Redemption / DRAMIONE (COMPLETE)

Chapter Twenty

Somehow, Draco would never know how, Blaise managed to corner him again.

"Draaaaaco," came the Slytherin's sing-song voice as the blonde-haired boy sat on his bed in their dormitory.

"Yes, Blaiselberry?" Draco called.

"You never finished telling your story," Blaise whined as he rounded the corner. "And I told you not to call me that."

"Well I told you that that was all I would say about that particular story," Draco reminded. Blaise pouted. "But I suppose it wouldn't hurt to explain a bit more." The other boy perked up immediately.

"Okayyy, so what happened?" Blaise asked, plopping himself down on the bed next to Draco's, which happened to be Goyle's.

"I wouldn't sit there," Draco advised, wrinkling his nose.

Blaise got up immediately and threw himself onto his own bed on the other side.

"Now, spill," he ordered and prepared himself for a decent tale.

Draco took a deep breath.

"I asked Hermione if she loved me, for no obvious reason, and then tried to erase her memory, but she blocked it and I found myself Obliviated. Happy now?"

Blaise's expression was similar to Crabbe's when asked an intensely fiendish question.

"Of course not!" He exclaimed, instantly getting over the whole 'Obliviate' situation. "That tells me nothing!"

Draco sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Just tell her that you love her, and try not to make it a four-syllable word," he advised, and left Blaise to his own devices.

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Blaise found Ginny chilling out in the library with Hermione. Noticing his nervous face, the latter immediately came to the correct conclusion and excused herself.

"I'll just be off," she said, grabbing her books and running off with a grin on her face.

"Hey," Ginny greeted. "You're Draco's friend, right? Zabini?"

Blaise gulped. "Yeah, that's me. Zabini, Blaise."

"Which one's the first name?"

Blaise was paling quickly.

Hermione returned to smooth everything over.

"Ginny, this is Blaise Zabini. He's got an important question for you." And she disappeared again.

Ginny's eyes moved back to Blaise's face.

"So, what's the question?"

"Doyouloveme?"

Ginny laughed.

"Wow, that's a bit soon, don't you think?"

Blaise's face fell.

"But not too soon, don't worry. Sure, you're handsome enough."

Blaise smiled, and Ginny grinned, taking his hand.

"I'm no longer single, guys!" She yelled, raising their joined hands.

Madam Pince turned a beady eye on them.

"Out!" She hissed, and the two immediately took their leave of the library.

Draco and Hermione were waiting for them in the corridor.

"Yay!" Celebrated Hermione. "You can officially join the 'not-so-single-Pringles' group!"

Three pairs of Pureblooded eyes roved to stare at the embarrassed Muggleborn.

"You've not heard of Pringles?" Hermione questioned incredulously. "Why do I even try?"

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A.N. I've finally got my life on track, guys! I've made a plan for the remaining chapters, and it'll all, hopefully, go swimmingly. There are NINE more chapters, be warned.

Pringles were invented by the '90s, btw, if anyone was worried. I know Hermione's phrase was a bit random, but..... as they say, 'live with it.'

Thank you for reading, and PLEASE COMMENT - I really need all the help I can get!!!!!!!!