5 Feb 2024, 17:57
Sweet Hearts
When a student passed the Great Hall on the afternoon of the 11th of February, they would notice the distinct and seductive scent of freshly baked cake in the air. Not just one scent, either - the dark, rich smell of chocolate, the tang of lemon-y citrus, a hint of vanilla... especially fine noses might even detect a whiff of peanut butter.
But that wasn't all! Preparing for this day, Méabh, Xailah, and Opeila had tasked the house-elves of Hogwarts with providing any flavour of cupcake base they could think of, which were now neatly sorted and labelled on what was usually the Slytherin table - all of them heart-shaped. Right next to the deliciously smelling cupcake bases was an equally imaginative (and colourful) array of different icings - chocolate or cream cheese, lemon or peanut butter, buttercream, strawberry shortcake, mint chocolate, salted caramel and even cotton candy! Of course, you couldn't run a proper cupcake decorating errand without proper decorations, so along the Ravenclaw table next over lay a truly overwhelming supply of edible decorations: Glitter and candy hearts, sprinkles, chocolate and marzipan in different shapes, cut fruit and berries, and coloured fondant to for the students to shape their own decorations with.
The other two tables were dedicated to stationary and crafting materials, encouraging students to pen a note to go with the sugary treats. They would find different kinds of paper and parchment, from hair-thin origami papers to heavy, classy letter-writing paper, scissors and glue, a variety of decorations, pens and inks and pencils, even a few painting utensils. Creativity was encouraged.
Méabh clapped her hands when students began streaming into the Great Hall, drawing their attention from the overladen tables to where she was sitting cross-legged on the high table, next to stacks of boxes that were obviously meant to contain cupcakes. There was a suspicious light-blue wrapping paper next to her on the table, matching the empty spot among the lemon-flavoured cupcake bases. "Welcome, come in!" she called, her voice carrying easily over the chatter, then launched into an explanation. "It's probably obvious, but in today's Valentine's errand, we want to encourage you to decorate a few cupcakes and send them to your special someones." Confused chatter, and she waved a hand. "Yes, plural - while you're of course welcome to send them to your crush or significant other, they can also be directed towards a friend, someone you feel grateful for or you admire."
Hopping from her perch, she gestured towards the Slytherin table, not that the array was easy to miss. "Three cupcakes per person maximum, while our hardworking house-elf helpers were busy baking for the last twenty-four hours, our supplies aren't unlimited. If there's anything you're missing, feel free to approach me, or Xailah and Opeila here, and we'll see what we can do." She grinned as a few kids began approaching the tables, clearly excited. "Once you're done, you can add a little - or longer - note to go with the cupcake, you'll find stationary on the Hufflepuff and Gryffindor tables. You can leave the notes with the cupcakes here on the high table, and we'll put them into envelopes and make sure they're safely delivered come Wednesday. Don't forget to label your cupcake boxes so we know who to send them to!"
Errand Information
- The errand information thread can be found here. Don't forget to post there when you have completed the errand, or we won't be able to reward you!
- This event takes place on Feb 11 IC.
- The OOC deadline is Feb 28.
- Word requirement is 600 words.
- You can assume that any remotely normal cupcake or icing flavour and decoration is present. If there's something specific you want and aren't sure about, or you have any questions, feel free to message me, @Opeila Winters, or @Xailah Alptraum.
Raphael Aveline | Méabh Regan | Dealla Prince |
6 Feb 2024, 06:43
Sweet Hearts
| Date | : | February 11th, 2024 |
| Color code | : | Written|Thought|Said |
Sere walked calmly, entering the Great Hall while hiding her super excited feelings. This is it! This is the day! Cupcake decorating day! Sere is really struggling to suppress her smile when she sees the rows of cupcakes arranged in a heart shape on the Slytherin's long table. The smells are so crazy! How can I resist this delicious aroma?! In contrast to her sparkling eyes, Sere bit the inside of her cheek to hold her excited scream. Behave, Sere! Hold yourself!
