A Trick for a Treat

[starduchess]

Gift for: titti
From: starduchess
Title: A Trick for a Treat
Pairing: Charlie/Draco
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Summary: Charlie introduces his young lover to a Muggle tradition.
Notes: Thanks to my wonderful co-mods for a another great year. I hope you all are having a fabulous fest. Titti, I hope you enjoy this. Written for hp_halloween


"I heard there was this tradition of scaring up some Muggles on Samhain. Sounds dreadfully like my father's old crowd," Draco states as he pours two Firewhiskys.

Charlie scoffs a little. "More like Fred and George's pranks from the joke shop. Thanks," he says, accepting one tumbler.

Draco shudders. "Those canary creams were frightful." He takes a big swallow to banish the horror from his mind.

"Haha, you just haven't been on the giving end." Charlie gets a mischievous look. "Wanna give it a go?"

Draco raises one intrigued eyebrow. Before he registers it, he's whisked away into the night.

~~

It's chilly and foggy, with a dampness that clings to the skin and picks up on every stray breeze that floats by, so it doesn't take long for Draco to cast heating and drying charms. They wait, hiding in the bushes for their prey to take the bait.

"There's one," Draco hisses excitedly. They watch as a solitary Grim Reaper takes the treat.

And then nothing. She walks off without eating.

"What?" Draco pouts.

The next four do the same.

Charlie chuckles. "Looks like the trick's on us. Perhaps we should head home."

Draco agrees that's a much better treat.