Hey everyone! 

I know we already updated on Monday but we wanted to try getting our upload schedule back on track, so here we are with the second update of the week! 

I really enjoyed writing this one, despite the fact that we're still so far away from Halloween! We're gonna have some Rensung, Seungjin and some Changlix! Soon there's also going to be a soft new ship so stay tuned for that uwu

I hope you'll like it!

“It was a dark and stormy night at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A creepy atmosphere was looming over the students to the point where everyone was scared to walk around alone. Even the ghosts were unsettled–”

“Eric, you’re really at telling spooky stories,” Jeongin exclaimed.

“Language mister,” Seungmin scolded him playfully, causing the younger to stick out his tongue at him.

“I’m just trying to get everyone in the mood for the party tonight,” Eric complained, pouting at his friends.

“By telling us crappy stories?” Hyunjin .

Eric crossed his arms over his chest and pouted even more. “Fine, then...” he gave up.

Felix laughed and patted his friend on the shoulder, before turning to Jisung.

“Are you going to take care of the punch again?” he asked.

Jisung grinned. “You know I will,” he said.

Eric chuckled. “Sorry, but not even spiked punch will make this party any better. It’s always the same, every single year. Just a bunch of dressed up students dancing and eating for a few hours with our teachers watching our every move. Besides, the Great Hall is always so full with everyone there,” he complained.

“What do you suggest?” Jeongin questioned.

Eric smirked secretively. “I’m sure I’ll come up with something spooky,” he promised.

Felix snorted. “As long as it’s better than your stories,” he joked, earning himself a half-assed slap on the arm from Eric, as his friends laughed at him.

~

It was the evening of the Halloween party down in the Great Hall.

Seungmin looked over Hyunjin’s costume, grinning to himself for coming up with the idea last minute.

He had never really had the chance to wear a couple’s costume before, so this Halloween was going to be very special.

“So, what do you think?” Hyunjin asked, spreading his arms to give his boyfriend a better look of his costume.

Seungmin’s grin widened. “I think you’re the cutest prisoner ever,” he answered. He was wearing an orange jumpsuit like in the American movies and Seungmin would be lying if he said that it didn’t look ridiculously good on him.

Hyunjin chuckled and stepped closer to wrap his arms around the younger’s waist.

“And I think you’re the cutest cop ever,” Hyunjin pointed out. Seungmin reached into his back pocket, pulling out one more accessory to his costume.

“Will you still think I’m cute when I arrest you?” he teased, dangling a pair of handcuffs in front of his boyfriend’s face.

Hyunjin fake gasped at the threat.

“I’m not even going to ask how you got those because they do not look like the plastic ones from the costume shop,” he commented.

Seungmin just grinned and put them back in his pocket. “Well, I take my job very seriously,” he told Hyunjin, who giggled.

“In that case, officer, why don’t we head to the party?”

“Gladly,” Seungmin replied.

“Let’s stop by at my dorm first, though. I have to make sure that Sunwoo isn’t just going to spend the evening hiding away in his bed,” Hyunjin pointed out, stepping back and removing his arms from around the younger’s waist.

Seungmin nodded and took Hyunjin’s hand, as they headed for the Slytherin common room.

~

“Ugh, I wish we could actually go to that party together,” Jisung complained, as he and Renjun made their way down the stairs, heading for the Great Hall.

“Me too, but as long as you spare me one dance later, I’ll be fine,” Renjun replied, reaching out to give the younger’s hand a small squeeze before retracting it again.

Jisung smiled down at his boots. He had dressed up as a cowboy, which had seemed like a good idea when he’d bought the costume, however, he found himself regretting it when he realized how tight the pants were.

“Maybe I should have bought a bigger size...” he mumbled to himself.

Renjun raised his eyebrow, giving his boyfriend a once-over, grinning. “I don’t know I think those look pretty good on you,” he pointed out, causing Jisung to chuckle.

“You know, you’d make a great muggle surgeon,” he told Renjun, complimenting his costume.

The older just laughed.

They arrived at the Great Hall, where they immediately stumbled upon Felix and Changbin. Jisung snorted at their couple costumes. Felix was dressed in all white with a halo actually floating over his head and Changbin sported some pretty realistic-looking devil’s horns.

