- Rating:
- R
- House:
- Schnoogle
- Ships:
- Harry Potter/Luna Lovegood Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley
- Characters:
- Harry Potter Hermione Granger Luna Lovegood
- Genres:
- Drama
- Era:
- The Harry Potter at Hogwarts Years
- Spoilers:
- Philosopher's Stone Chamber of Secrets Prizoner of Azkaban Goblet of Fire Order of the Phoenix
- Stats:
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Published: 10/10/2003Updated: 11/28/2003Words: 120,760Chapters: 31Hits: 188,658
Dumbledore's Army
DrT
- Story Summary:
- As Harry faces up to his problems -- grief, betrayal, and the knowledge he must kill or be killed -- he decides he must fight. Knowing Harry can no longer fully trust him, Dumbledore finds Harry a tutor and protector. Working with his friends, Harry decides the only way he can win is to make Dumbledore's Army more than just a name. Note: this fic is unconnected to my previous Potter-sagas.
Chapter 22
- Chapter Summary:
- As Harry faces up to his problems -- grief, betrayal, and the knowledge he must kill or be killed -- he decides he must fight. Knowing Harry can no longer fully trust him, Dumbledore finds Harry a tutor and protector. Working with his friends, Harry decides the only way he can win is to make Dumbledore's Army more than just a name.
- Posted:
- 11/22/2003
- Hits:
- 6,177
- Author's Note:
- Harry and the Eight Strippers -- you were warned!
Nine very tired, very wet students walked into the entrance hall, representing all the students staying at Hogwarts over the Yule break: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Parvati Patil, Sudipta Patil and Irena Zoric from Gryffindor; Irena's foster-sisters Ginny Driver and Georgia Anderson from Hufflepuff; and Padma Patil and Luna Lovegood from Ravenclaw. The nine had been playing in the wet snow.
The Patils had drawn closer to Harry and his friends for a variety of reasons. Harry had of become the magical apprentice of Tomas Zoric, and Zoric's wards and daughter had become close friends with Harry and his friends. The two older girls were very active in the DA and SDA, helping to make Hufflepuff a close second in participation, and the two were about the most enthusiastic members of the jogging and Muggle self-defense activities. Parvati and her friend Lavender were the SDA, DA, and Gryffindor chief morale boosters. Sudipta Patil was Irena's best friend, and Padma had decided two years before that Luna, now Harry's girlfriend, deserved befriending after suffering years of teasing. Then the Patils' parents and younger brother had been murdered by Voldemort. The girls now clung to Harry and his group for security, emotional as well as actual. Zoric, who had worked with several of the Patils' relatives, had arranged to take in the three girls for the rest of their education.
All together, with the addition of the missing Weasleys, Neville, Lavender, and Seamus, these represented one of Hogwarts closest-knit groups.
A few quick waves of Hermione's and Padma's wands dried up the groups wet clothes, while Harry and Parvati cleaned up their trail, so that Filch wouldn't have a fit.
"What should we do now?" Sudipta asked.
Gin and Georgia put their heads together, which certainly worried Hermione. The pair was trouble. Not the kind of trouble Fred and George Weasley caused, but they were a precocious pair.
"Let's go to the Room of Requirement," Gin said.
"You two think of a nice roaring fire in a fireplace," Georgia told the elder two Patils. "You three think of some comfy poufs for each of us to sit on," she told Harry, Luna, and Hermione. "You two think of hot chocolate," she told the youngest pair.
"And what are you two going to think of?" Hermione demanded.
"Something for us to do," Gin answered.
"Something fun!" The pair giggled.
"Oh, God!" Hermione muttered.
The room was set up as they the group had asked. Gin was almost bouncing in excitement.
"Okay," Hermione said, sitting on pouf, "we're here. What do you two devils have planned for us?"
"Poker!" Gin exclaimed.
"That's not too. . . ."
"Strip poker!" Georgia added.
"WHAT!" Parvati, Padma, Hermione, and Harry chorused.
"We are not going to play strip poker, especially not with Sudipta and Irena here," Padma said firmly.
"We WANT to play!" Irena almost wailed. Sudipta merely nodded.
"And not with Harry here!" Hermione said equally firmly. Harry nodded, and began inching towards the door.
"Oh, it's no fun without at least one boy!" Georgia said.
"And we all know we can trust Harry," Luna added. Gin and Georgia smiled.
"Traitor!" Harry managed to tell his girl friend.
"And what's the worst that can happen?" Gin asked. "That Irena and Sudipta see their first Pink Elephant? Big deal." The two flirtatious First years giggled. "Like Luna said, we all know Harry is too honorable to ever embarrass us by telling anyone, would never take advantage of any of us, and none of us will tell."
"I don't think so," Harry said, moving a little closer to the door.
"Oh, the big brave Gryffindors are shy!" Georgia said, blocking the door.
"You know you want to, Harry," Georgia said.
"And once someone is out of clothes, they pay the highest hand a forfeit of a kiss on the lips!" Gin stated.
"And you wonder why people keep saying you're gay one," Georgia told her foster-sister.
"I prefer boys," Gin said, "I just like kissing!" She looked around. "Is there anyone here who has never kissed a girl on the lips?"
A blushing Hermione raised her hand.
"Really?" Padma asked. "Does the idea revolt you?"
Hermione froze for a second, then to her amazement, she shook her head.
"Alright then," Padma said. "This does NOT involve anything more than what we all agree to. If it does, Hermione and I will tell Ginny Weasley we did this without her, and sic her on you!"
Parvati was doing some quick thinking. She then took off her gloves. "Right now, without the gloves, ear muffs or jewelry, I have thirteen articles of clothing. Any have less?"
Harry said, "Twelve, but maybe we should start without the cloaks. It's already pretty warm." They all had a number of layers on -- at least two jumpers or t-shirts or under-vests on, as well as work robes and perhaps their uniform blazers.
Sudipta just had eleven. They decided to leave off their cloaks, and the others took off enough (usually their scarf and perhaps a shoe), so everyone started with eleven items.
They arranged the poufs in a circle, and sat Gin, Georgia, Hermione, Harry, Luna, Padma, Irena, Sudipta, Parvati.
"It's just One twenty," Hermione said. She did a quick spell, and a small hour glass appeared, with a bell next to it. "An alarm will go off at Four. We stop by then no matter what. All right?"
"But we probably won't be nearly finished by then!" Gin objected. The group therefore agreed to play until Four.
It took some five minutes before everyone agreed on the rules they would play under, (including agreeing that the winner of each hand get a kiss on the cheek from everyone), but finally, Gin dealt the first hand:
Georgia . A h, K c. . . . . . . . discarded 6 s, 5 d, 2 sHermione. K h, 7 d, 7 h . . . . . . . . . . J c, 4 s
Harry . . K s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 s, 6 h, 4 h, 2 c
Luna. . . A c, K d, Q d . . . . . . . . . . 8 c, 5 c
Padma . . 9 h, 8 h, 2 h . . . . . . . . . . Q s, 5 s
Irena . . 4 d, 3 c, 2 d . . . . . . . . . . 10h, 7 s
Sudipta . 9 s, d c. . . . . . . . . . . . . J s, 7 c, 3 d
Parvati . J h, 10s,10 d . . . . . . . . . . 6 c, 4 c
Gin . . . A d, Q c, Q h . . . . . . . . . . 10c, 3 h
Gin shuffled the remaining cards and the discards, then dealt.
Georgia . A h, K c, Q s, 7 s, 4 hHermione. K h, 7 d, 7 h, 6 h, 2 c
Harry . . K s, 5 s, 5 c, 4 c, 3 d
Luna. . . A c, K d, Q d, J s,10 h
Padma . . 9 h, 8 h, 6 d, 3 s, 2 h
Irena . . Jok, 9 d, 4 d, 3 c, 2 d
Sudipta . 9 s, 9 c, 8 s, 8 c, 4 c
Parvati . J h, 10s, 10d, 10c, 7 c
Gin . . . A s, A d, Q c, Q h, J c
Padma took off her scarf, and everyone kissed Luna's cheek.
Hermione. A h, J h, J d . . . . . discarded K s, 6 h
Harry . . 2 s, 2 c. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q c, 8 s, 5 s
Luna. . . K h, 4 s, 4 d . . . . . . . . . . 10d, 3 d
Padma . . A d, A c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 h, 7 d, 3 c
Irena . . 6 d, 5 c, 3 s, 2 d. . . . . . . . Q h
Sudipta . 7 s, 5 h, 4 c, 2 h. . . . . . . . K d
Parvati . 9 d, 9 s. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q d, 10c, 4 h
Gin . . . Q s, J s, Jok, 9 c. . . . . . . . 7 c
Georgia . 10h, Jok, 8 c, 7 h. . . . . . . . 5 d
Hermione. A h, J h, J d, 10d, 3 d
Harry . . Q d, Q c, 10c, 2 s, 2 c
Luna. . . K h, 8 s, 5 4, 4 s, 4 d
Padma . . A d, A c, A s, K s, 4 h
Irena . . K d, 6 d, 5 c, 3 s, 2 d
Sudipta . Q h, 7 s, 5 h, 4 c, 2 h
Parvati . K c, J c, 9 d, 9 s, 6 s
Gin . . . Jok, Q s, J s, 9 c, 6 h
Georgia . 10s, 10h, Jok, 8 c, 7 h
Sudipta took off a shoe, then everyone kissed Padma. When asked why she was keeping her scarf on, Sudipta merely shrugged.
