Title: Masquerade Characters: the entire 1993 Hogwarts staff (implied Severus/Remus if you squint) Rating: G Disclaimer: No matter how much fanfiction I write, I still don't own these characters. Summary: Filius knew he could recognize the school staff, costumes or no.
Filius paced through the crowd at RosmertaÕs annual fancy-dress party, scanning the riot of costumes as he went. This year he planned to finally win AlbusÕ ridiculous guessing game. It couldnÕt be that hard to identify all the Hogwarts staff.
The reveler with the maximum amount of glitter was always Albus. So, judging on gaudiness alone, it could only be the headmaster under that mermaid costume. That and the long beard rather gave him away.
Filius smiled and moved on. Severus was all too easy to spot, sulking alone at a corner table. Was the man contractually obligated to wear black? That plump cherub just might be Pomona -- no, that grating laugh had to belong to Mabel Puddifoot from the tea shop.
He spotted Minerva, Pomona, Hagrid, Charity, Remus, Irma, Poppy, Sybill, Aurora, Rolanda, and Argus in quick succession. Septima eluded him in the crowd of townspeople until he saw a yeti use its left hand to pick up a drink. This year he was going to win.
Wait. "Severus" was talking with the mummy he had pegged as Remus. And they were leaving together? Clearly, he had gotten both of them wrong.