Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat on the Hogwarts Express in stillness. There
wasn't anything to say. Their past year at school had been enough. Hermione
coughed and Ron shifted in his seat. Harry closed his eyes and leaned his
head against the window, like he did the way to Hogwarts. When things were
just normal . . .
"I'm so excited to be going back! Only two more years left!" Hermione said shuffling back into the compartment, with arms filled with tasty treats from the snack cart. Harry sat up in his seat and paid Hermione back right away, grabbing a chocolate frog.
"Bloody hell Hermione, where did you get all the money for this?" Ron asked, eyeing Bertie Bott's every flavor Jelly Beans.
"Wouldn't you like to know," she said tossing him a package of jellybeans. Harry smiled and tossed the wrapper of his chocolate frog out-of-the-way.
"So, we have three more hours until we get to Hogwarts. What do you want to do?" Harry asked. Ron and Hermione looked at each other with a smile.
"Truth-or-dare!" they said together. Over the summer, Neville had a party and Hermione suggested the American game of truth or dare. The game turned out to be a huge hit and they had been waiting all year to play it again. Harry smiled and nodded, he wasn't fortunate enough to go to Neville's party and he was dying to play.
"I'll get everyone!" Hermione said running out of the compartment. Quickly Harry conjured a small wicker basket and put their treats in it. Ron grabbed a few more things for himself and placed them in the deep pockets of his cloak. Luckily this year they were seated in the larger compartment areas, closer to the luxurious seventh year compartments. The door opened and Neville smiled.
"Splendid idea you guys had," he said, leading the way for Luna, Seamus, Lavender, Dean, Parvati, and Hermione. Everyone sat and smiled warmly at each other, anticipating the game to start.
"Since Harry wasn't with us last year, lets have him start," Hermione said, bewitching the compartment to go dim. Everyone was impressed when the compartment became a very comfortable warm, which allowed everyone to remove their cloaks, and even added some hovering candles above their heads.
"Bravo," Dean said staring at the candles.
"She is simply amazing," Seamus said to Lavender as he gently clapped his hands. Ron told everyone to shush and edged Harry on.
"Go on, just ask someone, truth or dare," he said. Harry looking around the cozy compartment, thinking of whom to chose.
"Uhh Hermione, truth or dare," he said quickly. Hermione raised her eyebrows and gently stroked her chin, as if thinking about a hard decision.
"Dare," she said, letting the last bit of the word linger in the air. Everyone gasped, and then broke into laughter, even Hermione laughed. When they stopped Harry looked at Hermione and thought of the best dare he could, or maybe the stupidest.
"I dare you to . . .sneak into the first years compartment and bring one here . . .but you have to get them butt naked." Hermione's jaw dropped as Lavender and Parvati giggled.
"Fine," she said ready to tackle the challenge. Hermione left the compartment with a smirk.
"A first year butt naked? That's sort of raunchy, don't you think?" Ron asked looking disgusted.
"She wont do it, I know her," Harry said, now wishing he never made the dare. Minutes later they could hear Hermione and some first year out side the door.
"Now if you want to fit in, you're going to have to prove to me you can," she said in a musing voice.
"But how?" the kid asked.
"Come into the compartment with me, but first take off your clothes." Silence. Parvati and Lavender had to practically glue their hands to their mouths to keep their giggles in. Slowly the door opened and a scared looking first year stepped in. Luna's eyes widened.
"Louie!" she screamed out. The boy turned and looked at Luna.
"Luna!' he screamed and ran out, barely getting his pants back on.
"My stupid brother," Luna said sitting back down. Hermione made a face and sat back down.
"My turn . . .Ron. Truth or dare?" she asked without hesitation. Ron turned red right away; he was hoping she would pick someone other then him.
"Truth," he muttered. The guys all made chicken noises as he glumly looked at Hermione for his question.
"Who do you have a crush one?" she asked. Everyone got silent and just looked at Ron. Ron couldn't tell the truth, so he lied.
"No one. Moving on, Neville truth or dare?" Ron said almost panicking.
"Dare," Neville said, as if being brave.
"Alright then, I dare you to take Luna into the compartment next to us and go all the way!" he said. Neville looked at Luna then shrugged.
"Okay," he said taking her hand and leaving. Ron began to laugh.
"The poor bloke will probably sit in there for the rest of the ride trying to figure out how to get it in there . . .he wont even get it erect!" Ron said laughing at his master plan. Hermione shrugged and looked at Dean.
"Just, you start it from here."
"Okay, Lavender, truth or dare?" he asked Lavender.
"Truth," she said, glaring at Parvati.
"Okay, last year when you said you liked me . . .do you still like me?" he asked. Parvati squealed and Lavender hit her in the stomach with her elbow.
"Yes Dean, I still like you . . ." she said looking away. Dean smiled and took her hand.
"I like you to!" he said in excitement.
"Awe!" Parvati and Hermione said. The other guys rolled their eyes and cleared their throats.
"Parvati, truth or dare?" Lavender asked still looking at Dean.
"Truth."
"When will you tell Seamus you like him?" she asked. Parvati turned bright red and Hermione looked at Ron and Harry with a big grin.
"Well I guess he knows now," she said glumly, but Seamus smiled and took Parvati's hands.
"I like you too!" he said. Hermione leaned over to Ron and Harry.
"Perhaps we leave them in this compartment to do whatever," she suggested, moving towards the door. The boys' practically jumped out of their seats, not wanting to be stuck with two making out couples. Hermione opened the doors to a fresh new compartment and they stepped inside.
"Well that was a game of truth or dare," Harry said, taking up one whole side of the compartment. Hermione shrugged and smiled.
"It was sweet, they told each other how they felt, and that's what's important to our friends.happiness." Harry closed his eyes and fell into a sleep. Hermione and Ron talked the rest of the way about Neville's once party and woke Harry when they got there.