Harry . . K c, J s. . . . . . . . discarded 7 s, 6 h, 3 h
Luna. . . 10h, 10c. . . . . . . . . . . . . J c, 5 d, 3 s
Padma . . Jok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10d, 6 c, 5 h, 2 d
Irena . . 9 h, 9 d, 4 h, 4 c. . . . . . . . Q d
Sudipta . 10s, 8 s, 7 c, 6 s. . . . . . . . 3 d
Parvati . A d, A h, 8 h, 8 c. . . . . . . . 9 c
Gin . . . A c, 7 d, 7 h . . . . . . . . . . J d, 2 c
Georgia . K s, K d, K h . . . . . . . . . . J h, 9 s
Hermione. Q c, Q h, 2 s, 2 h. . . . . . . . 5 c
Harry . . K c, J s, J h, 3 s, 3 d
Luna. . . Q d, 10h, 10c, 4 s, 3 c
Padma . . Jok, 10d, 8 d, 6 c, 4 d
Irena . . Q s, 9 h, 9 d, 4 h, 4 c
Sudipta . 10s, 8 s, 7 c, 6 s, 2 d
Parvati . A d, A h, J c, 8 h, 8 c
Gin . . . A c, 9 s, 7 d, 7 h, 5 d
Georgia . K s, K d, K h, 7 s, 2 d
Hermione. Q c, Q h, 6 h, 2 s, 2 h
Sudipta took off her other shoe, and Georgia happily collected her kisses.
Luna. . . Q h, 10h, 9 h, 7 h, 3 h
Padma . . J c, J d. . . . . . . . discarded 10c, 7 d, 6 c
Irena . . A c, K s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 d, 5 h, 4 d
Sudipta . K d, Q d, 2 d . . . . . . . . . . 8 c, 4 c
Parvati . A s, A d, K h . . . . . . . . . . 6 s, 3 c
Gin . . . A h, Q c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 d, 5 d, 2 h
Georgia . 4 s, 4 h. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 c, 6 h, 2 c
Hermione. Jok, Jok. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10s, 8 h, 5 c
Harry . . Q s, 8 s, 5 s, 2 s. . . . . . . . 7 c
Luna. . . Q h, 10h, 9 h, 7 h, 3 h
Padma . . J c, J d, 8 c, 6 s, 3 c
Irena . . A c, K s, 9 c, 4 c, 2 c
Sudipta . K d, Q d, 10s, 7 c, 2 d
Parvati . A s, A d, K h, 8 h, 5 c
Gin . . . A h, K c, Q c, 9 s, 7 s
Georgia . J s, J h, 5 h, 4 s, 4 h
Hermione. Jok, Jok, 10c, 9 d, 4 d
Harry . . Q s, 8 s, 5 s, 5 d, 2 s
"Arrgh!" Sudipta cried when Harry picked up his cards, smiled, and laid down his hand. "Lost again!"
"Are you sure you're trying?" Gin asked.
"Yes, I'm trying!"
"Going to take that scarf off?" Georgia asked.
"Nope," she said with a smile, and took off her work robe instead.
"Deal," Sudipta told Luna, after Luna collected her second round of kisses.
Padma . . K h, 2 c, 2 d . . . . . discarded J c, 5 h
Irena . . K d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 d, 6 c, 4 s, 2 s
Sudipta . A h, Q h, Q c . . . . . . . . . . J d, 4 h
Parvati . K c, 8 s, 8 h . . . . . . . . . . 10c, 4 d
Gin . . . K s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 s, 5 c, 4 c, 3 s
Georgia . A c, Q d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 s, 5 s, 3 d
Hermione. Q s, J s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10h, 8 d, 5 d
Harry . . Jok, A d, J h . . . . . . . . . . 8 c, 6 h
Luna. . . A s, Jok. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10d, 7 c, 6 s
Padma . . K h, 8 c, 6 s, 2 c, 2 d
Irena . . K d, 9 d, 6 h, 5 d, 4 h
Sudipta . A h, Q h, Q c, 10h, 2 h
Parvati . K c, 10s, 8 s, 8 h, 5 h
Gin . . . K s, 10d, 9 h, 9 s, 7 c
Georgia . A c, Q d, 5 c, 4 c, 3 h
Hermione. Q s, J s, 10c, 6 c, 3 s
Harry . . Jok, A d, J h, 9 c, 4 s
Luna. . . A s, Jok, 7 d, 4 d, 3 c
"Thanks!" Sudipta said to Irena as she laid down her hand, "at least I'm not low player this time!"
"Looks like I might be," Hermione said a moment later. "Drat!" she said after Harry and Luna played. She had already taken off one shoe before play started, and now took off the other one.
"New rule, if Luna doesn't mind," Gin said.
"What's that?" Luna asked, puzzled.
"When Harry wins, he gets a real kiss!"
"I approve," Luna said, giving Harry a soft, lingering kiss. The other girls followed, with much giggling on Irena's part and some shyness on Hermione's.
Irena . . Q c, Q d. . . . . . . . discarded J d, 10s, 8 c
Sudipta . K d, J h, 10h, 9 c. . . . . . . . 2 d
Parvati . 3 c, 3 h. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 d, 6 h, 4 s
Gin . . . A s, 8 s, 7 s, 2 s. . . . . . . . 4 h
Georgia . K s, J s, 6 s, 5 s. . . . . . . . 8 h
Hermione. K h, 6 h, 6 d . . . . . . . . . . 10c, 9 s
Harry . . 7 c, 7 h. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10d, 6 c, 5 d
Luna. . . Jok, K c, Q h . . . . . . . . . . 9 h, 3 s
Padma . . A d, A c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 d, 5 c, 2 h
Irena . . A h, Q c, Q d, 10d, 6 c
Sudipta . K d, J c, J h, 10h, 9 c
Parvati . 9 d, 5 d, 5 c, 3 c, 3 h
Gin . . . A s, 8 s, 7 s, 2 s, 2 h
Georgia . K s, J s, 8 c, 6 s, 5 s
Hermione. K h, 6 h, 6 d, 4 d, 3 d
Harry . . 9 s, Jok, 7 c, 7 h, 2 d
Luna. . . Jok, K c, Q h, 8 d, 5 h
Padma . . A d, A c, J d, 7 d, 4 s
"Oh, well," Georgia said, pulling off her shoe, "at least we get to kiss Harry again!"
"I'm getting hot, err, warm," Gin said. "Let's all take off one thing."
"You should have thought of that when we agreed to start with eleven articles of clothing," Padma told her. "Deal, Irena."
Sudipta . Q c, 6 c, 6 h . . . . . discarded 10c, 9 d
Parvati . 10d, 5 d, 4 d, 3 d, 2 d
Gin . . . A h, K h, Q h, Jok, 2 h
Georgia . A s, J c, 10s . . . . . . . . . . 8 d, 4 c
Hermione. J h, J s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 h, 6 s, 3 h
Harry . . A d, K s, J d . . . . . . . . . . 5 c, 4 h
Luna. . . A c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10h, 7 d, 3 c, 2 c
Padma . . Jok, Q d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 c, 5 h, 4 s
Irena . . K d, 9 c, 9 s . . . . . . . . . . 6 d, 5 s
Sudipta . Q c, 7 s, 6 c, 6 h, 2 s
Parvati . 10d, 5 d, 4 d, 3 d, 2 d
Gin . . . A h, K h, Q h, Jok, 2 h
Georgia . A s, K c, J c, 10s, 9 d
Hermione. Q s, J h, J s, 9 h, 5 s
Harry . . A d, K s, J d, 7 c, 3 s
Luna. . . A c, 8 c, 7 h, 6 s, 5 h
Padma . . Q d, Jok, 8 s, 8 h, 4 s
Irena . . K d, 9 c, 9 s, 6 d, 3 h
"Win some, lose some," Luna said after kissing Gin's cheek. She tossed her shoe behind her.
Parvati . J c, 8 c, 8 h . . . . . discarded 6 s, 4 h
Gin . . . Q d, Q c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10s, 8 s, 5 d
Georgia . Q h, J d, Jok, 9 s. . . . . . . . 5 c
Hermione. A h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J s, 10d, 8 d, 7 c
Harry . . K h, 2 s, 2 d . . . . . . . . . . 4 c, 3 c
Luna. . . 10c, 10d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 d, 5 h, 2 c
Padma . . K d, 7 d, 7 h . . . . . . . . . . 9 d, 3 s
Irena . . A s, Q s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 c, 7 s, 4 d
Sudipta . A c, 3 h, 3 d . . . . . . . . . . K c, J h
Parvati . J c, 9 c, 8 c, 8 h, 5 d
Gin . . . Q d, Q c, 5 s, 4 h, 4 s
Georgia . Jok, Q h, J d, 9 s, 6 h
Hermione. A h, A d, 8 s, 7 s, 4 d
Harry . . K h, 9 h, 2 s, 2 d, 2 h
Luna. . . Jok, 10c, 10d, 4 c, 2 c
Padma . . K d, K c, J h, 7 d, 7 h
Irena . . A s, Q s, 9 d, 6 s, 3 c
Sudipta . A c, 6 c, 3 h, 3 d, 3 s
"That was close," Parvati said as Irena threw her hand down.
When Sudipta showed her hand, Irena shrugged and took her robe off, while Luna accepted her tributes.
Parvati . Jok, A c. . . . . . . . discarded 7 d, 5 d, 3 s
Gin . . . 6 c, 6 s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 s, 5 c, 4 d
Georgia . Q h, Q c, 3 h, 3 c. . . . . . . . 10 s
Hermione. J c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 s, 7 s, 5 s, 3 d
Harry . . A d, K c, J s, 10c. . . . . . . . 4 h
Luna. . . K d, J d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10h, 6 h, 5 h
Padma . . K h, J h. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 c, 6 d, 4 c
Irena . . K s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 h, 8 c, 7 h, 4 s
Sudipta . A h, A s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10d, 8 h, 2 c
Parvati . Jok, A c, 9 s, 8 s, 2 d
Gin . . . 7 d, 6 c, 6 s, 5 c, 4 d
Georgia . Q h, Q c, 5 d, 3 h, 3 c
Hermione. Q s, J c, 3 s, 2 c, 2 h
Harry . . A d, K c, J s, 10c, 9 h
"Oh, you lucky. . . ." Gin muttered as Harry laid down his straight.
