Title: Halloween Treat Pairings/Characters: Hermione Granger/Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall Rating: PG-13 Summary: Scary is in the eye of the beholder Notes: Thank you to the mods for putting up with my neediness and making this a wonderful fest.
Fog blanketed the ground as the two professors approached the tree line. “Minerva, you really don't have to accompany me. I'll be fine. Severus is out here somewhere.”
“You are a formidable witch, but it's Halloween, and I don't want any trouble.”
Hermione ducked under a branch, leading the way. Leaves crunched under their boots as they moved through the dark.
The women entered a clearing to find dozens of candles surrounding a picnic feast. In the middle stood a dark figure. “Minerva, to what do I owe the pleasure?”
“Severus, you warned me to avoid the Forbidden Forest tonight as I might see something that would truly frighten me.”
He nodded.
“Yet you invited her to come alone with no warning of danger.”
“I didn't think she would be afraid.”
“And I would?”
“Let's find out.” One spell later, his clothing disappeared. “Trick or treat?”
“We will have neither!” she insisted, averting her eyes.
Hermione stepped forward. “Actually, I'd be interested in both.”
Severus held out his hand.
Hermione looked at Minerva and grinned. “It is the Forbidden Forest.”
“Oh, you two!” Minerva huffed and walked away, but with a smile, she cast a privacy spell on the clearing.