If you recognize it, it's probably not mine. This is just a story I began working on when I got writers block on another story I'm trying to write and I found it was fun and a good procrastination tool so I continued it. I hope you like it. I accept constructive criticism but I will reply to all 'mean' comments with something equally as nasty; be warned I will wait until I have a bad day and haven't eaten anything. Hope you like it, please Review and let me know if you have any suggestions for future chapters (after 6 probably) and I will take them into consideration.
Full character list in relative order of main characterness: Hermione G., Ginny W., Sirius B., Remus L., Draco M., Blaise Z., Harry P., Ron W., Neville L., Pansy P., Millicent B., and Theodore N..
Hermione sat at the Gryffindor table in the great hall watching curiously as Ron ate and wondering how it was possible for the human body to consume that much food at once. The war was over and Hogwarts had been rebuilt and reopened, everyone from her class had to return to redo their seventh year due to the previous year's learning conditions. Despite popular opinion Hermione and Ron never did get together, nor did they ever want to. Hermione knew way before either of the boys that both of her best friends were as bent as a circle. When they finally came out she just smiled, said 'yes, I know', and went back to her book.
Now though, Hermione watched as Ron ate way too much and both of her boys stared at the Slytherin princes rather longingly. Ginny was staring at the head table watching her favorite new professor and Hermione had been doing the same before almost getting caught and changing tactics. Neville, who'd become another best friend of hers, was also staring at Slytherin, but not at any boy, at the self proclaimed princess, it was rather comical due to the fact that both sets of friends hated each other despite being on the same side of the war. As it turned out most of the worst Slytherins had become spies and fought for the light much like their head of house. Everyone was broken out of their post first week of classes' reverie when Dumbledore rose to speak.
"Well students I hope none of you are too drained after your first week of classes' and I hope they went well. As I'm sure you're wondering why I'm standing up here talking when I normally don't, I will get to the point. I would like for a few students to remain here in the great hall with me and some professors after all the other students have left for the night. Those students and professors are as follows;" Dumbledore paused to search for a piece of paper.
"None of the professors seem to know this was going to happen... I wonder what he wants" Ron whispered to the small group proclaimed as the rulers of Gryffindor.
"Ah, here we go, Professors: McGonagall, Snape, Black, and Lupin. Students: Pansy Parkinson, Draco Malfoy, Millicent Bulstrode, Theodore Nott, Blaise Zabini, Ronald Weasley, Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom, Hermione Granger, and Ginerva Weasley. You will all remain seated for the time being, everyone else may leave now." The last part may have been said like a suggestion but everyone knew better than that, it was a command. The students and teachers filed out while looking at their house leaders and wondering what massive duel they missed that got them in trouble. The great hall was now empty of those not invited and Dumbledore rose with everyone following suite. He transfigured the furniture into new things: four couches all facing each other in the center of the room, and twelve beds all divided by curtains.
"Uh, Albus I don't mean to be rude but why are we here and what are you doing?" Remus asked gently.
"Well yes I suppose I should explain. Severus, Minerva you are only here due to formality because we are speaking to your students." They nodded, but Dumbledore did not continue he just carried on with transfiguring things and conjuring new things.
"So why are we here?" Sirius asked getting fed up with the awkward silence and stares being exchanged between the eighth years.
"You are all here for a sleepover." He told them conjuring some butter beer.
"A sleepover with them?" Remus asked pointing to the ten students who were now looking at Dumbledore trying to determine if he was completely mental.
"Yes, we do need some supervision with these ten, but you are welcome to participate in the activities they partake in."
"In that case can you change the butter beer to Firewhisky?" Sirius asked looking at the drink with distaste.
"Please don't professor, last time he drank Ginny and I had to deal with him hitting on not only us but everyone else." Hermione advised, the old man chuckled and everyone looked to a sheepish looking Sirius.
"Well, that will be all. Have a good night; instructions are on the table and seeing as it is Friday don't worry about curfew. The doors will unlock at noon tomorrow, goodnight." Dumbledore told them while dragging Severus and Minerva out of the room.
"Did that just happen?" Millicent asked
"Yes, Miss. Bulstrode, it did." Remus answered going to the table to inspect the contents with Sirius following closely behind.
"So what are the rules?" Ron asked
"The rules are as follows: None of us are to leave this room until noon tomorrow, we are all to get to know each other through a game of I Never, none of us are to use magic unless the game calls for it, and we aren't allowed to just go to bed. At the bottom it says that if we don't know how to play I never or what it is, that it's a drinking game and to ask Hermione to give the rules; something your hiding Mia?" Sirius teased.
"Yes, I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier Sirius, I'm a Muggle-born who's been to a sleepover at some point in my miserable existence." She deadpanned, Sirius smirked and a few of the Slytherins did as well. Everyone took a seat on the circle of couches. They sat in this order: Remus, Sirius, Harry, and Ron on the first couch, Draco, Blaise, and Theodore on the second, Hermione and Ginny on the third, and Pansy, Millicent, and Neville on the fourth. Everyone looked to Hermione and she began to explain.
