“Blaine Anderson Potter.”

Blaine turned, flinching as he saw the red haired girl with the Gryffindor tie running towards him. He remembered the days when he was the only potter child at Hogwarts – but no, he actually had siblings around now.

“What, Lily?” He sighed, slowing his walk a little so that she could catch up to him.  “And how many times do I have to tell you not to use my middle name?”

“It’s the only way to get your attention,” she sighed.  Lily huffed a little as she fell into step beside him.  “And besides,” she said.  “Mum and Dad said you have to be nice to me since it’s my first year.”

“Well, it’s my sixth year,” Blaine replied, a small smirk on his face.  “And you do have two other brothers at Hogwarts.”

“But they’re both in Gryffindor with me,” she said.  “I always get to see them.  But I never see you.”

Blaine winced, like he always did whenever their houses were brought.  His whole family, his parents, his grandparents, his siblings, were all Gryffindors.  And it really didn’t help that his dad was the Harry Potter.

But then there was Blaine.  A Ravenclaw.

“I can’t help it that I’m smart, Lil,” he said, smoothing down her hair fondly.  “It’s just where I was sorted.  I wasn’t meant to be a Gryffindor like you.  I’m not nearly as brave.”

Lily grinned and grabbed his hand as they continued down the hallway.  “I miss you,” she murmured.  “It one thing being stuck at home with you at school, but another being in the same building and never seeing you.” She paused, huffing a little.  “Blaine, I see Teddy Lupin more than you.”

“You can come see me, you know,” Blaine told her.  “Siblings come into Ravenclaw house all the time.”

“I know,” she sighed.  “But your friends kind of scare me.”

“Wes and David are harmless,” Blaine said, smiling softly.  “And they love you.”

Lily sighed and continued talking, but Blaine wasn’t paying attention.  Something – more like someone – was walking towards him, a grin plastered on his face as his green tie shimmered in the light.  His robes swayed beside him, his perfectly styled hair flawless as usual.

“And then I was like – Blaine.  Blaine.  Blaine!”

Blaine snapped out of it, his eyes only focusing on his sister slightly, not leaving the person that continued to walk towards him.  “Um – what?” He said, clearing his throat a little. 

“I was saying that –”

But then the boy stopped next to Blaine, the breathtaking smile still on his face.

“Hey, Blaine,” he said, his angelic voice causing Blaine to gasp a little.  “Are we still working on our project after class?”

Blaine nodded, forcing himself to snap out of his love-induced daze for a moment.  “Uh, yeah,” he said.  “Slughorn wants the Potion brewed by tomorrow, so that’s probably a good idea.”

Lily tugged on Blaine’s sleeve then, Blaine lowering his head – even though the distance wasn’t that far, he was quite short after all – so that his ear was level with her mouth.

“Well?” She whispered.  “Introduce me, you fool!”

Blaine chuckled and stood back out, straightening his robes a little and blushing a little.

“Um, Kurt,” Blaine said, gesturing towards his sister.  “This is my little sister Lily.  She’s a first year.”

“Lily Potter,” Kurt said, grinning.  “Well, if you weren’t a Gryffindor, I would say that it’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Lily’s eyes widened until Kurt added a wink, her panic turning into a smile.  “It’s nice to finally meet you, Kurt,” she said.  “Blaine says you’re the most beautiful boy he’s ever seen.”

“Uh, Lily, um,” Blaine stuttered, turning towards Kurt in panic.  “She doesn’t – I don’t –”

But Kurt just smiled, crouching down so that he was at Lily’s level.  “Well, Lily,” he whispered, loud enough so that Blaine could hear him.  “Tell your brother that he’s pretty cute too.”

Lily grinned and nodded, emitting a small squeal.

“Um, okay,” Blaine coughed awkwardly.  “Uh, Lily needs to get to her next class, so…”

Kurt nodded in understanding, his bright blue eyes shining a little, contrasting beautifully with the green in his scarf.  “I’ll see you later then,” he said, his eyes never leaving Blaine’s.

Blaine nodded, feeling a small blush forming on his cheeks.

As he walked away, he felt Kurt’s hand squeeze his gently, Blaine turning around to see the Slytherin boy walking away, completely nonchalant and like he hadn’t just held Blaine’s hand for a fraction of a second.

“Blaine!” Lily squealed once Kurt was out of earshot.  “You are totally in love with him!”

“No I’m not,” Blaine muttered, his ears turning red as he ducked his head.

“Well, you should be!” Lily said.  “He’s totally cute.”

Blaine rolled his eyes, a combination of annoyance and confusion as to why his eleven year old sister was giving him love advice.

“You should ask him out,” she said after a moment.  “I mean, he’s obviously into you.  I can’t think of another reason a Slytherin would talk to a Ravenclaw.”

“We got paired together for a Potions project,” Blaine explained, trying not to become too irritated with his sister. 

“But he’s a Slytherin,” Lily said, a small smirk playing on her lips.  “How often are Slytherins paired with students from other houses?”

Blaine quirked an eyebrow, thinking.  “I don’t remember the last time…”

“Exactly,” she whispered, her voice high and excited.  “He set it up, Blaine.  He asked Slughorn to pair him with you.”

Blaine opened his mouth to object, but no words came out.  Because he had the overwhelming sensation that his sister was right.

Lily smirked at him before releasing his hand and skipping away, throwing him a smile over her shoulder before she rounded the corner.

Blaine hated it when his little sister was smarter than him.