~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.
Ladies Night
Wednesday two weeks later
"Ladies," greets Hermione as she finishes putting on the sealing charm. "I would to take this opportunity to say that it has been a real pleasure working with you this year!"
"HEAR! HEAR!" all the girls chorus.
"With that benign said," laughs Hermione. "I had a special house-elf (Dobby) make a real treat for us tonight."
"Cool," states Jade as she looks over all the sweets. "Plus we have some news for you."
"OH," gasps Hermione holding up both of her hand to prevent them for telling her. "Don't tell me."
"What," demands Millie. "You were the one to think of this in the first place."
"Yeah," laughs Kathy. "I figured you would want to know."
"I do and I don't," grumbles Hermione. "But if I want the prank to be pulled off with real finesse I can't know most of the details."
"I see," mutters Millie. "You can't know the who's, when and what but," smirking at Hermione. "You can know that we couldn't find three but we did get two." Everyone could see that Hermione was practically salivating to know who the two were.
"Just that two suckers," snickers Jade. "Will have staring roles and it will happen sometime next week." Grinning ear to ear, Hermione nods her head. "Now we can't tell you anything more then that."
"Oh," gasps Kathy looking towards Ginny. "Did anyone hear who is Head Girl next year?"
"Yes!" squeals all the girls looking at Ginny. "Congratulations Ginny!"
"Oh Merlin!" mutters Ginny as she turns a nice shade of pink.
Dinning Hall
Next Morning
Thumping down at the table, Hermione glares at Ron eating everything he could get his hands on. "Can't you eat normally for once!" snaps Hermione.
"Someone is in a mood," states Harry as he sits down next to Hermione. "Let me guess, you're stressed about your Charms NEWT?"
"Really Mione," grumbles Ron. "I don't know why, you were ready to take them last year."
"Ron," hisses Hermione. "Dumbledore will be grading my exam!"
"Again Mione," laughs Ron. "You are past ready! Besides you passed your Muggle Studies NEWT while insane," states Ron as Hermione slowly starts to smile. "Passing your Charms NEWT should be a breeze!"
"I suppose your right," mumbles Hermione as Ron gasps thumps both hands onto his chest over his heart.
"The world is coming to an end," shouts Harry getting everyone's attention at the Gryffindor table and several students from other tables. "Hermione Granger has just said that Ronald Weasley is right!"
"Oh, be quite you," laughs Hermione as she swats Harry on the arm for his antics.
"With that said," laughs Dean. "When is your Charms NEWT?"
"Friday," states Hermione as she starts to eat her breakfast.
Dumbledore's Office
Later that evening
"I'm so glad that this year is almost over," laughs Dumbledore as he looks at the two students in his office. "Now I know that the two of you are to starting to plan Gradation Night. So the other teachers and I have set-up a small table for you in front of the Head Table so that the two of you can plan."
"Oh," says a disappointed Draco, but Hermione had a feeling that it was coming.
"Good," mutters Hermione surprising both Draco and Dumbledore. "That way we can get the student's input and plan it at the same time."
"Good, Miss Granger," says Dumbledore. "I'm glad you see the opportunities before you."
Flushing Hermione whispers, "Thank you Dumbledore."
"Now about tomorrow," laughs Dumbledore. "I need the two of you to be here at 7:30 A.M. sharp on Friday for your Charms NEWT." Hermione looks over to Draco instantly noticing the smug look on his face. Stupid prat! "Mister Malfoy is taking his NEWT because of a scheduling conflict." Oh fine! Just great could things get any worse?
Head Table
Dinning Hall
Sitting down at the Head Table, Sirius watches Hermione and Draco working at the small table in front of them. Must be planning Grad. Night. It must suck to have to do the planning in front of all the teachers and students.
"We can't put them there," shouts Draco as he gestures to the piece of paper before him. "I'm not babysitting them!"
"Well we can't put them over there either," snaps Hermione. "I refuse to play peacekeeper at my Graduation!" Everyone watched transfixed at them. No one had seen them fight since before Christmas.
"Watch it Mudblood," drawls Draco as he strokes her hand. "You watch it Pureblood!" Choking on his food, Sirius watched in morbid fascination his stomach bottoming out in the process.
"Planning the wedding," loudly snickers Millie from the Slytherin table as she looks around for Pansy.
"Mione," shouts Ron who was pale from watching. "What in Merlin's name are you doing?"
"What does it look like Weasel," snaps Draco as he laces his fingers with Hermione's. They lean forward towards each other when Ginny shouts, "Draco Malfoy what are you doing?"
"Trying to kiss this delicious creator," hisses Draco not taking his eyes off of Hermione as she runs her hand throw his hair.
"He needs someone who can satisfy him!" snaps Hermione. The whole hall goes deathly silent as many of the occupants look at the now kissing couple to Professor Black who looked beyond livid.
A thunderous crash causes most of the student body to jump, but it only causes the strange couple to stop kissing and glare at the now standing Professor Black. "Miss Granger," barks Sirius. "I need to have a word with you!"
