-Tricks Or Treats- [Emilia & Open]

[Daniel Black]

The sun was lifted it's bright yellow head over the horizon and risen quite nicely over the still green trees. The streets had been deserted for the night, and now the owners of each shop was opening up for the upcoming day. Daniel was doing the same. It still seemed weird to him still. He had walked this path ever since he had been a third year at Hogwarts. He jingled the keys that were in his pocket as he smirked at a couple of the owners and gave them a wave. "Hey DANIEL." they would shout a greeting at him, returning a smile and a wave back. He had was now an adult, something he had dreaded back in his youth, but now he was a husband and a father of two kids. "Man where did the time go." he wondered to himself. He had married his Hogwarts Sweetheart; who had a career as a Professor and a Ministry Offical. He smiled at the many thoughts of how he had been lucky he was. It wasn't long before, he was standing in front of his store, in which had been his favorite since he was a teen. He took out the keys, unlocked Zonko's and closed him.

He had flipped the sign to OPEN, and then rumaged through the new objects that he had recieved for the day. "Excellent." He exclaimed to himself as he read what the thing did. He then placed it in the window, along with a price. "I wonder how many I can sell?" he asked himself, while he was looking at it, and then a smirk curled his lips. He just shrugged as he continued to put things in reach for the customers to grab. He laughed a few that he used to play with and actually pranked Emilia with; though he had gotten the silent treatment after that, but then again, she got him back, so it was all good. "Yup..what a great career I picked." he said with a bit of laughter as he opened the main door, and made it stick open, so that he could let some fresh air in. Even though it was autumn, the weather was quite decent. He got behind the counter as he awaited for customers to appear...so he waited..

[Emilia Black {{DHM}}]

Emilia had rolled out of bed early this morning, like always, to say goodbye to her loving husband. No matter what day of the week it was or how late she had worked the previous night, she always woke up early to see him off to work. As she walked down the staircase of their home, she smiled to herself as she walked by all the pictures of her darling family, and sighed. She was the happiest she had ever been in her life, and she couldn't be more thankful for it.

Before Daniel left for work, Emilia made him breakfast and wished him to have a good day at work, for she didn't have to go into the office today, and it wasn't quite time for her to return to Hogwarts, so she essentially had the day off of sorts. As she watched him walk into the brilliant rays of sun, she smiled, for they have come a long way in their relationship. It was when she couldn't see him anymore was when she turned away from the window and busied herself with preparing the kid's breakfast, for she wouldn't be here when they woke up. She left a quick little not for them, telling she was running a few errands, and left the house.

She wrapped her cloak around her body and walked a familiar path down to Hogsmeade and to her husband's shop. As she walked this path she thought of all the times she has walked it in her life, some times with Daniel, and other times without. So many wonderful memories were associated with this little village, and even more were yet to come. As she soon saw her husband's shop a familiar sensation of butterflies erupted in her stomach, for she knew she was going to see him soon. Even after all these years he still gave her butterflies, what a wonderful feeling.

As she reached the shop she took a deep breath and entered, She was soon surrounded by all these jokes and pranks, some of which she had experienced first hand, and simply smiled and shook her head. She walked slowly up to the counter, her high heeled shoes making a familiar clicking sound. She noticed that Daniel had his back turned to her, which allowed her to ring that was placed upon the counter, and waited for him to turn around.

[Daniel Black]

Daniel could hear Madam Puddifoot, sweeping the dust off her welcome mat, as he look to see her. He wasn't really into her shop, mostly because it was filled with lovey-dovey couples and the cheribs were annoying by sprinkling confetti on you. He did in fact take Emilia there one valentine's day when he was much younger, and asked her if she wanted to be his girlfriend. I would have been perfect if the cheribs would have stopped throwing confetti and played a harp, but then again, what did they know. He just chuckled to himself as he flipped a page in the "Pranks Of The Ages" catalog and continued to read.

After he looked through the catalog, circling the items he need for the store and items students had asked for, he turned around to check the things stock on the shelves. He climbed up onto the ladder that was sitting right there. He climbed up the shelf to get something. He didn't notice that there had been someone at the counter, until they had ring the bell that was placed by the former owner of Zonko. "Whoaa." He said as he fell to the floor, and then gazed up to see his lovely wife, standing before him. His lips curled into a smile. "Hey there beautiful." He spoke as he got to his feet and leaned against the counter. "What is a beautiful angel like you doing so far from heaven?" he said with a smile.

