I took the seat between Nina and Malfoy. Trying to avoid Goyle as much as possible. "Hermione, I'm guessing you have never played this game."

"What game? I looked around there wasn't a board or cards or even a bottle on the ground. I was completely confused.

"The game is called Truth or Challenge: the way it works is first we all take truth serum. Then we cast a spell. This spell will pick two people. The way the spell picks we don't know but it's fun to see who is paired up. Then the two people chosen have to decide truth or challenge. Then the spell tells you both what to do and you have to do it." Astoria had a mischievous look in her eye but I shook it off.

"Okay I'll give it a shot. It sounds like a muggle game."

"Good" Bella handed me a bottle with what I assumed was the truth serum. I took a swig hopping I don't reveal to much.

"But before we start anyone need a refill on a drink?" Rowland offered. Everyone seemed content and I was happy no one asked me to drink again. I had one at the party and Fire Whiskey is not my thing.

"Awesome lets play." Nott looked like a kid in a candy shop waiting his turn in line.

Nina cast the spell and two balls of light appeared in the room and began to swirl around until landing above Nott and Astoria. "Come on Tori let's pick challenge." He had a pleading look in his eyes.

Astoria gave in with a sigh "fine"

A male voice echoed through the room. "The challenge is for you each to spill a deep dark secret about one of your closest friends."

"What this is crazy." Astoria was upset. I wouldn't blame her. I would never want to tell a secret that wasn't mine to tell.

"Tori just tell one of mine." Nina told her friend with a reassuring smile.

"Fine, Nina is still a virgin. All the rumors Pansy spread to make the group look cooler." Astoria blurted out. The room looked in shock. Well all except for Blaise who was rolling on the floor laughing and Rowland who seemed to be happy his sister hadn't had sex yet.

"I didn't mean that one." She hit Blaise stop laughing.

"Nina what aren't you saying" Bella asked knowing all to well when her sister was lying.

I was shocked how dirty this game got this quickly.

Nina looked at Blaise who had finally composed himself and kissed her forehead. Encouraging her to tell. "Your statement would have been right if you had said it about a month ago." I could see her blushing profusely.

I looked between the two love birds and Rowland. In a blink of an eye Rowland had Blaise pinned to a wall. "I told you to never touch her that way until you married her." Rowland growled.

"I know but we both agreed and I'm sorry for betraying your trust." Blaise apologized.

"You better be and she better not get pregnant!" He ordered.

"No, I'm not ready to be a father. To be honest I'm afraid that I will be as bad of a father as mine was so part of me doesn't want kids. I'm sorry babe, I know you want kids."

Nina looked down and a tear fell from her eye. That she quickly wiped it away. "I understand." She replied quietly.

I could tell she wasn't okay. There was definitely something she wasn't telling.

"Alright let's get back to the game." Goyle said trying to get rid of the tension. Rowland went back to his seat and Blaise tried to cuddle back with Nina but she wasn't really into it. "I believe Theo you have a challenge to fulfill." Goyle continued.

"Right, well I'll do Draco. The darkest secret I know is that back in 4th year and I honestly think through 6th year at least. Draco has had a crush on a Gryffindor but he won't tell me who or even what year she is." Theo let slip.

I couldn't read Draco it was like what Theo said was common knowledge which it wasn't I mean hello I'm a Gryffindor. But any how back to the game the balls of light were spinning around again. This time they picked Rowland and Goyle. "Well boys truth or challenge?"

They both agreed to a challenge the announcer gave the boys the task of going into each other's room and pulling out the most embarrassing thing in there. When they each came back Goyle had a teddy bear that was Rowland's from when he was little and Rowland had Goyle's porn stash. Which I quickly looked away from. Malfoy nudged me. "I don't want to see it."

"I just thought you would like to know that it is gone." He sounded like he was trying to hold back a laugh.

"Oh thank you. Who's turn is it now?"

"Look up" my heart dropped one of the balls of light was above me and the other above Goyle.

"I choose truth."

"Well I never do truths so I want a challenge and in this world the man gets what he wants." I shuddered knowing what he was thinking. Gross I would never ever want to be anywhere near him in that manor. "We both choose challenge" Goyle proclaimed.

The announcer took his time trying to come up with something. "I have an idea. There is this thing called 7 minutes in heaven. This is where two people go into a closet and are locked in there for 7 minutes what you do in there is your own thing. Unless you refuse."
It was like he knew I didn't want to I was afraid. The brave Gryffindor princess was afraid of the slimy disgusting Slytherin. "I refuse" I said with as much force as I could muster.

"I figured you would so we will just add Nina to the mix and you three can go in for 14 minutes."

