31 Nights of Frights

by J. Maria

31 drabbles and ficlets done during the month of October 2006 to celebrate Halloween. Various fandoms, pairings, and Halloweenie things happen here, including character death.

7. Ghostly Inclinations

Series: 31 Nights of Frights
Title: Ghostly Inclinations
Author: Jmaria
Rating: FR-15
Disclaimer: Joss owns Tara, J.K. owns Nick
Summary: Halloween tradtions meet Fic-for-all pairings.
Pairing: Tara McClay/Nearly Headless Nick (HP)
Words: 148

31 Nights of Frights
Ghostly Inclinations

She'd always thought that after you die, you go to heaven. You follow the white light and find the peace you've been craving for so long. Tara McClay had never thought that her heaven would be so - earthly. Or so British boarding school-ish. Or so gloomily festive. Two months into the school year, and she still mananged to shy away from the other ghosts and the living alike. The transition was rough, and she was still coping with her death and inability to contact her loved ones.

But Sir Nicholas had insisted she join in on the festivities in one of the gloomier dungeons of Hogwarts Castle, and who was she to decline such a sincere gesture on the older spirit's part.

That's how Tara had ended up at Nearly Headless Nick's death-day party. How she foud herself in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, is another story all together.