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Chapter 25 | Nicole

Edited: 2/10/2021

Nicole.

"So, I'll be hearing from you over the Holiday?' I asked, smiling over at my shining mates. 

I heard about both of their nights and I was ecstatic that they both got somewhere with their crushes, so you could imagine their reaction to my night, sense the running theory is that I'm attracted to Blaise.

"Of course!" smiled Amy, nudging me and then glancing over to Elena.

"Yeah!" nodded Elena, pressing her fingers against her lips.

I just smiled at her, and then looked over at Amy and she gave off a happy distant glow in her eyes.

I was happy for the both of them, but I felt my heart slightly pull for myself. 

I didn't have that same shine as they did. 

I believe the bigger worry was, did I even deserve it?

The three of us had been through hell this term, and I was the reason for majority of that hell, I'm just thankful we're no longer against each other.

I shrugged at the thought as we began to fall in line to board the train when someone shouted my name.

"NICOLE!"

I stopped, which made Elena and Amy stop and they peered around the doorway of the entrance door to the train.

"Yes?" I grinned, looking over my shoulder and to my surprise, there was Draco, Blaise and Pansy standing there. "Can I help you guys?"

"Blaise wants to talk to you." smiled Draco, winking at Elena, who flushed red and hide her face in Amy's robes. 

I giggled and rolled my eyes at that. 

Then shifted into a more amused expression when I turned to look at Blaise, and I found myself fighting back a blush.

"Can I ask you something?" He asked, grinning at me.

"You just did." I smiled, crossing my arms. "What do you want, Zambini?"

"Your address...so I can write you...you know, over the Holiday...?" He asked, pulling out a folded parchment out of a pocket in his robes.

I froze. 

I wanted to do this.

But...

I couldn't do this.

I can't, literally. 

I was part of the Order and he was a Deatheater. 

I was already going to have the heat from not doing my job when I get to the House, and having Elena as a friend and keeping Amy as a friend, and if a Deatheater was sending me letters, they would definitely shove me into the streets.

With my silence, Blaise's face dropped and I felt my heart pull for him. 

I didn't want to see him sad, which was odd, considering I didn't like him...like a crush...or did I?

 See, Elena and Amy had thinking about it, now Blaise has me considering it.

That would explain alot.

"She's staying with me over the Holiday." chimed in Amy, shoving past Elena and myself as she pulled out a sharpie and grabbed Blaise's hand - I watched as the neatly folded parchment fell to the ground - and scribbled down her address. "Just send the letters there Loverboy."

"L - Loverboy!?" gasped myself and Blaise in unison.

I kept starring at Amy, as Blaise shrugged and thanked Amy as he rejoined his Slytherin friends and Amy pulled me onto the train.