Disclaimer: I tripped this morning when I got up from bed. You see, I'm a
slob and I haven't cleaned my room for about a year (probably even more
than that). If only I was JK Rowling and I could afford a maid to clean up
after me! ::sigh:: I'll just hafta go on, hurting myself in the morning!
... Or maybe I could clean my room...... ::ponders this:: Nah!
AN: I know it's short!!! Oh, and thanks SO MUCH to darkmarkgrl who helped me come up with ideas for costumes! Unfortunately, after I'd decided, I lost the convo cuz my computer crashed and then I got an idea for a really sweet moment if Sevvy had a certain costume, soooo... Yeah, it's a bit different than we discussed... ^_^
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It was October 18th and the excitement at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was mounting as Halloween Night grew nearer. There were people all over the place, discussing costumes and dates.
This was where we found Draco and Hermione: in the pool, dangling their feet in the water and debating over their costumes.
"You don't have to dress to match with your date, but most people are," Hermione pointed out.
"What should we go as, though?" Draco seemed thoroughly stumped. It seemed he'd never been to a costume party as a child.
Hermione had gone to many costume parties as a child, plus trick-or- treating, but a masquerade was supposed to be much more elegant than a neighborhood kiddy party.
She sighed, then grinned. "We could always pull the traditional prince and princess!" she said teasingly, knowing that Draco would NOT want to be a prince.
Draco rolled his eyes and said dryly, "How about a ferret and a squirrel?" Hermione burst out laughing. "Haha, funny, Mr. Ferret Man." She slugged him on the arm. "But, I think they'd know who it was!"
"I was just kidding, anyway..."
They took on their thinking positions again. "Aha! How about a vampire?"
Draco looked interested for once. "I'm for that! But what would you be?" he pointed out.
Hermione thought for a moment. "Well, I could be a vampire slayer..." Draco looked offended. "Oh, thanks!" She giggled.
"Well," Hermione said, then paused. "Never mind... I'm all out!"
Draco laughed. "You're out of ideas? Wow... Now I've seen everything!"
Hermione stuck her tongue out at him and he laughed. He then seemed to come up with something. "What if...." he thought a little more. "What? I'm all ears." Hermione leaned forward.
"Well, how about a genie and... an Arabian Knight or a sultan or something like that..." Hermione grinned, thinking of the Disney movie her smaller cousin always watched when her family was visiting.
"Hey! That's a good idea! Are you sure? I mean, it's not too 'pretty- boy-ish' for you, is it?" Hermione actually looked semi-serious.
Draco narrowed his eyes at her. "Me? The one that every single Gryffindor has called 'Pretty-boy Malfoy' at least once, scared to ruin my reputation by looking like a pretty-boy knight for one night? I think not!"
Hermione laughed at his choice of words. "Alrighty then; we've got our costumes! No backing out now!"
"Uh, wait, what do you mean by that?"
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Shaylee sat up and leaned against the wall by her fireplace as Severus walked in. She patted the spot beside her in invitation and he sat down.
"So, I guess you want to talk about costumes," Shaylee said, bringing her legs up to her chest. Snape looked at her incredulously. "How in Merlin's name do you always know what I'm going to say?"
Shaylee grinned and shrugged. "Well, as you said yourself last night, I'm either psychic or your soul mate..." Snape blushed as he also remembered this.
"Er, yeah..."
"Well, anyway, what should we dress up as? We don't have to match, you know," she reminded him. She then laughed. "I guess most people are just dressing to match so that they don't lose their dates..."
Snape also laughed, then said, "Well, I was thinking something dark and evil."
Shaylee looked at him skeptically. "Sevvy, this is a masquerade. You can't dress up as yourself!"
Snape scowled at her. "Very funny, Shaylee."
"Well, I was thinking something romantic, like Romeo and Juliet!"
"Isn't that from some Muggle literature?"
"Yeah, Shakespeare!"
"Er, no thanks." Snape, evidently, didn't want to be something a Muggle had come up with.
Shaylee gave him the evil eye. "Be that way, you stick in the mud!"
