"It's Halloween, you have to have a costume," Lee told George. "Rule to get in," he added, turning to look at Parvati and nodding his head. He dropped the butt of his cigarette into his glass and looked at the pack again. He wasn't going to smoke anymore tonight. At least not for the next few minutes. "I started planning my costume last Halloween. I'm going as the Mad Hatter," he told her, not bothering to explain. If he'd had less to drink he would have realised that Parvati probably didn't know the story of 'Alice in Wonderland' so the name wouldn't mean anything to her.
"I'll help you pick a costume. Maybe since we're hosting you should have a costume that goes with mine," he told her. "We'll probably have to help George with his too. Make sure it's something tasteful," he added in a mock whisper.