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Monty Pendleton

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OOC First Name
Claire
Blood Status
Muggleborn
Relationship Status
Single
Sexual Orientation
Asexual
Wand
Straight 9 1/2 Inch Rigid Walnut Wand with Thestral Tail Hair Core
Age
1/1999 (61)
After a few nights of decent rest, Professor Pendleton had considerably improved in appearance and vigour. One other rather unlikely remedy for his despondency had been the upcoming Halloween feast, for which he had been keenly preparing his costume for some days. It was perhaps less a costume than it was an outfit, owing to it so closely resembling the attire he wore on a day to day basis; but to the more scrupulous eye, it was apparent that he had put a great deal of effort into its resemblance to Ludwig Beethoven. He ascended to the great hall and found his seat behind the staff table, where his fellow professors watched over the festive proceedings with varying degrees of tolerance. The decorations were quite splendid, Monty thought, although he recoiled a little as a black cat weaved between his ankles. After he was told they were merely transfigured objects, and thus that they would not be likely to provoke his allergies, he proceeded to regard them with far less apprehension for the rest of the evening.

Ava's speech came next, followed by eruptions of cheering and clapping, and then shortly thereafter commenced the feast. There was certainly no shortage of pumpkin themed dishes. Monty helped himself to an entire plate of food, finding that a good night's sleep had renewed his appetite, but was careful not to overdo it on the dessert. When nobody could eat another morsel (though many continued to try), the hall fell into excitable crescendos of chatter. Students abandoned their house tables to rejoice with their friends across the room, complimenting their exceptionally well crafted costumes; and, in the cases of more obscurity, politely pretending to know exactly who they were supposed to be dressed as.

After a while Monty rose from his table to join the gatherings of half sitting, half standing students. He would not normally have moved with the affected air of contempt he did then, but it was for this reason the Potions Professor took such pleasure in dressing up. He was not Professor Pendleton at all, but Ludwig Van Beethoven, and a result he was delightfully aware of how much he could get away with. The house tables were now nearly indistinguishable from each other, with an array of coloured crests sat at each one. Monty approached the nearest with a confused smile. "Hallo, excuse me," he said, in a particularly thick German accent, pointing his finger around the table. Several faces, most of them painted beyond recognition, turned to face him. "Vy are none of you children vearing costumes? I thought zis vas, er, Halloveen, no? Vy you all look the same as usual?"
 
With a legitimate rain cloud above his head, Vex entered the Great Hall, dreading tonight's events. A few evenings earlier, Vex had pulled together an (according to him) amazing costume. It was by far different to his other costumes that he wore - it had fake blood splatters on it for the Halloween feel. However, having come across the Potions Professor, and finding his costume unappreciated, the entire holiday had been ruined for the poltergeist. He was inconsolable. Everything had to be slimed in his eyes, and he knew exactly who to begin with.

The drizzle from the cloud trailed behind him, dampening the floor and all that happened to come too near him, and naturally, the non-being had no care. He was on a mission to satisfy his need for chaos after the night had been so horribly stripped from him! Vex circled around the room, invisible now, looking for his intended target. He had been working on his slime recipe, and tonight he was sure he had perfected it.

The professor was dressed up all nice, in a costume that clearly had taken some work to put together. Perfect. Appearing in front of the professor, Vex smiled brightly at him. He was apparently speaking with some students - but why should Vex let that hinder his plans? Vex flourished his trusty kettle, and tipped the slimey contains all over the dressed up professor's head. His hair looked so lovely, now that it was all covered in a slimey mess, goops dribbling their way down his costume and onto the floor and table. All the while, Vex was cackling outrageously.
 
Had Monty not supposed he deserved it, he might have been cross when a kettle full of slime was tipped straight over his head. The laughter was spontaneous. Even the corners of the Potions Professor's lips twitched as he suppressed a grin. Large globules of slime obscured his vision, dripping from his nose, forehead, chin, and seeping down the back of his neck. For a moment he could only stand there, trying not to laugh at his karma. Then he wiped the slime from his eyes and looked across at the staff table, where his 'best friend' Arvo could hardly breathe for laughing so hard. That little...!

"Good vun, Vexxie," said Monty eventually, keeping perfectly in character as he smeared more slime away from his eyes. "I zink maybe I deserved zat. It vas mean of Arvo and I to make fun of your costume behind your back." The Potions Professor dropped his head to the floor then, using the excuse of brushing slime from his hair to allow himself to grin. Neither man had actually insulted the poltergeist's costume, but Vex certainly wasn't to know that, and Monty was not going to risk wasting a perfectly good opportunity to see the part-goblin get covered in slime. He would pay for it later, but he was in far to good a mood to let that bother him presently.
 
Professor Shortcake, too? Comically, a little clap of thunder could be heard erupting from the raincloud above his head. Vex greatly enjoyed making fun of others, and causing them all sorts of trouble with his mischief - he wasn't so good at taking insults, however. Little did the poltergeist know that he was being manipulated by the professor he had just slimed - but there was a certain, somewhat smaller, professor on the creature's list.

"Be right back, Professor Potionslime!" Vex announced in a sing-song voice, before disappearing into invisibility to stalk the cackling Arithmancy professor. Originally, Professor Pendleton had had a slightly more affectionate name - Professor Purplecoat - but now that had to be changed with this new development. His kettle didn't have much slime left - but it would be enough for the pint-sized professor, who was trying desperately to catch his breath at the staff table.

