Ta-DAA! A Halloween Special!

This is not a real chapter, just a series of fun moments, showing the shenanigans of our favorite Hogwarts students (and a certain alchemist with a napoleon complex). Even though I haven't gone out trick or treating for a good 4 years, I still want to show some spirit!(get it? Spirit? …. Sorry, that was a bad one)

Anyway, have a very Happy Halloween! Please Enjoy!

Halloween Special- Nasty Tricks and Interesting Treats

In the morning everyone was up and about, whispering to each other excitedly. The word "Halloween" was very popular, as well the word "Hogsmede".

"Ed! You're going to Hogsmede right?" Asked a few younger boys who were by now quite familiar with him, and his attitudes. "What's that?" He asked, though he knew he had heard about done trip beforehand Oh right, the letter.

Fullmetal,

I was told you needed this thing signed for a trip for research. It's enclosed in the envelope. Don't forget your reports, and watch your back.

Colonel Roy Mustang

The Flame Alchemist

The signature made Ed's skin crawl, though he had no choice but to use the slip.

He decided to follow the crowd, and the plan worked for the most part. He soon found himself standing in the entrance hall, walking over to Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

"Oi! Ed! Over here!" Harry called.

When Ed reached then Hermione asked "This is your first time in Hogsmede, right?" Ed nodded. She clapped her hands in triumph. "Alright, then we'll show you some good places."

When Ed handed Filch his slip, he raised an eyebrow at him. Ed shook his head and walked foreword, leaving the caretaker stunned.

And with that, they were on their way.

In the Honeydukes sweet shop, Ed was staring quite confused. "What the hell are these things?" he asked, pointing to a slimy looking thing with legs that was crawling on his arm.

Hermione wrinkled her nose, averting her gaze, before saying "Cockroach Clusters. They're a type of edible treat. They're disgusting, though"

Ed sighed "then what's the point of them?" he said, about to return the box to its position on the shelf before pausing. "You know… I actually think I have someone who may like it…" Hermione turned back to him in horror and he grinned. Mustang, watch your back.

"You truly are evil, aren't you, Ed?" Harry said in a tone that sounded like partly admiration and partly just plain shock. Ed grinned even wider, and chucked darkly.

As the group walked through Hogsmede, they talked about many things. Among them were Ed's nature, and the purpose of Halloween.

"What's the point in going having a day dedicated to this stuff? People play tricks and stuff all the time" Ed questioned.

Hermione sighed. "It wasn't always like that you know, Ed. Honestly, they didn't have any form of Halloween in your country?" Ed shook his head at this.

She opened her mouth to speak, before she was interrupted by a drawling voice none of them wanted to hear.

"Hello, Potter" spat a voice in utter disgust.

they all turned, to see none other than Malfoy and his cronies.

Ed wrinkled his nose at the sight, his metal fist clenching out of instinct. Ed felt a sudden need to vent his annoyance on something.

"Malfoy," Harry growled in annoyance. Couldn't he ever give them peace?

"What the hell do you want this time?" Ed demanded.

"It seems you've gotten into the spirit of things, Elric. That's quite the costume" Malfoy sneered, looking Ed up and down. "As expected from a mudblood"

"I don't think you have a right to criticize my clothing, considering you never take off that stupid uniform. you look like you're wearing a cape every day, and that's not a good thing."

Malfoy wrinkled his nose at this, before turning back to Harry. "Potter, I hear you've already gotten a detention. I'm impressed.

"So what? That old hag would have accepted the truth!" Ed said, before Harry could reply.

"For your insolence, Elric, I'll have to give you a detention." Malfoy sneered. To this Ed rolled his eyes, before getting an idea. Costumes, they said, right? He clapped his hands together subtly before pulling out his wand and quickly think of the proper formula. He set the process into action, and the result was immediate. Draco Malfoy no longer looked like a slick haired prat.

He had ears, a tail, and fur. Malfoy was a boy in a ferret's skin, robe nowhere to be found. Ron and Harry burst out laughing, doubling over and holding their stomachs. Even the two gorillas behind Malfoy snickered a bit. Hermione smiled, as if she was using all of her willpower to not burst into an outbreak of mirth.

