I remember reading about Blaise in HBP and thinking, "Hmm. Not as I pictured, but I like!" And then I started really thinking about it -- and being very happy about it. Because I've noticed that a lot of Slytherin is, well, white. We only see racial diversity in other Houses, so it's nice to see someone break the Slytherin mold in that regard (even if he is rich and a Pureblooded snob like the rest of Slytherins, ha).

I get a little uncomfortable with racial/ethnic/national diversity in HBP. Some of the names JKR chooses to name her characters are less than politically correct. She might as well have named Cho Chang "Chinky Chink."

I would love -- love -- to read a Blaise fic where he's not used as a plot device or a sex object. Where it actually goes into depth into his past life and his relationship with his mother. Oh man. Especially after you've made these great suggestions here.