Fall Ball 2021 Samhain Festival

Outfit : [x] #830c4f #03103f #00054d #008080

Lin Evanvleck ✯ First Year 29th October 2021 Sophie Evanvleck @Emily R. Brewer @Juniper Kelly

29 October. Just a few days before Halloween. Of course Lin was excited. For the past few weeks, the trees surrounding Hogwarts had become a source of immense creativity and inspiration. Orange, red, brown leaves, and every other colour in between. Lin was excited because she loves autumn. And also because the Fall Ball was coming up. She was planning to go with her sister, Emily and Juni, girls from the same house and year as her. They met after a microscopic argument that lasted two sentences between Lin and Sophie.
The girls had decided to go to the frog choir performance. Sophie said it was weird, Lin thought it was interesting. Especially since Juni is in the frog choir. Otherwise, the twins would have just dropped by.
It wasn't exactly Halloween but the twins had decided to dress up a bit for the occasion. Lin was counting on her metamorphism to make all the difference. Sophie was counting on make-up and jewellery. Sophie had more or less the same dress as her sister, but in black. She had done her make-up in black and a little orange, with a fake scar on her eyebrow. Lin had her orange dress, her hair cut short and black sandals with small heels. The hair wasn't much compared to her eyes. One was completely white, the other had red irises. The hardest part was going to be keeping her eyes like that all day.
Lin and Sophie were running around laughing. They were coming out of the castle and Sophie had said that there would be child-eating spirits for a laugh. Lin was a bit afraid that this would happen. But for now, they had to find Juniper and Emily. Sophie had taken her time with the make-up and the girls had missed the frog choir. Lin saw her friend's red hair. And next to her, Emily. Lin grabbed her sister's hand and pulled her towards Juni and Emily.
— Hi Juni! Hi Emily! How do you like my amazing make-up?

Made by Liana Kerr

outfit English Gobbledygook

@Lin Evanvleck @Gideon Athanatos @Cody Stevenson

With the frog choir performance out of the way Juni was able to enter the Samhain festival. Her date was currently somewhere... here... she hadn't seen him at the fall ball area. Most of her friends were here right now, so she would head back to the fall ball with her friends later. Right now she was looking for Gideon, the boy who was wearing a crown. And while she was walking back, she MIGHT of gotten some mud on her doc martens. She hopped Giddy would not mind that, she wasn't EXACTLY fancy.

She stood on her tip toes, gazing through the crowds of people. "Huh, he is wearing a crown." She mused. A part of her actually doubted he was serious about that, but there he was, wearing a fancy outfit with a crown. She nearly rolled her eyes. Just nearly. This would NOT be fun... now would it?

She walked over to Gideon. "Gideon- I mean Giddy.. you're actually wearing a crown." How obvious. She stood there with her "fancy dress" and "fancy" shoes, while he was dressed like a prince. "Er.. I'll be... getting a drink so I'll be right back." She waved and darted off.

The truth was she was getting away from Gideon at this point. Something about him... But he was most likely better than Cody. She turned as she heard her name and grinned. "LIN!" She hugged her friend. "Wow! And your eyes! So cool, Lin!" She remembered how Lin had changed her hair color when they first met.

"I'm afraid I have no makeup..." Juniper noticed the girl with Lin. They looked sort of alike. "Is this your sister? I don't think we've met!"

Interacting with: @Liana Kerr @Avery Chen @Vale Ashwood @Maggie Hawkins @Matthew Gray
Action: Joining thread, uninvitedly joining a group of first-years.

This was Enrico's first Halloween away from home, though bittersweet - as he missed the company of his less mischievous siblings - he was still very excited to finally have the liberty to do what he always found pleasure in without having any boring adult complaining about his actions every millisecond. Though not exactly addressed as Halloween, Enrico viewed the event as a celebration of the dead regardless and sought out to enjoy himself in the festivities that Hogwarts had organized. He really hated to admit that school was suddenly becoming much cooler than it ever was in his other world. Not the one in his nearly empty thick skull; but the boring muggle one.

