Uh. Halloween. Jessica shuddered at the mere mention of it. Why in Merlin's name would you dress up as some sort of scary or abnormal creature (some costumes even more so in the wizarding world) in order to retrieve sweets or have an excuse to throw eggs at someone? The whole concept made no sense to her whatsoever, so here she was in the Great Hall watching as a group of stupid Gryffindor sixth years decided to make a mockery of themselves. She let out a snort as she saw Dunce Number 1 tip all of his sweets on to Dunce Number 2 and wonder why he had none left. Meanwhile Dunce Number 3 whacked Dunce Number 1 over the head with a cauldron for being a dunce…
"Stupid Gryffindors," Jessica mumbled gently under her breath careful not to let them hear, because although she was Slytherin and therefore superior they were sixth years and she was just a first year.
Suddenly she could feel a presence beside her.
'Is he ever going to leave me alone?' Jessica thought to herself. Someone coughed but it was a girl. Jessica's eyes drifted upwards. It was Ruth a half-blood Ravenclaw.
"What do you want?" Jessica spat.
"Alright, no need for the famous Slytherin ice tongue."
Ruth visibly shifted away from Jessica who had been quietly thinking with her head in her Potions book.
"Sorry." Jessica mumbled. "What would you like from me?"
"Just wanted to see if you wanted to eat with us?"
"Actually, I was just leaving."
"Oh ok…"
Jessica stood up rather quickly and left Ruth sitting rather bewildered at the now empty of Slytherins, Slytherin table.
"Ha, a confused Ravenclaw." Jessica became rather amused with the thought. "And I was the one to do it!"
Jessica skipped merrily down the corridor quite pleased with today.
"Maybe Halloween isn't so awful after all."
That however, was before she found herself covered in what can only be described as eggs.
"That's for calling us stupid." Dunce Number 3 yelled
"Well, I guess I spoke too soon."