Harry Potter: Raised By Roses

Chapter Eleven: Of Trolls and Cerberi

As Halloween approached, it was a time for the trio to see if they would be able to also celebrate the way they do back home.

''Halloween,'' Krinos sighed. ''It's like this country isn't even trying to be magical anymore. Disgusting.''

''No kidding,'' Melody agreed, as they sat down for breakfast. ''It's like they're trying to ruin the magical world.''

The Weasley twins and Neville soon joined them.

"What has your..." Fred started.

"Wands in a twist," George finished.

"Halloween," all three Gardna's answered.

"Guess it does make sense," Neville quietly says, but has all five others looking at him. "Well, H...Harry's parents were killed on Halloween."

To the surprise of the Weasley twins and Neville, Harry looked like he was just reminded of something.

"Weirdly enough, I did not think of that," Harry said.

The three English wizards stared at them, gobsmacked. They figured Harry wouldn't wanna celebrate Halloween because that be like celebrating the murder of his parents. The fact that he didn't even think about that was a little daunting.

"If not for your parents..." Fred started.

"Then why hate Halloween," George asked.

"Halloween is a mundane holiday," Krinos says. "To celebrate it is disrespectful to magical culture. Back home, we honor the dead and magic with All Hallows' Eve."

"What's that," the twins asked.

Seeing Neville give them an equally confused look nearly made them all groan over English stupidity. Melody them spotted someone her house and she waved him over to join.

"Percy," she called. "Over here."

The guy she waved over came over to them. Harry and Krinos recognized him as the older redhead they saw the night of the sorting. The one they thought was yet another Weasley. And looking between him and the twins, the resemblance was uncanny.

"Hello, Melody," he greeted politely. "And these must be the brothers you talk so highly about."

"Geia," the boys greeted him.

"Hey, Perce," the twins smiled.

"Fred, George," Percy smiled back.

From what Melody had learned, Percy was unlike most others in his family. He had went into Ravenclaw when no other Weasley has been in anything but Gryffindor for over two hundred years. And while Percy's older brothers and the twins were proud that he was different, their mother was less than pleased. He might not have told her outright, but Melody could tell that she took every opportunity to try and force Percy to try and get resorted into Gryffindor.

"Hope you welcomed ikkle Melody..." Fred started.

"Into Ravenclaw properly, big brother," George finished.

"Especially with these two..." Fred started.

"Being her brothers," George finished.

Harry and Krinos cracked their knuckles and did the whole "I'm watching you" hand gestures. It was their way to try and be the scary and protective brothers type. But only being eleven did not work in their favor.

"So, what are you guys talking about," Percy asked, sitting next to his brothers.

"All Hallows' Eve," Krinos answered.