Vanessa's POV

I woke up to slashing around on the sofa. I looked around to see what was going on. I saw Draco, who wasn't as singed anymore, tossing and turning around on the couch. I went into the kitchen, grabbed an ice pack, and put it on his forehead to calm him down. Once he was okay, I went into my room and started getting ready for the Quidditch game. I walked into my shower, turned the knob, and started my shower. Once I was done with my shower, I did my makeup, curled my hair, and put on my jeans and Quidditch jumper from last year. Once I was finished, I grabbed my jewelry, shoes, bag, and sunglasses. I walked out and saw Blaise sipping a mug filled with tea. I walked over to him and smiled.

"Are you gonna tell me what happened last night?" I asked

I heard him sigh then he asked, "Where do I begin?"

"I'm gonna say start from when you walked through the door."

He smiled, thankful for not making him start from the beginning.

"When Draco came into my room, he was asking me all of these questions about what happened and who was it. I kept dismissing his words until he said that the girl was a bloody bitch. I lost it. I couldn't allow him to call her that, so I hexed him." He explained

"You know he was trying to make you feel better."

"Yea, he's a good mate. He just needs to choose his words more carefully." He said as he looked over at him sleeping on the couch and smiled.

"He's the best mate I could ever ask for."

"How long have you guys known each other?" I asked, not really knowing how long they have been friends

"We have known each other since we were like 5. He has always been my best mate."

I smiled as Blaise thought back onto his memories with Draco. Blaise and I sat in silence until Draco woke up. When he woke up Blaise strutted over to him and whispered an apology. Draco shook his head and smiled, and I decided that it was time for me to go in.

"How are you doing?" I asked, concerned

"I'm okay… I can see that you are quite excited about the Quidditch game." He said

I nodded at him still with a worried look on my face. He saw the worried look on my face and tried to get up from the couch. Long story short it ended with Blaise and I helped him back onto the couch.

"Draco, you're not gonna make it to the Quidditch game. I'm gonna stay here with you in case you need anything." I said

"No, you go. It's my fault he is hurt. I'll stay. You go and support your team." Blaise said as Draco looked up at me and nodded.

"Go, I'll be okay." He said

I nodded and headed out the door to find Hermione and Jordan.

Blaise's POV

I watched Vanessa leave the room and close the door then I looked at Drake to see him still watching the door.

"Mate, do I have to say it again?" I asked

"Fuck you." Drake said not looking at me

"Drake, you have to do something." I told him because I know how good he feels around her

"No. I do not deserve her." He stubbornly said back to me.

"She bloody loves you! You are just too blind to see it! What will it take for you to see that!" I exclaimed, but he just shook his head and looked straight towards the window. I sigh and quit trying so he could drift back to sleep.

Vanessa's POV

I walked through the corridors until I was stopped by someone unexpected. I heard someone calling my name and I stopped dead in my tracks and turned around as fast as possible.

"Nessa!"

As I turned around, I had the biggest smile on my face, when I saw them. I looked and saw a double team of red hair. I ran up to them and jumped into their arms.

"Fred! George! How are you guys? Why are you here?" I said very excited.

"We are great, and so excited to see you!" George said

"Vanessa, Dumbledore has invited us to come with the seventh and sixth years to Beauxbatons. We just had a meeting with him." Fred explained as my excitedness turned into confusion

"I wonder why he wants you guys to come along with us?" I thought out loud.

"He just said that it was important, so we are just going to have Lee watch the store while we are gone." George stated.

"Since we were already here, we decided to stay and watch Ronniekins, Gin, and Harry in their Quidditch Match." Fred continued

I nodded and they followed me to find Jordan and Hermione. Once we found them and said their hellos, we headed down to the Quidditch Pitch. Once we got there and were seated the match began. It started off with Ravenclaw in the lead 30 to 10, the Ginny swooped in to save the day. Within 10 minutes we were up 50 to 30. We were all sitting there when we saw Harry take an immediate dive to the ground then pull up right before he hit the ground. He held his hand up and we all cheered because he had caught the snitch! Fred, George, Jordan, Hermione, and I went down onto the pitch to congratulate Harry, Ron, and Ginny. We all decided to celebrate this win with a lunch in Hogsmeade. We all walked down to Hogsmeade while Harry and I had a little chat.