Luna. . . K d, J d, 8 c, 7 h, 6 d
Padma . . K h, J h, 9 d, 4 c, 4 s
Irena . . K s, 10h, 6 h, 5 h, 4 h
Sudipta . A h, A s, Jok, 9 c, 2 s
Irena shrugged, took off her blazer, and grabbed Harry in a passionate embrace.
"Down, girl!" Gin commanded.
"I hate to think what Ron would say," Hermione muttered.
"Scarlet women," Luna and Parvati both whispered back, making Hermione choke on her hot chocolate.
"You're a real shark, Potter," Georgia said with admiration.
"I think Gin was right," Luna, who had been staring at Sudipta, said. "It is getting warm, and I don't think removing two items each would threaten anyone with complete nudity."
"Luna!" Padma protested, since Hermione was still coughing. Luna leaned over and whispered to her. Padma's eyes narrowed. "Oh, very well."
"What!" Parvati protested. Padma whispered to her twin. "Oh, alright," Parvati said. She turned on Gin. "It was your idea, and we might as well go in order. You first."
Gin shrugged and took off her shoes, while Georgia took off her remaining shoe and her robe. Hermione, frowning all the time, took over her robe and blazer. Harry had thought about it, and took off his robe and one shoe. Luna took over her blazer and heavy jumper, then put the blazer back on and took off her remaining shoe. Padma took off her blazer, then both the jumpers she was wearing, and then put her blazer back on as well. Irena simply kicked off her shoes.
Sudipta took off her blazer, and then seemed to hesitate between her jumper and her trousers.
"Take the scarf off," Padma and Parvati said together, while Parvati took off her own scarf and one shoe.
"No," Sudipta pouted, and started to pull off her pull-over jumper.
Parvati sighed and grabbed her little sister, who struggled and squeaked while Padma unwound the scarf.
"And just where did you get that love bite!" Padma scolded.
Parvati turned on Irena. "I didn't do it!" Irena exclaimed, hiding behind an amused Harry.
Luna put her hand on the still scolding Padma, while Hermione said a healing spell and circled the bruise with her wand.
"Tingly," Sudipta said.
"It should heal over-night, unless it's really deep," Hermione told her. "Don't let someone do that to you again. It's not a sign of real affection."
Sudipta flushed even darker, but nodded her head.
"Come on," Hermione said, "deal Parvati." That surprised everyone enough that they did just that.
Gin . . . 5 h, 5 s. . . . . . . . discarded 8 c, 7 s, 4 h
Georgia . K s, K d, Q d, J s. . . . . . . . 7 h
Hermione. 10h, 10c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 d, 7 d, 6 d
Harry . . Jok, K h, K c . . . . . . . . . . 9 h, 7 c
Luna. . . A c, J h. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10d, 6 c, 3 h
Padma . . 9 s, 9 c, 9 d, 3 d, 3 c
Irena . . A s, 10s, 6 s, 4 s. . . . . . . . 8 h
Sudipta . 5 c, 4 c, Jok, 2 c, A h
Parvati . 2 s, 2 h. . . . . . . . . . . . . J d, 6 h, 4 d
"This should be interesting," Gin said, when neither Padma nor Sudipta discarded.
Gin . . . 8 d, 7 d, 5 h, 5 s, 3 h
Georgia . K s, K d, Q d, J s, 6 d
Hermione. J d, 10h, 10c, 7 h, 4 h
Harry . . A d, Jok, K h, K c, 8 s
Luna. . . A c, Q c, Q h, J h, 2 d
Padma . . 9 s, 9 c, 9 d, 3 d, 3 c
Irena . . A s, 10s, 6 s, 5 d, 4 s
Sudipta . 5 c, 4 c, Jok, 2 c, A h
Parvati . Q s, J c, 4 d, 2 s, 2 h
"Drat!" Sudipta said when Padma showed her full house.
"I don't see what you're complaining about," Irena said. "I'm low so far!"
"How often will I get dealt a straight!" Sudipta pouted.
"Go kiss our sister," Parvati said. "Deal, Gin." Irena thought a moment, and then took off her jumper.
Georgia . 4 h, 3 c, 2 c, Jok. . . discarded 8 h
Hermione. K s, Q h, Q s, J c. . . . . . . . 2 s
Harry . . K d, K c, Q c . . . . . . . . . . 6 c, 2 h
Luna. . . 8 s, 7 c, Jok, 5 d. . . . . . . . Q d
Padma . . A s, J s, 4 s, 3 s. . . . . . . . J h
Irena . . A c, A h, 6 d, 6 h. . . . . . . . J d
Sudipta . K h, 10h, 10s . . . . . . . . . . 9 d, 7 d
Parvati . 10d, 8 d, 2 d . . . . . . . . . . 6 s, 5 c
Gin . . . A d, 9 h, 9 s . . . . . . . . . . 4 c, 3 d
"We're either all pretty lucky, or we're taking some awful risks," Gin said.
"Probably both," Georgia answered her.
Parvati just shut her eyes and hoped.
Georgia . Jok, 4 c, 4 h, 3 c, 2 c
Hermione. K s, Q h, Q s, J c, 3 d
Harry . . K d, K c, Q c, 6 c, 2 h
Luna. . . 10c, Jok, 8 s, 7 c, 5 d
Padma . . A s, J s, 5 h, 4 s, 3 s
Irena . . A c, A h, J d, 6 d, 6 h
Sudipta . K h, J h, 10h, 10s, 2 s
Parvati . 10d, 8 d, 8 h, 7 s, 2 d
Gin . . . A d, 9 h, 9 s, 5 s, 4 d
Georgia raised her hands in triumph, while Harry said, "It's unlikely to draw a flush with this many players."
Padma threw her blazer at him.
Hermione. K d, K s, Q c . . . . . discarded 8 s, 8 s
Harry . . Jok, 4 d, 4 h . . . . . . . . . . 10c, 6 d
Luna. . . Q s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10d, 7 d, 6 h, 3 c
Padma . . Q h, J c, 8 d, 8 c. . . . . . . . 7 s
Irena . . 3 d, 3 h. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 h, 7 c, 6 c
Sudipta . 2 d, 2 h, 2 c . . . . . . . . . . J d, 9 c
Parvati . Jok, A s, A c . . . . . . . . . . K h, 6 s
Gin . . . A h, J h, J s . . . . . . . . . . 5 c, 2 s
Georgia . K c, 9 h, 9 d . . . . . . . . . . 5 h, 4 c
"It's a good thing we're not betting," Harry said to Padma, "Sudipta certainly doesn't have a poker face."
Hermione. K d, K s, Q c, 10d, 2 s
Harry . . 7 d, 6 h, Jok, 4 d, 4 h
Luna. . . Q s, 6 s, 5 d, 4 s, 3 s
Padma . . Q h, J c, 9 s, 8 d, 8 c
Irena . . A d, Q d, 9 c, 3 d, 3 h
Sudipta . 6 d, 3 c, 2 d, 2 h, 2 c
Parvati . Jok, A s, A c, 8 h, 7 c
Gin . . . A h, J h, J s, 7 s, 6 c
Georgia . K c, J d, 10c, 9 h, 9 d
"About time I won," Parvati grumbled, as Luna took off her blazer.
Harry . . K c, K s. . . . . . . . discarded J d
Luna. . . A s, K h, Q c . . . . . . . . . . 7 c, 3 c
Padma . . A h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 c, 5 c, 4 d, 2 h
Irena . . J h, 7 h, 4 h, 3 h. . . . . . . . K d
Sudipta . Q d, J s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 s, 7 d, 2 d
Parvati . 2 c, 2 s. . . . . . . . . . . . . J c, 10d, 6 h
Gin . . . Jok, A d. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q h, 8 d, 5 h
Georgia . A c, 9 c, 9 h . . . . . . . . . . 4 c, 3 s
Hermione. Jok, 10c, 9 d, 8 h. . . . . . . . 3 d
Harry . . K c, K s, 7 c, 5 c, 3 s
Luna. . . A s, K h, Q c, Q h, 8 d
Padma . . A h, J c, 10d, 5 s, 5 h
Irena . . J h, 7 h, 6 h, 4 h, 3 h
Sudipta . Q d, J s, 6 d, 5 s, 2 h
Parvati . 10h, 9 s, 8 c, 2 c, 2 s
Gin . . . Jok, A d, J d, 7 d, 3 c
Georgia . A c, 10s, 7 s, 9 c, 9 h
Hermione. 10c, 9 d, Jok, 8 h, 8 s
"Hurrah!" Irena said, standing and giving something that seemed to be a mixture of a victory dance and wiggle.
"What are you doing?" Padma demanded of her little sister. "Take off your jumper!" Sudipta leaned forward and whispered in Padma's ear. "Then take off a sock!"
"No," Sudipta said, and dropped her trousers.
"You're a bad influence," Parvati teased Irena.
"Everyone kiss me!" Irena demanded. "Then Harry can deal the cards."
Luna. . . Q s . . . . . . . . . . discarded J d, 10d, 7 s, 2 d
Padma . . K d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10c, 6 s, 5 s, 2 c
Irena . . A s, Q h. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 d, 5 h, 2 s
Sudipta . Jok, A h, K h . . . . . . . . . . 9 c, 4 c
Parvati . 9 d, 9 h. . . . . . . . . . . . . J c, 6 d, 5 c
Gin . . . Jok, Q d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 s, 8 d, 3 s
Georgia . K c, K s, J s . . . . . . . . . . 8 c, 3 d
Hermione. A c, J h. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 h, 7 c, 4 s
Harry . . A d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10s, 8 s, 7 h, 2 h
"That was a fine mess you apparently dealt most of us," Gin teased Harry as he shuffled the remaining cards and discards.
