Valentine's Day Party

@Dorion Anderson

Lea hardly knew if she even wanted to go to a Valentine’s Day party. It was probably in her best interest to leave the common room and do something, but anything love themed at Hogwarts had always seemed strange. Wasn’t it only adults who could love a stranger? Still, the opportunity would be a good chance to meet some people and potentially make some friends. So with that in mind, the Hufflepuff would find something nice to dress up in and find where the party was.

It didn’t take too long to go from Point A to Point B, the staircase unusually kind today as she made her way to the Small Hall. Wearing a white long sleeved turtleneck and a long brown skirt, the girl entered the room to see that the festivities had already started. She’d place her name into the Speed Dating event unsure what exactly she was signing up for but hoping it forced her to talk to people, before adding in a quick thanks to the host and making her way towards the outskirts of the room. Even if Lea knew she should probably interact more, it didn’t mean that she actually enjoyed attempting to put herself out there.

Eyebrows raised once she heard that the pairs were being called out, a sigh of relief at the name Dorion Anderson. The two hadn’t talked much at all outside of dueling, but they still had a level of familiarity that Lea found some peace in. “Hello Dorion-“ She offered a small wave, letting them grab and read aloud the piece of paper before tilting her head in thought.

“Yeah, I think both of those spells would work. It’s just a matter of making sure you don’t seem like food, right?” Lea had never really researched lions, but she assumed that they were the type to not bother people unless the people were bothering them first or the people looked like an easy snack. “The muggle way, though…” She’d pause, glancing down at her feet before she suggested. “Maybe making yourself look intimidating? I- I don’t know exactly how you do that, though.” Brown eyes would look to the older Hufflepuff for other suggestions, the younger falling silent.

Should the silence continue, Lea would awkwardly pipe up with, “How- how have you been? And- uh- how’s the dueling team doing?”

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Emma was late. By choice. Someone alert the presses. Admittedly it had also been kind of a calculated move and a bit of a protest against her parent’s influence even though they were still in Ireland. She had made the mistake of mentioning the Valentine’s Party to her mother who then had spent the past two weeks telling her she had to go, and there would be fun activities, and who knew she could meet people. Emma knew she had a hard time making friends, more comfortable in the background or corner, but honestly she wasn’t a complete hermit. She wished that would be enough for her mother. But instead she always got the comments that she never did anything and always had her nose in a book. Emma felt bad at the unkind thoughts but she was frustrated. True, she could have lied and said she’d gone but then she would feel guilty. Eventually it would come out, and then it would be why would you lie to your mother? So she had come to the party. Though thankfully missed the letter writing portion, mainly because she had no clue who to write to.

She did sign up for the speed dating, figuring she could at least tell her mother she participated in one event before she made her exit. And admittedly her books had started to move towards having more romance in them. Boys were still kind of weird, but she did find herself wondering about one or two in her class.

For the first round, she was paired with a Guinevere Russetwood. What a beautiful name. Deciding that she would share that with the person, she searched around, trying to find them. When she did manage to locate, she very awkwardly said, ”Hullo! You have a very pretty name. Is it based on the legend of King Arthur?” Blushing slightly at the ramble, Emma looked down for a moment. When her fellow prefect Opeila spoke, Emma looked towards her, and decided that it might be best to get an idea of what more to say. “I’m just gonna….be right back.” She pointed to the bowl before quickly moving towards it. Upon arrival, she closed her eyes and stuck her hand in the bowl, opening the prompt as she walked back towards her unfortunate partner. “So pizza toppings, I mean favorite pizza toppings. For me it’s pepperoni and cheese, maybe some spinach. Kind of basic I guess. Ummmm….do you like pizza? And what’s your preferred sauce ratio.” Emma shut up, reminded of why she preferred her books and swearing she’d figure out how to tell her mother no, if only to avoid these types of situations.
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Today was Valentine's Day, something the young girl had never really cared about, but this year was different. She had a boyfriend now. Bubba was an amazing, loving, handsome boyfriend. Knowing this information, you might be surprised that she signed up for speed dating, and you probably aren't the only one. For some reason, the brunette was certain that by signing up for the game she would show support for her boyfriend, who had helped organize the event. She was afraid nobody would show up and Bubba's hard work had gone to waste. Maybe she could say hi to him if he wasn't too busy.

