The Truth (or Dare) Hurts

The boys watched as Seamus squirmed still using the radius-thingy charm. (A/N: I'm too lazy to explain the charm, lol. Just think of it as a sort of movie theatre screen). His mouth gaped open. He resembled a fish stuck on land trying to grab whatever air it could, although in Seamus' case he was trying to fish for any explanation.

"Is that Parvati's toothbrush?" Lavender asked innocently. She picked up the hot pink toothbrush that had rolled to her feet. She held it gingerly by the handle.

The boys watched as a flush crept up Seamus' neck and into his face. The resemblance to Ron was uncanny. There was no invisibility cloak to run to. The dorm had accioed it back long ago. Instead Seamus took his hands and covered his hot face and replied, "Yeah, but listen-"

Lavender gave Seamus no time to explain and rushed at him. At first Seamus looked up stricken, afraid that she was going to clobber him. Parvati was Lavender's best friend and all. Instead she gave him a great hug.

"Oh you're so sweet! Coming here to defend my honour!" Lavender cooed.

Seamus had the disturbed look that Dean had sported not too long ago. Before he thought of how good this situation was he said, "Say what?"

Lavender took no notice however and went on, "Oh you must have heard us arguing before! And you knew she was wrong and everything for dissing my nail polish. And then you came up here and you befouled her toothbrush all for me!" She still had not let go Seamus.

Seamus didn't mention that he had done the same to her toothbrush. Instead he managed to gasp out, "Um, sure. Yes of course."

She got out of the hug, but she did not let go of his shoulders. "You like how I did my nails? Right?" She brought one of her hands under his nose to admire.

"Yes of course," answered Seamus a bit unsurely. He also added, "Um, listen. Could I buy you a new toothbrush?"

Lavender looked at Seamus strangely. She then burst out, "A consecration of our love! Yes of course!"

"Um, yeah, sure," Seamus responded lamely.

Lavender changed from her preppy, bubbly self, as she murmured seductively, "You know, you've been a very good boy. But what I'm going to have to do now will make me a very naughty girl."

Seamus gulped as she stepped closer and closer. The boys from the dormitory watched expectantly, until the image blurred.

From the girls' bathroom, Seamus heard a collective groan of "Noooooo!"

Lavender broke apart from Seamus and gasped, "What was that?"

"Um, I have to go now! I'll meet you in the Astronomy Tower later on tonight," Seamus managed to splutter, and he ran off.

"Seamus! Wait!" Lavender called off.

Seamus sprinted through the length of the common room, ran up to the dormitory and then slammed the door shut. "I love you guys," Seamus gasped, "but I hate you guys so bad!"

"What did she do?" asked Harry interestedly.

"She kissed me," Seamus responded bewilderedly.

"She obviously doesn't know what you did to her toothbrush, eh?" Ron smirked.

"Well, I promised to buy her a new one..." Seamus answered dreamily.

"No way. No chance. That would be letting you off too easy. You guys are going to be meeting in the Astronomy Tower, right? Guess what she's going to do right before?" Dean looked at Seamus with a wicked grin. Seamus gulped in response. Dean answered for him, "Brush her teeth."

Seamus groaned, and then smiled and said, "But it's my turn to ask isn't it?" He looked at Dean for a moment and then said, "Truth or dare... Ron?"

Ron looked at him slightly startled. He hadn't been expecting his turn to come again so soon. He thought for a moment, his mind nearly swinging towards truth, but he realized that he would have to do a dare sometime and he would rather not give the other boys more ammo to use. "Dare."

"I was hoping you would say so, Ron. I saw Hermione on my way back up here. She's in a chair reading another one of her freakishly long books. The common room's nice and filled," Seamus said.

"So what are you getting at?" asked Ron.

"I want you to go down those stairs and sing a little song to Hermione. I want you to say, before you begin to sing, 'This song's for you, Hermione'. Then sing, um..." He looked at the other guys for suggestions.

"Sing Whitney H's 'I Will Always Love You'," Dean said.

"But I don't know that song." Ron looked severely distraught.

"Make it up, mate." Harry nudged Ron towards the door.

"Oh, and here's a flower to give her at the end of your performance," Seamus said while making a red rose appear from his wand tip.

"You guys are insane. I refuse to do it," Ron said flatly.

"You're going to," Seamus said resolutely. "You know what charms we put on this room. They'll make you do it, if you don't make yourself."

"SAVE COWS, EAT CHEESE!" screamed Neville.

They all turned to look at him. He shrugged. "What? I haven't spoken in a while..."

"All right, then..." Dean looked slightly disturbed. He shoved Ron further. "Come on, just go and do it."

Ron looked like he would rather puke.

~I'm sorry that this chapter isn't as funny as the rest. It's very important for the rest of the story. I'm also SUPER SORRY for not writing a new chapter in so (x a billion) long! But I didn't forget you guys! Thank you so much for reviewing. The more you review, the more I want to write! ~