I gracefully fell out of a fireplace and onto my face. "Mia!" I heard mother cry and then she was by my side helping me off the ground. I heard a chuckle and turned to see Blaise leaning against a doorframe smiling at my entrance."I'm ok, I'm ok, no need to fuss." I assured mother while wiping soot off my clothes. When I straightened up I looked around the room. Well, it wasn't a room; it was more like a parlor. 'Geez, these people seem to be as rich as the Malfoy's, wait I'm one of these people so I'M AS RICH AS THE MALFOY'S!' I started screaming in my head. Yeah ok so it's nice to have money, so sue me. My parents are both dentists so it's not like we didn't have money, but this was like Buckingham Palace compared to my house!"Blaise" I nodded my head towards my brother. Wow, my brother. I always wanted siblings when I was little, now I know that my parents couldn't have children to begin with. Anyways, when I met the Weasley's it was like I had all the siblings I would ever need. Blaise's smile grew at the sound of me saying his first name instead of uttering a disdainful "Zabini.""Welcome to Zabini Manor Mia. Come on, I'll show you around." Blaise said. He then flicked his wand and my trunk and Crookshanks were floating behind him."Yes, yes now you go get all settled in darling. I'll be up in a little while to check on you and say goodnight." Mother then pulled me into a tight embrace and whispered in a choked voice, "I'm so happy to have you back my Mia; I have missed you every day."She then led me out of the parlor and I moved to where Blaise was waiting while she left. I was now standing in a grand entrance. There was a gigantic crystal chandelier hanging above and below my feet was an intricate mosaic in the shape of a Z. The double front door was to my left and a grand staircase was to my right.

"Bloody hell." My words came out in a hushed whisper. Unfortunately it wasn't as hushed as I thought."Wow! The bookworm swears! Who would have thought?" I heard Blaise laugh after his oh so funny response… yawn.I focused my attention on him and punched him lightly on the arm, "Yeah yeah. Bugger offt.""Alright, come on. I have a lot to show you before dinner." I followed Blaise and my luggage up the stairs to the middle landing and then the stairs to the left."Huh, this staircase reminds me of Beauty and the Beast. Tell me, do you have a West Wing too?" I asked chuckling to myself."Actually, yes we do. That is where our bedrooms are. Mother's is on the east side. What's Beauty and the Beast?" Blaise asked. I couldn't help but laugh at his confused face when he turned around to look at me."Nevermind, it's a muggle movie." I responded still laughing."Oh." Came his response and he started walking passed many paintings and moving portraits as we moved down the long hallway. I assumed they were relatives or something. Some looked at me with confused expressions and I felt like sticking my tongue out at them. Blaise stopped and pointed to a tall dark wood double door with gold knobs.

"This is your room. Go ahead, take a look." I took a deep breath and turned the handles, opening both of the doors inward. "Everything is white." I said as I stared at the room. Every detail from the carpet to the drapes hanging over the bed canopy was the same shade of white. It looked like a hospital room. If they thought I was staying in here then they were crazy. "That's because the rooms in the manor change according to whomever they belong to. Once you set foot inside it will transform before your eyes." Blaise told me with a smile.

"Wow that's brilliant!" I couldn't help but yell. He laughed at my reaction and then I closed my eyes and took my first step onto the carpet. When I took my second step inside the room I noticed my foot came down on something hard. I finally opened my eyes and noticed there no longer was a white carpet beneath my feet. It had transformed into a dark hardwood floor. I shifted my gaze upwards and finally noticed how large the room really was.

"This room is huge!" I exclaimed and heard Blaise laugh again from behind me. I took another few steps inside. "Everything else is still white." I said with a pout in my voice. Was I really that boring and bland that my room thought I should live in an institution?"Oh yeah I forgot, that's because you need to touch everything in order for it to change. You see, you stepped on the floor so that changed, but everything else needs contact or it will stay white."

Blaise explained to me. Well thanks bro that was a valuable piece of info you left out.I turned back to the entrance and put my palm on the wall. I was amazed as color seemingly seeped out of my hand and spread onto the wall. Every wall was now a dark purple, well the room was actually more of a circular shape so it didn't have designated "walls."

