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Lin Evanvleck ✯ First Year 13th February 2021 @Sophie Evanvleck

14 February. For most people on this planet, 14 February is the day of love. The day when they absolutely must spend time with their crush. There are other people who hate love. And who hate Valentine's Day. But for a few percent of the 8 billion people on earth, February 14th is their birthday. This is the case of Lin and Sophie Evanvleck.
You can't say that the twins hate Valentine's Day. They understand the principle and think it's great. But they wonder WHY February 14th. They knew they were needed two weeks in advance. The universe had intended for them to have their birthday on Valentine's Day.
With no crush or boyfriends, one might wonder why Lin burst into the Great Hall, hand in hand with her sister. Hearing about the cake workshop, they had decided to participate. How could they refuse something they loved? They were going to do everything right. But they wouldn't care about this party, which they thought was overrated.
━ There is too much love in this place. Don't you want to pierce all those balloons?
━ Of course! But we're not going to.
Almost laughing herself to death, Lin led her sister towards the Hufflepuff table. Decorating muffins. It was something the twins loved to do. So that's what they were going to do. Of course, they were going to go overboard to show that they didn't care about the party. Lin would make muffins for Sophie and Sophie would make some for Lin.
With an expert hand, Lin grabbed two chocolate, two vanilla and two lemon muffins. They were Sophie's favourites. Seeing her sister grab some chocolate and lemon muffins before grabbing a piping bag full of whipped cream, Lin smiled. The whipped cream was so good!
For Sophie, Lin decided to make several different glazes. Whipped cream, chocolate and buttercream. Grabbing the piping bag, Lin made a swirl of whipped cream on one of the lemon muffins. She went on to make the other muffins as perfect as the first.
Moving on to the topings, Lin strategically chose what to put on the muffins based on the combinations she had just made. After sprinkling, adjusting, re-sprinkling and placing the strawberry piece on top of the vanilla cream cupcake, Lin was satisfied. Carefully, she placed her six cupcakes in one of the boxes provided. She waited for Sophie to do the same and then they went to the Ravenclaw table because the masquerade had to go all the way.
The Ravenclaw table was really funny. Choosing to play the role of the girl madly in love (even though they were each writing a letter to their sister) Lin grabbed a very thin sheet of pinkish-white paper which she thought was perfect for the occasion. She then took the most ridiculously bushy one and the pink ink pot.

[font=black jack]My dearest sister,
Please accept these cakes, as a token of our (sistherly, don't think I really love you) eternal love. These muffins (which I did not make) I decorated for you (and not to make fun of this event). I'm looking forward to Valentine's Day (nit for our birthday xD)
Your sister,
Lin

The joke was funny. But it ended here. While laughing, the twins placed their gifts on the Gryffindor table. As they left the room, the students looking at the box that had been made could see that on each cupcake there was a sugar letter. And these letters formed the name Sophie.

Victoria heard there was an event. It was about Valentine's Day, but Victoria hated love affairs. Victoria looked at the desks of each building, a love letter to Ravenclaw? Victoria immediately eliminated this. Her eye fell on the Slytherin table, CHOCOLATE BARKS! Without thinking, Victoria sat down at the Slytherin table. She decided to make it because she loves chocolate. Of course it was nobody's, she was going to make it for her own food.

A cauldron took over. She looked at the chocolate varieties, she looked at her three favorite chocolate varieties, dark, white, and milk. She threw all three into the cauldron and waited for them to melt. After the chocolates had melted, Victoria carefully poured them into a tray. She smoothed it out with a spatula. After all, Victoria was doing well, she was not going to give it to anyone, so it was enough that she liked it. She chose milk chocolate when She learned that a chocolate had to be re-selected. She poured zigzags of milk chocolate onto the tray, she didn't know what to do.

She looked at the decorations before curing the chocolate, and it was the muggle chocolates that first caught her attention. She poured a lot on it. She might crave sugar after this incident, but Victoria didn't care. She took a bag and wrote her own name on it. When Victoria finished, she placed the tray and bag on the Gryffindor table. She finished, she didn't need to write a letter, what was the point of writing a letter to herself?

