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One Unforgettable Year

Chapter 14: Her Dress

Info you need to know: "Talking."

"Oh shit." Blaise said when he realised how bad it was for Pansy and Ron to be working together. Right now both of them were pretty insane. Scratch that Pansy was always insane but Ron right now was insane and unstable. If he teamed up with Pansy and her insanity who knows what the hell they will do? Well at least Blaise knew what they were up to right now.

He regained his breathe from running so fast and then walked quickly to Draco, hoping he was in the prefect common room or that Pansy and Ron didn't get there first. He got there a few minutes later and the portrait looked normal, he assumed that the House animals would look upset if Pansy was damaging one of their houses properties. Though he couldn't be sure, he muttered the password and the animals looked at him sceptically.

"What? I'm not a prefect but I've been here before and you've had no problems!" Blaise exclaimed, not in the mood for a chat at the moment.

"You were with other prefectsss." The snake hissed, but once again not menacingly it was just how he sounded.

"So, surely that explains why I know the password? I heard it from them!" Blaise said, really wanting to get in right now. For all he knew Pansy could be ripping Hermione's dress apart right now.

"Non-prefectsss aren't sssupposssed to enter unlesss accompanied with a prefect." The snake again hissed. Blaise sighed.

"But it's important! Two of your prefects are plotting to destroy another prefects night by ruining her dress!" Blaise cried. The portraits looked astonished at that.

"But we are here to show unity, show that inside the prefects are united." The Lion said, in a bold gruff voice.

"Yeah well right now they aren't, they're plotting against one another out of jealousy. If you can't let me in please just tell me if anyone came here before me?" Blaise pleaded. The portrait animals sighed.

"I suppose seeing as you seem so desperate, we should humour him my friends." The badger said, just like a Hufflepuff always wanting to help others. Blaise smiled at the badger.

"Thank you." The badger nodded. The others looked unsure but the badger had decided and was stubborn to seeing things through. Blaise was reminded of Hermione right then. She really did have a bit of every house in her.

"The ginger boy, Weasley I think came in here. Shortly after the brown hair girl from Slytherin entered. Does that help you, boy?" The badger said and asked. Blaise nodded.

"Yes, thank you very much." Blaise said. Then started to walk away but not before he heard the badger call after him.

"Not at all. You have a good heart I can tell. Still we sadly cannot let you enter unless accompanied by a prefect. So hurry to your friends, if you want to help them as much as you claim." Blaise said another thank you and sprinted away from them and back to The Great Hall. He bumped into something hard and solid along the way. He stumbled backwards and looked up to what the thing was that he had collided into. Once again Blaise was left saying just two words, the same words he had said earlier.

"Oh shit." Then he was knocked out.

~The Great Hall~

Hermione was about to go back to the prefect room, she had just sent the others away saying that everything was ready. She turned around to make sure she couldn't spot anything out of place but was satisfied when she saw everything was where it was supposed to be. She sighed happily then picked up her bag and started to head back to the prefect common room.

When Hermione got there she frowned, the place seemed distraught. She placed her bag down on the floor and walked over to where most of them were crowded. She gasped when she saw Blaise passed out on the sofa. Hermione knelt down next to him, where Lavender was also kneeling holding his hand. Draco was at the back of the sofa, looking down worriedly at his best mate. Ginny and Harry were close by, looking just as worried as the rest. Ron was there too but he stood far away from Blaise, though he looked stunned. Almost guilty, Hermione frowned at that but let it go. Right now Blaise was more important.

"What happened?" Hermione asked, wondering who would do this to Blaise and more importantly why? Blaise may be Slytherin but he was a good guy. Despite what people said. Lavender looked at him sadly and shrugged.

"I don't know. I found him a little ways away from The Great Hall. I asked around and people said he was helping you in there so I came to say hi to him and you guys. Help out if you wanted but I found him just lying on the floor. I then found Harry and Ginny and they helped me bring him here." Lavender said, sounding if she was trying not to cry. Hermione looked at her and could see the unshed tears. Lavender and Blaise had grown really close, as close as Draco and Hermione. Hermione took Lavender's hand (the one that wasn't holding Blaise's) and squeezed it reassuringly. Lavender looked at her and Hermione gave her a small reassuring smile. Lavender smiled weakly back.

"He's fine, Lav. Just unconscious but you already knew that. If you didn't you would've brought him to Madame Pomfrey. So don't worry Blaise will come around soon." Hermione said, reassuringly. Lavender nodded and then looked back at Blaise and smiled softly. "In the meantime just keep an eye on him. I have to speak to Draco. Find me when he wakes up, please?" Lavender nodded and Hermione got up. She looked at Draco; he looked back at Blaise then nodded to her and followed her out of the common room.

Hermione let the door close and then turned to Draco, he looked worried and kept on looking back to the common room. Back to where his best friend was randomly lying unconscious. Hermione's eyes softened and she stepped closer to him and gently titled his head to look at her. She tip-toed up and he leaned down and she gently gave him a soft kiss on his forehead. He sighed and wrapped his arms around her and hugged her. He rested his head on her shoulders.

"He's fine, Draco. You know he is so stop worrying." Hermione whispered to him, she felt rather than saw him nod.

"I know but still he was obviously attacked. There's a lump on this head. I just want to know who did this and why the hell they did." Draco said and tightened his grip on her slightly at the end. Hermione rubbed his back soothingly, ignoring his tight grip, it didn't hurt after all. He may of tightened it but he still held her gently.

"I think I might be able to help with the attacker thing." Hermione said softly, Draco pulled away from her slightly so they were face to face with one another but Draco kept his arms around her waist.

"How so?" He asked, his head titled to the side questionably and adorably.