Samantha waited patiently for her fellow prefect to name all the pairs. Percival Gray. The name didn't ring a bell with the young girl so she probably had never talked to him before. Even though she was a very chatty person and always knew something to talk about, she quickly got one of the questions Opeila had referred to. Her blue eyes scanned the question as she made her way to her partner for the round.

The girl, who looked younger than she was, had a big grin on her face as she extended her hand for a handshake. "I'm Samantha Salwis, nice to meet you!" she greeted the older student with a big grin. "I got one of the questions!" she informed Percival as she proudly showed him the piece of paper. "It's a very funny question. I have never thought about it before since I never had a reason to," she giggled. "The question is: how would you distract a monkey to steal his food?"

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Oh what had these children gotten themselves into? Opeila remained behind her table, watching the slight confusion that appeared on a few kids' faces with an amused expression on her own. The young Slytherin could remember too well how it felt waking up from the effect of a love potion- she had made a fool of herself for a few minutes and at first she had been embarrassed when she realized, but now she could laugh about it. One of the things that happened at Hogwarts, right? Actually, she should talk to Hugh again sometime on occasion.

Well, and while some of the love potion affected students would find themselves falling out of the clouds ( @Beatrice Dupont, @Rita Su, @Aurora Griffith and @Charlie Jacobsen), some others would suddenly feel drawn to their classmates. @Dorion Anderson would suddenly have a hard time tearing themself away from a certain Ravenclaw first year, @Cassie Jiang.

And no, that was not all, another child had decided to try the snacks of doom. One Ravenclaw first year had their lucky day it seemed, once again @Ashely Dinero Montez would be the target, this time by one of his own housemates, @Erin Gallagher. Who knew, maybe this day would really mark the beginning of a love story?

No speed dating, just some more love potion chaos for now! Our previous love birds are coming back to their senses, but we have some others trying the snacks! This time the potion will wear off on March 12th

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Beatrice continued to drink her tea as the event seemed to start. Her gaze went through the crowds until it stuck to a certain boy. She did not know him but something about this boy @Ashely Dinero Montez caught her attention. She was barely able to rip her gaze from the Ravenclaw boy when Opeila started to talk and call out names. Beatrice felt rather weird with this sudden admiration towards the unknown boy. She subtly shook her head as to try and get the thought of their eyes meeting out of her head. Her heart was beating a little to fast but then she heard her name. And someone else's. Erin Gallagher. Beatrice did not know who that was but when the girl approached her, she suddenly seemed familiar. Beatrice put the empty cup to the site, taking one last glance at the mesmerizing boy before forcing her full attention on Erin, who was introducing herself.

»Hi! I'm Beatrice.« she stated the obvious. Erin had obviously already known who she was. The other girl was wearing a long skirt with different pinks and a pink sweater. She was certainly enjoying the Valentine's spirit full on. She even had little hearts on her shoes and fitting jewelry. Erin told her that she had gotten the first prompt from the bowl that was set somewhere in the room. Beatrice listened to her questions and had to think for a few seconds. The answer shot into her head the same time as a smile build up on her lips. With a grin, she cleared her throat and then started talking.

»Oh, that is extremely easy.« she said, »I wanted to be a quidditch player. Dragonologist was also one of my options. Currently, or now, I am more aming towards becoming a healer. I love how diverse it is and almost every subject has something I need to become a healer.« Beatrice said with a smile. »What about you?« Erin didn't take long to answer and Beatrice listened closely. Apparently Erin wanted to be a researcher, which was also a pretty cool job. She told Beatrice that her Parents were researching Muggles but she was more interested in the field of flora and fauna, which Beatrice was also interested in. The more she listened to Erin, the more the weird feeling left her body and the more that happened, the more Beatrice got suspicious of the food and drinks that they offered at this event. When Erin was done with talking, Beatrice took the opportunity to ask her to sit down.
»Would you like to sit down somewhere? It gets rather uncomfortable, standing the whole time and we are also kind of blocking some of the food.« she asked, smiling at Erin and turning to walk into the direction of a seating opportunity.

Stats if needed: Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 5 | Strength: 6 | Wisdom: 7 | Arcane Power: 5 | Accuracy: 6