Title: Calendar Boys
Pairing: Harry/Ron, but it is mostly the story of the people in the committee at first.
Author: Ann Leony
Beta: None.
Summary: The Second Meeting (The fight for candidates)
A/N: This was inspired by a picture of Draco Malfoy leaning on a stone wall during Care of Magical Creatures. The list, I tried to make it all man, but I have to include girls because I don't know that many characters, and you could only use original character that much. Have to do more homework and Cedric is not Dead cause he's too beautiful to die.
By the way, if they are any mistakes in name or spelling of something's, I apologizes beforehand. I'm at college and I don't have any of the books for reference. I'm living of other fictions. This chapter, things are going to get ugly. Yup, pretty ugly. In fact, if you think Filch is the poster boy for ugly, you just wait.
Chapter Four
Everybody was actually very prompt , all being at the meeting room assigned by Prof McGonnagall, at precisely five past eight on Friday. You could obviously see that all of them have the most excited looks on their faces. Hermione came in last, a first for the girl as she had to wait Seamus put on some cologne as he always do. The spraying is quite fast, the choosing was the main problem. He has about thirty bottles to date. She walked in and all conversation ceased. Apparently, everybody can't wait for the revealing of their house's best.
" This meeting aim is to compile the names nominated by you to the content of our calendar. We have assigned everybody with this task and hoped that all have find the candidates without too much difficulty. We will now compile all the names and will make our final decision on the poster's themes."
Slytherin
Severus Snape
Blaise Zabini
Draco Malfoy
Gryffindor
Parvati Patil
Harry Potter
Ronald Weasley
Hufflepuff
Cedric Diggory
Cho Chang
Ernie McMillan
Ravenclaw
Roger Davies
Padma Patil
Michael Corner
Pansy was almost spitting when she said this, " Potter? oh my god, It's a wonder why his is not as big as the pumpkins that Hagrid planted. Must you include him everything?" They could see Blaise and Jubilee tried to calm her down.
" Oh right, what about Malfoy," Seamus replied , just as snide, " he's bad enough without you feeding his vanity. What? He paid you to put his name in, is it? Like he does everything."
All the others was watching interested, although both boys was not there, their rivalry still punctuates every activity. Hermione was already rubbing her temple, more to controlling her temper than a headache.
"Yeah, well, at least Draco is not an attention seeking prat like scarhead. And he does not have to pay to get nominated as he is as hot as a God. But if he had to pay at least he could, unlike muggle loving Weasley." She finishes with a 'Hah' that was almost knocking her off her breath.
Seamus seems to be getting an apoplexy, his face red and he seem to puff up." Don't you dare bring Ron into this. He is at least nice enough, why you put a git like Snape in anyway? What did you see in him? Oh, I'm sure he promised extra marks in Potions, isn't it?"
Pansy, seeing Blaise flush at that comment, retaliated, " Well he at least have something. Not like you people choosing charity cases. Weasley with no money and Potter with no parents. What, not enough place for Longbottom, The one with no brains?"
" Oh, he has brains alright, enough to know any Griffindors is ten times better than any of you anyway..."
He was cut short with Hermione shouting "Silence!" and both of them shut their mouth simultaneously.
" For goodness sake, could you two just shut the fuck up, really, I almost thinks that those two buggers are out there listening, performing Imperious on you two." She's heaving. Always a bad sign with Hermione. Both Seamus and Pansy looked like they are going to start off again.
" I said shut it. Now, if we were to replace Harry, you guys have to replace Malfoy. So if you don't want to do that than shut it. Do you see the Huffles and the Ravenclaws fighting? No, because they have grown up, not like you kindergarteners."
"We have the names and we will leave it to the Planning Committee to put them in their respective months. Now, we have to tell the candidates that they are chosen and have to give their whole cooperation. Miss Abbington , Lavender and Justin will be responsible for the photo shoots. Including the find of a photographer. Now, before I start screaming again, go into your assign groups and do your jobs."
When Blaise was seated next to Seamus, he poke Seamus in the arm. Although he was angry with what Seamus said about Snape, he knows that Pansy goaded that out with that misplaced insult on Ron.
"Hey." Seamus whined when he felt the poke. When all the heat was gone, he was kind of embarrassed with his behavior.
" She's nice if you get to know her, you know. " she nodded towards Pansy." And it was me who wanted Snape in, not her." Seamus flushed at that and muttered a really sincere 'Sorry, really' and Blaise smiled at him." Oh well, no need to fight then. Though I really thought you were channeling Ron Weasley and Pansy was channeling Draco just now if not for the fact that the both of them is still alive."
" Thought I don't think that's for long if Hermione continue to be pissed off at meetings like that." and both of them laugh out loud at that.
Seamus was laughing hard that he almost knocked over. His hands went flailing about and caught Blaise's arm. And at the same he was staring into really beautiful black eyes. It went on about at least a minute when they realize that they were in a room full of people.
Seamus blushed as only an Irishman can, looking slightly drunk and pulled his hand back from Blaise's arm. He muttered a whispered apology and seemed to scoot a little bit further from Blaise. His mind was filled with quite inappropriate thought that one should not one have during a meeting. He cough and stared at his feet.
Meanwhile, Blaise was watching all that movement and later his eyes rested on the spot where Seamus's had had grabbed him. The feeling, warm and reassuring, was still there. 'Sure, he's gay, but he doesn't like me like that does he?' was running in his head and noticed that Seamus was still staring at his feet. 'Awww..., isn't that cute?'.
Seamus was fighting a losing battle with the voice in his head and had accepted that he finds Blaise extremely attractive. He then lifted his head and looked into said beautiful eyes which was staring directly at him, as if they have been waiting for him to find the courage to look up.
"Are you..." they both said at the same time and unanimously answer the unfinished question, "No!..." and smiled to each other. Each was saying in their hearts 'Glad he's speaking my language.'
TBC
A/N: I can' resist putting in the cuteness of Blaise/Seamus although they are not my fave fandom, but this thing is like writing itself and it just seem appropriate.