Title: Need to know.

Author: Ginny612

Date: 11/10/03

Summary: Draco, Harry, Hermione, Lavender, Ron, and Ginny are playing Truth or Dare, but it comes out more of a story telling game. Will they become friends? Will Draco be part of the "dream team"? And what's that on Draco's arm? It's not the Death Eater mark, maybe it is, but maybe it's something totally different.

Author's note: Okay, I know there are like a million of these out there. Okay, well last time I checked there was 75. But anyways, there are a lot out there, so this is my make of Truth or Dare.

Disclaimer: As always, this never changes, not mine, getting no money.

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Ginny came back into the room about 30 minutes later, with all empty butter beer bottles.

"Okay, people! Let's get the show on the road!" she slurred and clapped her hands together as though she was the master and the others were her servants. She almost toppled over trying to sit down on the couch next to Lavender and said, "Whose turn is it?"

"Ginny, you're drunk!" Ron exclaimed.

"By George, I think he's got it!" Ginny exclaimed and giggled. "You were always the smart one."

"Ginny, what's wrong with you?" Ron asked.

"She's a bit tipsy there, Ronnie," Draco said sarcastically. "Are you sure he's the smart one?" he laughed to Ginny.

Ginny didn't reply to him and he thought he knew why. "Hermione, do your worst, girl!" Draco said.

"Okay, Malfoy, truth or dare?" asked Hermione.

Draco thought for a moment and said, "Give me dare, Granger. Let's see how bad you really can be."

"Your task, Draco Malfoy, if you choose to accept it...I've always wanted to say that!" She saw the looks that everyone was giving her and she said, "Anyway, I dare you to sing a song and dance to it."

"Singing and dancing, hmmm..." Draco said.

"This should be a riot," Harry said.

"Think I'm going to make a fool out of myself, do you, Potter? Well, I already can sing, isn't that right, Ginny?"

"Yeah, whatever," Ginny muttered.

"Wow, you can sing?" Lavender asked excitedly.

Ginny put the bottle to her lips to take another sip of beer and mumbled something that sounded like, "You mean you don't know?"

Hermione looked at Ginny, back to Draco, and said, "Okay, let's see what you got, Draco."

Draco grabbed his wand, said a few words, and suddenly music started up.

Harry clapped his hand to his head and moaned, "Oh no, not this one!"

Draco gave Harry an evil eye and turned his back to the others. While waiting for his cue to start singing, he swayed his hips back and forth to the rhythm of the music. He had to hold back his laughter; he knew he was going to humiliate himself.

He suddenly turned around and started to sing.

"They say around the way you've asked for me

There's even talk about you wantin' me

"I must admit that's what I wanna hear

"But thas jus' talk until you take me there, oh

"If it's true don't leave me all alone out here

"Wonderin' if you're ever gonna take me there

"Tell me what you're feelin' cuz I need to know

"Girl you gotta let me know which way to go."



All the while he was singing, Draco danced around the room, twisting and turning trying to do the "cool" moves that he knew made him look stupid.



"Cuz I need to know

"I need to know

"Tell me, Baby girl, cuz I need to know

"I need to know

"I need to know

"Tell me, Baby girl, cuz I need to know."



He went to the couch and sat in between Ginny and Lavender. He turned towards Lavender and, giving her a smile, sang:

"My every thought is of this bein' true

"It's gettin' harder not to think of you."





He then put his arms behind his head and lay down in Ginny's lap. Looking up at her, he continued to sing.

"Girl, I'm exactly where I wanna be

"The only things I need you here with me, oh."





Ginny giggled and pushed him off of her. He landed on the ground with a loud thump. The music stopped and Draco got up, wiped the sweat that was forming on his forehead off, and took another long sip from his beer. He too started to feel the beer go to his head.

"All right, so it's my turn then?" Draco asked. Everyone nodded. "Okay, let 's see here, Lavender, Truth or Dare."

"Uh... dare me!" Lavender said.

"I dare you to go out into the corridors, find Mrs. Norris, and kick her!"

Everyone gasped with surprise. Everyone had always wanted to do this, but never managed to do it.

"I'll do it!" She paused for a moment and asked, "Would I have to go alone?"

