HL one shots + asks

Trick or Treat

"What do you mean you've never celebrated Halloween?!" Sebastian near shouted, making every face in potions turn and Professor Sharp scowl.

Johanna sighed and continued to stir her cauldron. "Just that Seb. I've never celebrated it. My mom doesn't believe in that kind of thing. It's considered damning, celebrating ghosts and evil things."

Sebastian frowned. "Well what about now? You know the ghosts here at Hogwarts all aren't that bad. Yes Peeves is hellish but he's a poltergeist. Come on, you'll come with me and Ominis right? I'm hoping Uncle Solomon will allow Anne out too. We'll just go around Feldcroft. Please?" He pouted, his big brown eyes wide.

Johanna groaned, she couldn't say no to that face, especially now that Garreth looked so expectant as well. "Fine I'll come but only for a while. And I'm not dressing up, that's final."

"You'll pass out my special candies right?" Garreth asked hopefully after class, dumping some in her bag before she could protest. She sighed, "Alright."

Yet Johanna still found herself standing in front of Solomon's door on Hallows Eve wearing a silvery white lace dress that almost looked like webs, a taxidermy spider perching in her hair. How did she get herself into this? Natty had refused to let her leave without dressing her up and the now gazelle roamed the outskirts of the hamlet waiting for her bestie to sneak her candy.

The four of them, (as Anne had been allowed due to her insistent begging and Sebastian's swears on his parents graves to bring her back before dark) made their way from house to house, collecting candy and Johanna had to admit she was enjoying herself.

That was until she dared try the bright pink candies Garreth had given her after Sebastian called her a chicken. She found herself struggling for breath and feeling rather hot. Sebastian started panicking, and Ominis hurried off for Solomon despite Sebastian saying that he'd figure it out. It took Anne's level head to read the packaging and realize that the candy was designed to make you kiss someone.

It had seemed to backfire so that if she didn't kiss someone soon she'd pass out from asphyxiation. So Sebastian with his quick thinking and clever mouth came to her rescue.

When Solomon came down the path and found her fine he didn't bother asking and just turned back grumbling. Ominis was rather perplexed by this situation and reached out to feel her still hot cheeks.

"If you're fine why are you still so warm?"

"Because Sebastian kissed her." Anne grinned.

"HE WHAT?!"

Johanna groaned, "I don't know what kind of trick Weasley was trying to play but when I get a hold of him I'll-"

"I think that was more treat than trick don't you darling?" Sebastian smirked, flicking her nose.

And soon he discovered that an angry girl was much scarier than any ghost or spider.