Chapter Five

Dares

Luna was reading a book. She had been reading it for about ten minutes, since her study session started. Draco had just noticed. This may have had something to do with the fact that for the past nine and a half minutes he had been rambling about how he didn't need a tutor.

"Finished?" Luna asked, flipping a page in God Stalk by PC Hodgell.

"Have you heard a word I said?" Draco demanded.

"Yup."

"Really?"

"You've been talking about how you're fantastic you are at Charms and don't need a tutor."

Luna rose from her seat and moved close to him. Draco felt uncomfortable. He longed to move away. Luna suddenly plucked something from his shoulder.

"As I thought a Relaan."

"They induce Narcisim." She replied, opening the window and throwing the invisible creature out. Draco didn't know which was more rediculous, that she had done that, or that he no longer felt like talking about himself.

"Now then, let's get this over with." Luna continued, opening one of the books she had been provided.

Draco moved over. He was feeling less self centered but he still wasn't ready to take instructions from a girl a year below him.

Luna looked up at him through her long blonde hair. "You're bored."

Draco started. How did she know?

"I have... had a younger sister."

Draco noticed the forced verb change and sense here was not a place he wanted to go. "So, what should we do?"

Luna smiled. "A dare. Something hard. That will take a while and can't be done in here. Then each time, before we start studying, we'll review the ground made."

Draco thought for a moment. "Sounds fair. Let's go."

Luna grinned. It was a grin that Draco didn't like in the least.

"Turn Ginny straight."

Draco raised an eyebrow. "What makes you think that is so easily done?"

Luna continued to grin. "It's not. But that's what makes it fun."

Draco contemplated it. Common sense screamed at him over and over to leave it alone. But pride slipped in.

"Fine. If you agree to a bet of your own."

"Name it."

Draco did.

Luna stared at him. "You want me to seduce him?"

Draco nodded.

"You do realize he's been single for like, ever."

"Well with that hair, can you blame him?"

Luna shrugged. "This isn't going to be easy."

"And mine is?"