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Part 127

Chapter 127: Bonfire Night

Notes:

I don't own Harry Potter!

Happy Halloween!

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

The next morning the big day came, Hogwarts first Bonfire Night, Harry was walking around the stoves down in the kitchens, making sure the students didn't get over excited and allow the heat and possible flames get out of hand. Mrs. Weasley also helped the students a little, though she had to stop herself and Harry from helping the students any further than they had to.

Harry kept warming charms on the pies the entire night to keep them warm and tasty for the competition, except for the chocolate pies. He had to virtually keep the students at bay in order to keep a few of them from slicing into them.

He couldn't help the others with their cooking, but what he did was make them scones so that they didn't break down and eat whatever they were making out of sheer hunger or dodge past him and eat his hard work.

Even a few Slytherins were in the kitchens trying to bake cookies and pies, one in particular was a surprise baker. Harry didn't expect to see her there.

Pansy Parkinson was attempting to prepare a pie for the contests later that afternoon. She didn't want anything to really do with Potter, especially if he was a judge for that contest. But the contest prize was something worth fighting for.

The prize for the best pie was not only fifty points for your house, but also seven pounds of an assortment of Honeyduke's chocolate. She may despise Potter, but she loved that sweet shop and four pounds of candy was too good of a prize to not try. She'd have to do anything to make her pie the best one out of this lot. But she had a backup plan, if she didn't win. She could claim that Potter has it out for her and she'd be awarded the prize.

There was one student however that wasn't allowed to make anything, she could play any of the games but not allowed to bake. Not after the last time she tried to make something for Harry.

"It's not fair!" wailed Romilda Vane.

"McGonagall said you weren't permitted to participate." scolded Mrs. Weasley. "After what you did to Harry the last time."

"I wonder what she did?" asked Parvati.

"I heard that she slipped him a love potion, she got in big trouble, but Harry said he didn't want her expelled." said Lavender.

"So maybe he does like her a little." said Padma.

"I don't think so, he just doesn't like to see anyone expelled...after what we've heard from the books, I can understand." said Parvati.

"I'm not going to do that again!" said Romilda earnestly. "Please let me..."

"No." said Mrs. Weasley pointing out of the kitchen. "Your name isn't on the list to be in here anyway, you had to sign up last night or early this morning in order to be in here."