A/N hee hee hee (insert evil laugh) my lovely witches, here is the special
Halloween episode, enjoy! (Cackles gleefully even though she is a vampire
and keeps biting herself with her snazzy set of fangs.) Happy "All Hallows
Eve" Sneak peak Chapter 26, Harry and Snape celebrate Samhain, it's majorly
angsty for both look for it on the weekend cause tomorrow I'll be busy
'feeding' mmmm juicy necks, send reviews and send blood.
Chapter 25 - SoMeThInG wIcKeD
"Here comes the circus now to steal your life away Catch unwary children at their play Disturb what was a peaceful island of calm A storm is coming on the horizon The traveller begs for you for his words to heed To fear the evil thing that he proceeds Recurring evil in the autumn times of sin A mad collection of broken men Thunder ripping out across the sky Draw the lightning out of my mind By the prickling of my thumbs Something wicked this way comes The house of mirrors is your place of play Ten thousand faces driving you insane A carnival of hate now crawling through your mind A gripping fear that leaves you paralyzed Thunder ripping out across the sky Draw the lightning out of my mind By the prickling of my thumbs Something wicked this way comes" Credit: Nuclear Assault - Something Wicked and of course Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Hermione's long shimmering gown swished down the stairs as she made her way to the great hall. Peeves and Nearly Headless Nick swept past her, reveling in their favourite celebration of the year. The great hall was done up with magical spell that made the ceiling appear to be lit by a huge orange full moon, Towering trees cast spooky shadows and bats screeched overhead.
The hall was lit by large flickering candles and spooky music played. A dark haired handsome knight walked towards her. Despite the black mask shielding his face she knew those striking green eyes anywhere. "Harry." She smiled at him. He shook his head. "I'm not Harry tonight."
"Oh excuse me, should I just address you as the black knight."
Harry smiled. "Sir Knight will do."
She playfully smacked his arm.
"You are supposed to be the knight in shining armor, so why are you the black knight tonight?"
Harry's smile briefly disappeared. "I guess I'm rebelling tonight." He then added. "You look lovely Hermione, although I know you are not but you do look like a perfect angel."
"Thanks Harry."
"Um Hi Hermione, you look nice." Ron stumbled. He was dressed in brown and wore a mask to resemble a spider and had 4 more additional arms and legs dangling off him.
"Of all the things you could have been why are you a spider?"
He laughed. "To try and confront my fears."
An unearthly scream shattered the air as fog swirled at their feet. "Wwwwhat was that?" Neville asked. Neville was dressed in blue as a large Cornish pixie.
"Nothing to worry about, it's just the banshee that was hired for tonight. She's up there in the tree." Explained Luna, she was dressed as a genie.
They looked up to see the luminous figure with long black hair swirling around her white pale face. She peered down at all the revelers as if looking for the one whom death stalked.
Harry looked around and shuddered slightly when he saw Snape. Snape as usual was dressed in black. He had a long cloak around him and his face had a paling charm, his skin had a deathly pallor and on his neck where two bloody puncture wounds. He smiled at Professor McGonagall and Harry saw two long sharp gleaming fangs.
"Doesn't Professor McGonagall look great?" Asked Ginny who was disguised as emerald green mermaid? Professor McGonagall wore a silver gown and her hair hung down past her waist, she was obviously an enchantress.
Suddenly a cloud passed over the moon and the candles blew out. The banshee screamed again and a voice that everyone recognized as Dumbledore's spoke. "The cloud will move from the moon in five minutes, during that time chocolate bats will fly rapidly around you. Those who catch the most bats will win the enchanted goblin cup; it will automatically refill with steaming mugs of hot chocolate with marshmallows whenever you so desire. Good luck."
Pandemonium broke out as everyone tried to catch the tiny chocolate bats. Once the five minutes were over the winner turned out to be Seamus who immediately drank a rich creamy hot chocolate from his steaming goblin cup.
A werewolf then howled long and sorrowfully. Professor Lupin came into view holding a candle; he was disguised as a werewolf. Since it wasn't really a full moon, Harry and the others knew that it was just a disguise and no one had anything to fear. "Somewhere in this room you will find a magical pumpkin, it will wear many faces and when it becomes a pirate it will contain a magical eyeball. If you hold it in your hand it will look at the person you are to dance with, leading off the first dance of this spooky night and award the two winners a big mug of warm butterbeer and free supply of one butterbeer per weekend for the rest of the school year.
