Disclaimer: Heehee, I just got pre-paid today for babysitting. My lovely
rich aunt gave me a hundred bucks, while planning to give me more later.
That's a lot of money, for me, a poor middle child…. ^_^ As I've mentioned
before, JK Rowling would probably hire a professional babysitter if someone
asked her to babysit, and 100 bucks is nothing for her! Sooooo, because I'm
here in Kentucky, gaping at my 100 bucks, I must not be in Scotland, feeling
nonchalant about being richer than the Queen of England. ^_^
AN: Oooooo, everyone, don't be mad, but the updates might slow down a bit, because my aunt just got out of surgery, and I have to be her nursemaid when my cousin (who is actually a nurse) is at work. Plus, I hafta watch the kids still, soooooo, I'm sorry REALLY! And I'll still try really really hard! And, I had actually had this typed up the day after I posted the last chapter, but ff.net was being eviiiiiiil…. So, I WAS thinking of all of you!
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Shaylee and Severus entered the Great Hall, where there were teachers dressed in various costumes charming decorations up onto the wall.
Thay saw a Hippogriff clad Dumbledore coming towards them, beaming.
"Why, Shaylee! Severus! How fine of you to join us!"
"Shaylee happened to be just a tad behind schedule," Snape explained, grumbling. Shaylee pinched his arm. "We're happy to finally be here, Albus!" she greeted.
He chuckled merrily and walked away, beaming.
Shaylee leaned over to say something to Severus. "Why do you always say Shaylee, and not Shay, like everyone else does?"
Severus looked down at her for a moment, then said, "Because I'm not everyone else."
Shaylee looked a little embarrassed at this, so he added, "I want to find a name that no one else calls you. One that only I use.
She blushed at this, and Snape looked away, not comfortable in a touchy moment.
"You two can set up the DJ table," interrupted McGonagall, who had a horn on her head.
"Lovely unicorn costume, Minerva!" Shaylee called as she tugged Severus up to right in front of the High Table.
"We're having a DJ?"
"Yeah," Shaylee answered. "All of the bands that the kids would like were already booked. Halloween's pretty big in the wizarding world…."
"I know that. I happen to be a wizard…" Snape rolled his eyes, then asked cautiously, "Who's the DJ?"
He cringed as Shaylee answered him. "Lee Jordan, of course! Who did you think?!"
"I was just hoping it'd be someone controllable…" he said, groaning.
"He's perfectly controllable! And he's quite humorous, too!"
"Humorous? So that's what you call blowing up a room on purpose?"
"No!" Shaylee defended herself, and her cousins' friend. "That's what we call 'Public Defacing of a Teacher'!"
"Oh… Lovely…"
"It is, isn't it?" Shaylee picked up her wand and drew up a table. Doesn't happen very often in MY classroom, but I've heard things…."
Snape looked at her dryly.
"YOW! If looks could kill…" Shaylee muttered, then turned away to adjust the DJ equipment that had been charmed to work in Hogwarts.
"I never understood that saying… It's only half of a sentence. You never said the outcome. If looks could kill, what would happen?" Snape mocked.
Shaylee turned around and glared at him. "If looks could kill, your head would magically fall off, then explode, and your feet and hands would shrivel up to prunes. Then, a rat would come and eat them up and drag the rest of your body to a giant paper shredder, where you would be made into nice little slices."
Shaylee paused as she pictured this, then muttered, "I think I'm gonna be sick…"
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Draco and Hermione ducked behind a statue as a pair of "werewolves" walked by, laughing. They had already ran into two other couples on their way to the
Great Hall, and they didn't wish to be seen until they were in the Great Hall's dimmed lights.
"Okay, come on," Draco whispered and pulled her out from behind the statue. "We're almost there."
Draco looked around the corner. "OK. They're waiting for us by the doors."
"Is there anybody else down there?"
"No. Come on, let's go."
They stepped around the corner and grinned at Scott, who was standing by the Great Hall's doors with a girl who was wearing the costume Hermione had been in
when she was walking through the halls with Scott.
"Hey guys! Only two minutes late! Good job." Scott waved at them.
"Twelve minutes, technically," Hermione interjected.
"Oh, you and your technicalities," Draco said while nudging her playfully.
"Yes, but coming in late keeps us from being looked at in the light." Scott's date, Kerry, finally spoke.
Hermione nodded and looked at her, smiling at the irony that Kerry was just around her height and had the same length and color of hair that she had.
She was also relieved that Kerry was wearing a mask that covered her whole face.
"Well?" prompted Scott. "Shall we?"
Hermione took a deep breath and looked at Draco. Looking at his face, she realized that he must be more nervous than she was, and he had the right to be.
Draco breathed slowly. This was it. His reputation could still be saved. He could turn away and still be the King of Slytherin in the morning. He could still go back… He could go tell his father to screw himself and he wasn't ruining his reputation for his stupid master.