"Well," sneers Hermione as she rolls her eyes. "It's just going to have to wait," standing up she pulls Draco with her. "Come on I know somewhere more private." Strutting they pass the Gryffindor table smirking at everyone, at the doorway the couple embraces once more before leaving.
AN: I was feeling mean…. I almost left it there.
Sirius jumps over the Head table intent to follow the couple to where ever they were going. Loud banging ringed around the deathly silent Dinning Hall as Dumbledore walked in. Followed by two bickering students voices.
"That NEWT was not easy," shouts a male student. Sirius was half towards the door that Hermione just went throw.
"Children," laughs Dumbledore as he ushers them into the dinning hall. "Be glad that you both passed!"
"RONALD WEASLEY," shrieks Hermione as she stalks towards the Gryffindor table. The entire student body blinked, repeatedly as they watched Hermione make her way to her table. Sirius stopped cold, almost glaring at her. "If you so much as take ONE BITE of my breakfast SO help me! As for that NEWT it was easy," dismiss Hermione. "I was expecting it to be worse."
"That's because you a bloody know-it all," shouts Draco as goes to the Slytherin table. The new comers could feel the tension in the room, along with the eerie silence. Draco just couldn't take it. "WHAT!"
Sirius taps Ron, Ginny and Harry on the back as he grabs Hermione's elbow just before she sits down. "We need to talk," demands Sirius. Harry grabs her other arm, Ron and Ginny follow up in the rear as they escort Hermione directly to the tower.
Upon reacting the Fat Lady, Sirius gives orders that no student was allowed in until he said otherwise. At that Hermione vehemently protested, saying that many of the students needed the common room to study or have excess to their dorm. Sirius's comment was that he could careless.
Both Harry and Sirius force Hermione to sit between the two of them, as she snaps, "What has gotten into you people!"
"Mione," hisses Harry. "We need to make sure you're you."
"What!" Looking between the two men as if they're strange, Hermione attempts to stand up only to be forced back down. Yanking her arms out of their collective grasp Hermione glares at both of them. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"
"Mione," snaps Ron. "We just saw you kissing Malferret!"
Shaking her head, "You know that Longbottom's potions aren't for drinking right? Because if this is a joke it's in poor manor!"
"Where were you," demands Sirius.
"Taking my CHARMS NEWT with Dumbledore," snaps Hermione as she glares at Sirius. "The one you set up! Remember!" Loud banging on the entrance to the tower interrupts the interrogation. "I told you that student would need to get in here!"
"I'll get it," says Ginny as she walks towards the portrait. Upon opening it, loud shrieking radiates in. "What in Merlin's name," states everyone as Colin Creevey comes running in.
"You won't believe it," laughs Colin holding his camera in one hand and a photo in the other. "Just won't believe it!"
"Believe what," demands Ron as he puts a hand on Colin's shoulder to calm down the excited jumping boy.
"Justin Finch-Fletchley and Pansy Parkinson," waving around the photo Colin took a breath. "They used Polyjuice potion to look like Hermione and Draco!"
"What!" shouts Hermione as she snaps the photo out of Colin's hand causing him to back quickly away from her. In the photo, Pansy and Justin were kissing as the Polyjuice potion was wearing off. "So this is what you were talking about," huffs Hermione. "How could you possibly think Pansy was me? We're nothing alike!"
Hermione's room
Later that night
"So what did you get everyone to agree upon," laughs Ginny as she flops down on Hermione's bed.
Smirking at Ginny Hermione, "oh nothing much…." Seeing Ginny's smug grin, Hermione swats her arm. "They are going to treat me to a night at the Opera, several books of my choosing. Agree to do whatever I want them to wear when I plan the wedding."
Laughing Ginny swats Hermione. "I still can't believe you threatened to break up with Sirius! AND you're the one who planed this."
"Well," laughs Hermione. "I wanted to be completely sure that he could tell me apart from anyone else. Besides what are you complaining about? When Draco found out what happened he came running to you." Getting a good look at Ginny's face, "So what did you get him to agree too, hmmm, Ginny?"
"Oh, just to have dinner with my family," states Ginny as Hermione chokes back her laughter.
"Poor Draco," snickers Hermione. "I better be invited when this happens. Now on a serious note, did everything come in?"
"Yes to both."
Gryffindor Tower
Common Room
Peals of laughter float down echoing off the walls. "I'm glad that they're at lest happy," snickers Remus as he looks at the pale faces before him. "What happened? I hear some far-fetched story from Colin, regarding Justin Finch-Fletchley and Pansy Parkinson and Polyjuice potion."
"You heard right," croaks out Ron as more laughter floats down. "It was scary."
Laughing Remus takes in Sirius's pale face, "Well Sirius is the wedding still on?" Watching him flinch before he shakes his head in the positiveUntil 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.
Chapter 37
Hermione dares Draco to write something negative or positive
in green
Draco dares Hermione to come up with an add on in red.
Chapter 38
No Dares were exchanged.
Flying NEWT, Hermione passes!
Sirius asks Hermione to marry him.
Chapter 39
Draco dares Hermione to give Sirius a racy shirt.
Hermione dares Draco to enchant Goyle and Crabble's shirts.
