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Once Upon a Nightmare's Eve
By: Faerielights
Chapter 4
The Feast
Well, I know what a long trip it's been, so I'll save my old-man drivel for a later time. Now then, Ess gezunterhait." He sat back down and three of the four marauders looked at each other with joy before grabbing everything in site. The girls looked at each other in disgust and carefully yanked some food from the vice grips that James, Sirius, and Peter had.
As he sat down, the plates magically were filled with all sorts of delicious foods, the favorite foods of everyone at the table. Lily began to fill up her plate with some lasagna, cheese fries, chocolate pudding and a strawberry milkshake. All of the new Gryffindors began acquainting themselves with the other members of their house while they ate. While the younger ones began making friends, unaware of the fact that of they didn't eat soon the food might be gone; the elder students played catch up with one another. Most of them pointedly ignoring the contest between the three Marauders.
After everyone had finished, well almost everyone as Sirius was still eating when everything got cleared off, this caused him to give a loud shout of "Hey! I wasn't done eating!" in protestation. James and Peter just sat back lazily to allow themselves to digest some.
"Well I apologize for the inconvenience Misters Black, Potter and Pettigrew, but I think it's about time for everyone to hear our announcements, and to go to bed." Everyone in the Hall chuckled at this. The same thing happened nearly every year. "Now that we've all been fed and had something to drink, I have several start-of-term notices to give you."
"First years should know that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils." With this his eyes wandered over to the Gryffindor table and lingered on James, Sirius, Remus, and Peter. "Some of the older students should take notice of this as well." The four in question grinned and high-fived one another at this statement.
"Mr. Filch has asked me to remind everyone that there will be no use of magic in the halls, between classes or any other time. Quidditch trials will be held in the second week of term. Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact Madam Hooch."
"And we have a tree called the 'Whomping Willow' on our grounds. This tree is not to be climbed upon or anything to that effect, for it has a mind of it's own, and you could possibly loose an eye." At this half the hall turned to look at David Gungeon, the kid who lost his eye only last May to the violent tree. "I'd advise everyone to be careful and to stay away from the tree, as doing otherwise could have some dire results. I believe that is all for the announcements. And now, before we go t bed, let us sing the school song," with this, Dumbledore gave his wand a little flick, and a long golden ribbon flew out of it, which rose high above the tables and twisted itself snakelike, into words.
"Everyone pick their favorite tune," said Dumbledore, "and off we go!"
The school then bellowed:
"Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
Teach us something please,
Whether we be old and bald
Or young with scabby knees,
Our heads could do with filling
With some interesting stuff,
For now they're bare and full of air,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So teach us things worth knowing,
Bring back what we've forgot,
Just do your best, we'll do the rest,
And learn until our brains all rot."
Everybody finished the song at different times. James, Sirius, and Remus were among the last to finish as their tune had been to a love ballad by some unpronounceable name (obviously from a Wizard Music Group .). Lily and the girls finished a little before James, Sirius, and Remus, as they had sung to the tune of Ordinary Day (Vanessa Carlton).
"Ah, music," said Dumbledore, after he had finished conducting and applauding for the students. "A magic beyond all we do here! And now, bedtime. Off you trot!"
The Gryffindor first years followed Lily and James through the chattering crowds, out of the Great Hall, and up the marble staircase. One of our favorite troublemakers and his future girlfriend, or so he'd like to think, brought them a rather complicated way through the castle. It seemed like an eternity to the first years who were extremely tired, and their legs felt like lead since they were full of food and it had been a long day. Most of them were too tired to notice that the portraits moved around, some of them standing in frames talking to each other in hushed whispers, or that a few times they were lead through doorways hidden underneath tapestries or behind suits of armor. They climbed staircases endlessly, as it seemed to them, and some were beginning to wonder if they'd ever reach the common room when they suddenly came to a stop.
Expecting to be at the common room entrance, Lily and everyone else got a nasty shock when they were pelted with water balloons that were filled with pink goo or green slime, among many other nasty substances.
"Peeves, the resident poltergeist of Hogwarts," Potter informed the startled and mildly disgusted first years. She then spoke more loudly, "Peeves - show yourself now, or I will inform the Bloody Baron of your behavior!"
With a pop, a little man that had wicked, dark eyes and a wide mouth appeared, floating upside down, sitting cross-legged.
"Ooh... Yook at the Ickle Firsties! Fresh meat to torture!" He said in a baby voice. Then cackling evilly, he swooped at the group. They all ducked.
"Go away or I will inform the Baron of this encounter Peeves!"
Peeves responded by sticking his thumbs in his ears, wiggling his fingers, crossing his eyes and sticking out his tongue. He then zoomed away, disturbing suits of armor and portraits.
"It would do you well to watch out for Peeves," Lily said, as they again started their quest for the common room. "The only one who can control him is the Bloody Baron, he won't listen to anyone else, not even prefects." She sniffed at this, as though you'd be insane to not heed the warnings of a prefect.
"Here we are." They had arrived at a corridor, where there was a portrait of a very fat woman in a pink silk dress.
"Password?" She said.
"Fairy dust," said Potter, to which the portrait swung forward, allowing the group to enter the common room. Everyone then scrambled through the entrance, finding themselves in the Gryffindor common room. It was a cozy room, sort of rounded off with many squishy armchairs and sofas. There were also tables so that you could do your homework there, if need be.
"Boy's dorms are reached by taking the left staircase, while the girls can take the right staircase to get to their dorms. You'll find your dorm by going through the doors marked First Year."
Exhausted and smelling slightly of garbage from the stink balloons Peeves threw, Lily retired to her bedroom and grabbed her pajamas before heading to the bathroom for a quick shower. When she had done that and prepared for bed she returned to her room to find that all of her friends were already fast asleep. Sighing, Lily climbed into her bed and quickly drifted off.
To be continued…
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