Story: An Agreeable Arrangement

Main Characters: Draco/OC Samantha Black

Pairings: Harry/OC Katherine Black, Hermione/Ron, & Ginny/Blaise

Disclaimer: I own nothing except for my OC's Sam & Katherine

Ch. 5 Matchmaking

"There is something wrong with the two of you." Ginny said taking a sip of her tea.

"I mean seriously dysfunctional doesn't even begin to describe whatever it is the two of you are. And the most twisted part is I have never seen you so…content."

Sam shrugged, "I've been thinking about it a lot because it's true that me and Drake seem to work, sort of. And I have narrowed it down to two possibilities…"

"You two are irrevocably in love with each other but have yet to come to terms with those feelings?" Ginny guessed

"No. Part of the magical bond that holds us in marriage has magically messed with our minds to make us want to be in the relationship, or because I know that this is what I'm stuck with I don't have to deal with the relationship issues that use to make me run for the hills."

"Like what?"

"Like I don't feel the need to watch my mouth around him and worry about saying the wrong thing, I don't have pretend to want to see him when I don't or pretend that I don't care if he is late for things. We are totally cool with doing our own thing but at the same time we can be with each other and be comfortable in ourselves.

I'm not scared about being judged because I know we are both judging each other and we say it when there is something that we want changed."

"Plus the sex is REALLY good." Sam added as an after thought taking another bite of cake.

"Sick and twisted!" Ginny said shaking her head.

"Who's sick and twisted?" Blaise Zabini into the booth next to Sam giving her a kiss on the cheek, "Samantha darling you look ravishing."

"Seriously what is it that you do for a living besides stalking me?" Ginny asked annoyed. Zabini recently had been popping up everywhere she was and it was grating on her last nerve.

"Excuse me Ms. Weasley but I had just finished up a business meeting when I spotted Sami over here and I had to say hi, after all she is my best friends girl."

Sam was about to make a comment about his only saying hi because of her Draco connection but he plowed on,

"She also happens to be a beautiful, wonderful person that I just had to grasp the opportunity to spend an extra moment in her presence."

"Nice save Zabini." Sam nodded at him. "What are you drinking? I was about to get another latte." She turned her head looking for the waitress.

"He's not staying." Ginny said quickly

"Oh hush up Ginny, don't be rude." Sam admonished in a very Hermione like tone.

"Don't worry about it Samantha, if Ginevra doesn't want me here I would hate to intrude."

"I think the question is why Ginny doesn't want you here." Sam looked pointedly at Ginny.

"I'm sure Mr. Zabini has more important things to do. People to meet, models to woo."

"Been keeping track of whom I'm wooing?" Zabini asked with a smirk

"Don't you have a meeting at two?" Ginny asked crossing her arms in a huff.

"Wait you're keeping track of his schedule?" Sam asked raising an eyebrow.

"No I am not. Shut up Sam."

"Ginevra it is very sweet that you are so concerned about me keeping on time."

"I'm not concerned, for Godric's sake you can stay or you can go it doesn't matter to me what you do. I don't care."

Sam and Blaise shared a look. "I'll stay then, if that is alright?" He asked Ginny one more time.

"Fine, it's fine."

With a smirk he placed his coat over the back of the booth and slid back in next to Sam waving a waitress down to order a tea and Sam her latte.

"What is up with you and Zabini?" Sam questioned as they made their way around Diagon Alley.

"You mean besides my perpetual loathing of him and everything he does?"

"You know his schedule?"

"I don't know his schedule, Bernice mentioned she was meeting him about some issues with her contract. They hit it off when he came to help me with a contract issue a few weeks back."

(Bernice was a fellow chaser for the Holy Head Harpies, Ginny's Quidditch team.)

"I forgot that he helped you out with that whole advertising debacle. Wasn't that nice of him? You know he was working on the Spudmore deal for Draco when he was helping you, he was very busy but still took the time to help despite your bitching. Very nice of him."

Ginny rolled her eyes, "Yes well Bernice thought he was very nice as well. She was going on and on about what she was going to wear and say and how dreamy his brown eyes are. He doesn't even have brown eye."

"What color are his eyes?" Sam interjected mid Ginny rant.

"Hazel with flecks of gold around the irises, though I suppose sometimes they look brown when he's angry or tense. Ugh I just hate how she keeps talking about him, we get it already…"

Sam smirked, "Interesting."

Ginny stopped, "What's interesting?"

Sam walked passed her friend towards the Ice Cream parlor, "Nothing Gin, nothing at all."

"SAMMMM! Tell me!" Ginny whined, "You don't actually think I like Zabini because of the eye thing do you? Because that is just ridiculous…"

Ginny went on to continue justifying herself and Sam just nodded though her mind was else where.

Blinny certainly has a nice ring to it. She looked back at Ginny, Yup this is going to be very interesting.

While Sam was busy playing match maker Narcissa was sitting in a private room of a higher end luncheon making her own match making plans with none other than Pansy Parkinson.

"You understand what I am asking of you?" She asked the younger woman.

"It will be a challenge. All you have to go on is rumors and I require the utmost discretion from you. Draco can never know I was behind it."

"I understand what you want from me Mrs. Malfoy. I just want to ensure I get what I want in return." Pansy said leaning back in her chair.

This was a very interesting offer, she was not sure what she was expecting when Narcissa Malfoy asked her to lunch but it certainly was not this.

It makes sense though. I knew there was no way Draco was with that skank by choice.

"I can assure you that if you can find this man, Draco will be yours."

Pansy nodded raising her glass to Narcissa, "Just call me Mrs. Draco Malfoy."

Author's note: And the plot thickens! It may be a little cheesy but the story needs conflict and this fulfills my needs for the story. Things are about to get interesting for Drake and Sam. Thank you for the reviews and support, Hope you enjoyed

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