"Nessa, are you okay?" Harry asked

"Yea, I'm fine. Why do you ask?" I asked him back

"I don't know, you just seem a lot happier lately. I'm just trying to figure out what is going on." He explained

"Yea, Harry I'm perfectly fine. I think this year is going to be a pretty calm year."

He nodded and we headed into the three broomsticks for our lunch. We ate and talked until Fred and George informed us that they had to get back to the shop. I suggested to the girls that we go and look for swimsuits for my party, and they agreed. We went into a swimsuit place and spent a good hour and a half in there before we all found our swimsuits. We started walking back to the castle when Jordan pulled me aside.

"Hey… Can I talk to you?" Jordan asked me

"Yea, of course." I responded

"Okay… I kind of had a… sort of a one-night stand type of thing. After the whole thing he came up to me a few days later and told me some things. I told him my opinion and he didn't agree with me. He got really upset and ended up storming out. I just don't know what to do…"

"Just let him calm down and then go and talk to him." I told her and she nodded as we continued walking towards the castle. When we got inside, we went our separate ways. I went up to the Heads Common Room and everyone else headed to the Gryffindor Common Room. I opened the door to see Draco sitting up on the couch with Blaise sitting there beside him.

"Get up! We're going somewhere!" I told them as I tossed them their jackets and they slowly got up with concerned looks on their faces.

"Where are we going?" Blaise asked

"First we are going to talk to my dad, then to Hogsmeade."

He nodded, and they followed me to dad's office. I spoke the password, went up the stairs with the two idiots walking behind me. I saw the Dad was alone in his office so I walked in and sat down at his desk.

"Hey, Dad!"

"Are you here about the permission to get a part of your birthday present?"

"Yes…"

He walked over to his desk, grabbed some parchment, and handed it over to me. I smiled and went to hug him!

"Thanks Dad!"

Once I had the parchment, I decided to leave, so the little idiots followed.

"Where are we going?" Blaise asked.

"We are going to get one of my birthday presents!" I said

Once we were in Hogsmeade, I grabbed their hands and apparated to a street in Muggle London.

"What the bloody hell are we doing here?" Draco asked

"I am getting a tattoo."

Their eyes widened and Blaise started to laugh.

"You? Get a tattoo? You hate shots! How do you think you are going to survive getting a tattoo?" Blaise laughed out, but I grabbed a potion from my purse and held it up to him.

"Didn't you think I would've thought about that!" I said as he rolled his eyes and they followed me into the tattoo shop. I downed the potion, and then went over to the table where I told the artist where I wanted the tattoo, and what I wanted. Draco and Blaise sat over to the side patiently while I lifted my shirt and the artist started on my tattoo. About halfway through we took a break for water, food, and to go to the bathroom. I walked over to Blaise and Draco to see Blaise asleep.

"I'm guessing that he didn't get much sleep last night." I said

"No, I don't think he did either." Draco agreed with me.

"Do you know how worried about you he was?" I asked him

"He's a great mate."

"Funny he said the exact same about you. You guys really have a good friendship." I told him

"He was friends with me through everything. He was the only one who I told everything to, and he still understood me. I wasn't always the greatest friend to him, but he always was to me. I can never repay him for sticking with me." Draco told me while smiling.

"Draco, you don't repay friends. Real friends stick with you no matter what, they are always there for you even if you haven't spoken in years. Real friends are the people that you trust with everything. They're the friends that just know you're upset and you don't even have to say anything." I told him as he smiled up at me, and then looked back at Blaise.

"I guess I have two real friends now."

I returned the smile and went back over to the table where the artist was finishing my tattoo. It was another hour before the tattoo was finished. Before it was done, I told Draco to wake Blaise and take him back to the castle. He woke Blaise, took him back to the castle, and was back within 15 minutes. After Draco walked in, we waited for another 10 minutes before he had finished the tattoo. I got off the table and went over to the mirror. I looked at the tattoo in the mirror and I was amazed. I walked over to Draco who was patiently waiting for me to show him. I lifted up my shirt to display my new tattoo of the saying "Here comes the sun".

"Wow, it's beautiful" Draco said, smiling at me.

