A knock sounded at my door and I glanced up from the drawing I was working on. It was way past curfew so I had no idea who it could be. I slipped my sketchbook into the secret compartment that I kept it in and grabbed my wand, tiptoeing to my door. I opened it a crack and peeked out, a spell on the tip of my tongue in case I had to use it.
“Shhhh…”
It was Blaise. I opened the door and pulled him inside before shutting the door soundlessly behind me.
“What on earth do you think you’re doing,” I whispered-yelled.
“Calm down,” He whispered.
“Calm down? Are you nuts? Why would I do that? It’s past curfew and what happens? Blaise decides, let’s go sneak through the halls,” I hissed.
He sighed, “It’s Pansy. She’s up to something but I can’t figure out what. I get the feeling it has to do with you.”
I gulped, “Do you have any idea what it is?”
Blaise shook his head, “No and it’s bugging me because every time you're not there she’s muttering about how annoying you are and how everyone loves you. When you are around she’s glaring daggers at you.”
“Bloody hell,” I muttered.
“There’s more. She’s doing something with a potion. I saw her brewing something in potions that wasn’t part of the lab.”
“Keep Draco away from her and don’t let him drink anything or eat anything that she gives him. I’ll send him a message but I have no doubt, Pansy will trick him into doing something stupid like that,” I told him, rummaging through my desk to grab a piece of parchment to send my brother a warning. After scribbling down a message I folded it up the way Draco had taught me and opened my window, blowing on it a bit. The piece of paper flew off towards my brother's window which I knew he left open a crack, like Talia and I, in case we need to send an urgent message to each other.
“Okay. Anything else I should do?” Blaise asked, watching me.
Suddenly I heard voices in the hall getting closer. I blew out the candle I had lit and covered Blaise’s mouth.
He tried to speak but I cut him off, “Shhh… someone is out there.”