Samantha and Will were having a good night. Their three kids were at her mom's house for the night and they were on their way to Michelle's party. This was going to be the best Halloween party that either had ever been to. Everyone knew that Michelle Edgecome threw the best Halloween parties. Somehow, Michelle had managed to rent Riddle manor over in Little Hangleton. It was known as one of the most haunted houses in all of England. Supposedly, Satanists had performed a ritual there about three years ago. No one knew what had happened in the ritual, but many of the townspeople talked about the beams of light that had appeared over the graveyard near the manor, as well as the unearthly glow that had been in the area for about thirty minutes. When the cops investigated the scene, all they found was a burnt spot among the graves and several broken gravestones.
None of this mattered to Samantha and Will. They did not believe in the paranormal, and knew that there was nothing there that could hurt them. But, Michelle knew how to throw a good party, and considering the location… Tonight promised to be a lot of fun.
They pulled up in front of the manor just after the sun set. There were a lot of cars in the driveway, but amazingly, there was no noise coming from the house. This made Samantha a bit nervous, but she did not want to say anything to Will. She did not realize it, but Will was a bit nervous also.
As they walked up to the house, Samantha and Will started holding hands. They did not know what was going on, but both were starting to feel a lot of fear. Will, who was trying hard not to show his unease, spoke up. "I bet they saw us coming and are going to try to scare us." Samantha nodded and agreed with him. As they walked inside, they noticed that everything had a layer of dust on it. Also, there was no sign of Michelle or any of their friends. Samantha yelled out. "Where is everyone?" Michelle walked into the room and motioned for them to join her. "We are in here. Hurry up guys, or you will miss the best part of the party!"
Samantha and Will walked over to Michelle and gave her a hug. They then followed her to the door and went into the next room. Before they got to the door, a strange looking man opened the door for them. His costume was rather frightening. He had a robe of some sort on and his face was all covered in makeup. He did not appear to have a nose and his eyes were red. When they entered the room they saw all of their friends sitting at a huge table. Some appeared to be slumped over in their chairs, while others were sitting there with a look of glee on their faces. They greeted the man that had opened the door and started walking to the last two spots at the table. As they walked, Samantha heard the man behind them speak strangely. It sounded like he tried to say "Abra Kedabra." Before she could ask what he had said, Will fell face forward on the ground. She reached down to try and help him up, but he did not stir. She felt for his pulse but to her horror, realized that he was dead!
She turned around and looked at the strange man still standing beside Michelle at the door. He was holding a stick in his hand and smiling at her. He smiled at her and asked. "Would you like to join your friends in death you filthy muggle?" Samantha jumped up and grabbed a knife off the table and charged at the man. He smiled and waved the stick at her. This time she heard the words clearly.
"Avada Kedavra"