"Do you like it?" I asked.

"Yea, I like it a lot." He told me

"Come on, let's go get some coffee." I said as I took his hand and we walked over to a Starbucks across the street. I ordered a mocha for both of us and took it over to the table where he was sitting.

"Thanks. Are you nervous about the Triwizard Tournament?" He asked

"I'm very nervous just because of what happened last time. I don't want anyone to get hurt." I replied

"I just can't believe that we are going to Beauxbatons for an entire year. That's gonna be different for everyone."

"I feel like it's going to be hard for some people to adjust and they will not want to work hard. Especially with Quidditch and the tournament." I said

"I see where you are coming from." He agreed with me.

"It's getting late we should probably head back to the castle." I said while he nodded his head up and down as he yawned. We got up from the table and headed outside, I grabbed his hand and we apparated back to Hogsmeade. We were in Hogsmeade in seconds and saw everyone running about and having fun. We walked back to the castle and continued talking about the Tournament.

"Why did you do it?" I asked

"Do what?" He questioned

"Enter the Tournament."

I heard him sigh, but he answered my question, "I don't really know, I just feel like I have to. Like it's my destiny."

"Sorry, I shouldn't have asked. I was just curious." I said looking at the ground

"It's fine, I just don't want to be remembered as the dick who never did anything good."

"No one thinks of you like that…" I reassured him

"Name one good thing I did."

"The past is the past I don't judge by the past. I judge on the present." I said as we walked through the castle doors and up to mine and Blaise's dorm. When we walked in, we saw Blaise passed out on the couch.

"Wow, he must have been tired." I said looking over at Draco as he started towards Blaise. He gently shook him and when he woke up took him to his bed. When he came back, he went over to the couch and sat down. I walked over and sat down next to him. I turned the TV on and looked over as he started to drift off to sleep. I reach over and pulled him down with his head laying in my lap. He looked up and me and closed his eyes. I started playing with and ruffling his hair to make him more comfortable. In a good 10 minutes he was asleep. I just sat there until I heard Blaise's bedroom door open. He slowly walked out looking very tired. He came and sat down on the love seat and started talking.

"You make him a better person, ya know. He feeds off your positive energy that you display. He likes hanging out with you it makes him feel better." He said, but I didn't know what to say, so I just nodded.

"He really hasn't ever had many real friends. Crabbe, Goyle, and Pansy only liked him because of his last name. The only true friend he ever had before this year was me. Then he started hanging out with you, and he started to feel like he belonged in the world. He realized that he didn't have to be the big bad person he was used to being. He learned he can smile once in a while." Blaise continued.

I looked down and Draco and remembered that big goofy smile that he had today.

"I'm glad that I can have such a positive effect on him. Being around him makes me feel good too. I feel happy. I haven't felt happy in a long time." Just as I said that he started to stir awake. Once he got fully awake, he took his head off my lap and sat up against the couch. When he picked his head up off my lap, I went and made Draco, Blaise, and I a hot cup of tea then headed over to the couch.

"Thanks" They said and took the cup then slowly sipped the hot tea. Once everyone was done with their tea, I grabbed my wand and accoied a piano keyboard. I started to play the keys and looked over at Draco and he nodded that he knew the song.

Me: You trembled like you'd seen a ghost

And I gave in

Draco: I lacked the things you need the most,

You said where have you been?

Me: You left my soul bleeding in the dark

So you could be king

Draco: The rules you set are still untold to me

And I've lost my faith in everything

The nights you could cope,

Me: Your intentions were gold

Draco: But the mountains will shake

Both: I need to know I can still make

Explosions... Me: On the day you wake up... Needing

somebody

Draco: And you've learned

Both: It's okay to be afraid

But it will never be the same

Me: And as the floods move in

And your body starts to sink

Draco: I was the last thing on your mind

I know you better than you think

Me: 'Cause it's simple darling, I gave you warning

Draco: Now everything you own is falling from the sky in pieces

Both: I'll love you, another time, another time

Explosions...on the day you wake up

Me: Needing somebody

Both: And you've learned

Draco: It's okay to be afraid

Both: But it will never be the same... It will never be the same

"You guys are meant to be." Blaise said looking over at me

"What are you talking about?" I asked as I looked over at Draco and he was death staring Blaise, while Blaise was just grinning.

