The Hogwarts Hocus Halloween Hextravaganza, Before Midnight.

[pumpkinpatchsir.livejournal.com]

((Okay, the party will be divided into two parts, one taking place before midnight, and one after the Halloween spell is starting to work. This is the first part, obviously. The other will be posted immediately afterwards but takes place roughly five hours later or so, in game time. Remember, this post is for partying only, and no people-turning-into-their-costumes crack!))

ASK NOT FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS, IT TOLLS FOR THEE

Jack watched the words that were magically carved above the door to the Great Hall, in plain view of everyone entering it, and he smiled secretively. Everything was set. Tonight was going to be interesting. Who would have known magic could prove to be so useful? He made a mental note to investigate this even more for next year. Now that Sally was here, he'd be able to discuss it with her at great length. She always had such lovely ideas.

Since Jack was not exactly a beginner in the scaring people business he had carefully checked out the atmosphere of Hogwarts and gotten a distinct impression of what was considered frightening here. Outside the Great Hall the lights were out and shadows lurked in the corners. At irregular intervals (but always when one was least expecting it) the mad cackle of a deranged evil clown echoed through the Entrance Hall. Small cats black as midnight stroke around the walls, not speaking to anyone but constantly smiling evilly at anyone passing them, showing gleaming, pointed teeth. Also, because Jack never had it in him to resist the absolute classics, bats were hanging upside-down near the ceiling.

Inside the Great Hall, it was less dark and spooky, but still obviously Halloween. Cool white mist was trickling along the floor. Jack-o’-lanterns hovered in the air around an area cleared for dancing. Along one wall stood a large table with various Halloween treats: pumpkin pie, candy corn, toffee apples, hot cider, mini-cakes and a large bowl of punch.

The Halloween party could begin.

Comments

[battlefranky36.livejournal.com]

"Well, not if there was a giraffe. Then Tarzan could climb up its neck and escape," Franky said, sipping punch. "Those wall monsters sound pretty scary, though. Not that Tarzan would be afraid of them, of course. I mean, he's the king of the jungle." Taking another sip of punch, he realized something. "What's your name?"

[teamseaslug.livejournal.com]

"I've never seen a giraffe in real life. I'd never seen a real-live panda before either, but a very nice man--I think he was a man--turned into one while he was being Sorted." She giggles happily at the memory. "I'm Ayumu but my friends all call me Osaka so you can call me that too."

[battlefranky36.livejournal.com]

"The closest to a giraffe I've ever seen was an elephant, but that wasn't really under the best circumstances." Franky almost frowned remembering damn Spandam. "Nice to meet you Osaka. I'm Franky, the underground face of Hufflepuff, the most super man at Hogwarts!" Franky practically jumped into an intensely awkward looking pose.

[teamseaslug.livejournal.com]

"I've never seen an elephant before, either, so you're ahead of me." She grins widely. "I'm in Hufflepuff too! But I'm not super. I learned how to levitate beer bottles, though."

[battlefranky36.livejournal.com]

"Really? So you've figured out how to use one of those wand things, right?" Franky said, a little shocked.

((OOC: Think we should move over to the after midnight part soon?))

[teamseaslug.livejournal.com]

((Sure!))

"Hermione-san showed me. She's very smart, so she's in Ravenclaw. I could try to show you but I'm not very good at explaining things."

[battlefranky36.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure you'd do a super job explaining," Franky said, but was cut off by the a the bell ringing, signaling midnight.

((See you there!))