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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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[Kaoru covered his mouth for a moment, he isn't laughing at all. No he isn't.]

That's a... bad first experience. Perhaps you shouldn't have worn heels. if you are of course.

[He paused for a moment before moving his hand, he had stopped.]

You haven't seen him when he's truly angry have you? It can be pretty terrifying.

Edited 2016-02-21 10:40 (UTC)

[ He was laughing and she gave him a look for it before sighing and giving up on trying to recover her dignity. Honestly it had gone the instant Yogi dragged her onto the dance floor. ]

I don't exactly have any other dressy shoes, these were sent with the dress.

[ As for seeing Rin when he was actually angry... ]

... I can see how he can be, but I don't think he is.

Makes sense.

[He paused for a moment, trying to think of what to say next.]

Then I suggest sharing a dorm with him most of the school year.

He can't be that bad.

[ Who knew if she had no idea what she was saying or if she actually did know. ]

You and Hikaru can be quite the terrors yourselves, are you sure you're not just getting on his bad side?

Only when angry. Otherwise he's pretty alright.

[He shook his head slightly. It wasn't always the case really.]

It wasn't us all the time.

I wouldn't say you two are that bad either, just more annoying than anything when you try to be. But who else then?

[ ... Wait. Something occurred to her then and she seemed to stiffen when it did. ]

Those two beaters aren't at it again, are they?

You mean the ones who kept bullying him? Pretty sure they were meant to be suspended.

[He thinks that was what she was on about anyway.]

If they are still around then I guess the headmistress let them go back.

Great.

[ She sighed then, slumping a little and letting a frown tug at her face. ]

There's got to be a way to get them to stop entirely. It's not right that they're doing that to him.

You are jumping to conclusions, I just said if he's angry he is scary. Didn't say he was currently.

As for a way to stop people completely there is actually a good number of ways. Getting them expelled being the most permanent. But I don't think they are currently doing it, so no need to worry.

[He feels like he'd know if Rin was using make up anyway considering they share a dorm and he was sure he wasn't right now.]

[ It takes her a second but she sighed, a little embarrassed at the error. ]

Sorry, just... Yeah, you're right.

[ Finally she'll sit up to meet his eye again because a change of topic is definitely necessary. ]

Had anything interesting happen tonight by the way?

So far it's been a whole lotta nothing, but with these kinds of parties it's not always exciting.

[That much he knew of course.]

I suppose that's true... I get that the point is to dance, but that's not for everyone.

... Maybe I really should just head back to the dorms for the night.

If that is what you want, I will not stop you.

After all it's up to you what you want to do after all.

[ She paused, nodding and taking in what Kaoru was saying, but... ]

... I think I'll stay. It'd be stupid if I ended the night with just the memory of a bad dance, so even if the rest of the night is boring it's worth staying until the end for the chance that it's not.

But then you also have the chance that it might get worse.

It's fifty fifty, or something like that.

[Not that he really knew.]

It can't get much worse than being forced to dance, especially since I can still turn down people I really don't want to hang around.

Who knows, I might miss out on the door prize or something if I go early.

[ Or third place in the Queen contest, but shhh. ]

Oh, it probably could be worse. Depends if people have spiked the drink or food. Pranks like that can make or break a party.

Spike it with what? Even if they are of age I've never seen Fire Whiskey or other liquors sold to students...

Who knows really. People can get creative.

I guess, but I haven't seen anyone acting that strangely so it doesn't seem like they have yet if they were going to at all.

Which people should be lucky for, but considering my brother and I are here and know how to act, for all you know we have done something and you hadn't realized it.

[He hadn't, but if they did, he knew full well they could attempt it if they tried.]

Most of the teachers are also around, is it worth the grief you two would get for getting caught if you were? Besides, what would you even do?

Plenty. Slip a potion in the punch, hide various pranks and such around the place. It's pretty simple really. You could even try and sneak in a frog or two.

[ Honestly she should have expected that answer. She sighs at him, shaking her head. ]

That does seem pretty nasty, but I'm not sure there even are as creative of pranksters as you and Hikaru here right now.

That is the point of pranks, nasty sometimes but hilarious all the same.

[He laughed slightly, leaning forward, giving a light chuckle]

Of course me and Hikaru are creative when it comes to pranks. We have way to much time on our hands and when we are bored... stuff happens. Same could be said for someone else, but I have yet to spot them.

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