Silenced, Well and Good
Theme 42: Silencio


She was studying, today. Studying hard. Blaise Zabini knew Ginny Weasley, and he knew her well - which was exactly why this new enthusiasm for books came as a surprise to him.

"You're studying?" he asked, raising an eyebrow as he leaned against the gnarled tree whose branches she was resting beneath, with the sole objective of annoying her to the point where she would whip out her wand and hex him.

"Not your problem, Zabini."

"But it is. I mean, who in his right mind would want a bookworm for a wife?"

Ginny awarded him a glare over the top of her book, but nothing more. When he persisted, she ignored him.

"What are you reading anyway?" Blaise asked, making a grab for the book. Ginny jumped to her feet, red hair hanging down as, upside down, he read the title.

"Charms and Spells - Volume one-?" Blaise repeated, eyebrow raised. "You're that bad at Charms?" He peeked at the page she had been reading. "Silencio? Why would you want to learn that spell?"

Haughtily, Ginny snatched her book back from him. She could not help adding, though,

"To get rid of your love-sick sarcasm, thank you. Silencio!"