Maybe we aren't all that different (Blaise Zabini)

It was a Joke

Harley's POV

"Ace?" Bini whispered in charms trying to distract me from what I was doing. I ignored him continuing to practice the spell. "Ace... Ace?" I glanced at him annoyed and then went back to what I was doing. "Come on Princess. I know you can hear me."

"Oh my god Bini what do you want?" The words came out louder than intended making everyone's heads turn. Professor Flitwick was looking at me telling me to be quiet. "Sorry professor." I turned back to Bini glaring at him. "What is so fucking important Bini?"

"Nothing really. I was just gonna tell you how to hold your wand better." I rolled my eyes.

"I'm holding my wand incorrectly?"

"A bit. Really I just wanted to annoy you but yeah. Stop keeping your elbow so straight your going to hyperextend it when in a duel." My arm was still pointed at the dummy while I continued to glare at him annoyed that he interrupted me. "Here." He grabbed my arm making me shiver to his touch. "Bend your elbow like that. You will be in better control."

I was confused on why he was helping me and even more confused to my reaction when he touched me. I pushed the thoughts out of my mind continuing to practice and he was right. I did have better control now.

"Thanks I guess."

"You can thank me later." He winked.

"Sorry tonight doesn't work for me. Maybe tomorrow at 11... oh no that would be to late your bed time is at 8:30 right? I could try and read you a bedtime story if you'd like." I laughed while he rolled his eyes at me. "Sorry are you not a child. With your lack of maturity I could have sworn you were still 12."

"Do you really have room to talk? Your like 5'2."

"I'm 5'5 but I'll give you a healthy reminder that what you like in height you make up for in size. So really if we put it this way. Me being 5'5 and you being what 6'3?"

"6'2." He snarled.

"Right 6'2. I would be bigger." He just stared at me confused. "What no comments?"

"Did you just try to size me up?"

"Yes. Did you think just because I'm a girl I wouldn't believe that mine is bigger than yours?" He was still confused and showing his bruised ego. The bell rang and I left leaving Bini still confused.

I walked down the hall-way still grinning at my comment. I found it funny but I don't think Bini did that much.

"Hey Harley wait up." I turned around to find Ron yelling to me with Hermione by his side. I stopped and waited till they caught up with me before continuing to walk.

"Hi Ron. What's up?"

"My brothers wrote back to the letter you had Ginny send so I thought I'd give it to you." He started searching his robes for it.

"Oh thank you Ron." He finally found it and handed me the folded parchment.

"Yeah of course. Where are you going?"

"I have a free period so I was just gonna go up to the common room."

"Oh okay. See you later Harl's." Hermione said stopping Ron so they could go a different direction than me.

"See ya later 'mione." I continued my journey to the common room taking my time.

When I finally made it I sat down on the couch unfolding the parchment to see what they had wrote back.

Dear Harl's,

We knew you would be the beater for the team. We expect you to be the next best beater, after us of course, that the team has ever seen. The shop is doing well and no we haven't found anyone going at it in the storage room. We have only had to prevent one person from going up the stairs to our flat. We get to go back to the burrow quite often which is nice but mom won't stop talking about you kids. She's so happy that Ron is a p'rfect and Ginny is one of the, don't tell her we said it, but best quidditch players. Ginny mentioned you might come to the burrow during the holidays. Mom is extremely excited. Everyone will be home during the holidays so you better prepare yourself. Let us know how the first match goes.