Wait, why was he thinking about that? Hadn't he decided…--
Draco slowly smiled. What were these doubts? The whole reason he was here was because he was in love with Hermione Granger, and he intended to show her.
He spoke with confidence in his voice. "Let's go."
Draco then reached out and opened the door and they stepped in.
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Here we go. Short, but hey, it was up fast! So, be happy! Thanks for all the reviews! It helped me when I had a really hard day. I love you guys!
SweetWater: lol, COOL!!! Thanks a bunch, too!
Darkmarkgrl: LOL, my sister calls me Moose too! Hehe…. We have this strange obsession with moose. Well, you are now an orange flavored lifesaver!!! ^_^ And, you'll hafta see about the wings thing….
Sapphire: Don't worry! Notice the little hint I put up at the end… ^_^ He's got it figured out….
Chelsea: Thank you! And my imagination thanks you too!! ^_^
Super Geek: LOL! Sorry, I just wanted to get something up…. I was tired and wanted to please people! Yay! I'm happy someone got my description! Yay!!!
Meg: LUCKY!!! ^_^ Yeah, it's a good experience, I suppose, though he's quite a handful sometimes. But, my family really appreciates it, cuz my aunt just got out of surgery and they really need someone to help them…. So, I'm fine, and having fun! I had lotsa energy today, so I typed up a storm… (at least as big of a storm as I could muster)
Angel-of-hogwarts: LOL! Thanks! I appreciate it!
Draco-Malfoy-Vegeta-luvr: Yep… Ah, I feel very energetic today, so I'm not in a "Thinking About Sirius" mood… ^_^
Kristina Chang: LOL, that's alright. I thought it was way too short to post also, but I really wanted to get something up. THANKS for the review!
BellethePhilosopher'sCookie: LOL!! ^_^ You're starting to sound like me…. ^_^ Photographing hot guys is fun, though. DO try it sometime!! ^_^
Dying Angel: LOL. Ooooh, so that's you over in the next cell… Hello! Sure, I would like to scheme together! I usually just scheme by myself, and that just makes the warden think that I'm talking to myself again… ^_^ LOL, I was crazy long ago…. But it always helps to be crazier….. ^_^ Thanks, and enjoy this.
Writer Girl 03: LOL… OK. Well, I actually had this done a while ago, but ff.net was being evil…. Thanks!!!!
KEL-71E: LOL. Yep, I've talked to some friends back home on IM and told them to call him for me and give him a message… I dunno if anyone has done it yet. Hmmm… Well, thankies. This is the other half!
AN: Oooooo, everyone, don't be mad, but the updates might slow down a bit, because my aunt just got out of surgery, and I have to be her nursemaid when my cousin (who is actually a nurse) is at work. Plus, I hafta watch the kids still, soooooo, I'm sorry REALLY! And I'll still try really really hard! And, I had actually had this typed up the day after I posted the last chapter, but ff.net was being eviiiiiiil…. So, I WAS thinking of all of you!
~*~*~**~*~*~
Shaylee and Severus entered the Great Hall, where there were teachers dressed in various costumes charming decorations up onto the wall.
Thay saw a Hippogriff clad Dumbledore coming towards them, beaming.
"Why, Shaylee! Severus! How fine of you to join us!"
"Shaylee happened to be just a tad behind schedule," Snape explained, grumbling. Shaylee pinched his arm. "We're happy to finally be here, Albus!" she greeted.
He chuckled merrily and walked away, beaming.
Shaylee leaned over to say something to Severus. "Why do you always say Shaylee, and not Shay, like everyone else does?"
Severus looked down at her for a moment, then said, "Because I'm not everyone else."
Shaylee looked a little embarrassed at this, so he added, "I want to find a name that no one else calls you. One that only I use.
She blushed at this, and Snape looked away, not comfortable in a touchy moment.
"You two can set up the DJ table," interrupted McGonagall, who had a horn on her head.
"Lovely unicorn costume, Minerva!" Shaylee called as she tugged Severus up to right in front of the High Table.
"We're having a DJ?"
"Yeah," Shaylee answered. "All of the bands that the kids would like were already booked. Halloween's pretty big in the wizarding world…."
"I know that. I happen to be a wizard…" Snape rolled his eyes, then asked cautiously, "Who's the DJ?"
He cringed as Shaylee answered him. "Lee Jordan, of course! Who did you think?!"
"I was just hoping it'd be someone controllable…" he said, groaning.
"He's perfectly controllable! And he's quite humorous, too!"
"Humorous? So that's what you call blowing up a room on purpose?"
"No!" Shaylee defended herself, and her cousins' friend. "That's what we call 'Public Defacing of a Teacher'!"
