I got a new jump drive so now I can write at school! There is a quote by J.K. Rowling in my school library. It says, "It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." Doesn't really have anything to do with my story, but she wrote my characters so I felt I might as well recognize her. Also, I noticed some things don't show up on FanFiction, like my lees-than symbol in chapter 8. Answer is supposed to be I(less-than)3u (I heart you).
"So," I whispered. "Are you excited for tonight?"
"No," he answered a little too quickly. "Um, so, you've been doing well at your wandless magic! Have you been practicing?"
"Yes, in fact, I was thinking about using it for the movies."
He looked at me seriously. "Maybe we shouldn't come."
"Well, I have to set it up . . ."
"No, I mean us Slytherins. It's just not how things run around here." I sighed. That's true, we would look a little ridiculous hanging out . . . but, it was fun .
"But, you're Slytherins! You do what you want, you do what people wouldn't expect! You're rebels! If I was a Slytherin, just to throw people off, I'd make the entire House dress up in red and support the Gryffindors at the Slytherin/Gryffindor Quidditch match! Gosh, that would be funny as hell!"
"Hermione, shush! You're crazy!" I smirked at him. "Alright, alright, we'll come, I just think we should-"
"Mr. Malfoy, if you have anything to say to Ms. Granger, it had better be about the potion," Professor Snape said monotonously.
"Sorry, sir." He turned back to the cauldron and we started adding ingredients.
"Do you call Snape 'Uncle Sev'?" I giggled. He looked at me incredulously.
"Uh . . . at home, I guess, how did you know?"
"I just thought it would be funny if you did . . . I can't wait for you to see Cinderella! And, Ginny is going to redesign the theater to make it more comfortable."
"Ok, cool. Are we going to watch other movies besides Cinderella?"
"Well, I do have Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Beauty and the Beast. I think you'll like that one," I teased. "Nothing like spending Friday night watching cartoons."
"Cartoons?" Draco asked.
"Oh, yeah! Cartoons are the best! They're, like, for little kids. People draw pictures, put them on the computer, color them, animate them . . ." I stopped at his confused expression. "Never mind, you'll see."
"You're so passionate about this . . ."
"Well, yes, this was my life before Hogwarts." I sighed. "So, what was your childhood like?"
"I don't know. Just regular, I guess. Except my crazy dad telling me all about dirty evil Mudbloods. And, of course, I was filthy rich." We both laughed a little.
"What kind of music do you listen to?"
"I don't know, anything, really."
"I like Classic Rock, Classical, like violins and pianos, Indie, Hip-hop, and Alternative. Also a little Techno, but not much. Muggles have really cool music, you should hear some!"
"I like wizard music fine."
"Yeah, but wizard music is all about magic. Muggle music is all about feelings."
"Wizard music is about feelings, too!" I rolled my eyes.
"Whatever, you should hear some Muggle music, though. I have a few songs on my phone you might like."
"Meet me somewhere at lunch and maybe I'll listen to it," he suggested. So, at lunch, we were in the abandoned class room, listening to my music.
"Okay, for your first one, I'm thinking maybe some Evanescence. You might like that." I pulled up 'Everybody's Fool', and we each put an earpiece in one of our ears.
"That's okay," Draco said when it was over, "but not the best." I laughed and scrolled through my list of songs.
"See any that looks interesting?"
"Umm . . . how about Blow Me One Last Kiss by . . . P!nk?"
"Oooh, I love that one. I must ask though, what compelled you to choose such an unusual title?"
"I don't know, it was the first one I saw." He liked that one, thought it was funny.
"Oh, some of those Muggles have some pretty weird songs," I hinted. For an example, we watched my music video of Gangnam Style.
We laughed so hard I was sure someone could hear us.
Draco looked at me. "You know, I never thought hanging out with a Mudblood would be fun." I smirked at him.
"We prefer the term 'Muggleborn', or 'First Magically Talented of the Family.'" I teased.
He smiled.
Everybody really liked Cinderella, even Ron. Draco thought Snow White could do with a little less singing. And Pansy wasn't that mean.
"Okay, what's next?" Blaise asked eagerly.
"Ugh, I'm tired of sitting and watching movies," Harry complained. "Not that this wasn't fun, but two is enough."
"I don't wanna go to bed yet," Ginny whined.
"Let's play truth or dare!" I suggested. They all agreed, somewhat reluctantly.
"Okay rules:" Harry said. "Nothing to raunchy. No asking questions that you wouldn't want to answer yourself, let's be nice here. And you cannot refuse."
"Wait, wait, how about this," Lavender piped up. "You can trade your choice with the opposite one. Like, if you choose truth and you don't like it, you can do a dare, and if you choose dare and you don't like it, you can trade for a truth. But if you do, you have to do the second one, no matter what, no going back to the first."
"I've got a little Verituserum in here," said Pansy, searching through her bag.
"Perfect. I'll go first," I said. "Ummm, Ginny, truth or dare?"
"Ugh, okay, truth."
"Do you keep a journal?"
"Uh, no, no way. After my first year at Hogwarts, I'm done with that," she said after being passed the Verituserum. We all took a little sip before she continued.
"Uh, Blaise, truth or dare?"
"Ha, dare!" he challenged.
"Um, well, I dare you to . . . say one good thing about everyone in the room." Some people laughed, others murmured their approval.
"Okay, okay. Draco is incredibly resourceful; he can get us out of anything. Pansy, of course, is an amazing piano player-"we all looked at her, surprised. She smiled gratefully. "Weasly, um, I guess he's very committed. When he's gonna do something, he does it, you know?" Ron looked at him like he had transformed into some sort of beast. "Harry, is just, always does the right thing. Hermione is very nice and doesn't discriminate against us Slytherins. Lavender knows just how to get what she wants. Luna doesn't let other people get her down. And Ginny, obviously, is gorgeous!" He teased. We all laughed.
"Alright, Weasly, truth or dare?"
"Dare!"
"I dare you to eat an entire box of cauldron cakes in less than a minute." Ron smiled smugly and grabbed an unopened box. We all chanted go! and cheered when he finished with 6 seconds left. He laughed as he cleaned chocolate cake and cream from his face.
"Okay, Hermione? Truth or Dare?"
"Truth."
He looked at me seriously. "Are you and Malfoy going out?"
"Uh! NO!" I shouted. That seemed to satisfy him. "Geez, mister Worry. Luna, truth or dare?"
"Truth, please."
"Does it bother you at all that people make fun of you behind your back?"
"It really doesn't. I know what I'm worth." We all smiled at her.
"Draco, truth or dare?"
"Dare!" he said.
"I dare you to get all the Slytherins to dress up in red and support the Gryffindors tomorrow," she said, surprisingly. Draco looked at me as I covered my face with a pillow and laughed.
"I-I'm sorry, I c-couldn't resist! I knew Luna would think it was funny!" I confesses, having told Luna about my idea earlier.
"Man, trade for a truth!" Pansy said, smacking him lightly.
"No, no, man, a dare's a dare. Don't be a coward!" Blaise insisted.
"Um, okay, I'll try, I guess . . ."
Lavender yawned. "Well, I'm going to bed. See you all at them match."
THE END! . . . of the chapter.
