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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.

Prank Week
Tuesday
Potions Classroom

Sitting next to Neville, Hermione watches Draco slip into Professor Snape's private storeroom. Good going, I hope you don't get caught! Hearing him clanging his caldron, Hermione smirks. This is going to be one interesting day.

Professor Snape slinking towards herself and Neville, smirking and his eyes glinting evilly at them. Opening his mouth to say something, Hermione was sure to be nasty when a bust of music caused him to jump around with his wand pointing where every he faced.

"Like anyone would be
I am flattered by your fascination with me
Like any hot blooded woman
I have simply wanted an object to crave
But you you're not allowed
."

A voice adds: "Got that Slytherin! Not allowed!"

Still jumping around, Professor Snape looks about franticly. He looks spooked! Struggling not to openly smirk at him, Hermione keeps her head down.

"Class dismissed!" bellows Snape.

Leaving the classroom a few minutes' later, Harry runs to catch up to them. "Guess what I saw Snape doing?"

"What," asks Hermione.

"No guess," laughs Harry.

"Give," demands Ron.

"He was looking under all the caldrons, he checked over everything," relays Harry. "I think he was really spooked!"

"Come on," groans Ron. "We need to move or else we'll be late for lunch."

"You guys go on," informs Hermione. "I have a meeting to get to." Racing towards the library, when she gets to the meeting room she finds Draco waiting for her.

"Glad you could make it," sneers Draco. "Let me guess couldn't get ride of Potter and Weasley."

"Oh? How did you guess," sneers Hermione pulling cups from her bag. "Did you get everything?"

"Yes," answers Draco putting the potions on the table. "I still don't know why you wanted the 'replay' potion."

Smirking Hermione replies, "Let's just say it's for someone who should have minded his own love life and not mine."

"Glad it's not me," comments Draco seriously. "Let's get the show on the road."

Dinning Hall
Lunch

Taking her seat between Harry and Ron, she nodded to Ginny. Wiggling her eyebrows both girls started to laugh.

"What's so funny," asks Ron as he glances at them.

"Oh just had an interesting talk with Kathy," mutters Hermione. "She said something about a broom closet." The tips of Ron's ears started to turn pink, as he mumbled something under his breath.

"What was that," asks Ginny. "Didn't hear you there, Ron." As the meal progressed, people were commenting on the pranks played on Sirius and Lupin, but by far everyone agrees that the one on McGonagall was the best.

Choking and gasps came from the Head table. Students stopped talking, and start looking at the table. "Look at Snape!" "Look at Lupin and Black." Was echoing in the hall.

Standing on his feet, was Professor Snape. Clasping a hand over his heart, he starts to sing:

"I've got sunshine on a cloudy day.
When it's cold outside I've got the month of May.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way
?"

At this point both Remus and Sirius join in on the singing.

"My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl
)."

All three men, struggle as they stiffly walk around the table. Moving to stand in front of the student body and in front of the Head Table, they start to do snap their fingers in tune with the song and shuffle their feet.

"I've got so much honey the bees envy me.
I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way
?"

Professor Snape starts to sway closer to Professor Trelawney. As Sirius and Remus took a few steps backwards, they did spins.

"My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl)."

Professor Snape drops to one knee, singing his heart out in front of Trelawney. Raising his hand up as the song comes to an end. They tried to move, but found that they couldn't.

When Professor Trelawney came rushing towards Snape, a look of puree horror crosses his face. Struggling to move, his only movement was to lift his other hand up in a welcoming stance. Professor Trelawney kisses Snape on the lips, freeing all three men.

Snape jumps up, fleeing the room. Sirius and Remus walk as fast as they could out.

Professor Trelawney cries out, "I knew he loves me!"

Wacky Wednesday
Dinning Hall
Breakfast

Groaning, Hermione sits down next to Ron. Putting her head in her hands she announces, "It's going to be a long day."

Laughing Ron says, "Mione! It just started."

"That's why it's going to be a long day," replies Hermione.

"Ah, poor Mione," laughs Harry as he sits down. "Another night spent studying for the NEWT's. It's months away, take a break."

"Morning," grumbles out Ginny as she flops down next to Harry.

BANG!

Snapping up into in their seat, everyone groans when they see Professor Snape rushing to the Head Table, closely followed by Professor Trelawney. This should be interesting! Watching him take his normal seat next to Dumbledore, Hermione smirks as he sends Professor Trelawney a glowering scowl. That's not going to work.

"Mione," whispers Ginny. "Is everything set?"

"Yep give it a few minutes," snickers Hermione.

Glancing towards the Head Table, she notes that both Professor Snape and Trelawney are drinking from their coffee cups. Any minute now. Smirking at Ginny, who nods back.

"What's that," shouts Ginny pointing to Professor Trelawney. Everyone looks at Professor Trelawney, even Snape.

