Entry for the "Hogwarts Scavenger Hunt" at "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Challenges and Assignments)"

10. Room of Requirement

Entry for the "Hogwarts Fair 2014" Niffler Lucky Dig

A big thank you to SlenderPanda, she actually helped me to create the party motto :D

I hope you like it :)

Rolanda Hooch walked towards the Room of Requirement, not entirely motivated for the teacher´s End of the Term party that took place there today. This lack of motivation had several reasons: first, the students who had been in their First Year when she had started teaching (her secret favourites) had graduated and given her a wonderful present and a lot of hugs and Thank You´s because she had played a little bit with her Quidditch connections for some of them, therefore she felt a little bit down. And second, Severus had been assigned to host the party.

He had been forced by Dumbledore because until that certain staff meeting he had always managed to get around this duty with some bad excuses, but this time Albus had accepted non of them. She had seen Severus today, he had been in one of his ugliest moods and she asked herself if anyone would be able to enjoy this evening if a Severus Snape had organised it.

Severus was definitely not somebody you would call a party shaker and he had to be bribed to attend any of the Balls or staff party's and if he was there, he stood in a dark corner and glared at anyone who dared to come near him and his firewhiskey. She was sure that this party would be a disaster, it would be a dark room without any music but with much alcohol... well, the part with the alcohol did not have to be a disadvantage, if she thought about it a little more, at least she would be able to forget that evening.

The door to the Room of Requirements was visible as she approached it and Rolanda checked her outfit a last time (not that anyone cared – the potions master always was far to busy with his death glares then to notice her) and took a deep breath before she pushed the doors open.

It was not like she had expected it to be and she just stood in the entrance for a few seconds, blinking a few times to make sure that everything she saw was not just some hallucination.

The Room had been transformed into a indoor beach with a small pool, a moving picture of a beach behind the pool generating a maritime atmosphere together with the charmed ceiling. Sand covered the floor and palms were standing everywhere. Wooden torches lighted the sunset atmosphere, a huge bar was on one side of the room with enchanted cocktail shakers working endlessly.

"Alohaaaa, it is so great you came! We all have been waiting for you to join us!"

Rolanda´s eyes nearly popped out as she recognised the person who pulled her into a rib-crushing embrace was actually Severus Snape, the big fright of the dungeons, wearing a brightly coloured hawaii shirt, bermuda shorts and a straw hat. As he released her she simply stared at him, her mouth standing slightly open.

"Oh, your outfit does not suit the theme of the party, Rolanda," Severus said, giving her his signature dark look before waving his wand so her casual outfit changed into white dress, combined with a long flower necklace. "Oh, so much better... here, have a drink and enjoy the party!"

And with these words Severus grabbed a cocktail from a tray floating by, forced it into her hand and vanished.

Rolanda turned around slowly, blinking several times to ensure herself that everything she saw was real, including the way to colourful Severus who was fussing around his guests.

"I believe you and I think the same right now – What, by Merlin's beard, is happening here?!" Minerva asked as she approached the younger witch, looking rather malcontent.

"I... Minerva... did Albus dribble something in Severus' morning coffee? Mind-altering potions or something like that? He is... behaving like Lockhart!"

"I have no idea," Minerva mumbled back. "But this surely is a nightmare!"

The two women hurried to force a smile on their faces as Severus came back to them, looking extremely satisfied.

"Everyone is having fun, it was such a great idea of mine to host this party! You don't want to drink your cocktail with the extra-glittery umbrella, Rolanda?!" Severus babbled and grabbed the glass from her hand, drinking it in a few big gulps.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Rolanda asked the potions master, furrowing a brow.

"I had to many drinks, I guess," he hiccuped, a big smile plastered over his face.

"No, I mean – you are behaving weird, normally you would not have hosted such a colourful, joyful party! I am concerned, you know?" she said, furrowing her brows while touching his arm.

"Rolanda, you are lying on my assignments!" the deep voice of Severus snarled and Rolanda opened her eyes, jumping up from the sofa she had fallen asleep on.

"I am awake!" She breathed, looking around the room with a confused expression. Severus shook his head in disbelief before he left.