Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Author's Note: Written hurriedly for a deadline that I overshot anyway for Pud's Great Draco & Ginny Fic Contest 2007. Full of imperfections. Maya culpa. First chapter's kind of short, too. They'll get longer.
"Hermione, truth or dare?"
"Er….truth," said Hermione.
"Baby," Lavender cackled. Hermione frowned at her, so she went on. "Alright, truth. Did you ever kiss Cormac McLaggen?"
Hermione blushed, as she was wont to do, gave Ron the faintest of glances (who looked a bit red himself), and said, "No, of course not." She then surveyed the room: Ron, Harry, Lavender, Ginny, Neville, Dean, Seamus, Parvati. "Umm, Gin, truth or dare?"
I'm safe with Hermione, Ginny thought. "Dare."
"Oh…hmm…oh, I'm no good at this! I pass!" Uh-oh.
"Ooh ooh ooh, I'll go for you, Hermione! Yeah? Ok, Ginny, dare?" Parvati asked.
"Yeah, I guess," Ginny replied. Oh, crap….Parvati's gonna do something painful.
"Excellent," Parvati grinned. "I dare you to ki—"
She was cut off by Hermione rushing to her side and whispering in her ear, "Wait, Parvati, I have a better one." Hermione knew what Parvati was going to have her do. She was going to have her kiss someone, and if it was Harry, that would just be awkward (Ginny's crush on him had faded over the summer), and if it was either of the other boys, Ron would kill them. But now the problem was she was going to have to come up with another dare that would suit Parvati, something good, something impressive. "Make her….steal Malfoy's Head Boy badge!"
Parvati drew back from Hermione and looked at her in shock. Even Hermione looked astounded at her own audacity. Where did that come from? Oh well, if it will save Harry and Ginny from being awkward the rest of their lives…
"Alright," Parvati smirked. "We'll go with Hermione's suggestion. Ginny, I dare you to steal Malfoy's Head Boy badge." The reactions were predictable. The boys all fell onto their backs laughing, while Ginny, Neville, and Lavender just gaped at Hermione.
"Guys…" Ginny started. Not that messing up Malfoy wasn't a pleasant idea, it just seemed a little impractical for a one-night dare.
"Oh come on, Gin, you have to do it!" Ron said through his laughter. "Imagine the ferret's face…"
"Yeah, Gin, if anyone can do it, you can!" Harry seconded.
They didn't really expect her to do it; she knew that. But, you know what? I could do it, if I wanted to. And that would show them. And it would show Ferret-Boy Malfoy a thing or two. Hmmm….
Finally, the laughter slowed to a halt, and Dean wiped his eyes and smiled. "Okay, Parvati, give her a do-able one now."
"No," Ginny said. "I'll do it."
Hermione looked uncomfortable, now. This had been her idea, after all. "Ginny, never mind. It wouldn't work. We'll give you another one."
"No," Ginny said again. "I'll do it, but I'll need some time. Meet me here, right here in the common room, this time next week, Friday, and I'll serve you the Head Boy Badge on a platter."
"That's my sister!" Ron grinned.
Around midnight, the group quit their game, not really being able to top that dare. The boys had started a game of Exploding Snap, Hermione had opened up a book, and Parvati and Lavender had started to gossip with the Creevy brothers ("Did you really get a picture of Justin and Mandy? Really?"). Ginny, however, was wrapped up in her own thoughts.
Now, how am I going to pull this off?
A/N: Review, s'il vous plait.