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[alt_ron]

Say, Lunes.

It happened. I mean, I guess we knew it would. Anywiz, the new challenge is the follow-on to that one about the secret.

I hope you don't regret helping me. Too much.

Anywiz, it says I have to go to the person whose secret I found out and 'offer that person a choice between performing a public act they will find embarrassing (at your discretion--that's mine, it means) or having their secret revealed to the school'.

So, um. I was thinking I could dare you to kiss Harry sometime when there'd be loads of people around, or, if you didn't take the dare, you'd have to have your secret told. I mean. I think most girls wouldn't do it because he's, y'know... and doesn't like that kind of attention, and some people would find that embarrassing to have to do, right? Anywiz. You could do that, couldn't you? And not have me have to tell everyone about how you didn't know what your monthly was when it first...

Yeah. Let's not...

Because, I mean, it says I'd have to announce it to the whole school. And they're serious about that. It says: '*By Announce we truly mean ANNOUNCE. You may not start a rumour, gossip about it with a mate or two, or otherwise rely on the grapevine to spread the news. You must personally see to it that everyone learns the secret.'

The deadline for this is the last supper before Easter hols, and then, if you haven't accepted my dare, I'd have to get up and tell your secret in the Great Hall. So if you don't think you could do the kissing thing, then I'll try to think of something else that would seem embarrassing enough but not be horrible.

And, um. If you think this is an alright dare, but doesn't quite go far enough? Then maybe you can think of something you'd have to say to him first before you kiss him. Something that would be kind of mad to say out loud where everyone can hear.

So.

What do you think?

Comments

[alt_luna]

First of all, I'm entirely willing to do either one. The things that embarrass other girls really don't bother me much.

I think if you get up and announce to everyone in the Great Hall that I thought I was dying when I first had my monthly because my Mum wasn't there to explain, YOU'D be much more embarrassed than I would. (I know a charm I can cast on myself that will make me blush quite hot, if you think it's necessary).

I think HARRY would be much more embarrassed than I would if I kissed him. I could make light of it, by explaining to anyone within hearing that actually the Son of Our Lord gives MUCH better luck when kissed in mid-April than if you kiss a ginger on the spring Equinox--it's the sort of rather mad thing that people would think I would really believe. And I could make it quick, kiss him just on the nose, you know. Probably best not to warn him first, so he can't dodge, but I promise not to make it too agonising for him.

I think the most important thing is, what would help you the most in the competition, the way you want things to fall out, Ron? Because that's the whole point of this, isn't it?

Telling everyone that story about my first monthly fulfills the requirements exactly, as stated. But I'm sure they're hoping that you could uncover something more juicy and scandalous. Like that a certain student's mum is really a half-blood, or a black marketeer, or that they have a squib brother hidden in a closet somewhere. (Or that they have the hidden plates and type for a clandestine newspaper, just to pick a random example!) I think you might be marked down a bit more if you announce my secret than if you order me to kiss Harry. Yes, most would consider it embarrassing but I think they may mark you down because it's not real dirt, do you see? And you want to be marked down after all, right? Because you don't really want to get on the Council?

If you choose to make me kiss Harry, well--perhaps they'd decide it means you have a lot of nerve.

What do you think? As I said, I'm fine with it, either way.

The real question is: what do you honestly think serves your purposes the best? That's what we should do.

[alt_ron]

Yeah, no. We don't want to have to tell your secret. That's the whole idea here. And making you kiss Harry is nervy, but not risky or rude or cruel or anything. So it's perfect as long as you don't mind doing it.

Just be sure you do it when it will have a bit of dramatic impact, y'know? Oh, I know. I've got some of the twins' bells and whistles baubles. You could set one of those off first and get everyone's attention before you do it.

And you're totally right: don't tell Harry what you're going to do ahead of time because he'll give it away that by being nervous. And, um, I think you need to do more than give him a kiss on the nose. I mean, you'll have to give him a proper snogging for this to be good enough.

Sorry, yeah?