Darkness falls across the land

[Matthew Cosgrove]

Matt had decided early on that for the Halloween feast he was going to go for a classic look. A zombie, the subject of many horror films he had watched with his Dad growing up. A big fan of horror movies, Matt was a massive fan of Halloween. Other kids looked forward all year to Christmas, for him it was halloween. When he was younger he loved going trick or treating around the neighborhood and once he got to Hogwarts the annual feast only fueled his love of the holiday. From what he could gather by the noise level in the dorms, he was one of the last few to leave, which was a shame. In previous years he had got ready early and watched in the common room as the girls came down from their dorms in their outfits of choice. Some would go traditional scary, but others, well they made the holiday the stuff of teenage boys dreams.

Matt made his way out of the quiet Ravenclaw common room and down to the Great hall where the students were gathered in their masses outside and even more inside. He went inside and his first stop was to get a drink. His throat was particularly dry after spotting several attractive sixth and seventh year girls on the way in. Short and tight costumes were all the rage with the older girls and Matt, along with most of the boys in his year and above, were not complaining. The Ravenclaw took a sip of his pumpkin juice as he serveyed the room. It was going to be a good night.

 

[Ellington Hayes]

Ellie had always enjoyed Halloween. It was one of her favourite holidays, but ever since living in a magical home it had become even more important to her. Whilst her mother had never really been one to celebrate the holiday, her father most certainly was. She enjoyed it immensely and when she discovered that the full moon wasn't for another week, she jumped with joy at knowing that she wouldn't have to worry about her transformation. Sure, she'd look a bit ill as she always did the week before, but it would work out well, because it was Halloween and this wasn't exactly the time people would be looking out for signs of a werewolf. Ellington fluffed up her hair a little as she walked out of the dorm and into the common room. It seemed she was going to be a little late, but she didn't mind too much. She wondered if any of her siblings were going to be there and thought it would be cool if she ran into any of them. Even her cousins would be a nice change from the people she normally found herself in the company of. Not that she didn't like them, but they weren't exactly conversationalists.

Making sure her scars were decently covered with make up, because she still hated the sight of them, Ellie made her way into the Great Hall. This time last year had been a very different world, but she was determined to have fun. She was slowly learning to accept what she was, though she doubted she would ever feel completely comfortable in anyone's company ever again. She spotted a couple of people she knew, smiling at them as she walked towards the food. The Gryffindor poured herself some pumpkin juice before hanging out by the side of the room. She noticed another person doing something very similar to her and she walked up to them. He was dressed as a zombie and she'd seen him around the school a couple of times, but didn't know him any further than a mere acquaintance. She was pretty sure he was the year above her, but you could never really tell. "Nice party, hey?"
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[Matthew Cosgrove]

Matt was very much enjoying the sounds and smells of the Halloween feast. Most of all he was enjoying the sights, the girls of Hogwarts were out in full force and they were dressed to impress. And impressed he was. Matt wasn't left to enjoy the view alone for very long before someone came over to him and said hi. As with most students he had seen her around so her face wasn't completely new. He smiled at her as she said hi and made a comment about the party. Matt turned his attention away from the parade of students and gave his full attention to the girl in front of him. "Hi, yeah it's not bad is it?" He smiled as he took a sip of his drink. "Do you wanna dance?" Matt asked taking a wild shot in the dark. He looked around and saw that a lot of students had now taken to the dance floor, some in pairs, some in groups and some were dancing solo and Matt was feeling the need to shake his stuff on the dance floor and he hoped his new friend was in a smiliar mood. "My name's Matt by the way,"