Victoria wanted to evaluate this event. That's why she wanted to make a cake. Hufflepuff sat down at the table and chose 6 cupcakes. "4 chocolates and 2 lemons" Victoria was happy that they didn't make the cakes themselves after choosing these cakes. “An icing flavor,” Victoria thought. But when her eyes fell on the chocolate, she realized she didn't have to think, and she immediately took the chocolate.

She had to choose decorations for her cakes, she chose chocolate chips for the lemon cupcakes. Grated coconut for their chocolate cake. Victoria was happy, she had 6 cupcakes to eat. She put the cupcakes in the white baking packaging and affixed a label with her name, She. She had finished everything. She couldn't wait to eat.

Victoria rolled her eyes. Really everyone was giving it to someone. Victoria did not want to give it to anyone, there may be a misunderstanding. Victoria finally decided to write and went to the Ravenclaw desk to write the letter. She wanted to read the letter she wrote in the future.

Victoria decided to begin her letter by choosing a silver envelope. She chose a blue ink and carefully wrote her letter.

Dear Myself
Actually, it's for Valentine's Day, but never mind. I've made loads of chocolate brownies and chocolate bars, and I hope they're delicious. Okay, it's kind of silly of me to do this for myself, but you get it. I hope you didn't fall into a sugar coma after eating the cupcakes.

Best regards, yourself.

Victoria chuckled lightly as she read the letter. She put the letter in its silver envelope and wrapped it in a blue ribbon. Then she dipped in glitter and completed her letter. She placed it on the Gryffindor table and smiled happily.

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Love was in the air, and it smelled of cupcake frosting and chocolate!
Simon entered the Great Hall once again to decorate some pastries and make some sweets- but this time, they weren't for his mother, so he couldn't afford to mess it up. Not only would that be frustrating, but it would be embarrassing to give.
First, he went to the Slytherin table, where students were making what looked like chocolate bark. He'd never made those before, but the Head of Slytherin was giving out instructions to those who didn't know what to do.
Simon chose white chocolate and milk. He wasn't sure if Clair liked dark chocolate or not, so he used it to make a little heart in the middle, which didn't really show up.
Simon than hurried to get his candies and quickly sprinkled some candy in the chocolate before it hardened, and quickly prayed to himself that it turned out nice-looking.
Next, he went to the cupcakes. This time he would make some for Victoria, too. Even though he didn't know her that well, it couldn't hurt to be nice, could it?
He frosted the first cupcake a purple colour and added a blue gummy worm on top. Than he made 2 others- white and purple.
Finally, he made some pastel blue and yellow ones for Clair.
Once he finished the cupcakes, he went to the Ravenclaw table to write them notes. He decided to start with Vicky, writing her a simple note-
'Hi! i'm sending you these cupcakes because i think that you're really cool! I know that we don't know each other that well, but i would like to, so i'm sending you these! Happy Valentines Day!
-Simon'
It was short, but he didn't know what else to put. He pushed the letter aside and got to work on Clair's, but when he raised his quill over the paper, his mind went blank.
What was he supposed to write? Should it be short and sweet? Long and thoughtful? If he made it short it would be lazy, but if he made it long, it would be annoying.
Eventually, he just settled on a very short note that he hoped told everything that he wanted to say to her. Unfortunately there weren't any roses to give to her like he would have liked, but it was still good enough.
'-From Simon Corbin (Not Kincaid) ♡'
Simon went to the Gryffindor table and dropped off his stuff, then left the Great Hall, hoping they liked his presents.

Simon has left the thread.

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Vicky's-

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Dear fellow slytherin

I had enough of all of our fights, see the truth is that I have a lot of problem dealing with my emotions.
I know that I did some messed up things, and to be frank I would lie if i said that I regret them and that I do not hate you anymore...
But I am genuinely tired of the fights and the insults, they hurt me too you know.
You once said that no one liked me, this honestly broke my heart, it's a truth I did not want to hear and it still hurt me.
So honestly I have enough, I want to ignore you and I am asking you to ignore me from now on.
Take this cupcake as my only apologize, please do not ask for more, I do not want to deal with any of this anymore.
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Flavour the sweet taste of revenge
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Darksea, You're Not Useful At All (jk)

"DARKSEA WOLFSPIDER NEVERMORE OAK STEVENSON!" Cody cried out, walking into the Owlery. His owl flew to Cody, and sat on his head, seeing as there was no room on his shoulder for Darksea to even sit.

