Pansy and Blaise were lounging on the new green couch that had been put in
when they'd moved in. They were sitting with the Head Couple and the other
four prefects. Neither could believe the luck they'd had in getting such
great friends so quickly and without question. They were in charge of all
sorts of things around the castle now, and they loved it. As for whether or
not they were accepting the proposed roles for them as spies, they were
seriously considering it.
At that moment, however, the group was discussing the Halloween dance. It was a week before Halloween, and they'd decided (Finally) that they'd procrastinated enough. "ARGH! What about a haunted house?" Hermione asked. "Those were fun."
"Those are muggle." Draco reminded her. "Hogwarts IS haunted."
"Well, it'd be fun for the Muggle-borns." Pansy spoke up. "After all...they'll have grown up with it."
"True..." Draco conceded the point. "But where could we set it up?"
"Well..." Harry said with a grin. "Dumbledore DID say we could use ANYTHING in the castle..." Draco's eyes widened.
"And anyWHERE." He finished for the Gryffindor. "The dungeons would be perfect! We'd need a few guides, of course...maybe we could get a few of the younger prefects for that...it'd be just like the Halloween Carnicals that Mya told me about before."
"CarniVALS, Draco." Hermione corrected, automatically. She and Pansy were deep in a conversation that they DIDN'T want interrupted. "No...that won't work..." She sounded slightly disappointed. "You're right Pans...but the only other thing I could come up with was a Muggle Masquerade Ball..." The others were staring at her, eyes wide. "What?"
"Hermione! You're a GENIUS!" Blaise said. "A Muggle Masquerade Ball! Nobody can take anybody..." He caught the murderous glares of the other seven. "And they get to know people! Everyone has to dance with at least four people from their rival house! Gryffindor has to dance with Slytherin and Ravenclaw with Hufflepuff!" The others still looked doubtful, only a bit less-so. "And, when the heads call for the unmasking, BADABAM! Everyone's back where they should be."
Hermione thought it over. "Well...if we could get the teachers' cooperation and worked our assess off on the decorations..."
"It could work..." Ginny said thoughtfully. "But what about after the dance? Everyone'll be ready for more partying..."
Lavender frowned for mere moments before brightening. "I know! We could bring the seventh years into this Common Room...after blocking off the ways to our private dorms, of course...so nobody can get it on, so to speak...and we could hold a party here! Like a truth-or-dare, spin the bottle sort of thing."
Hermione's eyes lit up. "I know! Duel of the sexes! Men against Women in an all-out truth or consequences game!"
"Oh my god! I haven't played that since fifth year!" Lavender gushed. "And even then, it was just us girls! Remember the charm you found for it?"
Hermione nodded, grinning evilly. "I remember. But let's not tell them until that night...all of the Gryffindor girls will, of course, know what it is...but nobody else will."
The others exchanged glances. Uh-Oh.
At that moment, however, the group was discussing the Halloween dance. It was a week before Halloween, and they'd decided (Finally) that they'd procrastinated enough. "ARGH! What about a haunted house?" Hermione asked. "Those were fun."
"Those are muggle." Draco reminded her. "Hogwarts IS haunted."
"Well, it'd be fun for the Muggle-borns." Pansy spoke up. "After all...they'll have grown up with it."
"True..." Draco conceded the point. "But where could we set it up?"
"Well..." Harry said with a grin. "Dumbledore DID say we could use ANYTHING in the castle..." Draco's eyes widened.
"And anyWHERE." He finished for the Gryffindor. "The dungeons would be perfect! We'd need a few guides, of course...maybe we could get a few of the younger prefects for that...it'd be just like the Halloween Carnicals that Mya told me about before."
"CarniVALS, Draco." Hermione corrected, automatically. She and Pansy were deep in a conversation that they DIDN'T want interrupted. "No...that won't work..." She sounded slightly disappointed. "You're right Pans...but the only other thing I could come up with was a Muggle Masquerade Ball..." The others were staring at her, eyes wide. "What?"
"Hermione! You're a GENIUS!" Blaise said. "A Muggle Masquerade Ball! Nobody can take anybody..." He caught the murderous glares of the other seven. "And they get to know people! Everyone has to dance with at least four people from their rival house! Gryffindor has to dance with Slytherin and Ravenclaw with Hufflepuff!" The others still looked doubtful, only a bit less-so. "And, when the heads call for the unmasking, BADABAM! Everyone's back where they should be."
Hermione thought it over. "Well...if we could get the teachers' cooperation and worked our assess off on the decorations..."
"It could work..." Ginny said thoughtfully. "But what about after the dance? Everyone'll be ready for more partying..."
Lavender frowned for mere moments before brightening. "I know! We could bring the seventh years into this Common Room...after blocking off the ways to our private dorms, of course...so nobody can get it on, so to speak...and we could hold a party here! Like a truth-or-dare, spin the bottle sort of thing."
Hermione's eyes lit up. "I know! Duel of the sexes! Men against Women in an all-out truth or consequences game!"
"Oh my god! I haven't played that since fifth year!" Lavender gushed. "And even then, it was just us girls! Remember the charm you found for it?"
Hermione nodded, grinning evilly. "I remember. But let's not tell them until that night...all of the Gryffindor girls will, of course, know what it is...but nobody else will."
The others exchanged glances. Uh-Oh.
