Wonderland Waltz 2026 Spring Ball

<sub>With the way Aamon reacted to her statement about her being Dhampir, well that was something she could've kept. It's likely he was very nervous. Angel to her benefit did understand. If she ever wanted to clear the air it would be this moment.

"I know what you're thinking, no I don't like blood and no I don't hunt humans." she laughed humoursly hopefully this will break the ice

"I eat normal food and drink normally like any other person." she added

But she can't help but wonder if he really was scared because of the fact that herself was a Dhampir. If that was the case atleast he was honest about it. Many people would not take it lightly if they were being with one.

A pause in her started in her vast mind. She was honest too, and Angel thought carefully and it seems like she needed to change the plans or atleast make an offer.

"I don't mind switching topics, really I don't. I want the person I'm with right now to be comfortable." Angel said warmly with every word being heard

"But if you still want to continue or have something else in mind, I'm all ears." she added</sub>

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Interacting With: @Kaitlyn Connor	Date: 19/04/2026
Time: Day | 7 pm	WC: 470

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Emiline smoothed down her many layers of skirt as she stood waiting patiently for her date. Hopefully, she wasn't too overdressed. Emiline had a habit of picking outfits that were just too fancy or nowhere near fancy enough, people ought to send out a specific dress code. She was a bit wary of the ball as something seemed to always go wrong, with the nifflers last year attacking anyone wearing anything that sparkled or the drinks at the masquerade ball which were mixed in with potions. So going into this ball, Emiline wanted to relax and enjoy the beautifully themed evening, but it kept her slightly on edge. Looking around, she had to admit, the decorations were splendid. Twinkling festoon lights hung across the oak trees glittering mischievously. The willow trees danced in the cool night breeze entwined with fairy lights, in its embrace of branches. The dancers tonight did not need to worry about it getting too dark as their was additional lighting in the floating crystal chandeliers. They drew focus away from the cool moon and painted a warm light over the area. Either side of the venue red and white rose bushes hugged the dancers loosely showing the area of the waltz. If one were to watch the roses, they would see they weren't just one block colour but rather a gentle pulse between the two giving a beautiful Wonderland vibe. In the center of the venue stood a white marble gazebo. The structure was favoured by the purple wisteria as it was coated top to bottom with it, its strong vines hugged the white pillars The oak trees had white swings, reminding Emiline of her muggle childhood aspect, and how she would one-hundred percent be going on that at some point tonight. To further the wonderland vibe, in each corner of the venue, there was a table for each of the deck of card's suit. Clubs, Spades, Diamonds and Hearts. Dotted around there was lots of nibbles labelled 'eat me' exactly like a childhood film 'Alice In Wonderland'. This made Emiline hesitant to try just in case some charm or potion had been added to the food to affect the dancers like they did in the Wonderland story. Further into the central of the waltz was a clock face? Then Emiline realised it was the dancefloor. A rather dizzying version and could almost definitely make someone loose their bearings or feel dizzy with the hands spinning beneath them like the Wonderland tunnel. She scanned the crowd, awaiting her date from her cookie confession. She was so nervous. Today she would openly be showing basically everyone that she is dating a girl. The first proper time being out the closet for this and her nerves were through the roof, if there was one.

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"Riley! You look wonderful too! I love the bow!" Tina replied. Riley felt her cheeks getting hotter, and a soft pink glow settled down on them. She smiled. "Took a little inspo from me huh?" She added jokingly. Riley grinned jokingly. After Riley saw Kylie, both girls lit up. Then Riley asked if Tina wanted to go surprise her too, and you probably know the answer. "Oh you know what the answer is." Ha, got that right. "Just let me get a boba first. Ooh! They have my favorite! Strawberry Slush with Tapioca! YOU HAVE to try it Riley!" Tina began to pull Riley to the drinks table. She already had a lemonade, but suppose you can never have too many lemonade drinks.”O-ok!” She yelped.

"Well, Riley, I don't exactly have a partner. I know, its really sad, but maybe we can dance together as roommates? If a good muggle dance song comes on Kylie and I could teach you some dances. If she knows them. If she doesn't I could teach you both! I learned it all from camp." Riley smiled. This time, it was a big smile. A true, happy one. She was elated. ”Well Tina, that sounds awesome! And I hope you will teach me, because I don’t suppose we can do pointe on the dance floor!” She added jokingly. As if it couldn’t get better, another of her dorm mates showed up.

“Tina! Riley!” Fawkes said, approaching them calmly. “Are yall going over to Kylie?” Riley nodded. ”Yeah, we were just heading over! But first, we were sort of thirsty. Want to grab some drinks with us?” She nodded to the drinks table. Riley was very excited, she felt as if she couldn’t stop smiling. It was her very first dance. I mean, what wasn’t there to enjoy about it? Riley reached down to grab one of the special drinks Tina was talking about.