"Huv ora aeui Dordkao? I dmuv, I dmuv, es vok piesa o vrera kemca I- I- varr- kemca I vok kaom. Maom su aeui, I kaom. I dmuv, aeui oram's suu bes uk o kom uk ka kemca sros bes kvedar keokcu, omd sra umrae seka I ocsiorrae sus su ika aeui vok vram I vok maadems rassark dareqarad. I'k kurrae bru. Du aeui kurseqa ka?¹" His eyes smiled gently. It was almost as if he felt true compassion. In which case, the boy did. He was going down to the Great Hall, and what did he see? Way too many people making things and writing letters. Cody assumed he had to do his part, and making a cupcake had to be it.

He did indeed see chocolate making, but Slytherin might be his favorite house, yet they seem to have the ability to crush people, and Cody didn't want to be a poor victim of that atrocious detail.

He saw instructions, and grabbed a handful of toppings he was going to use, some for Darksea to eat. He didn't exactly have spiders on him at the moment, cause, well, going to get Darksea was not the first thought Cody had when he awoke.

"My dear Owl, happy Valentines! I'm sorry I was mean to you! Really, I AM! Alright alright, I know, I know, you like meat, but but, can you give this a try! C'mon! Please! Please Darksea!" The young part goblin said, his eyes in the pleading mood it seemed.

He brushed his hair off to the side, taking Darksea onto his left arm, setting him down towards the edge of the Hufflepuff table.

"How- huh? I- this is an odd thing to read." Cody said, gesturing to the instructions as to how to make a cupcake. But, he still thought long and hard, which according to him is only short.

"Darksea. Have a method of slaughtering the crowd?" Cody said, his intent was not for murdering people, at least IC anwyays. His intent was beating them at making and cooking the food. But to Cody's own suprise and shock, he wasn't baking or cooking any cupcakes. There were several flavors, providing a different color to each cupcakes. But Cody? He was only sending three cupcakes, keeping three for himself. He got himself three lemon flavored cupcakes. For Henry, he got a cheesecake flavor, and Ari, a red velvet flavor, and Youssuf took Cody a minute to consider. He ended up selecting marble.

"Darksea, does that look good? I sure hope so, not it's time to select icing. What do you think about cream cheese on Ari's? And on Henry's?" The owl would hoot in agreement. Cody smothered the Red Velvet and Cheesecake cupcakes with a nice thick and creamy, yet trimmed, layer of Cream Cheese Icing.

His next step would be determing what he would put on the rather satisfying cupcake. The marble cupcake for Youssuf anyways. Darksea seemed to be beckoning to the vanilla icing, which Cody thought fit the lemon cupcakes. He would ask Darksea if it really was a good idea. Another hoot. Cody just gave up with trying to decide or make official, the icing flavor for Youssuf's marble cupcake.

"Fine Darksea, you win. I'll do Vanilla for the rest." He said, his tone sad for admitting defeat.

He made all four cupcakes deserving the vanilla icing, made them appear as if they're being dipped into the icing itself. The result would be of a cone that comes to a point that starts drooping over in a curl.

"Look good?" Without awaiting an answer, Cody sprinkled chocolate chips on all of them. That being done, Cody took it upon himself to walk over to the Gryffindor table and package each of his cupcakes. Then he marked each of them with names of who they'll go to. Three to Cody himself.

On his return, he stopped by the Ravenclaw Table to write his letters. All would say the same exact thing, but to different people (@Henry Knight @Ari Gwild @Youssuf Baid)

Dear (name as above),

I may be a secret admirer, and I have been with you for quite a bit. While you might not know who it is sending it to you, let me just say this. I have always admired you. Your bravery. Nerdiness. Yet Corageousness, is why I found my interst in you. Please enjoy the cupcake I sent to you. I made it in deep consideration with you, and the owl that is sending it to you has "nothing" to do with it.

Love,
Your Secret Admirer

¹How are you Darksea? I know, I know, it was quite a while since I- I- well- since I was mean. Mean to you, I mean. I know, you aren't too big of a fan of me since that big spider fiasco, and the only time I actually got to use you was when I was needing letters delivered. I'm sorry bro. Do you forgive me?

