Um, yeah. It actually just occurred to me that pretty much nobody celebrates Guy Fawkes Day, except for the British. Which means that no-one is going to have a clue what I'm on about. Damn.

Okay, so on November 5th 1605 a plot was foiled to kill the King. A group of rebels, headed by Guy Fawkes, planted 36 barrels of gunpowder in the basement of Westminster, the Houses of Parliament. The plot was luckily foiled; had the plot gone as planned, the resulting explosion would have reduced most of the old Westminster buildings to rubble, and blown out the windows in houses as far as 1km away. Also, the King would have been killed, as would many courtiers and important Nobles.

Britain celebrates the anniversary of this day by setting off loads of fireworks and having bonfires. Don't ask me. I was supposed to be going out but it's cold and drizzling and wet and frankly, I'd much rather be here, in my warm, dry bedroom. Fair enough?

Date: 5th November

Character: Aro (Volturi)

Stimulus Phrase: Gunpowder, treason and plot.

Aro of the Volturi grinned widely. It was a slow day in Volterra, so he had decided to amuse himself by sifting through memories of the past. He had lived through three thousand November 5ths, but one stood out above all others. November 5th, 1605. That, too, had been a slow day. He, Marcus and Caius had decided to have a little fun with the British monarch of the day, King James I of England.

It had taken planning, he remembered that. And little plants, here and there. They left 36 barrels of gunpowder buried secretly in the basement of the Houses of Parliament, in an attempt to kill the King and most of his courtiers.

It still gave Aro a vicious kind of joy when he thought about it. The plan had been perfect!

And yet it had still been foiled, by some ignorant human, a man named Thomas Knyvet, though the Volturi were hardly stupid enough to land themselves in it. Oh, no. They framed others; Guy Fawkes being the most famous. They hadn't attended the executions of the innocents.

November 5th was probably Aro's favourite day of the entire year. He loved the explosions of the fireworks, the brilliant fires; and all in his name.

I'm not sure about this drabble, or whether my summary of Bonfire Night was actually sufficient. Could you let me know? :)