Hey guys sorry I haven't updated in soooooooooooooooo friggin long I have been sooo lazy with my stories and I feel terrible.....but anyways here's chappie 19 hope ya like it
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BritKit
Chapter 19
All Hallows Eve
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRYYYYYYYYYYY" the yell came up the stairs and harry winced, hurriedly tying his shoe.
"I'M COMING FOR GODS SAKE RON CALM DOWN!!!" he screamed back, giving up on his laces and just shoving his foot in and hopping down the stairs. "Jeeez are WE impatient today...."
His friend grinned widely. "C'mon c'mon cmoncmoncmoooon!!!! I wanna see the decorations!!!" Ron was practically bouncing with excitement. Hermione looked at him with an exasperated expression.
"Really Ron, its only Halloween. We've only done this a MILLION times before...."
"Shut up."
Harry couldn't help but chuckle slightly. The Angels had offered to help set up the great hall and Hiei had literally dragged Yusuke and Kurama off for something called training and said they'd be back in 'a while'. Which, in hiei-speak, could mean anything from a few hours to a few days. From the looks on Yusuke and Kurama's faces, they thought it was going to be the latter, but for now, it was just Harry, Ron and Hermione, just like old times. And just like old times, Ron and Hermione were arguing.
"Honestly, its candy! You're going to rot your teeth!"
"Will not!" Ron said, frowning. "And its FUN. Who cares about my teeth?"
"I do," Harry couldn't resist putting in. "When your teeth are rotting your breath smells weird. Of course your breath smells weird already...." He ducked the punch Ron aimed at his head.
"It does not!"
"Does too!"
"Does not!"
"Does too!!!!"
"DOES NOT!!!!"
"Really!" Hermione muttered, "How old ARE you, sixteen or six?"
"Six, defiantly," said Harry, his face perfectly straight. He turned back to Ron. "And it DOES TOO!"
"DOES NOT DAMMIT!!!!"
"RON!!!"
"What does not?" asked a weary, amused voice from their right. They all turned towards the hallway that was connecting.
"Kurama!" Harry said happily. "Back from training?"
"If you can call it training," the ruby-haired boy said, wincing and putting a hand to his side. "It was more like menial torture...." And indeed, his clothes were soaked with sweat, and his hair was a mess.
"Try the prefects bathroom, fourth portrait on your right, passwords Maple Leaf," Hermione said, looking him over. "And be quick, or you'll miss the feast. And as to your earlier question...these two lunkheads," she jabbed her thumb and Harry and Ron, "were arguing about the state of Ron's breath."
Annoyed crimson eyes appeared over Kurama's left shoulder. "They were arguing about WHAT?" asked hiei.
Hermione sighed. "Never mind....just don't miss the feast."
"Yes ma'am" said kurama wryly, trotting down the hall. "C'mon Yusuke hurry up! We're gonna miss dinner!"
"We're WHAT???" Yusuke appeared, running after Kurama. "HIEI!!! If you made us miss dinner I'm gonna KILL you!"
"We haven't missed anything yet, baka," snapped hiei, jogging with them. "Kurama where ARE we going?"
"Prefects bathroom...."
"Oh."
"AHA!!" Kurama skidded to a stop. "Here we are! Maple leaf!"
"C'mon," Hermione tugged at Harry's sleeve. "We should go."
"Right."
And they continued on to the great hall.
Roughly five minutes later, the trio was staring in awe at the angels handiwork. "Well?" asked Margie, beaming, from next to them. "D'you think they'll like it?"
"Like it?" Ron squeaked. "Are you kidding?"
The Hall did indeed look much better than any other year. Maya was floating side-saddle on a broom lighting pumpkins of all sizes, shapes, and facial expressions. Miri and Sarah were draping black silk around the windows, and Alena was charming it to shimmer with fire every so often. Ela was placing pumpkins (vines and all) on each of the tables, and Liz was also halfway to the ceiling painting something on the walls. Harry walked over to her.
"Oi! How's the weather up there?" he yelled. She looked down and grinned.
"Lovely!" she called back. "You're early, wanna help?"
Harry considered it for a minute. "Nah. Whatchya writing anyways?"
"Oh this?"
"Yeah that."
"Lyrics to a song called 'All Souls Night' by Loreena McKennit. In cursive. Over and over and over and–"
"Ok, Ok, I get the idea. Why the lyrics though?" Harry asked, squinting to see them.
"A) The song will be playing all night, B) It's a pretty song and C) this wall needed something," was the calm answer, and Liz perfected a brush stroke.
"And you were bored," commented Miri.
"And I was bored," Liz agreed. "You three sure you don't want to help?"
"They're helping," said Maya. "Weasel the elder– grab that bolt of cloth. Bookworm, you can help Alena with those curtains. Scar-boy comes with me."
"Weasel the elder?"
"BOOKWORM????" shrieked Hermione.
"Affectionately meant, I swear!" said Miri, backing away from the steaming Hermione. "Really!"
Hermione humped and stalked over to alena, whom Harry was SURE was laughing.
