The Dare Game

Chapter four

I was lying on my bed, trying to think of a dare for Scorpius when Daisy and Ingrid burst through the door.

“We need to talk,” Daisy announced,

“Yes,” Ingrid continued, “You’ve been spending a lot of time with Scorpius Malfoy,” the two of them folded their arms in unison.

“What’s going on between you two?” I sat up,

“Nothing’s going on between me a Scorpius,” I spluttered, “Why would you think that?”

“You’ve been acting weird lately, I mean you late for dinner yesterday and you ran out half way through, you were missing Saturday morning and you missed dinner on Saturday too.” Ingrid said. I nodded slowly,

“We’re,” I paused, trying to think of what to tell my friends, “we’re having a competition,”

“So you’re not dating Scorpius?” Daisy asked suspiciously,

“No. Most defiantly not.” My friends nodded and left the room. I got up and followed them out.

To my surprise Scorpius wasn’t standing outside the common room, leaning against the wall. I didn’t see him in the great hall either while I was having dinner. I decided it was just as well as I still hadn’t come up with a dare for him. After dinner Daisy, Ingrid and I wandered back to the common room.

“Rose,” somebody hissed as I walked past of one of the corridors. They grabbed my arm and pulled me into hall way.

“Have you come up with a dare for me?” Scorpius asked,

“No…” I began to say but then I paused, “Yes,” I pushed past Scorpius and opened the door to the potions store room. I took a black bottle of the shelf. I unscrewed the lid of the bottle and tipped some of the liquid into the lid,

“Here drink this,” I said passing the top over. Scorpius took the lid off me,

“What is it?” he asked,

“Veritaserum,” I answered, “I dare you to drink that, it’s just enough for ten minutes of truth and during those ten minutes I get to ask you whatever I want,” I grinned. Scorpius nodded slowly. He shut his eyes and gulped the clear liquid down. Scorpius passed me the lid back to me,

“Are you ok?” I asked,

“I think so, slightly nervous over what you might ask me though,” Scorpius said. I smiled the potion was working fine,

“So,” I said, pondering over what to ask Scorpius, “What do you think of me?”

“I think you’re clever and intelligent,”

“Anything else?”

“I also think you’re beautiful and hot, I also think I have a crush on you,” Scorpius instantly threw his hands over his mouth. My eyes bulged, I was confused,

“So you like me?” Scorpius stuffed his fists into his mouth to try and stop himself from answering but he failed,

“Yes!” He squeaked, I paused for a moment,

“Is that your darkest secret?”

“No,”

“So what is your darkest secret then?” I asked curiously,

“I can’t sleep without my teddy bear, Justin!” I snorted,

“That’s your darkest secret?” Scorpius nodded. I laughed,

“How do you keep that a secret from your fellow Slytherins?”

“I sneak him under the covers every night,” I began to snigger again but then I stopped. Scorpius Malfoy had a crush on me,

“Do you really have a crush me?” Scorpius nodded,

“Of course I do, for heaven’s sake Rose; I’m telling you this under the influence of truth serum,”

“Yeah, sorry, stupid question.” There was an awkward silence.

“So…erm…have you decided what you’re dare for me is going to be?” I asked, “Seen it looks like you did this dare,”

“Yes I have actually; you can do it tonight!” I glanced at my watch,

“Your ten minutes is just about up.” Scorpius closed his eyes and slumped against the wall,

“Tell me I didn’t just tell you all of that,” he sighed,

“Yes you did.”

“Well,” Scorpius said slowly, “I did the dare so now it’s my turn to dare you! I dare you to spend the night in the forbidden forest, twelve hours, eight till eight!” My mouth fell open,

“What!” I cried, “You can’t make me do that!”

“Yes I can! You made me spill my deepest secrets to you so either do the dare or be my servant,” I sighed,

“Ok, I’ll go get my stuff.”