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Chapter 10: Truth or Dare

"Harry, that's your fifth waffle. Why are you so hungry?" Katie said to him the next morning at breakfast. She sat across from Harry and watched him scarf another waffle.

"It's nothing. Have you seen Ron?" Harry asked putting a mouthful of waffle in his mouth. "I told him we would talk about stuff after my detention but he was already asleep when I got back."

Katie sighed, "Yeah, he's over there with Lavender." Harry looked up and saw Ron and Lavender's arms intertwined.

"Oh."

"Harry are you sure you're all right?" Katie asked with concern. Harry nodded his head. "You just seem upset about something. Did detention go okay?"

"Oh we went into the forest, all three of us. Everything was fine until that big git Malfoy rescued me."

"That's why your in such a bad mood. Why did he have to rescue you?'

"A pack of centaurs almost trampled me to the ground."

"I'm sorry Harry." Katie said sympathetically. "At least your not hurt. I'm not sure how well mum would take it if one of us got hurt this year."

"I actually wish I was trampled. At least I would have been unconscious for the night." Harry muttered.

"Why what happened next?" Katie said.

Harry said quietly, "I disappeared."

Katie glanced over at the table beside them. Hermione was wearing a big smile on her face and talking to Ginny about something important. She then looked over at Malfoy and saw him too wearing a smile upon his face. "I see. You were jealous. Don't worry Harry soon we will go back home where there is no Malfoy to save you from centaurs."

"I was not jealous and I'm sick of everyone accusing me of being so." Harry said.

"Harry when are you going to admit that you like her?" Katie asked.

"Never because it's not like that. She's my friend." Harry said. "It's meant to be that way."

"All I'm saying is that you better tell Hermione you like her or it may be too late." Katie said leaving Harry at the table. Harry rolled his eyes.

On Saturday, the children all boarded the Hogwarts Express for the holiday. Harry held a bag full of stuff he needed to take home. He walked to the Great Hall where all the students were gathering. "Harry!" Sarah called out to him. "It's almost Christmas!"

"I know! Exciting isn't it." Harry said.

Sarah nodded in agreement, "Hey Harry, can I sit with you and Ron on the train? Jenna and Christine aren't going to be on the train."

"Of course. It may be a little crowded though. It's going to you, Ron, Lavender, Hermione, Katie, and Ginny but if you're still up for it." Harry said.

"Thanks Harry!"

Harry and Sarah walked onto the train together. "Do you think the others are all ready on the train?" he asked Sarah.

"Yeah I believe so. They were closer to the door if I remember correctly. Hermione was wearing a pink sweater with white stripes." Sarah said.

Harry smiled a little, "We'll see if your right then." They passed a few more compartments until they saw their group of friends.

"In here!" Ginny called out to them. Harry and Sarah walked in and closed the compartment behind them. It was a little crowded but Sarah managed to squeeze in between Katie and Ginny while Harry squeezed in between Hermione and Ron.

There was an awkward silence between the bunch. "It's too quiet in here." Katie announced. "Let's play a game."

"What game should we play Katie? It's not like we can play Wizards Chess or anything." Harry said.

Katie glared at him, "Well birdbrain, I was thinking we could play that one game of Hermione's."

"That one game of Hermione's? Really?" Harry said to her.

"Yes." Katie said she glanced over at Hermione. "You know the one I'm talking about the one with the dares?"

"Truth or dare. It's a muggle game." Hermione said. "Basically you chose either a truth or dare and well you have to answer the question or do the dare."

"What happens if we don't?" Ron said.

"You have one skip." Hermione explained. "After that then you have to do something crazy like buy every member in the compartment a box of chocolate frogs."

"Who's going first?" Neville asked.

"Let's start with Katie since this was her idea." Ginny said. "Katie, truth or dare?"

"Hmmm. Dare." Katie said.

Ginny put her finger on her chin and looked around the compartment. A smug grin formed on her face, "You have to kiss the person sitting across from you."

Katie looked across and saw Ron turning bright red. "No!" She said embarrassed. "Absolutely not! I could make a list a mile long about why I shouldn't! Like maybe the fact that he's your brother or that he has a girlfriend sitting right next to him!"

"Katie uses her skip." Ginny said annoyed.

"Good thing too. I don't want anyone kissing Ron." Lavender said, "Not even for a silly muggle game. He's my Wonny-kins."

Katie made a gagging face when Ron and Lavender weren't watching.

"My turn!" Sarah exclaimed.

"Ok Sarah, truth or dare?" Katie asked.

"Truth!"

"Do you have a crush on Thomas Felcher?" Katie asked.

"I'm going to use a skip." Sarah said.

"C'mon Sarah just tell us." Harry said.

Sarah thought for a second then sighed, "Fine, yes I do."

"I knew it!" Katie said.

"Ok, enough of this! My turn!" Ron called out. "I pick dare."

"You have to kiss someone in this compartment..." Sarah said slyly.

"Gladly." Ron said leaning into Lavender before Sarah finished the dare.

"...who isn't Lavender." Sarah finished. Ron turned his head to Sarah and turned bright red.

"You sneaky little girl! You're supposed to be sweet and innocent!" Ron exclaimed jokingly.

Sarah giggled, "What you thought I was going to go easy on you? Where's the fun in that?"

Everyone laughed a little before Ron finally cleared his throat. "Yeah, ummm not to be a party pooper or anything but I can't go through with that dare."