Roughly an hour later the hall was full with laughing, chattering students. The food was rich and warm, and harry was feeling more content every minute. He had Ron on one side, arguing with Hermione across the table. Liz was sitting on the other, leaning diagonal to talk to alena and kurama was on the other side of Hermione, trying to convince hiei to try some of 'this god-damned English food' before he made himself sick on the deserts. Yusuke was chatting with Neville about god knows what, and the rest of the angels were no doubt up to something, judging by the mischievous looks on all of their faces. Soft music played in the background, the curtains were shimmering and every now and then the writing on the walls would glow slightly as the song passed through the lyrics. Harry was feeling distinctly sated and thought that nothing could possibly ruin this night.
Later, he would think that he jinxed it.
WHAM.
The entire hall went dead silent.
WHAM.
A hollow echoing sound rippled through the hall, and harry could for once, clearly hear the music playing.
Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides
Figures dance around and around
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness
Moving to the pagan sound.
Somewhere in a hidden memory
Images float before my eyes
Of fragrant nights of straw and of bonfires
And dancing till the next sunrise.
The once happy notes now seemed foreboding. Now that I think of it, Halloween was the supposed time for the spirits to come alive again wasn't it? And one of the darkest days of the year? Harry thought. I think this is where I go oh shit!
I can see the lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing
A waltz on All Souls Night.
BOOM.
Everyone winced.
"It sounds like someone knocking on the door," Liz whispered. It cut the silence like a knife.
Figures of cornstalks bend in the shadows
Held up tall as the flames leap high
The green knight holds the holly bush
To mark where the old year passes by.
Margie whimpered. Some students began to whisper and a few cries of "what if its you-know-who?" echoed off the walls. Harry could feel the panic building in the students. Any minute now and one of them would run screaming from the hall.
I can see the lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing
A waltz on All Souls Night
Dumbledore stood and the hall was quiet again. The only sound was the rise and fall of the music, which still no one had stopped.
Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides
Figures dance around and around
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness
Moving to the pagan sound.
Standing on the bridge that crosses
The river that goes out to the sea
The wind is full of a thousand voices
They pass by the bridge and me.
"Well," He said quietly. "If some one is knocking on our door, it seems only fitting that we should answer it. Severus? Minerva? Sirius? If you would join me?" And with that, Dumbledore walked out of the hall, McGonagall, Snape and Sirius all but running after him.
"Albus you cant possibly be serious!"McGonagall cried as she ran after him.
"Of course he's not, you idiotic woman," commented Sirius. "I'm Sirius!"
"I swear black, if I hear the joke one more bloody time..." Snape growled.
"You'll what?" asked Sirius. "Get me all greasy? Oh no, I think I'm going to scream..."
A slam of the hall door, and they were gone.
I can see the lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing
A waltz on All Souls Night
I can see the lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing
A waltz on All Souls Night
As the last notes of the song faded, Liz rose from her chair. "I don't know about you guys, but I am going out there and seeing what's going on. If we run quick, we might just catch up to them."
Alena and Hermione shot her identical 'she's crazy' looks. "You cant possibly be serious, Liz." alena said quietly.
"Stay here if you like," Liz said, sea-colored eyes flashing. "I'm going out there. Who's with me?"
"I'm going," said Harry, standing. Liz grinned at him.
"So'm I." Miri stood up. "Where you go, hun, I go," she told Liz.
"Why am I not surprised?" Liz commented. "Anyone else feel free to catch up later." she turned and ran out the door, Harry and Miri followed. A few minutes later they heard the pitter-patter of more feet coming after them and turned around to see kurama, yusuke, Hermione, Ron, hiei and the rest of the angels following them.
"Damn you Liz," Margie remarked as she easily caught up with them. They were at the stairs that led to the main doors now.
"Love you too," drawled Liz. She peered over the railing. "Goody! They're just opening the door."
And they were. Snape, McGonagall, and Sirius were facing away from the teens, wants leveled at the door, as Dumbledore approached it. In a swift motion he swung the heavy wooden door open to its full extent, and the storm that had been raging outside roared in, and in the light from the door they saw a hooded figure. "Oh nooooo...."Hermione murmured
"DUMBLEDORE!" a women's voice said, cracking with relief. The cloaked figure stepped inside and threw back their hood.
"Its Rosie!" Sirius gasped. And it was. Harry now realized that he had never really seen her at the house and now noticed why Remus loved her so. Thick auburn hair fell past her shoulders, smooth and silky, and fierce eyes the same green as the plants she tended. High cheekbones and a tanned face completed the look.
"Yes its me, lovely to see you padfoot, we can chat later. Rosethorn turned, dripping, to the Headmaster. "I have bad news and good news. Which do you want first?"
"The bad," Snape answered for Dumbledore. She looked to him for confirmation, and he nodded.
Rosethorn took a deep breath.
"Grimmauld place was attacked."
All Souls Night is a song by Loreena McKennit and is amazing and you should listen to it. It is on her CD the Visit