind was lost in my thoughts I'd let my eyes wander because when I came out of my thoughts the first thing I saw were vibrant green eyes, staring at me from across the hall. Blaise was sitting there with a huge smirk simply watching me as I blushed and looked down at my plate. I was so mortified; I knew I must have been caught staring even if I hadn't meant to actually be staring. I swear he was the only boy who could get me flustered without doing anything. I silently scolded myself, I was more mature than this! I was not some silly schoolgirl like Lavender and Parvati that blush every time some boy looks at them! I quickly composed myself while I gathered my stuff and headed out to my next class that happened to be Defense Against the Dark Arts and unfortunately it was with Slytherin.
This year was a good year for D.A.D.A because since everyone now thought the position was cursed and no one was brave enough to take it. Dumbledore managed to convince Professor Lupin to come back and teach. It felt good knowing we wouldn't have to watch out for another evil teacher.
I took my time in getting to class taking the extra long way and ended up getting there just as class was about to start. Unfortunately there was only one seat left open and it was right next to Blaise, I really had to start learning how to get to class early, this was the second time I was forced to be Blaise's partner. I noticed that Ron and Harry were glaring holes in my head and if looks could kill I would have been dead as soon as I sat next to Blaise. I guess this class wasn't going to be so bad. After all if it meant irritating Harry and Ron it was worth it. I decided to anger them further; I turned to Blaise and started to talk to him. "Thank you for the rose," I said softly and leaning over so that no one else would hear. To an outsider it would look like I was whisper sweet nothings in his ear and I knew this would vex Harry and Ron so I smirked a little.
"Your welcome, but I can see what your doing. How very Slytherin of you. But, because I want to see how this whole situation plays out I'll humor you." He said as he leaned in and whispered back into my ear. He was so close I could practically feel his lips on my ear and feel his breath on my neck. I shivered slightly. Just then Professor Lupin walked in and began class. Today we weren't really doing much simply taking notes. I immediately started jotting down important notes. In the middle of class Blaise shoved a piece of parchment under my fingers. I quickly hid it under the desk so we wouldn't get in trouble if Professor Lupin happened to pass by. I quickly read it and it said,
If you really want to get them upset we can make this more interesting…
I glanced over at him and nodded giving him the signal that I was o.k. with whatever plan he had. This was going to be fun, I had no idea what he had in store to help me get revenge on Harry and Ron but I knew that what ever it was it would be good. I watched him wait for Harry or Ron to glance over at us which they seemed to be making a habit of doing and as soon as they did he put his arm around the back of my chair. I struggled to keep in a smile as I saw Ron's eyes fill with rage and Harry who was grasping his quills with white knuckles now. I wanted to burst out laughing but I managed to keep my attention on Professor Lupin. Fortunately Blaise and I were at the back of the classroom so if you weren't actually looking at us you'd never know what we were doing. After that he lifted his hand and started to alternate between playing with my curls of hair and drawing circles on my back. I honestly had no idea it would affect me so much! The butterflies mercilessly started playing racket ball in my stomach. My breath caught in my throat and I reminded myself that he was only doing this to get Harry and Ron angry. I quickly glanced over at Ron whose had now was crushing his notes and Harry who looked furious. I pretended not to notice and simply went on copying notes down. Inside I was dying of laughter.
After Professor Lupin dismissed the class Blaise and I bolted out the door. We ran down the corridors as fast as we could, not particularly paying much attention as to where we were going. We knew that if Harry and Ron caught us they would probably try and murder Blaise. Eventually we stopped in a small courtyard we looked at each other for a moment before bursting out in laughter! The looks on Harry and Ron's faces were priceless. We both fell to the ground clutching our stomachs, which hurt from laughing so hard. We lean on each other for support as we tried to calm down. After we'd finally stopped laughing I looked at him and it was like I was seeing him for the first time. I didn't see him as some Slytherin anymore, I saw him as a person, someone who liked to have fun and play games just like everyone else. It was then that I realized how close we actually were. Our faces were a mere six inches apart. He just looked at me and slowly that gap seemed to close. The next thing I knew we were kissing, it started as a sweet innocent kiss but soon grew into a more passionate one. I slowly slipped my hands around his neck as he pulled me closer to him. It was the most amazing kiss I'd ever had in my life. I was totally lost in a world that consisted of only him and I. However as I mentioned before nothing good can last forever and before I knew it I was being jerked away from his grasp by a hand that violently pulled me up and shoved me out of the way.