"Typical." Ginny said.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Ron said.

"Well it's just there hasn't been any action in this game yet! First Katie now you! When is this game going to liven up?" Ginny stated.

"Fine." Ron said standing up. He glanced around the compartment and walked towards Hermione. "I'll go above and beyond."

"Ron-" Lavender started. Ron bent down and kissed Hermione on the cheek and then walked over to Katie and did the same thing. Katie blushed bright red and tried to hide behind Sarah.

"There I kissed two other girls in this compartment that weren't Lav." Ron said proud of himself. Lavender did not feel the same way.

Sarah stated what was on everybody's mind, "That was not what I said."

"You said a kiss, you never specified where." Ron said wearing a sly smile. Everyone seemed to accept that response and moved on. "Harry, it looks like it's your turn mate."

Harry had played this game before with Dudley. He didn't know if he should do a dare because with Ron it could be anything. "Truth." Harry said after he came to a conclusion.

"So, lets say there was this other world out there." Ron began. Harry knew exactly where he was going with this. He was going to ask Harry something about his old life. Hermione and Katie also seemed to know where this was going because they both gave Harry a smile. "In this other world, who would be with who?"

Harry knew this translated into, "Who did everyone like in the other world?" Harry looked nervously around the room and started at one end of the compartment. Harry sighed looking over at Ginny. "Ginny, you would probably be with Dean Thomas."

"Ooooh." Ginny squealed. "He is rather dashing. I like your pick Harry."

"Katie, ummm, nobody is good enough for you. Or you Sarah." Harry said without any mention of them not existing in the other world. Ron seemed to understand though because he nodded. "Hermione, ummm well, this is where it gets tricky."

Katie snickered, "Why?"

"Because it's going to sound crazy when I say it." Harry said.

"Just let it out mate." Ron said nudging him with his elbow.

"She would maybe be with Viktor Krum."

Ron dramatically turned to Harry, "She what?"

Hermione slumped down in her chair staring at the floor. "I told you no one would believe me."

"What about me then?" Ron said.

Harry lied, "Lavender of course." Ron and Lavender exchanged looks between each other. "Anyway, Hermione, truth or dare?"

"Truth." she said without hesitation.

"Hermione, who do you fancy?" Harry asked. Katie smirked at him.

"At the moment..." she paused, "I can't really say."

"Why not?" Harry asked.

"Cause I'm still trying to figure it put myself. But I will tell you that at the end of fifth year I fancied Cormac McLaggen."

Everyone burst into laughs...all except for Harry who didn't find humor in this. "Lavender. Truth or dare?"

"Truth."

"So, I'm going to follow in Sarah's footsteps with this one, if you were to kiss anyone in this compartment who isn't Ron, who would it be?" Hermione asked.

"Nope. I'm can't answer that. And nobody is going to guilt me into doing so." Lavender said, "Ginny, truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"I dare you to...tell everyone here one thing that annoys you about them." Lavender said.

Ginny looked beside her at Sarah. "Sarah, you remember stuff too well. Katie, you don't always tell me everything. Hermione, you always have homework. Harry, sometimes I feel like you avoid me. Ron...you're Ron. Lavender you're dating my brother. There that's everyone."

"Ouch, she wasted no time with that one." Ron said.

"Sorry, I don't hate you guys though." Ginny said. "Your up Ron, truth or dare?"

"Truth."

"How come you picked Hermione and Katie to kiss on the cheek?" Ginny asked.

Ron sighed, "Really you guys?" Ginny nodded. "They were my only options really. I couldn't kiss Lav, I would feel weird kissing a first year on the cheek, and you're my sister."

"Fair enough." Ginny said.

"Katie," Ron said, "Truth or dare."

Katie beamed and said, "Truth."

"So did you really kiss McLaggen?"

"Yes. I kissed him once. Just to see what it felt like. It wasn't anything to brag about though." Katie explained. Ron nodded. "Harry, truth or dare?"

"Oh...um...I'll pick truth again." Harry said.

The look Katie gave Harry signaled that Harry had made the wrong choice. "So Harry," she said smugly, "do tell us, do you have a crush on Hermione?"

Everyone turned to Harry. "No. We're friends but I don't have a crush on her."

While all the others looked disappointed that they didn't hear anything Hermione looked relieved. "Oh...well then your turn to pick Harry."

"Sarah, truth or dare?"

"Ummm...dare." Sarah said.

"Ok, I dare you to yell Thomas Fletcher's name down the hall." Harry said

"Deal." Sarah said. She walked to the sliding door and slid it open just enough so she can be heard. "THOMAS FLETCHER!" She came back and sat in her seat "Lavender, truth or dare?"

"Truth for sure."

"Did you love Ron the first time you saw him?"

Lavender avoided eye contact with Ron, "Actually no, in fact I used to think he was a bit of git. Always getting in trouble, losing house points." I got silent. "But it's different now of course. So, Hermione, truth or dare?"

"I think I'll go with truth again."

"When your around your crush, how do you act?" Lavender asked.

"Like myself. I don't worry what he thinks I'm myself. I guess you could also say I'm a lot happier when in with my crush." Hermione said.

Harry piped up and said, "I thought you didn't like anyone."

Hermione looked dumbstruck, "Well...crush Harry. Liking someone is more than a crush."

"Hermione did you lie to us?" Katie asked.

"Look we are at the station now!" Hermione said quickly changing the subject.