Bonjour !
I am soooooo sorry for the delay but I have finally updated.
BTW, do not worry, I will not run out of ideas again (hopefully) and will continue working on this story.
Enough chit chat then...
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Pansy sat on the bench near the Black lake, twirling a strand of hair between her fingers, thinking about a problem which had been been on her mind since 4 years.
Finally, getting annoyed by doing nothing and wasting her time, she stood up and went in search of her only 'girl' friend. Knowing her, Pansy knew exactly where she would be and so she opened the gates of the Grand Library of Hogwarts. Now, the big problem was how find her friend in this huge maze of books. She was still thinking when she heard a loud crash and she hurried towards that direction and was met with quite a wonderous sight. Piles and piles and piles of books were scattered on the floor and Pansy found the person she was looking for, "Hermione, where in the world are you". A lot of rustling and efforts were heard, until a very flustered looking Hermione Granger emerged from the ocean of books and waved at Pansy" Oh, hey there Pansy". After much struggle, Hermione finally made it out carefully without stepping on any of the books.
Both the girls looked at the huge mess and Hermione remarked" Madam Pince is going to kick me out of the library forever if she sees this" she turned to Pansy and said" Well, what did you need help with?".
Pansy started speaking as Hermione performed spells to put all the books back in place, " Ok, so I have a very important problem to discuss. It's umm boy problems". Hermione stopped mid levitation, causing a pile of books to fall on her. She rubbed her sore head and asked" I'm sorry did I hear you correctly?, you want my help with boy problem? You know boy problems and I are like polar opposites, and what do polar opposites do?"
Pansy scratched her head and said" They attract? Look Granger, I have been spending so much time thinking about this that I haven't finished my Charms homework"
Hermione stared blankly and said" We didn't get a charms homework"
Pansy laughed nervously and said" Yes, well, Transfiguration homework?" a shake of the head "Herbology homework?" Another shake of the head "DADA homework?" yet another shake of the head from Hermione and a very exasperated Pansy "Quidditch homework?"
"Ok, now you're just being plain stupid" Pansy sighed and said" Please Hermione, I just need your help, can't you spare a few minutes?"
Hermione sighed and agreed to help Pansy and she drags Hermione along not bothering to tell her where exactly they are heading towards. On their way through the Slytherin dungeons, they pass by a very frustrated looking Blaise Zabini who was making his way towards the Slytherin common room. Pansy finally stopped in front of a dead end and stared blankly, Hermione waved a hand in front of her face and said with a huff" Now what Pansy. Did we come here to indulge in your favorite hobby which is apparently staring at a wall?"
Just as Hermione finished speaking the sentence, the wall transformed into a door, just like the room of requirements but with a Slytherin crest on it. The snake of the crest suddenly came to life and hissed" Passsssword?" Pansy immediately said" Pure-sang". The door opened to reveal a luxurious room with green tapestries, a stone fireplace, black leather couches, a table, kitchenette, a door presumably a bathroom, and a huge library as well. Hermione looked around in awe as Pansy said" Welcome to Salazar Slytherin's Secret Space or as we say it, SSSS". Hermione turned to her and asked" SSSSS?" Pansy shook her head and said" No it's SSSS" Hermione raised an eyebrow and asked again" SSSSSS?" Pansy facepalmed and said" Oh forget it, Granger". Then Pansy broke into a history lecture about the SSSS which surprised Hermione very much since Pansy was... well, Pansy. Hermione was about to doze of when Pansy finally bought up the real matter.
"Soooooo... IkindalikeBlaise"
Hermione's eyes went wide and she choked on air " Wait, as in Blaise Zabini?"
An eye roll from Pansy" How many Blaises do you and I both know?"
Hermione immediately brought her hand up and began counting on her fingers" Well, let's see..1 Blaise Zabini the slytherin... my great distant cousin Blaise... the cleaner Blaise who stole our paintings last year... the black neighbor's cat Blaise whom Crooks hates with all her cat heart... the boy who tripped me when I was in kindergarten and the gourmet frog named Blaise we ate at the restaurant" Hermione held 5 fingers and said" 5 Blaises in all". Pansy started facepalming five times in a row and didn't stop until Hermione broke into a lecture about the negative effectives of excessive facepalming.
"Okay so the main thing is I like Blaise Zabini very much"
At this Hermione stopped and said" And you should tell him"
"What?! I can't tell him! What if I trip before I told him or worse after I tell him and he starts laughing, then I won't even know if he's laughing at my feelings or me"
An eye roll from Hermione" Unless you're a Gemini, stop calculating all the worst scenarios. I'll see what I can do to help you"
Pansy stopped dead in her tracks" Wait, you will. Oh great then because I had a 35 slided PowerPoint presentation and a 1 hour speech ready and I honestly don't know how my pretty manicured nails could ever bear such torture."
With the last of greeting, Hermione headed out of the SSSSSS ,ugh. Still can't get it right
She had the great look of determination which was then crushed, no literally crushed when Hermione walked face first into a wall. Talk about a bad day...
Slytherin Common Room
Blaise entered the room fidgeting with his wand and flopped down on the couch. Draco barely looked up from his book and continued to pay not one ounce of attention until Blaise said "Ok, drop the act. You know I need help so please"
The signature smirk "Well well, I was waiting for when the Italian prince would fall. And what can the humble Slytherin Prince do for the great Italian prince"
Blaise snorted at the supposed 'humble' prince and said" IkindalikePansy"
Draco's eyes widened and said" Pansy? Parkinson? The annoying bratty common best friend we have? The one with a pug's nose? The one who loves fashion and something named pedi-mani? The on"
"YES, DRACO"
"Oooohhh, well that's new"
"What should I do, Drake?"
"Tell her"
"ARE YOU CRAZY!"
"No, not at all"
"Not happening. Find some other way, I beg thee"
" Stop begging, Blaise. Makes you look like Weaslebee"
"PLEASSSSSEEEEEE"
"Hmmm"
"I'll do anything!"
"Anything?"
"ANYTHING"
"I have something in mind. Your work will be done, Italian Prince"
"Thank You, oh great lord of Slytherin"
With that, Draco headed towards the head common room where he was met with a horrendous site. It looked more like an architect's office less like a Heads common room with tons of blue prints, notes, paper, parchment, books, coffee and a peacock designed handbag?
Draco carefully made his way, tiptoeing through the mess until he reached the source of it and was met with a ball of paper hitting him squarely in the nose.
"Granger, what the hell?"
"Hmm? what is it Malfoy? I'm really busy right now"
"Look at the horrible mess you've made! What is is that you're doing?"
"I'm planning a date between Pansy and Blaise"
"WHAT?!"
Draco came over and looked over her shoulder, seeing a bunch of paper scattered with a bunch of notes filled with sentences like "Pansy can wear a green or a black or a red dress to the date or she can wear a coat or perhaps a jumpsuit"
Draco shook his head and started organizing the common room but Hermione jumped to protest" Hey, I still have some work with all that!"
Draco sighed and turned towards her" Granger, you're trying to get two people together, not make them give a triple NEWTS exam. Ask for proffesional hel"
Hermione looked around and right through and asked" Where?"
Draco stepped in the centre of her eyesight and said" Right here"
Hermione raised and eyebrow and Draco explained everything to her and then Hermione told Pansy's side of story"
"So they're both in denial. How cute. This is going to be a fun challenge, Granger"
" Indeed, Malfoy, Indeed"
End of Chapter!
And now, what is cooking inside Draco's head, what's going on Hermione's head but most of all, WHAT IS THAT PEACOCK DESIGNED BAG?
Read on to find out
Sincerely,
Xandra