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....HALLOWEEN AT HOGWARTS had rolled around once again. And for a school that housed ordinary witches and wizards all year round, they certainly made a big deal of it. As Jackie and Benny made their way to Ancient Runes, the groundskeeper, Hagrid passed by them, lugging several magically enlarged pumpkins along with him.
"It seems the Great Hall's getting its annual makeover once again." Muttered Jackie, nodding at the decorations in the hands of the groundskeeper.
"Speaking of pumpkins, little Cinderella, what's your costume plan for the big Hufflepuff Halloween get-together?" asked Benny, nudging the girl in the side to grab her attention.
"Benny, you know I have no idea who Cinder-whoever is," she sighed. "and I wasn't even planning on going to that, but Lizzie's insisting on cooking up a costume for me."
Benny grabbed both of her hands and stared pleadingly at her. "Jackie, I love you. But you are going to turn into a sad little recluse if you stay locked up in that dorm room any longer." The taller girl teased. "So, I'm forcing you to come. And wear a tiny little nurses costume to aid me during my hangover."
Jackie slapped the girl's hands away. "You're a horrible little flirt, do you know that?" she scowled, trying to turn her grin into a frown rather unsuccessfully.
"You say that like it's a bad thing." Smirked Benny, knowing that she had won the argument with very little persuasion.
Jackie rolled her eyes upwards and sped up her steps, forcing Benny to jog to keep up with her on the stairs up to their classroom. "Would you slow down Roadrunner?!"
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Halloween night had rolled around in no time and soon two out of the four girls had found themselves in the Great Hall for the Halloween Feast. Elizabeth had decided that she wouldn't risk not fitting into her skin-tight costume and had foregone dinner in favor of perfecting her hair and makeup.
Benny hadn't bothered with any of her homework essays over the past weekend and was now in the library scribbling like a madwoman to get them all done before the night's events.
