Chapter 17: Spookapalooza

Another day had started. They were all just sitting around, trying to do something interesting. They were rather tired from the activities of the previous day. That's when, much to everyone's surprise, Sirius spoke.

"Hey, y'all! I have a pretty good idea!"

James grinned. "Wow, it's a shock you even think, Padfoot!"

"Shut up, Prongs! No, let's rent scary movies and stay up 'til midnight. We can have an indoor picnic in front of the television."

Lily smiled. "You know what, Si? That's actually a good plan."

So, off they went. They looked through the horror films. Each couple picked 2. Then, the couple took one of the two. The leftover 3 were talked over and 1 final was picked among them. The teenagers walked to the cash with Dracula, starring Gary Oldman as the lead role; The Exorcist, The Amityville Horror, and Poltergeist. James had seen them and became concerned.

"Sirius, aren't these a little intense for the girls?" Sirius smiled and gave a quick wink to James, obviously implying that that was the point. James caught on and winked back.

On the way back home, they stopped at Steinberg's and bought cold meats, break, nachos, chips, soda and popcorn.

Once they bought it, they went home and immediately changed their pajamas and laid out a large blanket and set up the food and treats.

They started with Poltergeist. It really scared Mariah. Never had she seen this movie before. She was particularly scared at the scene in which the mother falls into the dug out pool filled with mud and the corpses start attacking her. She began to whimper into Remus' shoulder.

Next was the Amityville Horror and no one seemed the least bit fizzed. Actually, they laughed quite a bit.

They all agreed to watch the Exorcist next. The movie didn't really scare them. They were just slightly disgusted, however. Everyone seemed to temporarily lose their appetite after Regan demonstrated the reverse of a normal digestive system with green pea soup.

"Well," Lily spoke, "that was really...um...demonstrative!"

"Lily, cut out the Shakespeare. That was gross!" Padfoot yelled.

"Well, guys. I guess that leaves us with just one movie. Who's up for a look at Dracula by Bram Stoker."

A loud applause and a few wolf calls was the answer and soon the Transylvanian setting was across the screen and the 6 watched intently.

The movie went on. James seized his chance. As Dracula reached out to Jonathan, James' hand landed on Lily's shoulder. Lily let out a blood-curdling scream. The shock, in turn, caused Mariah and Carey to scream as well.

"WHAT THE HELL? JAMES! You sick, twisted…" Lily was mad.

"Lily, what'd he do to you to make you yell like that?"

"As Dracula reached for Jonathan, this creep's hand landed on my shoulder and scared me shitless!!!"

She started to play beat him up. He laughed which made Lily worse. He grabbed her whirling arms and pinned her down. Once she slowed, he kissed her glossy lips. She totally stopped trying to resist. She answered and hugged him.

"Oh, James, you weirdo!" Lily pecked his neck quickly.

James turned. "Hey, sir, kinda looks like you, eh?"

"Who? Jonathan or Dracula?" He looked a little troubled.

"Well, Dracula of course! Same long hair and darkness!"

"Yeah, if they ever made a movie of his life, I could play him!"

"Or, Padfoot," Remus volunteered, "He could play your life story!"

They laughed at the absurdity of people making a movie about their life until their sides hurt and cramped in pain.