Chapter 2: Really Odd

Blaise went to the Great Hall and ate. Well, more like stare at the food anyway. He was still thinking about the poem. 'Could it be for Potter?' he thought. 'What about Weasley?' His head stirred and he thought, and he thought. From Ravenclaw, to Gryffindor, to Hufflepuff, till Slytherin, He blacklisted every guy possible. But it was hopeless. You never can figure out what Luna Lovegood would be thinking.

When Blaise finally gave up, Pansy and Draco arrived and sat across him. "Oh no, is Zabini troubled again?" Pansy said mockingly as she sat down. "Shut up Parkinson." Blaise said irritably. This only made Pansy want to make fun of him more.

"So, tell me Blaise. You have been a little weird lately. You have been quite off lately. Starring into space, having a world of your own, that's not like you." Pansy said as a smirk grew on her lips. Draco, on the other hand, didn't say a thing for he found the subject really, really interesting.

Blaise answered her touchingly, "You don't even know me that well for you to say what's like me, and what's not." Then Pansy said to him, "Fine then, if you won't tell I'll make my own assumptions." Pansy went silent for a while then opened her mouth again to speak. "Blaise, are you in love?" Blaise almost chocked at that statement. And he started to cough. When he finally relaxed he said to her, "Get real Parkinson. I don't even know how to love." Blaise may seem relaxed but inside he was nervous and anxious. 'What if they'll find out about Luna?" he thought, as he drank more juice than required.

"So you're telling me that you're not in love"

"Yes, I'm telling you that I am NOT in love"

"Oh, I really did think that you were. With you starring into space, smiling all of a sudden and

all. But if you say your not, then fine."

"What's your deal Parkinson?"

"Nothing, I'm just concerned. That's all." Pansy closed her mouth again. And opened it again. "So if you're not in love then are you sick?" Now, Blaise was really getting angry. "Yes, Parkinson, I'm sick! SICK OF YOU!" Pansy laughed and said, "I knew it! You are sick!" Blaise was shaking with frustration. "I am not sick." He said silently. Then Pansy raised an eyebrow and said, "But you just said you were? What is it? Are you sick or not? Because if you are, you better go to the hospital wing…" "SHUT UP! I AM NOT SICK!" Blaise finally had enough. Everyone looked at them and stared. But they went on with what they were doing.

Pansy smiled shrewdly and said to Blaise, "Do you want some pumpkin juice?" Blaise looked at her, then at the goblet. "Whatever." He said as he took the goblet and took a sip.

"Are you in love?" Pansy asked again as if she knew Blaise was going to tell the truth. Blaise said trying not to shout, "For the last time Pansy Parkinson, I am NOT in love!" Pansy surveyed him and said, "What is it then?" "It's just a crush alright!" Blaise blurted out. When he realized what he just said he covered his mouth with his hand. "I told you I was going to get at the bottom of this." Pansy told Draco. Draco merely smirked and said, "Nicely done."

When Blaise finally had the idea with what was going on he shook his head and stared at Pansy and said, "No you didn't. No, no, no." Pansy laughed and said to him, "Veritaserum works every time." Blaise's eyes widened and asked, "But when did you put it?" "For me to know and for you to find out." Draco was now laughing; he found Blaise's face really funny. "I don't believe it. Wicked and smart." Blaise praised her. Pansy smiled and said, "Embrace it. Fear it."

After Pansy's statement, Draco finally stopped laughing and asked Blaise,"Who is it Blaise? Millicent Bulstrode?" "Not in a million years!" then Blaise took off and ran as fast as he could to his dormitory.

He stopped running when he saw that neither of them followed him. What was he to do? He didn't want anyone to know that he liked Luna Lovegood. If anyone will, they'll just laugh at him. And besides, he has a reputation to protect.

'What the hell am I going to do now?' he thought. He still had the Veritaserum in him and who knows what he could say to people. So, he just wondered off to the corridors. Who would want to stay there during Saturday's right? WRONG! As he walked, he saw a figure in front of him. At first he thought it was just a ghost or maybe Peeves. But as he grew closer it was no ghost alright. It was non-other than Luna Lovegood.

Blaise wanted to run, but he also wanted to stay. But before he could make up his mind it was too late.

"Hello." Luna greeted when she saw Blaise. Blaise smiled slightly and greeted her too. "Hey." 'Just walk away and she wont bother you.' he thought to himself. When he was so close into running, Luna stopped and talked to Blaise. "You're Blaise Zabini right?" Blaise looked at her. His heart was pounding really fast. He answered her, "Yes, I am." Then he started to walk away, but Luna took hold of his arm. "Wait," she said. "Were you the one who helped me with my books this morning?" Luna took her hand from his arm and she blushed. And again, Blaise was too worried to notice.

"Um, yes, that was me." Luna asked him, "Oh, okay. When you picked up the books have you seen a…" All of a sudden Blaise ran off like a scared cat being hunted by a dog. What was he to do right?

Luna was just standing there, shocked. She thought that was weird yet funny. She laughed and said to herself, "And they say I'm odd…"