Chapter 10
Halloween Feast and Fair
Harry woke up on a dull cold day. The clouds were grey, very grey indeed. Ron was still snoring softly beside him. He was the only person who was awake. Hermione seemed to be awake too. She stirred a little in her sleep then slowly opened her eyes. Harry got out of his sleeping bag and walked over to Hermione. "Morning Harry", Hermione mumbled. "Is Ron awake yet"? "No, he's still asleep", Harry replied. Hermione nodded and got up. Minutes passed, and slowly, people got up and got dressed. Ron walked over to Harry and Hermione still looking tired. "Hey guys", Ron mumbled. "Hey Ron, did you sleep well last night"? Hermione asked. "After getting chased by some kind of a dog, yes I did sleep well", Ron said sarcastically. "I had nightmares about that dog"! "Hey Ron"? Harry said suddenly. "Yeah what"? "Are you scared of spiders still"? "Yeah, why"? "Because." Harry picked up a spider from the ground and put it on top of Ron's head. "AHHHHH"! Ron screamed He ran away trying to brush the spider of his head. Harry and Hermione laughed. Finally Ron came back. "Hermione.I was just speaking to Professor McGonagall about the test we had", Ron said. "What about my test"? Hermione asked. "Well.she said you failed it.I hate to be the one to break it to you", Ron went on. "Oh.my.gosh"! Hermione exclaimed. "Oh my god I can't believe it! I can't fail the test I studied so hard. I studied all night! I remember checking over my test making sure everything correct, and everything WAS correct. I can't believe this! Do you think Professor McGonagall made a mistake? Or maybe I studied the wrong material, but I know I studied the right ones. Oh gosh, I got to go talk to her"! Hermione got up and bolted off to find Professor McGonagall. "Your lying weren't you"? Harry laughed. "Yeah, I was", Ron laughed. "And I think I saw your Firebolt near the lake somewhere, it's all smashed, it's at horrible", Ron exclaimed. Harry's eyes widened and ran off. Ron sat there laughing. And finally, after a few minutes, Harry and Hermione came back. "Ron! What was the meaning of this? I asked Professor McGonagall, and she said I got the highest mark in the whole school! And plus, I knew I was studying the correct notes"! Hermione said shrilly. "And I did NOT find my Firebolt smashed, I just found it"! Harry exclaimed. "Explain Ron"! Harry and Hermione ordered. "Umm.for getting you guys back after what you did", Ron smiled. Hermione and Harry sighed. "Mr. Weasley sir? Tobby brought your breakfast sir, if sir could be so kind and go back to where he is suppose to be, then Tobby will be able to give sir his breakfast"! Someone squeaked. Ron looked down and saw an elf. "So this is what Dumbledore meant when he said breakfast will come to us", Ron whispered to Harry and Hermione. Hermione bit her lips, but said nothing. Harry and Ron made their way back towards their sleeping bags. More people were starting to wake up, as elves popped out of nowhere and served them breakfast. A girl elf named Missy brought Harry's breakfast, and a boy elf named Chester brought Hermione hers. They had scrambled eggs, an apple, milk and juice, and 4 pieces of French toast. Harry gave two of his to Ron, since Ron was really hungry. When they were finished, the house elves popped out again and cleaned up after them. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decided to meet at the Quidditch field, and ask Professor Dumbledore questions. When Harry and Ron got there, practically everyone was there. They made their way across the field, seeing Professor Dumbledore talking to two Hufflepuff girls. One girl had her arms crossed and the other one had her hands on her hips. "'Arry"! Harry, Ron, and Hermione turned around seeing Fleur walking towards them. "Hi Professor Delacour", the three said at the same time, though, Ron the loudest. "Ello Ron, 'Ermione! How are you"? Fleur smiled. "We're great! Enough about us, what about you"? Ron said quickly. Fleur laughed and said "fine, thank you". She flipped her hair (which made Ron blush when a strand of her hair swept across his face, that made Hermione get angry). "You guys 'r going to have zo much fun today"! Fleur gushed. "Why? What's going to happen"? Hermione asked curiously. "You shall zee"! With that, Fleur walked away, only turned around to wave goodbye to them. Ron waved back dreamily, and Hermione rolled her eyes. They walked towards Dumbledore, noticing the two Hufflepuff girls were gone. "Professor, we just spoke to Professor Delacour and she said that we're going to have a fun day today. Why is that"? Hermione asked. "Ah, I see Professor Delacour already told you"? Professor Dumbledore said smiling, his eyes