AN: I don't own Harry Potter J.K Rowling does. I guess you could say I am "Borrowing" her characters just for a fun little story! In THIS story, Harry had finished off Voldemort in his 6th year, and some of the characters who had died in the 6th and 7th are still alive. I hope you like it.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione were all sitting around in Ron's room. They were bored out of their minds. There was one week left to go, until they could board the train back to Hogwarts.
"What are we gonna do this year?" Ron asked flipping through a magazine Luna had gave him.
"I don't know." Harry said.
Ever since the fall of Voldemort, and all the Death Eaters had been round up, everything was pretty much safe. Yeah, there was still some dark magic going on, but they were all prepared.
"How about you two actually start doing your own work for a change." Hermione huffed. "Its time you start studying and getting yourselves prepared for our tests, instead of procrastinating and relying on me to help you pass."
Harry and Ron looked at each other as if she was actually serious.
Hermione read their minds. "I am serious!" she said.
"Gosh Mione, what's gotten into you?" Ron said a little offended.
"Nothing, I just am asking you guys to study on your own a bit. Ill still help you and stuff, its just I don't want you waiting to the last minute." She told them honestly.
"Fine by us." Harry said, giving her a slight smile.
"Speak for yourself Harry!" Ron said
They all looked at each other and started laughing.
Hermione plopped down on Ron's bed. "For one time in my life I am actually bored." She said.
"Why don't you read a book or something?" Ron asked.
Hermione shot him a glare which made Harry laugh.
"Because Ronald, I have already read all our books for this term, and I have already read every book in your house."
Ron just blinked and continued reading his magazine.
"How about we ask Fred and George to help us with our boredom?" Harry stated.
"Good idea mate." Ron said getting up.
Ron went downstairs to Fred and George's room. He found them working on something for their joke shop. He knocked on the door.
Fred looked up and waved his brother in.
"What can we do for you?" Fred asked sarcastically. George then looked up from what he was doing and joined Fred's side.
"Me, Mione, and Harry wanted to know if you could help us come up with something fun to do so we aren't so bored." Ron said sitting down on a stool.
"Are you thinking what I am thinking George?" Fred asked.
"I am defiantly thinking what you're thinking Fred."
"Alright Bro, we have something in mind but it won't be until tonight. We have to wait till mom and dad are asleep. Make sure all of you including Ginny are up stairs in your room." Fred said.
Ron gave him a questioning look, knowing they were up to something. He then got up and headed upstairs.
(Later that night)
Ron had made sure everybody was in his room at 9:00. They were all gathered around waiting for Fred and George to come up stairs.
There was a big loud pop. Everybody jumped but then relaxed when George and Fred came into view.
"It took you long enough!' Ron said annoyed.
"Sorry." The twins said together. "Had to stop by shop."
"Aright you two, what to you have planned for us?" Hermione asked.
"Well..." They both started off.
"It's something that could very well last for the rest of the year." George said.
"It all depends on your strategy." Fred added.
"And luck." They said together.
"Let's get on with it then." Ginny said.
"George would you care to explain how this game works?" Fred asked.
"Sure thing Fred. Okay this game is something Fred and I came up with in our 4th year…" George started out. "It is a game that is utterly ridiculous, but it can be very fun and disturbing at the same time…"
"It all depends on the luck of the draw." Fred mentioned
"The game we have brought before you is called LOVE GAME." George announced.
"Love Game?" Harry asked.
"Only name that would fit it perfectly." Fred replied.
George walked over to Ron's bed and grabbed a pillow.
"Hermione, could you transform this into a hat for me?"
Once Hermione turned it into a hat and handed it to George, who handed over to Fred. Fred pulled out his wand and tapped the hat and mumbled a spell.
"Thank you Fred!" George said when Fred handed him over the hat. George set the hat in the middle of the circle.
"Now in that hat holds everybody's name that is at Hogwarts!" George stated.
"You are to reach your hand into the hat and pick a white piece of paper. If that piece of paper glows red it means that is your person." Fred added
"The object of the game is to make that person fall in love with you!" George said.
"I don't think that is a good idea you guys. Love is something you shouldn't mess around with." Hermione stated Ginny nodded in agreement.
"We know that." The twins both said together.
"But that's the fun of this game; they won't remember when you have won the game." Fred responded.
"The paper you receive is very magical. Once the person has fallen in love with you, you take the paper in your hand, point your wand and say "Love Won". It then makes everything back to the way it was again, and the only person who knows is you."
Everyone looked at each other like it was the stupidest game ever invented.
"Oh come on you guys, its something for you do, and it has adventure." Fred said.
"Chickens." George teased.
"Alright I am in." Ron said
"Me too." Harry added
Ginny and Hermione looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. How bad could it be? Once you won, the wouldn't remember a thing.
The both agreed to play.
"Who ever win's gets 10 Gallons." George and Fred both pulled out five from their pockets, and placing them on the desk.
"We will know who wins because, all the papers in the hat will be emptied out and whoever says "Love Won" the name will magically appear in the hat, while that hat shoots sparks." George explained
They all nodded.
"Who wants to go first?" Fred asked eyeing them. "How about you Ginny?"
Ginny reached into the hat and waited for a paper to glow red, once it did she pulled it out.
"Draco Malfoy." She read out loud.
Everyone in the room started laughing.
"I am going again!" Ginny said but George pulled away the hat.
"Sorry Ginny, once the hat chooses, it final." Ginny sat back down not happy at all.
"Your turn Harry." Fred and George said together.
Harry waited for the paper to turn read when he stuck his hand in the hat. Once it did he pulled it out and read "Luna Lovegood."
"Great." Harry mumbled sitting back down.
It was Ron's turn next and it took awhile before that hat turned a color.
"REMUS LUPIN!" RON YELLED.
Now everybody was laughing hysterically.
"Sorry little bro, you can choose again." Fred mumbled a spell and it reset the hat.
Ron reached in once again and then finally pulled out a piece of paper.
"Pansy Parkinson" Ron read and everybody busted into laughs once again.
"Seriously what are the odds of getting these names?" Ron asked
"Like we said little brother, it all depends on luck, they're a lot of names in the hat, nobody chooses for you except the paper/hat itself." George replied
"Ha-Ha why don't you tell them who you got George?" Fred said.
"It was devastating, but it was part of the game, I got Professor McGonagall, but Dumbledore heard me flirting with her one day, she didn't know I was of course, I was just trying to flatter her, but Dumbledore had a little talk with me, and he found out about the game, so we had to all quit. He also told me that McGonagall was his woman anyway and that I needed to back off" George barley whispered the last sentence.
Everyone giggled they all knew those to old love birds had a little somthin, somthin going on.
"Hermione you're up." Fred told her throwing her the hat. She reached in, and once the glow started she pulled out the paper and read out loud….
"Severus Snape."
Everyone including her had their jaws open wide, and there was nothing but silence. Hermione couldn't hold it in and started laughing. Everybody else joined in with her.
"Isn't this going to be fun and interesting?" Hermione thought.
TBC…..