I AM SOOOOOOOO SORRY!!! I haven't updated for sooooo long!! I deserve a howler! To buy myself forgiveness, I'm updating all the rest of my chapters. I'm really sorry there are only three and I know I should have updated them long before, but stuff was going on. I'm not making excuses, and I know I deserve to lose al my readers and reviewers, but DON'T DESERT ME! *sobs*

The Detention – No Liars or Cowards Allowed

Vera checked her watch and then said, in an irritated manner,

"We had better go down to the Entrance Hall, unless we want to face McGonagall's "consequences"." I nodded, and pushed myself up from my comfortable bed with a resigned sigh. A giggle came from the orange bed in the corner.

"Amber," I said menacingly. The giggle was stifled, but then burst out again, now a full fledged laugh. I strode up to the bed whose inhabitant was laughing so defiantly and snatched open the curtains. There sat Amber rocking back and forth, hugging a bright orange pillow. I pulled the pillow from her and started hitting her with it. Muffled squeaks came from my victim. Finally, we both fell back onto the mattress, chortling uncontrollably. I grabbed the pillow and was about to start walloping her again, but then she gasped,

"Sorry, alright? I just find it real funny to think of you girls and those two guys stuck together for the whole night. The image is just awesome!" I pursed my lips and stood up with my hands on my hips. After a moment of looking at each other, we fell back laughing again.

"Oi! Lily!" Vera shouted. "We're getting laaa-aate!" I stood up again, this time determined not to look at Amber. I ran a hand through my hair and then walked out of the room with Vera in a dignified manner.

"Have fun!" Amber called after us.

The Entrance Hall echoed with our footsteps, as we walked across the marble floor. As we stepped into a pool of light thrown by one of the torches, Professor McGonagall's sharp voice called to us,

"Over here, Potter, Genning!" The Professor was standing with the two boys a few yards away from us. We walked over to them.

"Now that you've decided to grace us with your presence, she started sarcastically, "I would like to tell you how you will be serving your detention. It is very mild, but will teach you to be in the presence of people you dislike without fighting with them. And if it doesn't, you'll have to suffer the consequences." Oh her and her "consequences".

"You will all spend the whole night in an unused classroom together. I will be locking the door myself, so do not expect to alohamora yourselves out of there. You will have to spend the whole night with nothing to do but make conversation, as I will not allow you to take any form of entertainment into the classroom." Professor McGonagall waved her wand, and performed a silent summoning spell. Nothing happened.

"I thought you wouldn't think to bring books with you on a detention. Well, off we go then." She marched us down the Hall up to a door marked 211. This she opened, allowed us to go inside, and then, saying,

"I'll come and get you at 4:00 a.m. at dawn. I don't want to see a scratch on any of you," she locked the door and left. We all grabbed chairs and sat down, the girls and boys on separate sides of the room. If Vera and I had been alone, the detention would have been enjoyable. But now, with Jason and Scorpius in earshot, and animosity filling the room, it was anything but pleasant. I kept checking my watch, but 4:00 never seemed to get any closer. The minutes were ticking by gradually, but the hour hand just refused to move. Finally, in exasperation, I half-yelled,

"Can we do SOMETHING?" Scorpius looked amused.

"Like what?" I blushed, as I was often prone to.

"I don't know…how about Truth or Dare?" Vera was shaking her head violently, but seeing Jason's nod of agreement, Scorpius grinned.

"Sure." We all dragged our chairs to the centre of the room, and as we sat down again, Vera who was beside me, hissed into my ear,

"You don't know what you've gotten us into." I felt a bit alarmed but banished this warning as Vera's paranoia. Scorpius was still standing. He put his hand into his pocket and brought out a small bottle full of a clear liquid which looked like water. I recognised the liquid as Veritaserum, the truth potion. He offered it to me.

"Thanks, but I'm not thirsty." I said sarcastically. "And why do you carry Veritaserum around in you pocket?"

"It's compulsory for a Slytherin game of Truth or Dare."

"Since when are we Slytherins?"

"We are," he replied. I rolled my eyes and, deciding not to argue the point any further, accepted the bottle of potion. I uncorked it, and took a sip. Instantly, I felt weird, sort of transparent. Not physically, but mentally. I passed the bottle on to Vera. She took a sip as well, and a dazed expression came onto her face. Everything she felt could be told by looking at her. I was feeling very open, as if I would never lie again, and if anyone asked me a question, I would answer it 100% truthfully. I probably would, I realised and had to struggle not to say all my thoughts out loud. The bottle had made its way back to Scorpius, and he drained what was left of it, then placed it on the floor and spun it round. It spun to a stop, the mouth pointing to me, and the back at Jason. Uh-oh!

"Truth or Dare?"

"Truth," I said, wanting to play it safe with this guy, as he might want to get some weird kind of revenge.

"You know," a thoughtful look came into his normally cunning eyes, "I keep wondering why you came and asked me to take you to Hogsmeade. It's obvious you don't like me like that."

"Well, you asked me," I replied evasively, trying to avoid the answer I knew would soon come blurting out of my mouth. Jason saw through it.

"My question is, why did you want to?" This time, I couldn't stop myself.

"Vera, Marley and I had a bet about being able to charm a boy into them asking us out for Valentine's Day. One of us chose a boy for another. Vera chose you for me because she thought it'd be funny, after what happened on the train that day, ages ago." I covered my mouth with my hand, horrified that I had let out the secret. Jason's eyes were narrowed at the memory of our first meeting. He was glaring at Vera. She just shrugged in a 'whatever' way and reached down and spun the bottle. It spun to a stop with its mouth pointing at Jason and its back at Scorpius.