Shaylee looked into the fire, thinking. Finally she looked up in triumph. "What about Hades and Persephone?"
Snape pondered this for a while, then pointed out, "Oh, so what would we do, wear signs that say 'King and Queen of Hell'?"
Shaylee shrugged. "It was worth a try!"
Shaylee thought again, then said suddenly, "Beauty and the Beast!" Snape's mouth dropped open. "Ouch!"
Shaylee giggled. "Well, help me think, then, you big beast!" She made a face at him.
Snape scoffed, then said, "You act like my eight year old niece..." Shaylee just answered this by making another face at him.
Snape shook his head, then thought, looking off into nowhere. He finally seemed to get an idea. "Oh, what does your name mean?"
Shaylee grinned. "Ohhhh! That's a great idea!!"
"Wait," Snape was getting a little edgy from the evil grin on her face. "What does it mean?"
Shaylee giggled and answered, "Fairy princess of the field!" Snape groaned. "Never mind."
"Awwwww, come on! You're no fun at all! You'd look cute as a fairy prince!!" she teased, elbowing him in the stomache.
"I don't do anything with wings." "You don't have to have wings," Shaylee pointed out. "But, I also refuse to be anything 'cute'."
Shaylee sighed, crossed her arms, and stuck her nose up. "Well, be that way! We don't have to match! I'm going to be my namesake! You can be whatever! Be a goblin, for all I care!"
Snape laughed. "Oh, I think you'd care if you had a goblin for a date..." Shaylee glared at him, just causing him to laugh more.
"Don't worry, I think I know what I'll be. And it isn't embarrassing, either," he reassured. "And what is it?" Shaylee demanded.
Snape grinned. "I'm not telling." Shaylee stared at him, unwavering, with her head tilted. It got to the point that he thought she was incredibly mad at him and he was about to apologize and forfeit the information. Instead, Shaylee said, still looking at him, "You know, you're very cute when you smile..."
Snape blushed, then said, "Oh, so I'm cute, am I?" Shaylee laughed. "Yes! Just like a cute little fairy prince!!"
He groaned as she went on, "Sprouting out of that flower in the middle of the enchanted field, dancing around like a proper happy fairy prince should!"
"Shaylee, shut up!"
"Singing those fairy songs and talking to the birds! Flapping around with those glittery wings!! You're the epitome of a cute little fa-"
"Shaylee, has anyone ever told you that your eyes sparkle when you laugh?" Shaylee blushed and realized that while mocking him, she'd been getting closer and closer to his face. She looked into his eyes for a moment, then jerked away quickly and sat back down beside him where she had been before, though quite a bit closer.
They were silent for a moment, then, Shaylee leaned her head on his shoulder and whispered, "Thanks."
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Navy Converse: Aw, darn, you caught me... No, I'm jj, but the reason for that is because I have certain things put together in chapters, and there's often not enough events to make it long. Plus, when I respond to reviews, I respond to all of them so no one feels left out...
Kiya: LOL, thankies!
Morgan: LOL, hehe... Well, if U ever get stuck with that spell, you'll know what to do! ^_~
Principessa Squish Aldkivina: Chapter 17: Wow, that was a pointless review.... But, er, thanks! Chapter 16: Lish, are you alright, or are you just a psychotic Hufflepuff??? Chapter 15: Wow, you had a lot of catching up to do... Why do you even review? You just read it over my shoulder when I'm typing... You cuold tell me what you think then you know....
Super Geek: Yay; I feel "stare-worthy"!! ^_^ Thanks, that part just popped into my head. It was probably just as much of a surprise for me than for the rest of you!
Darkmarkgrl: lol, They were sitting on the floor not in a tree! ^_^ Heehee, yeah, I'm insane... Um, yeah, yay for the Anaheim Ducks.... ::forced enthusiasm:: ^_~
Danric-Lover: Ummm, maybe... Gosh I sound like my mom... ^_^ Yeah, I will if it fits in with the plot at that moment or if I'm PMSing and decide to kill someone... Hehe...
