“Where’s Draco?” enters Blaise Zabaini, looking like he just had been absolutely ravished (spoiler: he was).
Theodore Nott groans rolling off his back to sit straight on the edge of his bed. “Probably out getting laid, like you”, Blaise grins at his snarky remark. “Sorry that some of us can get laid, unlike you Nott” Blaise rolls his eyes. “Hey! I’ll have you know, I could be out getting laid, hey, you know Bell even asked me about it! I’m just busy!” “Oh yeah, doing what?” There was a pause. “Trying to figure out who Draco has been sneaking around with” he lies.
Speaking of the snake, “I’ll have you both know, I’m not sneaking around with anyone”, all eyes turned to the blonde haired boy. “Yeah, that's why you look like you just got fucked” “Oh sod off Nott”, the other two slytherins chuckle.
“Where were you then?’’, he freezes from mid jumping into his bed. The other two give a knowing look at one another and all of a sudden, there are three slytherins sitting on Draco Malfoys bed.
“So, who is it?”
“Who’s the lucky girl?’’
“Is it a snake?”
“It’s not Pansy, is it?”
“Nott! Do you really think Draco would go for Parkinson again, she’s in love with Longbottom for god's sake! She won’t shut up about him in the common rooms.”
“You’re right…is it Astoria Greengrass from fifth year? Gods did you actually take up Daphs offer to hit up her sister…well it makes sense, the girls been in love with
you since her first year”
Shaking his head with his hand dragging down his face, “There is no ‘it’, there’s no ‘lucky girl’, no snakes, definitely not Pans and Merlin forbid I take up Daphne’s offer to start seeing Astoria. God, I wouldn’t even go for a fifth year.”
“I don’t believe you” Theodore claims. “Believe what you want Nott”
He groans and pulls the Slytherin green sheet over his head. Blaise and Theo look at one another, grinning. They’ll figure this out. I mean, they are Slytherins after all, right?
—
“There’s no way he’s not seeing someone! He’s out later now, his hair looks like fucking Grangers bushy head, his shirt is barely on for Merlin’s sake! And it’s gotta be the same girl he’s seeing, haven’t seen him in such a good mood for awhile. Merlin’s beard, what the hell happened to Draco Malfoy” Theo rambles on about the change his Slytherin housemate has developed.
“You think it's Greengrass?’’ Blaise inquires.
“Daphne?’’
“No Astoria you dimwit!” Blaise groans, how the hell had he befriended such a stupid snake. There’s a reason the hat hadn’t even considered Ravenclaw.
“Oh yeah, the fifth year brunette. You think? I mean, they do make quite the couple. Plus, Astoria’s madly in love with him. She’d be down to get laid by the Slytherin prince.” Blaise groans, once again. Theodore Nott had quite the theories.
“Only one way to find out, we spy on Draco”
Theodore Nott smirked, there’s a reason the hat placed him in Slytherin.
—
The two Slytherins devised a plan that followed Draco Malfoy’s everyday agenda.
First he had potions, Theo had class with him, so he would keep an eye on any unfamiliar body language or if Draco was acting slightly strange.
The class was almost half way done and the blonde hadn’t done anything particularly out of the ordinary, except when he went to the cupboard to retrieve a textbook. Daphne Greengrass had gone at the exact same time, there wasn’t need for any more spying, he’d caught him! Who knew Draco would go for the sister! When Theo’s dreams were crushed to find that they hadn’t snuck away for any particular reason, they’d just actually went to the cupboard for a textbook, whilst Daphne needed some sort of ingredient. With a heavy sigh, Theo returned to what he was doing and his dreams were crushed, but at least him and Blaise had the rest of the day ahead.
—
Following potions, it was known to the whole of Hogwarts that Tuesdays were reserved for Slytherin Quidditch training practices. Luckily, Blaise was on the team as a chaser alongside their Captain, Draco Malfoy. There weren’t any females on the Slytherin Quidditch team so there wasn’t any luck on that end…but that didn’t restrict any onlookers sitting on the sidelines watching them practise. And other then a smug looking Theodore Nott, atrociously flirting with an uninterested looking Tracey Davis and some Gryffindor’s including Granger, probably scouting out their weaknesses for the next Slytherin vs Gryffindor match, there was a fifth year brunette sitting in the stands today..well actually every Tuesday, not that Blaise took track, but it was memorable now that him and Theo were on the search for Draco’s one and only girl.
As practice finished, Blaise hand signalled to Theo to keep an eye out for the blonde haired Slytherin. Making sure his every move was watched.
Unsurprisingly, Draco had completely disregarded the fact Astoria Greengrass was in the stands and instead walked to the boys locker rooms, clearly to either wash off or get changed.
He was clearly just trying to keep this a secret! Too bad, Blaise Zabini and Theodore Nott already knew!..Supposedly.
They decided to call it a day, they would collect, regather information, use that information, and then improve for tomorrow! So, how did they do it? Well, Blaise Zabini’s and Theodore Nott’s plan, with the new improved name of ‘Hunt Down the future Mrs Malfoy’, sprung into action.
Steps to Succeed:
Collect every possible candidate that could be seeing Draco Malfoy.
Track down every girl on the list.
Find out which girl it is then BOOM! Done!
