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HOGSMEADE!

It's that time of year~ In preparation for the yearly Masquerade Ball on the 31st, Hogsmeade is officially open! All characters may go, regardless of their year or permission slips, but ONLY for the week prior to the ball. First and second years either have to be accompanied by a teacher or an older student willing to be responsible for them. After the ball those first and second years are back to being banned from the village until their third year. Sorry, kids. It's just the rules. 

It is very encouraged that these trips be in groups, but that is not explicitly mandatory.

 

The Three Broomsticks
Run by Madame Rosmerta, The Three Broomsticks is the perfect place to warm up on a cold day. It's a pleasant little bar known for it's Butterbeer.

Honeyduke's  Sweet Shop
A favorite of Hogwarts students, Honeydukes is a purveyor of a wide variety of sweets including it's world-famous chocolate, Fizzing Whizzbees, Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, Chocolate Frogs, Acid Pops and so much more. Might want to watch out for the Cockroach Cluster though.

Zonko's Joke Shop
Another favorite for the Hogwarts crowd, Zonko's is the best place to buy all your magical jokes and pranks. A perfect place to pick up dungbombs, Dr. Filibusters wet-start no heat fireworks, and if you're in the right mood, skiving snackboxes.

Madame Puddifoot's 
Another little cafe, run by Madame Puddifoot. Typically favored by couples due to it's cozy atmosphere.

The Shrieking Shack
Rumoured to be one of the most haunted locations in Britain, so much so that the locals avoid it. While it's stood silent for years, it's still worth seeing. Due to the season being of the spookily festive sort, The Shrieking Shack is now a popular attraction and has even become a haunted house filled to the brim with ~terrifying~ decorations. There is even a walk through! But the feint of heart should not enter... 

The Hog's Head
Run by Aberforth Dumbledore, The Hog's Head is another pub that has been known to attract a less than reputable clientele. However, it's something of a tourist spot as well, due to it being the starting point for Dumbledore's Army and the role the pub played in the Battle of Hogwarts, much to Aberfoth's chagrin.

The Post Office
Need to send an owl? The post office has you covered with owls of all shapes and sizes to send anywhere in the world.

 

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[gizmoe]

[ Every bloody year they have this masquerade and every bloody year Gareki has to go shopping for it. He doesn't exactly hate looking nice, but he's no fan of crowds and the masquerade is nothing BUT crowds. It makes him a little irritable about the whole thing.

This year though... It may be different. He might have a date, and that required that he look even nicer than the previous years.

So, there he is. Looking through one of the clothes shops when he comes across Adela. In the boys section. He's not one to judge, but he also vividly remembered the year before, having to whisk her away from Yogi. ]

So this is your theme this year.

[ Gareki's lips are quirked just slightly, a suit folded over his arm. ]

[enchantressofore]

What? Oh... Hey, Gareki.

[ Adela seems surprised as she snaps out of whatever thoughts she was having, only calming down once she sees who she's talking to. She'll flash a brief smile, nodding before looking over the dress shirt she'd picked out for herself. ]

Well, it just feels like guys in general have more comfortable clothes. I felt like I was showing way too much at the dance, even if everyone else seems to disagree. I might have more fun this time if I'm not worried about my legs or anything silly like that.

[gizmoe]

[ Gareki shrugs. What she wears doesn't really have any bearing on him, he's just... Curious, maybe? It's not uncommon to see muggle girls wearing things like that to dances, but girls in the wizard world doing it seemed more out of place. ]

It's your choice. But for what it's worth, you looked nice last year.

[ Yeah. He just complimented her. Shocker, right?

Slung over his shoulder is what he's going to wear, though. A fitted dark blue suit with black accents, a black lace mask attached to the hanger. He'd made some decent money from selling his wizphones, so he figured splurging on something nice wouldn't be terrible for once. Plus he was hoping to impress a certain male redhead. ]

[enchantressofore]

[ Ack... She can't help feeling a little flushed at the compliment, though she does mumble a small "thanks" before moving on. At least she's getting better about it?

She does notice the suit though, relaxing a little and occupying herself with looking over the ensemble Gareki has there. ]

What you've got looks nice too. I didn't peg you as a party person though...

[gizmoe]

I'm not.

[ He exhales softly, expression a little downcast. ]

Someone has to keep an eye on Yogi.

[ Not his reason at all, of course. He was going to the masquerade as much for Yogi as he was for Rin. Also because as much as he preferred to be alone most of the time, there were things even he did to entertain himself. But he's not going to admit any of that. He never does. ]

[enchantressofore]

Just Yogi?