twinkling behind his half moon spectacles. "Tell us what"? Ron asked curiously. "You mean, she didn't completely tell you"? Dumbledore asked. Harry shook his head. "Then what did she tell you"? "She said that we're going to have fun today, but she didn't tell us what's going to happen. She said that we'll find out later or something", Hermione explained. "Indeed, you will find out. Just wait, it's going to be a fun night"! Dumbledore said still smiling. A group of Ravenclaws came up to Dumbledore and started questioning him. Harry could see Cho was part of them. She had butterfly clips in her hair and she was chatting happily to the girls around her. Harry could hear one of them ask Dumbledore "are we still going to have a Halloween feast"? Harry then suddenly remembered it was Halloween today. "Hey guys, did you know it was Halloween today"? Harry asked breaking the silence between the three of them. "It is? Are you sure"? Hermione said. "Yeah, I heard one of the girls from Ravenclaw ask Dumbledore about the Halloween feast". "Really? I didn't even think what day it was today"! Ron exclaimed. "That's because you never use your brain", Hermione said. "True.very true"! The three of them laughed and talked some more. Time went by quickly, and it was time for lunch. House elves popped out of nowhere again and went towards the students. "Missy would like to tell Harry Potter that Professor Dumbledore would like to see Harry Potter at the Quidditch field. Other students are going to be there too sir"! Missy explained to Harry. Soon, students started to walk off towards the Quidditch field again. When everyone was seated on the ground, Dumbledore stood up to talk. There were chairs for the teachers. "I bet you guys are wondering why you're here again. Well, we're going to be having lunch here. Another thing is, I know you guys are wondering what's going to happen tonight", Professor Dumbledore went on. People started talking again. Professor Dumbledore raised a hand and the talking stopped. "We're going to have a Halloween Feast and Fair tonight. On the west side of the lake, tables for five will be placed there. You will be having dinner there. There will be menus on top of your plates, and you know what to do! All the other Professors, and me of course, will be seated at a table there too. Just to keep an eye on you guys. After the feast, there will be a fair. Halloween Fair is what I would like it to be called. Teachers have been planning this for a while now, so be sure to have tons of fun. I wont tell you anything else about the Halloween Fair. You'll just have to find our yourselves tonight", Professor Dumbledore explained. With a wave of his wand, picnic tables appeared on one end of the Quidditch field. "You may go have lunch now", Professor Dumbledore went on. Students sat themselves down at the picnic table. Sandwiches, salads, and drinks appeared, and people started eating and talking. "This stuff is great"! Ron said looking down at all the sandwiches on his plate. "Yeah it is"! Harry agreed. They started to eat the sandwiches but Hermione didn't touch hers. "Last year it was the Triwizard Tournament, and now this year it's a Halloween Fair"? Hermione said suddenly. "Yeah, what wrong with that? Just as long as we don't have to do anymore homework, or attend any more classes, I'm fine with all this", Ron said in the middle of tearing down his fifth sandwich. Hermione looked down at her turkey sandwich and pushed the plate away. "I just think something is fishy", Hermione said. "Oh stop worrying Hermione. It's just a Fair, nothing's going to go wrong"! Harry assured her. He pushed her plate back towards her. "Eat"! Harry ordered. Hermione sighed and started to nibble slowly on her sandwich. "Stop worrying and hurry up and finish your sandwich. Me and Harry are almost done"! Ron pointed out. They finished eating and went back to the lake. They sat on the grass while throwing small rocks in the lake. The Giant Squid poked his head up and as soon as he saw them, he poked his head back in the water. Hermione kept on sighing. "Oh will you quit sighing? Its really annoying you know"! Ron said impatiently. "Okay okay! I have a really weird feeling that something bad is going to happen"! Hermione said. "Nothing's going to happen", Harry said. "It's not like Voldemort is going to pop out from the sky and start attacking everyone". Ron flinched when Harry said his name, but laughed at Harry's joke. Hermione sighed again and stood up. "I'm going to go read", Hermione said. She walked away leaving Harry and Ron looking blankly at her. Ron shrugged and kept on throwing rocks at the lake, having the Giant Squid poke his head up once in awhile.