[Emilia Black {{DHM}}]

Emilia gasped as she saw her husband fall off the ladder when she rang it. She was getting ready to jump over the counter when he spoke to her. Oh thank goodness! The last thing we need is him actually hurting himself. She could still feel her heart beating rapidly as she watch Daniel get to his feet before her. It had scared her half to death seeing him fall from the ladder, and never wanted to see it happen again. Of course she was slightly overreacting a bit, but she couldn't help it, she loved this man so much.

She just shook her head at him, and started to laugh at the pick up lined he had just said to her. It was typical Daniel to always say something cute like this to her, even if it was borderline korny. She then looked at him, with her aqua marine eyes sparkling, and said with amusement in her voice, "Oh, I just thought I'd come down to Earth and find a good joke to take back to heaven with me." Her pink lips then formed a huge smile as she awaited his reply, until then she'll just admire his strong features.

[Daniel Black]

Daniel had fallen off things before, this would have to be the number after zillion, if any such number existed. Though he wasn't as young as he used to be. He could see the worried look in his wife's eyes. "Oh honey, don't worry, this isn't the worst thing I have fallen off from." He said, not really wanting to tell her what could have been the worst thing he fell from, but then again, she probably wouldn't have asked. He had gotten up from the wooden floor and smiled. "You won't lose me..trust me." He said as he leaned forward and gave her a kiss.

When he pulled away from he gazed heavily into her beautiful aquamarine eyes that he fell in love with. His smile grew widerer as he chuckled a bit. "Oh really? and what kind of prank would this be?" He asked as his eyebrows lifted, but kept that imprinted smirk on his face, as he kissed her again.

[Emilia Black {{DHM}}]

Emilia raised her eyebrow with a smirk upon her face as Daniel stated that he had fallen from much worse. She then couldn't resist and said, "And my dear if this isn't the worst thing you have fallen from, what is?" She most likely did not want to know the answer, but couldn't help but to ask. She was curious, and when she was curious about something, she always had to find out the answer. As he reassured her that she would never lose him, the smirk turned into a smile, and she said, "Oh I know my dear, but can you please answer my question."

She then felt a familiar rush of emotions and butterflies as he kissed her. She could never grow tired of that feeling, and loved every moment of it. She then turned and walked away from the counter, over exaggerating her movements a bit, just for Daniel's amusement, turned and said, "Oh I don't know, something witty, and original. These fake wands might be obsolete where I am going." as she gently picked one up and began twirling it in her delicate fingers.

[Daniel Black]

He sighed and rolled his eyes playfully. "Ugh if I have too.." he said as a much widerer smirk appeared to his lips.
"There was that time when I fell of the roof to the Black Manor, and right into a thorn bush, or the time I fell out of the Whomping Willow, and flung a couple feet from it. Then there was this time with the window back at Grimmauld, though I didn't fall from it, but supposely it was considered haunted, so I played PYSCHE with it and well let's just say the window got me." He smiled as he relived those thoughts. He chuckled to himself. "I'm sorry babe, but you married an accident prone." He said with a growing smirk.

He had felt that sudden jolt of lightning everytime his lips had touched her soft lips. His eyes closed as he kept kissing her for a minute or two, not caring if customers had walked in or walked by. He had grown much since his Hogwart years. He was shy then and only kissed girls private, but now he was more opened. When the broke apart, Daniel smiled. "Man honey, why do you have to have such soft lips?" he asked, but his gray eyes smiled. He could feel a chuckle coming up, as he looked at the wooden desk and then back at her. "Oh, is this witty and orignal prank Sir Dani would like?" he asked, his gaze looking down as he drawed with his finger on the desk before looking back up at her. He laughed. "Well tell that to the wanna-be death eaters who can't tell a real magical wand from the fake ones." He laughed. "My sister had painted them so real life looking, I thought the Death Eaters were going to curse me..but then again..how could they? " He said as he smiled happily at her.

[Emilia Black {{DHM}}]

Emilia's eyes' twinkled when Daniel playfully rolled his eyes at her, for she knew he would tell her, even if in the back of his head he really didn't want to tell her for fear of worrying her. As he recalled all his stories she nearly dropped the fake wand that she was twirling in her fingers. When he had finished she stood there opened mouthed and simply just shook her head, "Goodness Daniel! How many times have you exactly cheated death?! I guess I did marry an accident prone, dork of a husband." She then sniffled, and then said in a fake choked up voice, "But I wouldn't have you any other way, I just love you so much." She then pretended to dab her tears away, blinked a few times and regained her "composure."

