The room erupted in laughter, at first glance it appeared Luna's question had amused everyone, but if you looked closely you could see the panic behind not only Hermione's eyes but of three others in the room. Ginny, Draco and Theo. Hermione steeled her face and prepared to lie.

"Wait, before you answer," it was Susan who spoke now and with a wave of her wand she cast two spells over the group. One Hermione knew, this would prevent them from chickening out of their dares the second she didn't know "Nisi vero loqui, there now no one can lie."

And with that Hermione's only chance at preventing at best a lot of questions, at worst a fight were gone.

"I, uhh, umm." She couldn't find the words so they started to guess.

"Ron, it's gotta be Ron right?" Dean and Seamus mused.

"It could be Harry? No offence Ginny" Ernie said shyly.

"Well hold on then what about Ginny?" chimed in Padma and Hannah.

She found her voice. "Nott"

"Not what? You're not answering? Oh come on Hermione that's not in the spirit of the game." Neville said naively.

In that moment Daphne gasped in shock, Blaise then began to laugh, Draco shifted his body as if to protect Theo next to him. It was Ginny who answered Neville.

"No Neville, she means Nott." Gesturing towards the Slytherin who had sunken in to himself.

Then came the yelling. Dean and Seamus were on their feet rushing across the circle at Theo who was now safely surround by a wall of Slytherins and to the surprise of most of the people in the room, Ginny. Threats were flying and wands were drawn.

"Stop it, all of you, just stop it." Hermione shouted placing herself in the middle of the group. "Everybody just sit down, it's not what it sounds like."

Slowly the lions retreated back to their side of the circle, but Ginny instead chose to sit on the other side of Theo not trusting the fight was over. The other houses watched around sceptically, this was not their fight but they were damn interested to hear the explanation to this one.

"What the bloody hell Hermione!" it was Seamus who spoke now, his face still red in anger.

"Not that it is anyone's business, Nott…" she cleared her throat feeling slightly brave. "Theodore and I happen to share a bathroom. I happened to have fainted during my shower last night missing dinner and he found me. Nothing more."

She felt and odd tingling in her mouth, almost like a small shock. Susan seemed to be the only one who noticed the small wince but kept this to herself. Was Hermione lying, there was nothing more to how and why he had seen her naked that much was true, but was there nothing more than that between them.

"Let's get back to the game?" Daphne added sheepishly. "Hermione who do you pick?"

And so the game went on, Hermione picked Padma who picked truth.

"What was it like having your twin in a different house?"

"It was definitely difficult at times. Parvati and I were inseparable before Hogwarts but after we got sorted we drifted apart. I held a lot of jealousy towards Lavender for a long time as it felt like she had replaced me and that Parvati had no time for me because of her. But also a lot of resentment towards Fred and George. They got to stay together and we didn't." a tear running down her cheek she quickly wiped it away.

Terry wrapped his arm around Padma and pulled her in "we still love you bookworm."

"Okay enough sadness, Susan, you're up. Truth or Dare"

"Dare." The room broke out in 'woos' for our first dare of the night

"I dare you to kiss the most attractive member of EACH sex in the room, on the lips."

Susan blushed as the boys cheered. She looked around the room surveying the options. After a minute she nodded her head and stood, strolling towards the group of Slytherin boys, bending down placing a quick peck on Blaise's lips. His face smug as he winked at her. This was no surprise to many in the room; Blaise had been known to have a bit of a reputation with the ladies. What was surprising was that Susan then walked toward Hermione, placing a kiss on her lips.

"Interesting" mused Ernie

"I like 'em smart." Joked Susan before turning back towards Blaise, "well I guess not always"

Laughter filled the air; even Blaise cracked a smile at the joke. "Least I'm pretty." He laughed.

Terry was next, he chose dare and instantly regretted it as Susan told him to set his potions homework alight.

"You're having a laugh right? You must be joking." She shook her head and giggled as he ran upstairs to retrieve it.

Smiling to himself, he took a deep breath and cast incendio. Padma gasped at her fellow raven but he shot her a reassuring glance before selecting Seamus.

"Truth"

"I'm curious. Gay? Straight? Bi? Any and all in-between?" Terry asked with raised eyebrow.

"Seriously Terry." Said Hannah, seeing the uncomfortable look on Seamus' face.

"That's the game." He replied

Taking a deep breath Seamus answered "Bi."

This is not the way he had envisioned coming out of the closet, and he was hurt that Terry had done this too him, he was about to get up and leave when Terry spoke.

"Me too." He announced proudly. "Also sorry, I was unaware you weren't out as of yet."

Seamus nodded his head "It's fine, about time I did anyway. Okay Slytherin Princess, you're up. Truth or Dare Greengrass."

"Dare." She answered without a second thought.

Daphne was the kind of girl that was everyone's type. Long raven hair that came down to her backside, full pink lips and glowing green eyes set on pale skin. The older sister to Astoria, the Slytherin was often underestimated. She was however as fierce as any lion. Snakes protected their own. The proud and somewhat smug look was wiped off her face as soon as it came though.

"Cut your hair."

"WHAT!" she squealed. She started running her fingers through her hair protectively.

"Shay, come on!" this came from Ginny who know too was stroking her own long hair, she felt for the Slytherin, she would be pissed if someone made her cut her hair.

"What's a matter scared snake?" he taunted her.

"You wish." And with that she accio'd a pair of scissors, looked Seamus dead in the eye before picking out a single strand of hair and snipping less than a cm off the end.

He looked at her in disbelief, once again the room was in laughter.

"What? How?" he was mad now "She cheated."

"No lion, I found a loophole, you may want to choose your words more wisely next time. I cut my hair. Not my fault you didn't specify how much hair to cut or the length. Just like I am fairly certain Terry duplicated his homework in his room before he set it on fire. Am I correct?"