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Starlee couldn't believe it was already the New Year, and, even more crazy, that February was almost upon them. With February, that meant Valentines day. Unfortunately, she hadn't heard back at all from her Beauxbaton crush, and she was beginning to wonder if he was still interested. They had had a really great time at Summer Camp, but perhaps that was all it was meant to be, a summer fling.

Starlee sighed as she entered the Great Hall, decorated to the nines with valentine decor. Was it really here already? She wasn't prepared for this. She almost considered leaving when she figured that there were people she cared about who deserved a treat. She began to survey the area, wondering what was available. It seemed there were already made cupcakes ready for decorating, and then a chocolate bark making station. Well, certainly some chocolate bark handmade specially by none other than herself would be the perfect platonic valentines gift.

She would make her way over to the Slytherin table, nodding and saying a polite "Hello, Professor Jensen!" to her head of house. She took a look at the chocolate flavors available to her, and pulled some caramel and dark chocolate out, and put them separately into two different cauldrons to melt. While she waited, she picked out some rainbow sprinkles to top the bark, figuring that was probably better than some of the heart shaped options. Not that she was in the mood for that anyway.

Once the chocolates were melted, she placed the tray in front of her, and began pouring in the dark chocolate, topping it with the caramel in a zig-zagged pattern. She quickly dumped possibly way too many of the rainbow sprinkles on top, and dusted the excess off the best she could. Once she was satisfied, she picked up three bags, and proceeded to move everything over to the Gryffindor table.

Now it was time for the mushy-gushy part: letter writing. Of course, these three packs were for friends, but still. Her heart really wasn't in it today. Despite that, she grabbed some purple stationary, a black pen, and her letter writing began.

For @Cassandra Ironwoods:

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[font=Trebuchet MS]Dear Cash,

I thank the stars every night that I got up the courage to talk to you. As a baby first year, you were so intimidating, but getting to know you better, I know your true caring side that you rarely show anyone else. Here's to more years of friendship!

Starlee

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For @Everly Charlton:

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[font=Trebuchet MS]Dear Everly,

Who woulda thunk a Slytherin and a Gryffindor would become such fast friends? Thanks for not thinking that all of us are like another certain Slytherin... and thanks for practicing music with me!

Starlee

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For @Emily Brewer:

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[font=Trebuchet MS]Dear Emily,

While we haven't known each other long, its been so nice to have a little ickle firstie to look after! Thank goodness I ran into you in the owlery that day! Enjoy these treats!

Starlee

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These letters were honestly shorter than she would have liked, but she wasn't in the mood to be writing them in the first place, so better short than nothing. She took them over to where she had left her bark to cool, and set them down on each bag. Perfect. This was probably all she could handle for today... and probably for Valentines day itself. Thank goodness she had already made plans with a book.

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Eun-ji never really considered celebrating the Valentine’s day. She always thought if you were in love with someone, you didn’t need a special holiday to show it. In fact, it was the type of holiday that would be annoying to many. Still, she was not here to celebrate love today. She had yet to taste the bittersweet flavour of romance and she honestly doubted there would be anyone to look at her that way. No. This was merely an opportunity to say something the Ravenclaw couldn’t quite bring herself to relay in person. She was a coward when it came to feelings and being vulnerable. “Thank you”s were easy but she felt they often went unnoticed. There were many different types of “thank you”s after all and that’s also how she ended up here. In the Great Hall decorated in a way, she could not appreciate just yet. It made her feel out of her element even if it didn’t show in her expression. That one remained as calm as ever. What definitely was her element however, was the cooking part. Well, not cooking per se but close enough. She didn’t like sweet things too much but she enjoyed making them and there were very few opportunities to do so at Hogwarts. At least during your first three years when you weren’t allowed to use the kitchens. Quite unfair if you ask me…