"So I Never is a drinking game; each of us will take one bottle and the first to drain it is the champion. We will take turns going in a circle saying 'I never' followed by something you haven't done; if somebody has done it they take a sip from their bottle. No taking big gulps and if somebody asks about your experience it's best to just explain so you can continue with the game and get it over with. Everybody understand?" Everyone nodded and grabbed a bottle of butter beer. "So who goes first?"
"Oh I will!" Ron exclaimed "I've never had gotten a tattoo." Everyone but Harry, Ron, and Neville drank.
"Well you all know us Slytherins have the dark mark, but what have you got?" Blaise asked. Sirius stood and pulled his shirt up to expose a tattoo of a paw print and the name Padfoot under it, Remus did the same, only his was on his shoulder blade and everyone got a glimpse of his scars, and his was a moon with the name Moony under it. Next Hermione and Ginny stood; they showed the little tattoos they had on their hip bones that were an otter and a horse. Everyone nodded slightly and the game continued with Draco going next.
"I've never gotten attacked by a fellow housemate from my year." The only ones to drink to that were Sirius, Remus, and Hermione. Every one of the Slytherins looked at them questioningly.
"Peter Pettigrew was an old friend of ours and the one who got me sent to Azkaban." Sirius answered for him and Remus
"Lavender might have bullied me when we still shared a dorm from first year and on." Hermione told them quietly before Blaise took his turn.
"I've never gone into another houses' common room." Harry, Ron, and Sirius each took a drink and all said Slytherin in unison.
"We broke in during second year" Ron told them
"I was definitely invited and they were very happy I was there." Sirius said with a ridiculous grin on his face, Remus rolled his eyes and hit him on the back of the head.
"I've never gone skinny dipping." Theo told them; surprisingly the only ones to drink were Ginny and Hermione.
"The burrow's lake is really cold at night, we don't suggest a swim." Ginny told them with a smile.
"I've never got drunk and hit on someone half my age." Hermione told them with a smirk; everyone watched as Sirius and Remus took drinks.
"Everybody's your age when you're drunk." Sirius told them shaking his head
"I'd rather not talk about it." Remus said obviously embarrassed.
"I've never had a crush on any Weasleys." Ginny said with a smirk; Sirius, Draco, Blaise, Theo, and Harry all drank. None of them offered up any information though.
"I've never had a crush on a Professor." Millicent told them, Ginny and Hermione were the only ones to drink.
"WHO?!" Ron and Harry yelled outraged at such a thought of their two 'sisters' crushing on a professor.
"Snape, Black, Lockhart, and Lupin." They said together grinning, the boys looked ill at Snape and Lockhart, but intrigued at Black and Lupin.
"SNAPE!?" Every single man yelled
"Well I can understand." Pansy told them. "He has that dark, brooding, mysterious thing down pat ad his voice is positively sinful." She explained, they all still looked sick so she continued into her turn. "I've never thought I was gay." Blaise, Theo, Draco, Ron, and Harry all drank.
"I've never kissed someone of the same sex." Neville continued, this time though everyone but Neville, Millicent, Pansy, and Theo drank.
"Truth or dare." Remus and Sirius told them, the other men all refused to talk.
"Curiosity." Ginny and Hermione told everyone.
"I've never dyed my hair." Sirius told them after a few minutes gaping at Hermione and Ginny, both of whom drank again.
"It was only for a night when we were staying at Grimmauld before the war." Ginny told them. "We looked horrible."
"I've never been petrified." Remus went, Hermione, Harry and Neville drank. Harry looked at Draco and Neville looked to Hermione.
"Sorry about that." Draco and Hermione both muttered making most of the group laugh. Finally it was Harry's turn, looking around he saw that most of the bottles were close to mid way except the girls whose bottles were just about empty.
"I've never been a female." He finished lamely and let Ginny and Hermione win the game. They jumped up and down on the couch high fiving and dancing. Everyone else was doubled over in laughter at their antics.
"Wow for all Slytherins claim to be the bad students a couple of innocent Gryffindors beat you out!" Ron taunted
"Oh please we could beat you any day at anything other than a drinking game! For all you know we lied about some of them so you wouldn't know our secrets." Pansy countered
"Anything huh? Care to put your reputation on the line?" Ginny asked as she and Hermione sobered.
"Hell yeah we do!?" Millicent argued
"How about this; for the rest of the year we play a game of ultimate dare? Anything goes, each week a new dare and each group of five chooses two champions, so to say, that will compete by asking and doing the dares. Remus and Sirius can be judges. I'll assume you know how to play?" Harry asked the Slytherins
"Yes we know how to play Dare and ultimate Dare. Now what's the prize for the winners as pronounced by Black and Lupin?"
"The losing house must have the five in this room go on stage at graduation and admit the other houses superiority." Hermione told them.
"You've got a deal Gryffindorks." Theodore said. "Now why don't we choose champions and come up with a few rules and guidelines tomorrow morning?" Everyone nodded and found a bed leaving two dumbfounded professors in their wake.
"How did we get sucked into being a part of this?" Remus asked his long time friend.
"I have no clue, at least no curses where thrown." Sirius answered while getting up and going to an empty bed. Remus decided to follow his lead while thinking about the fact that both the girls had a crush on him, momentarily he wondered if one of them still did but crossed that off to wishful thinking.