! Snowball Fight ! Event

There was noise, a lot of noise. The professor was largely unaware of what was happening and just came around after a short walk around the school. He kept his gloved hands in his pocket of his jacket, his flat cap on his head as he strode on by. The scene finally came into view and he couldn't help but stand to watch the participants. He beamed at the sight, it was wonderful to see the students take time to relax and play amongst one another. Some of them stuck their eyes in the books for too long. But his face fell when he saw the rest of his colleagues a part of the battle as well.

The older man's hand twitched as his eyes darted from Ackerley, to Matilda, and then to Sawyer. Three of his fellow professors were there, three targets. There was no way he could pass up this opportunity, he would be a fool not to jump at the chance. He fixed the cap on his head and scooped up some snow into his hand. Poor Sawyer would be his victim today since the rest seemed to already have them in his sights.

He wasn't unassuming as he got closer to the scene, in the last moment that he drew his arm back - he thought of hitting the Papillonlisse. But that would be no fun, the older man turned his attention back to the DADA professor. "Think fast, Mellowrose!" he bellowed. In that moment, he let the snowball in his hand fly towards Sawyer.

Action: Throw a snowball at Sawyer Mellowrose [5,3,4,1]

Ezekiel gleamed as he hit his target but then heard a yelp behind him. Roseline had gotten hit, and Lucette seemed to be building faster than before. In no time she had managed to build the whole fort and pulled Rose inside. "Alright... Who next..." He muttered to himself, looking for a new target. He saw students from every house, even some professors had come to join the fray. He saw his own head of house nail another professor, from behind with a snowball the size of his own head.

Ezekiel smiled to himself as he gathered a mound of snow to use as an ammo dump. He formed a snowball around the size of his own two fists and looked around. "Do I go for my head of house..." He thought, taking aim across the grounds towards the Slytherin Head of House. In that slight moment, it felt like Mellowrose had glared at him, like he knew what he was doing and quickly changed his target, throwing it at the Deputy Headmaster. Then he quickly dropped behind the fort, hoping to hide from any incoming projectiles that could have come his way.

Action: Evade and Throw a Snowball at Ackerley Blackburn (4, 5)

Eris smiled as a snowball whizzed past her, only to have one hit her. The gyffindor girl turned around, expecting to see another student grinning at her, only to see the deputy headmaster of the school. Eris stared at him for a long second. The red-head girl than ducked down to grab a handful of snow, not wasting too much time for it to form into a well compacted ball. It was good enough just as a wad of snow. She then turned towards Ackerley, holding the snow ball, than realized it wouldn't be a good idea to hit the person that could expel her. She would get him back later. Once the fighting got thicker anyways. She would make sure to peg him when the professor was least expecting it.

Turning back to make sure her friends were making progress on building in front of Roseline , the Eris spotted Serena. Eris let out a little smile of triumph, seeing snow stuck to the hufflepuff prefect's face. Than quickly, she turned towards her next victim. There were so many kids and professors alike that Eris had a hard time figuring out who to throw a snowball at, but finally she found the right victim. She charged into the fray, letting out a battle cry, "CHARGE!" Eris than chucked her snowball in the general direction of a ravenclaw girl with blonde hair.
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ACTION: throw snowball at Claryssa North (5,1,2,4)

The snow was making her hands pink and she could feel her fingers slowly losing vivacity. These ones were into the snow, grabbing another handful of snow to form into a ball. The young girl looked up to see that her snowball missed Serena, who did not realize the attempt. The dark haired girl then looked around and was nicely surprised to see some of her professors ( some of her strictest professors ) joining the battle. It was good to see everyone loosening up and having fun.

The young girl stood up and nearly lost her balance when she was hit full force by something cold on the leg. She turned around, with the clouds in her eyes and she saw Dimitri, her learning companion, smiling, proud of himself. her lips curved into a smile and a laugh escaped this one. 

She hadn't had that much fun in ages and she could feel her heart growing and growing with more and more love for this place. They had only been there for a month and things were going extremely well and people were amazing. She turned back to Dimitri and a challenging smile appeared on her sweet lips. She was going to get him! She held her hand up and threw as hard as she could. 

ACTION: Throw snowball at Dmitri Jones (4, 6, 2, 1)

Ben had joined the party a bit late here, but he was excited to see the snowball fight. He spotted Bloom in the fray and his grin grew. This was going to be good. He also spotted Reid, who he felt a slight jealous anger towards still at the moment, another good target. Then Ackerley became a clear target as well. It was impossible to choose but Ben had the advantage of joining late and now having a snowball thrown at him yet. His hands dug deep into the snow to try to get a real snow bomb going. The wet snow was great for compacting so he made it tight for good flying.

Now who do I deliver this bad boy to?

Another quick survey while he had the advantage showed his girlfriend, Bloom, was being brave by tossing snow at the Deputy Headmaster. If he was quick, she wouldn't know it was him. Not that he cared too much. She could take a joke and the two would have fun fighting each other. Right as he raised his hand to throw at Bloom, however, someone stepped in the way and he suddenly had a new target. The snowball was released going towards the other student. Panic struck Ben but they managed to move just in time, likely never seeing the bomb Ben had just attempted to launch. Whoever that was, they got lucky.

ACTION: Throw snowball at Bloom Silverton (2,1,6,3)

Sawyer nearly released a satisfied smile as his snowball broke over Matilda's back, containing his joy for now. As he stepped back away, his eye twitched as he spotted one kid in particular. Mellowrose turned his head and looked at him stand. As he did, he couldn't help but feel... irritated. 