[ Adela raises an eyebrow at that, because that... Well, it doesn't seem quite right to her. Hadn't Rin said they were dating? Or maybe Gareki doesn't know that she knows, who knows about that. ]

[gizmoe]

[ He didn't know that she knew, but the question was enough for him to assume she did. He's quick on the uptake, at least. Nevermind the eyebrow raise giving way to his assumption being correct. Clearly Gareki had been caught and called out on it, leaving him to tighten his fingers slightly round the hanger in his hand.

He wasn't trying to conceal anything. It was just Gareki being himself. Keeping his information close to him like he did with anything else. But at this, he feels a little silly. Caught like a naughty boy with his hand in the cookie jar (not that he knew what that felt like, but the analogy worked). ]

I'm not dressing this nice for that idiot.

[ 'Idiot' had an affectionate inflection to it, though. Don't be mad at him. ]

But I guess since you caught me, you know my date is Rin.

[enchantressofore]

I figured -- he dropped a couple of hints, and I guess he got the stones to let you know finally.

[ She smiles for Gareki, nodding to him and going back to the clothing she was looking at. ]

... I was a little worried, but he seems sure about this. I'm happy for you two.

[gizmoe]

You could say that.

[ Gareki snorts. He basically told Rin if he was ready to date him, then he wanted to go to the dance. Not in so many words, of course. The whole thing is still weird to him but not an unwelcome kind of weird. ]

Why were you worried? [ A pause and he points to one of the shirts. ] Try the light blue one.

[enchantressofore]

Well, Rin is like a big brother to me, and the past couple've months have been hard on him. I'm glad that's not the case anymore though.

[ She seems a little surprised at the suggestion though, but she'll take the advice and pick up the light blue before holding it up so that he can see how it looks against her skin and hair. ]

[gizmoe]

Yeah...

[ He didn't know what to say about the whole Seth thing. The only thing he could do was respect boundaries and go slow, which was what he wanted too since relationships weren't anywhere in his wheel house of expertise. That was strictly technology, books, and learning. People, their problems, and their feelings tended to be so far away from his understanding that he looked cold in comparison. Probably because things didn't affect him the say way it did them.

Gareki shook his head at the selection as Adela held it up. It didn't seem right. ]

I like it better when he's smiling. When he's crying I just want to knock him in the head and tell him to stop.

[ Translation: Gareki doesn't know how to deal with tears. But he also thinks Rin is prettier when he smiles. ]

[enchantressofore]

[ Adela has to give him a pout for that, he picked it! But she'll put the blue shirt back as she listens...

And, probably to Gareki's surprise, she can't help laughing even if she tries to hold it back. ]

That right? I guess it is easy to think like that...

[ Rin really never changes, does he? Adela still seems amused even when she stops laughing, it really isn't a laughing matter but... ]

Hugging him probably works better than knocking him in the head. That or distracting him from whatever he's crying about, at least for the moment.

[gizmoe]

[ Adela's laughter has him drawing his eyebrows together, lips tugging down. What was so funny?

He sighs softly. What he won't be saying is that he hopes he's not the source of tears or that he has to deal with them while he's around. ]

I'll keep that in mind.

[ But while he has Adela and her generosity in helping to deal with Rin's moods. Because don't know if she can tell, but he's really not a social guy. ]

Have any more tips you'd like to share?

[enchantressofore]

Hm? Well... He's also a really competitive guy. Pretty easy to tell, considering he's a sportsman. Maybe playing a few different kinds of games to see what's fun to spend time on with him?

If he's up to it, it should knock him out of a bad mood in a hurry too.

[gizmoe]

Sports...

[ Now why the hell didn't he think of that? It's not like Gareki wasn't athletic. Though to be honest he'd rather watch things like Quidditch than play it. But maybe... ]

That's not a bad idea. Thanks.

[enchantressofore]

Sure thing.

I'll see you around at the dance then, Gareki?

[gizmoe]

You should be ready for me to steal a dance from you this year too.

[ With that he flashes her a smile before he starts off. That sounded like 'get the hell out of here so I can continue shopping' to him, so why not oblige her? ]

[enchantressofore]

[ What.

Wait what had she just agreed to somehow?

Before she can protest Gareki's gone however, and she can't help feeling kind of anxious. Even if Yogi hadn't twisted her ankle last year, she still can't dance! Not well!

Ack. What is her life? ]