EVENT: Valentine's Dance! February 13th

[ouranhostking]

Dinner in the great hall was not only early, but fairly short. Everyone had to be out of the hall by six so that preparations for the party could be made, and when everyone was allowed back in at the start of the party it had transformed entirely.

The large tables normally used for meals now lined two sides of the great hall, holding a great variety of finger foods, drinks, and desserts that would continuously refill throughout the night. The ceiling above still reflected the night sky, but along its edges and throughout the walls were balloons, ribbons, and flowers of vast variety, with the most numerous of the flowers being white, pink, and red roses. All of of the flowers seemed to be emitting just enough light to effectively illuminate the Great Hall, giving it a - for lack of better term - rosey feel. At one corner near where the staff table normally stood was a group of string instruments, charmed into playing a selection of classical dance music as soon as the first students not involved with set-up stepped into the hall.

That was when Tamaki Suoh, a sixth year student and primary organizer of the dance, appeared at the front of the hall, smiling wide and dressed in an ivory-white tuxedo. He waved his wand briefly before he spoke, his voice magically projected with a charm so that he could be heard above any din that might happen with everyone's arrival.

"Welcome, everyone! I'm pleased to present you with our Hogwarts Valentine's Dance, and I hope you enjoy your time here tonight! Feel free to eat, drink, dance, and be merry in a break from studies and winter cold! Also keep in mind the Dance King and Queen contest, which can be anonymously voted for by you, the students, for the final spotlight dance at midnight tonight, as well as a prize of house points to the winners! Now, let the party begin!"

Prompt 1: Desserts, Drinks, and Wallflowers
Perhaps you're taking a break, enjoying the spread, and watching the other students dancing at various paces in different styles on the floor. Maybe you don't intend to go out onto the floor at all, because the chairs at the sides of the hall are just too comfortable or because you don't want to look like that idiot on the left. You know the one. Either way, congregating at the hors d'oeuvres can be a perfectly acceptable way to pass the night.

Prompt 2: Shut up and Dance
It is a dance party, after all! Grab a partner, whether it's ballroom dancing or just doing your own thing! Granted, the latter might get you some funny looks, but who cares as long as you're having fun? The smell of flowers is quite invigorating, the stars of the enchanted ceiling are above, and there's nothing more important than you and whoever your partner is, whether you know them intimately or have only met them for the first time tonight.

Prompt 3: A Breath of Fresh Air
Maybe the party is a little overwhelming, and you need to step away further from the hall than just sitting near the walls. Although no one is really supposed to leave the dance area for an extended period, who will know if you decide to use the loo as an excuse to get away for a few minutes? Maybe you just want to be somewhere more private, either by yourself or with someone else. Be careful not to get caught though, or it might be detention for you!

Prompt 4: "Love" is in the air?
Uh oh! We have no idea who, but someone seems to have spiked one of the punch bowls with a love potion! This potion is scentless and tasteless, and because the punch bowl is huge (and ever refilling) the effects are, thankfully, greatly weakened in comparison to a normal love potion. This little bit of mischief might result in some of the student body (or even some of the faculty) being a little more openly affectionate than usual with the first person they meet for the night, so a little bit of caution might be necessary. At least it's not at full potency!

Prompt 5: A moment in time that lasts forever!
A professional photographer has been hired to take pictures of students throughout the night! Although it might not be the last memory of the school year, it could be a night you want to cherish forever even if it’s just in a photograph! Is a photo an embarrassing moment or a precious time captured on a special slip of paper?

Prompt 6: Write your own Love Story!
Come up with your own prompts and have a ball AT the ball!

OoC: A note, there will be separate threads for Dance King/Queen contest sign-ups, as well as a contest for best-dressed and an attendance register that will be used to award a door prize drawn by lottery! The prizes are as follows; 50 House Points to 1st place, 25 to 2nd place, and 10 to 3rd place in their respective contests, and a 20 galleon gift receipt for Honeydukes (courtesy of Tamaki pulling some strings with the owner) as a door prize!

There will be a thread below for students to vote on Dance King/Queen, and the best dressed will be decided by members of staff specifically. RNG will be used to determine the door prize. Alright, have fun guys!

A NOTE ABOUT DANCE KING/QUEEN: Although the titles are gendered, who can be entered into each category is not! A boy can be the queen, a girl can be the king, and any combination can happen. The only limitation is that there will be two winners selected from the entrants in the contest!

Comments

[ginto]

[ Ah. ]

I see I am fortunate in my position then, as I am a bit more obvious than than my brother in the right circumstances. It feels silly to say that I had not known of any others before tonight.

[ All at once he seems to relax, if only because it feels like no one is trying to eavesdrop at the moment. Even if they are, the din of the party might be too much to make clear just what Jiro and Akatsuki are talking about. ]

Have you been coping well, if I may ask?

[flamesofprotection]

I hadn't sense anything from the two of you either. Must be this place's doing, somehow.

[It's not like he had his fire powers either, so it must be partially because of their powers being weakened. There's no other explanation for it.]

I've been fine. I rarely get hungry anyway, so it hasn't been that big of a deal. Besides, I have my cousin with me.

[At this point, it might be better to not hide the fact that there's a fourth as well. He doesn't want Jirou accidentally coming across Aidou and think Akatsuki hid him on purpose.]

How about you?

[ginto]

Though I probably should drink soon, I can go quite a long time without doing so. I come from a line quite a bit more durable than most.

[ His cousin, so there is another. Who does he know that shares traits with Akatsuki?

He wants to think it's Aidou, but he can understand the desire for secrecy and as such he won't pry about it. ]

[flamesofprotection]

[It will most likely be obvious with how much time Akatsuki and Aidou spend together and sometimes even wonder around at late evenings.]

That's good. Though, my cousin is working on making things called bloodtablets. We have them where we come from and they're mostly a substitute for the real thing.

[ginto]

Tablets?

[ Well that's surprising. He stares a little bit, because... ]

I wasn't aware such a thing existed. From what I've seen where I'm from it's usually handled with volunteer donors, but a complete substitute would be ideal wouldn't it?

[flamesofprotection]

Well, we've lived near humans who don't know our real identities for a long time... so we needed to figure out a way to have blood without volunteers.

[ginto]

I see. Perhaps it is only a matter of time before someone comes up with something similar where I'm from, as well. It sounds far too useful to ignore regardless... May I ask you to keep me updated on their progress?