A/N: Sorry for the long wait! I've been kinda busy with all of the schoolwork I've had, but then I ran out of things to do… Anyway, I decided that for you people who are still reading this story, I'll try to finish it for you, and soon. It helps that Katie already has it pretty much finished, and I just have to take the final steps for her…So, if you feel like reviewing, that would be nice, but if you don't…well, that's okay. As long as you like the story and the improvements I'm making for it.

~InoSaysHi

Two hours before the truth or dare game, Harry, Ron, Ginny, the twins, Olivia, and Alex—who were new this year—were on the common room floor talking.

They all knew there was something more going on between Hermione and Draco, something that wasn't friendship.

They were talking about how to get them together. "We could lock them in a closet," Olivia offered.

"They would probably just talk, or something, Olivia." Ron said.

"We could use the truth or dare game to our advantage." Harry said, smirking. The Slytherins were rubbing off on him—or his true Slytherin side was coming out.

"Let's do that." Ginny said. As they finalized their plans to get Hermione and Draco together, no one noticed that Snape was watching them through the window, his black eyes glittering maliciously.

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Outside the Forbidden Forest, where the game was to take place, Hermione gazed to the side of Draco's face sadly. She didn't know why, but the sight of Draco sitting so closely to Pansy, even though she knew they weren't dating, or even liked each other, drove a knife through her heart.

"Okay," Olivia said. "The rules are: no chickens, and you have to have one dare before the game is over. Got it?"

Some nodded, others made an unintelligible noise, and still others waved a hand dismissively.

"Hmm…" Alex said. "Hermione, truth or dare?"

Hermione thought about the pros and cons of picking one or the other, like only she would do, when Harry nudged her. "Just pick one, 'Mione."

She huffed, muttering, "Dare," to a surprised audience.

"Okay, I dare you to…kiss Draco!" Alex exclaimed. Hermione sighed, but moved over to her friend. She bit her lip, absently wondering what this was going to do to their friendship, when she leaned forward and planted her lips on his. Neither moved, too afraid of what would happen to them afterward and how awkward it would be, until Ginny called time.

The rest of the game passed in relative silence for Hermione and Draco, the only words passing between them being one-word sentences.