"In there, Ron was looking stunned, almost guilty. He might not have been the one but he definitely knows something." Draco's grip tightened again and Hermione winced slightly he noticed that and loosened his grip, looking at her apologetically. She shook her head and smiled, telling him he was forgiven.

"Sorry. But I'm going to kill him soon. He keeps hurting the people I care about. First you now Blaise, who the hell does he think he is?" Draco said angrily.

"He's confused, Draco. I don't think he knows right from wrong anymore. Please don't do anything stupid, don't hurt Ron because in the end you'll get in trouble and I'll just feel guilty because I didn't stop you or warn you or-" she was babbling and Draco thought it was cute but at the same time he wanted her to stop, so he made sure she did by gently placing his lips against hers. She immediately stopped and kissed him back. It wasn't a snog, just a simple, sweet kiss and Hermione was more than happy with that. Draco pulled away after a few more moments and smiled down at her and placed a soft kiss on her forehead.

"I like the way you tell me to shut up. Feel free to do it anytime I babble." Draco chuckled and Hermione was glad she was making him feel better.

"Will do. Now, let's go back in. We can ask Blaise if he remembers anything and then question Weasley later." Draco said, knowing that's what Hermione wanted. Hermione smiled up at him and tip-toed to give him a kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you, Draco." He nodded, showing her that she was welcome. They stepped out of one another's embrace and headed back into the common room. Just as they did Blaise started to come out of his slumber. He sat up and rubbed the sore spot on his head. He opened his eyes and saw Lavender first, looking at him worriedly. Thankfully he remembered what happened and figured she had found him unconscious. He smirked down at her and she flung herself around him, he chuckled but happily hugged her back.

"Nice to see you too, Lav." Blaise said and Lavender giggled.

"I'm glad you're okay." She whispered into his ear.

"Of course I am. Not much can take down a Zabini." Blaise stated. Draco stepped around the others then so he was back in his spot behind the sofa.

"Dude, you were down and out cold." Draco pointed out, but he grinned down at his friend. Blaise let go of Lavender and grinned up at Draco.

"Point, but you knew what I meant." Blaise said.

"Don't I always?" Draco replied.

"True." Blaise said then spotted Hermione. Instantly at the sight of her he remembered why he had been knocked out. He hoped he wasn't too late. "Hermione, check your Halloween dress." Blaise said, Hermione frowned wondering where that was coming from all of a sudden.

"Why?" she asked, confused.

"Just do it." Blaise locked eyes with her and she could tell he was being serious. "Trust me." She nodded and went up to her room. She went towards her bed and gasped when she saw what she did. Her Devil costume had been ripped and torn to shreds. Something inside Hermione burst and she screamed, letting out all her sadness and anger.

Downstairs in the common room, everyone heard Hermione scream. They looked at one another before, Ginny, Harry, Lavender, Blaise and Draco leaped up and headed up to the girls' room. Ginny and Lavender went in first telling the boys to wait and they did. Ginny and Lavender saw Hermione kneeling on the floor, her shoulders shaking up and down. She was crying. They saw she was holding something red, a piece of fabric by the looks of things. Then they saw the rest of the dress spewed out on Hermione's bed in pieces. Ginny kneeled down next to her and put her arms on her shoulders. Hermione looked up at her friend, her eyes puffy and red from her crying outburst. Ginny pulled her into a hug.

Lavender stood there shocked. Then she went outside of the room, knowing it was best to leave Hermione to Ginny right now. The boys were still waiting, all looking worried. Lavender saw Blaise and dug her head into his chest. They frowned, not sure what was wrong but Blaise wrapped his arms around her anyway.

"Lav, what's going on in there?" Blaise asked, concerned.

"You were right to ask Hermione to check on her costume." Lavender said into his chest, it became muffled but they could still understand it.

"Why? What happened to it?" Harry asked, but he could tell where this was leading. They all could.

"Someone ripped and tore it apart. It's in pieces." Lavender said sadly. She then took her head away from Blaise's chest to look up at Draco. "I could tell she was nervous about wearing the dress, it wasn't very Hermione. But I could see that she was excited too, to see how you would react. We all were. I suppose we could fix it with magic but it's the fact that someone would do that to Hermione which has made us sad. Ruining a girl's dress which was bought for a specific event is like a threat to us. Don't ask why it just is. Ginny will calm her down though." Lavender explained. Even though Draco hadn't done anything he felt immensely guilty knowing his girl was hurting on the other side of the door. But he knew it was best to leave her with Ginny for now.

They all went back downstairs to wait for Hermione. Ron was still there, lurking in the corner. Draco threw him a glare but didn't say anything. He would later though. A little while later Ginny and Hermione emerged from their room. Hermione looked upset but like she was dealing with it. Draco could tell she had been crying though and he felt another stab of guilt.

"Blaise, how'd you know something had happened to my dress?" Hermione asked, quietly. When she sat down on the free seat on the sofa, in between Harry and Ginny.

"I knew someone was planning to ruin it, I overheard the plan to do it and I was trying to warn you about it but then as you know came into a bit of a bump." Blaise said.

"Who was the person that ruined my dress? But more importantly who was the person that knocked you unconscious?" Hermione asked. Blaise sighed, he wasn't one who liked to tell tale on people he wasn't actually going to tell Hermione that Pansy was ruining her dress. Just stop Pansy from doing so. He sighed, he figured that today he had to be a tell-tale.

"It was…"

A/N: Sorry couldn't resist a good old cliffhanger :) Anyway you guys know half of what he's going to say, you know Pansy ruined the dress and I'm pretty sure it's obvious who was the person that knocked Blaise unconscious, but in case your not sure that question is answered next time! Hope you guys liked this chapter, please leave a review telling me you thoughts, thanks :)

Until next time – Tilda.

P.S sorry for the lame title and if there are any mistakes I'm kinda in a rush this morning I'll look over it later!