"That you are my love." Terry laughed, raising his glass to the cunning girl.

"Now that we are all up to speed and ready to play properly. Ginny, truth or dare?"

"Dare"

"I dare you, to strip naked and run to the great hall and back, now, no wand, no using your hands to cover yourself."

"Bring it on!" Ginny stood up and began to strip, Padma cast a charm that would allow us to see what Ginny was seeing, as proof that she was doing the task without us having to leave the common room.

Years of Quidditch had served Ginny well. Amidst wolf whistles and cat calls she was gone in a flash, sprinting towards the great hall, hoping beyond hope that she wouldn't be caught. She was almost home free when she saw Professor McGonagall straight ahead, hanging a left she went the long way back and made it back safely.

Huffing and out of breath, she reached for her clothes. "Nice one Daphne. Malfoy, truth of dare?"

He hesitated for a moment, knowing either way he was royally bolloxed. "Truth I suppose."

"What is your biggest regret?"

He didn't speak, he just pulled up his sleeve on his left arm, the angry dark mark staring back at the group.

"Believe it or not, your parents don't always know what's best." He muttered glumly, Daphne placing her hand on his knee sympathetically. "Ernie, pick your poison."

Ernie picked dare and was made to switch clothes with a female in the room. Ginny volunteered considering everyone had already seen her strip naked. A fact she would not be divulging to Harry. Neville was next, selecting truth.

"Have you ever been in love?"

Neville blushed and nodded his head. "Yes. Hannah, truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"Kiss me."

"I thought you'd never ask!" she smiled sweetly, making her way over to him before sitting in his lap and kissing him passionately. Instead of returning to her seat she stayed in his lap. "Blaise. Which do you pick?"

"Oh my sweet little puff. Truth."

Hannah was not one to allow his patronising tone to pass. "How many people have had the unfortunate experience of sharing your bed?"

"Are you asking me how many people I have shagged?" she nodded in reply. "10, 8 ladies, 2 gents."

Blaise shot Terry a wink and he shook his head at the Slytherin. Draco looked completely taken aback by this revelation.

"Why is this the first I am hearing of this?"

"Maybe because you were too busy being obsessed with red over there's boyfriend. Now Theo, truth or dare?"

Theo knew this was bad, who knows what Blaise would come up with if he chose dare but he knew what the alternative was. He knew that Blaise would ask him about Hermione, about seeing her naked and that was not something he was ready to share. Not with Blaise, or Hermione, least of all not the entire room.

"Dare."

"Snog Granger."

Shit, he knew this would happen.

"And I mean like a proper snog, none of this peck on the lips bullshit."

Theo looked over to Hermione and she nodded as if to tell him it was okay. Ginny was awkwardly seated between them, instead of making the pair move she got up and went to sit next to Luna. They slid closer to one another, their eyes never looking away. Theo leant forward and asked if this was okay, her voice was barely a whisper as she told him it was and then his lips captured hers.

The room melted away as soon as their lips met, it was the cliché of fireworks erupting around them as the fell in to their own little world just the two of them in this moment. Her hands in his hair, his on her cheek. He slid his tongue across her bottom lip and she breathed him in allowing him to slip it in to her mouth. They were unaware how long it had been when they finally broke apart. Their foreheads still touching, their eyes closed.

"Is it hot in here or is it just me?" Susan said fanning herself with her hand.

"Nope, not just you that was pretty hot." Dean laughed before being swatted by Seamus.

Gaining his composure Theo straightened himself up. "Glad you enjoyed the show Thomas. Truth or Dare."

"Truth."

"Who was your first."

"Seamus."

There was silence in the room, no one knew what to say. That is until Ginny spoke.

"Fucking knew there was something going on between you!" her and Dean burst out laughing.

"It was after we dated Gin, swear. Lucky last Miss Luna. Tru…"

"Dare" the feisty blonde cut him off.

"Okay then. Tomorrow morning you are to go to breakfast in a Slytherin school robe. Only a school robe"

"Deal" she giggled.

They sat up talking for a few more hours, the game had brought them closer together and had revealed a lot. But Hermione couldn't take her eyes of Theo. Her mind swimming with their first kiss. Eventually they all called it a night and went to their rooms with Blaise not so discretely slipping into Terry's. Seamus and Dean laughed with Dean saying they should have been smarter and got adjoining rooms like him and Seamus, shooting Theo a wink. Neville walked Hannah to her door and gave her a kiss goodnight. When they reached the end of the hallway Theo and Hermione paused to look at one another before saying goodnight and entering their separate rooms.

Hermione lay awake wondering if she should have kissed him goodnight too, or how was it all just for the game and she had built it up in her head. She was still awake staring at the ceiling when she heard his screams. Without hesitation she leapt out of bed and across the bathroom into Theo's room. Doing as she had the night before she climbed onto his bed and began to run her fingers through his hair. This time when the screaming stopped she didn't rush to leave but kept playing with his hair.

He pulled himself closer in to her side. "Hi."

"Hey there, you okay?"

"Bad dream. Not a bad way to wake up though." He chuckled softly, rising to sit next to her. "Thank you. Again."

"That's okay." Feeling bold she kissed his cheek and rested her head on his shoulder.

Silence filled the room.

"Will you stay for a while? Until I fall back asleep." He hated asking, he felt so vulnerable but he was just so comforted by her presence.

"Of course."

They lay back down together his arms wrapped around her, Hermione's head resting on his chest. Theo fell asleep first. She contemplated removing herself from his arms but decided she wanted just a few more moments. Her eyelids grew heavy and she thought she would close them just for a minute.