Hildie: Heehee! Thanks!
Girl-named-Belle: Um, er.... OK!!! ^_^ Yeah, here's more!
AN: I know it's short!!! Oh, and thanks SO MUCH to darkmarkgrl who helped me come up with ideas for costumes! Unfortunately, after I'd decided, I lost the convo cuz my computer crashed and then I got an idea for a really sweet moment if Sevvy had a certain costume, soooo... Yeah, it's a bit different than we discussed... ^_^
~*~*~**~*~*~
It was October 18th and the excitement at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was mounting as Halloween Night grew nearer. There were people all over the place, discussing costumes and dates.
This was where we found Draco and Hermione: in the pool, dangling their feet in the water and debating over their costumes.
"You don't have to dress to match with your date, but most people are," Hermione pointed out.
"What should we go as, though?" Draco seemed thoroughly stumped. It seemed he'd never been to a costume party as a child.
Hermione had gone to many costume parties as a child, plus trick-or- treating, but a masquerade was supposed to be much more elegant than a neighborhood kiddy party.
She sighed, then grinned. "We could always pull the traditional prince and princess!" she said teasingly, knowing that Draco would NOT want to be a prince.
Draco rolled his eyes and said dryly, "How about a ferret and a squirrel?" Hermione burst out laughing. "Haha, funny, Mr. Ferret Man." She slugged him on the arm. "But, I think they'd know who it was!"
"I was just kidding, anyway..."
They took on their thinking positions again. "Aha! How about a vampire?"
Draco looked interested for once. "I'm for that! But what would you be?" he pointed out.
Hermione thought for a moment. "Well, I could be a vampire slayer..." Draco looked offended. "Oh, thanks!" She giggled.
"Well," Hermione said, then paused. "Never mind... I'm all out!"
Draco laughed. "You're out of ideas? Wow... Now I've seen everything!"
Hermione stuck her tongue out at him and he laughed. He then seemed to come up with something. "What if...." he thought a little more. "What? I'm all ears." Hermione leaned forward.
"Well, how about a genie and... an Arabian Knight or a sultan or something like that..." Hermione grinned, thinking of the Disney movie her smaller cousin always watched when her family was visiting.
"Hey! That's a good idea! Are you sure? I mean, it's not too 'pretty- boy-ish' for you, is it?" Hermione actually looked semi-serious.
Draco narrowed his eyes at her. "Me? The one that every single Gryffindor has called 'Pretty-boy Malfoy' at least once, scared to ruin my reputation by looking like a pretty-boy knight for one night? I think not!"
Hermione laughed at his choice of words. "Alrighty then; we've got our costumes! No backing out now!"
"Uh, wait, what do you mean by that?"
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Shaylee sat up and leaned against the wall by her fireplace as Severus walked in. She patted the spot beside her in invitation and he sat down.
"So, I guess you want to talk about costumes," Shaylee said, bringing her legs up to her chest. Snape looked at her incredulously. "How in Merlin's name do you always know what I'm going to say?"
Shaylee grinned and shrugged. "Well, as you said yourself last night, I'm either psychic or your soul mate..." Snape blushed as he also remembered this.
"Er, yeah..."
"Well, anyway, what should we dress up as? We don't have to match, you know," she reminded him. She then laughed. "I guess most people are just dressing to match so that they don't lose their dates..."
Snape also laughed, then said, "Well, I was thinking something dark and evil."
Shaylee looked at him skeptically. "Sevvy, this is a masquerade. You can't dress up as yourself!"
Snape scowled at her. "Very funny, Shaylee."
"Well, I was thinking something romantic, like Romeo and Juliet!"
"Isn't that from some Muggle literature?"
"Yeah, Shakespeare!"
"Er, no thanks." Snape, evidently, didn't want to be something a Muggle had come up with.
Shaylee gave him the evil eye. "Be that way, you stick in the mud!"
Shaylee looked into the fire, thinking. Finally she looked up in triumph. "What about Hades and Persephone?"
