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After they were fed and watered (chocolate frogs, peppermint humbugs, bertie botts, and hot butter beer) there were words form our headmaster, and the SORTING.

Yes, thanks to Hermione Granger and S.P.E.W., even the house elves can be sorted nowadays.  

They were then sent to their dormitories for bed. AFTER, of course, giving the Fat Lady the password.  (which started as “icky icky ahh” and changed thence forth to phrases like “zut zut zut zut nanny!”, “farley farley farley” and the like.

The next day was a full one.  It entailed a field trip to Hogsmeade, regularly scheduled Hogwarts classes, and Quidditch practice.

After more words from our headmaster, an announcement of the winners of the house cup, we had an entirely Hogwarts feast (with shepherd’s pie, fresh pumpkin juice, pumpkin pasties, treacle tarts, and a snitch cake).

Then came the best part of all...


                        TRICK OR TREATING!!!!

Jonny chose our costumes this year. He has a new obsession with The Princess Bride and LOVES the man in black (wesley).  He wanted Elliot to be a shrieking eel, but when i explained the foreseen difficulties in costuming, he was okay with her being princess buttercup instead. seth, of course, was to be Fezzik, the Giant, which left Inigo Montoya for myself.

Jonny took his character seriously, and went around telling people quite seriously to “drop... (their)... sword(s).” and was continually trying to hit me over the head with the hilt of his sword. “please understand i hold you in the highest respect.”


Elliot joined the battle brandishing her fearsome kazoo.

She struggled with the hair, but Jonny kept good track of it for us.

and Halloween is over....

  so.

now what?