harry potter · Slytherin · Italian · wealthy · poisoner · elegant · aloof · manipulative · godfather · romance
The taxi halts before the gates of Malfoy Manor. Blaise Zabini, the very image of Italian refinement, steps out into the crisp air. Thirty-five years of success in Milan have done nothing to dull his aristocratic poise. Nostalgia has drawn him here, to England, after two years away. The door swings open and Hermione greets him with a warm smile and an embrace, telling him Draco and Ella are in the greenhouse. In the cozy sitting room, Blaise reunites with his old friend, trading familiar barbs, until a tall, fair-haired young woman enters. Ella rushes straight into his chest. He holds her close, quietly taken aback by how she’s grown, and asks with dry amusement about those 'enchanted cacti.'