the_debt_of_time

a dare to everyone. Each person can choose to perform the dare. If they don't want to,
they can choose to drink the Veritaserum. The person who issued the dare then gets to ask
the table of drinkers any question."
"Any question except the truth of how we all got our nicknames," Sirius added
quickly. "Those are absolutely off limits. The stories are better, trust me."
"Where did you get Veritaserum?" Lily asked, tossing a scathing look at Sirius, who
was already reaching for the second bottle of firewhisky in the centre of the table, twisting
it open with practised ease.
The four Marauders grinned at each other before answering Lily in a way that
sounded suspiciously rehearsed:
"I brewed it," said James.
"I bought it," said Remus.
"I found it," said Peter.
"I nicked it," said Sirius.
"I'm in!" Mary said with a delighted look on her face. "Come on, girls. There are
things I've been dying to know about these boys."
"There are things I would rather remain in the dark about," Lily said flatly. "I don't
want to play."
James grinned and winked at her. "Come on, Evans. Are you afraid I'll ask you how
often you dream about me?"
Lily scowled in response. "Fine," she said, accepting the challenge. "I'll play. But
just so that I can set the record straight, once and for all; then maybe you'll get off your
bloody high horse."
"High horse?" James tilted his head. "Is that like a Pegasus?"
"Muggle phrase," Mia muttered to him.
"So, we're all in?" Sirius asked, adding the drops to the bottle.
"Do you know what you're doing there?" Alice asked nervously.
"Yep. Just following the instructions left by the Prewetts. Too much, and we'll all
end up confessing our deepest secrets without provocation. Too little, and we'll manage to
get in a lie or two. Needs to be exact."
"I think this is a bad idea," Remus said, shaking his head.