"Just hope you don't come off on bottom," Harry retorted, dealing again.
Luna. . . Q s, 10d, 7 s, 6 s, 2 c
Padma . . K d, 10c, 5 s, 3 c, 2 d
Irena . . A s, Q h, Q c, 10h, 5 d
Sudipta . A h, K h, Jok, 6 d, 6 c
Parvati . 9 d, 9 h, 8 h, 6 h, 4 d
Gin . . . Jok, Q d, 8 c, 4 s, 3 d
Georgia . K c, K s, J s, J d, 7 c
Hermione. A c, J h, 9 c, 5 c, 4 h
Harry . . A d, 10s, 9 s, 8 d, 3 h
Sudipta jumped up. "Hurrah! I finally win!" She grabbed Hermione and kissed her full on the lips. Hermione struggled, but didn't want to hurt the young girl. Sudipta finally released her, and proclaimed, "I gave Hermione her first real girl kiss!"
Everyone laughed, even the red-faced Hermione. Luna took of her blouse, which revealed she was wearing a vest as well as a bra. Harry and Georgia both looked a little disappointed.
Padma . . A c, K c, 6 c, 3 c, 2 c
Irena . . 6 h, 5 d, 4 d, 3 h. . . discarded K s
Sudipta . K d, 10h, 10s . . . . . . . . . . 8 h, 3 s
Parvati . A h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J c, 10c, 6 d, 3 d
Gin . . . K h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10d, 9 h, 5 h, 2 s
Georgia . 7 d, 7 h, Jok . . . . . . . . . . 9 s, 6 s
Hermione. A d, 8 s, 8 d . . . . . . . . . . 9 c, 5 s
Harry . . 2 d, 2 h. . . . . . . . . . . . . J s, 9 d, 5 c
Luna. . . A s, 4 c, 4 h . . . . . . . . . . J d, 7 s
Padma . . A c, K c, 6 c, 3 c, 2 c
Irena . . 6 h, 5 d, 4 s, 4 d, 3 h
Sudipta . K d, 10h, 10s, 6 d, 3 d
Parvati . A h, K s, Q h, 8 h, 3 s
Gin . . . K h, J d, 7 c, 7 s, Jok
Georgia . J s, 7 d, 7 h, Jok, 2 s
Hermione. A d, J c, 9 d, 8 s, 8 d
Harry . . Q s, Q c, 5 c, 2 d, 2 h
Luna. . . A s, 10c, 9 h, 4 c, 4 h
"Drat!" Parvati said, tossing her shoe.
Irena . . 8 c, 7 c, 6 h, 5 s. . . discarded A c
Sudipta . K c, K s. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q c, 5 d, 4 h
Parvati . A h, J s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 c, 4 s, 2 s
Gin . . . Q h, 7 h, 7 s . . . . . . . . . . 4 d. 3 c
Georgia . Jok, J h, 9 h, 8 h, 3 h
Hermione. Jok, 5 h, 4 c, 3 s. . . . . . . . 9 s
Harry . . A d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 s, 5 c, 3 d, 2 c
Luna. . . K h, Q d, J c, 10d. . . . . . . . 2 d
Padma . . Q h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J d, 9 c, 8 s, 2 h
"Maybe you'll finally lose, Harry!" Gin teased.
Harry shrugged. "We'll see."
Irena . . 8 d, 8 c, 7 c, 6 h, 5 s
Sudipta . K c, K s, 9 s, 7 d, 2 c
Parvati . A h, J s, 10h, 4 d, 3 c
Gin . . . Q h, 10s, 7 h, 7 s, 5 d
Georgia . Jok, J h, 9 h, 8 h, 3 h
Hermione. 5 h, Jok, 4 h, 4 c, 3 s
Harry . . A d, A s, 8 s, 2 d, 2 h
Luna. . . K h, Q d, J c, 10d, 6 d
Padma . . Q h, J d, 10c, 9 d, 9 c
Luna sighed, and took off a sock.
Sudipta . 10s, 10c, 10d . . . . . discarded Q s, 9 c
Parvati . A c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J d, 8 s, 6 h, 4 s
Gin . . . K c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10h, 9 s, 5 s, 2 h
Georgia . Jok, K h, K d . . . . . . . . . . 7 d, 4 d
Hermione. Jok, Q d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 s, 3 c, 2 s
Harry . . Q c, J c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 d, 4 h, 2 c
Luna. . . 8 c, 8 d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 h, 4 c, 2 d
Padma . . 7 s, 7 c, 5 c, 5 h. . . . . . . . 3 s
Irena . . K s, Q h. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 d, 6 c, 3 d
Sudipta . J d, 10s, 10c, 10d, 2 h
Parvati . A c, J s, 8 s, 6 h, 4 s
Gin . . . K c, 8 h, 5 s, 3 h, 2 c
Georgia . Jok, K h, K d, 6 s, 3 c
Hermione. Jok, Q d, 7 d, 3 s, 2 s
Harry . . Q s, Q c, J c, J h, 9 h
Luna. . . 9 c, 9 d, 8 c, 8 d, 6 c
Padma . . 7 s, 7 c, 5 c, 5 h, 3 d
Irena . . K s, Q h, 10h, 7 h, 4 d
"Drat!" Gin said, as Irena put down her hand. As she laid her robe behind her, she said to Harry. "If it was almost anyone but you, I'd be suspicious."
"Just lucky," Harry said with a grin.
Sudipta . A s, K c, K d . . . . . discarded 8 c, 5 d
Parvati . 8 h, 8 d, 7 d, 7 c. . . . . . . . A d
Gin . . . 4 d, 4 s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 c, 5 c, 3 s
Georgia . Q s, J d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 h, 5 h, 2 s
Hermione. A c, Q c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10s, 4 h, 3 d
Harry . . Jok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J c, 10d, 7 s, 5 s
Luna. . . J h, J s. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q d, 10c, 2 h
Padma . . K h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10h, 9 s, 8 s, 3
Irena . . 9 c, Jok, 7 h, 6 h. . . . . . . . 2 c
Sudipta . A s, K c, K d, Q d, 3 h
Parvati . 10c, 8 h, 8 d, 7 d, 7 c
Gin . . . 10h, 9 s, 4 d, 4 s, 2 h
Georgia . Q s, J d, J c, 9 h, 5 h
Hermione. A c, Q c, 10d, 7 s, 5 s
Harry . . Jok, K s, Q h, 6 d, 2 d
Luna. . . J h, J s, 6 s, 4 c, 3 c
Padma . . K h, 8 s, 6 c, 3 d, 2 s
Irena . . 10s, 9 c, Jok, 7 h, 6 h
Hermione let out a sigh of relief when Padma laid down her hand. Padma, however, was not pleased to lose a sock.
Parvati . A s . . . . . . . . . . discarded 10s, 8 c, 4 d, 3 s
Gin . . . K h, Jok, J c, 10c. . . . . . . . 5 h
Georgia . A d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10h, 7 s, 6 c, 2 d
Hermione. A c, K c, Q h, J h, 10h
Harry . . 6 d, 5 s, 4 h, 3 h, 2 h
Luna. . . A h, Q c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 s, 4 s, 2 s
Padma . . 9 d, 8 d, 7 d, 3 d. . . . . . . . 5 c
Irena . . Jok, K s, Q d, J s. . . . . . . . 5 d
Sudipta . K d, 9 c, 9 h . . . . . . . . . . 8 h, 3 c
Parvati . A s, 7 c, 7 h, 5 h, 2 d
Gin . . . K h, Jok, J c, 10c, 7 s
Georgia . A d, 8 s, 6 c, 5 c, 3 s
Hermione. A c, K c, Q h, J h, 10h
Harry . . 6 d, 5 s, 4 h, 3 h, 2 h
Luna. . . A h, Q c, 9 s, 4 c, 4 s
Padma . . J d, 9 d, 8 d, 7 d, 3 d
Irena . . Jok, K s, Q d, J s, 10d
Sudipta . K d, 9 c, 9 h, 8 h, 6 s
"Now what do we do?" Hermione asked.
"Well, we start this way," Irena said, kissing Hermione. When she broke the kiss, she added, "now everyone kiss us deeply!"
It took a few minutes to get through that, but no one complained. Georgia took off one of her two jumpers.
Gin . . . Jok, 9 h, 8 c, 7 h. . . discarded 4 s
Georgia . K s, 10s, 5 s, 2 s. . . . . . . . 9 d
Hermione. 6 s, 6 d. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q d, J s 8 d
Harry . . K h, Q h, J c, 10d. . . . . . . . 7 s
Luna. . . Jok, 6 c, 6 h . . . . . . . . . . A h, 10c
Padma . . 5 c, 5 h, 4 h, 4 d. . . . . . . . K c
Irena . . J d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 h, 7 d, 3 h, 2 c
Sudipta . 3 c, 3 s. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q s, 9 c, 2 h
Parvati . A d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J h, 7 c, 5 d, 3 d
Gin . . . 9 h, Jok, 8 s, 8 c, 7 h
Georgia . K s, 10s, 5 s, 2 s, 2 h
Hermione. Q c, 10h, 9 c, 6 s, 6 d
Harry . . K h, Q h, J c, 10d, 9 s
Luna. . . 8 h, 7 d, Jok, 6 c, 6 h
Padma . . 5 c, 5 h, 4 h, 4 d, 3 h
Irena . . Q d, J d, J d, J h, 7 s
Sudipta . K c, 9 d, 8 d, 3 c, 3 s
Parvati . A d, A s, A c, 4 s, 2 c
"Two in a row!" Georgia moaned, taking off her second jumper.