Snape pondered this for a while, then pointed out, "Oh, so what would we do, wear signs that say 'King and Queen of Hell'?"
Shaylee shrugged. "It was worth a try!"
Shaylee thought again, then said suddenly, "Beauty and the Beast!" Snape's mouth dropped open. "Ouch!"
Shaylee giggled. "Well, help me think, then, you big beast!" She made a face at him.
Snape scoffed, then said, "You act like my eight year old niece..." Shaylee just answered this by making another face at him.
Snape shook his head, then thought, looking off into nowhere. He finally seemed to get an idea. "Oh, what does your name mean?"
Shaylee grinned. "Ohhhh! That's a great idea!!"
"Wait," Snape was getting a little edgy from the evil grin on her face. "What does it mean?"
Shaylee giggled and answered, "Fairy princess of the field!" Snape groaned. "Never mind."
"Awwwww, come on! You're no fun at all! You'd look cute as a fairy prince!!" she teased, elbowing him in the stomache.
"I don't do anything with wings." "You don't have to have wings," Shaylee pointed out. "But, I also refuse to be anything 'cute'."
Shaylee sighed, crossed her arms, and stuck her nose up. "Well, be that way! We don't have to match! I'm going to be my namesake! You can be whatever! Be a goblin, for all I care!"
Snape laughed. "Oh, I think you'd care if you had a goblin for a date..." Shaylee glared at him, just causing him to laugh more.
"Don't worry, I think I know what I'll be. And it isn't embarrassing, either," he reassured. "And what is it?" Shaylee demanded.
Snape grinned. "I'm not telling." Shaylee stared at him, unwavering, with her head tilted. It got to the point that he thought she was incredibly mad at him and he was about to apologize and forfeit the information. Instead, Shaylee said, still looking at him, "You know, you're very cute when you smile..."
Snape blushed, then said, "Oh, so I'm cute, am I?" Shaylee laughed. "Yes! Just like a cute little fairy prince!!"
He groaned as she went on, "Sprouting out of that flower in the middle of the enchanted field, dancing around like a proper happy fairy prince should!"
"Shaylee, shut up!"
"Singing those fairy songs and talking to the birds! Flapping around with those glittery wings!! You're the epitome of a cute little fa-"
"Shaylee, has anyone ever told you that your eyes sparkle when you laugh?" Shaylee blushed and realized that while mocking him, she'd been getting closer and closer to his face. She looked into his eyes for a moment, then jerked away quickly and sat back down beside him where she had been before, though quite a bit closer.
They were silent for a moment, then, Shaylee leaned her head on his shoulder and whispered, "Thanks."
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Navy Converse: Aw, darn, you caught me... No, I'm jj, but the reason for that is because I have certain things put together in chapters, and there's often not enough events to make it long. Plus, when I respond to reviews, I respond to all of them so no one feels left out...
Kiya: LOL, thankies!
Morgan: LOL, hehe... Well, if U ever get stuck with that spell, you'll know what to do! ^_~
Principessa Squish Aldkivina: Chapter 17: Wow, that was a pointless review.... But, er, thanks! Chapter 16: Lish, are you alright, or are you just a psychotic Hufflepuff??? Chapter 15: Wow, you had a lot of catching up to do... Why do you even review? You just read it over my shoulder when I'm typing... You cuold tell me what you think then you know....
Super Geek: Yay; I feel "stare-worthy"!! ^_^ Thanks, that part just popped into my head. It was probably just as much of a surprise for me than for the rest of you!
Darkmarkgrl: lol, They were sitting on the floor not in a tree! ^_^ Heehee, yeah, I'm insane... Um, yeah, yay for the Anaheim Ducks.... ::forced enthusiasm:: ^_~
Danric-Lover: Ummm, maybe... Gosh I sound like my mom... ^_^ Yeah, I will if it fits in with the plot at that moment or if I'm PMSing and decide to kill someone... Hehe...
Hildie: Heehee! Thanks!
Girl-named-Belle: Um, er.... OK!!! ^_^ Yeah, here's more!
