A/n- the 3rd & last chapter (I think). Review- PLEASE. And, yes I know it's not Halloween, but FF.N was down, so I couldn't post it where it would be up on Halloween- so there. Enjoy!!
DISCLAIMER- I dun't own the characters, thanks very much. They are the handy-dandy work of J.K.Rowling.

MUGGLE HALLOWEEN (with plenty of tricks & treats)

Halloween finally arrived at Hogwarts. No one, not even the teachers (except Snape, who had become so sour in the past weeks before the holiday that it was like he was on permanent PMS) could contain their curiosity at the prospect of how it would all turn out. Halloween Day, almost all of Harry's classes were fun and games. In Snape's class, however, they were forced to make chilling potions, which made the drinker feel like they had walked through a ghost. Harry remembered wanting to get under a million blankets after taking it. But classes were finally over, and all the students were allowed to go to their Common Room, and get ready for the night's festivities. Ron, Harry, and Hermione walked into the Gryffindor Common Room as soon as their last class let out. They all went to their dorms to get ready, and planned to meet as soon as they were done.
" Ron, what did you ever find for your costume?" asked Harry, as they climbed the staircase to the boys dorm.
" Well, it took a while, but I finally found something. It was in the very back of the catalog. It's, well, kind of stupid, but I couldn't find anything else good, and it's a, it's a..."
"It's a..." Harry tried to get him to finish.
" It'samagicalflameoffire." Ron said very quickly.
" It's a what?" asked Harry.
" It's a magical flame of fire." Stated Ron miserably. " I couldn't find anything else, and Ginny said it went well with my hair, and..."
Harry tried very hard to hold back laughter and comfort his friend all at once. It didn't work very well.
" Well Ron (large laughter spasm) I think you better stick with, er, magical Halloweens. None of this muggle business. But (another spasm of laughter) a aha, erm, flame, hahaha, is just great." said Harry with a big soppy grin on his face.
" Oh shut-it Harry. Anyway, what are you going to be?"
" I'm going as Prongs." Harry said nobly.
" What, antlers and everything?"
" Yeah, antlers and everything. Just, you know, because I couldn't think of anything else."
" Right. Just because you couldn't think of anything else." Ron said, with a knowing smile.
So the two got changed into their costumes, and went downstairs to meet Hermione. Some of the other 5th year Gryffindors were already there. Lavender and Parvati were matching cheerleaders. Seamus Finnigan had gone as leprechaun ("Wow", thought Harry, " Big Irish pride.") Dean Thomas was dressed as one of his football players (which Ron pointed out later, as " That quidditch imitator."). Hermione was no where in sight, and the guys were about to go down to the Great Hall without her, when -
" Holy shi... look Harry! It's, erm, Hermione, I think.
" Oh." Said Harry.
And, indeed, it was Hermione. But it didn't look like her at all. She was wearing a revealing tummy top, and had put streaks of gold glitter in her hair. She was adorned with jewelry, and a sort of crown.
" And you are supposed to be...?" asked Ron. Harry just stared.
" I, am an Egyptian sun goddess, thanks very much. Don't you like? Harry, you can please close your mouth, thanks." Hermione said all of this with a huge grin on her face. She offered her arms and said:
" Would you two guys mind escorting me to the Hall?"
Harry just nodded his head the antlers tipping over dangerously. Ron blushed, which made him look more like a flame than ever. So the three made their way to the Hall, not knowing what to expect when they got there.
Well, they certainly didn't look like the normal Great Hall decorations. They were pretty much black and orange paper cutouts. And there was no feast laid out, only bowls of candy everywhere. Students and teachers were dressed up all over the place too. Yup, this was not your normal Hogwarts Halloween.
" Student's, please line up to get a bag. Once you have your bag, you will go around to the different tables, hold out your bag and say: Trick-or-Treat. You will then be given a piece of candy. Thank you." said McGonagall.
The students stared at her for a moment, then shrugged. They began to do as they were told, and were actually enjoying it. Everybody started to get in the spirit ( everyone except for Malfoy who was staring at all the costumes and candy like they were diseased. He, in fact was not dressed up at all. He was just wearing his normal Hogwarts robes. Shows how much fun he is, huh?) and it looked like Halloween was going to be okay, even for Ron, in his "Magical Flame costume" and the absence of the feast he loved. Yes, everything was great, until the costume contest. It started out as a nice simple costume contest. All the students got into a line at the front of the Hall. The Minister of Magic himself had come out to judge it. Cornelis Fudge walked up and down the line, past Parvati and Lavender the matching cheerleaders, and past Dean with his football outfit. Past Neville, who was dressed as the muggle superhero Superman, and past Harry with his "Prong antlers". Past almost the whole school. Fudge finally reached a tie decision between Dumbledore as a bumblebee, and Hermione as the sun goddess (Pansy Parkinson, in her frilly princess dress, was looking very ticked off at Hermione by that time. In fact, the whole girl half of the student body was looking at Hermione a bit, erm, jealously.) when - the doors to the hall opened. All heads turned to look who had entered. All mouths dropped open in shock. There, coming through the doors was Snape. Oh yes, it was Snape, Harry and Ron were sure of it. But, as both boys were rolling on the floor barely able to breathe from laughter,you could tell it was Snape in the bunny suit. Cotton tail and all.



THE END :)*