Chapter 5 of A Burrowing Affection (Edited)
Fred laughed evilly and dared Ron to dress up as Ginny for a few hours. A couple of minutes later Ron was looking around for a way out as Ginny tossed clothes out of her wardrobe looking for a dress big enough for him.
"Oh, that's not fair, you don't always wear a dress!" Ron complained.
"Stop being a baby Ronnikins, it's only for a little while." Fred laughed.
Ron shot Fred a glare that made Harry wonder if looks could kill. Five minutes later the group headed back down the stairs to wait for Ron. Not long after Fred, George, Hermione, Harry, and Ginny had gotten comfortable in their little circle Ron came bounding down the stairs. Ginny and Hermione immediately erupted into fits of giggles.
"Oh, shut up and get on with the bloody game." Ron snapped.
Hermione looked worried and stopped laughing, but Ron's words only made Ginny laugh harder. Ron's ears turned red and Harry decided it was time to intervene.
"I believe it was your turn mate." Harry said, careful not to look directly at Ron, for fear he would break out into a fit of laughter.
Ron's eyes showed a glint of evil as he looked around the small circle. When he had finally succeeded in making everyone in the room cringe under his gaze he turned his head towards Harry.
Harry gave him a pleading look and slightly nodded his head towards Hermione, who was sitting next to him. Hermione saw and lightly punched Harry, saying something about him being a coward. At that Harry picked up a pillow from the couch and tossed it at her. When it her on the head, he exclaimed, "Right on target!" Hermione flashed him one of her brilliant smiles and Ron spoke up.
"Harry...truth or dare?"
Harry seemed to think about it for a minute before answering with truth.
"Taking the easy way out?" Ginny asked, obviously trying to get him to choose dare.
"Yeah!" Harry openly admitted.
Ron had his brow furrowed in concentration and there was a moment of silence in which Harry squirmed uncomfortably. "Okay, got it!" Ron said finally. "Harry..." Ron's voice trailed off as he saw a face in the window.
"Ron? Hello? Earth to Ron?" Harry asked while waving his hand in front of Ron's face, which had gone ghostly white.
Did she see me? Ron wondered before realizing that everyone was staring at him like he had grown a second nose.
"What? Dramatic pause." Ron shrugged, trying to forget what he saw. Of course Harry saw through this but shook it off along with Hermione and looked intently at Ron.
"Harry...Okay...I've got it. Who would you rather kiss? Ginny, Hermione, or Cho?" Ron asked smiling.
"Oh, that was lame Ron!" Fred exclaimed. "Yeah I would have asked him – " But he was cut off by George's hand over his mouth.
George handed Harry a small glass that was full to the brim with a cloudy greenish liquid.
"Here, drink this!" George commanded. He handed Harry the what-seemed-to-be dirty swamp water.
Hermione took the glass from Harry and examined it carefully; slowly asking the twins what was in it.
"Well, we can't tell you that. But what it does is – "George started.
"...act as a lie detector. It's simple. If you lie, a small physical appearance will change." Fred finished.
"It won't hurt you, and the side effects wear off after an hour or so." George said reassuringly.
Harry looked a bit skeptical but downed the murky water anyway.
"Now, what's your answer?" Ron asked, fidgeting with the edge of the dress he was wearing.
Harry turned a lovely crimson color, and although it was against his better judgement, he decided to lie.
Twins couldn't have possibly perfected this, could they? It might be faulty. Harry thought hopefully. Harry gulped. "Cho."
Immediately they heard a strange popping noise, and looked up to see Harry's normal, raven colored hair, red. Everyone erupted into laughter, and even Harry managed a small chuckle.
George shook his head. "You can't fool it mate. Now, the truth!"
Harry turned almost the same color as his hair and answered him in a very quiet voice. Next to him Hermione slightly jumped and flushed. Ginny gave a barely audible whimper and became teary-eyed.
"What was that mate?" Ron asked, clearly enjoying embarrassing Harry like this.
"I said Hermione." Harry said with a bit of determination in his voice. At this Ginny gave a small sob and ran out of the room.
"What was that all about?" Ron questioned.
Fred, Harry, and George shrugged their shoulders and Hermione sighed exasperatedly.
"You four are really clueless! Ginny has fancied Harry for a while now." Hermione informed them, her matter-of-factness coming out.
Ron gave Harry a puzzled look and Harry just shrugged.
"So, what now?" Fred asked, noticing that everyone in the room seemed a bit uncomfortable.
As George opened his mouth to speak the doorbell rang.
