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Blaise stood there dumbstruck. He felt an emotion begin he had never experienced before begin to take over him. Pure fury. He clenched his fists and teeth tightly. He began to shake because his fury was so great. A hand suddenly landed on his shoulder and a voice asked him if he was ok.
Blaise managed to mutter "not really" through his clenched teeth.
The voice continued, "Blaise, she's going to be fine. Don't worry."
Blaise turned to face the person speaking. It was Draco. "I don't care." He said flatly.
Draco took a step back from his friend. His face became white with confusion and fear. He didn't understand why Blaise was saying these things. "Blaise, what's wrong with you? You love her. She's going to wake up and ask for you."
"No," Blaise said shaking his head sadly. "No, she won't. She has already been asking for someone else."
"What are you talking about?" Draco asked confused.
"Before you came in, she was calling for Harry." Blaise mumbled as he started for the door.
Draco called after him. "Blaise! Come on! What if she was saying his name cause she saw him send the bludger towards her?"
"No," Blaise said turning to face Draco angrily. "Harry would never do anything to hurt her. Just let me be, Draco!"
Draco sighed as he watched his friend slam the door shut behind him. He turned back to Ginny who was lying on the bed peacefully. What happened Ginny? What happened? Draco looked around him and found a chair. He pulled it up to Ginny's bed and sat down. He was soon fast asleep.
Draco awoke to someone shaking him violently and calling his name loudly. "Draco! Wake up!"
He stirred and looked over at the person. It was Astoria. "What Tori?" he asked sleepily.
"You've slept through morning classes. Professor Snape sent me to find you and let you know that if you're late to potions he will turn you into a toad." Tori told him indignantly.
"I'm coming." He groaned and got up. He looked back at Ginny who was still unconscious.
"How is she?" Tori asked concerned.
"I don't know." Draco answered sadly. "I don't want her to wake up and be alone, especially since Blaise probably won't speak to her ever again."
"What do you mean?" Tori asked
Draco explained what had happened earlier this morning. When Draco had finished, she said, "Sometimes I wonder if Blaise should've been a girl. He has enough mood swings to be a really great one."
Draco knew it was Tori's way of trying to lighten the mood, so he smiled slightly and said, "I'm going to head to class, can you stay and watch her for a little while?"
Tori nodded and said, "I have free period right now, so yeah."
He kissed her quickly and was gone. Tori took Draco's seat and pulled out one of her books. It wasn't too long before the door opened behind her with a bang. She turned in time to see Harry, Hermione and Ron come rushing into the room. They looked around for a split second and then came rushing over to Ginny's bedside.
"Is she going to be ok?" Hermione asked Madam Pomfrey who heard the noise and came to investigate.
"I won't really know till she wakes up. There is nothing to say she won't make a speedy and quick recovery." Madam Pomfrey answered feeling Ginny's sides and checking her temperature.
"I'm going to kill whoever did this too her." Ron said through gritted teeth.
"Ronald." Hermione said exasperatedly. "We don't know if anyone did it at all. It could've been an accident for all we know."
"She's right, Ron." Harry piped in quickly. "It was probably just an accident."
Tori watched the group with great scrutiny until Hermione noticed her and said, "Who are you?"
"Astoria Greengrass." Tori answered. She stood up and held her hand towards Hermione politely. "I am a friend of Ginny."
Hermione took Tori's hand reluctantly and said, "You're in Slytherin, aren't you?"
Tori shrugged. "You act as if that's a bad thing." She eyed them doubtfully and then continued. "Just because I'm in Slytherin doesn't mean I am evil. It just means I'm cunning and most likely a pureblood."
The trio stared at her for a second, and then Hermione spoke, "I'm sorry. I wasn't trying to be rude. Most Slytherins hate us. So sometimes we assume that every Slytherin does."
Tori laughed. "Don't worry about it. I understand."
"Do you know what happened?" Harry asked after a few minutes of awkward silence.