As their lips met once again, it brought back memories of the first few times they had kissed, and it made her smile while they were lip-locked. It was nice actually being able to show affection in public with Daniel now a days, since years and years before he would be so shy and embarrassed to do so. She sighed after they parted, "I'm sorry hunny, but why do you have to be so irresistible."

Looking at the wand she was holding her hand yet, she started to hysterically laugh at Daniel when he told how the Death Eaters tried to curse him but obviously couldn't. "Well you certainly were lucky at how dumb the Death Eater's were then, or you might not be here today!" After pretending to think if she really wanted to buy the wands, she looked them over thoroughly for the effect, and sighed, "I suppose I'll take two of these then, since you've convinced me they're a good prank."

[Daniel Black]

He laughed as he saw Emilia's face turned to shock. " I told you honey, you didn't want to know." He said, but then laughed at her response. "Don't know, I've lost count." He said laughing. It was true. He had cheated death so many times, it would have caused santa's list of good children to run for their money. "Hey I am a handsome dork, at that and very proud of it." He said as he laughed, "But you were the one who said yes, and I do to me." he said as he reasted his head on his hand, as he continued to gaze heavily into her eyes. He chuckled. "You were always the stunning actress you know." he said to her, remembering she used to do that to him all the time when he told her about all the times he almost fell to his death.

He could feel her smile forming as their lips touch. He loved the feeling of her lips, since it made him feel the sense of loniless dissolving away that he had felt since childhood. For sometime now, he had never felt that loneliness as Emilia filled it up with love and so much light. He had been so shy to show affection to someone, but now Emilia had shown him that there was no shame in showing affection to someone you care about. He smiled at her when they broke apart, though he enjoyed being close to her. He chuckled. "Because I am just that good." He said. "You have to thank my father for the good genes." He said, knowing he had gotten his good looks and strong features from his father.

He shrugged his shoulders. "Hey I can't help it that they worshiped a bald, old guy who just couldn't come to terms that he had died and that was it. He was beaten by an infant. Makes you wonder." He laughed. "But the thing that really made them mad was when they tried it again..this happened." He took one of the wands that were on a rack next to him. "STUPIFY". He swished the wand and flicked it as a "POP" happened and confetti and streamers came out. He laughed. "I came up with that. They have been popular ever since." He said laughing. "Oh they are..almost all the students asked for them." He said as he placed the wand back onto the rack.

[Emilia Black {{DHM}}]

Emilia's shocked face soon turned to amusement as her features immediately lightened as she started to laugh at the antics of her husband. There was never a dull moment when he was around her for he was always laughing or joking, which she loved so much. "I know I did say yes, but you just happened to be the man for me. I mean without you in my life, it would be so boring. I mean who else would test some of their signature pranks on me?" She then playfully stuck out her tongue at him, even though she was a grown woman she still acted as if she was in her teens and just falling in love, that was just the affect Daniel had upon her. She then bowed as he complimented her acting, she always told herself that she should have been an actress instead of a boring Ministry worker and now Professor at Hogwarts, "Thank you, thank you!"

Once their lips parted, she just stared heavily into his eyes, for he was the reason she was able to move on in her life instead of being stuck in the unstable, emotional rut she once was in, thanks to the trauma of her childhood. Without Daniel's help she would have never been able to cope with her trauma or even accept that it happened and it wasn't her fault. He had done so much for her, and she was sure he knew how thankful she was, but sometimes she would just tell him, and he would a bashfully say he had done nothing that it was all her doing, but she knew different. She then giggled and told him playfully, "I have thanked your father for you good genes, several times actually."

Emilia just started laughing at Daniel's description of the now vanquished Lord Voldemort, and his demonstration of how the fake wands worked. She completely lost it at his antics and just laughed hysterically at him. After a few moments her laughing concluded with her trying to gasp for breath for it seemed as if momentarily she had forgotten to breath between laughter. In a breathless voice she said, "Oh hunny..you always did know how to make me completely lose it and laugh until I couldn't breath. I'm sure the students do ask for these constantly, I'm going to have so much dealing with these things when I start to teach. But like I said before, I'll take two of these,"

[Daniel Black]

He smirked as he blew on his knuckles and rubbed them on his chest. "What can I tell ya, I am just that good." He said with a chuckle. " Besides Death has been following me ever since childhood..it loves me so much, but then again what's life without a little fun." He spoke as he smirked. He moved aside the catalog that he had been looking at earlier and placed it in a drawer at the bottom of the counter. He couldn't help but to chuckle. "Would you like me to give you a round of applause?" he asked, knowing he was being a smart butt.

