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Disclaimer: Characters aren't mine but are property of my idol JK Rowling

Chapter 1: Silly Game

Hermione was on her way to Hogwarts for the big reunion party. She couldn't wait to see all her friends again, including Harry and Ron. Work had kept her so busy she hardly wrote or visited them much anymore. Especially after the war.

As she walked through the doors in the Great Hall, many former classmates greeted her cheerfully. Ron spotted her first and hurried to make his way over.

"Hermione!" He yelled excitedly.

Hermione jumped in his arms and laughed. "Oh Ron, its been so long!"

"I know Herm, how's work?"

"Dreadful, I could barely make it tonight."

Just then Harry tapped her from behind.

"Oh my lord! Harry! I hardly recognize you anymore!" Hermoine shrieked.

"I'll take that as a compliment," Harry laughed as he gripped Hermoine tighter. "Ron and I thought you weren't going to make it tonight. You're awfully late, the party is almost over."

"I'm sorry, but as I was telling Ron earlier, work has been well...work."

"Any boyfriends?" Ron asked.

"No," Hermoine giggled, "But I'm looking. I've always wanted children to greet me at the door after a hard days work."

Harry nudged Ron in the ribs. Ask her! He mouthed.

"Well than..." Ron began, "If you aren't busy this Saturday. Would you like to"-

But another student at the podium making a speech cut him off; it was Seamus.

"Students!" He announced, "Or classmates I shall add. It's wonderful to see you all again! And as tonight comes to a close, I have a proposal. A few attendees had a wonderful idea to participate in well...a game."

Many people began to chat after his remark.

"Come make a circle around me, and I'll tell you the rules." Seamus seemed very thrilled at his sudden idea.

"Why don't we check it out?" Harry suggested.

"Sure," Ron answered, "You coming Herm?"

"I guess," she said linking arms with Ron.

When the trio had joined everyone in the circle, which had been almost everyone, they gazed at the large glass jar that was centered on top of the Sorting Hat's three-legged stool.

"What do we have here?" A familiar voice asked as he joined the circle.

"Professor Lupin!" Many students shouted.

"Hello," he answered tiredly. "So what game do we have here?"

"It's for previous students only," Seamus answered.

"But I was a previous student once," Remus said sharply.

Many students laughed.

"But I understand what you mean, I'll be leaving now."

"Bye Professor!" The students said again as Professor Lupin walked out of the door behind the staff table.

But they didn't know he had stayed behind it to listen.

"Alright, here's how the game works," Seamus said slyly. "You see that jar in the middle? Gentleman, you put your wand inside it, the magic one," he added, making even more people laugh, "And a female will come and select a wand, and whomever's wand she chooses, well...let's just say she'll be getting some action with him tonight."

"Oh Merlin," Hermone whispered. What had she gotten herself into?

"First," Seamus continued, "If you don't want to play, please step out of the circle."

A few students did because either one, they were married or were in a relationship, or two, the game wasn't very appealing to them. Harry and Ron were shocked to see Hermoine still had remained in the circle.

"Right then," Seamus continued, "I will blindfold all of the women and men, and gentleman, if you wish to play, please hold out your 'spell caster' wand."

Seamus went around a handed everyone a handkerchief to cover his or her eyes with. When Hermoine had hers securely fastened she anxiously wondered who the lucky gentleman was going to be. After all, she deserved some action after all the work she had been put through in the past weeks.

While Seamus was going around collecting, he hadn't noticed someone else stepped into the circle to place his wand in the jar.

When all the wands were collected, Seamus commanded everyone take off their handkerchiefs.

"So...which lucky lady would like to go first?" Seamus asked.

To everyone's amazement, Cho Chang was the first to step out of the circle. "I'll give it a go," she said and she dipped her hand into the jar and shifted it around to find the lucky wand. When she had selected it she pulled it out and raised it in the air.

"That's mine!" Harry said with a smile on his face so huge it looked as if his face was going to rip in half.

Everyone clapped and Harry and Cho walked away looking very anxious.

Next, Pansy Parkinson stepped into the circle, and all of the young men gulped in horror. "Oohhh, who's is this?" She asked holding a wand in the air. Seamus hesitantly raised his hand. "Well alright," she said and she yanked him out of the crowd. Seamus looked as if he were heading on death road.

Next up was Lavender Brown. She chose hers rather quickly and was paired up with Dean Thomas.

It seemed forever the wands were chosen and happy couples walked away excitedly. And soon Ron was hoping Hermone would choose his wand.

It came down to three people. Parvati, Hermoine and Ron.

"This isn't fair!" Parvati screamed. "We know the last wand in there is Weasleys."

"Pick a number between nine and ten," Hermoine suggested.

"Okay," Parvati said.

"If you guess closest you can have Ron."

Ron looked very disappointed. He wanted Hermoine.

"Nine."

"Correct. Go on ahead you lovebirds. I'm not much of a party girl anyway...."

Excitedly, Parvati swept Ron away. Ron looked back at Hermoine nervously but she didn't meet his gaze.

Everyone in the Great Hall was gone but her. Why hadn't she gone earlier? That way she could have definitely gotten a partner tonight, but she was always so shy. Maybe that's how her life was; there was no man for her. And she most certainly wouldn't have chosen him out of a jar.

Out of curiosity, she stepped up to the jar. She didn't know why she did it, but she peered inside. To her amazement, there was a wand in there. Cautiously, she lifted it out and studied it.

"I believe Miss Granger, that wand belongs to me." Professor Lupin stated from the corner of the room.