[A/n: Well I need to update, and I got two votes. Different votes...So I've decided to alternate! TheDarkLadyOfRavenclaw Thank you so much for reviewing!
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Only a game
Chapter two
Neville's Choice
"Welcome back," Dr.Poptart said."If you're reading this now, then that means I got off my lazy bum and wrote another chapter. Last time on 'Over Your Shoulder' our houseguests got to know each other. Also they won their first luxury competition. Also, who will win Head of Household tonight? Will new alliances be formed? And will our guests spend their first week in the house on bologna and bubble gum? We'll find out, tonight on 'Over your Shoulder'"
"Today, Lavender approached me...About forming an alliance, along with herself, Ron, and Neville. I was very apprehensive...I didn't know, I'll be considering it though. From what I hear, She hasn't spoke to Neville yet, but Ron has already agreed. Being in an alliance with Neville might be nice," Cho said to the camera, looking very thoughtful, as if weighing her options while she spoke. "An alliance has its advantages and disadvantages, and you can never be sure. Especially this soon in the game,"
Lavender found Neville sitting on the couch. She sat beside him "Hullo," she said cheerfully. Neville, who hadn't been happy since the...event last night replied "Hey," In a very gloomy tone. "Neville, It's okay, you had a little too much to drink, I'm sure Luna forgive you! Try to have fun here, this is a once in a life time experience," Lavender said trying to sound as supportive as possible. "I suppose," was his reply.
"Well Neville," Lavender began "You do remember that this is a game, right?"
"Yes," Neville said, staring at the screen on the wall, which currently looked like a silent storm was raging inside it, complete with a tornado and cows.
"Well have you started playing it yet?" Lavender asked.
"What do you mean?" Confusion, obvious on Neville's face.
"Strategies, and perhaps most prominent...Alliances. You can't go through this game without allies Neville, and that's what I'm offering you. So far it's myself, Ron, and maybe Cho,"
"Well, give me some time to think about it," Neville said.
"I didn't want to come out and tell Lavender no, but I wanted to distance myself from Cho," Neville said.
"Alright houseguests, please join me in the living room to discuss your first head of household competition." Dr.Poptart's voice carried through the house. All the houseguests slowly came into the living room. Once they were all in there Dr.Poptart happily greeted them. "Hello houseguests!" "Hi Dr.Poptart!" Came their reply. "Are you ready for your first Head of Household competition? Well, if you are, then please go outside." The guests were greeted by a wall. A huge wall stood before them. "This maze is a series of riddles. You will all start at different points. Then you will be asked a question about one of your houseguests. You will have two choices, selecting the right choice, will tell you the right way to go, and if you select the wrong answer, you will be lead to a dead end, with a button, that will zap you out of the maze. For example, If you'll all notice that your standing in front of a choice to go left or right. If the question was 'Who has black hair?' and your choices were: If you think the answer is Severus, go left, If you think the answer is Draco, go right. If you went right you'd be eliminated, and if you went left you'd be lead to the next riddle."
"Right then I wished I hadn't kept to myself strategizing..." Blaise said.
"Alright, here is your first question. Who was bribed to come on this show, by their mother? If you think the answer is Hermione Granger, go left, If you think the answer is Blaise Zambini, go right." After waiting a few seconds, Omnipotent Dr.Poptart then told who had been eliminated. "I'm sorry, but Lavender, Neville, and Draco, have all been eliminated. The correct answer was Blaise."
"Blaise told me he came because he was bored, the lying bastard! If I'm stuck in a room with Granger for a week, he's going to wish he'd never been born!" Draco said, sneering.
"Next question. Who's most prized possession, is a solid gold unicorn hair and maple, dipped in gold? If you think the answer is Draco Malfoy, go right, If you think the answer is Ronald Weasley, go left." And a few seconds and sever 'zap' noises later, Dr.Poptart announced, "Well, Blaise, Hermione, McGonnagal, and Severus have all been eliminated."
"I should have known! But I thought it was solid gold, not dipped...I'm always looking for trick questions." Hermione said, obviously disappointed in herself.
About five minutes later, there were only two people left in the maze. Cho Chang and Fred Weasley stood with a right or left option, and one would lead them to the key to the Head of house room. "The last question is," said Dr.Poptart "Who is allergic to gillyweed? Lavender Brown, go left, or you could go right if you think it is Harry Potter." This was an easy question for anyone who remembered the triwizard tournament, because Harry obviously had no unexpected reactions. But the trouble was, both darted to the right, and both stood right in front of the key, waiting for further instruction. Fred Reached out and was about to grab the key anyways, when Dr.Poptart spoke "Okay, were going to have a tie breaker question...How many bedrooms are in Draco Malfoy's house? Write your answers on the marker boards that have magically appeared in your hands." She waited a second then said "Hold up your answers please," Cho's read forty-six, While Fred's read thirty-three. "The correct answer...Was fifty-two so Cho you are this week's head of house!" Cho grabbed the key hastily, and they were both zapped out of the maze.
[A/n: I feel really bad about a chapter this short...But I wanted to go ahead and give you an update. It would have been up sooner but we had a nice long power outage. Now hers your readers choice: Would you like smaller chapters with updates sooner, or longer chapters with updates taking longer? Because I usually try to write five hundred words a day in my stories, so I write all chapters in intervals. Also...If anyone who read
"Harry Potter and the overly bright tap light of doom" Sorry I couldn't continue that one. For personal reasons, but I think I know where I want to go with this story. So...Yeah. I love you all!]