This was awesome; I went around touching everything I could get my hands on. There were 2 dressers, a vanity, a sitting area with 2 chairs and a table by a fireplace, a four poster bed and a desk and chair that were now all a dark wood color to match the floor. The cushions on the chairs turned into a lighter purple than the walls and the pillows turned black. The canopy around my bed was now that lighter purple to match the chair cushions as was my comforter. The bed pillows also turned black and some light purple for contrast. By the time I was done having my fun I was exhausted so I flopped onto my bed looking up at the canopy.. 'Wow, interior decorators must be wiped out when they get done with a job, that was nuts!' I thought to shit, Blaise has been waiting for me this whole time! As if he heard my thoughts there was a body all of a sudden jumping onto my bed and lying next to me. I laughed at his playfulness.

"Geez Mi, I thought I would be waiting all night for you to be finished." He yawned out. Why was he yawning, he didn't even do anything."Yeah, sorry about that. I couldn't help myself." I said in apology."Yeah I know what you mean. You can also change everything again if you're in a different mood. Just think about what you want and touch something." Blaise told me.
"Ok." I felt my eyes flutter closed."So, what's with all of the dark colors and listening to bands like Green Day? Isn't Hermione Granger supposed to be the happy, cheerful, full of life 1/3rd of the Golden Trio? Shouldn't you be listening to some girl crazy boy band or something? " He asked. Ok, valid question, no need to get mad Hermione. I still reached back and grabbed a pillow to hit him in the face anyway. A muffled "oomph" came from him and I smiled in response.

"Well, like you said back at my house. The war changed a lot. I'm still me, the Gryffindor bookworm. I'm just, I don't know, different. And how do you know about Green Day anyway? They're a muggle band." I said."Yeah I can see how you would think that, but actually they're a group of wizards." He said and was quiet for a few minutes while just lied there in silence staring up at the ceiling. Green Day was a group of wizards, wicked!"Oh crap! Billie Joe! Did you see my owl any time tonight before I came?" I totally forgot about my poor owl, he was probably flying around outside or looking for me back at my house."Yeah don't worry, we sent him to our owlery to get some food and rest. The grounds keeper will take care of him. His name is Simon. He's good with animals." Blaise reassured me. "So, you didn't name your owl after Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day did you?""Um, yeah I did." I said a tad embarrassed. "That's neat. I have a brown owl, his name is Achilles.""Nice name." I told him.

"Kids? Oh, there you two are. Now who belongs to this big ball of orange fur?" Mother came into my room carrying Crookshanks and laughing a bit. I guess Blaise must have let him out to roam around the house while I was taking up my new profession of interior decorating. We both leaned up on our elbows so we could see better."Oh, yeah he's mine. His name is Crookshanks. Likes to explore, eat extendable ears and so forth." "What's an extendable ear?" Blaise questioned."Oh um nothing, just a product from Weasley's Wizard Wheezes." I said to their puzzled faces. Mother put Crookshanks down and came to stand in front of us.
"Well Blaise, I think it is time for you to retire to your room. Mia has had a very long and… interesting day I'm sure and would probably like to rest.""I guess you're right. Goodnight, see you in the morning. Goodnight Mother." Blaise stood up and gave his mum a kiss on the cheek leaving us alone."Goodnight my darling. I hope everything is to your liking. Your en suite I'm sure has everything you could ever need. There are also some pajamas and a robe in there in case you don't feel like unpacking your trunk tonight. I will make sure Simon feeds and takes care of Crookshanks for you while you get settled in." I got off the bed to give her a hug which she quickly returned."Yes, um…thank you, everything has been wonderful so far." I told her and got a smile in then placed her hand on my cheek and said "I love you my Mia." Then she left my room and quietly closed the , pjs. Do I want to fight with everything in my trunk tonight just to get a pair of shorts and t-shirt? Nope. I walked to one of the other 2 doors in my room. Yes score. Bathroom. "This room is all white also. I wonder…" I say as I step inside. "YES!" I exclaim. The floor suddenly turned to white and black checkerboard tiles. Wow, biggest bathroom I have ever seen, well except for Moaning Myrtle's. Stand up shower that appears to fit 5. Tub also appears to fit that many. Sink with a long countertop for all my crap and a nice looking toilet. I went over to touch the top of the toilet and watched as it turned black. "Wicked." Next I went for the walls and they turned the same purple as my bedroom. The counter also turned black when I touched it along with the tub. The knobs and hardware on everything turned silver.