"Oh… Lovely…"
"It is, isn't it?" Shaylee picked up her wand and drew up a table. Doesn't happen very often in MY classroom, but I've heard things…."
Snape looked at her dryly.
"YOW! If looks could kill…" Shaylee muttered, then turned away to adjust the DJ equipment that had been charmed to work in Hogwarts.
"I never understood that saying… It's only half of a sentence. You never said the outcome. If looks could kill, what would happen?" Snape mocked.
Shaylee turned around and glared at him. "If looks could kill, your head would magically fall off, then explode, and your feet and hands would shrivel up to prunes. Then, a rat would come and eat them up and drag the rest of your body to a giant paper shredder, where you would be made into nice little slices."
Shaylee paused as she pictured this, then muttered, "I think I'm gonna be sick…"
~*~*~**~*~*~
Draco and Hermione ducked behind a statue as a pair of "werewolves" walked by, laughing. They had already ran into two other couples on their way to the
Great Hall, and they didn't wish to be seen until they were in the Great Hall's dimmed lights.
"Okay, come on," Draco whispered and pulled her out from behind the statue. "We're almost there."
Draco looked around the corner. "OK. They're waiting for us by the doors."
"Is there anybody else down there?"
"No. Come on, let's go."
They stepped around the corner and grinned at Scott, who was standing by the Great Hall's doors with a girl who was wearing the costume Hermione had been in
when she was walking through the halls with Scott.
"Hey guys! Only two minutes late! Good job." Scott waved at them.
"Twelve minutes, technically," Hermione interjected.
"Oh, you and your technicalities," Draco said while nudging her playfully.
"Yes, but coming in late keeps us from being looked at in the light." Scott's date, Kerry, finally spoke.
Hermione nodded and looked at her, smiling at the irony that Kerry was just around her height and had the same length and color of hair that she had.
She was also relieved that Kerry was wearing a mask that covered her whole face.
"Well?" prompted Scott. "Shall we?"
Hermione took a deep breath and looked at Draco. Looking at his face, she realized that he must be more nervous than she was, and he had the right to be.
Draco breathed slowly. This was it. His reputation could still be saved. He could turn away and still be the King of Slytherin in the morning. He could still go back… He could go tell his father to screw himself and he wasn't ruining his reputation for his stupid master.
Wait, why was he thinking about that? Hadn't he decided…--
Draco slowly smiled. What were these doubts? The whole reason he was here was because he was in love with Hermione Granger, and he intended to show her.
He spoke with confidence in his voice. "Let's go."
Draco then reached out and opened the door and they stepped in.
~*~*~**~*~*~
Here we go. Short, but hey, it was up fast! So, be happy! Thanks for all the reviews! It helped me when I had a really hard day. I love you guys!
SweetWater: lol, COOL!!! Thanks a bunch, too!
Darkmarkgrl: LOL, my sister calls me Moose too! Hehe…. We have this strange obsession with moose. Well, you are now an orange flavored lifesaver!!! ^_^ And, you'll hafta see about the wings thing….
Sapphire: Don't worry! Notice the little hint I put up at the end… ^_^ He's got it figured out….
Chelsea: Thank you! And my imagination thanks you too!! ^_^
Super Geek: LOL! Sorry, I just wanted to get something up…. I was tired and wanted to please people! Yay! I'm happy someone got my description! Yay!!!
Meg: LUCKY!!! ^_^ Yeah, it's a good experience, I suppose, though he's quite a handful sometimes. But, my family really appreciates it, cuz my aunt just got out of surgery and they really need someone to help them…. So, I'm fine, and having fun! I had lotsa energy today, so I typed up a storm… (at least as big of a storm as I could muster)
Angel-of-hogwarts: LOL! Thanks! I appreciate it!
Draco-Malfoy-Vegeta-luvr: Yep… Ah, I feel very energetic today, so I'm not in a "Thinking About Sirius" mood… ^_^
Kristina Chang: LOL, that's alright. I thought it was way too short to post also, but I really wanted to get something up. THANKS for the review!
BellethePhilosopher'sCookie: LOL!! ^_^ You're starting to sound like me…. ^_^ Photographing hot guys is fun, though. DO try it sometime!! ^_^
Dying Angel: LOL. Ooooh, so that's you over in the next cell… Hello! Sure, I would like to scheme together! I usually just scheme by myself, and that just makes the warden think that I'm talking to myself again… ^_^ LOL, I was crazy long ago…. But it always helps to be crazier….. ^_^ Thanks, and enjoy this.
Writer Girl 03: LOL… OK. Well, I actually had this done a while ago, but ff.net was being evil…. Thanks!!!!
KEL-71E: LOL. Yep, I've talked to some friends back home on IM and told them to call him for me and give him a message… I dunno if anyone has done it yet. Hmmm… Well, thankies. This is the other half!
