Chessy, Riley and Hermione emerged from the bathroom. Chessy was now finally cleaned up thanks to Hermione's expert Clorox spells. And of course, the first thing that they heard was loud, roaring screams.
"What's going on out here?" Hermione yelled. That's when they saw it. In the doorway, somehow in full body form, was Voldemort.
"And me!"
…And Quirrel.
"Blimey!" Seamus yelled. "What the hell is he doing here?!"
"I got an invite, Potter," Voldemort said. "So I came."
"Wha-?!" Harry exclaimed. "I never sent you an invite!"
Neville stuttered, "Well… I m-m-might've…."
Everyone in the room glared at him, "NEVILLE!"
"I'm s-s-sorry! I must've accidentally sent it to him instead of that other guy!"
"What other guy?" Riley asked. Neville pulled out the list of invitees and Marcus began reading from it.
"Someone named Joe Walker." They all shrugged with confusion and returned their attention to their unwelcome guests.
"Quick, get your wands ready and shoot stun spells at them!" Lupin yelled from across the room.
"YEAH!" The students cheered, prepping the stun the Dark Lord.
"Wait! Wait!" Quirrell stepped in front of Voldemort, who was standing there sheepishly. "He's really changed guys! He's really nice now!"
"Prove it!" Ron yelled. The next moment was very unexpected. Even though it was kinda awesome, it was still really weird.
Before everyone's eyes, Voldemort and Quirrell kissed.
There were mixed reactions, all unnoticed by the kissing couple. Most of the guests, including Harry, Riley and Ron were cringing. Some, like Luna, thought it was actually really sweet. If you were Marcus or Chessy, however, you would've just thought of it as nothing but proof of their honesty.
"Good enough for me!" Chessy exclaimed. "Welcome to the party, Voldy!"
After a few moments or drinking and socialization, cheering suddenly emerged from one end of the room.
"What the-?" Voldemort exclaimed.
"Hey guys, look!" Ginny yelled. "Someone brought a piñata!"
"That's right," Lupin said, carrying it in. It was a puny thing, a green dinosaur with a yellow belly and a stupid complextion. "Now we don't have any string, so I say we just crush all the candy out in other ways."
"YEAH!" The students cheered again, hopping to their feet to see the piñata empty out it's candy.
"Are there any Reeses in that dinosaur?" Chessy asked.
Ron grabbed it and started shaking it violently, "Tell us what's inside you!" No reply.
"Let me see that, Ron," Lupin said with a smile, "I'm going to pretend it was that guy I saw at the Hog's Head last night."
"Last night?" Marcus wondered. Lupin ignored the response as he prepped to hit it.
Quirrell stood up, "I'll hold it if you promise not to hit me." Lupin nodded as Quirrell held it up into the air.
"This is for taking up all the dance floor!" Lupin lifted his leg, ninja-style, and swung it at the dinosaur… but it left no damage. Riley grabbed an umbrella from a can near the door and started poking it.
"Y'know that's not going to do any damage," Chessy stated out loud.
Riley gave her a goofy look as Quirrell placed it on the coffeetable. "Shaddup."
"Stand aside boys." Malfoy emerged from the back of the room, his colleagues, Crabbe and Goyle, beside him. "I'll handle this." He stared at the piñata dinosaur and suddenly kicked it so hard that it slammed against the wall, but not breaking it.
"Let me try," Ginny smiled, also kicking it into a wall, but still not breaking it.
Ron picked it up and with a loud roar, he threw it at the wall, causing some damage, but not enough to release the candy goodness inside.
Dumbledore picked it up as Lupin stared at it, "That's the most resilient piñata I've ever seen."
Chessy glanced at Voldemort, "Voldy, finish it please!"
"I don't know if I can," he said.
"Try it," she responded smiling.
Voldemort looked at the umbrella Riley was holding, "Can I see that?"
"Sure." She tossed it to him and walked over to the piñata. He grabbed it on the arm as Dumbledore held it up, holding it steady. He aimed it in between its eyes, causing groans to emit from the crowd. With a quick lunge, he thrusted the umbrella into the beast…
…Causing it to go into its left eye and through the back of its head. Everyone cheered.
"And now for the best part," Ron exclaimed, looking at Harry.
"ZOMBIE TIME!" The boys grabbed the piñata, along with Malfoy, Seamus, Dean and some others and tore at it, growling loudly and making zombie noises. Finally, it was open.
Lupin poured its contents out for everyone to find it only contained Sugar Babies, Dum-Dums, Sweet Pops, Bubba Gum and miscellaneous gumballs.
"Well," Chessy began, "Was it worth it you guys?" Many shook their heads.
"There's no chocolate or Reeses," Malfoy groaned.
"On the bright side," Ron began, a cherry Dum-Dum in his mouth, "I think we all learned a lesson today." They all stared at him, including Hermione, who was surprised that Ron actually learned something. "There's a reason the dinosaurs are extinct."
Yes, this entire chapter was mainly inspired by a Starkid Challenge called "Starkids vs. the Pinata". It felt right for the occasion :)