"I love magic." I smiled to myself. After washing my face, brushing my teeth and getting changed into a rather skimpy nightgown I headed back into my bedroom after muttering "Lumos" and putting out the candles in the bathroom. Why can't the wizarding world just install electricity? It would be so much easier."What on earth was that woman thinking giving her daughter something like this to wear to bed? It barely coves my ass." I angrily mumbled to myself. Honestly, why would she think I'd want to wear a silk nighty that hits right at the top of my thigh and shows more cleavage than I ever knew I had, even in this new body! It's not like I'm trying to seduce someone, I'm sleeping alone!"Ugh, whatever." I extinguished the candles around my bed and settled into the fluffy comforters and pillows of my new queen sized bed."Nox" I whispered and my wand went out. Welcome to your new life as a Zabini. And I finally fell into a deep sleep.

Three Weeks Later
Knock knock knock.
"mmmmm" Is someone trying to kill me.
Knock knock knock.
"What?" I mumbled into my pillow.
I heard the door creek open a bit but didn't hear any footsteps.
"What the bloody hell!?" I tried to cover my eyes from the sudden blast of sunlight pouring into my bedroom. Merlin, someone really is trying to kill me! Or at least blind me."I'm so sorry Miss. I was told to come wake you up and help you get ready for your outing today." Minnie said. Minnie was Mother's and my ladies maid. Surprisingly for an old pureblood family they didn't have house elves. I was extremely grateful I wouldn't have to pound into their heads my ideas for S.P.E.W. We had Minnie to take care of Mother and me. She was in her late 20's I assumed, sweet as can be and became my friend pretty quickly within a day or two after my was the butler. He pretty much answered the door, brought us tea when we were too lazy to get it ourselves and received and handed off the letters from owls. He was just like a grandpa. I'll admit at first I didn't like be told to keep my feet off the furniture, but after a while he had a spot in my heart. Mainly because he caught me in the kitchens around midnight my 3rd night here eating some chocolate chip cookies and milk. At first he was shocked until I made him try some, then he was hooked. Now we meet every so often at midnight to share our also attends to Blaise when he needs help with something. He usually doesn't though so that gives Gracy a lot of time to rest, which is good considering he is probably around 75- 80 years old. Simon the grounds keeper is a nice man. Pretty quiet so I don't really know anything about him. He takes great care of my animals though so I'm thankful. Lars is our chef. He. Is. Awesome. Apart from the name he is like the coolest person ever. He has let me help him in the kitchens and has taught me how to make many different dishes, mainly desserts since I am a chocoholic and sweet freak. When I first met him we had a great conversation:"Hello Miss Mia, I am Lars." I think my head must have been spinning. Did he just say Lars? All my mind could latch onto was the scene in the movie 'Heavyweights' when the new camp councilor introduces himself to the campers. And so of course I had to be a smart ass and ask the question."Lars? What kind of name is that? Where are you from?" Ahh I love that movie. I was smiling inside and laughing so much."Far Away." Came his serious reply. Oh my holy hell. I could not believe that just happened. My mouth dropped open and he looked at me puzzled and tilted his head to the side. He was probably contemplating my sanity.
Well, after that little introduction I can definitely say he became my favorite person. Not just because my favorite character in Heavyweights was Lars, but it did also had a lot of maids and some assistant cooks that Mother told me came in when the manor needed cleaning or a big party needed preparation for. I had yet to meet any of them. Anyway back to present day.
"Oh Merlin that's right! I'm going to see Mum and get a whole new wardrobe today!" I was jumping for joy on my bed while Minnie just stood there laughing at me."Yes and if you don't get down from there and get ready you are going to be late." She scolded me while trying to collect my bed sheets for the wash. I hopped onto the floor and looked at the clock. 8:30. Merlin it's early! I know one thing that I can do that will lift my spirits even higher on this early morning."Where are you going, you need to get ready!" Minnie yelled at me when I was almost out the door.I turned around and with a mischievous gleam in my eyes I said "It's 8:30 am on a Thursday during school holiday.

