Happy Easter dudes! Here's a chapter for the holidays.

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The Death Eaters on Easter

"Happy Easter my minions!" Lord Voldemort cried, prancing into the room. He passed them each an Easter card and a packet of muggle mini eggs.

"I love these!" Wormtail squealed in delight, ripping open the packet.

"Too bad you won't be having them then," Barty smirked, grabbing them from him.

"Silence!" Voldemort yelled. "I have a surprise for you all."

"More eggs?" Rabastan asked through his mouthful.

"No," Voldemort replied. "But close. We are going on an Easter day event in the park. There will be egg painting, bonnet making and an Easter egg hunt! Won't that be fun?"

There was silence in the room. The Death Eaters all looked at each other, none of them knew quite what to say. Then Rodolphus coughed and spoke up.

"Er, my lord," he said. "Not to criticize your decisions or anything, but isn't that usually an acticity enjoyed by young muggle children?"

"In case you hadn't noticed," Bellatrix added. "We aren't children."

"Except for Wormtail," Barty smirked, kicking Wormtail off his chair.

"I'm older than you!" He said indignantly.

"Doesn't make you any less tiny," Barty glared.

"Enough!" Voldemort cried. "It will give us the chance to bond like the happy Death Eater family that we are."

"We've tried that before," Rodolphus said. "Trust us, family bonding is not recommendable."

"Nonsense," Voldemort said. "You had a great time."

"Er, yeah," Rodolphus said uncertainly, glancing at Bellatrix.

"Then so will we!" Voldemort insisted. "Won't we." He added dangerously, glaring at his minions.

"Oh yes," they all said quickly.

"Good," Voldemort smiled. "Everyone get ready and meet at the front of the house in five minutes."

"I am not walking to the park!" Bellatrix protested.

"Oh, you won't have to." Voldemort smiled knowingly.

Five minutes later and Voldemort and the Death Eaters were gathered outside.

"Thanks to one of you," Voldemort said, glaring at Bellatrix. "Our mini van is sadly no longer with us. So look what I picked up."

He gestured towards another mini van, painted in flaking white paint.

"Isn't it wonderful?" Voldemort beamed. "I found it in one of those places where muggles dump things that they don't want any more."

"You mean a scrapyard?" Snape said.

"I think that was what the salesman called it," Voldemort replied cheerily. "Now everyone in!"

The Death Eaters piled a little sceptically into the mini van.

"No pushing everyone!" Voldemort said as he took his place in trhe driving seat, Snape sat in the passenger seat and the rest of them sat in the back, except for Wormtail who had to sit on the floor, mainly because the others had taken the seats, but also because Barty hadn't really given him a choice.

"Dolohov, you're stepping on my foot," Bellatrix said, glaring at Dolohov next to her.

"Sorry," Dolohov said, moving his foot.

"Now you're stepping on mine," Rabastan glowered.

"Sorry..."

"Barty, you're stepping on my head," Wormtail whined.

"Oh, am I?" Barty smirked.

"Be quiet you lot!" Voldemort snapped. "We'll be there in a minute. Remember, we're supposed to be bonding. Just think: happy family."

Snape sighed in exhasperation, he actually took orders from this guy?

They arrived at the park a few minutes later, Voldemort opened the sliding doors and the Death Eaters got out and looked around. The usually boring park was decorated in banners and various Easter decorations in sickeningly bright colours. The only Death Eater who didn't seem disgusted by this was Lucius, who looked wistfully over at the bonnet making stall.

"Where shall we go first?" Voldemort asked.

"Home." Muttered Rodolphus.

"What was that?" Voldemort snapped.

"Nothing."

"The bonnet stall!" Lucius cried, which was followed by a groan from the Death Eaters.

"The bonnet stall it is!" Voldemort grinned, and led his minions to a pink and purple stall on which a variety of ready made bonnets were displayed. The stall sttended looked as though she would have a herat attack as the Death Eaters approached her in their trademark black robes and hats.

"We would like to make a bonnet each," Voldemort said.

"Yes, well, of course," The woman said. "Take a seat then."

The Death Eaters sat around the table behind the stall and began to grab at the card.

"Do you have any black?" Voldemort asked the attendant.

"No," she replied.

"What."

"I mean, I'll go and look." She scuttled off at the dangerous glare Voldemort was giving her.

Meanwhile, Lucius had finished his bonnet in record time.

"Ta da!" he said, showing it to the other Death Eaters.

"Erm, that's great, Lucius," Voldemort said, looking warily at it. It was, in truth, rather good. Yellow, pink and purple card flowers were stuck to it and lacy frills bordered the edges. Lucius put it on proudly.

"Attention everyone!" called a voice over the loudspeaker. "The Easter egg hunt will be beginning in five minutes. Please gather at the trophy stall to collect your containers."

"Come on!" Voldemort cried, jumping up.

"An Easter egg hunt?" Rodolphus moaned. "But that's for little kids!" He paused at the murderous glare that Voldemort was giving him and joined to others in reluctantly traipsing to the trophy stall.

"On your marks," said the voice on the loudspeaker. "Get set...GO!"

The Death Eaters raced over the starting line, knocking little children out of the way.

"Quick!" Voldemort cried. "Grab all the eggs you can!" He snatched one off a little boy who began to wail.

"Hey!" His mother said. "Come back here!" Voldemort scuttled off to hide.

Meanwhile, Snape was walking casually around picking up eggs in a relatively normal way. Suddenly, an owl came swooping out of the sky with a letter attacthed to its foot. It landed on a nearby bush, sticking out its leg.

