Disclaimers: See the first chapter.

Snippets From the Potterverse

Chapter 70 - Hagrid's Tiki Hut

Once the Hogwarts Express had arrived at Hogsmeade, and Harry and his friends had been safely extracted (utilizing a crowbar), the students got in the thestral-drawn carriages for the ride up to the school. Harry noticed a commotion at Hagrid's hut the moment his carriage turned into the drive.

Curious, Harry hurried down to Hagrid's as soon as the carriage stopped. Hagrid's whole house was surrounded by citronella-burning tiki torches, and an enormous fire was burning in a pit. Over it was a spit with a slowly rotating pig skewered on it. The four House tables and the staff table were sitting on the lawn, surrounded by torches.

"Harry! Good ter see yeh, mate, good ter see yeh!" Hagrid bounded over. Harry stared. Despite the fact it was January, Hagrid was dressed only in sandals and a grass skirt. A lei of bright flowers hung around his neck. But then again, between all the tiki torches and the pig roast, it was nearly as warm as Hawaii outside the castle.

Hagrid draped a lei around Harry's neck, and put some on Ron, Hermione and Ginny, who had wandered over and were looking dumbfounded. Harry blinked rapidly. In fact, the whole school was heading this way, and they were all wearing leis.

"Welcome! It's our special Hogwarts Luau!" Dumbledore stood. He was wearing a grass skirt and a loud Hawaiian shirt, plus several bright leis. His long silver hair was decorated by pair of flowery barrettes. (Sirius had been right about hairclips being IN this season.) The sight was disturbing. "Dig in!"

As everyone took their seats, dumbfounded and confused, food appeared on the tables. There was poi and roast pig; coconut milk and pineapples; Jell-O on pineapple rings; bananas, breadfruit, and lots of other exotic things Harry couldn't identify.

He looked up at the staff table. The teachers were dressed in fashion similar to Hagrid and Dumbledore. Even Snape was wearing a Hawaiian shirt! Harry blinked rapidly to be sure his eyes weren't just playing tricks on him. No, Snape really was wearing a Hawaiian shirt!

The teachers were downing pina coladas and maguritas. Hagrid was cutting up the roast pig and distributing it to the students who had queued up in front of him for a slice.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione exchanged glances.

"Well. I guess we can have some fun," Harry shrugged.

With that, he put on a giant straw hat. Ron Transfigured his robes into a Hawaiian shirt and baggy shorts, and Hermione turned hers into a flowery bikini and sarong.

"Time for pig," Harry grinned, and they seized their plates and ran to join the queue.