It looks pretty, and when Riley sipped a bit, it tasted just as lovely as it looked! What Riley didn’t realize, was that there were small balls inside of the drink. Perhaps that’s the tapioca… She thought while chewing one of the thick bubbles. Nevertheless, the drink was still good. Riley grinned at Tina. ”This is quite good!” She said, pointing to the sparkly, pink drink.

Riley was doing all kinds of things she’d never dreamed of! She’d tried new drinks, met new people, and learned lots about muggle culture. And the end it all out, she tried out for Spring Queen! If her first year could be this awesome, she wondered how amazing her second would be!

Soon enough, Kylie spotted them too. She walked over and they all started talking. They chatted until the sun lowered all the way, and the now moon-lit dance floor looked quite empty. An idea sparked in Riley’s brain. ”What do you girls say we go dance! It’s just a thought, but I think it would be fun!”

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Actions: hanging + getting drinks w Tina & Fawkes, approaching Kylie Stats: Wisdom: 7 • Evasion: 6 • Arcane Power: 5 • Strength: 5 • Stamina: 7 • Accuracy: 5 • Abilities: Lovely Creature | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6

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Ava was drinking her glass of butterbeer when Arin made an unexpected comment. The compliment almost caught her off guard; a faint blush covered her cheeks. She mumbled a thanks so softly that she doubted he even heard her.

The Ravenclaw, shyly gulping her entire Butterbeer in one go, when the Slytherin asked him why she wanted to come to this so much. She hummed, thinking about it. There was a simple reason, but she knew it was more than that.

"I've never been to a formal ball before," she said, looking at the magic cakes some of the students were trying at the red diamonds table. "I wanted to see what's all the hype about it." She said, looking at him.

The seer had many reasons not to come, like her best friend not being here, and she isn't very social in general. But one of the main reasons was that she didn't want to come to a ball where her date or would-have-been-her-date if she hadn't rejected her.

But she didn't want that to ruin the event for her, so when she found out the Slytherin she'd recently met hadn't got anyone to go with, or even wanted to go at all, she somehow found the courage to persuade him to come with her.

"Well, why did you not want to come, huh?" She asked him in return, while motioning him to go with her to the "Eat Me" table.

Reducio stats & ability: Stamina: [5] ⋆ Evasion: [7] ⋆ Strength: [4] ⋆ Wisdom: [6] ⋆ Arcane Power: [5] ⋆ Accuracy: [3] Seer

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Reducio action: talking to @Arin Varen & at drinks table atm

Her little laugh and her gaze down into the lemonade made Salim smile warmly. When the words: “I might consider it” left her lips, Salim felt like he wanted to make a shot of joy. Because he felt that when those words came from Tes, it was like a big yes.

She looked up at him and pointed out that he hadn’t told her where he was from.
“How stupid of me,” Salim said and laughed. “Well, I was born in Sweden but I live in South Africa.”

He thought about it, the whole thing about her coming to visit had really just been thrown out of his mind. Salim didn’t want Tes to meet his whole family. “I think my mom and siblings would love you,” Salim said, leaning against a pillar.

He sighed. “But my dad on the other hand… he probably wouldn’t even notice you if you were standing an inch away from him. He and I don’t have the most perfect relationship.”

Salim zoned out for a few seconds before Tes made him return to the ball. “Sorry,” he said, drinking the last of his lemonade. “I didn’t mean to burden you with my family problems.”

He looked at her. “You really are something special, Tes.”

Wc: 210
@Tes Cadell
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Rose petals could have adorned her dress, wine of the fruit of love could have been the collar around her neck, and not the mask glossed over like the tint along her lips as she spoke, "Thank you, Lady Athanatos..." Her gray eyes would pale on comparison to the polite smile she cracked along her face, "You look lovely in your signature shade of pink."

Nabi would hum, noticing Winnie's slight change in demeanor at her mention of issues, Seems like the moon is shining on many issues tonight... She'd give a polite chuckle before agreeing with Winnie, nodding calmly, "Yes it is quite... lively tonight." before following her gaze towards the young Aamon, "Perhaps a bit too lively..." for a still water of unspoken words. She would pause, tilting her head in thought before looking back at Winnie, unsure just how much to say; Winnie was, after all, Aamon's family now. "Causing ripples in the water seems to be a signature trait with the men in the house of Athantos."

She hummed softly, shrugging as if to brush off the tension along her shoulders, attempting to ignore the cold hand that yanked against the chain with a twitch of her hand that curled in a loose fist at her side. Making a mild joke, she would whisper for only Winnie to hear, "From crazed prophet to hopeless spawn, they all seem to have nonlinear answers, would you not agree, Madam?" Her gray eyes would blink before shrugging once more, adding like a whispered confession, "and people say I make no sense."

