I for one am not really fond of this pairing, but it is written for my friend Nicole, who is in love with it.

*~Footsteps in the Dark~* By Dragonfires

"Draco! C'mon! It'll be fun!" whined Pansy one night. Pansy Parkinson, a seventh year Slytherin had heard that some of the Gryffindors were going to be playing Truth or Dare tonight. After the defeat of Lord Voldemort, where Slytherins and Gryffindors fought shoulder to shoulder, no one really cared about the competition between the two houses. Pansy had made many friends in Gryffindor and was always hanging out with them.

"It most certainly will not," answered Draco Malfoy, another seventh year Slytherin.

"Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase!"

Draco decided that maybe Truth or Dare would be better than having to listen to Pansy's whining. He followed her out of the common room. When they got to the Gryffindor tower, the Gryffindors, along with a few Ravenclaws and Huffelpuffs, were seated in a circle. Pansy dropped down next to Dean Thomas and George Weasley (who had come from Hogsmeade just for the event). Draco found a spot in between the Patil twins.

"Okay," said Lavender Brown. "Everyone is here. Let's get a few rules out of the way. Rule 1, sorry younger students, but anyone lower than fourth year is not allowed to watch or play. If McGonagall finds out that you did, boy are we going to get it. So all first to third years, it's bed time."

A few of the students got up and grumbled as they walked towards their dormitories.

"Now," resumed Lavender, "No fair repeat asking until everyone has gotten a shot. I guess I'll go first. Neville, Truth or Dare?"

Neville blushed a deep red and said, "Truth."

"Chicken," Lavender muttered under her breath. Aloud she said, "Okay Neville, if you could pair yourself up with anyone in the room, who would it be?"

"Well, um...yea...um..."

"Spit it out!"

"Um...Hermione."

There were a few catcalls and glances in Hermione's way, who looked horrified.

"Okay, Neville," said Lavender. "Your turn." "Um, Seamus."

"Dare, give me your best shot!" he said.

"Um, kiss Lavender"

"With pleasure, Neville, but before I begin my dare, Parvati, Truth or Dare?"

"Dare, of course," she said.

"Switch clothes with Harry, except for underwear, because that is sick."

The two went up to and empty dormitory to carry out this, as Lavender and Seamus made out on the red carpet. After Parvati, in Harry's T-shirt and boxers, and Harry, in Parvati's pink PJ tank top and pants, emerged, Parvati began to think of who to dare next. No way would anyone say Truth now. Suddenly she had an idea. She broke apart Seamus and Lavender and whispered her idea. Lavender nodded eagerly.

"With the player's permission, we have a joint Dare we would like to do. Do all players comply?"

Twenty-two heads nodded eagerly.

"Lavender and I dare...Draco and Ginny."

"I refuse to kiss her!" said Draco.

"Calm down," said Lavender. "You don't have to kiss her. You two will go on a series of four dates. One for each Saturday of this month, meaning one is tomorrow. Do you accept, or take the consequence?"

The two nodded sullenly.

Padma Patil shrieked, "We need to make up an itinerary!"

"Yes!" shouted many of the girls. Most of them rushed up to the seventh year girls' dormitory to begin planning. Ron chased after them shouting, "I am her big brother! I get to have some control here!"

"Err," said Draco looking at the now 3/4 empty room. "End Game?"

******************* Please R/R!!!!!!

~Dragonfires