The Start-of-Term feast was now over. Everyone had to go to sleep but some Gryffindors weren't going to bed yet. They had invited all the other houses seventh year and some sixth year to come to their common room. It was a bit awkward at first but Ginny decided to play a game to relax everyone.
-'Hermione, truth or dare ?' asked Ginny.
-'Truth'
-'Who was your first kiss with ?'
-'You already know that. It was Viktor Krum' answered Hermione.
-'It was just to start the game, I'll give you better questions later.'
A few rounds passed and only Hermione and Malfoy had chosen dare at some point. She had torn apart a book of the common room and he was writing a love letter to McGonagall.
-'Pansy, have you ever had a crush on anyone here ?' asked Padma.
-'I used to have a massive crush on Draco but I'm pretty sure everybody already knew that. Anyway, he's pretty busy with Minerva right now' said Pansy 'Potter, truth or dare ?'
-'Truth'
-'Where's the craziest place you've done it ?'
Harry laughed nervously. His face was flushed. Ginny was a bit red too but she had a devious smile.
-'Ginny's house' he muttered.
-'I didn't want to know that ! Not the Burrow ! I forbid all of you to ask them in which room it was !'
Everyone laughed. Poor Ron. He had nothing against his sister's relationship with his best friend but he didn't want to know the details.
-'Ron, truth or dare ?' asked Harry.
-'Truth'
-'What's your scariest nightmare ?'
-'Well I don't know which one are the worst "my sister and you nightmare" or my "spider nightmare". The scariest might be the one in which a giant spider sang to me to get in its mouth'
Ron started to sing the lyrics from his dream and everybody was laughing again. Even Malfoy and his friends were laughing and not in mocking way.
-'Parvati, truth or dare ?' asked Ron.
-'Dare !'
-'Finally ! Someone else chose dare' said Draco.
-'Let me think of something. I was expecting you to say truth.'
-'Don't take too long !' sighed Hannah.
-'Okay. Kiss someone in the room' said Ron.
Parvati stood up and kissed Ron who was taken by surprise. Some of the students giggled like they were in first year. How childish.
-'Ginny, truth or dare ?' asked the Gryffindor of the twins.
-'Truth'
-'If you could marry one teacher in the school, who would you pick ?'
Ginny smirked before answering.
-'McGonagall ! Obviously ! What a woman ! Don't you think, Malfoy ?'
Draco gave her a forced laugh while the other Slytherin were chuckling.
-'Luna, truth or dare ?'
-'Dare' answered Luna in her dreamy voice.
-'Go sit in Terry's lap' said Ginny.
Luna did it while Boot was blushing furiously.
-'Blaise, truth or dare ?'
-'Truth'
-'Do you think I'm pretty ?'
No one was expecting this question from Luna. Zabini mumbled something that seemed to be a yes. Draco wouldn't let him hear the end of it. Blaise could see his friend's mocking eyes on him.
-'Well Puffs, it's pretty late. Maybe we should go ?' said Justin looking at his watch.
Hannah and some other Hufflepuffs were disappointed but they couldn't stay here all night.
-'We should go too' said Terry while Luna was getting up.
The Ravenclaws followed the Hufflepuffs. The Slytherins started moving too except Draco's group.
-'A whole evening and only four dares'
-'For once I agree, Malfoy. This game clearly lack of dare' said Hermione.
-'Truth or dare, Granger ?' he asked.
-'Dare !'
He removed his green tie and threw it to her.
-'I dare you to wear the Slytherin uniform tomorrow. The whole day'
-'Okay, truth or dare ?'
-'Dare' he answered confident.
-'Same for you' she said before throwing him her tie.
Hermione's friends and Draco's friends all sighed. On this evening, a dangerous game started.
