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Author's Note: I love all my reviewers! You guys rock! 'Lays out freshly backed cookies and Icy cold pitchers of milk' There you go! Here is Chapter 10!
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Once the girls were back on Hogwarts Property they decided to hunt down Lavender before they freed the boys. They found her in their room trying new hairstyles for the dance.
"Hey girls! Either of you seen Ron? He just sorta vanished today. No one has seen him." She asked and she waved her wand and muttered under her breath.
Hermoine and Ginny traded looks and then grinned at Lavender, "Yes, but we will explain that in a minute. Lav, we have an idea for what to do after the dance." Ginny said with a twinkle in her eyes.
Lavender let her wand and her hair rest as she turned to face her two friends. They each had a look in their eyes that promised fun, and lots of it. She got caught up in their excitement before she even really knew what was going on.
"Spill ladies then lead me to my man!" she said with a grin and a wink.
"Well Draco and Moine were playing Truth or Dare the other night to get to know each other better. Some test the prefects are taking. Anyway, we thought since we are tripling dating it to the dance…we could all play afterwards." Ginny said all in one breath.
Lavender grinned and nodded, "Sounds like fun…so a slumber party in the prefect common room?"
Hermoine thought for a moment and nodded, " I can get it cleared I think. So now to free the boys."
"WHAT!" cried Lavender jumping up.
"To get them to get along we sorta sealed them in the Prefect common room" Explained Ginny.
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"WE ARE WHAT?" Draco cried out as he found out that they were all going together in a group to the dance.
"Moine didn't tell you yet? Well, we just found out last night. It seems the ladies all want to go together so we are all going together." Explained Ron.
Draco groaned and fell backwards onto his couch, "So let me get this straight. We just dress nicely and show up. They are planning it all out."
Harry and Ron nodded, "Moine may even triple check to make sure you are dressing nice enough. In fact I would plan on it."
The boys shared a commiserating look and went back to playing exploding snap and discussing Quidditch.
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Time flew by and soon it was the night of the dance. The girls were all in Moine's room changing and Draco had been kicked out into the Ron and Harry's room to get ready.
"Damn! My cufflinks are still in my room. Everything is in there my foot!" muttered Draco as he moved toward the door. He said the password and it did not open. A look of confusion crossed his face s he said it again with no luck.
"Sorry dear boy but we swore to the young ladies no one would pass until they were ready." Said Rowena Ravenclaw as she appeared in the picture.
"That is lovely! Really it is! Listen can you at least tell them that I need my cufflinks. Otherwise I am going to get it royally when Hermoine sees I am not ready to go." Draco asked through clenched teeth.
With a sigh she disappeared nd soon they came flying through the portrait hole at Draco, "Gee thanks girls!" he hollered sarcastically.
"NO worries!" they called back.
He sighed and fastened them s he waited with all the other guys. Then the room fell silent as the portrait hole swung open and revealed Lavender dressed in her namesake. Her hair swept off her shoulders in n elegant French twist. Ron grinned like a fool and went to meet her with a corsage of lilies – her favorite. Then came Ginny in her gold gown and everyone's jaw dropped. Ginny Weasley had grown up! Her red hair had charmed golden highlights and was half up and half down. Harry met her with a corsage of orchids. Then came Hermoine. Her hair tumbled in cinnamon waves don her back and seemed to make her silver gown sparkle all the more. Draco swallowed hard and he met her with a corsage of white roses. As the couples left the rest of the girls came down and soon the Great Hall was full of people dancing and drinking.
Hermoine danced with Harry and Ron of course. She always did. But to everyone's surprise (and in Pansy's case disgust) she and Draco dance the majority of the time together. Lost in their own little world. All too soon it was the last dance and the three couples were on their way to the Prefect Common room.
"So why all the secrecy Moine?" asked Draco as they led everyone else into the room.
"Because we wanted it to be a surprise. It is an all night party! SURPISE!" she said with a grin.
That was when Harry and Ron noticed they had a small bag packed and waiting for them. So everyone parted ways and went into the separate rooms to get more comfortable. Each of the girls was wearing a different kind of pajama – Lavender was in soft blue men's boxers and a tight tank that proclaimed her 'Princess of it all', Ginny was in a gown that looked modest unless you looked closely. It was long and covered everything up – sort of. Depending on how she turned…well that determined what you saw. And Hermoine wore her signature pajama pants. Tonight they green and gold plaid, and with a tank top that had a red snake and a silver loin on the front and on the back it proclaimed 'Prefects UNITE!' They all pulled their hair up and put on their fuzzy slippers. They walked down to find the boys already playing wizards' chess. They shared a look and joined their respective dates.
"Guys, as much as this…well…isn't. We have a different game in mind." Hermoine said as she sat in Draco's lap and stole his last chocolate frog.
Ginny and Lavender quickly put away the chessboard and followed Hermoine's lead and sat in their dates' laps.
"Harry, truth or dare?" asked Lavender with a grin. All three boys groaned and Draco searched Hermoine's eyes. She just grinned at him.
"Truth." Harry said with a sigh.
"Are you three buddies now?" Lavender asked motioning to show the three boys.
Harry shrugged, "As much as we can be at this point I guess."
Hermoine bounced and clapped on Draco's lap, "YAY! Your turn Harry."
"Truth or Dare Hermoine."
"Truth."
"Out of all the prats in this school why did you have to pick the King of the Prats?"
"First of all I object top the title King of Prats." Interjected Draco, "And secondly who said she chose me?"
Hermoine rolled her eyes and covered Draco's mouth with her hand, "I never go half way Harry. SO if I am to date a prat then I shall date the biggest one of them all."
Harry nodded and Draco licked Hermoine's palm to get her to move her hand, "Fir enough. Your turn Hermoine."
"Truth or Dare Ron."
"Dare."
"Find the kitchen's – without the you know what – and get us all hot chocolate."
He groaned and got up, "DO I get the cloak?"
Hermoine thought on this, "If Harry will loan it to you."
"Harry? Be a pal and loan me your cloak?"
"Go and get it Ron." And with that Ron was gone and on his way to the kitchens.
"What is the you know what Moine?" asked Draco and Lavender together.
Harry, Hermoine and Ginny shared a look and groaned, "Well, Ummm." They all kinda stuttered.
"They have a marauders map." Chimed the four founders from their painting – earning them three glares. The four quickly went away.
Ron was quickly back with the hot chocolate and he grinned at Hermoine, "SO I guess this makes this MY turn?" at her nod he grinned at Draco.
"Truth or Dare Draco?"
"Dare Ron"
"Tell us your most embarrassing moment here at Hogwarts."
"Simple, third year? The year of the ferret? I saw something that I never want to see again. Right as I was turned back to me again? I saw Snape and Trelawny – slow dancing and snogging. We all were horribly embarrassed. Terrified me actually."
They all dissolved into giggles at the thought of the two professors in a love affair. The game went on for hours. Finally ending when the girls fell asleep in the arms of their dates. After putting them to bed the boys went to Draco's room and passed out themselves.