"Answer Harry! Come on!" Hermione encouraged.
Harry felt himself go red. "Can I change to dare?"
"No, that's against the rules," Hermione informed him.
"Yeah and - and - I wanna hear the answer," Ron added, agreeing with Hermione for once in his life.
Harry tried to steal a look at Ginny to see how she was taking it so far but it was hard when everyone was staring at him. Well, everyone except Ginny. She was staring determinedly at the table in front of her.
"Well, I - " he began, "I like her."
Ron gasped. "Harry why didn't you - " he began, but Hermione cut him off. "Wait Ron. How much do you like her, Harry? Define like. Would you go out with her if she asked you?"
Harry felt his face grow hotter. Thinking about it, yes, he would. He liked Ginny. A lot. He didn't know how long he liked her - he had only just realised that he had a crush on her. Looking around, he realised his answer was still awaited.
Taking a deep breath, he answered, "Yes, I would."
It was his turn to stare determinedly at the table. He couldn't believe how embarrassed he was. He had only ever admitted to fancying one girl before and that was Cho. And that hadn't exactly gone very well - he hadn't liked her as much as he'd thought. But Ginny was different. Ginny was his friend. But she was also his best friends little sister.
"Well, Harry, I'm - I mean, if Ginny has to end up with anyone, I'm glad it's you mate," Ron said.
Harry looked up briefly enough to smile at Ron to thank him for taking it that way. He had been worried that he wouldn't be fond of his best friend taking such a liking to his younger sister.
"Okay, Harry, it's your turn to spill the quill," Hermione said, taking charge as usual. "Just say *Spinus Neos*."
Feeling foolish, Harry pointed his wand at the quill and recited the spell. He waited, hoping it would stop on Hermione so he could get his own back, but it didn't. It stopped on the person he had wanted it to stop on least. Ginny.
Hermione laughed again. "Ginny, truth or dare?"
Harry was amazed at Hermione. He had never seen her giggle so much; it was quite odd.
"Dare," Ginny replied quietly, learning from Harry's mistake of saying truth.
"Harry, are you going to dare Ginny or shall I?" Hermione asked.
"You," he answered quickly, wanting to avoid contact with Ginny as much as possible now that he had told her how she felt.
"Fine," Hermione said. She looked as though she was thinking and then an evil grin appeared on her face. "Ginny, kiss Harry."
"Hermione!" Harry and Ron shouted at the same time, though in completely different tones. Harry's was pleading whereas Ron's was disgusted.
"I am *not* watching my little sister kiss someone - and I don't want to watch my best friend kiss someone either for that matter!" Ron complained.
"You don't have to look," Hermione told him.
"But she's my little sister!" Ron pursued.
"I'm *not* little!" Ginny cried indignantly, the first thing she'd said since Harry had confessed to liking her. "If I want to kiss someone I can! It's nothing to do with you!"
"See Harry, she likes you too," Hermione pointed out. "She said if she *wants* to kiss someone, she didn't say if she's dared to!"
This made Harry blush more. He had thought Ginny was over him - he didn't think there was even the remotest chance that she still liked him. But if she *wanted* to kiss him, that meant she still liked him, right?
He looked over at Ginny, who blushed as he looked at her.
"Okay, I'll look away," Ron sighed, "Just... just be quick, alright?"
Slowly, Ron turned around. Hermione began to clap her hands in anticipation. "Come on!" she cried. "Get on with it!"
Feeling stupid, Harry moved forward on his chair so he was nearer to Ginny who was also leaning forward. Harry leaned forward a bit more and, just as his lips brushed against hers, he closed his eyes.
The kiss was better than he could have ever imagined. It felt like fireworks were going off and somehow it made him very happy, despite his nerves. Then, all too soon, it was over. She was smiling, he was smiling - they had clearly both enjoyed the kiss.
"It's over, Ronald!" said Hermione to Ron, who had been covering his ears and shutting his eyes. She laughed at him before turning back to look at Ginny and Harry who were now holding hands. She mock sighed at them. "I can't believe I had to get you to play truth or dare to get you together!"