{Another cliffie, well, this is my story, what did you expect? I am still not pleased with this, but, oh well, I guess it's as good as it's gunna get. Thanks for reading, please tell me what you think!}
Fred laughed evilly and dared Ron to dress up as Ginny for a few hours. A couple of minutes later Ron was looking around for a way out as Ginny tossed clothes out of her wardrobe looking for a dress big enough for him.
"Oh, that's not fair, you don't always wear a dress!" Ron complained.
"Stop being a baby Ronnikins, it's only for a little while." Fred laughed.
Ron shot Fred a glare that made Harry wonder if looks could kill. Five minutes later the group headed back down the stairs to wait for Ron. Not long after Fred, George, Hermione, Harry, and Ginny had gotten comfortable in their little circle Ron came bounding down the stairs. Ginny and Hermione immediately erupted into fits of giggles.
"Oh, shut up and get on with the bloody game." Ron snapped.
Hermione looked worried and stopped laughing, but Ron's words only made Ginny laugh harder. Ron's ears turned red and Harry decided it was time to intervene.
"I believe it was your turn mate." Harry said, careful not to look directly at Ron, for fear he would break out into a fit of laughter.
Ron's eyes showed a glint of evil as he looked around the small circle. When he had finally succeeded in making everyone in the room cringe under his gaze he turned his head towards Harry.
Harry gave him a pleading look and slightly nodded his head towards Hermione, who was sitting next to him. Hermione saw and lightly punched Harry, saying something about him being a coward. At that Harry picked up a pillow from the couch and tossed it at her. When it her on the head, he exclaimed, "Right on target!" Hermione flashed him one of her brilliant smiles and Ron spoke up.
"Harry...truth or dare?"
Harry seemed to think about it for a minute before answering with truth.
"Taking the easy way out?" Ginny asked, obviously trying to get him to choose dare.
"Yeah!" Harry openly admitted.
Ron had his brow furrowed in concentration and there was a moment of silence in which Harry squirmed uncomfortably. "Okay, got it!" Ron said finally. "Harry..." Ron's voice trailed off as he saw a face in the window.
"Ron? Hello? Earth to Ron?" Harry asked while waving his hand in front of Ron's face, which had gone ghostly white.
Did she see me? Ron wondered before realizing that everyone was staring at him like he had grown a second nose.
"What? Dramatic pause." Ron shrugged, trying to forget what he saw. Of course Harry saw through this but shook it off along with Hermione and looked intently at Ron.
"Harry...Okay...I've got it. Who would you rather kiss? Ginny, Hermione, or Cho?" Ron asked smiling.
"Oh, that was lame Ron!" Fred exclaimed. "Yeah I would have asked him – " But he was cut off by George's hand over his mouth.
George handed Harry a small glass that was full to the brim with a cloudy greenish liquid.
"Here, drink this!" George commanded. He handed Harry the what-seemed-to-be dirty swamp water.
Hermione took the glass from Harry and examined it carefully; slowly asking the twins what was in it.
"Well, we can't tell you that. But what it does is – "George started.
"...act as a lie detector. It's simple. If you lie, a small physical appearance will change." Fred finished.
"It won't hurt you, and the side effects wear off after an hour or so." George said reassuringly.
Harry looked a bit skeptical but downed the murky water anyway.
"Now, what's your answer?" Ron asked, fidgeting with the edge of the dress he was wearing.
Harry turned a lovely crimson color, and although it was against his better judgement, he decided to lie.
Twins couldn't have possibly perfected this, could they? It might be faulty. Harry thought hopefully. Harry gulped. "Cho."
Immediately they heard a strange popping noise, and looked up to see Harry's normal, raven colored hair, red. Everyone erupted into laughter, and even Harry managed a small chuckle.
George shook his head. "You can't fool it mate. Now, the truth!"
Harry turned almost the same color as his hair and answered him in a very quiet voice. Next to him Hermione slightly jumped and flushed. Ginny gave a barely audible whimper and became teary-eyed.
"What was that mate?" Ron asked, clearly enjoying embarrassing Harry like this.
"I said Hermione." Harry said with a bit of determination in his voice. At this Ginny gave a small sob and ran out of the room.
"What was that all about?" Ron questioned.
Fred, Harry, and George shrugged their shoulders and Hermione sighed exasperatedly.
"You four are really clueless! Ginny has fancied Harry for a while now." Hermione informed them, her matter-of-factness coming out.
Ron gave Harry a puzzled look and Harry just shrugged.
"So, what now?" Fred asked, noticing that everyone in the room seemed a bit uncomfortable.
As George opened his mouth to speak the doorbell rang.
{Another cliffie, well, this is my story, what did you expect? I am still not pleased with this, but, oh well, I guess it's as good as it's gunna get. Thanks for reading, please tell me what you think!}