"Only what Draco told me. Ginny was on her broom one moment and the next he saw her falling. Blaise caught her just before she hit the ground. According to Blaise, a bludger hit Ginny from out of nowhere. Other than that, there isn't much else to be known."
"Bet he did it." Ron muttered under his breath.
"Ronald!" Hermione scolded Ron. "Don't say things like that!"
Astoria glared at Ron. "One question, Ron." She said harshly. "Why are you so quick to blame a Slytherin? Why don't you look a little to your right and ask him where he was this morning?" She looked from Ron to Harry and back to Ron, then turned on her heel and left them.
Ron turned on Harry the instant, Tori was gone. "What is she talking about Harry?" he asked through gritted teeth.
Harry didn't answer, so Hermione joined in on the interrogation. "Where were you, Harry? You're acting as if you did this, Harry. Tell us what happened."
"I swear I didn't have anything to do with the bludger, but I was out this morning. I put that necklace," he pointed to the chain around Ginny's neck. "in her room."
"Why?" Ron asked suspiciously.
"It's supposed to make her forget the past couple of weeks. That way everything will go back to normal." Harry told them sheepishly.
Hermione glared at him, but Ron slapped on the back joyously shouting. "Great idea, Harry! I wish I could have… OUCH!" Hermione slapped the back of Ron's head.
"I am ashamed of you two. Especially you Harry." Harry began to blubber something incoherent, but Hermione cut him off and continued. "You just can't be happy for her? She is with someone who loves her and she loves him back. Making her lose her memory isn't going to change a damn thing!" Hermione stormed off before either of them could respond, slamming the door behind her.
Harry sighed and looked at Ginny longingly. "I guess the game's up, isn't it?" he asked Ron quietly.
Ron nodded then said "Did you really not hit the bludger?"
"I swear on my parents grave that I didn't do it, Ron. I would never hurt her. I just wanted her back."
"Then you should've been happy for her." came a voice from the doorway. Ron and Harry turned to find Blaise standing there with his arms crossed.
Ron grunted and Harry merely muttered a greeting that sounded something like "Zabini." They stood glaring at one another until Ginny stirred in her bed. In a flash all three boys were around the bed watching intently.
Ginny's eyes slowly opened and looked around confused. "Where am I?" she asked hoarsely.
"You're in the hospital wing." Harry said taking her hand in his. "You were hit with a bludger while practicing. Do you remember any of it?"
Ginny looked at Harry then asked "Who are you?" she wrenched her hand out of Harry's and glared at him.
Harry didn't move an inch. Blaise took a step back and Ron spoke "Ginny, that's Harry Potter. Do you know who I am?"
Ginny looked at him searchingly then answered. "You look familiar, but I can't put my finger on your name."
"I'm Ron, Ginny. I'm your brother." Ron told her desperately.
She looked at him more intently. "I'm sorry brother Ron, but I don't remember you."
Ron looked at Harry who was still speechless, then said "You should go get Hermione, I'm going to get Madam Pomfrey."
Harry nodded agreement and then they were both gone. Ginny turned to Blaise and stared at him. He stared back expectantly.
"I know you." She said simply.
"Yeah, you do." Blaise answered quietly.
"Come closer. I can't see your face clearly enough." She commanded.
He took a few steps forward and she reached her hand out towards him. He took it reluctantly and she pulled him right up to the bedside.
"What's your name?" she asked curiously.
"Blaise."
"Well, sit down, Blaise. I need to remember how I know you."
"You're my girlfriend." Blaise told her as he sat down.
"Really?" she asked incredulously. "Hmm… you would think that I would remember my boyfriend."
Blaise said nothing, instead he stared off into space towards a white curtain separating Ginny's bed from the one on its left. It was quiet for a while, the Ginny spoke again.
"Why won't you look at me?" she asked a little irritated. "If your really my boyfriend, why aren't you trying to help me remember you?"
Blaise said nothing.
"Look at me!" She yelled at him angrily.
Blaise obliged. She saw the faint glimmer of a tear in his eyes. "Why won't you look at me?" she asked again.
"Because you broke my heart."
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