“Aren’t you two just adorable,” Jisung teased.

Felix laughed and put an arm around Changbin’s waist. “We figured that we could go with a classic,” he explained.

“Though, Felix didn’t really need a costume to be an angel,” Changbin swooned, causing Felix to giggle and give him a light slap on the chest.

Jisung grinned, looking at his friend. “I beg to differ,” was all he said, remembering some of the pranks they had pulled together back in their earlier days at Hogwarts. If he recalled correctly, they had been dubbed as spawns of Satan more than just once.

“Anyway,” Felix said, probably eager to change subjects. “Didn’t you guys bring dates?” he asked.

Jisung and Renjun exchanged looks.

“Too much of a hassle,” Renjun waved off. Jisung knew for a fact that he had been asked out multiple times over the course of the last few days, but of course he had turned everyone down. The younger was almost jealous of how popular his boyfriend was, though he couldn’t really blame people for liking Renjun.

Jisung had been asked out a few times as well, but he and Renjun had settled for going together, but not together, so he, too, had kindly declined the offers.

“Yeah, I’m not looking to date anyone right now, so I figured bringing someone here would just end in an awkward way...” Jisung explained. Changbin and Felix looked at him. They seemed almost sympathetic, like they believed Jisung hadn’t scored a date because he still wasn’t over Eunseo.

“Guys, please, don’t look at me like that. I’m fine, really,” Jisung told them.

“If you say so,” Felix answered with a shrug that basically told his friend that he didn’t fully believe him.

Jisung pulled on Renjun’s sleeve, wanting to get away from the couple. “Come on, doctor. Let’s dance a little, before I spike the punch,” he said, pulling the older away from the other two and to the dance floor.

“Aw, I guess I’m already using up my one dance with you now, huh...” Renjun mumbled with a small chuckle.

Jisung grinned at him. “Don’t worry, I’ll dance with you as much as you want later,” he promised.

“You okay, though? I mean, they think you’re still hung up on your ex,” Renjun pointed out, as he wrapped his arms around Jisung’s shoulders, beginning to sway to the music with him. Jisung slung his arms around Renjun’s waist, refraining from pulling the older too close.

“I’m fine. Eventually, they’re going to get over it. As long as you believe me that I’m over her, everything’s as it should be,” he answered, only loud enough for his boyfriend to hear. Renjun smiled at him and Jisung almost gave in to the urge to kiss him.

“If you ever want to tell people about us, that’s okay...” he muttered instead, but Renjun shook his head.

“I like things how they are right now. It’s exciting,” he answered, looking around, spotting some of their friends in the crowd, dancing or talking to others. “We’re practically hiding in plain sight,” he added.

Jisung laughed. “I’m actually surprised we haven’t been caught yet,” he pointed out, pulling the older a little bit closer after all, throwing all caution to the wind.

So what if they’d get caught tonight?

~

“Hyunjin, this is a bad idea...” Sunwoo grumbled, stopping in his tracks in the entrance hall, trying not to step on his cloak.

Hyunjin pouted at him. “Come on, Sunwoo. You need to have a little fun. I can’t let you hide in your bed on Halloween!”

“But people already think I’m creepy... do you really think dressing up as a Victorian bloodsucker will help?”

“Aw, but you’re the most adorable vampire ever,” Seungmin pointed out, encouragingly.

Sunwoo looked down at his outfit. He looked like a vampire from one of the countless books Hyunjin knew read. “I look ridiculous,” Sunwoo argued.

Hyunjin gave him a firm pat on the shoulder

“No, you absolutely don’t. Come on, just one hour? Maybe you’ll end up having fun,” Hyunjin encouraged him.

Sunwoo seemed to mull it over in his mind. “I mean... I guess I could spare one hour. But if it , I’ll go back and read...” he said. Hyunjin chuckled, delighted that his friend had finally agreed.

“Alright, man. Let’s go.”

Just as they were about to enter, Jeongin’s voice called out to them: “Wait for me!”

The three older boys turned around to see Jeongin come running towards them, holding on to a crown on his head.