"I don't see anything, Miss Weasley," sneers Professor Snape. He keeps looking at her when everyone else has stopped.

Laughing, both Hermione and Ginny quickly make their way out of the dinning hall. Looking around to make sure no one could hear them, "Looks like Snape has gotten bit by the love bug."

"About time," sneers Ginny. "That man needs a good shag."

"Ginny!" gasps Hermione. "You have been hanging around Draco too much."

Laughing Ginny says, "I've been hanging around Draco to much? Hmm, you forget I know what you're planning on doing to a certain teacher who should have minded his own business."

"Yes, but that's not until Friday," smirks Hermione. They were walking down a corridor when three blurry objects whizzed by them. "Hey what's going on?"

"No time," shouts Ron still running, Harry and Sirius just wave for her to follow them.

"Think they found out," laughs Hermione. Running after the boys, Hermione almost collides into Sirius at the outside entrance.

"Oh, my god," whispers Harry.

"What," gasps Hermione looking around. Hearing Sirius's low-pitched growl. "What, come on tell me." Following Ron's shaky hand pointing to the shy, Hermione coughs hard, trying not to laugh. Looks like you found my latest prank! "What's that?"

"Those are my boxers," growls Sirius looking horrified.

"Enlarged and dangling," laughs Ron. "From the highest Quidditch poll." Both Harry and Ron bust out laughing.

"What's so funny," demands Sirius.

"Who ever did this is in serious trouble," laughs Harry. "Picking on someone who specializes in pranks." I don't think so.

"MY GOD WHAT THE BLOODY HELL," demands Draco as he comes outside. Behind him is almost every single Quidditch player in Hogwarts.

"Guys," huffs Hermione getting Harry and Ron's attention. "Come on we have History of Magic to get to."

Care of Magical Creatures
11 A.M.

"Move!" boomed Hagrid's voice. "All students not in their seventh year, back to the castle!"

Looking towards the hut, a large black three-headed dog jumped out. Oh boy! Moving as fast as she could, Hermione along with Harry and Ron ran towards the hut. Wands out.

"Now seventh years," shouts Hagrid. "Fluffy is in a playful mood. Your wands are useless. I need your help getting him back into his pen." The seventh years, ran all over the place. Every time they thought they were close to getting Fluffy back into its pen, one of the heads would notice a student and try to chase it.

Someone had the brilliant idea to put leases on all three heads and force it back into the pen. Getting the rope around one head was easy until the other two noticed. With two ropes on Fluffy made a mad break for it. Running around the whole school dragging the students who held the rope.

Dinning Hall
Dinner Time

Tired and giddy, the entire seventh year laughed themselves silly throughout dinner. They even thought it was funny to see Snape and Trelawney kissing at the Head table. Making the gulling trip back to the common room, Hermione groans when she sees Ginny.

"Remind me never to dare that again," grumbles Hermione as she makes her way slowly to her room.

"So what did Draco have to say about Fluffy," laughs Ginny. "I hope he finally understood that it was dangerous for three eleven year old to go near him."

"That and then some," whispers Hermione as she flops down on her bed. "Hey Ginny, I need to get a note to Draco."

"Let me guess," snickers Ginny. "It's tomorrows dares."

"Yep, please take this down. Tell him I need him to send me…"

Thursday
Dinning Hall

Laughing Hermione passes Ron the rolls. "If we're very lucky we will never see Fluffy after this year!"

"Very lucky," readily agrees both Harry and Ron.

"Did Sirius ever figure out who took his boxers," asks Ron.

"Not that I know," replies Harry. "You should have seen it. It took him two hours to get his boxers off that poll." No one notices the morning's mail being dropped. Picking up a letter addressed to her, Hermione laughs at Ron's face as she opens up the mail.

"Slytherin rules! Gryffindor drools!" hisses from the envelope in her hands.

BANG

"Hermione!" gasps Ginny with wide eyes.

"What," asks Hermione, looking over to Harry who's mouth was hanging open.

"Ah, Mione," croaks out Ron pointing to her.

"What!" demands Hermione feeling a hand on her shoulder, she looks up to see Sirius standing behind her.

"It's your hair," whispers Sirius.

"What about it?"

"It's now Slytherin colors," answers Sirius. "I can change it to the Gryffindor colors but I can't remove the charms until I have what I need."

"Please change it," groans Hermione. Got you, way to go Draco! Waving his wand, mutter a spell he changes her hair color.


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.

Chapter 27:
No Dares were exchanged.
Hermione sat at the Slytherin Table.
Weekly dress topics started off with Geek Week.

Chapter 28
Draco dares Hermione to send him a Howler signaling the start of Prank Week
Hermione dares Draco to taunt Ron.

Chapter 29
Monday Of Prank Week
Hermione dares Draco to fix Professor McGonagall's looks.
Draco dares Hermione to pull a 'Fred & George' on Professor McGonagall.