Draco Malfoy thinks he’s one step ahead, well, Blaise Zabini and Theodore Nott are eight steps ahead!
—
The next afternoon, the two Slytherins had come to meet up at the Leaky Couldron to share their discoveries.
“Well it definitely isn't the she Weasley, did you know she’s still with Potter?”
Rolling his eyes, “Everyone knows that Theo.”
“Okay then Mr. Everyone knows that, since my whole list is ruled out, why don’t you share what you found.”
“Okay fine, well it isn’t any of the Patil twins, they’re glued to the hip to one another, not Bulstrode, did you know she has a thing for Abbott? Speaking of Abbott, not her either, she despises us snakes, not Bones or Jones, did you know they’re dating? Definitely not Chang, don’t think Draco would want Potter’s hand me downs…
that sounds bad, I take that back.” Blaise crosses out each name as he goes by..soon enough, the bottom of the list ends, and only one name remains.
“So, what about Astoria? Gotta be her right? I mean, we thought it was her from the start and she’s the only name on the list left!”
Blaise cringes, “Yeah..thought so too until I found Draco talking to Goyle about how infuriatingly annoying she is, honestly thought he was just denying it, guess it’s true then.” Blaise sighs as he crosses out the final name in red ink.
The two boys lean back as they stare at their red inked parchments, “we should be heading back” Theo says with a disappointed look, Blaise nods.
They walk through Diagon Alley, “I can not believe we couldn’t even find one! Blaise ONE! Girl who Draco just MIGHT be seeing.” Theo slumps his shoulder.
Blaise turns to his left to look up at Theo’s grim looking face but stops dead in his tracks.
“What?” Theo questions, “Am I so handsome you had to stop and stare at my face.. understandably so Zabini, you want a picture? It would last l-” Theo shuts his mouth as Blaise yanks him to face what he’s looking at.
They stand, staring at a small alleyway, there stands is Draco Malfoy and some girl..it’s the girl! It’s gotta be!
“Who's the girl? Blaise this is our ONE chance to figure it out!”
“Yeah so shut it, Merlin I could probably hear you from Hogwarts.”
Theo rolls his eyes as the two stand in the corner between the alleyway and Flourish and Blotts.
“What did I tell you about going out when it’s practically snowing! Do you know how sick you could get in this weather? Merlin, I had to sit in the Great Hall begging you’d put on at least a jumper! I mean, how can you even stand right now? I might freeze to death and look at you. You’re wearing pratically nothing!” “Wouldn’t you like that more” “Yes but--oh shut it Granger-"
“Granger?!”
The Gryffindor Princess and Slytherin Prince look over their shoulder, Draco immediately groaning at the sight of his two best friends, maybe not best friends anymore.
“You’re dating Granger! Of all people! Blaise, why didn’t you think of that?!”
“Me?! You’re the one who comes up with the crazy ideas, you think I predicted Draco and Granger to get together?!”
The other two stand in silence as they watch Blaise Zabini and Theodore Nott bickering, eyes going between the two, like watching that muggle sport, what’s it called again? Tenth? Tens? Tennis! Yes, tennis.
The two Slytherins finally halt as they realise there was no other voice other than theirs in the air. They face the two, hand in hand, Hermione Granger, of all people, wearing a Slytherin scarf! Merlin, she did look quite good in green though.
Draco groans, “for Merlin's sake, yes I’m dating Hermine Granger and have been for the past year.”
“Year?!” Both their jaws dropped on the floor.
“Yes year. You only recently started noticing because I’ve been less discrete about it, and what is it about Blaise needing to think about it?”
Theo scratches the back of his neck, “well, we were just trying to find out who exactly you were seeing.. we didn’t exactly see Granger coming though. Congrats?” Theo responds.
Theo perks up. "Is that why you were at Slytherin's practice on Tuesday?", Hermione nods, "Yes Nott, you two are absolute fools", "oh Merlin, we are."
Draco rolls his eyes as Hermione giggle at the two Slytherins, you could only see her bright eyes through the scarf that covered past her nose.
“Merlin, happy for you mate…just please don’t fuck in the dorms” Blaise chuckles.
“Says the one who brought Lovegood over twice” Draco rolls his eyes.
Hermione laughs in between the three Slytherins bickering.
—
That night, Draco came back looking like he’d been well, truly fucked.
“Never did I think Granger as the type to be horny as hell” Theo comments, Blaise snickers at his remark.
“Oh shut it Nott, you’re just mad some of us can get laid.”
“Hey! What’s with everyone’s idea I can't get laid, if you must know-” he stops midway as a certain Gryffindor enters the room.
“Granger?” Blaise says.
She blushes, “sorry..um–you left your tie Draco”
Blaise and Theo smirk, “Thank you, love” he says and kisses her open mouth on the lips, she smiles. “I’ll walk you out”, “It’s fine, you three can continue your..chat” she giggles, Draco groans and gives her one last goodbye kiss.
“Oh for merlin's sake, that’s enough snogging for the night! Bye Granger!” Blaise says as the door shuts and Draco is pulled back in.
"Thanks, love" Theo says with puppy eyes, mocking his best friend, Blaise practically on the floor rolling around in fits of laughter.
“Is it always gonna be like this?”
“Always boys.”