April 19, 2026

English - Thoughts

@Joseph Sims

Wonderland Waltz, Evening

XXXJoseph swept into a bow, introducing himself and Astra. Eonaria copied him with a similar bow, one hand on her chest and the other out slightly. She could have curtsied, but that didn't feel right. Joseph was dressed in a magnanimous, bright red, feathered suit complete with a... a teacup...? with Astra secured inside.

XXXShe didn't know how he was going to dance in that, but hey, if it worked, it worked.

XXXSadly, she was rather distracted when a terrified shriek came from her own mouth at the sight of Astra's hat ripping off at the seams. Eonaria covered her own mouth, blushing. "Uh oh!" She drew her wand from the sneaky pockets of her dress, waving it and incanting, "Reparo!" They couldn't leave Astra hatless for the rest of the ball, could they? It had hardly started! Besides, she could clearly see the effort that had been placed into the costume, and it would be a shame for their rock friend to be missing an essential piece of it.

XXXJoseph took hold of her arm, dragging her right off to the banquet tables, causing her to giggle. She personally despised it when people grabbed her arms, but if it was rectified quick enough, she could ignore it. Eonaria placed her fingers on his arm instead, as was custom. See, that was a good excuse.

XXX"Are these-- peppers?" she raised an eyebrow once they came to a stop, watching Joseph curiously as he munched on them. Were these traditional refreshments, or more in line with the theme? She couldn't recall anyone ever serving just peppers. Nevertheless, she accepted the one he handed to her and tasted it.

XXXThe taste exploded-- possibly literally-- in her mouth, and though it was odd, it tasted quite good. "Wow!" she commented, taking another and nibbling it with less trepidation. Then she took a sip of the iced tea. Eonaria hummed in approval. Not too sweet, not too bitter. The food here was excellent. She was glad to see that the Waltz was more than a pretty scene. "Would you like some?" She asked Joseph, offering the glass to him-- the other side, of course.

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ACTION | casting Reparo, munching a pepper popper, drinking the prior-acquired iced tea

☆Made by Tes Cadell☆

Harumi unconsciously straightened her dress when she heard the compliment. It wasn't often her clothes looked beautiful, she usually preferred some pants and then some shirt or hoodie for normal occasions, therefore her outfit wasn't usually the first thing you would notice about her. "And you look awesome wearing formal." She returned the compliment with a shy smile.

----The girl looked surprised when he mentioned preparing something for them, were they supposed to exchange gifts? Oh no, she didn't bring anything, what would she even bring! Harumi glanced at Skylar, the girl didn't seem to have brought anything, maybe Zephyr just decided to go the extra mile, he was that kind of a person, no wonder he's a Hufflepuff. Harumi was brought back to reality when she saw the first hand corsage, beautifully made out of baby's breath flowers, her favourite flower alongside lily of the valley. And then there was the other one made out of daisies, looking just as beautiful. She wondered if he made them himself, but without much thought, she assumed that to be the truth, he is good at crafting after all.

----When he reminded them about asking about their favourite flowers, Harumi remembered assuming it's just a random question, apparently it wasn't. Harumi chuckled when he said "This is the closest I could get.", he can't be serious now, how much more perfect did he want it to be. Harumi was about to tell him that it looked awesome and thank him, when he went ahead and put the corsage around her wrist, it seemed he offered to while she was lost in her thought. Harumi felt a bit shy about not putting it on herself, she always did when someone did something for her, she disliked being on the receiving end of kindness if she wasn't going to be able to return it, and she wasn't exactly planning to make the boy a corsage and put it on for him any time soon, and there wasn't any balls soon after this one anyway.

----"Umm.. Thank you! It looks perfect!" She mustered up the courage to say before she looked at her, now adorned with the corsage, wrist again, the corsage really did look beautiful, baby's breath wasn't her favourite for nothing, the small delicate flower was mesmerising in a way. Hearing Skylar's comment about stealing from the greenhouse, Harumi couldn't help but giggle. "Oh no, now we're your accomplices because we're wearing the corsages!." Harumi said with mock blame.

----It was then that a girl came rushing towards them calling out "Windy", which seemed to be Zephyr judging by the fact that she went ahead and hugged him, there was also a boy, seemingly older, following her. Zephyr called the girl Bubbles, but it seemed to be a nickname. Windy and Bubbles, Harumi wondered what's the story behind the nicknames. Zephyr took out another corsage for the girl, Harumi wondered if he spent his weekend just making corsages, because apparently, yes, he did!

----After putting the corsage on the girl's wrist, he turned to introduce them, the girl is called Rosalyn and the boy is Felix. "Hello, Rosalyn! Hello, Felix! Hope you're having a lovely night." Harumi greeted with a big smile and a wave of her hand.