Snape took off the letter and read it.

Dear Snape

Happy Easter. Find enclosed a little present to help you survive until the summer term.

Yours sincerly

Albus Dumbledore.

PS. Give my best to Tom.

Snape picked up a parcel that had come with the letter and opened it. A whole avalanche of mini eggs burst out of it onto him. A group of passing muggle children saw him covered in eggs.

"Look," said one. "Eggs."

"No," Snape said in horror as the children advanced on him. "No no no...NOOOO!" The children dived onto the pile of eggs. Snape yelled in fear.

Wormtail heard Snape scream. He looked around him nervously. Nobody was there, and yet he felt as though someone was watching him.

"All right Barty," he said. "Come out. Joke's over."

But Barty did not come out.

"Barty?"

He gulped and looked around him, and gave a yell as he came face to face with a tall furry faced creature.

"Hello," the creature said, althought its mouth wasn't moving. "I am the Easter bunny!"

"Don't hurt me!" Wormtail cowered at the muggle in the costume.

"I won't hurt you!" The Easter bunny said. "I want to be your friend!"

Wormtail ran away screaming.

Barty froze. He had heard Wormtail scream, someone else must have frightened him. He would go and see if he could help them.

Suddenly, a muggle in a large rabbit costume jumped out of the bushes.

"Hello," it said. "I am the Easter bunny. Will you be my friend?"

"No." Barty said.

"Let's play hide and seek!" The bunny said.

"Fine," Barty said. "You're it." And he ran off as fast as his legs could carry him.

Voldemort crept backwards slowly. The mother of that little boy had gathered followers all out to get him, he had to hide. He took another step backwards and yelled as he collided with something.

"My lord!" Snape said. "It's only me!"

"Oh thank goodness," Voldemort gasped. "I though you were...oh never mind. Have you seen the others?"

"No," Snape said. "None of them. I just escaped from the little muggle kids."

"Vicious little tykes aren't they," Voldemort said. Snape nodded.

"THERE HE IS!" Came a shout. Voldemort turned even whiter than normal as a hord of angry mothers ran towards them.

"RUN!" He cried, and he and Snape ran. "Quick! Up here!" He said, and they scooted up a tree. The mothers ran past and they let out a sigh of relief.

"Who are you running from then?" Said someone from behind them, causing them to jump and spin around. Wormtail, goodness knows how he got up, was sitting in the tree behind them.

"Where is everyone?" Voldemort asked. "And what happened to you? You look like you had quite a scare."

"I did," Wormtail said. "There's a terrifying evil creature on the prowl around here. With huge ears, massive claws and razor sharp teeth. It is so terrifying it could make grown men cower in fear."

"Bellatrix?" Snape asked.

"No," Wormtail replied. "It's some sort of rabbit."

"And it's going after the others I'll be bound," Voldemort said. "We have to get them all together, but how?"

"This way!" Said a voice from the ground. The three of them looked down. The rest of the Death Eaters were in some sort of pack below, wands out, glancing nervously around.

"Up here!" Voldemort said. They looked up and sighed in relief, scrambling up the tree.

"D-did you see it too?" Barty asked. He was paper white and trembling.

"The rabbit?" Wormtail asked. "I saw it."

"We all did," Dolohov added. "Crabbe and Goyle thought it was some sort of fluffy cream cake though," he said, glancing at the two Death Eaters who were gazing gormlessly into space.

"Did anyone else get chased away by the mothers?" Voldemort said.

"No that's just you," Snape replied.

"There is no way we can go back down there," Bellatrix said. "Anyone got a plan?"

"Yes!" Voldemort said. "As a matter of fact, I have a perfect plan that will get us all out of here and home. Nothing can go wrong."

"I'm sure," said Snape sarcastically.

A few minutes later and Barty and Snape crept across the park towards the egg painting stall. Most of the visitors were on the rampage elsewhere, searching for Voldemort and whoever terrorized the Easter bunny, making their job a whole lot easier.

"I don't know why I had to get stuck with you," Snape snarled. "Of all the Death Eaters, I had to go with the most immature, childish, most annoying..."

"Well I'm not too thrilled either," Barty replied. "But Dolohov was going with Rabastan."

"Let's just get the eggs, OK?" Snape snapped.

"Fine." Barty replied, and they hurried across the park. Snape drew out a plastic bag and they filled it with the eggs from the stall. They looked around, and ran back. Phase one was complete.

"Where are they?" Asked an angry mother.

"I don't know but we will find them, don't you worry," said another. "Scaring my baby like that. Honestly. These people should be locked up."

"Look!" Cried the first mother. "There's that odd faced one, the one who scared your Michael.

"Get him!" Cried the other, and they all charged towards Voldemort.

"CHARGE!" Voldemort yelled, and the Death Eaters stepped out from behind the trees and began to pelt the muggles with eggs, racing towards the park gate. They made it out and jumped into the mini van, they were just about to close the door when suddenly the voice over the loudspeaker called:

"And the winner of the bonnet comeptition, Lucius Malfoy! Please come to the trophy stall to claim your prize."

"Yes!" Lucius cried, elated. "I won!" And he ran out of the car and towards the stall, blissfully oblivious of the furious mothers."

"NOOOOO!" The Death Eater cried as he ran back into the park.

SPLAT.

Lucius got back into the car a minute later, carrying his trophy and bonnet, covered in egg. Voldemort drove off quickly.

"No more family bonding for us then." Voldemort said. "I did tell you all it was a bad idea."

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Happy Easter everyone! Next chapter coming soon!