Georgia . J h, 10h, 9 s, 8 c, 7 s
Hermione. A s, 4 c, 4 s . . . . . discarded 10s, 6 c
Harry . . A c, Jok, J c, 10c, 2 c
Luna. . . K c, K s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10d, 4 d, 2 h
Padma . . A h, 8 d, 8 s . . . . . . . . . . 7 c, 7 s
Irena . . K d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q s, 7 h, 5 d, 3 c
Sudipta . 6 h, 5 c, 3 s, 2 d. . . . . . . . 9 d
Parvati . A d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J s, 6 d, 5 h, 3 d
Gin . . . 9 c, 9 h. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q c, J d, 5 s
Georgia . J h, 10h, 9 s, 8 c, 7 s
Hermione. A s, 5 d, 4 c, 4 s, 3 c
Harry . . A c, Jok, J c, 10c, 2 c
Luna. . . K c, K s, 7 c, 7 d, 5 h
Padma . . A h, 9 d, 8 d, 8 s, 3 d
Irena . . K d, Q s, 8 h, 4 d, 3 h
Sudipta . 7 h, 6 h, 5 c, 3 s, 2 d
Parvati . A d, Q c, J d, 5 s, 2 h
Gin . . . K h, Q h, 10s, 9 c, 9 h
"Well, what do you give up, Su?" Parvati asked.
"She has a jumper and two . . . oh. . . ." Harry said.
Sudipta flushed and defiantly took off her jumper. It was clear that her thin blouse did nothing to cover up her dusky skin and especially not her sickle-sized and very dark brown, and hard, nipples. Harry averted his eyes, which made all the girls grin, even Sudipta.
Hermione looked at her watch. "Half the time is gone. Shall we continue, or stop now?"
Everyone was adamant that they wanted to continue. "Fine then, shall we play to the bitter end?" she said. They swore they would.
"What the devil's gotten into all of us?" she wondered as Georgia dealt the cards. "We're playing faster and faster, but we're lingering over the kissing a little; in fact we're all deep kissing."
"Just play," Padma told her.
Hermione. A s . . . . . . . . . . discarded 9 d, 7 h, 4 h, 3 s
Harry . . 8 d, 8 s. . . . . . . . . . . . . J h, 4 s, 2 d
Luna. . . A s, 3 d, 3 c . . . . . . . . . . 10d, 4 d
Padma . . 6 c, 5 d, Jok, 3 h. . . . . . . . 9 s
Irena . . K s, J c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 h, 3 c, 2 s
Sudipta . K d, Q h, J d, 10c. . . . . . . . 5 h
Parvati . Q s, 10s, 7 s, 6 s. . . . . . . . K h
Gin . . . 7 c, 7 d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 c, 8 h, 5 s
Georgia . A h, Q d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 c, 5 c, 2 h
Hermione. A s, 9 h, 6 d, 4 c, 2 s
Harry . . K c, 8 d, 8 s, 2 d, 2 c
Luna. . . A s, 3 d, 3 c, Jok, 9 d
Padma . . Jok, 10h, 6 c, 5 d, 3 h
Irena . . K s, J c, 8 c, 7 h, 4 d
Sudipta . K h, K d, Q h, J d, 10c
Parvati . Q s, 10s, 7 s, 6 s, 5 h
Gin . . . 10d, 7 c, 7 d, 5 c, 4 h
Georgia . A d, A h, Q d, 9 c, 2 h
Parvati shrugged and tossed her blazer behind her, and then kissed Luna as Hermione readied the next deal.
Harry . . J c, 10c, 6 c, 2 c. . . discarded 5 h
Luna. . . A d, K c, Q d, J h. . . . . . . . 7 h
Padma . . A h, A c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 c, 6 d, 5 d
Irena . . 8 h, 8 d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 s, 4 s, 2 h
Sudipta . 9 c, 8 s, 7 d, 6 h. . . . . . . . 4 c
Parvati . 3 s, 3 d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10d, 9 s, 2 s
Gin . . . A s, Jok. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q c, 7 c, 5 c
Georgia . K d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10h, 9 h, 5 s, 3 c
Hermione. K s, Jok, J s . . . . . . . . . . 4 h, 2 d
Harry . . J c, 10c, 6 c, 4 c, 2 c
Luna. . . A d, K c, Q d, Q h, J h
Padma . . A h, A c, 8 c, 4 k, 2 h
Irena . . 10h, 8 h, 8 d, 6 d, 2 d
Sudipta . 9 h, 9 c, 8 s, 7 d, 6 h
Parvati . 5 d, 5 s, 4 d, 3 s, 3 d
Gin . . . A s, Jok, J d, 7 s, 3 c
Georgia . K d, Q c, 7 c, 7 h, 5 c
Hermione. K s, Jok, J s, 10d, 5 h
Georgia judged the ambient temperature of the room, and slipped off her trousers instead of a sock or her blouse, then joined the line to french kiss Harry -- when Harry won, it took a bit longer to do the kissing.
As Harry shuffled, Hermione took stock of the situation. Gin and Harry still had not lost, and therefore had the most articles of clothing left. Hermione had lost one. Georgia was down to her socks, blouse, and underwear. Luna was also down to five: her underwear (including a vest), trousers, and one sock; while Padma had those plus her blouse. Irena had her underwear, socks, trousers, and blouse, while Parvati had that plus a jumper. Sudipta had her pants, blouse, and socks.
"Sudipta is looking rather chilly," Hermione heard herself say. "We should raise the fire."
"It will get rather stuffy for the rest of us," Harry pointed out.
"I'll sacrifice a sock, if the rest of you lose something," Sudipta said.
"We should also move around so that Su's closer to the fire," Padma said.
'I swear, this just keeps on getting odder and odder,' Hermione thought, as she took off her jumper. 'Why are we agreeing to this?' Gin took off her robe, and Harry took off his blazer. Georgia, Luna, Padma, Irena, and Sudipta each took off a sock, Parvati her jumper.
Luna. . . A d, K s, K c, 10c, 10s
Padma . . Q s, J h, 10d . . . . . discarded 5 c, 4 s
Irena . . Jok, 9 s, 9 c . . . . . . . . . . 8 h, 6 c
Sudipta . J s, 8 s, 7 s, 5 s. . . . . . . . 4 c
Parvati . A s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J c, 7 d, 6 s, 3 c
Gin . . . A h, K h, 10h, 5 h. . . . . . . . 8 d
Georgia . 9 h, 7 h, 6 h, 3 h. . . . . . . . 4 d
Hermione. A c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 d, 7 c, 3 s, 2 d
Harry . . Jok, K d, Q d, 6 d. . . . . . . . 8 c
Luna. . . A d, K s, K c, 10c, 10s
Padma . . Q s, J h, 10d, 8 c, 3 c
Irena . . Jok, 9 s, 9 c, 8 h, 4 c
Sudipta . J s, 9 d, 8 s, 7 s, 5 s
Parvati . A s, 7 c, 5 c, 4 s, 2 c
Gin . . . A h, K h, Q c, 10h, 5 h
Georgia . 9 h, 7 h, 6 h, 3 h, 3 d
Hermione. A c, J d, 7 d, 6 s, 4 d
Harry . . Jok, K d, Q d, 6 d, 2 s
As soon as Irena laid her hand down, Padma, Parvati, Gin, and Hermione let out sighs of relief. While Irena collected her kisses, Sudipta took off her remaining sock.
Padma . . 7 d, 7 h. . . . . . . . discarded 6 c, 4 c, 3 h
Irena . . Q h, 5 c, 5 h . . . . . . . . . . 8 s, 6 h
Sudipta . A s, Jok, 7 s, 4 s. . . . . . . . 8 c
Parvati . A d, K d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 s, 6 s, 3 d
Gin . . . A h, 9 c, 9 d . . . . . . . . . . Q d, 7 c
Georgia . K h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q s, 9 h, 8 h, 3 c
Hermione. 2 c, 2 h. . . . . . . . . . . . . K s, J h, 4 h
Harry . . A c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J s, 6 d, 5 s, 3 s
Luna. . . 2 d, 2 s. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q c, J d, 4 d
Padma . . 7 d, 7 h, 6 s, 5 s, 4 d
Irena . . Q h, J d, 10d, 5 c, 5 h
Sudipta . A s, Jok, Q s, 8 h, 3 c
Parvati . A d, K d, 7 s, 4 s, 3 h
Gin . . . A h, J h, 9 c, 9 d, 4 h
Georgia . K h, K s, 10s, 5 d, 3 d
Hermione. Q d, 8 c, 8 s, 2 c, 2 h
Harry . . A c, 10h, Jok, 6 h, 6 c
Luna. . . J c, 8 d, 4 c, 2 d, 2 s
"You're really lucky," Parvati said to Harry as she pulled her trousers off.
"Very," Harry said, looking at Parvati's long shapely legs, along with Georgia's and even Sudipta's.
