(A/N: Hello my pretties! I'm back! ahaha! Well, okay, not really back. Kinda just back for a little bit. And by a bit I mean this one update then God only knows when the next one will come up. Any way, I thank all of you guys for sticking it out and I apologize for the fact that I have to give you such a short little chapter. I'm doing the best I can but between preparing for grad school and my summer job... everything is just insane! Still, hope you like it and I'm going to try to get another update up here in the next couple days. XOXOXOX Nikki~)

Chapter Twelve

Blaise Zabini fancied Luna Lovegood. Luna was the kind of girl that came around only once in your life.

She was pretty, witty and, while a little spacy at times, she knew what she was doing. This pirate thing, for instance.

Blaise watched Snape smirk at them as Draco longed for his fiery fighting mermaid. Blaise had to admit that was a match made in heaven. Someone's cosmic joke of a heaven but heaven nonetheless.

"Well, Mr. Malfoy. What do you have to say now?" Snape drawled.

Draco looked back at their professor, still slightly in a daze. "I forgot what you were talking about," Draco confided.

Snape sighed.

"Mr. Malfoy, are we, the Slytherins, going to let those girls continue to slander our good names?"

Theo and Blaise looked at Draco. Draco pulled himself out of his freckle induced fantasies.

"Professor, I of course condone retaliation. However, I think in order for this...war to be won by us...we are going to have to pull out more than a few of our tricks."

Snape was looking intrigued. When Draco got to planning, there was little to nothing that could stop him.

"Tell me, Mr Malfoy. What on earth could you have planned?"

Draco, Blaise could see, had obviously not thought this part out. Fortunately for Draco, Blaise stood to lose just as much if Snape pulled the plug on the game so he smirked and stepped forward.

"I think I can tell you. And, in the unlikely event my plan doesn't work, we can turn to my mate Draco's plan."

"And what is your plan, Mr Zabini?"

Blaise grinned. "It's going to start simply. We leave the gals alone for a while. Don't run up the white flag but don't aggravate them either. We simply let them be for a while. After a few days of this, Theo talks to Parvati in the hall. Mentions how he misses her. Parvati will be skeptical, of course but after a few more days of this she'll warm up to the idea that Theo here likes her. Which is fine."

Blaise turned to Draco. "Draco, you will continue to antagonize Ginny. Despite the fact that Ginny has the cards in her hand, he's going to pretend he's got an ace or two up his sleeve. I'm going to be that ace."

"And just what do you plan to do?" Snape demanded.

Blaise grinned again. "Are you familiar with the play the Roaring Girl?"

(A/N: The Roaring Girl is a play based on a real character, Moll Cutpurse. Moll in the play is seen as androgynous because she wears men's clothing most of the time. As for what Blaise means by his final comment...well, you all will just have to read the next chapter, won't you? By the way, I was sooooo tempted to reference the Princess Bride in this chapter but since I just finished reading A Tale of Two Matchmakers (Absolutely excellent fic, by the way) I thought I should be nice and leave PB references alone for a while. I am planning on watching Captain Blood a couple dozen times between now and when I next update this fic, so expect some references to that one!

To hmmm: Congrats! You found one of my plot holes. You get a cookie! But seriously, I know I have plot holes and some time in the future I may get around to fixing them. Until then I appreciate you pointing them out so someday I can fix them.

To Sarahcoldheart: Everybody loves Pirate Snape! I may have to hook him up with someone. Any suggestions?

To Mai Young: Thanks! glad you likes it!

To MidnightWriter1213: (Grins) glad you like it! I was considering making Ginny Grace O'Malley but I thought that was too far of a stretch, eh? Any way, the next chapter should have our loverly Ron back in action and maybe a tabletop duel...:3 And look! Another easter egg for you. I just finished reading The Roaring Girl and I want to see it soooo badly!

To Lull: Glad you like it!