“I didn’t want to go in alone,” he said, once he’d caught up with them.

“Hey, Jeongin,” Seungmin greeted him.

Jeongin grinned. “That’s Prince Jeongin to you, peasant,” he joked cheekily. “Hi, Sunwoo, nice costume,” he now addressed the vampire. Sunwoo looked surprised that Jeongin was talking to him, but he managed a small smile.

“Thanks,” he answered. “You, too.”

“Oh, this? It’s not very spooky, is it? I tried to go for more of a dead prince kind of look, but I couldn’t really make it work...” Jeongin rambled excitedly.

Hyunjin chuckled at their talkative younger friend. “Shall we go inside now before the party is over?” he asked, leading the others into the already packed Great Hall.

~

Just as Eric had predicted, the party wasn’t really the most fun.

Jisung was glad that it wasn’t actually scary, because he wasn’t too fond of the idea of making a fool of himself in front of Renjun. Even though, considering that they had known each other for ages before getting together, he had probably managed to do that countless times already. He cringed at the thought.

Renjun was currently getting drinks for the both of them after they had danced enough to get thirsty – so much for one dance only – when suddenly, someone leaned against the wall next to Jisung. When he looked at them, it wasn’t his boyfriend like he’d hoped.

“Jeno...” he said, albeit a little unenthusiastically. He and Jeno weren’t exactly on bad terms, Jisung would even go as far as to call Jeno a friend, but they had dated on and off in the past, so he was always a little awkward around the older.

“I couldn’t help but notice you standing here all by yourself,” Jeno, who was dressed up as a Knight, pointed out.

“Well–”

“You know, Jisung. A day isn’t complete without a Knight,” Jeno said, causing Jisung to furrow his eyebrows in confusion.

“Say what now?”

He could see Renjun approaching with their drinks in hand, but Jeno didn’t seem like he was going to leave any time soon.

“I’m saying, I could be your Knight in shining armor...” he continued.

Was he trying to flirt with Jisung?

The younger remembered how Jeno had always been really bad at pickup lines.

Renjun was now in ear shot, giving Jisung a confused look. “What’s going on here?” he questioned.

Jeno smirked and put an arm around Jisung’s shoulders, which came as more than just a little surprise. “I was just asking this cowboy if he wanted to saddle up and go for a ride,” he joked.

At least Jisung hoped that it was a joke. He hadn’t even gotten around to spiking the punch, but there was no way Jeno would do this sober. Maybe Eric had beat him to it...

Renjun handed Jisung his drink before looking at the Gryffindor again: “Sorry, no riding today. He’s got a... doctor’s note,” he told him.

Jisung wasn’t sure, but he thought he could hear some tension in Renjun’s tone. He remembered that Renjun had mentioned that he and Jeno also used to date for a while after Jisung had ended things with him.

All in all, this entire encounter was just downright weird.

“Um... I have to pee,” Jisung said, wiggling himself free from Jeno’s arm and quickly making his way through the crowd.

It wasn’t the most charming excuse, but he just needed to get out of there. He had just made it out through the entrance hall and into the courtyard to get some fresh air when a hand clasped over his mouth, causing his drink to slip from his hands and fall to the ground. He tried to struggle, but a voice whispered into his ear, causing him to freeze.

“Don’t worry, I came to save you...”

~

“Have any of you guys seen Felix? He was just here one minute and then he was gone,” Changbin asked, as he approached Seungmin and Hyunjin. Sunwoo was nowhere to be found, so Hyunjin figured that he had either mixed with the crowd or gone back to the dorms.

“I saw him about an hour ago, but he was with you, then,” Seungmin answered.

“Maybe he just went to get some fresh air,” Hyunjin offered.

“Yeah, it’s really stuffy in here,” his boyfriend agreed.

Changbin sighed and looked around the Great Hall. “Probably...” he muttered, though he didn’t seem entirely convinced.

Renjun joined their little group, holding an almost empty cup in his hand. “Did you guys happen to see Jisung?” he asked.

“Why is everyone going missing all of a sudden?” Changbin asked frantically.

Renjun tilted his head in confusion. “Missing? What do you mean?” he asked.