Irena . . 6 c, 6 s. . . . . . . . discarded Q c, 9 s, 4 d
Sudipta . Q s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 c, 7 c, 3 c, 2 h
Parvati . A d, K d, K c . . . . . . . . . . 9 h, 8 c
Gin . . . 10c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 d, 8 s, 5 c, 2 c
Georgia . Q d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J c, 10c, 4 h, 2 d
Hermione. A s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J s, 10h, 8 d, 3 s
Harry . . A c, Jok, 5 h, 5 d. . . . . . . . 4 c
Luna. . . A h, 7 s, 7 d . . . . . . . . . . 3 d, 2 s
Padma . . 8 h, 7 h, 6 d, 5 s. . . . . . . . J h
Irena . . 10s, 6 c, 6 s, 6 h, 3 c
Sudipta . Q s, 9 d, 9 c, 2 d, 2 h
Parvati . A d, K d, K c, Q c, 7 c
Gin . . . J s, 10c, 9 s, 4 d, 2 c
Georgia . Q d, J h, 10h, 8 s, 3 d
Hermione. A s, 4 s, 4 h, 3 s, 3 h
Harry . . A c, 8 d, Jok, 5 h, 5 d
Luna. . . A h, 9 h, 7 s, 7 d, Jok
Padma . . J c, 8 h, 7 h, 6 d, 5 s
Padma looked at her cards with disgust, and started to undo her blouse.
"Aw, do the trousers," Parvati said. "Harry likes our legs." Irena and Luna smiled, but Padma complied, flushing duskily.
Sudipta . A c . . . . . . . . . . discarded Q c, 9 s, 5 s, 3 s
Parvati . Q d, 8 d, 7 d, 4 d. . . . . . . . J c
Gin . . . Jok, 2 s, 2 c . . . . . . . . . . K h, 10s
Georgia . A h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K s, J h, 6 c, 5 h
Hermione. A d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J d, 9 h, 6 s, 5 d
Harry . . K d, Jok. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 c, 6 h, 5 c
Luna. . . A s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K c, 7 h, 4 h, 3 c
Padma . . J s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10c, 7 s, 6 d, 4 s
Irena . . 10h, 10d. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q h, 7 c, 3 h
Sudipta . A c, Q s, 9 s, 5 s, 3 s
Parvati . Q d, 9 d, 8 d, 7 d, 4 d
Gin . . . 7 s, 6 h, Jok, 2 s, 2 c
Georgia . A h, J h, 10c, 7 c, 5 c
Hermione. A d, K c, Q h, 7 h, 4 s
Harry . . K d, Jok, K s, J c, 5 d
Luna. . . A s, 8 s, 8 c, 3 d, 3 c
Padma . . J s, J d, 9 d, 6 c, 5 h
Irena . . 10h, 10d, 9 c, 8 h, 4 h
Georgia made a big show of pulling her sock off, but no one but her was really into feet.
Parvati . A h, A s. . . . . . . . discarded J s, 7 h, 3 h
Gin . . . 4 s, 4 c. . . . . . . . . . . . . J d, 10s, 8 c
Georgia . A c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 d, 6 s, 5 s, 3 d
Hermione. K h, 8 h, 5 h, 4 h. . . . . . . . 3 s
Harry . . K s, Q c, J c, 10d. . . . . . . . 8 d
Luna. . . Jok, K d, 7 d, 6 d, 5 d
Padma . . 2 h, 2 c. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q d, 8 s, 4 d
Irena . . K c, Q s, J h . . . . . . . . . . 6 c, 2 d
Sudipta . Q h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10h, 9 s, 3 c, 2 s
Parvati . A h, A s, 9 d, 6 s, 5 s
Gin . . . J d, 4 s, 4 c, 3 h, 3 d
Georgia . A c, 10s, 9 s, 7 c, 2 s
Hermione. K h, 8 h, 5 c, 5 h, 4 h
Harry . . K s, Q c, J s, J c, 10d
Luna. . . Jok, K d, 7 d, 6 d, 5 d
Padma . . 9 h, 7 h, 2 h, 2 c, Jok
Irena . . K c, Q s, J h, 10c, 6 c
Sudipta . A d, Q h, 8 c, 6 h, 2 d
"One card between victory and defeat," Irena muttered, taking her sock off.
Gin . . . Q h, J s, 10s . . . . . discarded 4 c, 2 d
Georgia . A h, A c. . . . . . . . . . . . . J c, 9 s, 2 s
Hermione. A s, K d, Q d . . . . . . . . . . 7 c, 5 c
Harry . . A d, Jok. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 d, 8 s, 5 h
Luna. . . 7 d, 6 s, 5 d, 4 d. . . . . . . . K s
Padma . . Q c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 d, 6 d, 4 h, 3 d
Irena . . 10d, 10h. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 c, 5 s, 3 h
Sudipta . 3 c, 3 s. . . . . . . . . . . . . K h, J d, 6 h
Parvati . 8 h, 8 c. . . . . . . . . . . . . K c, 7 s, 4 s
Gin . . . K s, K c, Q h, J s, 10s
Georgia . A h, A c, 7 s, 6 d, 5 c
Hermione. A s, K d, Q d, 9 d, 5 h
Harry . . A d, Jok, 8 s, 5 s, 3 d
Luna. . . 9 c, 7 d, 6 s, 5 d, 4 d
Padma . . Q c, 10c, 9 h, 6 c, 2 h
Irena . . 10d, 10h, 9 s, 8 d, 7 c
Sudipta . J c, 4 s, 3 c, 3 s, 2 s
Parvati . K h, J d, 8 h, 8 c, 4 c
While Harry collected his kisses, Luna pulled off her trousers.
Georgia . Jok, J h. . . . . . . . discarded 6 s, 4 d, 2 h
Hermione. A h, A c, A s, 5 s, 5 d
Harry . . Q h, 10h, 9 h, 7 h, 6 h
Luna. . . A d, K d. . . . . . . . . . . . . J c, 8 c, 7 s
Padma . . K h, Q d, J s . . . . . . . . . . 9 d, 4 h
Irena . . Q c, 9 c, 5 c, 4 c, 3 c
Sudipta . Jok, K c, Q s . . . . . . . . . . 7 d, 4 s
Parvati . 6 c, 6 d. . . . . . . . . . . . . J d, 10s, 3 d
Gin . . . K s, 8 h, 8 s . . . . . . . . . . 3 h, 2 d
"Care for a side bet?" Irena asked Harry and Hermione smugly.
"What?" Hermione asked, her eyes narrowed.
"Winner does whatever she wants to to the losers; middle hand loses one piece of clothing, low hand loses two."
"Confident, aren't you?" Harry asked.
"I'm confident of not losing, anyway," Irena stated.
"So am I," Hermione said simply.
"Alright," Harry agreed.
Georgia . Jok, J h, 9 s, 6 s, 2 c
Hermione. A h, A c, A s, 5 s, 5 d
Harry . . Q h, 10h, 9 h, 7 h, 6 h
Luna. . . A d, K d, 10c, 9 d, 3 c
Padma . . K h, Q d, J s, 4 d, 4 h
Irena . . Q c, 9 c, 5 c, 4 c, 3 c
Sudipta . Jok, K c, Q s, J c, 2 s
Parvati . 10d, 10s, 6 c, 6 d, 2 h
Gin . . . K s, 8 h, 8 s, 8 c, 7 d
"Pooh," Luna said with a pout.
"I lost?" Irena said in awed disgust. "A queen-high flush, and I came in third?"
"You certainly did," Hermione said smugly. "Lose two."
"That puts three of us down to two," Luna said, taking off her vest.
Harry tossed off his shoe, but when Irena started to take off her blouse, Hermione stopped her. She told Irena, to her own and everyone else's shock, "Lose both pieces on top, or bottom, whichever you prefer."
Irena blushed slightly. She pulled her blouse out, and saw that, if she was careful, it would cover her pubic area. She took off her trousers and pants, exposing only her bum, and that only for a second. She leaned across the circle, and Hermione kissed her gently, yet deeply.
"What's my penalty?" Harry asked, after he kissed her.
"Kiss me again!" 'Something is really wrong here,' Hermione thought as she kissed Harry passionately, 'but right now, I don't care.'
As soon as Harry picked up his cards, Harry asked, "Anyone up to another side-bet dare?"
"What?" Padma asked.
"Sure!" Irena said.
"Losers lose half their remaining clothes, odd number loses the odd one; winner just gets to enjoy the victory."
"I'm in!" Irena said.
"Alright," Padma agreed.
Hermione. 7 d, 7 s. . . . . . . . discarded J d, 10 c, 2 s
Harry . . Jok, Jok, 3 c, 3 h, 3 d
Luna. . . J h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10d, 8 c, 4 h, 2 d
Padma . . 6 c, 6 h, 6 d, 2 c, 2 h
Irena . . 5 h, 5 d, 5 c, 5 s. . . . . . . . 10h
Sudipta . A h, Q h, 9 h, 8 h. . . . . . . . 4 s
Parvati . Q d, Q c, 9 c, 9 s. . . . . . . . A c
Gin . . . K s, J s, 10s, 6 s. . . . . . . . 8 d
Georgia . A d, A s, 4 c, 4 d. . . . . . . . 8 s
Hermione. J c, 7 d, 7 s, 7 c, 7 h
Harry . . Jok, Jok, 3 c, 3 h, 3 d
Luna. . . K d, K h, K c, J d, J h
Padma . . 6 c, 6 h, 6 d, 2 c, 2 h
Irena . . 10c, 5 h, 5 d, 5 c, 5 s
Sudipta . A h, Q h, 10h, 9 h, 8 h
Parvati . Q d, Q c, 9 c, 9 s, 9 d
Gin . . . K s, J s, 10s, 6 s, 2 s
Georgia . A d, A s, 4 c, 4 d, 4 s
"Anyone else want in?" Harry asked before they laid down their cards.
They all did.
"Something isn't right," Hermione protested. "The odds are. . . ."
"We're magical," Harry answered. "Even if none of us have done anything, our desires affect what goes on, especially in this room. So, are we all in?"
"Whoever has the low hand shouldn't lose an extra garment," Luna said, since she was down to two.
"That person can kiss everyone," Gin suggested.
They all agreed.
They looked at the cards in shock. "You swear you didn't do anything?" Hermione asked. Harry looked offended, and no one said anything more.
