hphalloween_mod (hphalloween_mod) wrote in hp_halloween, @ 2014-10-31 10:37:00 |
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Entry tags: | !2014, #gen, *dragyn_42, ^luna lovegood, ^minerva mcgonagall, ^neville longbottom, rating: g |
Halloween treat for hannelore
Gift for: hannelore
From: dragyn_42
Title: Tricks and Treats, II
Characters: Luna, Neville, McGonagall
Rating: G
Summary: Luna has always loved trick-or-treating at Hogwarts.
Notes: _hannelore, this idea came to me from your prompts, and I couldn’t figure out when it should happen. I tried it several ways, and what developed was a sort of triptych. I chose this ‘panel’ for you because ‘pumpkins’ brought it closer your prompt. So, pumpkins (sort of), magic, and, well...Luna. I hope you enjoy it.
“Oh for the love of...” Professor McGonagall came around the corner to find one of her students standing eagerly, offering a very large bucket to the wall. “Miss Lovegood, what are you doing?”
“Luna!” came a shout from the opposite direction. “You said you’d wait up for....Oh, hello, Professor.”
“Mr. Longbottom,” she responded. “What are you doing?”
“We’re, uh, you see...” he started rather ineloquently.
“We’re trick-or-treating,” Luna explained. “One year, I got caramels and lemon drops.”
“Here? At Hogwarts?” Professor McGonagall asked.
“Certainly! Harry Potter, Neville here, and Headmaster Dumbledore all saw.”
The austere professor looked to her lion for confirmation, and he gave a sheepish nod.
“I see,” she responded. “Potter and the Headmaster.”
“Yes,” continued Luna. “Although, last year, all I got was roasted pumpkin. Peeves was the only one to see. Somehow, the castle missed my bucket and got pumpkin all over the floor, so I brought a bigger bucket this year.”
With a sigh, the professor said, “Very well, enjoy your evenings, and good luck with your endeavours.”
“Thank you, Professor,” Luna chirped.
She walked away, looking back before rounding the corner, and saw the pair talking. She pulled out her wand...