It took the girl mere couple seconds to settle at the Hufflepuff table. “Hello Professor.” She would greet Mr. Lécuyer politely. She didn’t care much for chocolate. Occasionally she would eat some but making it didn’t sound fun to her. Cupcakes on the other hand…She could get behind that. After a short deliberation, Eun-ji decided to make two batches of the baked goods. First, for her recent friend and the other for one that had known her for over two years already. She had words to say to both of them. Eun-ji wasn’t sure what flavors the boys liked so she went with combinations that sounded most delicious in her own head. She would go for chocolate with whipped cream, red velvet with cream cheese and cheesecake with chocolate. All of her cupcakes were elegant and obviously prepared with great care. Had she liked sweets herself, she might have even snatched one. Luckily, for both recipients, she wasn't eager to do so. Once she was done with the basics, the witch decorated one batch with handmade ballerina fondant accessories and the other batch with various Korean culture elements. Just to give them more personal touch. They've turned out pretty well. She smiled, for once feeling pretty proud of herself. Satisfied with both batches, Eun-ji labelled the ballet themed box: Flash Holmwood and the Korean one: Aaron Jones.

Now the only things left were the actual letters. The Ravenclaw opted not to go for glitter. She liked that thing in theory but it could get annoying real fast. One pinch of it and you would find glitter everywhere for many years to come. Besides, she liked to keep things like this clean and simple. And so she took a violet paper first and sketched a small lavender in the corner of it. It was her favorite flower and she still remembered cleaning Flash's hands with the lavender scented tissues the first time they met. Would he remember as well? Somehow she doubted he would but it was not important.

To my unexpected hero,

To you I'm writing to say thank you. I know I already did but I don't think you quite understood how much your help meant to me back then. I'm not very good at that...asking for help I mean… yet you came in and healed my leg as if it was nothing. Before I knew I was a witch, I dreamt of becoming a ballerina I often catch myself doing so still. Failing to take care of my feet hurt me in more ways than one on a day that was already dreadful. Thank you for making it better and reaching out. Thank you for being my shield and incredible partner in Divination class and thank you for opening up to me. I’m always here to listen if you need me.

With Love,
Eun-ji

For Aaron, Eun-ji picked up the yellow paper. He seemed to be proud of his house, especially when representing it in Quidditch. She hoped he would get to follow that passion once again in the future... if he wanted of course. She would also sketch on his letter. This time she would draw a Norigae, the Korean good luck charm she gave him a long time ago. She wondered if he still had it. It was so much more meaningful now that her grandma was gone.

Annyeong oppa, Hello (Oppa means brother or older boy in general)

I never really cared about Valentine’s day but someone said it’s not just about romance and we should celebrate all kinds of love or just take the opportunity to say something important. And so I’m taking the opportunity to say thank you for being my friend. You bring a piece of home to me every time we talk in Korean. It makes me remember all the good things that used to be. You make me feel at ease and you always seem to know when something bothers me. I can tell you care for my well-being and I will always be grateful for that. Thank you for being my dance partner and sorry for not making that ball special like I promised. I hope we can make that meal together sometime. I will make sure to make it extra delicious. For now though, the cupcakes will have to do. Share them with your friends if you’d like. Take care of yourself and come talk to me from time to time, will you?

With Love,
Eun-ji

The black ink was very traditional but she liked it that way. She had a neat handwriting and so except for the sketches, she didn’t bother with any special additions. She regretted writing the letters the moment she handed them in anyway. Eun-ji was not supposed to do this. Be close to someone like this. She felt torn about that whole idea for the rest of the evening and the following day but the deed was done. She did not regret her words, she just wondered whether it wouldn’t have been safer to keep them to herself is all.

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She still remembered last February, it hadn't been as extragavant as this, something simple but the brunette remembered it well. She still doubted the two of them had been paired out of sheer concidence, maybe someone had sensed what was going on and handled things. It was wishful thinking at best but it had helped start the fire in the young couple's hearts and Elena Jangleton had already known who was going to get what along with a few other friends as she meandered into the Entrance, a cheerful smile on her face as she glanced around at the hustle and bustle of activty. The familiar odor of sweets, the sort of smell you would get in Honeyduke's for example filled her nostril as she looked around at the various options they had available to them. The Gryffindor table was manned by elves retaining the final products, people were writing letters of affection at the Ravenclaw table and the Hufflepuff and Slytherin area's both had areas cleared away for indviduals to make treats to their liking and Elena already knew where she was going.

