The Snake and the Eagle

Title: The Snake and the Eagle

Pairing: Future AdrianxBlaise

Fandom; Harry Potter

Disclaimer: I don't own HP franchise. If I did there would have been slash.

Summary: A bird may love a snake but where would they live? The only child of famous Veela model Gabriella Baianchessi, Blaise Zabini grows up mostly unloved, limited social interactions and distrustful of people and promises. Adrian Pucey grows up the pampered only child of neutral Slytherins Lord and Lady Pucey. Blaise's mother expects him to bond to the elder Greengrass heiress Daphne and become consort to the future Lady Greengrass. So her prospective grandchildren might be titled. Adrian's parents wish for him to bond to the beautiful Giselle Goyle. However, Blaise was born Veela therefore only one person can satisfy him and ground his magic. Will Blaise be able to open his heart and learn to trust or will he become an emotionless shell trapped in a loveless relationship?

Author Note: dedicated to Harmony Stanzer who plays Adrian on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry forum where I play Blaise. This idea sort evolved during our plotting the relationship between them. However there it is platonic...

Chapter 4

Blaise scowled.

He hated Charms…

He found it very difficult; it was the only class he was dreadful at. Daphne was quite annoying in her offers of assistance. Draco was so keen at all his subjects it was clear that he'd been privately tutored.

History of Magic was a bird class for him; he had spent many lonely years reading history books. Merlin knew he'd already read his history text, so he cared not if he slept through that class.

Blaise was searching the stacks in the library for a few reference books for his charms essay. Hard to write an essay on a subject you didn't understand.

To make matters worse, the book he wanted was above his reach.

Blaise scowled, cursing in Basque.

"I know that voice but not the language. Good afternoon Blaise."

Blaise's bad temper vanished; he turned and grinned at his friend.

Behind him were Giselle and Millicent.

Blaise scowled.

"Now Blaise," Adrian chided, "that isn't polite."

Blaise sighed, "My apologies. I'm having a rough time with Charms. I shouldn't be taking my frustrations out on others."

"Which book did you want?" Adrian asked leaning lazily

Blaise told him.

Adrian fished the tome out and handed it over, "If you want I could give you a hand. I wouldn't give you the answers but I am decent."

"Decent enough to consider going into spell creation." Blaise grumbled.

"It's not weak to know when to accept help." The Goyle heiress chided.

"Like you would know, you have all the brains in the family." Blaise scowled.

Millicent's eyes flashed, "Lay off Zabini."

Blaise turned his back on then and clutched the book Adrian handed him to his chest. "Very well." He packed up his things, "I am clearly not in a fit state for company so I shall have excuse myself."

He felt Adrian's eyes on him and sighed as he walked away.

How could he let Adrian see him act so shamefully? It was disheartening that he'd so clearly forgotten his manners.

To pick a fight with Millicent who was probably the most dangerous witch in their year was akin to suicide…

Giselle was nicer than her brother, he should have at least been cordial.

He was an embarrassment…

Surely, after that display Adrian would leave him too…

Who could love someone whose own parent didn't want them?

What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds Expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?