Hermione had to go first. She had seven items, so she kept her panties, bra, and vest, but lost her blouse, trousers, and socks. Luna lost her bra, but kept her pants, while Padma lost her blouse and bra, keeping her pants and vest. Harry rather enjoyed watching her take the bra off without removing the vest.
Irena thought she was the worst off at first. Then she took off her blouse, then turned around, took off her vest, and put the blouse back on. Sudipta took her pants off, although her blouse didn't quite cover her as well as Irena's. Parvati lost her socks and bra, but kept her pants and blouse. Her nipples showed through, large, dark, and hard.
Gin thought, and took off her jeans, jumper, and socks, leaving her pants, bra, blouse, and Weird Sisters t-shirt. Georgia was left with her panties, bra, and blouse. She should have kept a sock, but snuck that off as well.
"Aren't you warm, Harry?" Irena asked hopefully.
"No, I'm very comfortable," Harry said.
"Harry, what's going on?" Hermione asked. "This just isn't us! Or at least not me!"
"This is the Room of Requirement; it set up the environment some of us wanted," Harry explained. "Not me!" he hastened to add.
"And that was?" Hermione demanded.
"I've been trying to figure that out since you and Padma agreed to play. I think I have it now. The terrible two here wanted a room where we could play strip poker," Harry said. "So the room has induced the desire. Once we agreed, we have to play until the time limit is up. You might observe the hourglass you created isn't moving. The room's time is out-of-joint with the school's right now. Game time only runs while we're playing or kissing."
"We're sorry," Georgia said.
"No, you're not," Harry said. "You two have been trying to flirt with Parvati and Padma for over a month; Irena has a crush on me and Sudipta has a crush on Hermione. So, you all wanted to see us nude."
"And you and I wanted to see each other," Luna added.
"True. How about you two?" Harry asked the twins. "Any confessions along those lines?"
Parvati stretched and smiled. "We have great bodies; why would we mind showing them off for a discriminating and trust-worthy audience." She looked at Gin and Georgia. "Who has the crush on me?"
"I do," Gin admitted.
"Well, since we're the only students in the castle, McGonagall, Sprout, and Flitwick said we could room as we like, except for Harry and Luna of course. . . ."
"Really!" Gin enthused.
Parvati smiled. "Just over the vacation; until Lavender and Seamus return."
"Well, you finally have to put-up or shut-up," Georgia said. "We've never actually done anything with anyone other than kiss," she told the group.
Gin blushed.
"How about you?" Padma asked.
"Really?" Georgia asked, suddenly very nervous.
"Boys are nice," Padma said, "girls are better, and I am currently unattached." Georgia suddenly had a very goofy grin.
"Sorry, Sudipta," Hermione told the girl.
"I know," she responded, looking at Hermione with wide-eyes. "But you are . . . splendid."
"She is," Harry said, "but she's also loyal, and Ron is very jealous."
"Harry is also loyal, even if neither of us are jealous," Luna told Irena. They all knew they shouldn't remind the pair of their age.
Harry looked at Hermione, who flushed, but nodded. Harry had the power to end the spells, but she wanted to play on. "Alright," Harry said. "Let's play cards."
Harry . . A h, Jok, K d, K s. . . discarded Q h
Luna. . . A d, 3 h, 3 s . . . . . . . . . . 7 c, 4 h
Padma . . J s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 d, 7 d, 3 d, 2 c
Irena . . A s, K h, Q d, 10s. . . . . . . . 2 h
Sudipta . 10d, 10c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 c, 6 s, 5 c
Parvati . 10h, 9 h, 8 h, 7 h. . . . . . . . 4 s
Gin . . . Q s, Q c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 s, 4 c, 2 d
Georgia . K c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J c, 9 c, 5 h, 4 d
Hermione. Jok, 8 s, 8 d, 6 d, 6 s
Harry . . A c, A h, Jok, K d, K s
Luna. . . A d, J d, J h, 3 h, 3 s
Padma . . Q h, J s, 9 d, 7 c, 3 d
Irena . . A s, K h, Q d, 10s, 2 s
Sudipta . 10d, 10c, 5 d, 2 h, 2 c
Parvati . 10h, 9 h, 8 h, 7 h, 4 h
Gin . . . Q s, Q c, 4 c, 4 d, 2 d
Georgia . K c, 9 s, 8 c, 4 s, 3 c
Hermione. Jok, 8 s, 8 d, 6 d, 6 s
"Drat!" Padma said, as Georgia's King high beat her Queen.
"I know how you feel," Hermione said.
"I'm going to feel chillier than you," Padma reminded Hermione, shrugging off her vest. Georgia's eyes widened. Everyone could see her libido do her thinking.
"None of that!" Harry said. "I won!"
"Kissing anywhere permitted, as long as both agree!" Gin shouted.
"No!" Harry and Hermione commanded. "This is NOT going to become an orgy!" Hermione added.
Blushing, they all agreed.
Luna. . . 6 h, 6 s. . . . . . . . discarded K d, 5 s, 3 s
Padma . . 10c, 9 d, 8 s, 7 h. . . . . . . . 5 d
Irena . . K s, Q d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 c, 5 c, 4 h
Sudipta . 7 s, 7 d, Jok . . . . . . . . . . 10s, 4 s
Parvati . A s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J c, 10c, 3 d, 2 s
Gin . . . A d, K h. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10h, 9 s, 2 h
Georgia . 9 h, 9 c. . . . . . . . . . . . . J d, 7 c, 4 c
Hermione. A c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J s, 5 h, 4 d, 2 c
Harry . . 3 c, 3 h. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q h, 8 h, 2 d
Luna. . . J c, J d, 6 h, 6 s, 5 h
Padma . . 10c, 9 d, 8 s, 7 h, 4 c
Irena . . K s, Q d, Q s, 8 h, 8 d
Sudipta . 7 s, 7 d, 7 c, Jok, 6 d
Parvati . A s, A s, Q h, 10d, 9 s
Gin . . . A d, K h, Q c, 10s, 3 d
Georgia . K c, 9 h, 9 c, 6 c, 4 s
Hermione. Jok, A c, K d, 8 c, 2 s
Harry . . 10h, 5 c, 3 c, 3 h, 2 d
Padma sighed, and went down to the buff. "Oh, you completely depilatate, just like Parvati!" Hermione said, then blushed.
"Doesn't every girl by their Fourth year?" Gin asked. "It's been the style here for a couple of years."
"Hermione doesn't," Parvati teased. "Bushy at both ends."
"I didn't need to know that," Harry complained.
"We'll let these girls do whatever they like," Luna assured Hermione, "we'll stay natural."
"Well. . . ." Hermione prevaricated.
"Unlike you, Hermione at least does do the basics," Padma teased Luna.
"Does it bother you, Harry?" Luna asked seriously, raising her arms and looking.
Harry blushed.
"I don't think I can trust most of these girls not to ravish me," Luna told Hermione. "Maybe you could take care of me? Then Harry can decide which her prefers."
Hermione's blush matched Harry's as she agreed.
Padma . . Q h, 10h, 9 h, 4 h. . . discarded 3 s
Irena . . K s, J s, 7 s, 6 s. . . . . . . . 3 d
Sudipta . 8 c, 5 c, 4 c, 2 c. . . . . . . . 7 d
Parvati . K h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 d, 8 s, 7 h, 3 c
Gin . . . Jok. J h, J c . . . . . . . . . . Q c, 4 d
Georgia . 6 c, 5 d, 4 s, 3 h. . . . . . . . A h
Hermione. A s, 10s, 5 s, 2 s. . . . . . . . 8 d
Harry . . A d, J d, 6 d, 2 d. . . . . . . . 5 h
Luna. . . K c, K d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 c, 6 h, 2 h
Padma . . Q h, 10h, 9 h, 8 h, 4 h
Irena . . K s, J s, 7 s, 6 s, 6 h
Sudipta . 8 c, 5 c, 4 c, 2 c, 2 h
Parvati . K h, 8 d, 8 s, 5 h, 3 d
Gin . . . Jok. J h, J c, 7 h, 7 c
Georgia . Jok, 6 c, 5 d, 4 s, 3 h
Hermione. A s, Q c, 10s, 5 s, 2 s
Harry . . A h, A d, J d, 6 d, 2 d
Luna. . . A c, K c, K d, Q d, 3 s
"Oh, bother," Hermione said, slipping her bra off.
Irena . . 7 c, 7 s. . . . . . . . discarded Q c, 10h, 6 c
Sudipta . A h, A s. . . . . . . . . . . . . K s, 9 s, 5 d
Parvati . J h, 7 h, 4 h, 2 h. . . . . . . . 6 d
Gin . . . K h, K c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10s, 8 c, 6 s
Georgia . 8 s, 8 d. . . . . . . . . . . . . K d, 6 h, 4 d
Hermione. A d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q d, 10c, 5 s, 2 c
Harry . . Jok, Q h, 5 h, 3 h. . . . . . . . 2 d
Luna. . . Jok, 3 c, 3 s . . . . . . . . . . 9 c, 2 s
Padma . . A c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J s, 8 h, 5 c, 4 c
Irena . . 7 c, 7 s, 6 d, 5 c, 4 c
Sudipta . A h, A s, J c, 9 c, 9 d
Parvati . J h, 8 c, 7 h, 4 h, 2 h
Gin . . . K s, K h, K c, 6 c, 2 d
Georgia . Q d, 10c, 8 s, 8 d, 2 s
Hermione. A d, J s, 10h, 4 s, 3 d
Harry . . Jok, Q h, 8 h, 5 h, 3 h
Luna. . . J d, Jok, 3 c, 3 s, 2 c
Padma . . A c, Q c, 9 s, 7 d, 4 d
Parvati's blouse was long enough to cover her, as she took her bikini panties off. Hermione, looking at the hourglass, figured there was time for no more than six or seven more hands, and then took her turn kissing Harry.
