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~ The Dare, the Hand Shake and the Challenge ~
Summary: Before the start of the Seventh year term, Hermione and Ginny trick Draco into playing a muggle game of Dare throughout the school year. Voldemort is gone.

Dinning Hall
Monday Morning
First day back

Taking his seat, Remus looks out among the students. Raising an eyebrow he looks towards Professor McGonagall. Seeing her stern expression, Remus decides not to bother asking her what was going on. Spotting a haggard looking Hermione walking in the hall, he gets up and walks towards her.

"Morning Professor," greets Hermione as Remus sits down.

"Morning," watching his eyes takes in her appearance. "Hermione, I know that you have been sick and all. But I have to say you look like you…." Grimacing he tries to think of a better way to say it.

"I look like something the cat dragged in after a down pour," laughs Hermione. "I know. It's Manic Monday, I'm suppose to look like this."

"What," asks Sirius. "Mione, are you sure you're up to school?"

"Sirius," groans Ginny as she walks over to them. "It's Manic Monday. We're supposed to look like we just got out of bed."

"Oh," laughs Sirius as he looks over both girls. "That's good to know."

"What are you going for the other days of the week," questions Remus.

"That all depends on other things," laughs Ginny. "You know about Monday. Well, there is Wacky Wednesday and Freaky Friday."

"These day have been picked, so the students can express their personality in their cloths," informs Ron as he sits down. Grabbing some food and putting it on his plate "others were left out so everyone could plan for the week's idea."

"What," asks Sirius.

"Week's idea, is what week it is," states Harry as he joins Ron. Clarifying his point, "This week is School Rules. So everyone will dress like we're going to Muggle School. Next week is Geek Week."

"Cool," purrs Sirius. "Can't wait to see some of your outfits."

"Yep, especially when it's Sleep Week," purrs Draco as he walks by the group.

"Sleep Week," grumbles Ron. "What's that?"

"When the student's wear their sleep wear to class," states Hermione as Sirius looks at her sharply.

Growling, "Someone needs new sleepwear." Ginny and Hermione laugh as Remus and Sirius walk to the Head Table. Chanting under their breath, "We bad, we know it."

As the week went by, it was soon Friday. No one really noticed anything out of the ordinary. There were only five times when Ron had to be restrained from physically hurting Malfoy with his bare hands, but most of the student body was use to that.

What confused almost everyone was what Malfoy was saying that would set him off each time. It was different versions of how pretty Ginny was, how sexy she looks in muggle clothing. Once Malfoy just licked his lips at her, wrapped an arm around her, which she shrugged off. As Ron got closer Malfoy said, "Looks like our dinner date will have to wait."

Dinning Hall
Head Table

Sighing deeply Sirius walks into the room. Bloody hell, I'm hungry. Looking over to the Gryffindor table, Sirius sees both Ron and Harry, but not Hermione. Noticing their identical glacier glares directed towards the Slytherin table. Glancing over, Sirius immediately spots Hermione sitting at the end of the table next to Malfoy. Scowling Sirius glares at Draco. Why is she over there?

"Hey Sirius," whispers Ginny. "You think you could talk to Harry and Ron."

"Why," growls Sirius, his eyes never leaving Hermione's face.

"Because they are upset that Hermione has to sit over there," gesturing to the Slytherin table. "You remember Dumbledore made it mandatory for them to sit at the others table every Friday, switching every week."

"Why didn't they start with the Gryffindor table," mutters Sirius as he walks over to Harry and Ron.

Under her breath Ginny answers, "Because she lost a bet."

Dinning Hall
Monday
Head Table

Gasping for breath Sirius clutched his chest in dramatic fashion. He watched his normally gorgeous girlfriend walk in looking, well like a geek. A poorly dressed, cosmetically challenged, smiling widely to herself.

"Breath," mutters Remus. "She doesn't look half bad."

"What," croaks Sirius giving Remus an Are you kidding me look.

"Look around the room," laughs Remus. "Sure the pig tails with the badly put on makeup hurts her looks."