The 'sticky webs group' started singing while the students scrambled to find the magical pumpkin. As Hermione searched her halo fell off and bent down to pick it up, she saw something orange gleaming in a hollow of the towering oak tree. She made her way over to it and picked up the magical pumpkin. It's faces changed while the 'sticky webs" sang when she saw the evil face of a pirate she opened it and took out the slippery eyeball. Professor Lupin's voice echoed across the hall again. "Congratulations Ms. Granger, enjoy your dance and your butterbeers." The eyeball spun and landed on a lean figure in black wearing a hood and a black mask.
She squinted but whoever it was sank back further in the hood. He carried a scythe in his hand and Hermione laughed. "I'm the good angel and you are the angel of death, light and dark, how appropriate." The dark angel didn't respond but held out his gloved hand. Hermione took it and his arm slipped around her waist as they moved across the floor. He was a fabulous dancer and Hermione was almost sad when the dance ended. Whoever he was he drank his butterbeer down quickly and then walked to the other end of the hall. It was then that Hermione realized the dark angel walked with a slight limp. Professor Snape stood in the glow of the full fake moon and flashed his fangs at the students. "This night isn't all fun and games, evil lurks in our midst, pull out your wands and ready yourselves for the flying gargoyle who will try and grab you and fly off with you. The first who can immobilize him and lock him into this gilded cage will win a bottle of polyjuice potion. Those who lose and end up flying with the gargoyle." Snape stopped for a moment to smile evilly and lick his fangs. "Will become my midnight snack." He waved his wand in the air and the golden gargoyle flew through the air with a raucous shriek.
The second Snape stepped down the banshee gave the worst bloodcurdling cry of the night and pointed her long boney finger at him.
Snape underneath the paling potion turned deadly white, as he looked up startled at the frightening specter.
Draco's heart did a painful jump. Banshees predicted death. He shivered at the onset of a sudden chill.
Across the room Hermione gasped. "Did you see that, the banshee pointed at Professor Snape?"
"Oh don't worry Hermione, everything about this evening has been staged." Ron stated.
"I hope you are right." She replied with a frown.
They took off in search of the golden gargoyle and much to everyone's surprise; Neville shouted "immobulus" at the gargoyle and pointed his wand.
Harry almost laughed when he saw the look on Snape's face. He was positively stunned.
Snape managed to clear his throat and mutter "Congratulations Mr. Longbottom, here is your potion. Be careful what you use it for."
Neville beamed.
The music started to play again.
"I love this song, do you want to dance." Hermione asked Ron, who blushed. "Um, yah, ok."
They made their way out to the floor.
Harry danced with Luna but he couldn't get the banshee out of his head. A touch of fear entered his heart as he glanced at Snape. What if Hermione was right? What if the banshee predicted death and Snape was the next one? What if it happened because he was helping him? He shivered slightly.
Chapter 25 - SoMeThInG wIcKeD
"Here comes the circus now to steal your life away Catch unwary children at their play Disturb what was a peaceful island of calm A storm is coming on the horizon The traveller begs for you for his words to heed To fear the evil thing that he proceeds Recurring evil in the autumn times of sin A mad collection of broken men Thunder ripping out across the sky Draw the lightning out of my mind By the prickling of my thumbs Something wicked this way comes The house of mirrors is your place of play Ten thousand faces driving you insane A carnival of hate now crawling through your mind A gripping fear that leaves you paralyzed Thunder ripping out across the sky Draw the lightning out of my mind By the prickling of my thumbs Something wicked this way comes" Credit: Nuclear Assault - Something Wicked and of course Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Hermione's long shimmering gown swished down the stairs as she made her way to the great hall. Peeves and Nearly Headless Nick swept past her, reveling in their favourite celebration of the year. The great hall was done up with magical spell that made the ceiling appear to be lit by a huge orange full moon, Towering trees cast spooky shadows and bats screeched overhead.
The hall was lit by large flickering candles and spooky music played. A dark haired handsome knight walked towards her. Despite the black mask shielding his face she knew those striking green eyes anywhere. "Harry." She smiled at him. He shook his head. "I'm not Harry tonight."
"Oh excuse me, should I just address you as the black knight."
Harry smiled. "Sir Knight will do."
She playfully smacked his arm.
"You are supposed to be the knight in shining armor, so why are you the black knight tonight?"
Harry's smile briefly disappeared. "I guess I'm rebelling tonight." He then added. "You look lovely Hermione, although I know you are not but you do look like a perfect angel."
"Thanks Harry."
"Um Hi Hermione, you look nice." Ron stumbled. He was dressed in brown and wore a mask to resemble a spider and had 4 more additional arms and legs dangling off him.
"Of all the things you could have been why are you a spider?"
He laughed. "To try and confront my fears."
An unearthly scream shattered the air as fog swirled at their feet. "Wwwwhat was that?" Neville asked. Neville was dressed in blue as a large Cornish pixie.