"I'm confused…" I said looking back to Blaise

"Don't worry about him… He's stupid." Draco said, still glaring at Blaise.

"Okay… Let's do something fun!" I exclaimed.

"Like what?" Blaise asked

"We can swim in the lake. It's pretty warm today." Draco suggested.

"Yea! Let's go!" I said excitedly.

"Let's get ready then we can go." Draco laughed and I walked into my bathroom and put on my orange bathing suit then put a white cropped tank top and some denim shorts on top of it. Once I was ready, I walked out into my room and grabbed my towel, sunglasses, and wand. I walked out into the living area to see Draco and Blaise ready to go. I grabbed their hands and took them out of the room. Once we got there, I laid my towel out onto the sand, and took off my clothes to reveal my bikini.

"Let's go in the water!" I exclaimed

"Since you're so excited... How about I throw you in?" Blaise asked coming after me. I took off running away from him, but he caught me and put me over his shoulder.

"BLAISE! PUT ME DOWN!" I screamed.

"I'm good…" He laughed as he carried me towards the water and threw me lightly into the water. I resurfaced and saw Blaise hiding behind Draco and pushing him towards me.

"What the hell are you doing mate?" Draco asked, trying not to laugh.

"Maybe she will attack you before me?" He said hopefully.

"That is highly unlikely." I said as I stand up in the water and start chasing him around and listen to Draco laugh very loudly. Once I finally tackled him into the water, I walked over to Draco and we started talking.

"So, are you excited for your birthday party?" He asked

"Yea, I am excited to see all my friends in one place. Together. It will be fun." I responded smiling up at him.

"Yea, I suppose." He said while he looked at me and smiled. I cocked my head back in laughter, then took his hand and led him into the water. Blaise was laying there floating on his back, so I snuck up behind him and jumped on top of his stomach. He fell into the water and then returned to the surface a few seconds later. We all laughed until it was almost time for dinner so we headed back up to the castle. We went back to the common room and I changed into some black leggings and a white sweatshirt. I walked out to the living room area to see Blaise and Draco sitting there playing chess.

"I'll be back later." I said when I walked into the living room.

"Where are you going?" Blaise asked

"I'm going to the Gryffindor common room to see if Hermione will help me with this homework." I said as I walked out the door and headed towards the Gryffindor common room. When I finally got there, I walked through the portrait hole to hear screaming.

"GIN YOU ARE OVERREACTING!" Harry screamed

"YOU NEVER PAY ATTENTION TO ME WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU! YOU NEVER PAY ATTENTION TO ME AT ALL! I'M THROUGH WITH YOU!" Ginny yelled back and then she stormed out of the common room and Jordan got up to try to calm her down. I walked over to Harry to try to calm him down.

"Are you okay Harry?" I asked

"I'm fine." He said but we went over to the couch and started talking about what happened anyway. It was about an hour later before Ginny came back into the common room with Dean wrapped around her arm talking about the formal dinner with him. I looked over at Harry and he started ranting.

"I knew she never got over him. She was always looking at him when we were together." He ranted.

"She's probably just upset." I said trying to reason with him.

"She's trying to make me jealous. Well, two can play that game. Vanessa come to the dinner tonight with me."

"Harry, I don't want to get involved…" I tried to stay out of his relationship drama.

"We can just go as friends then, please…" He pleases with me and I couldn't refuse Harry Potter's famous puppy eyes.

"Okay, I'm going to go and get ready." I said huffing about it.

"Okay I'll come get you before dinner." He said and I nodded, left the common room, and headed back to my own common room. When I opened the door, I could hear music blasting from Blaise's room. I guess him and Draco are getting ready. I walked into my own room and started primping for the night to come. I grabbed my wand and lightly curled my hair. Once my hair was finished, I started on my makeup. I started with a red smoky eye to match my dress, then finished it off with a red lipstick. After my makeup was finished, I pulled my red midi dress out of my closet and my shoes. Then I grabbed some nice jewelry that matched my dress. Once I was finished, I took a long look in the mirror to see myself. I walked out of my room to see Blaise and Draco standing in the kitchen waiting to take a shot of firewhiskey. I walked over to the kitchen

"You look gorgeous, Vanessa" Draco said stunned.

