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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.

Friday
Dinning Hall
Three Weeks Later

Hermione glances towards the Gryffindor table, noticing both Ron and Harry already there Hermione breaths a sigh of relief. Walking up to them, "Hi guy!"

"Hey Mione," greets Ron.

"I see they let you out of the Hospital," greets Harry. Both boys give Hermione a hug and sit back down.

"So what did I miss," asks Hermione. (AN: if you're asking yourself the same thing, you didn't.)

"Let's see," laughs Ron. "Dumbledore fired Professor Niko."

"That was obvious," states Harry. "After she went berserk on you in muggle studies."

"Harry," grumbles Neville. "That wasn't berserk. That was just plain mean, and she's lucky that someone Petrificus Totalus Professor Black. I though for sure he was going to kill her."

"After what she did," interjects Seamus. "I wouldn't have been surprised."

"Ok," stresses Hermione holding up both hands to steam the flow of the conversation. "Now I'm curious. What did she do?"

All four boys choke when Hermione asks them. "Please, I only have bits and pieces. No one is really telling me anything. Plus I can't find Sirius to get him to tell me. Please!" Giving the boys her best puppy eyes, even batting them a few times for effect. She watches Harry crumble first.

"Ok," groans Harry. "I'm going to give you the short version. It started it muggle studies, Professor Niko, she said that you were detrimental to her class, then proceeded to call you a mud..." Harry stops, taking a deep breath he continues. "Niko tells you that you have a NEWT in two days. Which forces you to go insane."

"What," Hermione sharply states. "I was not insane!"

"You were too," contradicts Harry, Ron, Neville and Seamus. Ron opens his mouth to say more but Harry cuts him off, "As I was saying, you were insane. The night before your NEWT for muggle studies Colin Creevey decides to pull a prank on Professor Snape."

"Which backfires worse then one of my regular potions class," laughs Neville. "So that night everyone and I mean everyone could hear you screaming at him."

"Colin Creevey!" "I told you not to do that!" "What were you thinking? Were you thinking?" "I have a NEWT in the morning," "So help me if the Avada Kedavra wasn't a life term in Azkaban!" mimics Harry, Ron, Neville and Seamus.

"Personally I think it was the last one that brought Dumbledore to our common room," laughs Seamus. "Merlin, Colin Creevey looked like he was going to piss his pants!"

"Did I really say that," questions Hermione.

"Yeah," whispers Ron. "It was scary."

"But what does that have to do with Professor Niko," questions Hermione.

"Well," Harry bits out. "Does Psychosis potion mean anything to you?" Looking into Harry's emerald eyes, Hermione nods her head. (AN: Psychosis potion causes someone to go temporally insane. One sign that someone is under the Psychosis potion is their lips will have a purple lining around them) "Well she gave you a book that she said you would need to study from to pass the examine, which was coated with the potion."

"Oh boy," mumbles Hermione.

"That about covers it, Miss Granger," laughs Dumbledore. "But what Harry didn't tell you was that you were given your Muggle Studies NEWT and have passed with the highest grade of 355! Congratulations."

Harry and Ron clap as Ron states, "Even nuts Hermione manages to pass a NEWT!"

Charms
Professor Lupin's class

Thank Merlin this is the only class I have today. Geese who knew that I would be this tired? Hearing a small pop, Hermione looks up. There above the doorway the words: Individuality: Always remember that you are unique in green glowing letters. Oh that's so sweet! Then a second pop adding in red, Just like everyone else.

Students walking by started to laugh, which caused teachers to stop and look. On every door was a positive or a negative note. Sir Cadogan, Knight from a portrait in the North Tower had this note on him Agony: Not all pain is gain.

On the Slytherin wall, the words Losing: If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. This caused many passing students to laugh, but proceeded to piss off the Slytherins.

On the Ravenclaw shield, Burnout: Attitudes are contagious. Mine might kill you. Most Ravenclaw student's laughed; many already saw the Slytherin expression and thought that theirs wasn't so bad.

On top of the Hufflepuff bookshelf, Delusions: There is no greater joy than soaring high on the wings of your dreams, except maybe the joy of watching a dreamer who has nowhere to land but in the ocean of reality. Although most Hufflepuff students read it, many didn't really understand.

Draco after reading what was written on the Slytherin wall stalked his way to the Gryffindor Tower. Upon seeing the bold red words, he fell down laughing. Hermione and all of her planning! So true its prefect! Under the Fat Lady the words, Planning: much work remains to be done before we can announce our total failure to make any progress.

Gryffindor Tower
Common Room

Sitting on one of the comfy chairs Hermione notices that Colin stays away from her. Well at lest now he's using his brain! Feeling a hand on her shoulder Hermione looks up. "Sirius! Where have you been?" Together they head up to Hermione's room.

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.

Chapter 30:
Tuesday of Prank Week
Ginny played 'Uninvited' during Hermione and Draco's potion class. Thus scaring Professor Snape.
Hermione dares Draco to seal from Snape's store.
Draco dares Hermione to use what he steals.
Together they get Snape to sing a love song to Professor Trelawney. Lupin and Black were back up singers.

Wednesday of Prank Week
Draco dares Hermione to steal Sirius's boxers and put them somewhere were people would notice.
Hermione dares Draco to let Fluffy lose.
Hermione spike Professor Snape's drink with a love potion.

Thursday of Prank Week
Hermione dares Draco to send her an owl that gives her Slytherin colors.
Draco dares Hermione to show off somehow who she's dating.

Chapter 31:
Hermione and Ginny were tattoos with their boyfriend's names.
No Dares were exchanged.

Chapter 32:
Friday Prank Week
Draco dares Hermione to prank Remus.
Hermione dares Draco to get Niko.
(They decided to mixed their individual pranks into one)

Chapter 33:
Friday mid-day of Prank Week
No Dares were exchanged.

Chapter 34:
Friday Night of Prank Week
Draco dares Hermione to prank Dumbledore.
Hermione and Ginny get together with the prank; they get everyone who had the soup!

Chapter 35
Ginny dares both Hermione and Draco to do a timed prank (coming up next)

Chapter 36
No Dares were exchanged.
It was the Valentine's Day Dance.