enduring

blaise x draco platonic - "can i give you some advice?" / "absolutely not."

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"Honestly. I have no idea how Potter even got in the blasted tournament. But then again, it's bloody Harry Potter. He somehow gets away with anything and everything," said Draco darkly.

"Maybe the goblet just happened to pick him?" yawned Blaise tiredly. "I mean, literally everything happens to Potter."

"No. He did something. I know he did," said Draco firmly.

It's basically a Slytherin rite of passage to have to listen to Draco Malfoy rant about Harry Potter in the common room at least once. Most people ignore this. Some never hang out in the common room.

The unfortunate souls that had the honor of being in his inner circle had to listen to it all the time - whether it be in the common room, out of it, or literally anywhere. Blaise considered himself to be one of these unfortunate souls.

"It's literally four in the morning. There are classes tomorrow," deadpanned Blaise, as he watched his friend hard at work making Potter Stinks badges. He couldn't sleep, so he'd decided to come down to the common room to think - only to find Draco alone, still making the badges that he'd started to make five hours ago.

"I'm almost done, Zabini," he said. "I'll see to it that they're done by morning."

"You could always...be a sane person and wait until tomorrow?" asked Blaise, raising an eyebrow.

Draco paused, as if considering it. "Why delay Potter getting humiliated?"

Blaise rubbed his eyes. "You obsess over precious Potter like some ridiculous fanboy," he said bluntly.

"I don't obsess over him, Zabini!" snarled Draco, gazing at his friend with narrowed eyes. "I...I just think he should get what's coming to him one day. Potter. Always walking around the castle like he owns the place."

"So, when you say he should get what's coming to him - do you mean your lips?" muttered Blaise.

"...Why do I remain friends with you?"

"I mean, I've honestly been asking myself that for years," replied Blaise with a smirk. "Maybe if I ditch you I'll stop having to hear daily facts about Harry Potter."

"Maybe if I ditch you I'll stop having to hear you say that you want me to get with Potter," retorted Draco.

"Whatever. You can continue being insane and obsessing over Potter. I'm going to get two hours of shut-eye before morning classes," declared Blaise.

Draco didn't answer him, but continued his work on the Potter Stinks badges.

"Can I give you some advice?" asked Blaise as he was heading up the steps.

"Absolutely not," hissed Draco.

"Ask Potter out before he gets taken," Blaise winked cheekily as he rushed up the steps, dodging the heavy textbook that was thrown at him by Draco.

also for -

insane house challenge - 471. (item) textbook

365 prompts - 358. (word) precious

caffeine awareness challenge - black coffee - write about a bitter person

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-Ana