"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" or "Are You Happy Now?"

Due: 11 April 2004

Requirements

Pairing: Boy!Blaise/Ginny

Back-Story: Blaise and Ginny have been going out with each other for nearly a year. Then one day, Blaise breaks up with Ginny for no reason at all. She's devastated and so is Blaise. Only Draco, Harry, and Hermione know about Blaise and Ginny's relationship.

Setting: Hogwarts (Blaise: 7th year, Ginny: 6th year)

Plot: Ginny is devastated over breaking up with Blaise. Blaise is also devastated as well. Blaise never told Ginny why he broke up with her.... But it was for her own good. But how can it be for her own good, when she feels safest with Blaise?

Length: At least 1,500 words.

Must include

• Ginny crying at least twice.
• Blaise and Draco in a fight.
• Ginny and Blaise screaming at each other once.
• Blaise musing on why he broke up with Ginny.
• Harry or Hermione threatening Blaise.
• The use of Vertiaserum on any one of the characters for any random reason.
• The use of "Petrificus Totalus" on any random character.
• Ginny musing on anything in particular.
• The phrase, "You don't know me as well as you think you do."
• The phrase, "One step closer, and I'll break your face."
• Blaise and/or Draco quirking an eyebrow.
• At least one other pairing that's secretive (doesn't matter if it's slash or het).
• The mention of at least one Hogwarts ghost.

Other Notes

It can either end happily or not. Whichever suits you more. When I said, "Ginny musing on anything in particular", I hadn't originally said that. I originally said "Ginny musing on the similarities between Harry, Blaise, and Tom Riddle". But I thought that was a bit too specific.

Please send a link to the completed story to hasapi by 11 April 2004.

- Challenge by Deirdre Blair