movie night! open Closed

Interacting with @Duna Nixis & @Remy Alto

In response to Piérre’s question, Brielle smirked and winked. Piérre grinned again. Hopefully that meant that she was on board with the ties. He would have to talk to her later about that subject. Slytherin tie down, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff to go. Piérre knew who he could probably count on for the Hufflepuff, so it was probably only going to be Ravenclaw that would be difficult to obtain.

The boy that had been to the side of the room tentatively drew close to Piérre and the small, gathered posse.

"I've always found someone not biting me upon first meeting very nice,"

The boy smiled broadly and Piérre grinned back. He liked this boy already. He got the humor.

”Fair observation. Nice to meet you. My name is Piérre. Piérre Marchonné. I really like your glasses. Looks nice on you. I can’t wear them, they make my eyes look way too big, even though they’re kinda big on their own already...” Piérre extended a hand to shake. Whether or not the boy decided to take it, Piérre plopped down on the pillows, ready for the film to begin. Something like Hocus Pocus. Piérre hadn’t seen the move before, but he was sure that he was going to enjoy it nonetheless.

By now, Gem had wandered off without answering Piérre, and Piérre could tell that he had not gone for the original ruse. He would have to catch the Ravenclaw boy after the movie or something, for the lights had been turned down and everyone was beginning to quiet.

Maggie had mentioned someone by the name of Carson, and it sounded like he was a Hufflepuff. Maybe he could go talk to him as well...

Piérre’s gaze had landed upon the door. Hiding behind it was a gentle face with twinkling eyes and a small pixie cut. In her hair was a pink barrette.

Duna!

”DUNA! HEY_ HEY DUNA!” Piérre shouted at the Hufflepuff. He hadn’t seen her much since the incident on the Hogwarts Express, and he wanted to know how she was doing and if she was settling into Hogwarts well. ”DUNA! COME SIT OVER HERE! MOVIE’S ABOUT TO START!” Piérre waved at the shy Hufflepuff, comedically encouraging her to come into the room and enjoy the movie with him.

OOC: @Brielle Gray, am I assuming the ties thing to be true?

Interacting w/ @Gem Stuart

"Only once or twice?!" She whisper-shouted, in a tone that made it sound like she was sarcastically offended. "It's one of my favorite Halloween movies! Besides the Nightmare before Christmas, that one is a sure topper. I've seen this one about a million times.. She gushed, possibly over-exaggerating how good the film was. To be honest Brielle was a nerd for movies, as dumb as that sounded. She knew Slytherins aren't big on stuff like that, but it was apart of who she was.

She cocked her head at the point of sexism throughout muggle movies. Although it was true and made sense, she had never thought about it that way before. Sure, more villians or 'bad guys' were usually females, but that doesn't mean its.. well yeah he was right. You barely saw any movie with an evil character as a wizard. Apart from maybe Lucien Howel Adventures through Magic. Which was a movie about a boy who finds out he has magical powers in a family who doesn't believe such nonsense, with an evil wizard by the name of Slade.

'Yeah.. That's true. Though maybe its like that for a reason. I mean witches are cooler than wizards. She remarked, rolling her eyes sarcastically. It was meant to be a joke about girls are better than guys. Brielle then blew a strand of hair away from her face and fixed her emerald green eyes on the projection screen.

@Piérre Marchonné And yes, Brielle is down with the ties thing. (☞ ` ∀ﾟ)

@Charlotte Cadunt

Carson’s face lit up when he glanced down to see Charlotte’s head on his shoulder. He still couldn’t believe how comfortable they’d become with eachother— it still felt like a dream.

Carson laughed as she twirled around in front of him, a bright smile on his face as he looked at his beautiful girlfriend. Well, they hadn’t really talked about it yet, but yeah— Charlotte and Carson were a couple. It was kind of automatic, after they found out they liked eachother.

“Here,” Carson offered, shrugging off his sweatshirt, “I hope you like the Bears, Char.”

He gazed at her in his sweatshirt, a goofy smile on his face as he stared. It was huge on her, the sleeves falling a few inches past her hands and the hem hitting her thighs. She looked adorable, and Carson felt his cheeks heat up a little bit as he coughed and forced himself to look away.

“I think it’s starting.” Carson commented, swinging an arm around Charlotte’s shoulder and pulling her into his side. “Wanna go find a spot? I’m gonna get some food, what do you want?”

He snuck a glance at the table piled up with snacks of every kind, his stomach growling a little as he did so. He’d missed Muggle snacks in the few days he’d been here— Pumpkin Pasties could never come close to the magical-ness of a pack of Gushers.

Gem felt himself snicker, nodding his head a bit at her remark.

"Yeh, they're joost jealous ov all the power you lasses have." He knew it was all because of the Salem Witch Trials in the muggle world, another sexist moment in history-- but he wasn't going to get into that, it was a playful little movie night, not a social justice debate room.