When she sees the Ravenclaw's long table which is full of colorful edible decorations, Sere suddenly remembered something. Ah, right! I sent an owl to Esme regarding this event! Sere immediately thought of Esme Xiao at the time she saw the poster for this event on the bulletin board. Their last conversation in the library about cooking made Sere not think twice about asking Esme to come to this cupcake decorating event, and Esme also immediately agree about the idea of attending this event together. She can cook. Being able to cook is the same thing as being able to decorate these cupcakes.... Right?
Sere turned her sight towards the Great Hall entrance, checking for Esme's presence. This Gryffindor girl -of course- really needs her best friend's presence because all she really wants from this event is to eat a cupcake at the end. May I do that? Sere has absolutely no talent in art, nor in cooking. Decorating cupcakes sounds fun, but nothing beats the fun of taking part in math olympiad. For her, something that sharpens her logical ability will always be the most fun stuffs.
However, with all the delicious, sweet and appetizing aromas, plus Esme's presence, Sere is sure that this event will be so much fun!
But... "Where is she?"
WC 1 : 297/600
Waiting for : @Esme Xiao
6 Feb 2024, 15:48
Sweet Hearts
Date~February 11th, 2024
Written. Said thought or muttered
Emiline was walking past the great hall when she smelt the delicious smell of freshly baked cakes. She thought ‘ohhhh, that smells soooo good let's go see if I was right.’ Emiline skipped into the Great Hall. And she immediately saw that the Slytherin table was covered with heart-shaped cupcakes. Wow, two house tables full of cupcake decorations and the other two covered in cupcakes. Looking around Emiline saw tons of different shades of pink, red and blue. It made her smile because she was used to the sappy colours of love from her muggle schools. It made her reminisce on all those happy days, when someone shared a pack of Haribo's (a muggle sweet brand) it meant they had a crush on you. Everything seemed simpler when they were younger.
Emiline hurriedly moved towards the cupcake table. She was about to decorate two cupcakes for her friends. She leant forward to grab a cupcake but hesitated. ‘Should I be doing this, should I wait? Nah, let's just get straight into it.’ she thought. Emilie grabbed a cupcake and went over to the decoration table. She chose the salted caramel one for Tracey, it reminded her of Tracey’s cat Tiger. Then she pinched a blob of orange and white fondant and rolled it in her palms, so it made a stripy sort of pattern, and placed it delicately onto the orange cupcake. Then she took one small candy heart and placed it in between Tigers paws. Emiline picked up the cupcake and took it towards the message station. Emiline chose a small piece of parchment and began writing
Emiline watched the rest of the room for a minute when she noticed someone from her year putting excessive decorations on top of their cake. Well at least mine won’t be all artificial like theirs. She chuckled to herself. Then she decided she would make one for AF. A Hufflepuff themed one. She giggled as she weaved her way through the crowds gathered by the tables. The atmosphere of the room was joyful and made Emiline giddy on joy. She managed to get another cupcake by squeezing in-between two older years “Excuse me...Sorry...” She muttered. She peered at the table until her eyes found a melted chocolate. She poured it over her cake, so it was covered with mud brown. Then Emiline got some yellow and black fondant to make a Hufflepuff scarf. To her surprise, she managed to make a fondant structure that resembled a scarf. Next, she got another candy heart and placed it inside the scarf loop. After that, she found a silver glitter and sprinkled it over the cake for the finishing touches. Like before, she grabbed a cupcake box and wrote
Now she was done. She decided to be social with the others around the great hall. So she walked straight into the crowd to see who else was doing this errand. She might even be able to just pinch a little bit of decorations to taste. Cause why not!?
Wc : 612/600
Written. Said thought or muttered
Emiline was walking past the great hall when she smelt the delicious smell of freshly baked cakes. She thought ‘ohhhh, that smells soooo good let's go see if I was right.’ Emiline skipped into the Great Hall. And she immediately saw that the Slytherin table was covered with heart-shaped cupcakes. Wow, two house tables full of cupcake decorations and the other two covered in cupcakes. Looking around Emiline saw tons of different shades of pink, red and blue. It made her smile because she was used to the sappy colours of love from her muggle schools. It made her reminisce on all those happy days, when someone shared a pack of Haribo's (a muggle sweet brand) it meant they had a crush on you. Everything seemed simpler when they were younger.
