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EVENT: Valentine's Dance! February 13th

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!

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Prompt 1
[Aidou wondered around, making sure to keep up his job of keeping an eye on things as a teacher, while at the same time using his charms of some girls who come to speak to him, giving them a small wink before moving on. He was simply enjoying his time around when he could.]

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[He took a small sip from the glass he had in his hand. It tasted okay, but he was pretty sure wine was much better than punch. But he worked with what he had for the moment. Though as soon as he had finished and placed the glass down, he walked up to the first person he could see and lightly placed his hands in their shoulders.]

Hey there cutie, would you care to dance~? It would be such an honour for me.

[ Well this was odd.

Jiro raised an eyebrow at Aidou, pausing for only a moment before making to pull Aidou's hands off of his shoulders, trying to be casual in his actions and words then. ]

I'm not much of a dancer, thank you. I'm certain there are plenty of young ladies who would like to take you up on your offer instead.

[He had moved to stand next to the other, giving off a little pout for only the briefest of moments.]

If I had wanted to dance with anyone else, I would have. So if you don't want to dance, then we can do something else.

... Are you sure you're all right, Aidou? You seem to be out of sorts.

[ Definitely strange. Perhaps he should let one of the other professors know, as it was possible Aidou was drunk somehow. ]

I am doing wonderfully, why ever would you think otherwise?

[He felt great if he had to be honest.]

After all being around you makes my day.

That's quite a bold thing to say, considering that we've only met once before tonight.

It only takes one meeting you know.

[Cheesy, but he was at least honest.]

... It can, yes, though I wasn't aware I held such interest to you.

I just couldn't make it obvious of course.

Of course.

[ Now he was fairly sure that Aidou was intoxicated in some way. And, unfortunately, at that point he wasn't sure of how to continue the conversation or of how he should have been handling the situation. This really was a new one for him. ]

[Well at least whatever it was was at least wearing off slowly now. Aidou kept quiet as he did as soon it was slowly dawning on him what the heck just happened.]

Ah... Well I feel like I should at least apologize.

You've done nothing to apologize for, so don't trouble yourself over it.

[ Even so he did seem to relax, if only because that apology meant he was regaining himself somewhat. Probably for the best, as nothing regrettable had happened in the meantime. ]

I am familiar with being attracted to someone upon meeting them, but it was odd as I had not struck you as the type to end up doing so, least of all with me with how we first met.

I don't believe in love at first sight for the most part. So I'm not quite sure where exactly it came from.

[He will probably figure out why a little bit later on.]

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[ While Aidou wandered around and socialized, Adela couldn't help watching him. Mostly because it just seemed so weird. Maybe it was because he presented almost entirely differently in class (as far as she could tell), or maybe she was still jaded by that first rocky experience, but seeing Aidou as a pleasant and sociable man was just... Strange.

The instant she caught his eye she glanced away though, intently focused on the dance floor and not on the defence against the dark arts professor. It was a bit too weird to think of a teacher as charming, wasn't it? ]

[Aidou had been speaking to as many people as possible, so when Adela caught his eye he was quick to walk on over.]

Not joining in the fun?

Letting guys I've never even spoken to before tonight have their hands on me isn't exactly my idea of fun.

[ At least she did turn to face him when speaking this time, though she couldn't bring herself to relax or smile. Probably because, even if she was getting used to it, the dress combined with the attention she was getting still made her uncomfortable. ]

I'm sure they are just admiring your beauty that shines this night of all nights. But what about those who you do know?

[He watched a couple of girls go by as he gives a small wink, causing the girls to laugh and continue, blushes on their faces.]

[ Again with the compliments? Adela ended up averting her eyes then, both because she still wasn't used to the attention and because it had come from Aidou of all people. ]

I can't dance. I never learned how.

[ At the start of the night such an admission had been pretty hard, but it was easier the more she said it and, to her credit, it was an honest reason rather than a simple excuse. ~~It did help drive off the more persistent people, though.~~ ]

Honestly I'd probably just end up stepping on toes or twisting an ankle, or something like that.

And that is how you learn ho to dance, though. Through mistakes. Though I myself never made mistakes.

[And there's the cockiness people probably expected of him.]

I think I've had to deal with enough mistakes with dancing for one night, thank you.

[ Even if Madame Pomfrey had already healed it, she couldn't help but think that her ankle still felt a little tender after the experience with Yogi. ]

Then next time, then.

[Not much to say about it.]

But enjoy what else is here.

... I guess the food is nice, but what else is there to do besides eat?

Socialize is another thing one can do. Usually that is one of the main reasons for parties.

Great, another thing I'm not good at. Being a social butterfly isn't exactly one of my strong suits.

Not even with people you know?

Hanabusa Aidou

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