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Chapter Nine – Halloween

Halloween day seemed to pass too quickly for the girls, who wanted to perfect their costumes and too slowly for the guys, who weren't as picky. Ron slicked back his hair, Harry elongated his teeth and they both went into the common room together an hour before the dance.

They were waiting for the girls by playing chess – all the boys were going something, not bothering changing anything and not going early. Finally, girls started coming down the staircase.

Lavender was wearing a read and black gothic dress with bat-like wings. Hermione took Seamus' hand. He was dressed as the devil, with magic fire dancing over his head. Harry went out of the common room with the other pairs to find his, Pansy. They would change partners, anyway. Pansy showed up in a tight green snakeskin outfit that had a spaghetti strap shirt and skirt. The skirt was tight up top and loose and frilly on the bottom. Little ringlets and chains hung down on the tight parts.

Ginny, Harry was glad to see, didn't turn up in a black cat costume. She turned up in a white and pink no-sleeve dress with silver sparkles. It was somewhat striped – that's where the sparkles came in. She had light pink wings coming out of her back that sparkled and shined in the light. They also moved as though they were real and gave the impression that she could actually fly! She had a silver tiara perched on her head – Harry thought she was from a storybook.

He flushed when Hans came in dressed as a king in royal purple and offered his arm to Ginny, but he thought about breaking the curse. That was the thought that sustained him as he offered his own arm to Pansy. The girls gasped as they entered the great hall.

The walls were covered with glittering orange-gold, the jack-o-lanterns glittered with fireflies, you could see a full moon shining bright in the enchanted ceiling and there were stars sparkling the black curtains over the windows. The teachers' table was in its usual place with a table cloth striped black and orange, there were little tables that could fit up to eight people littering the edges of the dance floor with orange-gold plates, goblets and cutlery and there was a stage opposite the teachers' table with instruments on it.

Once everyone was sitting, Dumbledore stood up. "Welcome and Happy Halloween to all! I would like to introduce our musical group for the occasion: The Weird Sisters!" applause from the students. The Weird Sisters trooped on stage and started out with a fun song. Soon the hall was filled with dancing students. Even Harry and Pansy got up to dance – they needed to stay close to Hans and Ginny and anyways, they still wanted to have fun! They didn't do the waltz together, though.

After the fun dance and a waltz, Hans and Ginny went out into the Entrance Hall.

"Pansy, look!" Harry noticed them. They headed toward them when suddenly-

"Potter and Parkinson, well, well, well," Malfoy blocked them.

"It's not what you think, Malfoy, we have to go do something!" Harry said.

"Malfoy, we need to talk to Hans, is all" Pansy said. Malfoy nodded, smirked, then walked into the hall, too.

Pansy and Harry tiptoed into the hall after the fairy and the king.