"Truth or Dare?" Scorpius asked.

"Dare," Jason replied callously. Scorpius' grey eyes glittered mischievously.

"K-"

"Truth," Jason interrupted hastily.

"That's against the rules, but fine. What is this Train Incident you guys keep talking about?" Jason went red and grins crept onto Vera and my faces. Jason's mouth opened and the whole story rushed out. By the end of it, Scorpius was laughing his head off and holding out a hand to give us fives. Vera was still grinning and I was chuckling. There had been descriptions of Jason's side of the event, and that had made the story funnier. The poor guy was a brilliant crimson colour, his cheeks aflame. Scorpius slowly stopped laughing, but the laughter stayed in his eyes. He spun the bottle. It stopped with its mouth facing Vera and its back facing me.

"Truth or Dare?"

"Truth," she said, warily. What was with all the truths? I decided to ask her a random question.

"At which point in your life have you been most angry?" Vera's eyes darkened.

"When I saw James kissing Trisha." I was going to roll my eyes and say that James wasn't worth getting angry about, but Jason started talking first. Or rather, singing.

"Just freak out, let it go!" My eyes almost popped out of my head.

"Avril Lavigne??" I asked, unable to believe he knew the song.

"Yeah," he looked uncomfortable, "I had a muggle girlfriend once. She used to sing the song all the time."

"She was pretty behind on popular music, then," I muttered. Then I started singing for the sake of it.

"Walk around with my hands, up in the air.

'Cause I don't care.

'Cause I'm alright, I'm fine,

Just freak out let it go!" Suddenly Vera let out a piercing shriek, and then sat back calmly in her chair. When we all stared at her like she was crazy, she explained,

"I freaked out and let it go. Wow! It actually works! I feel better."

"I told you!" said Jason enthusiastically.

"Yeah, it-"

"Can we go back to the game?" I said, actually freaking out that Vera and Jason were being so friendly. Scorpius glanced at me, amused. The other two stopped talking and looked a little awkward. Then they leant back in their chairs with totally regained composure. They were regarding each other coolly. I bent over and spun the bottle. It stopped so that Jason would ask Vera. Oh great!

"Truth," Vera said, before he could ask. Instead of being angry with her, I was just relieved she hadn't taken the chance with Jason.

"What's the sickest thing a stranger has said to you?"

"Come **** me." Scorpius looked away, but Jason and Vera glared each other out. I spun the bottle. It ended up so that Scorpius would be asking Jason.

"Truth or Dare?" he asked.

"Truth-dare," was the strange reply.

"What's that?" I asked, uncomprehending.

"Well, I ask him a question, and then, according to answer, I give him a dare," Scorpius explained.

"OK," I replied. It was a cool idea, but I would never pick it. It would mean facing two ordeals in one go. Stupid Jason.

"What do you most feel like doing right now, at this moment?" Scorpius asked.

"Kissing Genning." Jason closed his eyes, realising what he had just said. He opened them and looked pleadingly at Scorpius. His best friend was unmerciful.

"Kiss her." Jason got up and walked up to Vera and kissed her squarely on the mouth. Vera didn't cringe but after a minute or so, she pulled away. Jason went and sat. I couldn't tell what she was feeling. Her silver eyes were filled with so many emotions for one second that it was impossible to pick one out. In silence, she leant down and spun the bottle. It stopped with its back facing Vera and its mouth facing Jason. Not again!

"Truth or Dare?" Vera asked.

"Truth," Jason replied.

"Why did you want to kiss me?" Vera asked.

"'Cause you looked so hot!" was Jason's typical reply. I rolled my eyes. How like a guy! Just care about the looks! Jason muttered something as well.

"What are you muttering?" Vera asked, in clear cut tones, demonstrating how she wanted him to speak.

"I said, I also wanted kiss you because you were so fearless and I love your hot temper." Well, those seemed like better reasons to me, but Jason groaned and put his head in his hands. Scorpius patted his back sympathetically (why??) and said,

"Dude, you're ruining your rep." (Ah!) With a half-smile on her face, Vera spun the bottle again. It ended up with its back facing her and its mouth facing Scorpius.

"Truth or Dare?" she asked him.

"Dare," he replied. Vera looked at me and then back at him, and smirked. Oh no!!! I gave her a don't-you-dare look. Hah! Like she'd listen to me,

"I dare you to kiss Lily," with a sweet smile. Scorpius rolled his eyes and said scathingly,

"How imaginative!" Then he walked over and kissed me.

I can't describe how I felt. Lights exploded in my head and I felt hot all over. I suppose from anger. It wasn't a chaste kiss either. He pushed his tongue into my mouth and twined it with mine, from habit, I guess. I couldn't pull away; it felt like we were two magnets. Finally, with a huge effort, I tore myself away, gasping for breath. Scorpius went and sat down. I didn't even look at him. I stared at the floor. Finally, Vera spun the bottle. The game carried on, including a fake proposal, an imitation of Celestina Warbeck by one of the boys, a long list of my past boyfriends, a hoola dance, and a whole load more. Much as I enjoyed everything, I couldn't forget the feeling of Scorpius' lips on mine. My lips felt swollen and cold. I tried to summon up anger, and some hot emotion did come pouring out of my heart into the rest of my body. I don't know what it was.

At 4:00 a.m. exactly, McGonagall came and collected us, and was amused to see Jason hip-hop dancing – a dare from Scorpius. We separated into two groups after a brief lecture from McGonagall, and went to are dormitories.

I could still feel his lips against mine, even though he was probably miles underground, in his cold dungeon dormitory.

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