He made his way to the Grounds with clear excitement as he hopped and skipped in what was probably the strangest decision any boy could make when attending a ball. He covered himself in a plain (somewhat stained) blanket that covered him from head to toe (though on an averagely taller person it would have reached down to their knees). Some might have questioned why he had four holes cut out for his eyes to peek out from. That was the result of bad measurement and not paying attention to maths lessons for the past six years. If there was one thing that contributed to the many benefits of attending Hogwarts, was the lack of mathematics within the curriculum of the school. He tried his best to cover them up wearing his glasses, completely ruining the aesthetic of his silly costume. Underneath he wore a set of his favourite denim dungarees that had more years than all four of his grandparents combined - and beneath it, Enrico invested in getting a black and white sweater. Two of his least favourite colours, but a sacrifice he was willing to make for the sake of the festivities.

It didn't take long for him to realize that most of his peers had indulged themselves to look all handsome and splendid, wearing fancy clothes that people wear when attending weddings. He could smell the dullness off of them from miles away. They reeked of boredom, almost made him puke. He even saw a couple - a boy and a girl - kissing under the moon as if they had just gotten married. Gross. He threw an apple that he had intentionally bitten on at them and made a run for it before they could even notice. But it was hard to miss the boy in a white blanket.

There was a little ghost attending the ceremonies, and he was not going to rest in peace until he had spread all of his flamboyant trouble-making across the entire field that was highly decorated in the most fashionable way possible. Lights glimmering like stars and pumpkins floating about. It was truly a scene not to be missed, he hated to say it, but the scenery was much more appealing than the one back home. There was even a bear roaming around! The first and last time Enrico encountered a bear he was on the edge of wetting his pants, so it was only natural to let out a scream and lose his footing at the sight of such a beast, his right foot stepping onto the very same blanket he was wearing, allowing it to jumble up, twirling itself around his face and therefore losing his sight, which was already struggling.

After what felt like an eternity of trying to maintain his own balance and not take one face-first, Enrico found himself falling onto the ground, his blanket receiving patches of brown mud and all sorts of weird colours mixed all together, creating a splash consisting of two ingredients of mess and chaos.

The worst part out of all of this, however, was not the disaster he had just gone through, but the fact that he found himself in the centre of a group of first-years who had probably not been expecting his presence at all. Not that he planned to hang out with anyone in particular in the first place. If anything, he was not surprised at all to have received some concerning looks from students nearby, that was one... unique way to make an entrance. Not feeling awkward from the way he had found himself inserted in between these new dynamics, he took a moment to inspect the faces in front of him. Most of which familiar as he could swear that he remembered them from some classes. The redhead in particular.

"It's not about falling, it's about getting back up!" Enrico exclaimed, rubbing dust off of his knees rapidly, a smile on his face, any more wider and he could send the moon back to sleep as his face shined brighter than the sun that awaited all of them the next morning. In the meantime, he picked his blanket back up, and though the original plan was to show it off to everyone he encountered, he realized that it would not be ideal if he meant to create conversation.

And so he put it back on without holding a single thought back.

"I look pretty scary, aye? Coolest outfit on the lot! Don't worry, no need to go all in awe over it. My mind, it amazes me too sometimes. Most of the time actually." He spoke confidently, and though he tried to sound serious, his voice squeaked as if he was about to break out into laughter any second.
"Enrico Gathrone. First Year, probably heard a Professor or two complain about me in one of your classes. Do any of you know where I can get candy?" Then he realized that it was probably far from the appropriate time to ask such a silly question. There seemed to be some apparent discord taking place, and Enrico was not one to insert himself in such personal situations. (Lies).
"Never mind. Pretend I'm literally a ghost that ceased to exist."

Stats: Stamina: 10 / Evasion: 9 / Strength: 4 / Wisdom: 2 / Arcane Power: 8 / Accuracy: 2

Interacting with | ★──────────★─────────★─────────★─────────★ @Dancelos Grey | Mentioning English | Russian | Yiddish

★ Date | 29/10/2021 ★ Outfit | x ★ Ency | accio ★

==Fedya didn't care much for the Hogwarts customs and activities. Yes, the whole reason he was here in the first place was to develop an understanding of other schools, activities, cultures, but he just didn't care for all their silly frivolities and useless games. They didn't matter in the grand scheme of things, did they?