Harry woke up on a dull cold day. The clouds were grey, very grey indeed. Ron was still snoring softly beside him. He was the only person who was awake. Hermione seemed to be awake too. She stirred a little in her sleep then slowly opened her eyes. Harry got out of his sleeping bag and walked over to Hermione. "Morning Harry", Hermione mumbled. "Is Ron awake yet"? "No, he's still asleep", Harry replied. Hermione nodded and got up. Minutes passed, and slowly, people got up and got dressed. Ron walked over to Harry and Hermione still looking tired. "Hey guys", Ron mumbled. "Hey Ron, did you sleep well last night"? Hermione asked. "After getting chased by some kind of a dog, yes I did sleep well", Ron said sarcastically. "I had nightmares about that dog"! "Hey Ron"? Harry said suddenly. "Yeah what"? "Are you scared of spiders still"? "Yeah, why"? "Because." Harry picked up a spider from the ground and put it on top of Ron's head. "AHHHHH"! Ron screamed He ran away trying to brush the spider of his head. Harry and Hermione laughed. Finally Ron came back. "Hermione.I was just speaking to Professor McGonagall about the test we had", Ron said. "What about my test"? Hermione asked. "Well.she said you failed it.I hate to be the one to break it to you", Ron went on. "Oh.my.gosh"! Hermione exclaimed. "Oh my god I can't believe it! I can't fail the test I studied so hard. I studied all night! I remember checking over my test making sure everything correct, and everything WAS correct. I can't believe this! Do you think Professor McGonagall made a mistake? Or maybe I studied the wrong material, but I know I studied the right ones. Oh gosh, I got to go talk to her"! Hermione got up and bolted off to find Professor McGonagall. "Your lying weren't you"? Harry laughed. "Yeah, I was", Ron laughed. "And I think I saw your Firebolt near the lake somewhere, it's all smashed, it's at horrible", Ron exclaimed. Harry's eyes widened and ran off. Ron sat there laughing. And finally, after a few minutes, Harry and Hermione came back. "Ron! What was the meaning of this? I asked Professor McGonagall, and she said I got the highest mark in the whole school! And plus, I knew I was studying the correct notes"! Hermione said shrilly. "And I did NOT find my Firebolt smashed, I just found it"! Harry exclaimed. "Explain Ron"! Harry and Hermione ordered. "Umm.for getting you guys back after what you did", Ron smiled. Hermione and Harry sighed. "Mr. Weasley sir? Tobby brought your breakfast sir, if sir could be so kind and go back to where he is suppose to be, then Tobby will be able to give sir his breakfast"! Someone squeaked. Ron looked down and saw an elf. "So this is what Dumbledore meant when he said breakfast will come to us", Ron whispered to Harry and Hermione. Hermione bit her lips, but said nothing. Harry and Ron made their way back towards their sleeping bags. More people were starting to wake up, as elves popped out of nowhere and served them breakfast. A girl elf named Missy brought Harry's breakfast, and a boy elf named Chester brought Hermione hers. They had scrambled eggs, an apple, milk and juice, and 4 pieces of French toast. Harry gave two of his to Ron, since Ron was really hungry. When they were finished, the house elves popped out again and cleaned up after them. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decided to meet at the Quidditch field, and ask Professor Dumbledore questions. When Harry and Ron got there, practically everyone was there. They made their way across the field, seeing Professor Dumbledore talking to two Hufflepuff girls. One girl had her arms crossed and the other one had her hands on her hips. "'Arry"! Harry, Ron, and Hermione turned around seeing Fleur walking towards them. "Hi Professor Delacour", the three said at the same time, though, Ron the loudest. "Ello Ron, 'Ermione! How are you"? Fleur smiled. "We're great! Enough about us, what about you"? Ron said quickly. Fleur laughed and said "fine, thank you". She flipped her hair (which made Ron blush when a strand of her hair swept across his face, that made Hermione get angry). "You guys 'r going to have zo much fun today"! Fleur gushed. "Why? What's going to happen"? Hermione asked curiously. "You shall zee"! With that, Fleur walked away, only turned around to wave goodbye to them. Ron waved back dreamily, and Hermione rolled her eyes. They walked towards Dumbledore, noticing the two Hufflepuff girls were gone. "Professor, we just spoke to Professor Delacour and she said that we're going to have a fun day today. Why is that"? Hermione asked. "Ah, I see Professor Delacour already told you"? Professor Dumbledore said smiling, his eyes twinkling behind