there was a wary air still hanging over hogsmeade —
it was only september, but fog was thick in the mornings; even thicker was the sense that everyone bustling around the village was on guard. the memorial for professor william cornfoot at the start of the month had been … unauthorized. organized by the muggle tolerant community, former students, anyone who mourned the death of the young muggle literature professor. the owners & workers of the three broomsticks hadn’t warned others living and working in hogsmeade village that there would be a large gathering.
everyone was shocked by the way that large gathering ended.
the annual hogsmeade harvest festival, which began every year on the night of the autumnal equinox and lasted through the last night of september, was the sort of thing everyone looked forward to all year. no one wanted to cancel … but there was no denying that people were beginning to wonder of the festivities were worth the threat of more trouble.
there still was no suspect for the sinister purple flames that had spelled a warning in the air. the ministry assured its citizens that there was no need to worry; that the night of august 31st had been a harmless prank, on the eve of the university term beginning. minister travers reminded the wixen community that he took their safety as his duty. he promised that if there were a reason to be fearful, he’d tell them. he encouraged life to go on as normal — starting with the harvest festival.
so the festival set up as it always did, in its usual spot outside of the bustle of high street, before the neat lines of cottages began. booths and tents went up, ribbons of fairy-lights and cheery orange garland strung between them. a pumpkin patch was arranged, piles of hay for people to sit on and walk past placed with careless precision. there was promise of a petting zoo, a harvest market, games for children, seasonal food & treats, and a special fireworks display on september 24th to celebrate the full moon.
the wariness persisted. but the people of hogsmeade were determined to carry on. after all, the minister would say if the shouldn’t. right?
and with that, we’re at the annual hogsmeade harvest festival! the current timestamp starts the evening of the autumnal equinox and lasts through the end of the month — so, monday, september 22nd, 1980 – tuesday, september 30th, 1980. since this timestamp is a little shorter in-game than the last one, it’ll last a little shorter out-of-character. a reminder that you are more than welcome to continue threads from the previous timestamp, and you are even more welcome to start threads that take place at the harvest festival, which will be lasting the whole week of the timestamp. happy posting!