Popping back into vision once more, the poltergeist wore a wicked grin, as he screeched and tipped the kettle upside-down above Professor Tuuri's head, what little remained of its slimey contains smearing all over his fluffy brown hair. That'd teach him! Once finished, he cackled just as heartily as the professor beforehand, and bounced around him in glee.
 
Professor Tuuri had always loved Halloween, and was happy to be celebrating it within the castle. Naturally, it was a time where he missed his family, but he had set up several pranks for Kata to walk in to before he had left for work, and so sat happily knowing that his wife, by now, was probably sporting purple spots and green hair. The imagining itself put him in a good mood. He was expecting a howler any day now. He had had a short conversation with various professors and students, before making a beeline for the table to get himself something to eat, when Monty once more caught his eye. Well, it was more the company Monty was keeping. The Arithmancy professor didn't quite dislike the poltergeist - Merlin knew it could be worse than it already is, but he didn't trust it.

His appreciation for the little guy tripled, however, when he poured slime onto Professor Pendleton's head. Any other professor, and Arvo probably wouldn't have reacted as hysterically as he had - but this was his good friend, Monty. It was hilarious. Barely able to contain himself, the tiny professor clutched his stomach as his laughter rumbled through his body, completely inconsolable to anyone that tried to calm him down. because of this, he didn't notice that the poltergeist fondly known as Vex had disappeared - and also missed his reappearance above him.

What he didn't miss, however, was the slime that dropped on his head. This amused him even more, and as he looked at Monty, he immediately knew that, whilst Vex was the one that slimed him, Monty was the mastermind behind this - he was damn near sure of it. Laughing even louder, the part-goblin wiped away slime from his face, and his costume, before giving Monty what was supposed to be a stern look, but really didn't make the mark, and gestured for him to come on over whilst the little troublemaker seemed to be entertaining itself by bouncing around him. Arvo shook his head. "Okay, Vex, that's quite enough bouncing for you."
 
Monty was a little miffed at his new nickname, but decided better than to keep Vex from his new mission by expressing his disapproval. He tried to act as if he were only watching from the corner of his eye as Professor Tuuri, still clutching his stomach with laughter, was splattered with Vex's slime. Monty hid his delight between several inconspicuous coughs, each of which sent a little bit of slime flying to the floor, but the part-goblin had already sussed him out. At that, he grinned widely, abandoning the students he had originally set about to tease and heading sheepishly back up to the staff table. On the way, he gave his wand a quick wave, cleaning the slime from his head and costume before it could do any permanent damage. His hair wouldn't sit quite flat again after that, but he was much too cheerful to mind.

Professor Pendleton rounded the corner of the table and took his seat next to Arvo, keeping a watchful eye on Vex as he bounced around them. He leant into his friend a little. "Zat is vat you get for laughing," he hissed, knowing that his friend would hear the humour behind his supposedly angry tone.
 
The raincloud above the poltergeist's head was slowly beginning to disperse as excitement over his successful slimes. It was hard to keep the creature down, and seeing the two offenders punished was certainly making him feel better. It was becoming a good Halloween after all! The room was still buzzing with excitement and mischief, and he could feel that his presence could be had better somewhere else. Giving the pair of professors a very stern look, Vex slowed his hysterical bouncing and spun in the air in front of the professors (who had rudely removed their slime!). Taking a flamboyant bow - almost prostrating before them - the poltergeist used this pose to grab two plates of jelly. In one smooth, quick motion, the plates of jelly were thrust towards the faces of the professor's.

"Nighty-nighty Professors!" he cheered, before disappearing, off to wander around the hall to 'brighten' someone else's night.
 
As Monty approached, Arvo shook his head at the extremely taller man, but did take a leaf out of his book. He retrieved his wand from his sleeve, and flourished it, cleaning away the goopy slime that had seeped from his head to his body, and then to the table and floor. It was great being a wizard. He shook his head at the excitable poltergeist still hopping around, and as Monty lent closer to him, he lent in slightly also. He then glared. The accent was impressive, and the Arithmancy professor, whilst trying to maintain his glare, had to concede a small smile to his friend. "Montgomery Pendleton, you are a terrible friend," he accused. "And there will be no cupcakes for you."

Just when he thought that the poltergeist had settled (Ha!), the pint-sized professor found strawberry jelly thrown in his face. Predictably, the little critter had been at it again, and Arvo, wearing a small smile, brushed the balling jelly from his face. Vex seemed to be gone, and so it seemed safe to speak freely. "I think it's gone," he said, looking around and cleaning himself up for the second time that night. "And you - what did you say to it to have it throw slime on my head?!"
 
Upon being called a terrible friend, Monty only grinned happily, but the smirk was quickly wiped from his face when he looked up to see a large plate of jelly heading straight for his face. Before he could duck, the jelly struck him with a satisfying (for Vex) 'squelch'. The Potions Professor shook his head and cleaned himself off again. That poltergeist was never going to give in. Monty grinned sheepishly, trying to look completely innocent in the matter. "I don't know," he said. "It vasn't me who made fun of his costume."

The night was beginning to come to a close, and the festivities were wrapping up in preparation for bed. Everyone was tired, and nobody looked as if they were going to protest when the feast was announced to be finished. Monty stood with Arvo, fishing a little slime out of his pocket, and exited the hall with him. "Good night, Arvo," he said with a smile, finally dropping the German accent and returning to his usual polite one. "And Happy Halloween!"
 
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