I'm going to go wake up Blaise!" I was now tiptoeing into the hallway and could hear Minnie's giggle behind that first night I spent in the manor when Blaise and I just laid on my bed, eyes fixed on the ceiling, I have really grown to love him. He's a pretty awesome brother. He was used to me treating him like the brother I never had by now. Examples… screaming at each other when one of us took the last pastry, tripping each other through out the day, he even turned my hair blue a couple days ago because I wouldn't give him back a book he was reading. What? I wanted to read it too, so I did and survived with my blue hair until I returned his precious book.I finally got to Blaise's bedroom door which was about 50 feet down the hall from mine across the way. I slowly turned the doorknob, hmm after this he is definitely going to need to lock his door at night. Silently making my way across his carpet I made it to his bed. I jumped up and started shouting "FIRE FIRE FIRE" over and over until he sat up grabbed his wand and I heard:
"Aguamenti!" And then I was drenched. Serves me right I guess but the horrified look on his face while he shot water everywhere was totally worth it.I fell on the bed and broke into a fit of laughter. "Oh my Merlin, you should have seen your face!""You are going to pay for that!" Blaise then proceeded to chase me out of the room and down the hall. Thank goodness I had a head start and was smart enough to lock my door when I got Bang Bang "HERMIONE, YOU GET OUT HERE RIGHT NOW!" He yelled. Oh no, I'm only called by Hermione in this house when someone's really pissed at me. Ehh… whatev."Oh, I'm terribly sorry dear brother but I need to get ready to go on an outing with Mother." Smiling widely I padded over to my en suite to get ready for the I was done with my shower I dried myself with my wand and picked out a dark green dress with a boat neck and no sleeves. It hugged my waist and was a tad snug across my chest. Thankfully we were going shopping today to get clothes for my new body; I've had to stretch my wardrobe for the past 3 weeks. It had a full skirt that stopped mid thigh because of my "growth spurt". And the best part? It had pockets! I love pockets on a dress for some reason. I paired it with a pair of emerald earrings my parents had given to me for my 16th birthday. A pair of green and white striped wedge sandals and I was good to go.

Making sure no one was out in the hall waiting to ambush me I cautiously made my way to the dining room."Good morning Mother." I kissed her on the cheek and took a seat opposite Blaise."Good morning sweetheart, you look nice. I owled your Mum last night, we are meeting outside of the Leaky Cauldron at 10, shopping for a bit, grabbing a bite to eat and shopping some more." She said."Wonderful. Oh Blaise, you're up early. I wasn't expecting to see you till we got back." I smiled as I piled my plate with watermelon and other fruits."Hmm, well if someone didn't think it was necessary to tell me my room was engulfed in flames then I'm sure you wouldn't have." He said shooting a glare my way. I just smiled in response and ignored the questioning gaze my mother was giving the two of us."So Blaise dear what are your plans for today?" Mother asked him after taking a sip of her tea. Blaise swallowed his mouthful of bacon before answering. Thank Merlin some men have manners. Ronald always talked with his mouth full spitting food everywhere, it was disgusting."I'm going over to Theo's this afternoon. He got a new broom so we figured we would play a round of quidditch." Ugh, Nott. It still bothered me that my brother was best friends with the ferret. Luckily Blaise hadn't subjected me to him yet, everyone was still in the dark about who I was. I was still adjusting to life at the manor and my new family and didn't have the guts to tell people yet. "Oh, that sounds like fun dear. Why don't you invite Theo for dinner tonight, it's high time he and your sister met don't you think?" Oh no Mother please nooooo!I shot a warning and pleading look to Blaise. "Um I don't know Mum, maybe another night." He said, thank you Blaise you saved the day!"Well alright sweetheart. Oh Mia, we need to run. Blaise you behave today, I don't fancy a trip to St. Mungo's. Alright?""Yes Mum. Have fun you two." There was something in his eye that didn't look quite right.