"Nothing to worry about, it's just the banshee that was hired for tonight. She's up there in the tree." Explained Luna, she was dressed as a genie.
They looked up to see the luminous figure with long black hair swirling around her white pale face. She peered down at all the revelers as if looking for the one whom death stalked.
Harry looked around and shuddered slightly when he saw Snape. Snape as usual was dressed in black. He had a long cloak around him and his face had a paling charm, his skin had a deathly pallor and on his neck where two bloody puncture wounds. He smiled at Professor McGonagall and Harry saw two long sharp gleaming fangs.
"Doesn't Professor McGonagall look great?" Asked Ginny who was disguised as emerald green mermaid? Professor McGonagall wore a silver gown and her hair hung down past her waist, she was obviously an enchantress.
Suddenly a cloud passed over the moon and the candles blew out. The banshee screamed again and a voice that everyone recognized as Dumbledore's spoke. "The cloud will move from the moon in five minutes, during that time chocolate bats will fly rapidly around you. Those who catch the most bats will win the enchanted goblin cup; it will automatically refill with steaming mugs of hot chocolate with marshmallows whenever you so desire. Good luck."
Pandemonium broke out as everyone tried to catch the tiny chocolate bats. Once the five minutes were over the winner turned out to be Seamus who immediately drank a rich creamy hot chocolate from his steaming goblin cup.
A werewolf then howled long and sorrowfully. Professor Lupin came into view holding a candle; he was disguised as a werewolf. Since it wasn't really a full moon, Harry and the others knew that it was just a disguise and no one had anything to fear. "Somewhere in this room you will find a magical pumpkin, it will wear many faces and when it becomes a pirate it will contain a magical eyeball. If you hold it in your hand it will look at the person you are to dance with, leading off the first dance of this spooky night and award the two winners a big mug of warm butterbeer and free supply of one butterbeer per weekend for the rest of the school year.
The 'sticky webs group' started singing while the students scrambled to find the magical pumpkin. As Hermione searched her halo fell off and bent down to pick it up, she saw something orange gleaming in a hollow of the towering oak tree. She made her way over to it and picked up the magical pumpkin. It's faces changed while the 'sticky webs" sang when she saw the evil face of a pirate she opened it and took out the slippery eyeball. Professor Lupin's voice echoed across the hall again. "Congratulations Ms. Granger, enjoy your dance and your butterbeers." The eyeball spun and landed on a lean figure in black wearing a hood and a black mask.
She squinted but whoever it was sank back further in the hood. He carried a scythe in his hand and Hermione laughed. "I'm the good angel and you are the angel of death, light and dark, how appropriate." The dark angel didn't respond but held out his gloved hand. Hermione took it and his arm slipped around her waist as they moved across the floor. He was a fabulous dancer and Hermione was almost sad when the dance ended. Whoever he was he drank his butterbeer down quickly and then walked to the other end of the hall. It was then that Hermione realized the dark angel walked with a slight limp. Professor Snape stood in the glow of the full fake moon and flashed his fangs at the students. "This night isn't all fun and games, evil lurks in our midst, pull out your wands and ready yourselves for the flying gargoyle who will try and grab you and fly off with you. The first who can immobilize him and lock him into this gilded cage will win a bottle of polyjuice potion. Those who lose and end up flying with the gargoyle." Snape stopped for a moment to smile evilly and lick his fangs. "Will become my midnight snack." He waved his wand in the air and the golden gargoyle flew through the air with a raucous shriek.
The second Snape stepped down the banshee gave the worst bloodcurdling cry of the night and pointed her long boney finger at him.
Snape underneath the paling potion turned deadly white, as he looked up startled at the frightening specter.
Draco's heart did a painful jump. Banshees predicted death. He shivered at the onset of a sudden chill.
Across the room Hermione gasped. "Did you see that, the banshee pointed at Professor Snape?"
"Oh don't worry Hermione, everything about this evening has been staged." Ron stated.
"I hope you are right." She replied with a frown.
They took off in search of the golden gargoyle and much to everyone's surprise; Neville shouted "immobulus" at the gargoyle and pointed his wand.
Harry almost laughed when he saw the look on Snape's face. He was positively stunned.
Snape managed to clear his throat and mutter "Congratulations Mr. Longbottom, here is your potion. Be careful what you use it for."
Neville beamed.
The music started to play again.
"I love this song, do you want to dance." Hermione asked Ron, who blushed. "Um, yah, ok."
They made their way out to the floor.
Harry danced with Luna but he couldn't get the banshee out of his head. A touch of fear entered his heart as he glanced at Snape. What if Hermione was right? What if the banshee predicted death and Snape was the next one? What if it happened because he was helping him? He shivered slightly.