Everywhere it's been the same, feeling like I'm outside in the rain,
wheeling, free to try and find a game. Dealing cards for sorrow, cards for
pain...
Cause I've seen blue skies through the tears in my eyes, and I realize I'm going home. -Rocky Horror Picture Show
Lupin was sitting alone at a table in the dining hall shuffling a pack of cards. He looked up to see Velvet walk in and stare at the ceiling. He followed her upward gaze to the ceiling where there were leaves swirling and falling from an overcast October sky. He smiled remembering his first year when the site of an indoor ceiling would amaze him every time he walked into the dining hall. He looked back at Velvet who was mesmerized still.
"Velvet!"
She blinked, startled out of her thoughts, and looked around until her eyes fell upon Lupin. She grinned and walked towards him. Her smile was infectious and Lupin found himself grinning as well. "Come, play a game with me."
And so they played several card games while chatting meaninglessly. Eventually, talk came to the Halloween Masquerade. Velvet asked what he would be wearing.
"Well, I'm not sure. I was thinking of going as a wolf, but I'm not sure Headmaster Dumbledore would appreciate it." A Cheshire grin creeped onto his face. Velvet smiled.
"You should! It would flip everyone out. I haven't decided what I am going to go as yet. Nani and I have been tossing a few ideas around, but nothing concrete. Which is good, because tossing concrete leads to accidents."
"Did you say accidents and my name in the same thought?" came Nani's soft voice. "I had nothing to do with it. I wasn't there, it wasn't me." She smiled.
"Join us in a game? Where have you been?" Lupin inquired.
"That stupid dance class Snape put me in. The teacher's pretty cool, but the entire idea of me in a dance class is frightening. God, I'd love to pay him back for that one."
A smile crossed Lupin's face as though a light bulb had been lit above his head.
"What are you smiling about?" Nani and Velvet asked simultaneously.
"Nothing, nothing. Silly idea. Besides, you might get into trouble for it."
Nani and Velvet exchanged curious glances. "We're waiting."
And so he told them.
***
"The Halloween Masque is next weekend, and we desperately need to get costumes," Nani said excitedly.
"You're right. Tomorrow's Friday, we'll go to Hogsmeade to get costumes. This is going to be so cool!" Velvet laughed.
"What is going to be so cool?" came a smooth, dark, and familiar voice from behind them. Snape stood there, his black eyes aglow with suspicion. They looked at him and started laughing hysterically. He glared at them, and swooped off.
***
The next afternoon, Velvet came upon Hermione reading a giant book.
"Where are Fric and Frac?"
"Harry's at Quidditch practice and I don't know where Ron is." she said, looking up from the book. "He's been disappearing occasionally these days. Maybe he's found a new friend or something." She bit her lip worriedly, an expression she'd picked up from Ron.
"I'm sure he's fine. Probably just studying, and too stubborn to let you know it. Have you gotten a costume for the Masque yet?"
"Yeah. It's not scary, though. They're giving a prize for the most frightening costume, you know."
"Yes. If all goes to plan, Nani and I will be in contention for that prize."
"Really?"
"Yep. We are going to Hogsmeade to get the costumes in a few minutes, you need anything?"
"No. Wait, actually, yes I do. I would like some fake spiders, Ron deserves a good scare this Halloween."
"You are converting to the dark side. Soon, you will join us and we rule the galaxy!"
***
Nani dumped the bag of costume stuff onto the floor. She rummaged through it pulling out some dark gray material and a few other things. Her costume would be much easier to pull off than Velvets. Velvet, on the other hand, pulled out a black wig and some black clothes to hang up. It was going to take a bit of magic to pull it off, but it would be worth it. Probably. Now, they just had to wait a week for the party and they would be ready. Nani went back to her dorm and Velvet sat down at her computer, trying to keep her mind off of her costume.
Cause I've seen blue skies through the tears in my eyes, and I realize I'm going home. -Rocky Horror Picture Show
Lupin was sitting alone at a table in the dining hall shuffling a pack of cards. He looked up to see Velvet walk in and stare at the ceiling. He followed her upward gaze to the ceiling where there were leaves swirling and falling from an overcast October sky. He smiled remembering his first year when the site of an indoor ceiling would amaze him every time he walked into the dining hall. He looked back at Velvet who was mesmerized still.
"Velvet!"
She blinked, startled out of her thoughts, and looked around until her eyes fell upon Lupin. She grinned and walked towards him. Her smile was infectious and Lupin found himself grinning as well. "Come, play a game with me."
And so they played several card games while chatting meaninglessly. Eventually, talk came to the Halloween Masquerade. Velvet asked what he would be wearing.
"Well, I'm not sure. I was thinking of going as a wolf, but I'm not sure Headmaster Dumbledore would appreciate it." A Cheshire grin creeped onto his face. Velvet smiled.
"You should! It would flip everyone out. I haven't decided what I am going to go as yet. Nani and I have been tossing a few ideas around, but nothing concrete. Which is good, because tossing concrete leads to accidents."
"Did you say accidents and my name in the same thought?" came Nani's soft voice. "I had nothing to do with it. I wasn't there, it wasn't me." She smiled.
"Join us in a game? Where have you been?" Lupin inquired.
"That stupid dance class Snape put me in. The teacher's pretty cool, but the entire idea of me in a dance class is frightening. God, I'd love to pay him back for that one."
A smile crossed Lupin's face as though a light bulb had been lit above his head.
"What are you smiling about?" Nani and Velvet asked simultaneously.
"Nothing, nothing. Silly idea. Besides, you might get into trouble for it."
Nani and Velvet exchanged curious glances. "We're waiting."
And so he told them.
***
"The Halloween Masque is next weekend, and we desperately need to get costumes," Nani said excitedly.
"You're right. Tomorrow's Friday, we'll go to Hogsmeade to get costumes. This is going to be so cool!" Velvet laughed.
"What is going to be so cool?" came a smooth, dark, and familiar voice from behind them. Snape stood there, his black eyes aglow with suspicion. They looked at him and started laughing hysterically. He glared at them, and swooped off.
***
The next afternoon, Velvet came upon Hermione reading a giant book.
"Where are Fric and Frac?"
"Harry's at Quidditch practice and I don't know where Ron is." she said, looking up from the book. "He's been disappearing occasionally these days. Maybe he's found a new friend or something." She bit her lip worriedly, an expression she'd picked up from Ron.
"I'm sure he's fine. Probably just studying, and too stubborn to let you know it. Have you gotten a costume for the Masque yet?"
"Yeah. It's not scary, though. They're giving a prize for the most frightening costume, you know."
"Yes. If all goes to plan, Nani and I will be in contention for that prize."
"Really?"
"Yep. We are going to Hogsmeade to get the costumes in a few minutes, you need anything?"
"No. Wait, actually, yes I do. I would like some fake spiders, Ron deserves a good scare this Halloween."
"You are converting to the dark side. Soon, you will join us and we rule the galaxy!"
***
Nani dumped the bag of costume stuff onto the floor. She rummaged through it pulling out some dark gray material and a few other things. Her costume would be much easier to pull off than Velvets. Velvet, on the other hand, pulled out a black wig and some black clothes to hang up. It was going to take a bit of magic to pull it off, but it would be worth it. Probably. Now, they just had to wait a week for the party and they would be ready. Nani went back to her dorm and Velvet sat down at her computer, trying to keep her mind off of her costume.