It was dark, but Gem raised his eyebrows a bit when he heard a familiar voice creep up towards the back, his head instinctually cocking around to see who it was-- James? James and Lark, well he'd be damned. He wanted to say hi, he really did, but he felt like... they'd maybe need some alone time? He hated to intrude, pushing aside the fact they were his very closest friends here. It made him feel a bit bad when he turned around, guilty and sad. He didn't know why he did it, but he did, and he regretted it. He really did.

"Man, this film's a bit wonky, don't you think? I like it, but," He huffed a breathy chuckle out his nose, shaking his head at his lap. "Wot do ya think tha' Piérre wanted those ties for? I know damn well he inn't usin' em' for an art project, he's got that twinkle in his eye... you know wot I mean?" He turned to look at Brielle again, his expression similar to that of an amused one, but not quite. "I would fink maybe a prank, but... it'd have to be pretty niche."

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@Maggie Parker - - @Dan Palmer - - @Eurphrasia Millie - - @James McMurtrie - - @Elzabeth Gillan

Smile fading, Lark felt a little awkward as the boy who introduced himself as Dan, seemed blown away by her lack of movie watching. A pink flush rose on her cheeks as she cleared her throat and tried to laugh it off as he gave an apology. It wasn't really needed, of course it sounded crazy.. she was only just now realizing how out of touch her parents had made her with the outside world. What's more is another had overheard her comment and came skipping over. Lark stared in awe at the girl's purple hued eyes. They were stunning! Trying not to gawk she pulled herself back to reality and scratched the back of her neck.

"Oh, heh.. yeah. My parents were fairly strict about stuff like that." She gave a lopsided grin. The girl seemed rather friendly, actually everyone here appeared to be. "We don't have a.. er television or anything at home." She bowed her head a bit and laughed out a thank you to Sonatine, Ruthie and even Maggie, their words a welcome reassurance. Fascinated, Lark watched as the tips of Maggie's hair changed color. Lark was about to ask her a question when someone burst in, a boy throwing wizarding tricks in the air. Lark winced at the noise. She silently hoped there wouldn't be anything like fireworks going off in the small space... judging by the decorations they wouldn't be too fire friendly... Watching others come in, she caught sight of Gem making his way into the party.

"Yeah, Sonatine and Ruthie are right! This really is great of you Maggie." Lark chimed in.

More smiling and nodding... greeting. Lark's cheeks were starting to hurt with all the cheerful looks. In fact all the socializing was starting to make her head spin. She definitely wasn't used to this. Taking a deep breath, Lark listened to the others joking around her. Her attention drifted in and out from one conversation to another, especially towards the louder boy who had rushed in earlier. Golden eyes scanning the rest of the room she noticed a small spot in the back of the room with a comfy amount of larger pillows. Slipping away from the group as everyone chatted away, Lark figured she should find a spot now with the amount of people they may fill up quickly once Maggie started the movie. Just as she was about to make her way towards her spot, a familiar voice rang out to her.

"Elz!" A large smile split the girl's face. "Yeah!" She hadn't the slightest clue what Pinterest was...? Grabbing a handful of snacks, leaving some of her own for others to split, Lark waved at Elz with her free hand. "C'mon let's go grab a spot. I saw a nice one over in the back corner kinda area." She nodded over towards the spot. "Want to grab some drink stuff and meet me over there?" Lark scurried in between others and tossed herself down into the nest of pillows and blankets. Again, the loud boy was yelling once more... Truly Lark hoped that wouldn't keep happening through the movie. If this was going to be her first experience she wanted to make sure she wasn't completely distracted from it.

“Hocus Pocus, isn’t that like a super offensive stereotype or something?”

Yelping, Lark tossed up a couple of snacks from their package as James scared the wits out of her. She had been so caught up watching everyone else and getting settled. Her heart racing, bits of crumbs all over her sweater and lap, Lark swished them aside and into a napkin trying to keep the area clean.

"My goodness..." Lark laughed. "Ye really scared me." She hadn't realized James had gotten an invite but something felt warm in the pit of her belly and swelled into her chest as he sat next to her. It felt good to just get to hang out around her friend once more.

“Wait! This is it, isn’t it!? Your first movie! Oh my gosh, I can’t believe I’m here to witness this moment... I feel like a proud Dad watching his kid take her first steps.”

Letting out another laugh, the silver haired girl nodded and sat back against the large plush pillow behind her. "Sure is!" She was glad James had been here. After their first conversation about movies at the sorting ceremony she always thought he would be part of this experience. Offering a couple cookies to James, Lark nudged him back with her elbow. "Ya ya. Papa James."

Tossing a smaller pillow between the two of them she leaned back on it and against James' side. "We'll see if you're right about all these movie things." Nibbling on the edge of the cookie she waited for Elz to join them. Seeing she was making her way towards them, the lights getting dimmer for the movie as images popped onto the large white screen, Lark leaned her head closer to James and smiled up at him. "I'm glad you're here." Stretching her legs out in front of her, she readied herself for the movie.

@James McMurtrie @Lark Flaer