Sudipta . 8 c, 7 s, 6 d, 5 d. . . discarded 3 c
Parvati . Jok, K h, K s . . . . . . . . . . 7 h, 5 c
Gin . . . A d, A h. . . . . . . . . . . . . K d, 7 d, 2 c
Georgia . K c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J d, 7 c, 6 h, 3 s
Hermione. Jok, Q c, J c . . . . . . . . . . 4 d, 2 h
Harry . . A s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10h, 8 s, 3 h, 2 d
Luna. . . 8 h, 8 d. . . . . . . . . . . . . J s, 9 h, 4 s
Padma . . A c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10d, 9 d, 3 d, 2 s
Irena . . Q s, Q h. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10c, 6 c, 4 c
"You better lose this time, Potter," Padma tried to growl.
"Well, if YOU lose, you have to kiss all of us," Georgia said.
Everyone looked at Hermione. "Sounds fair, but on the lips or cheek!" Hermione warned.
Sudipta . 8 c, 7 s, 6 d, 5 d, 4 d
Parvati . Jok, K h, K s, 10h, 3 d
Gin . . . A d, A h, K d, 7 d, 6 s
Georgia . K c, 10d, 9 d, 7 c, 4 c
Hermione. Jok, Q c, Q d, J c, 4 h
Harry . . A s, 9 s, 6 c, 5 c, 2 s
Luna. . . J s, 8 h, 8 d, 8 s, 6 h
Padma . . A c, J h, 4 s, 3 h, 2 d
Irena . . Q s, Q h, 10c, 9 c, 2 h
"Guess I'm just lucky!" Harry said with a smile.
"Well, I didn't have to lose much," Georgia said, taking off her bra from under her blouse. Hermione looked puzzled, but let it go.
"You're just not that good a card player," Gin teased her adoptive sister.
"Oh really?"
"Yes, really!"
"Are you three times better?"
Gin blinked at that. "Huh?"
"You have four items, I have two. Loser goes down to one?"
"Deal!"
Parvati . K s, K d. . . . . . . . discarded 10d, 8 c, 4 h
Gin . . . 10c, 10s, 7 d, 7 s. . . . . . . . A d
Georgia . 6 c, 6 d. . . . . . . . . . . . . K c, J d, 9 d
Hermione. Jok, A c. . . . . . . . . . . . . J s, 5 s, 4 c
Harry . . J c, J h. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q c, 6 h, 5 s
Luna. . . A s, 7 c, 7 h . . . . . . . . . . Q d, 3 s
Padma . . 9 s, 9 c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 s, 5 d, 3 c
Irena . . Jok, Q s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 h, 4 s, 2 h
Sudipta . 8 s, 8 d. . . . . . . . . . . . . K h, Q h, 3 h
Georgia frowned.
Parvati . K s, K d, J s, 5 s, 3 c
Gin . . . 10c, 10s, 7 d, 7 s, 4 c
Georgia . K c, 6 c, 6 d, 6 h, 5 h
Hermione. Jok, A c, 9 d, 8 c, 5 d
Harry . . K h, Q h, J c, J h, 2 d
Luna. . . A s, 7 c, 7 h, 3 h, 3 s
Padma . . A d, 10d, 9 s, 9 c, 4 h
Irena . . Jok, Q s, 10h, 3 d, 2 c
Sudipta . A h, 8 s, 8 d, 4 s, 2 h
"Lucky!" Gin hissed. She turned around and stripped off her clothes, putting her blouse back on. Sudipta took the opportunity to remove her blouse without anyone else watching, making her the second one nude.
"Alright," Gin said, "me, Luna, Irena, and Parvati. Winner keeps their one, other three lose their last piece." She leered at Georgia, "Unless you want to risk two?"
"No, I risk one!" she answered, pulling her pants off, making certain her blouse kept her covered.
"Hermione?"
"NO!"
"Harry?" Gin and Georgia asked together.
"No thanks!"
Let's go!"
Gin . . . A d, K s, Q c, J s. . . discarded 8 s
Georgia . Jok, A c, A s . . . . . . . . . . Q d, 3 d
Luna. . . 2 s, 2 d. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 d, 7 s, 3 s
Irena . . 6 d, 6 s. . . . . . . . . . . . . K h, 7 c, 4 c
Parvati . A h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J h, 5 d, 4 s, 2 h
Gin . . . A d, K s, K c, Q c, J s
Georgia . Jok, A c, A s, J c, 9 h
Luna. . . J d, 7 s, 3 s, 2 s, 2 d
Irena . . 10c, 6 d, 6 s, 6 c, 2 c
Parvati . A h, 8 h, 7 h, 5 s, 4 s
"Bugger me!" Gin spat.
"Later," Parvati told her. Gin, Luna, Irena, and Parvati went nude.
"We only have three or four more hands to go," Luna said to Harry. "Could you at least take off your jumper?"
"For you, sure," Harry agreed.
Georgia . K c, J c, 4 c, 2 c. . . discarded 7 d
Hermione. Q h, J s, 10h, 9 h. . . . . . . . 3 c
Harry . . Jok, A s. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 s, 5 h, 4 h
Luna. . . A c, 6 h, 6 s . . . . . . . . . . K h, 10d
Padma . . Q c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J h, 10c, 5 d, 4 d
Irena . . A h, 2 h, 2 s . . . . . . . . . . 9 s, 3 d
Sudipta . 8 h, 8 c, 6 d, 6 c. . . . . . . . 3 h
Parvati . 5 s, 4 s, 3 s, 2 d. . . . . . . . Q d
Gin . . . 7 h, 7 c. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q s, 10s, 5 c
"Sure we can't tempt you with another side bet?" Georgia asked Hermione.
"Very."
Georgia . K d, K c, J c, 4 c, 2 c
Hermione. Q h, J d, J s, 10h, 9 h
Harry . . A s, Jok, 10s, 10c, 5 c
Luna. . . A c, Q d, 6 h, 6 s, 5 d
Padma . . Jok, A d, K s, Q c, 8 d
Irena . . A h, 9 c, 3 h, 2 h, 2 s
Sudipta . 8 h, 8 c, 7 s, 6 d, 6 c
Parvati . 5 h, 5 s, 4 s, 3 s, 2 d
Gin . . . 7 h, 7 c, 4 h, 4 d, 3 c
Irena kissed all the players after the others had kissed Harry, and Georgia set to deal.
Hermione. 6 c, 5 d, 4 s, 3 c. . . discarded 9 c
Harry . . 8 h, 7 h, 6 h, 5 h. . . . . . . . 2 c
Luna. . . 9 s, 8 c, 7 c, 6 s, 5 s
Padma . . A s, K h, Q d, J h. . . . . . . . 4 c
Irena . . Jok, 10d, 7 d, 6 d, 2 d
Sudipta . A c, 3 d, 3 s . . . . . . . . . . 10c, 2 h
Parvati . A h, K s, Q c, J c, 10s
Gin . . . Q h, Q s, 8 d, 8 s. . . . . . . . K d
Georgia . A d, K c. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 d, 7 s, 2 s
No one dared to dare Hermione. One look in her direction kept them all quiet.
Hermione. 9 d, 6 c, 5 d, 4 s, 3 c
Harry . . 9 h, 8 h, 7 h, 6 h, 5 h
Luna. . . 9 s, 8 c, 7 c, 6 s, 5 s
Padma . . A s, K h, Q d, J h, J d
Irena . . Jok, 10d, 7 d, 6 d, 2 d
Sudipta . A c, 9 c, 4 h, 3 d, 3 s
Parvati . A h, K s, Q c, J c, 10s
Gin . . . Q h, Q s, 8 d, 8 s, 3 h
Georgia . A d, K c, J s, 7 s, 4 d
"You're all nasty, evil pervs, each and every one of you!" Hermione declared, crossing her arms over her vest-clad chest. "The room made me lose, 'cause you all want to see my . . . my. . . ."
"Knockers?" Parvati teased.
"Fried eggs?" Gin teased next.
"Baps, maybe, but they're certain too large to be called fried eggs" Georgia offered.
"But too small for bristols, boozys, or jubblies," Gin countered.
"Mounds of perfection?" Sudipta suggested wistfully. Even Hermione laughed.
"Remember, we don't get to leave until we see 'em!" Gin reminded Hermione. "Let's see what you have!"
Harry turned around, and Hermione stripped off her under-shirt. After the round of kissing, they saw there was only time for one more hand.
"All or nothing?" Georgia asked. "We'll cut for high card?"
"You don't get it, do you?" Hermione asked. "The game is fixed!"
"Please, Hermione?" Sudipta asked. Hermione ignored her.
Luna leaned over, and talked to Hermione softly. "Yes, the game is 'fixed.' Think of the last hand as an experiment. Considering the Room, you are no more likely to loose either way."
Gin held out the deck of cards.
Hermione bit her lip, and agreed. She took a card. "Nine of diamonds," she said.
There was a quick shuffle, and Georgia picked, "The nine of diamonds!"
Harry turned around again, and as the two girls removed their last articles of clothing, the timer went off.
Hermione started getting dressed immediately. Luna came and again spoke softly in her ear, and Hermione calmed down.
"This was just a silly little game," Padma said. "We all can get dressed, and, for the most part, we can ignore what happened tonight. Alright?"
They all agreed, and dressed quickly.
Padma took Georgia's hand, and they left the room, each giving Harry a kiss on the way out. The other four did the same, leaving Harry, Luna, and Hermione.
Author notes: See, I warned you! After the intense emotions of the last five chapters, this just popped out. Things get serious again the afternoon of Boxing Day.