Daniel knew that he had grown up so much from his days in Hogwarts. He was a bit childish and a bit self into himself but he had grown into a mature adult but kept his sense of humor along for the ride. He remembered he had shaggy black hair that used to cover his eyes like a sheep dog, but now he had cut it short, mostly because having shaggy hair as an adult wasn't the cool thing, but it didn't matter. Daniel found a way to ecentric his life, but dying the tips of his hair blonde. He could see how much Emilia had grown from being the "ghost of Gryffindor" into a very beautiful, very socialable person now. It was funny how Emilia and him ended up together. They were so different and yet, so much alike. He realized their kind of love was the kind of love his sister Nelle had talked about when she was in love with Malfoy. He chuckled softly. "You want to know something Emilia? You remember how Nelle talked about the Yin and Yang of love. How she had been in love with someone who was considered out of her league, and yet, they lived the same life, only with different experiences?" He asked her, knowing her and Nelle were best friends.

He chuckled as he remembered that he stood there, knowing it was a fake wand and told them to bring it on..see what they got and then, the confetti flew out with sparklely streamers. "I almost died from laughing because they just kept on doing it and then realized that their wands were fake. The best part was when they pulled out their real wands, they got rounded up by the aurors that patrolled the streets." Daniel shrugged his shoulders. "Show how being a Death Eater was not all that great." he said. He laughed. "Well that's one of my many talents." He said as he laughed with her. He chuckled. "They do. I've had a bunch of them get down on their knees and beg because they wanted to get one, especially when it came to the dueling club. I had gotten word from the professors; who wrote me a nice letter of not selling the students the "rip off wands" as they refer them too, but hey, a man has got a living to earn. If they are willing to pay the money for them..and so be it." He said with a chuckle. "Oh don't tell me I'm going to get a letter from you too.." he laughed jokingly. "well good..that will be 4 galleons." he said spoke opening the cash register.

[Emilia Black {{DHM}}]

Emilia shuddered at the thought if Death following Daniel around. That thought spooked her, for she did not know what she would do if Death indeed did catch up to him. The moment this thought entered her brain she immediately pushed it from her mind, for she looking at her husband who was right there in front of her in perfect health, and his humor was still intact. She then shook her head, "Sometimes I wonder about you dear, sometimes I just wonder..." After taking her bow she giggled, "Yes actually a round of applause would be fitting right now," she said with a smirk upon her face.

Emilia then watched her husband, she instantly remembered the days where he used to be a shaggy haired, pale, young boy who continually lurked in the shadows. She had fallen in love with that shaggy haired boy the first moments she saw him sitting in the common room his first year of Hogwarts, but she had never known it then. Oh no, she would find out her fifth year where she had stepped on him while she was walking around the grounds. She'll never forget that day for that was when she realized that she had fallen in love with Daniel Black, and could never love another boy like she loved him. She smiled, for now look at her Daniel, he was a grown man, no more shaggy hair, no more lurking in the shadows. He had grown into a handsome, successful man, whom to satisfy his self image dyed the tips of his hair blonde. She really didn't understand his reasoning but just watched him do so, with her shaking her head and walking away from him laughing. Then he brought up his sister Nelle whom Emilia loved and missed dearly. The day Nelle passed away was the day she lost her best friend, but she smiled and nodded, "Oh yes, I remember all too well actually. She and I would talk about that a lot, especially during the year that you had the bright idea of pushing me away instead of just accepting that you loved me and wanted to be with me....why do you ask sweetie?"

She listened intently, well at least tried too, for it was hard for her to listen while she was laughing at the antics of her husband. Emilia nodded her head in agreement, "Indeed being a Death Eater wasn't worth it, I mean why would anyone want to follow a half dead guy, who looked like a snake? That would creep me out, I hate snakes!" She then couldn't help but laugh at the letters one of her fellow Professor's had written her husband. She was sure they would be frustrated with these wands being around Hogwarts, but it was all in good fun, at least the students couldn't really hurt themselves or others with these wands. "No you won't get a letter from me....yet at least." She then smirked, and walked over to the counter to pay for her things. She then giggled, "Hm, I think I have a few plans for these wands."