"Absolutely stunning" Blaise said smiling.

"Thanks boys, you guys look pretty handsome yourselves." I said grinning at the two of them.

Blaise handed me and Draco a shot glass.

"Cheers to tonight" Blaise said raising his glass

"Cheers" Draco and I said as we all tipped back our shot and felt the alcohol burn our throats. As soon as we took a shot, I heard a knock at the door and I went to go open it.

"Hey, Harry!" I said as the door opened.

"Ready to go?" He asked

"Yea, bye guys!" I said as I walked out of the common room and Harry and I headed to the Great Hall.

Draco's POV

Once we took our shot, we all heard a knock on the door and Vanessa got up to get the door.

"Hey, Harry!" She said as she opened the door

"Ready to go?" He asked

"Yea, bye guys!" She said as the door shut behind her. Once she left, I looked over at Blaise.

"Still think she loves me?" I asked Blaise

"They are probably going as friends calm down."

"Friends my ass. Let's go." I grumbled as I walked out the door.

"This is going to be interesting." I hear Blaise as he followed me out the door.

Vanessa's POV

When Harry and I walked into the Great Hall I could feel everyone's eyes on us. We decided to sit with Ron and Hermione who came together as well.

"Mate, you know I love you but this is kind of silly. Do you really think Gin is going to believe you and Nessa actually came here together?" Ron asked, but just after he said that Ginny stormed by in anger towards her table.

"Maybe I was wrong." He said while Hermione and I laughed. Then suddenly, the hall got very quiet. I looked over towards the door to see Blaise and Draco standing in the doorway. They sat down at a table with Theodore and the Greengrass sisters. Once everyone was seated the food appeared on each table and everyone started eating. Once everyone was finished the tables disappeared and the classical music started. Harry pulled me out of my chair and into the dance floor.

"You have gotten better in the last few years." I joked with him

"Shut up okay" He said as we both laughed

"So, what is up between you and Malfoy?" Harry asked

"We are just friends Harry." I assured him

"Is that all you want to be?" He asked, while he wiggled his eyebrows at me.

"I don't know, he's changed a lot," I explained to him

"I know. He looks pretty lonely right now. Why don't you go talk to him?" He asked

"What about you?" I asked

"I need to apologize to Ginny. Go get em tiger.'' He said and I laughed as I walked over to Draco.

"Hey, why do you look so lonesome?" I asked him

"I don't wanna talk to you right now.'' He said as he got up out of his chair and walked outside. I followed him confused.

"What's wrong with you?" I asked him

"Nothing." He said huffing

"Then why are you acting like this?" I questioned him.

"I don't know why don't you go ask Potter." He said sarcastically

"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked my voice getting louder

"Why are you out here with me anyway? Shouldn't you be with your boyfriend?" He started yelling.

"One more time. What the bloody hell are you talking about?" I screamed back at him.

"You and Potter." He said sarcastically

"We aren't dating! He broke up with Ginny and wanted to make her jealous." I yelled and he immediately looked into my eyes with regret. He didn't know what to say. I looked him in the eyes and grabbed him in a hug. He pulled away from the hug, lifted my chin, looked me in the eyes, and kissed me. It was a soft, slow kiss. When we pulled away, he looked frightened and started to walk away before I could say anything. All I could get out before he turned the corner was "Draco…"

Once he turned the corner I ran after him but he seemed to disappear. I walked back into the Great Hall to tell Harry I was heading up to my common room. I walked up to my common room and noticed Blaise on the couch.

"So, he kissed you?" He asked

"Yes, how did you know?" I questioned him

"He ran into me on the way to the Slytherin common rooms and freaked out. Told me everything. What are you going to do?" He asked again.

"I don't know right now. I'm going to bed. I'll think about this in the morning." I told him and I went into my room and changed into some pajamas. Once I changed, I walked into the kitchen area.

"What are you doing?" He questioned

"Do you want another shot?" I asked grabbing the liquor from our cabinet.

"Yea, I've got some thinking to do too." He said as he walked over to the kitchen and we took a few shots before I was ready for bed. Once I was ready for bed I walked into my room and fell asleep thinking about Draco.