his half moon spectacles. "Tell us what"? Ron asked curiously. "You mean, she didn't completely tell you"? Dumbledore asked. Harry shook his head. "Then what did she tell you"? "She said that we're going to have fun today, but she didn't tell us what's going to happen. She said that we'll find out later or something", Hermione explained. "Indeed, you will find out. Just wait, it's going to be a fun night"! Dumbledore said still smiling. A group of Ravenclaws came up to Dumbledore and started questioning him. Harry could see Cho was part of them. She had butterfly clips in her hair and she was chatting happily to the girls around her. Harry could hear one of them ask Dumbledore "are we still going to have a Halloween feast"? Harry then suddenly remembered it was Halloween today. "Hey guys, did you know it was Halloween today"? Harry asked breaking the silence between the three of them. "It is? Are you sure"? Hermione said. "Yeah, I heard one of the girls from Ravenclaw ask Dumbledore about the Halloween feast". "Really? I didn't even think what day it was today"! Ron exclaimed. "That's because you never use your brain", Hermione said. "True.very true"! The three of them laughed and talked some more. Time went by quickly, and it was time for lunch. House elves popped out of nowhere again and went towards the students. "Missy would like to tell Harry Potter that Professor Dumbledore would like to see Harry Potter at the Quidditch field. Other students are going to be there too sir"! Missy explained to Harry. Soon, students started to walk off towards the Quidditch field again. When everyone was seated on the ground, Dumbledore stood up to talk. There were chairs for the teachers. "I bet you guys are wondering why you're here again. Well, we're going to be having lunch here. Another thing is, I know you guys are wondering what's going to happen tonight", Professor Dumbledore went on. People started talking again. Professor Dumbledore raised a hand and the talking stopped. "We're going to have a Halloween Feast and Fair tonight. On the west side of the lake, tables for five will be placed there. You will be having dinner there. There will be menus on top of your plates, and you know what to do! All the other Professors, and me of course, will be seated at a table there too. Just to keep an eye on you guys. After the feast, there will be a fair. Halloween Fair is what I would like it to be called. Teachers have been planning this for a while now, so be sure to have tons of fun. I wont tell you anything else about the Halloween Fair. You'll just have to find our yourselves tonight", Professor Dumbledore explained. With a wave of his wand, picnic tables appeared on one end of the Quidditch field. "You may go have lunch now", Professor Dumbledore went on. Students sat themselves down at the picnic table. Sandwiches, salads, and drinks appeared, and people started eating and talking. "This stuff is great"! Ron said looking down at all the sandwiches on his plate. "Yeah it is"! Harry agreed. They started to eat the sandwiches but Hermione didn't touch hers. "Last year it was the Triwizard Tournament, and now this year it's a Halloween Fair"? Hermione said suddenly. "Yeah, what wrong with that? Just as long as we don't have to do anymore homework, or attend any more classes, I'm fine with all this", Ron said in the middle of tearing down his fifth sandwich. Hermione looked down at her turkey sandwich and pushed the plate away. "I just think something is fishy", Hermione said. "Oh stop worrying Hermione. It's just a Fair, nothing's going to go wrong"! Harry assured her. He pushed her plate back towards her. "Eat"! Harry ordered. Hermione sighed and started to nibble slowly on her sandwich. "Stop worrying and hurry up and finish your sandwich. Me and Harry are almost done"! Ron pointed out. They finished eating and went back to the lake. They sat on the grass while throwing small rocks in the lake. The Giant Squid poked his head up and as soon as he saw them, he poked his head back in the water. Hermione kept on sighing. "Oh will you quit sighing? Its really annoying you know"! Ron said impatiently. "Okay okay! I have a really weird feeling that something bad is going to happen"! Hermione said. "Nothing's going to happen", Harry said. "It's not like Voldemort is going to pop out from the sky and start attacking everyone". Ron flinched when Harry said his name, but laughed at Harry's joke. Hermione sighed again and stood up. "I'm going to go read", Hermione said. She walked away leaving Harry and Ron looking blankly at her. Ron shrugged and kept on throwing rocks at the lake, having the Giant Squid poke his head up once in awhile.