Disclaimer: Anything that
you might recognize from the Harry Potter books belongs to JK Rowling.
The events and characters in this story are purely fictional and are not
based on any real-life events or people. The new characters however are
mine so please do NOT use without my permission.
Enjoy!
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There was a loud pop and a cool silver
glow filled the room. There on the table in front of me stood a pretty
little crystal bottle. Inside, sparkled a clear liquid. The bottle had
a golden stopper on top and a note tied to it. Curious, I untied the note.
It read,
Dear Miss Felicity Chatel,
We of F&G Beauty Shoppe thank you for the purchase of this fine product. Please find the instructions enclosed below.
Instructions for Use
One dose of this potion
will last for exactly three days. Drink one mouthful and follow with a
glass of water. Results may vary from person to person. This potion is
completely safe and non-toxic. Enjoy!
Picking up the bottle, I turned it over in my hand. This would definitely be fun. Hmmm, I thought. The Halloween Ball would be in five days. I would wait another two days before using it.
Slipping the bottle and the note into my robes, I started up the stairs. Pausing, it occurred to me how bare the Common room looked. Not at all right for Halloween. Grinning, I lifted my wand and whispered a few choice words. The common room looked the same - for now.
I skipped up the rest of the stairs and fell right into bed.
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The sun shone through the tower window. I opened my eyes sleepily and yawned. Getting dressed in my usual plain (and drab) colours of grey and blue, I descended the staircase. My prank was not timed to begin yet so there was nothing suspicious. Slipping out the portrait door, I went down to breakfast. I waved to Adele as she went by my seat.
As the day went on, I attended my various classes. My motto was "anything worth doing is worth doing well", and I often thought that the Sorting Hat had gotten me wrong and I should have been in Ravenclaw. Consequently, I always tried my best to do well in my classes. As my final class of the day finished, I headed upstairs to my tower room. The other girls I shared it with hadn't come upstairs yet. Flinging my textbooks onto the bed, I stretched out on my pale lavender comforter. Two assignments to finish, some arithmancy questions and wand movements to practice. Nothing too serious, after all, they were't due until next week. Then came a tapping at the window. Rushing over, I opened it to let a cute little school owl fly in. She handed me a note, and flew off again. Untying the ribbon, I read,
Hi Felicity!
We're having a committee meeting to discuss the plans for the ball, so do you want to come? We'll be in the Charms classroom at 6:00 pm.
Adele
PS. Think about what kind of costume you want. No, I'm not letting you get away with hiding in your room this year!
Grinning, I placed the note onto my bedside
table. It was so nice of Adele to involve me (even though at the
last meeting that I went to, all I had done was nod in agreement at whatever
other people said). I had about three hours to do some homework,
and also dinner to eat before the meeting.
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At six o'clock that night I tapped on the Charms room door. Poking my head in, I saw various representatives from the different Houses lounged around the room. Waving and beaming, Professor Flitwick who was supervising motioned me over to a vacant spot. Somewhere in the room someone whispered "what's she doing here?"
"Hi everyone! Glad you're here." chirped Adele. "Tonight, all I wanted to do was just get a list of people who will help with the Ball and get everyone started on some ideas. We were planning on doing the usual things with the decorations but I think that we should also have a costume contest."
"Well, it's no trouble to tell who's going to win." sniffed a snooty Slytherin girl. "Us Slytherins are known for being elite trend setters."
"Now, now. This contest is just for fun, there's no need to get all rifled up about it." soothed Flitwick.
"Anyway, here's a piece of parchment. Next to your name, put down what kind of things you want to help with, like the contest, decorations, etc. or just things in general." Everyone went up one by one. As I held the quill in my hand, I paused. What were my strengths? Certainly, transfiguration, charms, and in a odd twist of fate for someone so shy, Defence Against Dark Arts. Pursing my mouth, I wrote Felicity Chatel, general helper.
"Thanks everybody! Felicity, Professor stay behind a moment, I need to talk with you." As they filed out, someone else whispered "who's Felicity?"
Closing the door, Adele asked "So did you consider it?"
"Yes I did, but ...."
"Great! I have a costume in mind for you to wear. I was thinking that our House should use some red and gold in the costume and also be flashy to show the Gryffindor pride. What do you think?"
"Sounds good to me."
"Professor, you know that charm for putting a mental picture on paper? Would you be able to cast it on me please?"
"Certainly!" replied Flitwick. With a flick of his wand, he conjured up some parchment and a quill. Pointing the wand at Adele he whispered a few words. A spark shot out of her head into the quill, which leapt up and started sketching. Soon it was finished. With a flourish, Flitwick presented the sheet to Adele, who smiled.
"Exactly what I had in mind! Here, have a look!" she said, handing the parchment to me. Looking at it I was shocked.
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To Sarah J. Bethany, thanks for
the encouragement!
To Animourner, I have a general
idea planned out, and no, I don' think it will be a romance.
To Billy Worthman, thank you!
To kazza, Thanks!
To Raquel, you gave me lots of
encouragement, thank you!
To Lady Snape, thank you very much
and for reviewing my other story!
To Lily Fireheart, thank you very
much for reviewing this and my other story! (I also checked and thank you
for rating me as one of your favourite authors!) Any ideas for more
pranks, let me know!
To Athalia, thank you!
To all my readers, I really apologize for not updating more often. I was really busy with school and other things. I have a question for you to decide on, I am not exactly sure what kind of costume Felicity should wear, but I know I want it to be elaborate. I'm thinking of the following list: butterfly, princess/queen, a flower sort of theme (eg. leaves, etc.), dragonfly, sunburst, or a combination. Hmmm, anyway, please review and tell me!