"I'm guessing you have a plan." Nina whispered to me.

"Of course I just couldn't do it alone." I gave her a mischievous smile. "When we get in there put up a shield right away. I'm going to cast an illusion charm and it should distract him for a while. Then we can talk."

"Sounds good to me." Nina replied.

While we were discussing our plan Blaise had cornered Goyle and was threatening him by the looks of it. A Slytherin plan came to my mind. Oh this is going to be a fun 14 minutes.

All three of us went into the closet. The plan went perfectly. Goyle was distracted and I had decided to give our eavesdroppers' a show. I'm sure they are going insane. "Nina it's time to spill. But first I wanted to tell you that I not only set a charm so they can't hear us but they hear us cussing out Goyle but Goyle is thinking we are giving in so he will look like an idiot when we leave here." I laughed.

"You are a Slytherin at heart my cousin." Nina said proudly. "But in truth nothing is going on." I gave her the look. You know the look of come on you can't pull one over on me.

"You haven't drank all night. I saw you take a tonic to settle your stomach. Nina does he know?" I new I needed to push to get the straight forward answer I wanted. If I hadn't been watching her intently I would have missed her shaking her head. "He needs to know...specially before...you know."

"I know. I'm just afraid especially about what he just said."

I pulled her into a hug. "If he loves you he will have your back no matter what. And if he doesn't I will kick his ars."

"Thanks Hermione, I'm sorry for everything I have ever done you you and your friends."

"I know."

"Now, I have a question for you..." There was a twinkle in her eye and a smirk played on her lips. "Who is the hottest guy here?"

"That's a hard question to answer because I haven't seen anyone with their shirts off. But I do have to say that whoever pulled me away from getting hit by Pansy has strong comfy arms."

"You didn't see who grabbed you?" Nina sounds shocked.

I was about to answer when the door burst open. The Blaise looked like he was going to kill Goyle until he realize that Goyle was behind a white wall. "Trust me you don't want to go in there. He is having a little to much fun with the illusions." I answered his question and walked back to my seat. "Let's just leave him and get back to our game."

The group looked at me like I had two heads. "I agree with, Granger." The rest followed suet. As much as they don't want to admit they are definitely influenced by Malfoy.

"Who is up next please." Rowland seemed to ask the announcer or the balls of light.

That seemed to respond by answering. "This is an all play each player must remove a piece of clothing either a shirt or bottoms." The announcer proclaimed. I sighed in relief that I had a cami on under neath my outfit so I took off my jumper. Looking around the boy obviously chose their shirts and man some of these boys where ripped. Quidditch certainly benefited my eyesight. I knew I was blushing.

Nina whispered in my ear "Now can you pick?" I nodded in response. "I think I know who you pick." She winked at me. I was really blushing like crazy and biting my lower lip.

The balls of light were flying again landing on Bella and Blaise. They chose truth thinking a change of pace was needed. "Your truth is you each need to tell the group who you think out of your friends here would make a cute couple."

"That's easy Theo and Astoria. It's obvious they have liked each other forever." Blaise said confidently.

"Mine I would have to go with the unexpected Hermione and Draco." Bella covered her mouth. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to say that."

"It's okay you drank truth serum." I tried to comfort her cousin who was worried that she said that.

Draco tried to change the topic for once looking a little uneasy. "Let's..."

"No I want to know why she is thinking of that." Rowland looked to his sister.

Her reply was simple "Just a feeling." Once again I'm missing something but I decided one secret was enough.

The game had gone on for a while and it was winding down so we asked it for one more question for each a challenge and a truth that we all had to do and answer. The announcer took his time deciding what to do when he finally decided. "The challenge is for the pairings I say to be joined together for the next 24 hours and the truth is you have to tell that person a secret about you. If you do not complete the tasks then well there is no way you can't complete the one but if you don't do both then you have to make it 48 hours together. Now for the pairings. Bella and Rowland, Nina and Blaise, Nott and Astoria, Draco and Hermione."

Malfoy asked the announcer a question. "Can we please have 10 minutes to do any last minute things and for the bathroom can we not have to be in the same room?"

"I think that would be fair." It agreed.

I left to get ready for bed. Malfoy yelled after me. "Granger, my room because my bed is bigger." I rolled my eyes. He is going to drive me up a wall for the next 24 hours. Then back to school. Oh no what has Ron told Harry and Ginny and what is going to happen on the train. Who is the Head Boy. These and more questions were swirling around in my head. All of a sudden a bracelet appeared on her arm and started to vibrate. I guess that is my cue that I'm to far from Malfoy. Gosh it's like being on a leash which goes against everything I stand for.