However, when he'd met Dancelos Grey and decided that he was completely enamored, Fyodor decided that maybe he did like the dumb activities and idiotic festivals. After all, the Samhain Festival couldn't be all bad. A Pagan custom, from Fyodor's understanding, and it was, at the very least, aptly decorated and nicely adorned with pumpkins and other bits and bobs. Fedya entered the festival in his own nicely tailored and decorated suit, courtesy of his father, who had become quite the skilled tailor. After Fyodor's mother had neglected to do anything in lieu of care for him or otherwise make his life easier, his father, forever the mediator, had taken up those sorts of activities himself. While sad and often disappointing to think about, the young boy appreciated his father's contributions and gentleness.

Dancelos wasn't late, per se, Fedya was just early. He liked to show up to events early, maybe a few minutes before, just to be sure he didn't miss anything. Life moved along faster than you could blink, and he wouldn't be caught dead skipping town on things that truly did matter to him.

"О Боже Good lord," he huffed beneath his breath, watching the truly horrifying sight that was Hogwarts first-years. They were irritating and altogether too much, kissing beneath the leaves like mistletoe and crunching foliage underfoot in a way that ground Fedya's gears like nothing else. Tarja and Octavian, the two people he was actually acquainted with, were nowhere to be found, at least not in his field of vision. A group of first-years, primarily the green ones (Slytherins, his mind supplied), were in a gaggle by the entrance, engaged in what seemed to be a mass communication of some sort. It wasn't anything surprising to Fyodor. Hogwarts students were truly skilled at not communicating or otherwise understanding one another.

Action (For Moderation Purposes):
Entering the festival

Galton was lucky he had been practicing. His wand hand was quick. Galton and Jürgen were quite similar, sharing more than just history. They were both spry, slippery little boys. But Galton's aim had been true; maybe Hess hadn't expected it, or just got flustered, but he was without a wand now. He could do a lot less without it, like murder.

As their actions started to draw a crowd, Galton needed to get some facts out there. He had to sway the crowd in his favor, just like he'd do during a duel. Just, maybe the whole "knocking your classmates unconscious to win praise" thing could be swapped for sounding really cool. "Erin is in danger. She could die! And Jürgen here seems to want to help murder her." He would begin to explain. As he spoke his wand hand fell to his side, a disarmed Hess was hopefully not gonna try an attack.

"Jürgen seems to think we can't save her, and just attacked Hugh." He would look between his two friends. How had they ended up on opposite sides? Galton owed a lot to Jürgen, this was really not any way to repay him. But they had to save Erin. They would be the heroes. "She didn't do anything to us, we just want to save her. From the slugs - not candy slugs - evil slugs! Right, Hugh?"

Outfit: Robes (seasonal colors)
Inventory: Wand, repellent for slugs, 2x jelly slugs, sherbet lemon.
Stats/Abilities:

Reducio

STAMINA: 11
EVASION: 12
STRENGTH: 3
WISDOM: 11
ARCANE POWER: 5
ACCURACY: 10

Abilities:
Evasive maneuvers
Spell Spread
Evasive Maneuvers II
Blindvision

Action: Nothing as of yet
Interacts with: @Hugh Lowe, @Erin Ryan, @Serena Towers, @Tyranni Whitethorn and @Jürgen Hess

Action: Giddeon is telling Cody the sad truth; about to ruin Juniper's night.

Interacts with: @Cody Stevenson and @Juniper Kelly

Mentioned: @Serena Towers, @Santarion Martin, @Winnie Harper, @Mathis Pride and @Vladimir Athanatos

Inventory: Packaged and sealed candy inside his satchel. Wand. Heavy stuffed animal (small).