A good cupcake never hurt anyone. She navigated her way through the crowd of kids that had already gathered, clearly, there more than just a few people who were interested in letting others feel their affection as she managed to squeeze into a spot. "Sorry, just sliding in here." She'd apologize to anyone she had jostled on the way over here before turning her attention to four plain cupcakes she had picked out for her imagniative mind. Four each, one for her friends and and then one for Lamik, it seemed proper enough for her. The four were a combination of choclate and vanilla, two of each flavour and really, it was up to random luck and probability who got what flavour but they seemed like the safest options as compared to some of the more exotic options like citrus and peppermint, who knew those could even be used in a cupcake?

For the vanilla cupcakes, Elena opted for a mixture of chocolate chip and blueberry bits and as for the chocolate ones, they consisted of bits of strawberry and a smattering of almonds. Her artistic mind was hard at work as she carefully crafted the four cupcakes, each one had the proper recipent attached to it with a tag, their names written in fancy cursive as she carefully transported her cupcakes to the white bakery box entrusting them to the the elves at the Gryffindor table. A lot of heart and work and had been put into these, she didn't want to let things blow up at the all second wiping a bit of the icing off her sleeve frowning. In all her excitment, her garb was sure to be questioned to be working with food and she took this as her cue rolling up her sleeves and brushing her hair back behind her shoulders.

They weren't done yet however. No true gift was complete without an letter and it seemed they were for once upgrading beyond the standard parchment and ink. Taking one of the quills provided which seemed rather appealing for just a quill, she leaned over to dip it in the pink ink as she began to write, a fancy cursive but nevertheless decipherable penning four affectionate letters choosing to add on a touch of glitter to the fresh ink to give it a bit of aesthic when the recipent got them making sure each and every letters was carefully written with no room for grammtical error or mis-spelled words nodding to her satisfaction when all were done.

For @Lamik Fillestar

[font=Monotype Corsiva] Lamik,
You remember last February, right? It technically counted as our "first date" if you will so I thought I would commerate the occassion with a little something. I'm writing this to say that I'm grateful. I'm grateful I ran into you and know you for who you are today.

You make me feel so happy, so complete and that's all I ask of you. If it wasn't for that day down in that classroom, I don't know where we would be right now but I'm glad things turned out the way they did and I hope this is a pleasant surprise for you!

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For @Adlai Rod

[font=Monotype Corsiva] Adlai,

Where to start, where to start? You're literally a godsend from Merlin himself, the biggest blessing I could ask for. We've seen each other at our highs, at our lows and honestly, I don't think I could ask for much more in a best friend.

Words can't express how much I need you by my side and I know I sound all sappy and sentimental right now but it's February and I don't reckon I need an better excuse. Just keep being you and I'll see you soon, yeah?

Word of advice, cupcakes aren't exactly recommended in a snake's diet so I'd keep the sweets away from Dafina.

Your sidekick,

Elena

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For @Haley Rose

[font=Monotype Corsiva] Haley!!

You had to know this was coming, didn't you?! You have no idea how grateful I am to you for literally everything. I could go on and on about how amazing, sweet and kind you are for everything but it's the truth. You're the reason I even did as well as I did at the try-outs even if you deny it.

The truth is, I never really repaid you for helping me score a spot on the team so I reckon this is as good of a chance as any. I don't know if you got the chocolate or vanilla ones but hopefully, you're a fan of both! Thank you for being my mentor and basically teaching me how to use a broomstick like a normal witch.

Your grateful friend,

Elena

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For @Lavinia Cloven

[font=Monotype Corsiva] Lavinia,

I just wanted to say, thank you for being my friend. Really, we might be in different houses and everything and even opposite teams but you're one heck of a Ravenclaw and I'm one heck of a Gryffindor or so I've heard so that's gotta be a good combination, right?

Anyways, I hope you got a sweet tooth because if not, time to get one and this is my promise that you'll never ride the train ride to and from Hogwarts alone ever again and I'll be the first one to know if you do!

Your loyal train companion,

Elena

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Another decoration errand. Perhaps Dee should organise one that was a little more action-packed some time soon. At least this one promised lots of cake and sugar along the way.