"Back to Hogwarts," they said looking out the window.
"I'm so excited to be going back! Only two more years left!" Hermione said shuffling back into the compartment, with arms filled with tasty treats from the snack cart. Harry sat up in his seat and paid Hermione back right away, grabbing a chocolate frog.
"Bloody hell Hermione, where did you get all the money for this?" Ron asked, eyeing Bertie Bott's every flavor Jelly Beans.
"Wouldn't you like to know," she said tossing him a package of jellybeans. Harry smiled and tossed the wrapper of his chocolate frog out-of-the-way.
"So, we have three more hours until we get to Hogwarts. What do you want to do?" Harry asked. Ron and Hermione looked at each other with a smile.
"Truth-or-dare!" they said together. Over the summer, Neville had a party and Hermione suggested the American game of truth or dare. The game turned out to be a huge hit and they had been waiting all year to play it again. Harry smiled and nodded, he wasn't fortunate enough to go to Neville's party and he was dying to play.
"I'll get everyone!" Hermione said running out of the compartment. Quickly Harry conjured a small wicker basket and put their treats in it. Ron grabbed a few more things for himself and placed them in the deep pockets of his cloak. Luckily this year they were seated in the larger compartment areas, closer to the luxurious seventh year compartments. The door opened and Neville smiled.
"Splendid idea you guys had," he said, leading the way for Luna, Seamus, Lavender, Dean, Parvati, and Hermione. Everyone sat and smiled warmly at each other, anticipating the game to start.
"Since Harry wasn't with us last year, lets have him start," Hermione said, bewitching the compartment to go dim. Everyone was impressed when the compartment became a very comfortable warm, which allowed everyone to remove their cloaks, and even added some hovering candles above their heads.
"Bravo," Dean said staring at the candles.
"She is simply amazing," Seamus said to Lavender as he gently clapped his hands. Ron told everyone to shush and edged Harry on.
"Go on, just ask someone, truth or dare," he said. Harry looking around the cozy compartment, thinking of whom to chose.
"Uhh Hermione, truth or dare," he said quickly. Hermione raised her eyebrows and gently stroked her chin, as if thinking about a hard decision.
"Dare," she said, letting the last bit of the word linger in the air. Everyone gasped, and then broke into laughter, even Hermione laughed. When they stopped Harry looked at Hermione and thought of the best dare he could, or maybe the stupidest.
"I dare you to . . .sneak into the first years compartment and bring one here . . .but you have to get them butt naked." Hermione's jaw dropped as Lavender and Parvati giggled.
"Fine," she said ready to tackle the challenge. Hermione left the compartment with a smirk.
"A first year butt naked? That's sort of raunchy, don't you think?" Ron asked looking disgusted.
"She wont do it, I know her," Harry said, now wishing he never made the dare. Minutes later they could hear Hermione and some first year out side the door.
"Now if you want to fit in, you're going to have to prove to me you can," she said in a musing voice.
"But how?" the kid asked.
"Come into the compartment with me, but first take off your clothes." Silence. Parvati and Lavender had to practically glue their hands to their mouths to keep their giggles in. Slowly the door opened and a scared looking first year stepped in. Luna's eyes widened.
"Louie!" she screamed out. The boy turned and looked at Luna.
"Luna!' he screamed and ran out, barely getting his pants back on.
"My stupid brother," Luna said sitting back down. Hermione made a face and sat back down.
"My turn . . .Ron. Truth or dare?" she asked without hesitation. Ron turned red right away; he was hoping she would pick someone other then him.
"Truth," he muttered. The guys all made chicken noises as he glumly looked at Hermione for his question.
"Who do you have a crush one?" she asked. Everyone got silent and just looked at Ron. Ron couldn't tell the truth, so he lied.
"No one. Moving on, Neville truth or dare?" Ron said almost panicking.
"Dare," Neville said, as if being brave.
"Alright then, I dare you to take Luna into the compartment next to us and go all the way!" he said. Neville looked at Luna then shrugged.
"Okay," he said taking her hand and leaving. Ron began to laugh.
"The poor bloke will probably sit in there for the rest of the ride trying to figure out how to get it in there . . .he wont even get it erect!" Ron said laughing at his master plan. Hermione shrugged and looked at Dean.
"Just, you start it from here."
"Okay, Lavender, truth or dare?" he asked Lavender.
"Truth," she said, glaring at Parvati.
"Okay, last year when you said you liked me . . .do you still like me?" he asked. Parvati squealed and Lavender hit her in the stomach with her elbow.
"Yes Dean, I still like you . . ." she said looking away. Dean smiled and took her hand.
"I like you to!" he said in excitement.
"Awe!" Parvati and Hermione said. The other guys rolled their eyes and cleared their throats.
"Parvati, truth or dare?" Lavender asked still looking at Dean.
"Truth."
"When will you tell Seamus you like him?" she asked. Parvati turned bright red and Hermione looked at Ron and Harry with a big grin.
"Well I guess he knows now," she said glumly, but Seamus smiled and took Parvati's hands.
"I like you too!" he said. Hermione leaned over to Ron and Harry.
"Perhaps we leave them in this compartment to do whatever," she suggested, moving towards the door. The boys' practically jumped out of their seats, not wanting to be stuck with two making out couples. Hermione opened the doors to a fresh new compartment and they stepped inside.
"Well that was a game of truth or dare," Harry said, taking up one whole side of the compartment. Hermione shrugged and smiled.
"It was sweet, they told each other how they felt, and that's what's important to our friends.happiness." Harry closed his eyes and fell into a sleep. Hermione and Ron talked the rest of the way about Neville's once party and woke Harry when they got there.
"Back to Hogwarts," they said looking out the window.