Ground Floor: Tree Decorating in the Great Hall (DADA/Transfiguration)

[MadMadamMalfoy]

It’s a cold, snowy early December afternoon at Hogwarts with the winter holidays just around the corner. The ceiling of the Great Hall is a cloudy gray color, and a light dusting of snow falls onto the tables below. Despite the wintry landscape, the hall is kept nice and warm for the activity planned.


The house tables are in their usual places, each one laid with an assortment of holiday treats, such as candy canes, mince pies, mini plum puddings, and sugar and gingerbread cookies. A hot cocoa bar with plenty of flavors and toppings is set up along the staff dais. Several snow-covered Christmas trees stand along the front and sides of the hall, just waiting to be decorated. Professors Carton and Khanna bustle about the hall, putting a few last minute touches in place as the students arrive.


“Welcome in! Have a seat anywhere,” Professor Carton calls from the front of the hall, setting out more toppings at the hot cocoa bar. “We’ll get started shortly.”

[FearlessLeader19]

Ten healthy and luscious-looking fir trees had already been delivered to the Great Hall where Norman was waiting, and Dhruv was now guiding the remaining two via magic to join their counterparts. Each was set down carefully at the remaining allotted spots; eleven had been set around the perimeter of the Hall while one sat behind the Staff table. For now, the trees were bare but that would soon be changing. Dhruv could not not help but anticipate the aftermath of the students’ - and professors’ - hard work of decorating the trees.

They joined Norman at the front of the Hall, enjoying the scent the fir trees emitted that joined the aroma of the goodies that had been laid out for those who would be there for the festivities. “All we need are the students now,’’ they remarked cheerfully. Which was about all the DADA professor had time to say before the arrivals began trickling in.