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[brokethecycle]

So, I know that Halloween this year is a big memorial. What's it usually like? Do we get to trick or treat or anything or ...is that not something wizards do.

[A weak filter BUT A FILTER.]

Hey, Nepeta. Um, are you feeling any better? How did all of that go?

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[brothor]

I have never been before. I imagine it will be very saddening, but perhaps touching? I should like to pay my respects.

What is trick or treat? It sounds delicious.

[brokethecycle]

Yeah- I don't really know much about what happened, but its always good to pay respects. The dead appreciate that sort of thing a lot.

Oh um. It's where you dress up in a costume and go to peoples houses. You say "trick or treat" and you get candy.

[mysterytwin]

The feast last year was huge. I don't think I've ever seen Mabel eat that much before. Well, aside from at the beginning of the year feast.

I think a memorial's only proper.

[brokethecycle]

Did they have candy, at least?

Yeah. I've only heard a little about what happened but a memorial would be a really nice thing to have.

[mysterytwin]

Loads. Candied apples, toffee, peppermint logs...you name it it was on the table. More wizarding candy like candied eyeballs and stuff like that too.

I know bits and pieces about what happened but not the full story.

[brokethecycle]

Well, that's good. Man, did they have the little chocolate frogs, too? That would have been a disaster.

No one really likes to talk about it. They'll probably tell us at the memorial, though.

[mysterytwin]

Yeah. They had pretty much everything. The frogs are only charmed to jump once so it wouldn't have been a big deal if nobody caught them the first time.

Which is kinda weird when you think about all the celebrations that got mentioned in the Daily Prophet the next day. You're probably right though.

[bonafide_divinity]

Aren't you supposed to be dead?

[brokethecycle]

No. I told you I was fine.

Ms. Maryam said so and everything.

[bonafide_divinity]

Ms. Marayam is a hack who deliberately tried to cover up the possibility of a devastating inferi outbreak. Granted, it was a false alarm, but she wasn't to know that, was she?

And I'll believe you're alive when I see it.

[brokethecycle]

It sounds a lot to me like you're making a big deal over nothing. Also Ms. Maryam is really nice, you shouldn't say things like that, especially since she can read this and is sort of in charge of your well being.

Fine.

[gogglicious]

If Hogwarts did do trick or treating, would you dress up for it?

I figure a lot of people might not, since it'd be with the memorial and all.

[brokethecycle]

Oh, that's good. I almost had to chase the last one I had into the woods.

Yeah. I mean, whatever happened, it was a big deal. They can't just be cagey about it forever.

[mabelangelo]

theres a ton of food! and its not just regular food theres soooo much candy and all that!!!

oh man norman this is your first year isnt it? i keep on forgetting that!!

[brokethecycle]

I dunno. Maybe. It would be fun, I guess.

Yeah, I don't think anyone's doing anything because of that.

[brokethecycle]

Sounds like a big deal.

Yeah, it is.

[gogglicious]

Maybe next year the school can get people together to do some trick or treating. Like in Hogsmeade or around to all the teachers and houses or something.

[mabelangelo]

it is! but for good reason! its two events in one on that day so id imagine theyd try not to focus it all around the memorial

its really cute whenever the first years experience this stuff for the first time!

[brokethecycle]

Maybe we can trick or treat through classrooms and stuff. We're not allowed to go to Hogsmeade until third year anyway.

[mysterytwin]

There was some kind of war going on last year until Halloween. Then it all just...stopped.

[gogglicious]

Oh right, you're a first year, aren't you? Next year'd be a bust on that.

Classrooms would be good.

[brokethecycle]

Oh it's um. I--

[What. How does. What does he say to that.]

[brokethecycle]

Well, not for you. You're a second year, aren't you?

[brokethecycle]

A war?

[gogglicious]

Yeah, but that's not really fair. Leaving out other people and all that.