Chapter – The Dare Game

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Last chapter, I asked which character from the Harry Potter books you identified most with and why. The most popular person was Hermione Granger. Personally, she is the one I also identify with. I like homework and I like school and I am a walking talking dictionary/encyclopedia for my friends. After Hermione the most popular people were (in no particular order) Ron, Ginny and Luna.

Again there will be another trivia question at the end of chapter.

For the rest of the day, Draco Malfoy was in a bad temper, which wasn't really a big surprise seeing as his entire male ego had been crushed. He sat down at dinner awkwardly (he still hadn't got the hang of the tutu thing) and he was glowering at Hermione. Hermione turning round to find him staring at her just laughed.

Draco P.O.V.

How dare she laugh? Oooh the mudblood is going to pay, that's for sure. I'm sure my hair will never be the same again, once it's comes uncurled. Granger looks hot though with curly hair. Uuughh did I just say that? That's wrong. But I can't deny it. Bad Malfoy…

Normal P.O.V.

That second there was a poof and Draco was back in his school uniform, every hair back in place. With a sigh of relief he began to eat his dinner and begin to think of how he could get Granger back.

Over at the Gryffindor table, Hermione was laughing and talking to Ginny and Padma, Lavender was too busy trying to get Ron interested in her again, which just wasn't working. Laughing, she briefly thought of what her dare would be tomorrow, but dismissed it from her head. Sternly she told herself, don't worry about tomorrow because then you have no time for today. She stood up ready to leave and so did everyone else.

As they (Ron, Harry, Ginny, Padma, Lavender, Dean, Seamus and Neville) walked down the corridors to the Gryffindor common room, the topic of conversation changed to phobia's. They all went down in a line saying what phobia they had.

Ron: "Spider's,"

The reply to that was "Ron, scared of spiders, never!"

Harry: "Voldemort and Dementors," silence was greeted by this and the conversation hurriedly moved on.

Ginny: "Of losing the one I gave my heart to." There was a general awwww from the girls at this.

Padma: "Venomous snakes, I was nearly bitten by one once…" there was an intake of breath, and a pause seeing if she was going to elaborate, but she didn't so they moved on.

Lavender: "Ice." She said simply with no explanation, which left a few puzzled stares.

Dean: "Westham being knocked off the League Table." Jeers and catcalls were led by that, led by Harry, Hermione, Lavender and Seamus.

Seamus: "Lonliness." Again there was a pause.

Neville: "The Cruciatus curse." A few sympathetic nods went in Neville's direction and he got a few pats on the back, to show that they all understood.

Hermione: "Heights, that's why I've never played Quidditch." They all walked on, laughing and joking, unaware that someone had been listening in the shadows.

After making sure that everyone had gone around the corner, Draco Malfoy stepped out from the shadows and grinned. Now he knew exactly how to make Granger pay…

As usual at breakfast an owl swooped in, this time for Hermione. Hermione grabbed the letter trying not to give away how nervous she was at this dare.

Mudblood,

Your hopeless friends; Potty, Weasel and Weaselette all fly, but what about you?

I therefore dare you to ride on a broomstick in the Quidditch grounds and through one of the goal hoops.

Now that won't be too hard will it?

I expect you to do it before 12 noon.

Malfoy.

Hermione's eyes widened, there was no way she could do it, but failure to do the dare resulted in something much worse. She had to do the dare, phobia or no phobia. She turned to face Ron and said as calmly as she could.

"Ron, can I borrow your broomstick?" Ron paused in his eating of 5 fried eggs at once.

"Why? Please don't say your going to clean the floors with it, for some spew thing…" Hermione looked at him, so much that he quailed under her McGongall stare.

"It's S.P.E.W Ron, how many times! I've got a dare from Malfoy which involves me, a broomstick and flying through one of the Quidditch goal posts." Ron and Harry both spat their pumpkin juice out at the same time.

"Hermione you do realise that involves heights, and very high heights at that?" Harry said looking concerned.

"I know, but I can't forfeit the dare, I'm just going to have to do it." Both of the boys still looked worried.

"You can have my broom if you really want it, but promise me to be careful." Ron said, looking at Hermione deeply, as if trying to see into her soul.

"I will." Hermione said then added, almost as if it was an afterthought "And I'm going to do it now, so no-one else will see." She got off and began to walk off and with identical expressions of horror Harry and Ron dashed after her.

"Hermione… you need to know how to use a broomstick, before you consider flying one." Harry said running alongside her.

"…yeah, listen, Hermione, to take off just push the ground with you foot…" Ron said

"…to stear just move the broomstick handle…"

"…lie low to become more streamlined, which makes you go faster and push the air with your feet as well…"

"And remember don't look down!" Harry and Ron both chorused. Hermione looked at them and smiled, it wasn't often that Harry and Ron fussed like old mother hen's but this was one of those times.

Ron summoned his broom for Hermione then taking a big breath gave it to her.

"Take care of it Hermione. A broom has feelings! Most of all take care of yourself…" Ron said. Hermione took a deep breath and got on the broom. Terror filled her heart as she began to move higher and higher till WHAM! Not realising that she wasn't outside she hit her head on the ceiling. For a second Hermione's eyes filled with tears and then they were gone.

Hermione P.O.V.

Terror, is filling me, god where is the door. Okay have located door. Oh crap, I'm outside. Have the Quidditch goal posts always been that high. C'mon girl, you can do this.

Don't look down, don't look down. Hey this is easier than it looks. Now how do you steer? Nearly there…

Normal P.O.V.

Somewhere below, someone screamed. Hermione immediately looked down and felt dizzy. She had lost all sensation and movement in her arms and her stomach was doing backflips over and over. She knew she was falling but she seemed to be frozen…

A.N. Dun dun dun… This dare will carry on into the next chapter. Did you like it? Review!

By the way, someone asked me if any romance was going to happen between Draco and Hermione and the answer is yes, I just don't want to rush this story and build it up (I'm frequently getting complaints from my other stories of rushing them). Also someone asked if I had finished the story, absolutely not! In fact this is just the beginning!

Trivia Question: Okay, your best friends with person X from the Harry Potter books (you decide which character) and you need to buy them a Christmas present. What do you buy, for whom and why?

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