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The Dare and the Unsure
Part 1: The Dare
Scorpius' Side
"Uh, c'mon, Scorp. You're being a killjoy. Just answer the damned question, would you?" Albus Potter said insistently to his light blonde friend.
"No." Scorpius Malfoy flatly replied.
It was Potions Period and their teacher, Professor Matilda, hasn't arrived yet. Since they've been waiting for quite a time now, the boys had been playing this game to entertain themselves. But they weren't able to change players since Scorpius hasn't answered yet his inquiry.
"Man, you're becoming ridiculous. I was able to do the thing they dared that could cause me a whole detention for the rest of my life!" Albus lightly punched his friend's arm.
"You're the one being ridiculous, Al. I am not going to answer a very stupid question." Scorpius answered.
"Was the question stupid, Lysander?" Lorcan Scamander looked at his twin brother.
"No, it's wasn't, Lorcan." Lysander replied to his sibling.
"Anyways, it isn't that hard. I mean, you just gotta tell us the name of the girl you fa-" the dark haired boy said in an exhausted voice.
"Just tell us already the girl you fancy, Scorpius!" the twins chorused together.
"This is why I don't like playing truth or dare." the blonde haired boy warily said to himself.
"But you were the one who suggested playing this!" the three other players of the game incredulously exclaimed. They cannot believe that he's say something like that. Scorpius had been pushing them to play one of these.
"Yeah, but that was before you guys started asking me silly questions."
"That is the point of choosing tru-" Albus tried to put some sense into his head but he was interrupted by a familiar voice.
"Would you guys shut it in there?" Rose Weasley hissed at the boys behind her.
"Were you eavesdropping on us, Weasley?" Malfoy immediately had a smirk on his face. He likes teasing the smart-aleck bushy haired girl.
"No, Malfoy, I was just disturbed by the noise you boys are making." It was evident that the four boys' voices were a bit loud. Others got used to the racket but not Rose. She was studying a really thick book about Hogwarts' History and she doesn't like to be disturbed during her precious reading sessions.
"Mind your own business, Red." He had an obvious emphasis on the word 'red' which made her flinch in irritation.
"How dare you call me by my nickname? We're not even close! How on Merlin's beard did you kno-" She menacingly closed her book shut and glared at him. Rose hates it when an outsider would call her by her family nickname.
"Yo, Rosie. Chill. I was the one who told him." Albus waved casually at his angry cousin.
"It was you, Al? You are supposed to be my cousin! You are supposed to be on my side, not…not… not on this ferret's side!" Weasley pointed threateningly at Malfoy.
"Who are you calling a ferret, weasel?" He cocked his right eyebrow in pure arrogance.
"Ferret." Rose immediately retorted him.
"Weasel." And that is the beginning of yet another episode of name-calling.
"Ferret."
"Weasel."
"Ferret."
"Weasel."
"Feasel!" The Scamander twins declared out of nowhere.
"Whoa. You guys can make one heck of a good chorus group." Potter laughed at his cousin's and friends' childishness. They still have catfights even though they're now 5th years.
"Hmph." Rose returned to her previously undisturbed position.
"Feasel, that's a cool name, don't you think, Lorcan?"
"Yes, it is Lysander. It's a nice name for Scropius' and Rose's baby someday."
"Who would want to be with that woman for the rest of his life?" Malfoy made it sound as if Rose was the worst girl you could ever be with.
"Well, a lot of guys are saying that Rose Weasley is the smartest girl of our year and one of the pretty ones." Lysander said a matter-of-factly.
"Yeah. In a recent poll we've done, tons of male species in their right mind would want to date her." Lorcan added to his brother's statement.
"How the hell were you two able to do such a thing?" Scorpius was surprised by his friends' capabilities.
"We were bored." Lorcan said dryly.
"And anyways, we are concerned of your future with Rose, Scorp." Lysander looked at him with a knowing face.
"Aren't we just the best of friends you could ever have?" Both twins said in a grand manner.
"Guys, can we stop talking about my cousin like that? It makes me wanna puke."
"Fine. Fine. Let's go back to the main topic Scorp, who is the girl you fancy?" The older twin asked.
"I'd prefer to do a dangerous dare than answer that stupid question."
"You are being a chicken, Malfoy. That was a very eas-" The younger twin begun to persist him but was cut short by Albus.
"If you're not going to answer it, Scorp. Then you gotta face a harder dare."
"I'm up to that challenge, Al."
"Oooh! A challenging challenge for Scorpius! Do you think he can do it, Lysander?"
