Strange Happenings in the Interactive Column
- Katie_slytherin

Hi there, it's Katie_slytherin here! Prepared to be razzled and dazzled because today we are going to Broadway to watch a multi-Tony-award-winning play entitled::GLITTER:: written by none other than the ever so talented and super famous Katie_slytherin. It's about three orphaned children whose caretakers are obsessed with glitter. The children love glitter as well and have their own glitter party while the adults go to the glitter party without them. When the adults find out, they take the glitter from the children and kick them out onto the streets. However, the oldest child was able to save one spec of glitter and they go on an adventure to find the true meaning of life with the help of Katie, a once strange being who reveals her true identity to the children in the second act.

What's that? WHAT?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! One of the lead actors has fallen off a cliff and all of their understudies have been poisoned! Oh dear, the show is about to begin and I have millions of people expecting to see a show. Oh no! What will I do?! WAIT I have an idea! Maybe I can pull this off! Yes! We will just have some improv! Yes, we've got this, the show can still go on but I need YOUR HELP! I need you to be on stage in twenty minutes. Go run to the dressing room and change and enter stage left after you hear me say ''Oh my, who could that be?''. Got it? Good! Let's do this! Break a leg- well, don't actually because that would hurt and more importantly, that's a lot of paperwork.


Aria: GUYS! STOP FIGHTING, PLEASE!
Cissy: Not until SHE apologizes
Adele: HA! I wouldn't apologize even if it meant I would never be able to wear glitter on my face ever again!
Aria: PLEASE! STOP YOU TWO! YOU ARE GOING TO BURN THE HOUSE DOWN!

*a knock on the door is heard*

Katie: Oh my, who could that be?

You: *enters stage left*

Katie: Hey everyone! Look who it is!

*any chaos on stage instantly stops. All props are brought offstage, the house now looks perfect*

Kitten, Mair, and Kate: Welcome to our humble home!

You: (respond to Kitten, Mair, and Kate in 5 words or less)

Kitten: Hi there, it's so nice to have you here, could I get you something to drink?

You: (Y/N)

Kitten: I'll get you a bucket of water then! *runs offstage*
Mair: Let me introduce you to the children. Children! Oh children! Could you please come down for mommy?

*a long beat of silence*

Mair: Sweeties, could you please come down? We have a guest.
Katie: *snickers at Mair's failed attempt to gather the children*
Kate: *growls a warning at Katie*

*a beat of silence*

Kate: LISTEN UP YOU LITTLE SHHHHHHHHH. . . SHINING BUNCHES OF KIDDOS, GET YOUR BUTTS DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW OR ELSE NO DESSERT!

*feet running down the stairs can be heard*

Mair: Thank you, Kate. Ah yes, the children! We take very good care of them. On the left is Erin, our oldest
Erin: Good evening, fine guest, it is a pleasure to have you in hour home. I hope you are having a glittertastic day.

You: (Respond to Erin in 8 words or less)

Mair: Then there is Red, the middle child, but still very much loved
Red: But mum, you forgot me at the glitter store yester...
Mair: Hush hush honey, haha, kids and their imaginations. And finally our youngest, Kay
Kay: Who are you and why are you here?

You: (Answer Kay's question in 25 words or less)

Kitten: *returns with a bucket of water and flops on the couch*
Mair: That is my wife, kitten, we have been together for six years now
Kate: HEY RED! PAWS OFF THE GLITTER COOKIES THOSE ARE MINE! *runs after Red*
Mair: And that would be Aunt Kate, she keeps the children in line
Katie: *waves merrily*
Mair: And that is. . .

You: Oh I know Katie! (Explain how you know Katie and why she is in the house)

Kitten: Woah, how did you know that? You must be psychic or something!
Mair: Anywho, thank you for coming over to watch the children while we go to the glitter festival! Kitten, come on honey, let's go, we don't want to be late! Aria, get my coat. Adele and Cissy, alright, it is time for a girls day! Yay!

You: (describe how the group leaves the house and your thoughts on how you feel being left alone with the children)

Katie: Hey so, I am still here and I say we have a glitter festival of our own!
The Children: YEAH! GLITTER FESTIVAL! GLITTER FESTIVAL!
Katie: We should use green glitter
Red: No! We have to use red!
Kay: No! Purple!
Erin: I want yellow!
Katie: How about we let the babysitter decide, which color of glitter do we get to use?

You: (choose a color)

Kay: I will remember you forever and ever for making that choice
Red: *pops glitter open* Let's get this party started!
Erin: Did you know that glitter is an assortment of tiny little reflective particle thingies that reflect light at different angles from its surfaces to create sparkle?
Red: That's right, and did you know that in the ancient days, even more, ancient than Aunt Kate, glitter was from stones and insects and glass? Imagine insect glitter?!
Kay: I like seaweed glitter because then the kitties eat it and they go meow meow meow while sparkling
Katie: Glitter. G is for great. L is for love. I is for interesting. T is for trouble. The other T is for treasure. E is for exciting. R is for remember. Glitter.

You: (respond to the children/Katie)

END SCENE

Whew! Thank you so much for helping out! Luckily an understudy has recovered! Before you go, I have a couple of gifts for you

Your gift is glitter! The colour you get is based on your birth month!
Jan: Magenta
Feb: Teal
March: Orange
April: Silver
May: Brown
June: Purple
July: Pink
Aug: Blue
Sept: Green
Oct: Black
Nov: Yellow
Dec: Red

And how much glitter based on your blood status:
Pureblood: A bucket full
Mixed: A hand full
Muggleborn: A vial full
Other: A pinch

Thanks for joining us today! Now I have to run and get some more glitter!

Until I reemerge from my cave again, this is goodbye from your favorite pureblood Slytherin! - Katie