Emiline hurriedly moved towards the cupcake table. She was about to decorate two cupcakes for her friends. She leant forward to grab a cupcake but hesitated. ‘Should I be doing this, should I wait? Nah, let's just get straight into it.’ she thought. Emilie grabbed a cupcake and went over to the decoration table. She chose the salted caramel one for Tracey, it reminded her of Tracey’s cat Tiger. Then she pinched a blob of orange and white fondant and rolled it in her palms, so it made a stripy sort of pattern, and placed it delicately onto the orange cupcake. Then she took one small candy heart and placed it in between Tigers paws. Emiline picked up the cupcake and took it towards the message station. Emiline chose a small piece of parchment and began writing
Reducio
She finished with a flourish. Dotting the I and crossing the Ts. Emilie sauntered towards the high table and placed her labelled cupcake down. She picked up a cupcake box and labeled "Tracey .... Ravenclaw” and gently placed it in the box. “Dear Tracey, Me- wow! Someone is looking beautiful today. Hope you like the cat pun. 
”
~From Emiline.
”~From Emiline.
Emiline watched the rest of the room for a minute when she noticed someone from her year putting excessive decorations on top of their cake. Well at least mine won’t be all artificial like theirs. She chuckled to herself. Then she decided she would make one for AF. A Hufflepuff themed one. She giggled as she weaved her way through the crowds gathered by the tables. The atmosphere of the room was joyful and made Emiline giddy on joy. She managed to get another cupcake by squeezing in-between two older years “Excuse me...Sorry...” She muttered. She peered at the table until her eyes found a melted chocolate. She poured it over her cake, so it was covered with mud brown. Then Emiline got some yellow and black fondant to make a Hufflepuff scarf. To her surprise, she managed to make a fondant structure that resembled a scarf. Next, she got another candy heart and placed it inside the scarf loop. After that, she found a silver glitter and sprinkled it over the cake for the finishing touches. Like before, she grabbed a cupcake box and wrote
Reducio
She finished that note and went back up to the high table and grabbed another cupcake box and labeled it "AngelFyre McCubbin...........Hufflepuff"'AF. Thank you for helping me that night. Enjoy the day!
~From Emiline'
~From Emiline'
Now she was done. She decided to be social with the others around the great hall. So she walked straight into the crowd to see who else was doing this errand. She might even be able to just pinch a little bit of decorations to taste. Cause why not!?
Wc : 612/600
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7 Feb 2024, 06:47
Sweet Hearts
Days seemed to be running together for Argahlon because of not only classes, but with quidditch taking up a lot of their free time as well. With time passing by quickly, Argahlon almost forgot that Valentine's day was approaching fast and he needed to get Wren something. Luckily Hogwarts was already prepared for the event to come. They offered the students a chance to create their very own heart-shaped cupcakes and the materials to write their loved ones a letter along with it. This was something Arg normally wouldn’t do, but he really liked this girl and had a feeling she would really appreciate the gifts.
Unfortunately for Argahlon, the Great Hall was the whole way downstairs and that would mean it would take the young Gryffindor a long time to reach that very location. With a sigh, he marched out from the portrait, in which the Gryffindor Common Rooms were hidden. The never ending stairs and the stopping, waiting, stopping, and waiting some more for the stairs to twist and turn into position to allow the students to keep walking. The shifting of the stairs is what normally got all the first year students of Hogwarts, but lucky enough for Argahlon, he managed to remember each shift and their timing after going up and down them so much.
Once the young Gryffindor finally made it down to the main floor, the smell of cake began to fill the air. With the Great Hall down the corridor, the smell of all the freshly baked goods were making their way across the floor. His stomach began to grumble, so he began to walk at a much faster pace, until Arg finally made it inside. Not only was the smell fascinating, the display of cakes and materials was such a sight to see. "All this for Valentine’s Day?" He mumbled, walking right through the open doors and made their way towards the Slytherin table where the cakes were laid out.
