A/N: Ok, I promised in the summery some potential Ivy and Blaise. Here's the birth of Operation: Hook Up Ivy and Blaise! Enjoy! And reviews are loved.
Chapter 5
The Problem with Love
The next morning, Draco and I walked down to breakfast as I reminded him he had to apologize to Ivy. He was whining about it and asking if he had to and I was saying yes.
When Ivy walked over to our table I smiled and glanced at Draco.
"Hey, V." I said smiling "Draco has something he wants to say to you."
Draco looked at me sadly "Do I have to?" he asked yet again."
I grabbed his ear and yanked it, hard. "Yes!" I said "Now say it if you want to keep your ear!"
"OK! OK! I'm sorry for nicking your bear!" Draco rushed to say.
"Thanks for the apology, Malfoy." Ivy said coldly, sitting down in between Draco and I.
At that moment, Ivy's barn owl, Maria flew down and landed on Ivy's arm.
"Hey, you." Ivy said happily, stroking her head.
"Hi, Maria !" I shrieked happily, stroking her beak, earning an affectionate nip.
At that moment, a mini barn owl flew onto the table in front of me.
"Who's is this?" I asked looking at the owl's adorable face.
"Oh, that's my personal owl, June." Ivy said, placing Maria down on the table and picking up June.
"When'd you get a new owl?" I asked as I picked up Maria.
"I bought her myself in June, hence her name." Ivy explained, taking the letter Maria had on her leg. She sighed and crumpled it up.
"What?" I asked, looking at the ball of parchment.
"Nothing." Ivy replied quickly, stashing the ball in her pocket.
"Ok." I said suspiciously watching Ivy petting June.
After a while, Maria and June fly away and Ivy started to eat breakfast.
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After breakfast, Ivy, Draco and I went down to the dungeons for Potions. Ivy pulled up a seat for the two of us.
As Ivy talked to Harry and Ron about something I really don't care about, Draco put himself in Ivy's seat.
"Hey, what do you say we put Ivy and Blaise together in Potions again this term? Maybe hook them up?" he asked, smirking at me.
I nod as I look at Ivy "Yeah…let's do that." I said, getting up and heading for Ivy "You talk to Blaise, I'll talk to Ivy."
Draco nodded "All right, Han. Time to commence, Operation: Hook Up Duff and Blaise."
Me and Draco shared a nod of agreement.
"Go!" I said, nudging Draco towards Blaise.
Draco walked up to Blaise and gave me a thumbs up.
"Hey, Blaise. Han and I were talking and we agree that you should sit with Ivy again this term." Draco said, smiling.
Blaise's eyes widened "Really? Why'd I do that?"
"Because, Blaise," Draco said, stealing a glance at Ivy then at me "you fancy her. And I hear she fancies you."
Blaise smiled and grabbed his book bag "Yeah, I'll do that, thanks, Dray!"
Draco turned to me and mouthed "Mission Accomplished."
I smirked and walked over to Ivy.
"Hey, V." I said smiling "You know…I think Blaise wants to sit with you." I said, nodding towards Blaise.
"Hey, Ivy! There's room over here!" Blaise called out, pointing to the space on the bench next to him.
"You're dead, Han." Ivy said quietly as she walked over and sat next to Blaise.
I smirked as Draco grabbed my hand and pulled me onto the bench where mine and his book bags were.
"All right, silence!" Professor Snape called out to the class, eliciting silence from everyone.
As Snape gave us the assignment, everyone erupted into conversation. I looked to Ivy and Blaise. And they were working! Not talking at all! This wasn't good! Not good at all.
"Dray!" I hissed, nudging Draco in the ribs "They aren't talking!"
Draco turned around.
"CRAP!" he hissed, pulling out his wand "We'll have to change that, won't we?" he added, waving his wand.
Ivy's root fell onto the floor.
"That's your ingenious plan?" I asked "Get Ivy to look like a klutz!"
"Wait for it." Draco said holding up a finger.
Ivy bent down to pick it up…and so did Blaise. They brushed hands.
"Oh!" I said nodding "Now I get it! Smart!"
Ivy moved her hand quickly and returned to brewing the potion, blushing. But STILL NOT TALKING TO BLAISE!
"Damn it!" Draco and I said together, as I cut up a root.
"We need a new plan!" I said, writing What is your problem onto a piece of parchment balling it up and throwing it at Blaise.
"OW!" Blaise said, rubbing his forehead and unballing the parchment and reading the note. "What the hell was that for?"
"Talk to her!" I said nudging at Ivy. "I mean, come on, man!"
Ivy looked at the note then at me confused.
After class, despite the lack of communication, Ivy had brewed the potion perfectly for Snape.
Draco and I face palmed ourselves in annoyance.
