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"Well," Spoke Pansy as she fixed her posture on the ground. "I could say I did not really expect for that much people to join." She paused then proceeded with a grin. "It's not like I'm complaining of course."

They were all seated in a big circle in an empty space in the Common Room, they also turned off the loud music in order to be able to hear one another better, however the emerald lights and decorations were still up in place as before.

"Okay so," Came the voice of one of the Slytherins from across the circle, "which 'muggle' game have we decided on?"

"I was thinking maybe Truth or Dare, or something named like that." Suggested Hermione. She was sitting in between Blaise and Harry, and across them were Ron, Lucien and Draco—and of course some other students from other houses.

"What's that?" Asked Harry, rummaging his hand through his hair. He was extremely worn out and sleepy, even though it's not even ten p.m yet, but he decided to keep it together for one night.

Hermione interweaved her fingers together. "Okay so basically," She began elaborating and most of the students listened carefully to her words, given the fact that she's one of the Muggleborns, so a muggle game should be familiar to her. "It's game were a person is asked to pick between 'Truth' or 'Dare'. If they pick 'Truth', then they are obligated to answer what they were asked truthfully. However if they choose 'Dare', then they have to do something in which they were dared to do, no excuses."

A moment of silence suffused the room. They were all shooting glances at one another, perhaps for approval or something.

Harry personally did not have a problem with the game, so he managed to fix his gaze onto Draco, and not to his surprise this time, the blonde was already returning the favor—staring back with a smirk upon his lips.

"To be honest," Uttered Zabini. "I'm down for anything so it's up to you guys."

Sounds of hums and agreement once again filled the circle. However, there was one person who caught Harry's eye.

It was Lucien.

Potter could not particularly make out what expression he had on his face but it was indeed a sign of anxiousness or hesitation, but Harry decided to shrug it off as soon as he glanced at Malfoy and saw him shooting glares towards him.

"Okay, but where's the fun in that if the person does not answer truthfully, how would we know whether he's lying or not?" Questioned a Hufflepuff girl.

"Are you suggesting we bring Veritaserum?" Asked Ron, furrowing his brows.

And at that particular moment, Harry's gaze landed on De Martel once again. The boy looked just as hesitant as he was a few moments ago, however now maybe a tad more. A rush of befuddlement fled through the Gryffindoor, and the suspicion he felt the first time they met, grew back.

Harry immediately snapped out of his trance when he heard Lucien's voice speak up suddenly.

"Actually," He muttered. "Why don't we play another game?"

"Hiding something, De Martel?" Smirked Draco. He then looked back at Harry with a hint of defeat in his eyes, given the fact that he had been always telling him and his friends that something about the new guy seemed fishy.

"Come on," Groaned Pansy as she laid on her back, arms spread back. "We don't have all night just figure out what we should play already."

"Well, I've been thinking," Lucien interrupted, as a feeling of relief suffused him internally, but Harry could see the solace in his eyes. "There's this muggle game I know, I'm pretty sure it's called Spin the Bottle."