The longer Argahlon lingered around, the more he was liking Valentine’s Day. He grabbed one heart-shaped cupcake from the table, took a bite from it, and hopefully set it back down without anybody noticing. "Bloody hell, I am coming down here every year from now on." He spoke in a soft tone, while finally picking out three fat chocolate cupcakes. With a smile on their face, Argahlon looked around for the icing and finally spotted it on the other side of the table. The Slytherin tables were extremely long, so he had to walk the whole way around to get the right icing needed for the chocolate cupcake.
On their way around the Slytherin table the boxes for the cupcakes were set out all in different colors. Argahlon grabbed the black box with their free hand and continued down the table for the perfect icing. "Hmm. Crikey, why are there so many flavors?" He mumbled, while putting the cupcakes into the box and grabbing a few different flavors of icing to try out. With so many different things to choose from, Arg thought his hands were starting to get full, so he wandered over to an empty area and set the items down gently.
"Okay, now for a bow and some material to write a short note." He said softly. While turning to face the table behind him. Lucky enough, there were several different style bows and decorations for the boxes and notes, but Argahlon went with a simple red bow, grabbed some parchment, and a writing utensil, then headed right back to their seat in silence for the time being. Arg went right to work and started putting the vanilla icing on one of the chocolate cupcakes. When he finished the first one, the young Gryffindor went onto the next. This time, it was buttercream icing. Then, the final cupcake was topped with your typical chocolate icing.
Arg was proud of his work so far, stuffing each of the cupcakes into the black box as gently as possible! It was a work of art in his mind, and hopefully Wren would enjoy each one. The cupcakes were the least of his worries because he was not very good when it came to expressing his emotions, but he knew that writing them down would make things a little easier on him. Arg didn’t want to get carried away and had some sort of idea what he wanted to write, so he grabbed the parchment and began to get to work.
Once Argahlon finished up the note, he labeled the box and attached the note to the bow, then finally placed it on top of the box as neatly as possible. This was the first time he did something like this and was rather impressed with how everything turned out. With a slight smile still on their face, Arg picked up the box and walked over to set it on the high table as instructed. With that done, it was time for him to split, so he began the long walk towards the exit of the Great Hall.
Word Count: 884
Unfortunately for Argahlon, the Great Hall was the whole way downstairs and that would mean it would take the young Gryffindor a long time to reach that very location. With a sigh, he marched out from the portrait, in which the Gryffindor Common Rooms were hidden. The never ending stairs and the stopping, waiting, stopping, and waiting some more for the stairs to twist and turn into position to allow the students to keep walking. The shifting of the stairs is what normally got all the first year students of Hogwarts, but lucky enough for Argahlon, he managed to remember each shift and their timing after going up and down them so much.
Once the young Gryffindor finally made it down to the main floor, the smell of cake began to fill the air. With the Great Hall down the corridor, the smell of all the freshly baked goods were making their way across the floor. His stomach began to grumble, so he began to walk at a much faster pace, until Arg finally made it inside. Not only was the smell fascinating, the display of cakes and materials was such a sight to see. "All this for Valentine’s Day?" He mumbled, walking right through the open doors and made their way towards the Slytherin table where the cakes were laid out.
The longer Argahlon lingered around, the more he was liking Valentine’s Day. He grabbed one heart-shaped cupcake from the table, took a bite from it, and hopefully set it back down without anybody noticing. "Bloody hell, I am coming down here every year from now on." He spoke in a soft tone, while finally picking out three fat chocolate cupcakes. With a smile on their face, Argahlon looked around for the icing and finally spotted it on the other side of the table. The Slytherin tables were extremely long, so he had to walk the whole way around to get the right icing needed for the chocolate cupcake.
On their way around the Slytherin table the boxes for the cupcakes were set out all in different colors. Argahlon grabbed the black box with their free hand and continued down the table for the perfect icing. "Hmm. Crikey, why are there so many flavors?" He mumbled, while putting the cupcakes into the box and grabbing a few different flavors of icing to try out. With so many different things to choose from, Arg thought his hands were starting to get full, so he wandered over to an empty area and set the items down gently.
