Blaise Zabini

Blaise Zabini is a Slytherin student how started attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in September 1991. He was born on February 7th 1980 in Italy to his mother, Antonia Zabini, who more frequently goes by the title of countess, and an unknown father.

## **Early Life:**

Very little is known about Blaise’s childhood, but it is implied that he was taught well in the art of politics and manipulations from a young age. He was taught from an early age that emotions are dangerous weapons that could be used against you. One may also infer Blaise have a certain grasp of Occlumency, but that is purely speculation at this point.

## 1991:

### Autumn Semester, First Year:

On the boat ride from the Hogwarts Express to the castle he shares a boat with Harry Potter, Millicent Bulstrode and Theodore Nott. At the opening feast, he ends up siting at the Slytherin table right next to Harry. When Albus Dumbledore warns the students about the dangers awaiting those who venture to the 3rd floor corridor, he is the only first year Slytherin that does not seem sceptical when Harry states that he believes that the Headmaster was not joking. The next day during Potions class he pairs up with Harry to brew their assigned potion. At the end of the class their resulting brew is one of the few that looks as a perfect potion.

During Christmas break he returns to his family ancestral castle on the coast of the Italian Peninsula. There he conveys to his mother his observations to the '*puzzle'* he was introduced by her over the summer.

## 1992:

### Spring Semester, First Year:

At the beginning of the second term of his first year he becomes friends with Harry Potter, Daphne Greengrass and Tracey Davis. Hence, he ends up as a constant fixture in their already established group of friends.

On February 8th, after returning from the library with Harry, they stumble and listen in on a private conversation among the Weasley Twins, Lee Jordan and Ron Weasley. Thus, he finds out that Albus Dumbledore is hiding something on the forbidden third-floor corridor, and that something is guarded by a Cerberus.

On the evening of February 22nd, Harry invites Daphne, Tracey, and Blaise into The Speaker's Den where he informs them of what he had learnt in regards to the Philosopher's Stone after invoking Salazar's Sanction, a binding contract that makes anything discussed under it unable to be shared with anyone not in on it. He also reveals to them that he has been raised by muggles.

Throughout the rest of the term Harry ends up using the room to keep his friends up to date on a number of sensitive topics, among which are the Dragon Escapade and the encounter with the hooded figure in the Forbidden Forest during detention. Even though he omits the speculations and implications made by the centaur.

On the evening of June 4th he is called from his bed by a distraught Harry Potter. He explains to him how the plot for the Philosopher's Stone was unfolding, tasks him with contacting Daphne and Tracey and then going to get Professor Hurst. The next day, he, Tracey and Daphne meet in the Speaker's Den to discuss what could have happened.

### Summer Break between the First and the Second Year:

On June 20th, Blaise uses an international portkey to return home to Castillo Zabini. There he discussed the year with his mother whilst focusing on their “mutual interest”, which is heavily implied that is Harry Potter. His mother inquires if “he” is the one to which Blaise tentatively agrees, whilst stressing that he needs more time to ascertain that.

At Greengrass Manor, Daphne Greengrass, Tracey Davis, and Blaise Zabini meet for a get together on July 6th. After formalities are exchanged, they cut to the case and discuss their concern over Harry's living arrangements and his lack of contact with any of them thus far over the summer. Blaise asks what the plan of action to rescue him is, having picked up on what Harry's situation is, and Daphne responds that if she hasn't heard anything in a week, she would put together a rescue plan.

On the morning on July 18th, he alongside Tracey visit the newly liberated Harry Potter at Greengrass Manor. After a while he and Daphne depart allowing Tracey to have a private conversation with Harry.

### Autumn Semester, Second Year:

On September 1st he travels to Hogwarts alongside his friends on the Express. At the feast they all stay together and afterwards they head to their Common Room. On the way there, as Charlotte left with the fifth-year prefect, he discusses with his friends the possible complications caused by Charlotte's power move. The evening of September 4th finds him in the Common Room, he is one of the people that inform Harry of Flint's decision to leave the Slytherin Quidditch team. The next morning he is present when Harry intervenes in a confrontation instigated by Ron Weasley and is one of the people that point their wand at Ron after the boy attacks Harry.

He has a conversation with Harry on the morning of December 12th in the Slytherin Common Room. The two end up discussing their plans for the Yule break as both had decided to stay at Hogwarts during that time period. This is how he finds of there are concessions that allow the British Noble Heirs to leave Hogwarts when needed.

On December 23rd, he and Harry have a private conversation in the Speaker's Den that eventually leads to Harry strongly suspecing Peter Pettigrew to be the one responsible for Charlus failed frame-job from a couple of days back. Harry states out loud that it might have been in order for him to lose the Potter Heirship. To ensure the secrecy of their conversation, Harry invokes Salazar's Senction upon the Speaker's Den.

## 1993:

### Spring Semester, Second Year:

After the revelation of Daphne's disappearance, on January 11th, he is lead into the Speaker's Den alongside Charlotte and Tracey by Harry. They are told to way for him to return. When he finally returns he has a panic attack enchanted by his suppressed memories that lead him to collapse. His Occlumency 'shields' are rebuilt by Charlotte and once her work is done, before she can even comment on it, Blaise invokes Salazar's Sanction, thus forcing them all into silence.

They leave Harry to rest in the Speaker's Den and return to the Slytherin Common Room. There they cover for Harry's dissapearance by claiming that he is not feeling well and that he is in the dormitories resting under wards.

After Snape's announcement of Harry and Ares disappearance on June 4th, he alongside Charlotte and Tracey, go to the boy's room to discuss. Before they can commence they are joined by Calypso and the Carrow Twins, and by Grace shortly afterwards. Grace Weitts mentions that she has placed an illegal tracking charm on a piece of Harry's jewelry, and thus she suspects that the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. Shortly afterwards, they proceed, under the protection of the Disillusionment Charm, towards it. There, he wants to enter into the Chamber for the rescue mission, but she ends up being stunned.

On the evening of June 12th, in the Speaker's Den, under Salazar's Sanction, Harry tells his friends about his past relationship with Professor Hurst, and that she turned out to be Voldemort, about the prophecy, and about the Chamber of Secrets — or as much as he could about that. They depart for the Chamber of Secrets, unfortunately for them, before they can arrive, it's location is placed — unbeknowst to them — by Emily Nigma under the Fidelius Charm.

### Summer Break Between the Second and the Third Year:

After returning home from Hogwarts, on June 17th, he informs him mother that he thinks that Harry might be the one.

## Academic Results:

Due to the debacle caused by the reopening of the Chamber of Secrets, there are no end of year exams in his second year, just Pass or Fail grades. Suffice it to say, he manages to advance onto his third year.

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