Although still far from familiar with romance and everything related, Dee had come some way since partaking in last year's Valentine event, which had turned into an evening of hanging out and chatting with someone she would very loosely call a friend. Friendly acquaintance. They hadn't spoken much since, aside from duelling things. Rather than completely clueless she was now just mostly clueless, had gone to the last ball with someone who might be not quite just a friend, someone who managed to get her unpleasantly blushing and not-quite-as unpleasantly flustered. In all honesty, it was a nice feeling, a tingle in her stomach that made her want to smile. (She still really hated blushing, though.)

So she figured she could give this Valentine's thing another try. Plus, they weren't required to send the sweets they made to a crush, they could send them to other people. And perhaps eat a few along the way.

A spring in her step, Dee headed over to the Hufflepuff cupcake table, waving cheerfully at Professor Lécuyer and collecting instructions along the way, then paused for a moment. Six cupcakes? They were only allowed to make six cupcakes? That wasn't enough for every person she wanted to send some to. It appeared her list would have to be cut down ruthlessly. If she could only make six, that meant she could send a maximum of five. Perhaps no prank cupcakes for her worst enemies, then, she would have to stick to people she actually liked, and even of those, many would end up empty-handed. Or... well, she couldn't send out only completely serious cupcakes. There was some grey zone, thankfully.

Smiling to herself, Dee set out a row of six cupcakes in front of her, smothering the urge to sneak some more. They were a mix of different ones, one chocolate and vanilla, and two each of lemon and red velvet. After a moment's thought, she exchanged one of the lemon ones for another red velvet cupcake, set a little off to the side. This one would be for herself and would be smothered in cream cheese frosting, who knew if anyone would bother to send her cupcakes. She deserved some reward for her work, didn't she?

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Careful hands had decorated half-a dozen cupcakes without getting too distracted. Though her face was smudged with frosting, Winnie looked satisfied with her work. She had carefully pipped the frosting onto the cupcakes to make a shape of a rose and then placed a thinly sliced strawberry into the side of the frosting to resemble a little leaf. She did not think Matt would actually eat them, not in front of her, at least. It seemed like he was too shy to eat in front of her, since it was rare for her to see him consume anything. So cute. She carried her work over to the bakery boxes and carefully arranged the cupcakes inside the box. She tucked it against her hip as she walked over to the table where the head of Slytherin was instructing the children on how to make chocolate bark. Cupcakes for her boyfriend, chocolate for her friends.

She went for the swirl technique, with a mixture of dark chocolate and white chocolate. She hummed softly to herself as she worked, smoothing the chocolate onto the trap after it had properly melted, the provided bamboo stick used to create a fun swirl pattern. A sprinkle of candy hearts and pink sprinkles would help remind the recipients who the sweet was from. She selected several bags and a pink ribbon for each, carefully writing several names down; Jack Warren, Aurora Ranvier, Santario Martin, and Levi Drakos. That's right, she was sending chocolate to her enemy. It was what they called a power play!

After setting the tray and baggies onto the Gryffindor table along with the box of cupcakes, Winnie strode over to the writing-table. It had called her name the moment she had entered the great hall and she was more than happy to be able to finally take a seat. Her eyes darted towards the pink ink, for what other colour could perfectly portray her feelings towards her friends? She paired it with light gray stationary and quickly started to write personalized notes.

For @Mathias Pride:

Reducio

Just like a vine in a summer garden,
The tendrils stretch and grow without pardon,
Tangled up in crevices of my heart,
My love is rooted and never to depart.

Love, Winnie

For @Jack Warren:

Reducio

Through our grand but childish make-believe stories,
I knew I had found a hero and best friend,
Despite belief that I'm an easy quarry,
You're my brother, my love for you knows no end.

Love, Winnie

For @Aurora Ranvier:

Reducio

Your friendship shines like the arched rainbow,
A hopeful sign after a dreary storm,
The light in your heart makes my own grow,
Please stop saying Matt owns chloroform.

Love, Winnie

For @Santario Martin:

Reducio

I wanted to compare you to a rose,
You're blossoming and holding ever strong,
I was uncertain how you'd take my prose,
Your friendship makes me want to write a song.

Love, Winnie

For @Levi Drakos:

Reducio

I didn't poison this.

When she had finished the letters, she gave the new magical creature's professor a small smile and handed the supplies back to him. She walked over to the Gryffindor table and carefully lay each letter next to a baggie, or in Matt's case the top of the cupcake box.

Word Count: 949 / 400

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