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HOGSMEADE!

It's that time of year~ In preparation for the yearly Masquerade Ball on the 31st, Hogsmeade is officially open! All characters may go, regardless of their year or permission slips, but ONLY for the week prior to the ball. First and second years either have to be accompanied by a teacher or an older student willing to be responsible for them. After the ball those first and second years are back to being banned from the village until their third year. Sorry, kids. It's just the rules.

It is very encouraged that these trips be in groups, but that is not explicitly mandatory.

The Three Broomsticks
Run by Madame Rosmerta, The Three Broomsticks is the perfect place to warm up on a cold day. It's a pleasant little bar known for it's Butterbeer.

Honeyduke's Sweet Shop
A favorite of Hogwarts students, Honeydukes is a purveyor of a wide variety of sweets including it's world-famous chocolate, Fizzing Whizzbees, Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, Chocolate Frogs, Acid Pops and so much more. Might want to watch out for the Cockroach Cluster though.

Zonko's Joke Shop
Another favorite for the Hogwarts crowd, Zonko's is the best place to buy all your magical jokes and pranks. A perfect place to pick up dungbombs, Dr. Filibusters wet-start no heat fireworks, and if you're in the right mood, skiving snackboxes.

Madame Puddifoot's
Another little cafe, run by Madame Puddifoot. Typically favored by couples due to it's cozy atmosphere.

The Shrieking Shack
Rumoured to be one of the most haunted locations in Britain, so much so that the locals avoid it. While it's stood silent for years, it's still worth seeing. Due to the season being of the spookily festive sort, The Shrieking Shack is now a popular attraction and has even become a haunted house filled to the brim with ~terrifying~ decorations. There is even a walk through! But the feint of heart should not enter...

The Hog's Head
Run by Aberforth Dumbledore, The Hog's Head is another pub that has been known to attract a less than reputable clientele. However, it's something of a tourist spot as well, due to it being the starting point for Dumbledore's Army and the role the pub played in the Battle of Hogwarts, much to Aberfoth's chagrin.

The Post Office
Need to send an owl? The post office has you covered with owls of all shapes and sizes to send anywhere in the world.

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A. Post Office

Ack!

[ Adela, distracted, is walking in clutching a letter to her mother in hand. It doesn't take her long to bump into someone however, and she stumbles back and nearly falls from the impact. She looks back to meet the eye of the person she's bumped into, mumbling out an apology for them. She'll stop further if it's someone she knows, but whether it is or if it's not and the person doesn't appreciate the accident, she's more keen on getting her post to home sent. ]

B. Clothes Shopping

[ Well, it's not dressing up with costumes, but when has it ever been at Hogwarts? Still, the masquerade seems fun enough, especially now that she has more friends to have fun with. But like hell she's wearing some fancy gown again.

No, this time she's looking around at more "masculine: clothing to wear, because if she can get away with being in pants and a dress shirt with a vest? She's going to do that.

... She can at least get a pretty glittering mask or something to make up for it. That'll work, right?

Someone might want to stop her before she can go through with this. ]

C. Shrieking Shack

[ Why is she here?

Adela's always skipped out on the Shrieking Shack before. She's never told anyone why, only that she has. Who was it that convinced her to come here again??

Even with magic, it still freaks her out. Not that she's going to show that to anyone. Ever. EVER. Because it's silly to be afraid when she's a witch who is in her fifth year of schooling right???

Well, time to go in. And see the haunted house there. Who knows, it might be worse than some muggle ones she saw as a kid. And not scary at all. ]

D. Three Broomsticks

[ WHAT A DAY! Adela's slumped at the table she's taken, sighing and setting her bags down as she just tries to calm down. That house was no joke...

She's going to enjoy a butterbeer. She doesn't want to think about that she normally doesn't enjoy it because it's too sweet, she wants to warm up and feel better after all that.

Stupid haunted house. Ugh. ]

[ Mercury isn't the sort of guy that's inclined to cause mischief with pranks and other magical "fun stuff", but he likes to browse Zonko's from time to time. It's a break from all the normality of a trip to Hogsmeade, and something that'll get him away from the school for a while because he finds it all boring. But being around kids fawning over something that'll cause another person misery, at least for a moment, gives him a little bit of joy.

Plus if he's aware of what something looks like, it'll deter the knuckleheads throughout the school that think they can pull one over on him.

But he's bored already and starts flipping through magazines, looking at the pictures. ]

Shrieking Shack
[ Even though Shinpachi's more used to Japanese customs when it came to holidays, he's no stranger to Halloween. Even in the wizarding world it seemed to be popular over there. But as he stands in line, looking rather out of place among so many kids, he also feels like he fits in. A big, broad grin splits his mouth and he laughs every time he can hear someone scream in the distance.

He leans down a little to the kid in front of him. ]

It's not really that scary, is it?

FOR SANO
[ The fireplace in Madame Rosmerta's office roared to life with a great green flame, and out stepped a man with bushy red-brown hair. He wore foreign style robes of gold, green, and black and as he looked up to Madam Rosmerta herself, he gave a sheepish smile. Then an equally sheepish small wave. She knew he was coming and allowed her office to be used for his arrival. ]

Thanks, Madame.

[ He stayed to chat animatedly with her for a few minutes, his boisterous nature fueled by her giggles. All too soon he was out of the door, headed into the rest of the tavern. Shinpachi took in the smell of food and drink. The cozy atmosphere. The chatter and clink of glasses at night. It was obvious that it was later in the evening, students nowhere to be seen and what looked like relaxing professors. One in particular he recognized immediately, even seemed magnetically drawn to the man. His back facing away from him made it far too easy to sneak up on him, lean in juuust enough and whisper. ]

Guess who!

A. Clothes

[The problem with being an athlete is always needing new clothes. Sousuke's muscles are still developing so they're growing steadily and making it harder for him to fit into his clothes.

... he's not shopping for new clothes because he's got a date. That's not the reason at all.

It's very rare for him to be in the shop and he's rather awkward. Just a normal suit would be alright, right? Or should he go for something different...]

B. Three Broomsticks

[At least Sousuke can relax with some nice butterbeer. This makes all the shopping worth it. Just getting to sit there and enjoying the drink.]

C. Lost

[Sousuke has been around Hogwarts for quite a while, but he still manages to somehow wander off and end up taking the longest detour back home. Today is no different and he finds himself lost in the backstreets of Hogsmeade.

This is why he usually doesn't walk by himself, to be quite honest. Hopefully he'll make it back before the time limit...]

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