Entry for "Charms" at "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Challenges and Assignments)"

Task: Write about someone who cheats at something. Min 300 Words.

Extra Prompt: (character) Marlene McKinnon

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Prompts: storm (weather conditions), fish (word), glue (word), banana (object), hug (Action)

Entry for the "Word Prompt Express" at "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Challenges and Assignments)"

Prompt: 236. hand

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(Bronze) Violet; Challenge: Write about friends gossiping.

Entry for the "Ultimate Hermione Granger Pairings Challenge" at "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Challenges and Assignments)"

Pairing: Hermione/Marlene McKinnon

Entry for the "February Event: Teamwork Exercise" at "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Challenges and Assignments)"

Prompts: (object) Champagne; (dialogue) "I think anybody who falls in love is a freak. It's a crazy thing to do. It's kind of like a form of socially acceptable insanity."

Entry for the "Gringotts Prompt Bank"

Character Pairings: Hermione/Marlene McKinnon

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AU in which Hermione is as old as the Marauders etc.

(920 Words)

Truth or Dare

Loud and slightly hysteric giggles filled the girl's dormitory in the Gryffindor tower on this stormy Saturday evening. Marlene, Lily and Hermione were sitting on the floor between their beds, a bottle of champagne, which Marlene had smuggled into the castle, passing between the three girls. Thick raindrops were drumming against the window glass, but the weather could not spoil the mood of the Gryffindors as they gossiped.

"Did you hear the rumour about Emmeline's crush on Sirius?" Hermione grinned widely, her head moving a little bit towards the bed of their absent dormmate.

"It is more than obvious that she likes him... I think even he knows...," was the immediate response of Marlene, who wiggled her eyebrows.

"I think anybody who falls in love is a freak. It's a crazy thing to do. It's kind of like a form of socially acceptable insanity," Lily stated bluntly and took the bottle from Marlene to drink a bit while Hermione and Marlene exchanged a odd look.

"Lils, Mione, with every single gulp from this bottle you are giving up your image of the good, studious Gryffindor girl that would never ever even think about breaking a tiny rule," Marlene exclaimed gleefully, a nearly triumphant grin on her face as she looked at her two friends. She had decided to change the topic as she didn't wanted to let the mood be spoiled by a topic that they surely would discuss more than determined.

Lily hiccuped after gulping down another sip and gave Marlene a wry grin. Hermione therewhile grabbed one of the butterbeer bottles they had emptied earlier and suggested:"If we're this... merry already, let's play some truth or dare to make it even funnier!"

While talking, she winked at Marlene suggestively, though only briefly, so Lily wouldn't notice.

"Okay... I'll have no choice anyway," Lily sighed and slowly stood up, announcing:"I'll just go to the bathroom first."

"Do greet the fish that is swimming in our bathtub!"

As soon as Lily had left the room, Hermione threw herself at her best friend Marlene, hugged her and therewhile whispered into her ear:"I suggested it because I finally want to get her to admit that she has a crush on James, and I am pretty sure that this is the best way to do it – with alcohol and a game! She already is so tipsy that it will be easy to trick her into admitting that her eyes are always glued on him because she damn likes him!"

"Hermione, seriously...," Marlene mumbled, shaking her head slowly, as if she couldn't believe what she was hearing. "You are an evil genius. We really are lucky that you are on our side, Mione."

"What have you been whispering, you two?" Lily asked as she suddenly returned to the dorm, and Marlene and Hermione smiled innocently, Marlene offering Lily the nearly empty bottle again, answering:"Nothing, Lils. Drink. And by the way – truth or dare, little foxhead?"

"Truth," Lily slurred after drinking the whole rest of the champagne. "Not that I wouldn't love the opportunity to kiss that banana... but well, I know how dirty Marlene's mind is, and kissing it would be rather innocent."

Her hand waved at the already slightly brown banana one of their dormmates had left behind on her nightstand. A smug grin was plastered on Marlene's face and she winked at Lily, showing openly that she was amused about Lily's idea of a dare from her.

"Now, Lily, do tell us... do you have a little crush on someone here in Gryffindor?" Marlene asked, an extreme amount of interest swinging in her voice. Lily gave her an disapproving look, obviously not amused about the question, but then she shrugged upon Hermione's commentary:"Remember... the truth..."

"I have to admit that I do have a crush... but not on someone here at Hogwarts. I am so sorry that I didn't tell you, but well... I just wanted to wait how everything turned out. Remember the summer trip to Paris I did with my parents? I went to the wizarding part of the town, and I stumbled into this nice boy from Beauxbatons. We drank some coffee and had a nice chat and the next day, he showed me around Paris and now we keep writing each other... Luca, that's his name. A true French charmeur, par excellence, has a wonderful humour and a sexy accent when he talks English. Seriously, I was sticking to him as if attached with glue... These blue eyes... His smile would make your knees melt, ladies."

During her explanation, Lily noticed with a triumphant feeling how Hermione's and Marlene's eyes got wider and wider, both obviously amazed by what they were hearing. Inwardly, the redhead was laughing loudly, thanking her father for teaching her a very important lesson: If you have to lie, go into the details, and everyone will believe you.

Well, this obviously worked with Marlene and Hermione too. Had they really thought that they would be able to trick her, Lily Evans, with a little bit of alcohol and a silly game?

How good that these two were not able to really check if her story was true – they both didn't speak French, and luckily, Lily was currently correspondending with a girl from Beauxbatons. A quick change of the name on the letters and she could be able to make her two friends believe her tale even more.