"Remus," growls Sirius. "Open your eyes. My Mione, dresses in neat white shoes, prissy schoolgirl outfit complete with the plaid sweater. She looks worst then she did in third year."

"Sirius! It's geek week," laughs Remus. "Get use to it. She will look like this all week."

Growling Sirius runs a hand over his face, "What is next week?"

"Biker and babes," replies Remus. "I really don't know what it is."

"HARRY JAMES POTTER," bellows Hermione as she jumped up from the table. Ginny jumped up as well, "WHAT IS THIS?"

Looking over to the table, Sirius notices that Harry has used one of his old pranks, turning the napkins into slugs. Poorly timed, gonna cost house points.

A loud explosion from the table shook the room. The slugs changed over into glowing red roses that sang sickingly sweet love song. Groaning, both Hermione and Ginny glared over to the Slytherin table.

"JUST YOU WAIT SNAKE BOY," snaps Hermione. "YOU HAVE DINNER WITH MY HOUSE THIS WEEK!"

Until Later

List of Dares so far:

Chapter 1:
Hermione and Ginny trick Draco into playing Dare.

Chapter 2:
Hermione dares Draco to push her into Sirius.

Chapter 3:
Draco dares Hermione to wear red robes all year, her house color.

Chapter 4:
Hermione dares Draco to change his hairstyle, with some muggle highlights.
Draco dares Hermione not to participate in class (no answering question,) all but Potions for one day.

Chapter 5:
Hermione dares Draco to taunt her about the Flying NEWT.
Draco dares Hermione to help him with his costume for the Feast.

Chapter 6:
No Dares were exchanged.

Chapter 7:
Draco dares Hermione goof off in Snape's class.

Chapter 8:
No Dares were exchanged.

Chapter 9:
No Dares were exchanged.

Chapter 10:
No Dares were exchanged.

Chapter 11:
Harry and Ron set off a dungbomb, but no Dares were exchanged.

Chapter 12:
Hermione has a Ladies Night.
No Dares were exchanged.

Chapter 13:
Hermione plots, but no dares were exchanged.

Chapter 14:
Hermione dares Draco to start a fight in the dinning hall.

Chapter 15:
Ginny requests that Hermione dares Draco to buy her something in Hogsmeade.
Draco dares Hermione to cheer for the Slytherins at the next Quidditch game.

Draco demands Psyche's name. Hermione gave him the chance to win.
Draco's team has to win the Quidditch game in order to get it, or he has to do any insane challenge.
But if Hermione can get someone from her house to tell her to cheer for Draco's team he loses his chance at Psyche's name.

Chapter 16:
Hermione tricks Ron into telling her to cheer for the Slytherins at the next Quidditch game.
No Dares were exchanged.

Chapter 17
Draco dares Hermione and Ginny to walk into the Dinning hall singing.

Chapter 18
Draco dares Hermione to dress up as a cheerleader.
Draco also does his insane challenge of turning Professor Snape's hair was purple and orange.

Chapter 19:
No Dares were verbally exchanged.
Hermione dares Draco to kiss Ginny in the dinning hall.

Chapter 20
Hermione dares Draco to deceive the students and teachers into thinking that Dumbledore has required them to alternate sitting at each other's table, Draco at Gryffindor the next time Hermione at Slytherin.
Sirius makes a date with another professor, which pisses off Hermione.

Chapter 21
Draco dares Hermione to act like a dumb cheerleader.
Hermione to Draco, act like you want Harry.

Chapter 22
No Dares were exchanged.
Draco and Hermione do their dares from Chapter 21

Chapter 23
Draco dares Hermione to kiss Professor Snape.
Hermione dares Draco to wear Muggle cloths.

Chapter 24
Draco dared Hermione to mess with a teacher's classroom. She chose Professor Black's.
Hermione dares Draco to confess his feelings for Ginny.

Chapter 25
No Dares were exchanged.
It's Winter Recess.

Chapter 26:
No Dares were exchanged.
Snowball fight.