[Daniel Black]

Daniel really wasn't fearful of his life. Mostly because he had been marked for death from the day he was born; but then again, isn't everyone. Daniel didn't mind that he had cheated death thousands of times; it just made him that much stronger, just like his late sister, who had past over ten years ago. Death lingered everywhere. He had seen it, he had sensed it, and yet it didn't change his ways of life. He even accepted that death had taken one of his favorite sisters, because Nelle had been alright with it, even his former Headmistress, had suffered the wrath of death. Daniel smiled and took Emilia's hands into his. "Emila dear, don't worry about me. I will be find." He kissed both of her hands. "Oh well then.." he spoke as he gave her a round of applause, not even carring if there were people outside looking into his shop, and giving him a weird look.

Daniel had grown up so much since from the young boy he used to be. Always hidding behind a veil of shaggy black hair. Even though he was outgoing, rather than shy, he still lingered in shadows where he felt more comfortable and even getting a hoot of scaring the heck out of people. Now he was a successful owner of a shop he had considered his favorite shop in the world. He has met a lot of young pranksters who were just like him at the age. They seem to look up to him as if he was famous in making the perfect prank. He sighed a bit, since Nelle had taught him so much and he missed her badly. "Because I think the way she loved Draco, was the way I have loved you for so long. Though we didn't have obstacles with people, we had obstacles with our walls we built up over the years. I ask because I think we had the Yin Yang love. One was different from the other, and yet, in the middle where it is balance, we found out how similiar we truely are." He said with soft voice.

Danile shrugged his shoulders. "I think because Voldemort knew how to use their weakness as a weapon to them. Such as if he had threaten you with your families life, he knew that you would do anything to let nothing happen to your family. So he used your weakness, your fears against you. Then brought light to those who were looking for desires just like him." He spoke, knowing that many of his family members and ancesters before him had been Death Eaters and supporters of the Dark Lord. He laughed at Emilia's comment. "Well changing his appearence I believe was a face that people would fear, and since people have said he was a decentent of Salazar Slytherin, who was a parseltounge had a connection to snakes..he wanted to be like a snake." He chuckled to himself. "Oh really? What kind of letter will it be?" he asked, with a smirk.

[Emilia Black {{DHM}}]

Emilia smiled as Daniel took both of her delicate, small hands into his strong ones. He told her that she shouldn’t worry about him, but she just could not help it. No matter how old or how experienced he was, she would still worry about him. It’s just what loves does to a person, once one falls in love, it’s hard not worry about the safety and well-being of their other half. This is exactly what Emilia believed, so it was hard for her not worry about Daniel. He was her world, her best friend, and the lover of her life. Without him, she would be lost, for she just loved him so much. She then smiled, and whispered, “No matter how many times you tell me, I will always worry about you. I just can’t help it.” As he kissed her hands, she felt a sudden jolt in the pit of her stomach and just smiled at him. As he gave her the round of applause, she just giggled, feeling as if she was in her twenties again instead of approaching the age of forty.

As she heard him sigh before talking about Nelle, she too felt a sudden ache of sadness coming from her heart. Her and Nelle had been friends the moment they met each other, but they became best friends during their fifth year at Hogwarts together. Ever since that year they were the best of friends and grew closer with each passing day and year. The day that Nelle left this world, Emilia had lost her best friend, and just knew she would never again find a person as caring and as genuine as Nelle. Even to this day she still felt a pang of sadness occasionally for many things reminded her of Nelle, and of all the good laughs and time that the girls have shared together. Once Daniel finished his explanation she smiled and walked over to him putting her arms around his neck, “I miss your sister so much hunny, I miss having my best friend around. Yet I think she was indeed right, I mean look at us now? Once we got through our personal barriers, we were able to see our love grow, and how truly similar we both are. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. You complete Daniel, I am a firm believer that you are the ying to my yang.”

Emilia just shuddered at the thought of Voldemort. “No matter what the case was, he was a horrible, horrible person whom I am thankful everyday is gone. Although it just amazes me how many people followed a guy who smelled of death and carnage and looked horribly deformed.” She then rolled her eyes at the snide comment about the type of letter she would be sending her husband if she got frustrated enough with the fake wands the students are bound to leave lying around Hogwarts. She then playfully pretended to be lost in thought about the letter, with her hand placed delicately underneath her chin pretended to think really hard about the subject, “Well the letter will probably start off formally enough with something to the affect of Dear Mr. Black, then it will go into my complaints of these wands constantly lying about the school and the pranks the students have pulled with them. Then it will go into a new paragraph where I think it shall turn into a love letter, and then I will sign it love, Emilia.”