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His eyes are big “You look hot,” he says, sounding surprised “What are you? An anime character?”

“No,” I say, or ” Peter still has a blank look on his face, so I add, “From Harry Potter”

“Oh yeah Cool”

I look over at hiular button-down and jeans “Where’s your costuht before the assembly It’s a better effect if we unveil at the same time”

I knoantsto hi out theI keep waiting for hi, but he doesn’t He’s so oblivious; I don’t even think he notices I’m mad

Abruptly I say, “I wish you weren’t always late”

Peter frowns “Geez, sorry I was trying to get et your costuether But you’re late all the time”

“I’m not late all the time!”

“You were late today, and yesterday, and last Thursday” I stare out theThe autu to be on ti laring at et five extra minutes of sleep, so, works for , Chris and I are sitting in the balcony of the theater Chris is dressed up as Courtney Love She’s wearing a pink slip and holey knee socks and lots of so down there too,” I say “I bet you’d win so”

“People at this school wouldn’t even knoho she is,” Chris sneers But I can tell she kind of wants to

The guys in Peter’s group are all superheroes There’s Bat degrees of effort Peter went all out He is, of course, Peter Parker Who else would Kavinsky go as? His Spider-Man costuloved hands and bootied feet He is a total ha, pretend fighting each other Peter tries to cliet far I cheer when his group wins for best group costus and a bustier and black cat ears I wonder if she was in on the superhero theme, if Peter told her, or if she caoes hen she goes onstage for best junior costume “What a ho,” Chris says She sounds almost wistful

Genevieve wins, of course I sneak a look at Peter, and he’s whistling and sto his feet with all his friends

After the asse my chem book out of ainst the locker next to h his mask he says, “Hey”

“Hey,” I say And then he doesn’t say anything else; he just stands there I close ratulations on winning best group costu to say?”

Huh? “What else am I supposed to say?”

Just then Josh walks by with Jersey Mike, who’s dressed up as a hobbit, hairy feet and all Walking backward, Josh points his wand at me and says, “Expelliarmus!”

Automatically I point my wand back at him and say, “Avada Kedavra!”

Josh clutches his chest like I’ve shot him “Way harsh!” he calls out, and he disappears down the hallway

“Uhdon’t you think it’s weird for irlfriend to wear a couples costuuy?” Peter asks“I’m sorry, I can’t talk to you when you look like this How am I supposed to have a conversation with a person in head-to-toe latex?”