Malfoy looked down in shock and horror, which quickly turned into a look of pure rage. "ELRIC! YOU LITTLE-"

Ed immediately reacted, once again channelling his energy into the wand. Dont you dare call me little!

There was a small pop! and Malfoy fell back as something exploded in his face. Ed grinned, as he saw the slight burns on Malfoy's face. They were very intricate, and created the likeness of whiskers and rings around the eyes.

I never thought colonel bastard's alchemy would come handy.

Malfoy let out a high pitched screech, before fleeing the scene, yelling something incomprehensible.

Ed was still grinning, and Ron turned to Ed in joy. "That was brilliant!"

"Edward! How's your day?" came a pair of light hearted voices Ed knew very well. Turning, he saw of identical grins looking back at him. Ed raised an eyebrow, "What do you want?"

"You make us seem like a pair of devilish nifflers! We just came to you because we had a proposition for you, which we happen to think is in your favor" George said, a twinkle in his eyes.

"What kind of proposition?"

"We have a certain set of items, part of a new line of goods. We need some people to test it on, and we thought you would like a say in who would have the honor" Fred explained, and Ed's interest was peaked.

It was obvious that they were planning some nasty prank, as that seemed to be part of the tradition for this odd holiday, and Ed had quite a few people in mind. He grinned evilly, mentally plotting exactly how he wanted things to go. "I'm in"

"That's what we like to hear!" They said in unison. "Now, we can proceed"

The trio secluded themselves in a corner of the common room; and the planning began.

"Ever since you can to us with that request, we have been thinking of exam dung our collection of explosive items." Fred explained.

"Firecrackers, dung bombs, smoke, that kind of thing" George added.

"We heard about your interaction with Mr. Malfoy, quite impressive." Free continued.

"And so, we humbly request your help in aiding the future of pranks!" George finished.

Ed thought immediately of a sea of straight faced students with panda eyes and whiskers. The idea was quite amusing, though he didn't like the idea of burning innocent people's faces.

"Not to worry! These tricks are only for the cold hearted prats" George reassured, as if reading Ed's mind.

Ed blinked, before grinning. "Alright then"

"That day, the students were filled with confusion and amusement at the sight of Severus Snape, Delores Umbridge, Professors Trelawney and Filch all with varieties if animal faces burned in their skin. No one understood how, and many wild stories were told, but the truth was never unfolded"

"And then, Bang! The lights came on, and they saw the worst sight they could ever see," Ron said, face hollow from the light from his wand. Everyone gasped, on the edge of their seats, save for Ed, and a few older students.

"Snape, in a dress and a handbag"

Neville squealed, but everyone else groaned. "That was awful, mate!" Dean said, turning his head away.

"It wasn't scary at all!" Hermione added.

"It was rather stupid, Ronnie" Said the twins, still grinning in a content manner.

"That did suck, you know" Ed said seriously.

"Like you could do any better" Ron muttered, irritated. Ed grinned. "I bet you 10 galleons I can"

Ron looked at him in shock, as the others once again appeared interested. "What, you have a good story?" Seamus questioned. Ed grinned, "Brace yourselves"

As the group gathered around the fire, Ed sat in the middle, flame behind his back.

"It all started with the travels of two brothers. They were quite curious, and decide to travel to a town in the desert, where they heard of a certain priest, who was able to bring back the dead." The others shifted in their seats, some looking a bit more uncomfortable than others as the flames flickered in their faces.

"When they heard the rumors, they knew that they just had to check it out. They braved the journey across the desert on foot, with many treacherous falls in the sand to conquer, until finally, they saw the town. The brothers were so excited, mostly for food and water, that they sprinted there, happily, one may say"

"How is this a spooky story?" Dean whined. Ed rolled his eyes. "If you wait I'll tell you." Dean scoffed.

"Anyway, the brothers eventually got the food they so desperately wanted. Though, very quickly, they realized there was a voice playing throughout the whole town… It was the voice of their leader, telling them to pray to an unknown god that seemed to only exist in the town itself. No records of the religion had ever been found, and it was very strange for the brothers. So strange, in fact, they decide to meet the man in charge."

