Hermione's POV

"I've got it!" I said suddenly after a few minutes of pondering in silence.

"What? Is that another one of those muggle phrases?" my sister asked confused. So to explain I grabbed my wand and two pieces of decorative parchment.

"Explanitorus Notus!" I said as I waved my wand over them. I looked at her and saw she was still very confused.

"What's that for? It looks exactly the same."

"Take my wand and stand over there. And don't forget to keep your eyes on me and the paper." She listened to me and went to sit on my bed. Then I got out a quill and explained to the paper. When I was done writing I put down the quill and rolled up the paper.

Suddenly I heard her gasp. So that means it worked. "You are bloody brilliant! Smarter than Merlin!"

"Well I'm not so sure about that, but now we can keep in touch wherever we go. Also, when we get a message it will glow the color of our mood. Only we will be able to see it though unless someone else knows about it," I told her.

"Does anyone else have anything like it?" she asked.

"Not tha… wait. I remember Remus saying something about the Marauders having something like it. Harry has been trying to figure it out ever since. He has yet to succeed." Wait. Why did I just share that?

"Sis, did you mean to say that?" Pansy asked me.

"No, I didn't. Oh, well. Maybe I am just excited that I have a sister that I can tell everything to," I told her with a grin. "So, back to when we scared the boys. Ever seen them that scared before?"

"Only once before, it was our first Death Eater meeting so we were all terrified.

"Wow. And here I thought that the great Draco Malfoy was only afraid of me! HaHa! Anyway, lets get into our pajamas then we will continue the game with the boys."

"Ok! But I don't have any with me."

"That's okay. You can borrow a pair of mine!"

"Thanks. What kinds do you have?"

"I have rubber ducks and black cats. Which do you prefer?" I asked her with a smile.

"I'll take the black cats. They fit my image of a witch."

"Why's that?" I asked curiously.

"Cross me and you will have bad luck!" she told me laughing.

When I heard that I started laughing, too. "Well that is a good bit of information. Now let's get dressed and torture the boys a bit. We will make them think that we are going to do something horrible to them. That will be punishment enough for the time being," I told her with a smile.

"You have a twinkle in your eye. Something big is coming and you know it!" she accused me.

"Good things come to those who wait!" I told her with a smirk. Then I beckoned for her to follow me down the stairs. "Ready to continue the game?" I asked at the bottom step.

"Absolutely!" the boys said together. They might be good actors but I can tell that they are worried of what might happen to them.

"Great. Now who received the last dare?" Pansy asked. Everyone looked confused so she continued, "Okay then, I'll go. Hermione, truth or dare?"

'Oh Merlin help me. This can't be good.' "Dare."

I saw an evil smirk play across her lips and was suddenly very afraid. "I dare you to sit in Draco's lap for the rest of the game. Unless you both have to get up then you have to hold hands." Oh, well that's not too bad.

I went over and stood next to where Dray was sitting and he patted his knees for me to sit. I must have looked at him like he was crazy because he stood up and then pulled me back down with him. I am now currently sitting in Draco's lap while the other two are laughing like crazy people. "What's so funny?" I asked confused.

"Sis, your facial expression are the best kind of entertainment, especially when you are uncomfortable." Pansy said in between snorts.

"Yeah, when Draco pulled you down you had a look of pure terror."

"Well that not surprising since he did it by catching me off guard."

"Forget it. You'll just be embarrassed. Your turn Mione."

I just started to wiggle around to get comfortable when I heard a groan then some laughter. Oops, guess I forgot who I was sitting on. "Oh, sorry Draco. Anyways, Blaise, Truth or Dare?"

"Truth," he said with a chuckle at Draco's expense.

"Shut up man, or you'll be next."

"Have you ever done anything to get Dray in trouble on purpose?" I asked with suspicion as his face turned into a mix of a smirk and a grimace.

"Um, yeah I have. When we were five he went into mum's room and destroyed all her private clothing, then he blamed it on me, so I decided to get revenge. I…" he stopped.

"You what?" Draco prodded.

"Blaise I'm getting the feeling that you should be very thankful that Hermione is sitting on Draco or else he might strangle you soon."

"Well, anyway, Since he did that and mom thought it was the both of us I decided that I would draw on a few of Narcissa's favorite paintings with my magic resistant crayons."

"That was you?" Draco seethed.

"Who else? You deserved it. Your little stunt got me into so much trouble, all because you have always had a sick, little mind." Blaise was snickering quietly while Draco was shaking with anger. Pansy and I were just looking back and forth with our mouths imitating fish.

"Well, that was interesting. Hermione, do you have a calming potion handy?" Pansy asked me with a snicker.

"Yes, actually I do, they come in handy around here. Accio Calming Drought." The potion then came into my waiting hands.

this was a quick update for me... about three minutes after chapter 21... hope you liked it and again please R&R!

love you all,

~Mistriss of Darkness~