I. social casualty | blaise zabini ✔️

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CHAPTER 15

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The next few weeks felt like the flew by. Hogwarts had never been under such content calmness after the Ball. Students seemed more relaxed as the break ended, and Hogwarts atmosphere was the most 'homey' Blaise had ever seen it.

Lyra and him had arrived into a peaceful acquaintanceship, Blaise wanted to call it. They acknowledged and smiled to each other in the hallways, well, Lyra smiled Blaise just nodded as nicely as he could. Still he found himself looking around for her when they were in the hall or by the lake.

As the break came to an end, Blaise, along with the rest of the Slytherins began dedicating themselves to the homework due after the holidays.

"Oi! Malfoy, what are the ingredients in an Anti-Paralysis Potion?"

"A few drops of shut the hell up."

"Screw you!"

Draco just sent him a middle finger back and Theo chuckled as he scribbled on his parchment.

"Malfoy! What's the third step?"

"It's to go fuc--"

"Oi!" Theo yelled before smacking Draco's head with his textbook, "Watch it, there are first years here."

"Pretty sure the first time you spoke to me, you cussed, Nott." Blaise smirked as the Ellen year olds giggled from the table nearby.

Theo glared at the boys who just sent him back a smile and flopped back down onto the big sofa chair.

"...Malfoy--"

"Zabini if you ask me one more time about your Potions homework I will throw you off the Astronomy tower."

"Alright, fine! I'll just fail Potions this year."

"No. Don't start."

"Fail and disappoint my mother. My poor mother."

Theo turned to Blaise, "You don't even like your mom."

Blaise ignored him. "And then fail my OWLs next year, and NEWTs. And live as a beggar on the streets. My good looks being the only salvation left."

Draco growled, "Alright! Just give me your damn assignment, you wanker."

Blaise whooped before handing his parchment over. "Thanks Draco."

"Yeah, yeah."

And that was how the rest of break went with Draco taking over most of the Potions assignment. Blaise persuaded all of his friends to take over the assignment that were their forte. He took the History of Magic and Herbology ones. They would sometimes finish early enough to help the first and second years.

Until school began again and they returned to their usual schedules. They still tried to helped the younger and sure, sometimes they also cheated off each other. But the quiet, relaxed atmosphere faded returning to a much stricter, colder one that matched the Slytherin common room.

Blaise credited himself on being a pretty good student. In Potions and Transfiguration he needed some help. DADA was alright, he didn't really care too much in that class. History of Magic, Herbology, and Astronomy were his best subjects.

("You're a massive nerd." Daphne and Theo would say.)

Which was pretty much true, especially since he actually enjoyed the classes. And yeah, he was definitely interested in a position at the Ministry after Hogwarts, if that was even an option for someone like him.