"Okay, let the games begin!" Dumbledore cried. Everyone raced to get behind the pre-made forts for each team. Hermione was the only professor on the student team. Seeing as there were only three students there, she didn't see the problem. They had become close over the last few weeks.
Their team had lied out a game plan before hand. They were too hid behind the fort while charming snowballs into life, once they had enough, hopefully, they were to charge on the professors. Hermione was the quickest closely followed by Remus. James and Sirius were dead even.
"Alright, I think we have enough. I would like to make one change to our game plan. I have two invisibility robes, one for me and Sirius, one for you and Hermione." James said, pulling out the said robes while nodding towards Remus and Hermione.
"Sounds like a plan. Maybe even we will have the element of surprise!" this was Sirius. He looked excited. Payback for all the times he had, in his opinion, unfair detentions.
"Well, I don't think it will work, but we may as well try." Hermione looked at them. All three of them looked flushed with excitement. She only thought that Dumbledore might be expecting something like that.
"One… two… THREE" James shouted right after they had gotten the robes on. The snowballs had been charmed to follow behind them, going to whoever was in the most need.
Hermione and Remus charged out from behind the protective barrier. She was extremely close to Remus and she quite liked it. He had his arm around her waist and even through the layers of closes she was wearing, could feel his palm radiating heat.
Remus could see Hermione out of the corner of his eye. He hoped that she was feeling as excited about the truth and dare game tonight. He could see James and Sirius being extremely playful with them. He only wondered what it would be.
The two of them reached the other fort without any trouble. Hermione ripped off the robes and jumped over. Remus followed behind with a battle cry. He didn't find what he expected there.
No one, not one teacher was there (Hermione was excluded). Remus turned around only to be hit clean in the face with a snowball. The professors had ambushed them. What a turn of events.
"Yes! I got him!" Professor McGonagall cried. Remus reached behind him, grabbing a snowball and flung it at her. She just saw it coming at her before it hit her right on the nose.
The game continued for hours. The professors were declared winners simply because they had more players. Hermione was soaked to the bone, and nobody looked any better. She had a good time, accidentally hitting Sirius in the back of the head with one, but he didn't see her, which was a good thing. He had a deadly aim with these things.
"Alright everyone, let's go dry off and have some lunch. After, we will have the other half of the games for the day." Dumbledore said, suppressing a small shiver. They were all cold and tired. Tired but excited. Even the professors were looking forward to the final game of the evening.
All the people left in Hogwarts were assembled in the Room of Requirement, looking remarkably better. The room itself had pillows and blankets all around the room. A supple red light seemed to be generated from the ceiling itself, making a nice environment.
Hermione sat against a wall looking absent minded. She only wanted the game to start. Her nerves were getting to her. Hermione began to wonder if she wanted to do this at all. Then she spotted Remus and the rest of his gang come in. Remus smiled sweetly before sitting down a little to the left of her.
Remus was nervous. This was the first time he would have played this game, and with his professors! Not how he imagined it to be.
"Now we are all here. I'm glad that you all found the room. Seeing as I am headmaster, I will start by explaining the rules. First, anything goes. Second, we will be giving you all a mild dose of truth serum. It will only compel you to tell the truth. Third, and last, only three chickens, or free's." he looked around the room. Sizing up the people, Dumbledore said, "Hermione, truth or dare?"
Hermione sat thunderstruck; she didn't expect to be called on so early in the game. "Err…. Truth?" she asked.
"Here, drink this." Dumbledore tossed her a vile. She downed it quickly. Quite vile that little potion. Once every drop was gone, she looked back to Dumbledore.
"Hermione, I know that you have told all of the marauders, save peter, that you have traveled back in time, am I correct?" Hermione nodded, "Tell us then, why you did your traveling?"
"Well, sir, I did it so I could save my husband and my best friends after they died in the final battle against Voldemort." Hermione replied without any emotion.
"Thank you Hermione." Dumbledore said.
"It's my turn to pick a person so I pick…. James! Truth or dare?" She laughed evilly. Hermione wanted to know what had made Lily fall for him in the end.
"Dare all the way!" he said. Well, she might get him later.
"I dare you to… give Minerva a good solid kiss." She laughed, soaking up the moment.
"Err… are you serious? I can't kiss a professor." Sirius said, trying to get out of the dare without using one of his chickens.
"You're right, but this is a game and the normal rules don't apply, so do it!" Hermione said, still laughing.
Sirius sighed. He got up and trudged across the room. He looked at Minerva and sighed again. Okay, here it goes…
He leaned in close and kissed her soundly. The room was in an uproar of laughter.
"Are you happy now?" he asked Hermione. She smiled at him. "Now, Dumbledore, truth or dare?" this time he was the one smiling wickedly.
"Dare my dear boy, dare." He replied quickly.
"I dare you to do a strip tease." Sirius said coolly.
"Alright my boy, if you insist!" Dumbledore cried. He flicked his wand and a record player appeared in a corner.
"On the day I was born, the nurses all gathered 'round
And they gazed in wide wonder, at the joy they had found"
Dumbledore's robes hit the floor, leaving him in an undershirt and… du na na, boxers. He shook his butt in a way that no man his age sould. Up and down, round and round, side to side, back and forth.
"the head nurse spoke up, and she said leave this one alone
She could tell right away, that I was bad to the bone
Bad to the bone
Bad to the bone"
Off came the white t-shirt, and he tossed it to one of the professors, still doing his ridicules dance, shaking himself round and round.
B-B-B-B-Bad to the bone
B-B-B-B-Bad
B-B-B-B-Bad
Bad to the bone
He tossed the last of his close to the floor. He was quite fit, for anyone, let alone a man nearing 100. Cheers and hoots broke out in their little group.
"Thank you, thank you. Stop, your making me blush!" He laughed.
The game continued like this for hours, odd couples kissing and what not. Some funny, some serious truths were heard and told. The last dare of the night went something like this:
"Hermione, truth or dare?" James asked her.
"Dare." Was her simple statement to the question.
"I dare you to take Remus with you into your room for the night, and let him do everything he wants to with you. Whatever it happens to be." James looked happy with himself.
"Fine, we are leaving." She took Remus's hand and led him out of the room. He only had a chance to look back and wave to them all.
A/N:
Hey all, this is Nicole again. Hope that you liked this chapter. I know it's not very long but I wanted a little cliff hanger. I still might use your suggestion in the next chapter twitchy, but it might be Hermione doing the dancing...
r/r everyone! I really want imput!
NICOLE
