"Alright you guys," Ginny began, "We all have to admit that this night has been very enlightening to say the least."

"The very least." Lavender mumbled.

Everyone laughed.

"As I was saying," Ginny continued, "None of us are going to forget tonight any time soon. For whatever reason each of us has, the events that took place in the castle tonight have been, umm, entertaining, revolting, exciting…."

"We get it Gin," Ron interrupted, "Get on with it!"

"Ron!" Hermione hissed as she playfully hit him on the arm, "Be nice!"

"Yeah, let her talk Ron. I'm anxious to find out how she plans on settling this bet we made." Neville said.

"I'm still warning you guys, what she may be thinking could be even worse that what we all just witnessed with Seamus and" Ron shuddered, "Malfoy."

"Nothing could be worse than that Ron. Part of me is still begging to be obliviated"

"Whatever. Just watch out Harry. You don't know what she is capable of. You're letting her umm, womanly assets, cloud your judgment."

"Well that may be, but with "assets" like those mate, she can cloud it any day." Harry smirked

"Here! Here!" Dean shouted.

"Ahhh, thanks sweetie" Gin said as she blew a kiss to Harry.

"Enough! I give up" Ron sighed as he sank into the chair in defeat.

"Go on Ginny." Parvati encouraged.

"We each found someone else to make us "enjoy" tonight's game a bit more, so I think that we can use that fact to help us in deciding the winner to our little bet."

"Wait." Hermione started, "That's not really fair is it? I mean Neville, Parvati, and Lavender were the ones that all guessed right. If this involves partners, Neville and Parvati and Dean and Lavender would be the only ones involved. What about Ron and I or you and Harry?"

"Hey that's right." Harry agreed, "I want in on it."

"Me too!" Ron interjected.

"Keep your pants on! For you Ron, I mean that, literally. For you Harry, it's really more like a suggestion." Ginny wiggled her eyebrows at him.

"Ok, do you want me to be sick?" Ron groaned.

Ginny ignored him.

"What I think we should do is just scrap the old bet and make a new one." Dean suggested.

"Good thinking hon!" Lavender smiled as she leaned into him, catching his lips with hers.

"My thoughts exactly! We play a new game with a new bet for the winners." Ginny was wringing her hands together with a devilish grin on her face.

Neville spoke first.

"I'm in. Bring it on!"

"What did you do to him Parvati?" Dean asked.

"Yeah, this new confident and forceful Neville could take some getting used to." Ron added.

"Let's put it this way guys." Parvati whispered leaning into them, "If you could do to Lavender and Hermione what Neville did to me, then you'd have every right to be as confident and forceful as he is."

"Way to go Neville!" Harry laughed as he gave his once shy dorm mate a high five.

"Getting back to the game Gin." Hermione prompted.

"Right, well I say we play a new game. I think we should have a scavenger hunt!"

"A scavenger hunt? I don't know, it sounds kind of boring to me." Dean replied.

"Yeah, well who thought that a boring game of good ole' hide and seek would turn out the way it did." Ginny argued.

"True." Lavender added "It might actually be kind of fun."

"That depends on what we have to find." Neville countered.

"Exactly!" Ginny squealed. "We just have to come up with a list of totally outrageous things we have to get."

"And we play as couples." Hermione reminded them.

"That anxious to get Ron alone again Hermione?" Parvati smirked.

"Maybe…but do I have to remind you guys that Ron and I share our own private common room. Unlike some of you, Ron and I have easy access to one another without the possibility of the rest of Gryffindor house walking in on us."

Everyone's jaws dropped open and were staring at the Head Girl, especially Ron.

"What?" Hermione asked innocently.

"Did I just hear you hint to us that you and Ron here might actually need some privacy together to engage in some "activists" that you don't want the rest of us to see?" Harry asked with a smirk on his face.

"That's what I would like to know." Ron asked wide eyed. He looked like a kid on Christmas morning.

"If you don't know already Ron, then maybe we don't need the privacy."

Ron got up and went to where Hermione was sitting. He bent down low in front of her and slid his hand up her thigh, making her shiver.

"We will need the privacy Hermione. Make no mistake about that" he growled.

Hermione smiled as she heard a few of the group whistle.

"Ok you two, try to control yourselves for a few more minutes, then we can all tend to…umm…other business if we want."

"Oh we definitely want." Neville added as he quickly grabbed Parvati and decided to stick in tongue in her throat.

"Whoa Neville!" Harry said as he looked the other way.

"Everyone please! Can you just keep your hands and other things to yourselves for just one more minute?"

"Sorry Gin." Neville answered as he tore himself off of Parvati.

"I like your idea of playing as couples so, we'll do that. Everyone should come up with a list of things to find. Remember the harder and more outrageous the better. We meet back here tomorrow night, same time. Then the game begins."

"This actually sounds good. Nice job Gin." Harry kissed her.

"Thanks hon."

"Yeah," Ron admitted, "This idea isn't as scary as it could have been."

"Oh ye of little faith dear brother."

"Shut it Gin." Ron said as he waved her off with his hand.

"What do we win?" Dean asked.

"I hadn't thought of that yet actually." Ginny answered him.

"It's got to be good." Ron added.

"I got it!" Harry looked at everyone. "The winning couple gets a night out, on me! The next hogsmeade weekend whoever wins gets dinner and the use of my invisibility cloak for one night."

"Are you sure mate?" Ron asked.

"Absolutely!"

"Wow! Thanks Harry!" Parvati said as she gave him a hug.

"Dinner and the ability to do whatever we want without being seen? I am so in for this game!" Dean shouted.

"Alright everyone, same time tomorrow night." Ginny clapped.

Ron stood up.

"As Head Boy, I feel it's my duty to remind everyone of how late it is…" he said in a serious voice.

Everyone snickered

"I should be telling you all to get to bed and I am actually, but…" he paused for a moment then smiled, "I'm not going to tell you whose bed to get into."

And with that he grabbed Hermione's hand and pulled her out of the portrait hole to the sounds of laughter and catcalls behind him.

A/N : Ok. Sorry about the time it took to update, but what do you think? All of your reviews so far have been great. I little about the next chapter… I know some of you want some more "action" between the couples, and since you have been so nice in your reviews, I'll give it to you.  You'll get a peak into what happened after they each went their separate ways.