(A/N) So I promised not to do super long author's note starting chapter 5, so here. Anyhoo, enjoy! Love you guys! Mwah!
-Iresine

Draco
   I whipped my head down, a blush slowly creeping on to my face. She looked at me. She really looked at me! But I knew we couldn't be friends. Not now, not ever. She was a Gryffindor and Mudblood, I was a Slytherin and Pureblood. Opposites like night and day. My father's voice rang in my ears "Now don't go making friends with Mudbloods, remember that now." I shook my head to get rid of the sound.

   "You okay Draco?" said a voice.

   "Hm?"

   "I said, are you okay?" I looked up to see Blaise Zabini looking at me.

   "Yeah yeah, I'm fine." I said smiling weakly at Blaise. He furrowed his eyebrows, as if he didn't believe me.

   "No, really! I'm fine, I'm great!" I laughed in a cheery voice. Too cheery.

   He knew.

   "Meet me in the common room at eleven." He whispered across the table. Now it was my turn to furrow my eyebrows.

   "Why?" I asked, but he already had gone back to his meal like nothing happened. I had no choice but to go. I went back to gnawing at a corn cob, but I couldn't push out the feeling that someone was watching me...

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   I twisted in my sheets, trying to get a wink of sleep before I had to meet Blaise. It failed miserably. I turned over, glancing at the clock. 10:50. Oh well, I might as well go down now, as I have nothing to do. I threw my sheets aside, and slipped my feet into my bunny slippers. I pulled on my favourite green and black robe, and went downstairs, trying to make as little noise as possible, because the others were still sleeping. I lit a fire, smiling at the warmth, and settled down on the black leather couch, one facing the fire. I then got a copy of The Daily Prophet from the small table of magazines, and started to read when...

   "Nice slippers."

   "EEK!" I shrieked, throwing up the Daily Prophet, and accidentally flipped one of my slippers into the fire. It blackened the soft white fluff immediately, and crumbled to ashes. I glared at Blaise.

   "What was that for?!" I hollered, then covered my mouth because of the late hour.

   "What, I was just complementing your slippers." Blaise said coolly.

   "Well...you...you..." I stuttered, trying to think of what he did, "You scared me!"

   "Then sorry for scaring you." He took a seat on the couch next to me. "So, what did you want to talk about?"

   "You're the one who wanted to talk to me!" I said nervously. I hoped he didn't notice the sweat on my forehead.

   "That's only because you needed to talk to someone." he replied smoothly.

   I'll never admit it aloud, but he was right.

   "Well," I started off slowly, choosing my words carefully, "There's this one girl that I kinda like, but I don't think she likes me back."

   "People can mask their true feelings well. Go on."

   "But I don't think I could like her, because she's in Gryffindor."

   "So? Who cares! Parvati Patil is kinda hot."

   "No, I don't mean her. It's someone else."

   "Who?"

   "I can't tell you."

   "Why, do you not trust me?"

   "No, I trust you completely!"

   "Then why won't you tell?"

   "I...uh..." I could feel the sweat dripping off my face.

   "Why ever not?"

   "OKAY IT'S HERMIONE GRANGER!! HAPPY?!" I exploded. I mentally slapped myself. Stupid, stupid, stupid... The room was silent for a moment. Then Blaise broke the silence.

   "Okay. You didn't have to yell."

   "What? You're not mad?"

   "Why would I be?"

   "Yeeee!" I cried, launching my body at Blaise and enveloping him in a bear hug. We both tumbled off the couch because I hit him so hard, but we landed on the carpet that was so thick it was practically a flat rectangle couch. Blaise pushed me off and dusted himself off.

   "See, that wasn't so bad." He said, helping me off the carpet. I laughed, but my face soon drained of color when I remembered.

   "You're ok with it, but what about my parents? And everybody else?" I looked around before whispering "What about my father?!" Blaise smiled slyly.

   "I've got a plan"

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