"This is starting to sound like something Harry might do" Seamus said in a dark mutter, resulting in hurried "shhh"s from the other listeners.

"Along the way, the two brother's ran into a girl who was an avid follower of the religion. However, she was very blunt, and outright insulted one of the brother's. She then showed the brothers the way to the leader's lair."

"When led in, they were greeted by two men, holding sticks. They didn't question them, understanding these were harsh times. Everything was perfectly fine. Until the older felt a bad feeling in his gut. Suddenly..."

Ed pulled out his wand with a swift flourish and pointed it at Seamus's neck, resulting in a rather high pitched squeal.

"They attacked!"

They gasped, and Ed smiled at the reactions.

"The brothers fought back, but soon became overcome. Thee let watch in horror as the younger's head was lopped off"

Hermione shrieked softly, and Neville jumped back.

"The elder screamed in terror and grief. And he was dragged to see the leader. The leader sneered at him, and held up a ring."

"The ring was everything the elder could have dreamed for, it made everything and anything possible. It could bring back his brother. But alas, it was not meant to be! Too grief stricken, he could not do a thing as slowly, but surely, he was tossed to the ground..."

Ed noticed that several of them were panting, and staring at him closely, and knew he was doing well.

"The man held an axe above his head,But hesitated. The brother looked up, and froze. It was..."

The room was silent, waiting for the answer, not daring to miss it.

"His brother."

A collective gasp echoed throughout the room.

"The elder was shocked to see the younger's face melt into nothingness and he knew no more. They say if you got to that town even now, you will find them, waiting for you. They will follow you, and see on who's side you are truly on…"

With this, he concluded the story, and undid the lighting that came from the wand.

"That was much better than Ron's!" Harry said approvingly.

"Though not one of the best.." Dean conceded.

As they remarked on his performance, Ed didn't quite care. The story was terrifying for him, it was one compiled of every fear he ever had in his mind. The embodiment of his worries and terrors.

Something he hoped could only ever be fiction.

"Hey colonel! We got a letter from Ed!" Al said joyously. He held out a package for the colonel, labeled "Colonel Bastard" in Ed's handwriting. Roy took it cautiously, opening it with the hands of a surgeon. Inside, were different pastries which looked like beans. Al eagerly took the letter and began to read aloud.

Al,

You won't believe what's happening here! There's this holiday, apparently, and it's called Halloween. People go and dress up in costumes, and go from door to door asking for candy. They call it "trick-or-treating". It's so odd!

"That sounds ridiculous. If anything, they're just mooching aren't they?" Roy scoffed.

"So do they like to play tricks as well then?" Al wondered.

"It sounds dangerous" Riza added.

Apparently it's a spooky holiday, and is associated with ghosts and such, and pumpkin carving. Doesn't it remind you a bit of the Harvest festival at Central?

"Oh yeah... We were always so busy we decided to celebrate on our own time" Al said happily.

That bastard, Malfoy, he was trying to pull something on us today, so I decided to try out the whole "costume" thing, and turned his dress into a ferret suit. Apparently something happened last year that I don't know about, involving him and a ferret, they were all grinning for the next couple hours.

"That's our Ed, always reckless..." Al sighed.

Roy bit into one of the beans, before choking.

"Sir!" Riza said. He gulped, saying, "dammit!"

I got a bunch of these disgusting looking things for the colonel. They're called "Cockroach Clusters", disgusting things, they actually move. Though, they'll probably stop moving when they get to you, what with the energy stop and all that.

"Why didn't you mention that later?" Roy choked out.

Anyway, tell him they're presents from his favorite alchemist, and that they're a unique type of black beans.

Hope your doing okay,

Ed

Roy growled at this. "Damn you Fullmetal, I'll get you back just you wait..."

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So basically, we learned a lot today. Have a Happy Halloween, and watch out of the ever-so-elusive twins.

Thank you for reading

-SevenBlazingSkies