Harry looked at Blaise and his eyes filled with worry. He didn't want Blaise with Hermione. Panic was just about to set in when he realized what he thought about. Did he really just admit that he liked Blaise?! He looked at Hermione, who seemed less amused.

"That won't happen.. Trust me." She looked away and nudged Ron. "Come on ron."

Ron shook his head. "No.. I'm not going to say anything anymore.."

"Jeez," Blaise said, holding his hands up, "I was only joking." His good mood faltered slightly. Gryffindors. Didn't think Slytherins could bloody joke. Oh well.

He turned to Harry. "Maybe I'll just go after you, eh mate?" He gave a deep chuckle.

Harry blushed at the thought. His cheeks felt warm to him. He turned awy slightly. "I-I don't think you'd want me Blaise.." He tried to laugh but it only came out as a nervous one. He wasn't even believing himself. He knew Blaise would notice.

Hermione looked at Harry. "Harry.. Are you okay?"

Blaise did notice, and his eyes widened slightly. Potter did like him? The thought made him feel both hot and cold. He sent a glance at Draco, who he knew had some level of feeling for Harry. He knew he should leave Harry for his best friend, but damn, he hadn't dated in a while, and he did genuinely like Harry. And maybe it would spur Draco to get a move on.

"Wanna go for a walk with me after lunch, Harry?" he asked, giving Harry his most charming smile. 

Harry looked and Blaise, his mouth slightly open at the excitement he felt. He closed his mouth after a few moments and nodded. "Yeah.. I'd like to take a walk with you." He gave a smile and chuckled when Blaise gave him his charming smile. "You're such a flirt.." He smiled and looked toward Draco. He still had something for hte boy since they kissed, but he knew he would have to forget that. He turned back to Blaise and smiled.

Hermione giggled. "Oh you two..." She looked at Blaise and Harry. 

((omg! I think I'm going to have hermione like Pansy. XD))

((Whoo! :D))

"You're looking rather handsome flustered, Harry," Blaise said, grinning. "You two won't mind me stealing him, right, Ron, Hermione?" 

~

On the other side of the classroom, Draco was staring at Blaise with a peculiar mixture of rage and envy. He had just asked Potter out. And he knew how Draco felt for him- Wait. He didn't feel anything for Potter.

But then...why was he so jealous? 

With a grimace, he accepted it. He felt something for Potter. And he was embarrassed that it had taken jealousy for him to realise it.

"You really like him, don't you?" Pansy said softly, watching the emotions flutter across her friend's face.

"No, Blaise is an idiot," Draco spat.

"No..." Pansy's eyes were gentle. "Harry." She gave a small smile. She had meant him before, but seeing Draco's reaction, she had changed to mean Blaise.

Draco looked like he was about to snarl a rude response, before he suddenly deflated. "Yeah," he said dully. "Yeah." 

"I'm going to approach Hermione soon," Pansy said, still continuing with her soft tone. "I can put in a good word."

"I don't need your-" Draco said furiously, almost about to say 'charity'. But he realised Pansy was being nice, and he nodded. "That would be nice." He sighed. He hadn't imagined that Blaise would betray him like this, and he didn't want to lose the only friend he had now. 

Ron shook his head. "He's almost 17, he can make his own choices. Plus, it's not like we've been around him much with how we have been missing our class assignments." He smiled.

"No. He should have fun." Hermione smiled and looked at Harry.

Harry shook his head. "I'm not flustered.." He put his hands on his cheeks and he felt the warmth. Okay, so he was flustered, but who could blame him? Blaise was a handsome guy and he had to forget Draco unless the boy told him otherwise.

The rest of the lesson passed surprisingly without much malice on Snape's part, and soon they were leaving for lunch.

"Did you want to go by the lake?" Blaise asked Harry, walking in step with him. 

Draco watched Harry and Blaise walk off in the direction of the lake, and he felt Pansy stop behind him.

"Pansy?" he asked quizzically, and saw her looking slightly pale. "What's wrong?"

She was staring at something somewhere further down the hallway, and he saw Granger standing alone.

"What's wrong, Pans?" he asked again, more worried now.

She stepped out of her stupor, continuing to walk. "She's alone. She's never alone." She opened her mouth, closed it, then opened again. "I think I'll ask her now. My only chance." She pushed her bag into Draco's hands and began jogging after Hermione. "Granger! Hey, Hermione!"

Draco watched her go, feeling slightly put out, before he began walking again in the direction of the Great Hall. He sighed. 

Blaise gave Harry an undecipherable look. After a few moments, he relaxed. "I don't know. We haven't talk much, since then." He shrugged. "But it's not about Draco, is it? Just you and me." He gave Harry a smirk, and pecked him on the cheek. "Now tell me. Are you a good snogger?"

~

Pansy noticed the smile fade, but ignored it.

She started blushing as her nervousness got the better of her. "Would you- uh, would you come with me to....to the Library?" She knew that was where the girl was most comfortable. "I'd like to talk something over with you in private." 

Harry blushed when Blaise pecked his cheek. "I-I'm not sure.. I haven't snogged in a while. I mean, thte last person was probably... Draco?" He looked at Blaise and knew he had to fix that sentence. "Well, I just haven't snogged in a while. I mean, I haven't been snogged until Draco did.." He smiled and stopped at the shore of the lake. He liked the cool water on his feet, but he knew he had no towel to dry his feet if he took off his shoes.

~

Hermione smiled slightly. "Of course Pansy. Are you going to bring... him.. with you?" She motioned toward Draco and knew he looked different. Why wasn't he going after Blaise and Harry? His enemy and best friend were going to the lake and the friend he has now is talking to a, dare she think, mudblood. She felt something different about draco too. She knew she had to watch him more carefully.

Blaise looked a bit frustrated with the mention of Draco. Although the main point of his relationship with Harry was to get him with Draco, he still hadn't dated in a while, and he was concentrating on that at the moment.

Shaking his head, he sighed. "Well, do you think I'm a good snogger?" His smirk was back in place.

~

"No." Pansy shook her head. "He understands that this is...private." She sent him a look, and noticed him smiling at her for the first time in a while. Pleased, she turned back to Hermione. "Let's go?" 

"Ah.. I'm sorry for mentioning him!" He felt a bit bad at the mention of draco in front of Blaise. He looked down. "I would think you are a good snogger. I wouldn't know myself though." He looked at Blaise and blushed slightly. The smirk kind of set him off. Maybe he was a good snogger. He wanted to find out. "Am I going to find out?"

~

"Oh Merlin.. He looked quite handsome when he smiles.. I'm surprised Harry hasn-" She cupped her mouth. "I've said too much. But yes, let's go." He smiled slightly since Draco seemed to be kinder. "I feel bad for him.. Poor fellow is just like Harry now.." She walked toward the library, waiting for pansy at the end of the hall.