“Felix is gone, and we can’t find Sunwoo,” Seungmin explained.

“Well... this is a pretty big room...” Renjun pointed out, even though he did seem the slightest bit alarmed by the revelation. Changbin kept looking around like he expected to spot Felix at any moment.

“Yeah, they’re probably here somewhere,” Hyunjin agreed.

“Alright, maybe we should just split up and look for them,” Seungmin suggested, earning a round of nods.

“Okay, so Renjun, why don’t you go with Changbin and try to find Felix and Jisung, while Hyunjin and I go look for Sunwoo and Jeongin...” he instructed.

Changbin and Renjun took off together after giving Seungmin a thumbs up. Hyunjin grinned at his boyfriend.

“Seems like you really are taking your job seriously, officer,” he teased.

“Yeah, well maybe I should handcuff you to myself, so you don’t go missing as well,” Seungmin replied in the same tone.

“Let’s save that for later and try to find our friends first,” Hyunjin said, laughing.

They started making their way through the dancing crowd, in search for Sunwoo and Jeongin. It didn’t take them very long to find the latter, however, they didn’t expect to see him locking lips with a mysterious, masked werewolf. Seungmin and Hyunjin exchanged a surprised look.

The werewolf pulled back from Jeongin and took off without further words, leaving a shocked-looking Prince Jeongin behind, absent-mindedly touching his own lips. The couple approached him.

“Damn, Jeongin, who was that?” Hyunjin questioned, nudging the younger’s shoulder playfully.

Jeongin still looked like he had just seen a ghost, when he turned to face his friends. “I actually don’t know,” he answered.

Seungmin raised his eyebrows. “What do you mean, you don’t know. You kissed him,” he pointed out.

“He kissed me! I have no idea who he even was!”

“Do you want me to find him and drag him back here?” Hyunjin offered, cracking his knuckles in what was supposed to be an intimidating way.

Jeongin shook his head. “It’s okay, you probably won’t find him... I saw at least five werewolves tonight already...” he mumbled. “Anyway, what are you guys up to?”

“We’re actually looking for Jisung, Felix and Sunwoo. They seem to have disappeared,” Seungmin explained.

“What? I’ll help you find them,” Jeongin said. “I don’t want to disappear as well,” he added, looking slightly frightened.

“Alright, then come on...”

Suddenly, an out-of-breath Renjun elbowed his way through the crowd, looking relieved when he spotted the three of them.

“They took Changbin!” he exclaimed.

Hyunjin’s eyes widened.

What the hell was going on here?

Had their friends really been kidnapped?

“Renjun, slow down! What happened?” Seungmin asked.

Renjun tried to catch his breath for a few seconds, before answering. “We were checking the courtyard to see if the others were outside and suddenly these masked dudes tried to snatch us. I managed to break free, but Changbin was taken!”

“Masked guys?” Hyunjin questioned. He felt Jeongin clutch onto his arm in fear.

“Did they say anything?” Seungmin asked.

“Well, only that they’re here to ‘save us’,” Renjun replied.

“Okay, I’m not gonna lie, I’m kind of really scared now,” Hyunjin admitted. He and Jeongin were now practically clinging to each other. Seungmin seemed to think about everything for a short while, before slowly starting to scan the room.

“I think I know what’s going on here...” he said. The other three looked at him questioningly. Seungmin made a dramatic pause, before looking at them.

“Have any of you guys seen Eric tonight?”

~

“Eric! What the hell is going on here?” Changbin exclaimed. He had been dragged down to the boathouse where music was blasting from magical speakers and a good 20 people were dancing around.

Eric laughed and patted the older on the back. “I promised I would come up with something, so I figured why not have our own party down here... without teachers,” he explained.

Changbin raised his eyebrow. “You do realize that I’m a prefect, right?”

Eric pouted a little. “Don’t be such a party-pooper! Look, over there! Your boyfriend’s having fun, too...”

Changbin’s eyes followed the direction Eric was pointing in and he saw Felix dancing around with a cup in his hand. He was relieved to see the younger, as he had been really frightened for a second that something might have happened to him.

This castle was mysterious and even dangerous at times, so he was really glad to see that Felix was just partying.