WC: 336

Roleplaying as Akira Shimizu from Mahoutokoro
Outfit: Haori and hakama

Action: Chatting with Sakura and Sana
@Lin Evanvleck as Sakura Kobayashi, @Juniper Kelly as Sana Ohashi

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MAGGIE HAWKINS

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interacting with: @Matthew Gray | @Liana Kerr | @Avery Chen | @Vale Ashwood | @Enrico Gathorne mentioning: @

October 29, 2021

XXXXFinally! It was about time that Matthew Gray make his grand appearance, because Maggie was freezing to a popsicle out here. Frozen solid, really, with goosebumps traveling up her arms and down her spine. It was straight criminal, the way that Matthew was making her wait. The silk of her dress, light dusty pink, was blowing back against her knees, lifting the hem of it up and revealing the high-top converse she'd chosen to wear in place of heels or flats. Carrie White. Maggie had always had an affinity for horror movies, and one of her favorites was Carrie. Quite the interesting social commentary, she thought. And so, when the opportunity presented itself, Maggie was enthusiastic for a chance to dress up. Still elegant, she thought, but interesting enough. Of course, she'd grabbed a short cloak for her shoulders, knowing it would be cold, and to top the whole outfit off was a tiara set with rubies. Or faux rubies. It was reminiscent of blood, or something like that. It had been the intention, at least. "I would've been late, too, if I thought you'd be slacking so hard, Gray," no hard feelings. They were just two friends attending a festival together, sure to make some trouble. "Honestly, this whole thing looks a little idiotic. People are wearing whole ball gowns, as if they aren't gonna get muddied up and gross." Was that hypocritical? Maggie was wearing an easily stained dress, shoot, was she being a hypocrite? No, no, couldn't be, because she was technically dressed up. In a Halloween ensemble. "Whatever, though. Think we could fling mud?" Any plans Maggie was trying to make, however, were halted quite suddenly when Liana Kerr made her entrance. She looked wonderful, as far as Maggie was concerned. Any and all complaints she'd made about fancy dresses and impractical shoes dissipated. This was her friend! This was her friend and she looked lovely, she looked radiant, she looked not happy and oh god-- "Hey, Li!" Maggie greeted brightly, turning her body to see Liana fully. Liana's words were targeted and Maggie suddenly felt very much like she was in the wrong, being scolded by her mother for poor dinner etiquette and bad manners, even though she really had no idea about the whole arrangement that Matthew and Liana had in the first place! Honest! Matthew had asked Maggie to the dance to have a little fun, hang out, and that was all! Liana hadn't been in the picture at all. And it only got worse. Vale Ashwood and Avery Chen, who Maggie would ordinarily be very enthused to see, just had to come and add their thoughts and input. Shoot. Troll bogies. Bloody hell. "Kick the bucket?" Just a big misunderstanding. This was all just a big misunderstanding. "Matthew, what's going on?" Enter Enrico Gathorne. Unwelcome guest turned more than welcome distraction. And a costume! "Nice costume," Maggie commented in a harsh whisper, stepped back away from the two in the center of the scuffle. Matthew Gray, you're on your own! "You look kinda like a Kleenex, though, man," she added, snapping her fingers in his direction with a poorly aimed finger gun. "A used Kleenex. I could lend you some laundry detergent if you need it." God. Boys sucked.

Ability Calming Presence Interaction Closed to interaction, or owl with ideas! Action Entering the Fall Ball

Allies @Hui Ming | @Liana Kerr | @Matthew Gray @Avery Chen | @Vale Ashwood | @Hildegard Schneider Outfit X X X X Dressed as Carrie White from Carrie

Mentions	Interactions
N/A	@Henry Knight as Charles Alluring @Lucia Fox as Cassie Heather McGregor Martin @Valerie Laurier as Ayuma Kobayashi @Rose Moon as Drew Lycan

Key: English| Russian| French

Entering Ball, Going Eel Catching

Encyclopedia

Rosella was slightly aware of what a power ranger was, having watched a little of it when she attended a маглы(muggle) school as a child. It wasn't something she was completely interested in, but her new friends seemed to rather like the idea of dressing as them. That is how Rosella ended up walking into the fall ball dressed in a black power ranger costume. The first thing she did was look around for her new friends. "There they are," she muttered to herself as she started to make her way towards the other power rangers in the room. This was extremely strange for her.

Rosella just followed along after the rest of her friends as they headed towards what she heard of as eel catching. "Eels?" she questioned, "We-we are going to attempt to catch eels?" She was not sure about this school, Hogwarts. Who would think that catching eels was a form of entertainment at a ball. She still followed along behind the others, slightly hesitant on what was going to occur. She had heard about the bad things that had happened at this school in the past and was sure that this was going to turn out just as bad. "Oh all things... eels." she muttered to herself in Russian.