He was wearing thick gloves, their lack of branding and simple material showed he never ventured to muggle stores. All of his clothes showed he kept to Diagon Alley and other wizard stores. He was a big target in his thick jacket, but had few weak spots and it'd be a sure mistake if one were to throw a snowball at Mellowrose. Before he leaned down to roll up a fat snowball, his instincts kicked in. He turned so he could see all three raise back their arms and as the snowballs came forward, his sleepy eyes contrasted with the sheer speed of his body. He attempted to dodge all three, reeling on the spot, ducking and wavering. Mellowrose wasn't truly one to gloat about his immense power, in fact it was something he looked at with disappointment. What use was it? What would his life of been like if he didn't focus so much and devoted his life on becoming skilled? There was no time for those questions now! Mellowrose cleanly dodged as best as he could, yet his eyes failed to stay fully open. 

Action: Dodge all snowball attempts with grace and dexterity. (1,2,3,4)

As Amelia’s snowball went soaring through the air, she realized how perfect her first ball had really been. She was just about to be extremely proud of herself when it ran into one Mary herself had thrown and exploded in a cloud of white. Even though she hadn’t quite hit her target, she hadn’t been really thinking about who she was aiming at, and she was happy with the result of her throw because of how pretty she thought it had been. Letting an excited giggle slip through her plump pink lips, the Ravenclaw quickly realized the game was still in progress.

Everywhere the first year looked professors and students were getting hit, some bombarded and others dodging with grace she wish she possessed. Having given up her hiding spot from behind the tree, she realized she was an easy target and basically out in the open. Having no time to find a snow drift to duck behind, or another tree without a student behind it, Amelia picked up another two handfuls of snow and packed them together even tighter than before. She hoped that this throw would be as good as her last, but she really wanted to spend more choice on her pick of who.

It didn’t take long to choose who her next ‘victim’ was. More and more students and teachers were joining as time went on and they really had the grounds busy at this point. That’s when Amelia’s dark gaze caught that of her childhood friend who seemed to be getting hit and trying to throw her own shots at one of her friends. “Peach!” Amelia called out, quite a ways away from the girl. Jogging in her direction, Amelia caught up to her and blurted, “Let’s team up!” Brushing stray brown curls stuck to her face, the Raven threw her arm to the side for a curveball type throw and aimed her snowball for the boy Peach had just aimed for.

Winter is a horrible season. It was wet, the cold seeps through your clothes and the air feels more like a sharp knife. If she was home, she would have been under a multitude of blankets or near the fire. She never really like the snow. It was pretty, sure, but she finds it useless and unnecessary. It didn't help that she had to cross the grounds to get to the Astronomy Tower. She hoped to get most of her work done before the week ended. She wore her thickest coat and gloves to protect herself from the cold. It did make her warm, but also made her wobbly and slow.

She grumbled past the ones playing in the snow, wishing to be ignored as she passed by. It was a good crowd, a few professors and some students playing in the snow. It was cute, but it also seemed like it was getting a bit competitive. A ball barely missed her as she allowed herself to observe them, surprising her. 

"Ack!" She screamed as she jumped away from the clump of snow. "Alright, who did that?!"

As the balls were thrown from all directions, it was close to impossible to know which one of them threw the ball. She tightens the clasp on her gloves before bending to grab a clump of snow.

"Whoever you are, you'll pay for it!" She cried as she throws the ball with all her might.

Action: Throw Snowball at Sergei Yornivych (1, 6, 3, 4)

The snowball he launched at Peach connected with a surprisingly satisfying thump and exploded in a flurry of sparkles. Around Dmitri rang shouts of glee and squeals of joy as one way or another, compact bunches of snow flew across a multitude of directions overhead. The Slytherin boy let out a wry grin as said girl turned around, flustered. "Gotcha!" He smirked, quickly stepping backwards to keep everybody in his line of sight as he saw the Hufflepuff ready a snowball to launch at him. "Come and get me, Peach!" He yelled.

Dmitri shook his head, bemused as he saw three different people--Peach included--gearing up to aim at him; one of them the roguish Keeper of Keys, and the other a random girl who was apparently friends with his previous target. "I know I'm pretty stunning but I didn't know I caught attention that much." He smirked and chuckled, almost tauntingly as he braced his legs on the soft, fluffy snow. "More points for me then." The raven-haired boy bent slightly at the knees and raised one arm in a 'come and get me' gesture at his three opponents.

Oh, this is going to be fun, he thought to himself.

ACTION: Dodge all snowballs that will come his way (2,4,5,6)

Yeeees! Her snowball had hit Clary but soon after, she found herself on the ground after a particularly strong snowball hit her in the chest. Geez, how strong was Reid anyway?! She stood and brushed the snow from her sweater, all the while grinning like a lunatic at the boy who would be her next target. What was it that he had screamed out earlier? Must've been a muggle thing because she had no idea.

Leaning down, she scooped up and quickly packed in the snow to form a snowball and glanced around at everyone else. She had to be alert now, in case others came after her while she was preparing. They didn't, seeming to be busy amongst themselves and there was even a group building their own fort. Maybe she should join them but what if they turned on her? She didn't exactly know any of them.

Well, maybe if she and Reid could form a truce, it would be a bit easier. Someone to keep an eye on her and do the same in return. But only after this snowball! With all of her might, which wasn't much strength at all, Dymphna hurled the snowball towards her Hufflepuff friend.

ACTION: Throw snowball at Reid Kovacs (1,2,5,6)