He left Eric standing there and went over to his boyfriend.

“Binniebunny!” Felix exclaimed upon seeing him, half-drunkenly throwing his arms around Changbin’s neck.

“Thank Merlin, I found you, Lix,” Changbin said.

Felix giggled. “Eric’s friends dragged me here when I stepped out for some fresh air... Jisung’s here somewhere, too,” he slurred.

“Alright, then. Let’s just hope the others find us here as well because I’m not letting you out of my sight again.”

~

Seungmin had suspected Eric to be behind the mysterious disappearances of their friends, but he hadn’t expected to see a full-blown party going on down at the boathouse.

When Seungmin, Hyunjin, Renjun and Jeongin came in, the first thing they saw was Eric, dressed as The Joker, dancing with an obviously -faced Batman Juyeon. Seungmin couldn’t help but snort at the interesting combination.

Renjun spotted Jisung dancing with Sunwoo, who looked pretty awkward, but he definitely seemed to enjoy himself more than he had back in the Great Hall. Maybe it was because of the fact that Eric had seemed to have handpicked the guests of this party.

“Oh, there you guys are!” Eric suddenly exclaimed when he saw them.

He pried himself off of Juyeon and approached the others. “Please tell me, you didn’t kidnap people for this party,” Hyunjin said with a chuckle.

Eric only grinned. “Well, I had to make it somewhat scary,” he replied.

“You succeeded. I really thought I was going to die when your friends grabbed me in the courtyard!” Renjun exclaimed, though he didn’t seem mad.

Eric laughed. “Come on, guys. Have a drink and dance a little! If I get in trouble for this later, I at least want people to say that they had a good time down here,” he told them.

~

“There’s my cowboy.”

Jisung turned to face Renjun, grinning.

“You found me!” he exclaimed cheerfully. “They kidnapped me and brought me here...” he told the older, leaning against him. Renjun chuckled, steadying his boyfriend a little.

“You’re drunk, aren’t you...” he mumbled knowingly, running a hand through Jisung’s hair, since he seemed to have lost his hat.

“A little bit,” Jisung replied, bringing his thumb and pointer finger together for emphasis. “You know what?” he continued, his speech getting a little more slurry.

Renjun looked at him fondly. “What?”

Jisung looked at him. “I like you... a lot... and I really want to kiss you,” he slurred.

Renjun laughed quietly. He didn’t remember drunk Jisung to be this cute, but then again, the younger didn’t get drunk that often.

“Why don’t I get you back to the dorms and you can kiss me as much as you like, how does that sound?” the older offered.

Jisung let out a tiny “yay,” as Renjun led him out of the boathouse.

He quickly told Seungmin that he would take care of his drunk “friend,” in order to prevent him from worrying about them.

~

“Well, seems like you’ve solved the case,” Hyunjin pointed out, looking around. Seungmin chuckled and wrapped his arms around his boyfriend’s neck.

“It would appear so,” he replied. “And I think I deserve a reward for my services,” he added. Hyunjin chuckled, playfully rolling his eyes before leaning closer and kissing his boyfriend.

“Dance with me, officer,” Hyunjin said after they had pulled back, gently taking Seungmin’s hand and leading him towards the dancing crowd.

“I’m on duty. Maybe dancing isn’t the best idea...” the younger protested, but Hyunjin only laughed and spun him around once, causing Seungmin to give in.

~

Eric really did end up getting in trouble when a furious Professor Sprout burst through the doors of the boathouse and shut the party down. The Hufflepuff took the blame for the evening, not wanting to get his friends into trouble and took his month of detention with pride.

“At least now, I get to say that I threw the best Halloween party Hogwarts has ever seen,” Eric said the next day at breakfast.

“Despite that, if you ever kidnap my boyfriend again, I’ll have your head on a stick!” Changbin threatened, but Eric only cackled and threw pea at him.

“This Halloween was a lot better than last year, though,” Jisung pointed out.

“Right, I remember... weren’t you and Felix fake dating last year,” Hyunjin said, laughing.

“We do not speak of that!” Felix protested.

The group continued bickering and laughing over breakfast before going their separate ways to start their day.