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Harry felt himself go red. "Can I change to dare?"
"No, that's against the rules," Hermione informed him.
"Yeah and - and - I wanna hear the answer," Ron added, agreeing with Hermione for once in his life.
Harry tried to steal a look at Ginny to see how she was taking it so far but it was hard when everyone was staring at him. Well, everyone except Ginny. She was staring determinedly at the table in front of her.
"Well, I - " he began, "I like her."
Ron gasped. "Harry why didn't you - " he began, but Hermione cut him off. "Wait Ron. How much do you like her, Harry? Define like. Would you go out with her if she asked you?"
Harry felt his face grow hotter. Thinking about it, yes, he would. He liked Ginny. A lot. He didn't know how long he liked her - he had only just realised that he had a crush on her. Looking around, he realised his answer was still awaited.
Taking a deep breath, he answered, "Yes, I would."
It was his turn to stare determinedly at the table. He couldn't believe how embarrassed he was. He had only ever admitted to fancying one girl before and that was Cho. And that hadn't exactly gone very well - he hadn't liked her as much as he'd thought. But Ginny was different. Ginny was his friend. But she was also his best friends little sister.
"Well, Harry, I'm - I mean, if Ginny has to end up with anyone, I'm glad it's you mate," Ron said.
Harry looked up briefly enough to smile at Ron to thank him for taking it that way. He had been worried that he wouldn't be fond of his best friend taking such a liking to his younger sister.
"Okay, Harry, it's your turn to spill the quill," Hermione said, taking charge as usual. "Just say *Spinus Neos*."
Feeling foolish, Harry pointed his wand at the quill and recited the spell. He waited, hoping it would stop on Hermione so he could get his own back, but it didn't. It stopped on the person he had wanted it to stop on least. Ginny.
Hermione laughed again. "Ginny, truth or dare?"
Harry was amazed at Hermione. He had never seen her giggle so much; it was quite odd.
"Dare," Ginny replied quietly, learning from Harry's mistake of saying truth.
"Harry, are you going to dare Ginny or shall I?" Hermione asked.
"You," he answered quickly, wanting to avoid contact with Ginny as much as possible now that he had told her how she felt.
"Fine," Hermione said. She looked as though she was thinking and then an evil grin appeared on her face. "Ginny, kiss Harry."
"Hermione!" Harry and Ron shouted at the same time, though in completely different tones. Harry's was pleading whereas Ron's was disgusted.
"I am *not* watching my little sister kiss someone - and I don't want to watch my best friend kiss someone either for that matter!" Ron complained.
"You don't have to look," Hermione told him.
"But she's my little sister!" Ron pursued.
"I'm *not* little!" Ginny cried indignantly, the first thing she'd said since Harry had confessed to liking her. "If I want to kiss someone I can! It's nothing to do with you!"
"See Harry, she likes you too," Hermione pointed out. "She said if she *wants* to kiss someone, she didn't say if she's dared to!"
This made Harry blush more. He had thought Ginny was over him - he didn't think there was even the remotest chance that she still liked him. But if she *wanted* to kiss him, that meant she still liked him, right?
He looked over at Ginny, who blushed as he looked at her.
"Okay, I'll look away," Ron sighed, "Just... just be quick, alright?"
Slowly, Ron turned around. Hermione began to clap her hands in anticipation. "Come on!" she cried. "Get on with it!"
Feeling stupid, Harry moved forward on his chair so he was nearer to Ginny who was also leaning forward. Harry leaned forward a bit more and, just as his lips brushed against hers, he closed his eyes.
The kiss was better than he could have ever imagined. It felt like fireworks were going off and somehow it made him very happy, despite his nerves. Then, all too soon, it was over. She was smiling, he was smiling - they had clearly both enjoyed the kiss.
"It's over, Ronald!" said Hermione to Ron, who had been covering his ears and shutting his eyes. She laughed at him before turning back to look at Ginny and Harry who were now holding hands. She mock sighed at them. "I can't believe I had to get you to play truth or dare to get you together!"
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