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Chapter One:
The Dare Itself

It wasnt unusual to find the Slytherin Common Room void of people for the couple of weeks Hogwarts was closed in Christmas time, but there was usually more people who stuck around. Though it would seem that this time, it was just Draco, Blaise and Pansy. All of which, seemed to be growing extreamly bored.

"So why, when you could be sat by a cosy fireplace with your family" Pansy started, looking at Malfoy "Did you decide to stay here?"

Blaise looked at Malfoy when this question was asked, and true, now he thought about it he would probably have been a lot less bored listening to his father drone on about Ministry Business. "Why is that any business of yours Parkinson? Im here, because I want to be. Would you prefer I left?"

Pansy shook her head fast, causing Zabini to laugh, "No, no no no" She said hastily "I just found it strange, thats all" She spoke quietly, keeping her head down for the better part. Malfoy seemed to be disgruntled, he yawned but not out of tiredness, more out of boredness. Even now, there was nothing to do within the Castle because everyone had gone, leaving only a select few of Gryffindors. Even all the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs had gone.

"We could cause those that are left in Gryffindor some christmas unhappyness" Zabini piped up, seeming to ready Pansy and Draco's mind.

Draco merely shrugged, "What is the point?" he questioned, "Its only Potter, the Weasleys, and that Mudblood Granger that form the Gryffindor gang now. Hardly fun and you know they dont rise to our anticts"

Blaise shrugged and muttered something about it just being a suggestion. Malfoy looked away and up at the door to the boys dormitory. It had been this way now for the past day or two, all of them, sat here on this sofa, going over possibly the same conversations they went over everyday. It was growing wearisome that was for sure. Malfoy had even begun to pace around the common room now, feeling lost, and even slightly agitated.

Boredom bites

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Back in the Gryffindor common room, things were slightly more lively. Harry, Ron, Ginny, Fred and George were playing with a miniature quidditch set that Fred and George had bought from Hogsmeade a couple of weeks previous. It was like a holographic gaming play set. They were playing a tournament, right now, Harry and Ron were facing eachother, and the occasional cheer and boo from Fred and George over thier brothers performances seemed to test Ron's limits.

"Will you two shut the bloody hell up!" Ron scowled as he lost his concentration and Harry scored, yet again.

"Annnnd! The-boy-who-lived-scores-once-again-against-Ronald-im-telling-you-Frederick-this-boy-is-certainly-something!" George said in a fake, fast commentators voice which ended up with laughter coming from Ginny.

"Yes-George-i-have-heard-rumours-about-this-AND-OH-MY-GOD-THE-BOY-WHO-LIVED-SCORES-AGAIN! Now-the-boy-who-lived-leads-by-one-hundred-and-seventy-points-to-nil" Fred finished, imitating Georges voice.

"Well he wouldnt be doing if you twits shut up and let me concen-bloody-trate"

Even Hermione had put her book down to see what all the fuss was about. Another twenty minutes passed and Harry had won, 480 points to a measly 50. He looked apologetically at Ron who gave him the look to say, Well-you-are-better-than-me.

Hermione sat down with Ron, who seemed to be sulking over his loss. "You know it wasnt your fault you lost Ron" She tried telling him, "The Twins were putting you off and you know what you can be like under pressure, its no big deal really"

"Hermione... It is a big deal!" Ron skulked, "In case you didnt realise, Harry is the one everyone runs to, He's the one constantly in the lime light, I just wanted to prove i was good for, if anything, playing a stupid game"

"Your good for other things Ron" Hermione Protested, "In ways games dont matter!"

"Oh yeah?" Ron asked sarcastically "Like what? Im not good for nothin, Harry. He's good at Quidditch, Defence against the Dark Arts, hes the one with the weight on his shoulders and the hero. You, your just plain good at everything you do"

This, of course, made Hermione speachless, "No-one, not even me, can understand Harry the way you can." she told him, "so be it, he is good at Quidditch, he is good at Defensive Spells and he is the hero! But during his years here, where would he be without you? Your the one who stood by him, your the one that stands by us all. Harry knows it, i know it. Your part of his team Ron, and i think thats more important than anything, especially a stupid game"

Now it was Ron's turn to turn speechless, he always knew Hermione had a way with words but he never thought she had them like that! She smiled to him and spoke to all of them, "Are we going for dinner then?"

"Yeah, another dinner shared on the table with Parkinson, Zabini and Malfoy, what joy" Ron spoke.

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They Slytherins were talking on the one table in the great hall that had nine seats on it, one for each of them. Though it appeared the Gryffindors werent coming down today because they were usually down by now, even the Slytherins were losing heart for their food.

"I have an idea" Pansy began, and both Malfoy and Zabini knew, when pansy had one of her ideas, it meant bad things for Draco or Blaise, or possibly both. "We should each give eachother a dare, I'll give you both one, and then you two can come up with one for me"

Malfoy sighed, this was going to turn bad, he could feel it, and judging by Blaise's look, Blaise shared his thought too. Though Draco was no coward and so forth agreed, which left Blaise to agree too. "Alright then!" she said, clasping her hands together in triumph. "It does however, involve the Gryffindors (at this point, a severe groan escaped the two boys but Pansy ignored it) I dare Malfoy to... Seduce the young Weasley girl, and Blaise to seduce the mudblood Granger!"

"Why do I have to seduce Granger!?" Blaise spurted out, though Draco laughed.

"Its my dare, deal with it. Or are you backing out?"

"No" Blaise said defeated.

Malfoy looked at her, "Fine, you have to seduce Ron then" and he was satisfyed to see the look of Horror on Pansy's face. Though she didnt object, "but how to even get them on thier own"

"Maybe we wont need to" Blaise said as the Gryffindors walked in and sat down. Pansy and Malfoy exchanged a look of confusion as Blaise addressed the Gryffindors. "Since we are the only ones in the school, why not put aside our differences until the term starts again?"

Harry looked at Blaise and said, "Why?"

"Oh come on, even you must be bored. Im sure we could all have some form of fun, maybe we could all go to the Room of Requirement?"

"And again i ask why?"

Pansy piped up, "Lets play truth or dare! It would certainly warrent some laughs"

The Gryffindors agreed for the time being to lay aside their differences, though Malfoy hated the idea of doing so.