A/n- my 1st actual story I've posted (everything else has been poems. So it's Halloween @ Hogwarts, but it's, erm, different frum all the other years. Chaos ensues. Quite funny (at least I hope u people think it iz.) And ya know that little box @ the bottom of the page? Yeah, the review box- where your 'spose to review the story. Just fill that out, and I won't send my overweight golden-retriever to come slobber you to death. Cheers!

HOGWARTS AND THE VERY UN-NORMAL HALLOWEEN

Harry Potter dragged himself down to the Great Hall and took a seat at the Gryffindor table. Not many people were there yet. He checked his watch. Yup, it was still really early, although Harry could've sworn Hermione would be down here by now (being the morning person that she is). Ron was still in bed, sleeping as much as he could before classes started. Suddenly, Harry saw Hermione racing toward him, cheeks rosy from running.
"What's up?" Harry asked, stifling a yawn.
" Hullo Harry. I was just talking to Dumbledore about umm, er,....."
" About...." Harry tried to get her to finish.
"Nothing." she said grinning. "Where's Ron?"
" Sleeping of course. Why?"
" Nothing." Hermione said again. "I just don't want him to miss...."
" Miss..." Harry tried to get her to finish again. But she would say no more.
Ron finally stumbled into the Hall ten minuets later- just in time for breakfast.
" 'Lo" he mumbled.
" It's about time!" Hermione said. Then turned her attention to the staff table.
" What's with her?" asked Ron.
" Dunno." replied Harry. " She's been wanting to say something all morning but stops before she finishes. Go figure."
Just then, Dumbledore rose from his seat. The Hall went silent.
" Before we hurry off to our classes, I must say a very interesting idea has been brought to my attention. As we all know, Halloween is just a few weeks away. Hogwarts has always celebrated this holiday in the same,very magical way. This fact has been pointed out to me (with this, Dumbledore stared straight at Hermione and winked. Hermione stared back and beamed. Harry and Ron stared at Hermione, both thinking- "oh no. What now?") and a suggestion has been made- one that I highly approve of. Instead of having a huge feast, why not have a feast of candy, that you go around asking for? Instead of watching skeletons dance, why not dress up as a skeleton yourself? Instead of celebrating Halloween the magical way, why not celebrate it the muggle way?"
Silence filled the Hall.
" Oh dear." thought Harry. "Here it comes."
Chaos ensued.
The first thing Harry heard was Draco Malfoy over at the Slytherin table.
" We're doing bloody what?!" Draco screeched. " My father is hearing about this."
" I haven't been trick-or-treating in years." Dean Thomas could be heard saying.
" Treak-or triting?" Ron asked.
"No, Ron, trick-or-treating. Muggle children do it every Halloween. It's where you dress up as something else and go around asking for candy. Isn't it a splendid idea? I just thought we could use something different this year, so I went and asked Dumbledore and he loved the idea - you know how he is about learning things about other cultures - so we talked and -"
" You mean there's not going to be a feast this year?" Ron asked.
" No Ron." Harry replied, grinning at the look of remorse on his friend's face. " I remember Dudley used to go with his gang. I think I went once. I had to dress up in one of his old costumes - it was a pig costume - had the tail and everything."
Just then, the bell for classes to start rang. Dumbledore managed to shout over the noise -
" The head of your house will tell you more tonight in your common rooms."
With that, the day began in a most odd way.


A/n- more to come. By the way - do English children even go trick-or-treating, or that just an American thing? If it's just an American thing, why dun't we overlook that 4 my story, k? now REVIEW!!! :)*