AN1: Another interlude. But this one involves Evelyn and James. And the sweet sixteen...yeah...in this, that never happened...even though she is sixteen.

So: Happy Halloween!

Disclaimer: I own Evelyn, Edward and Natalie Malfoy. And I own the plot of this interlude. That's it. I don't own Harry Potter and Co.

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(One week before Halloween!)

"So James, why aren't you going trick-or-treating? This is your favorite holiday; you've been looking forward to this all year!"

James looked vaguely uncomfortable as he answered Evelyn, he wouldn't meet her eyes. "Well I just don't want to this year...and besides, there's something important I need to do on Halloween. And if I'm going to do that, I can't go trick-or-treating."

"What?! I don't get it." Evelyn exclaimed, looking very confused and mildly put out.

"It's okay, you'll see."

She looked doubtful. "If you say so..."

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(One day before Halloween!)

"Are you sure you haven't changed your mind about trick-or-treating? It's always so much fun! And this year won't be as much fun without you. Please?"

"I'm sorry Ev, but I can't; I have something else I need to do."

"Yes," Evelyn snapped, "so I've heard." James looked guilty that he had made her angry. He gave her a quick hug.

"Don't worry, you'll see me on Halloween, just not in the way you'd expect."

She rolled her eyes at his cryptic remark.

"If you say so..."

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(One hour before trick-or-treating!)

"James, please!! It's not too late to change your mind. My mum could totally conjure you some kind of costume and we can still go. I don't want to go just with my siblings, how lame is that?!"

"Evelyn...please don't do this. You are wearing down my resolve."

"Good!" She paused for about thirty seconds. "Alright, now will you come with us?"

James shook his head and Evelyn stormed off.

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(Evelyn and her siblings trick-or-treating!)

Evelyn, Edward and Natalie had been trick-or-treating for at least two hours, but Evelyn wasn't sure. Her feet hurt too much for her to keep track of time.

"Hey guys," Evelyn turned to face Edward and Natalie. "Are you ready to go home?"

Edward nodded but Natalie, her three year old sister, shook her head and started yelling. "No! NO! I don't wanna go home!" The two older siblings rolled their eyes over her head.

"Fine, thirty more minutes, okay Nat?" Natalie smiled happily.

"'Kay!"

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(James and Evelyn's friends at James' house!)

"I'm feeling queasy; I think I'm going to cancel this whole thing."

All three of Evelyn's best friends chimed 'No!' simultaneously.

"You can't cancel it now, it's already almost time. Besides, we gave up our awesome night of getting free candy to help your wimpy-ass. I think that you owe us at least the courtesy of following through with your plan!" Ariel, the most outgoing of the bunch, stated.

James sighed knowing that she was right.

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(Evelyn and her siblings!)

"Nat, it's been half an hour, it's time to go home." Evelyn said gently.

"No!! One more house. Pleaseee??" Evelyn sighed and looked to her brother for support.

"Edward?"

He fidgeted as he answered her. "Well, one more house won't hurt anything."

"Yeah, anything but my feet!"

"We can apparate..."

"...in front of a muggle's house?"

"We could go to the Potters'. We haven't been there yet, and they won't mind if we apparate."

Evelyn sighed in defeat. "Fine, let's go to the Potters'." She acted like she was reluctant, but inside, Evelyn was excited. She wanted to see if James was there. "Okay, Nat, Edward, take my arms." They obeyed, and despite the fact that she shouldn't have been allowed to apparate, she did. Her parents taught her at a young age in case of emergencies.

They appeared in Godric's Hollow and walked to the second house on the left, the house of Harry and Ginny Potter.

"Can I ring the doorbell?" Natalie asked with her hand reaching out towards the button.

"NO!" The normally taciturn Edward shouted. "I mean um, no, I want to ring it this time." Evelyn glanced at him suspiciously; something was going on, that much she was sure of.

Edward rang the doorbell, three times in quick succession and one really long one.

"Enough already!" Evelyn exclaimed. "I think that the doorbell has been rung, you can stop now."

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(James and Evelyn's friends!)

"Okay James, that's them. Edward rang the doorbell in the code. Let's do this."

James nodded resolutely. It was time.

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Evelyn, Edward, and Natalie!)

The door opened and Evelyn gasped. It was James. But...why was he at his house passing out candy when supposedly, he had 'something important' to do...?

"Trick or treat!" Edward yelled.

"Trick or treat!" Natalie all but screamed.

"Trick or tre—" Evelyn started. She never quite got the rest of it out for James had stepped up to her and placed his lips firmly on hers. To say that Evelyn was a bit surprised would be an understatement. To say that she was happy, would be an extremely gentle euphemism; and to say that she just stood there, still as a statue, while James kissed her, would be an outright lie.

Evelyn was not surprised, she was flabbergasted. She wasn't happy, she was absolutely ecstatic. And Evelyn definitely did not just stand there while James kissed her. She immediately wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back with equal fervor. She was so engrossed in finally kissing the one she'd been wanting to for ages that she didn't hear all of her friends sigh happily in the background. Nor did she hear Natalie complain that she wanted candy.

James pulled his face away from hers and smiled softly. "Happy Halloween."

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AN2: Aww, wow! I definitely liked that! It was not part of my plan, but it was very fun! Sorry, I get distracted very easily! Next chapter will be the end of Evelyn's party—I promise!!

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lovelove, Amanda