"No, I'll go," Draco said. Ginny rolled her eyes. "We all will."

"How do you figure that?" asked Lavender.

"Ever hear of a invisibility cloak?" asked Draco.

"And how do you suggest that we all fit under one cloak? We're not 11 anymore, Malfoy," Harry said.

"What, Potter, think you're the only special one around here? I got one too--well, Ginny has it." He looked at Ginny and said, "Do you still have it?"

She nodded and got up to get it.

"You too, Potter, go get your cloak," said Draco, and Harry got up and went to his room.

"How the hell do you know that I have one, Malfoy?" Harry snapped.

"I'm not that stupid, Potter. Remember in third year when you snuck into Hogsmeade and I saw your head?" Harry just nodded his head, "Well, I finally figured it out a year later when I got my cloak, that you had one too."

"Oh."

"Yeah, now go get it!" Draco ordered. Harry got up and went to his room to retrieve his cloak.

Very soon all six of them were under the two cloaks, Lavender, Ginny, and Draco, under one, while the others were under the other one. Then suddenly they saw Mrs. Norris. They snuck up to her quietly, and then Draco whispered, "Go on, Lavender."

"Now? You mean right now at this precise moment?" Lavender whispered back.

"Yup," Draco said and pushed her out from under the cloak.

Mrs. Norris saw Lavender and hissed at her. The cat was just about to run to get its master when Lavender ran up to it and kicked it hard. The cat went flying through the air, meowing loudly, and then landed on its feet.

"Mrs. Norris!" Lavender heard Filch yell. "My poor cat!"

Lavender ran back to where she thought the others were, but she couldn't find them. "Draco! Draco! Dra..." she yelled, but she was shushed as a hand flew out and covered her mouth. He pulled her back into the safety of the cloak, but by doing so, Draco fell backwards and pushed Ginny out into the open.

"Damn!" Ginny swore as she stood up and waited for Draco to notice her missing. After a few seconds she heard Filch getting closer. She ran into a dark corner and hoped that she wouldn't be found.

Draco looked beside him and realized that Ginny was missing. "Where's Ginny?" he asked Lavender. She only shrugged, not wanting to make a sound and get into trouble.

Draco was about to throw the cloak off of them when Lavender stopped him and hissed, "He's coming!" Draco stopped dead in his tracks and hoped that Ginny was safe.

Ginny saw Filch walk right by the other five and saw him gaining on her.

"Where are you, you little beast?" growled Filch. "I know you're here! I can smell you!"

Ginny mentally said, "eww" and checked herself out anyways.

When Ginny saw Filch practically on top of her, she closed her eyes and prayed that she wouldn't get caught. Her prayers where answered when she heard the familiar laughter of a familiar poltergeist--Peeves!

"Peeves, you rotten ghost! I will get you once and for all!" cried Filch as he ran after the poltergeist.

As soon as Draco saw Filch leave, he threw the cloak off of him and yelled, "Ginny, where are you?"

Harry threw his off too and wondered what was going on.

"I'm right here," Ginny said as she walked out of her hiding place. "Thanks for caring."

"I'm sorry," Draco said.

"Hey, it's okay, save Lavender first and just throw me out of the way. It's okay," said Ginny. If Draco didn't notice the tears that were forming in her eyes, he would of thought that she was trying to be funny. She turned around and walked back to the tower.

Everyone just looked at Draco and he said, "I tried to save her, but Lavender stopped me." Lavender nodded her head and everyone looked away. Draco followed Ginny.

Ron grabbed a hold of Lavender's hand and pulled her closer to him.

A little while later they were all in the room again, sitting on the couches and seats.

Lavender thought for a moment and came up with a good way to get Ginny and Draco happy with one another again. Lavender turned towards Ginny and said, "Ginny, truth or dare."

Ginny thought about it and said, "Dare me, Lavender!"

"Oh goodie!" Lavender said, smiling and rubbing her hands together. "I dare you to kiss Draco!"

To Be Continued...

Okay guys, next chapter... will Ginny do the dare? What will the outcome be? Find this out and more on the next chapter; same Potter time, same Potter place! Get it! Like the old Batman shows... okay so no one's laughing. Maybe Becky will understand it!