"I have a feeling he cannot, Lorcan, since he was not even able to answer the que-"
"You guys underestimate me too much. What's your dare, Albus?"
"Well, if you're not going to tell us who is the girl you fancy, then…" Albus said slowly. He had his scheming face on. It was sometimes scary when he does that.
"Tell him already, Albus! Tell him already! The suspense is killing us." The twins held hands to create a more dramatic effect.
"…Then how about you give an object that resembles the girl you like and hand it to her. Also, kiss her on the cheek if you are really serious."
"That's a really difficult task, Al!" Lorcan said straight away as he finished talking.
"That's even harder than playing a prank on Professor Longbottom." The other twin supplied.
"Pfft. He can do it, right Scorp?" Potter looked confidently at his friend.
"S-sure." Scorpius stuttered in reply. His face was becoming a bit reddish.
"Then what are you waiting for? Do it already!" The green eyed boy pushed him lightly in the back.
"J-Just wait a minute. I- I am still thinking." It took him another 15 seconds to think before the twins expressed their impatience.
"We don't have all Potions Period, Scorp. Professor Matilda might arrive any second now."
"Yeah, Scorpius, we don't want to wait foreve-"
"Yes, yes. Don't get your wands twisted in a knot. I am on it already." Malfoy stood up and took out his wand. He muttered a spell or two then a lovely red rose appeared. And he made his way to accomplish the dare.
"Wai-wait. Is that a red rose?"Al pointed at the flower. He had a feeling that he knew already where this is going.
"Apparently it is." The twins answered sarcastically together.
"Why did he conjured up a red ros- WHAT ON DUMBLEDORE'S CLOAK IS HE DOING?" The three remaining boys watched breathlessly as their buddy was making his way to the girl he likes. It was like watching a romantic thriller movie.
"Holy smokes, is he nearing to Rose Weasley? The Rose Weasley?"
"He's going to give the flower to her?"
"Why is he bending down to her chee- Oh crap. Is he gonna kiss her?"
"Wha- HE JUST DID! He just kissed her square on her cheek!"
"I never thought I'd see the day when the Ferret falls in love with the Weasel."
"I must agree with you, Lorcan. This'd make one hell of a great love story. Al, mate, you okay?" Lysander looked concernedly at the whitish boy next to him.
"Wow. You're really pale, Albus. Did you stop breathing a while ago?" Lorcan pinched Albus' arm but he did not show signs of being pained.
"Al, deep breaths in, deep breaths out. Now, you see, it does really work." They started to instruct him how to compose his self again. The siblings were able to attend a Muggle Yoga Class when they were vacationing with their parents in India.
Potter followed the twins' instructions and he finally found his voice again though he was a bit squeaky. "Scorpius…Rose…Malfoy…Weasley…kiss…Ferret…Weasel…"
"Don't worry, Al. You're doing great. Just keep on breathing…"
"That's it, mate. You're doing better. Your color's all back now."
"I-I-I-"
"Just let it out, Al."
"Oh, look, here comes the future groom. Awesome work, my friend." Lysander congratulated Scorpius for an impressive job well done.
"Agreed, man. I am now worshipping you for your bravery." Lorcan took his hand and began shaking it rigorously.
"Quit i-" Malfoy was able to get his hand out of their reach in time.
When Albus finally came to his senses, he looked at Scorpius with goggled eyes and said incredulously. "I never thought we were going to be in-laws someday, Scorp!"
"Sh-shut up." The blonde haired boy was blushing furiously.
It seems that Potter wasn't able to see his friend's discomfort since he still kept on talking. "I never thought my dare could turn into a big confession!"
"Yeah, that was fun. Let's play some more truth or da-" As the twins began dancing around Scorpius like nymphs, their professor came in view by their door.
"Mr. Scamanders, Mr. Malfoy, Mr. Potter, settle yourselves please. Class is going to start now." Professor Matilda hurriedly got inside. Students were used to her tardiness since she was a part time assistant of the Hogwarts headmaster after all.
"Yes, Professor Matilda." The students shuffled back to their seats. Their potions master was a very strict woman during classes.
"Good." She replied and straightened out her things on her desk. Immediately afterwards, her complex lesson of the rare magical Egyptian cockroach as an elixir began.
"Psst. Scorp?" While their professor was lecturing, Albus slouched down in this seat and called for Scorpius attention.
"What?" Scorp responded in a low voice.
"Were you really serious about it?"
The light haired boy was taken aback. He instantly blushed a very dark shade of red.
As he saw his friend's reaction, Al smiled to him, reassured the reddening Scorpius and gave him a thumbs up. "I get your point."