"Okay, now for a bow and some material to write a short note." He said softly. While turning to face the table behind him. Lucky enough, there were several different style bows and decorations for the boxes and notes, but Argahlon went with a simple red bow, grabbed some parchment, and a writing utensil, then headed right back to their seat in silence for the time being. Arg went right to work and started putting the vanilla icing on one of the chocolate cupcakes. When he finished the first one, the young Gryffindor went onto the next. This time, it was buttercream icing. Then, the final cupcake was topped with your typical chocolate icing.
Arg was proud of his work so far, stuffing each of the cupcakes into the black box as gently as possible! It was a work of art in his mind, and hopefully Wren would enjoy each one. The cupcakes were the least of his worries because he was not very good when it came to expressing his emotions, but he knew that writing them down would make things a little easier on him. Arg didn’t want to get carried away and had some sort of idea what he wanted to write, so he grabbed the parchment and began to get to work.
The note
Reducio
“To Wren Mornstern. I can't really express in words what you mean to me. To me you are my world; to me you are my everything. I just want to tell you one thing. I truly love you from my heart and soul. Forever yours, Argahlon Vexius”
Once Argahlon finished up the note, he labeled the box and attached the note to the bow, then finally placed it on top of the box as neatly as possible. This was the first time he did something like this and was rather impressed with how everything turned out. With a slight smile still on their face, Arg picked up the box and walked over to set it on the high table as instructed. With that done, it was time for him to split, so he began the long walk towards the exit of the Great Hall.
Word Count: 884
8 Feb 2024, 02:27
Sweet Hearts
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Marcie had come over to this only so that she could decorate some cupcakes. She knew that she had trouble somtimes at focusing but she would try not to get things too complicated. Decorating was her thing, she liked to get creative by adding deatails to her doodles or decorating her sisters birthday cakes! She wasn't too good at it but she still enjoyed it. She had invisioned her master class cupcake througout the day, she wanted to make the most perfect, most delicious cupcake to please the person she decided to give it to. Who would she do?
She stepped into the great hall. The smells of cupcakes and choclate wafted out of the great hall, Marcie started to crave thse cupcakes! It was the normal greathall, but on the tables there were now materials to decorate! She strolled over to the ravenclaw table, the table she was most comfortable sitting at. She took a seat, and remebered what this was really about... She would write a letter to a friend or... crush? Marcie had no intrest in love at all, mainly just friends then. Would somone give her one? She doubted it, everyone else had there own friends, did somone have a crush on her? She hoped not, then she would have to explain to them about how she felt about... love. She thought through all the wonderful peoople she had met to all the people she wouldn't mind never seeing again. She sat there and thought for a moment then decided to start decorating her masterpeice. She looked around the table and spotted many diffrent flavors of sprinkles!
She listened to what the organizer was saying, she understood all of it and got excited when she told us we could make at most 3! She had actually excpected to only make 1, she didn't know why, I guess thats how shw just imagined it. She was a little nervous when she explained about 'a crush or a friend your gratful for' She didn't have any idea! How would she know her letter and cupcake would make it? I guess she just had to trust them. She was good at trusting, a little.
On the other side of the great hall there was stationary to write letters to your friends or crushes. She walked over to the table and picked up a paper, what would write? Who would she write it to? There was a whole list of people she could give a cupcake to, or 3, She had to think of 3 people! She wrote the most general thing that came to her head:
'𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌'𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐 𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆.'
Mabye she should write 3 letters? no, she didn't know how much time she would have anyway so she just sticked to one and hoped she would think of somone by the end of her cupcake making journey. She tried not to stress herself out too much and just try to have fun! She thought that was pretty general, her letter, so she could add more once she decided who she would give it to. Then towards the slytherin table she picked up a vanilla cupcake, everyone liked vanila right? She struggled to get back to the ravenclaw table, through everyone who had now come in. Once she made it back she sat down and looked around the table deciding what she would add, she noticed the icings on the slytherin table so she once again stood up. She looked through the icings deciding wich one, there was so many! She decided to go simple for her first cupcake of 3, she reached for the choclate icing, but she was on the other side and couldn't reach. "could anyone, uh, pass me the c-choclate?" she asked to the kids around the icings. She didn't know if anyone heard her or not.
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>>-----|Marcie Reaves|-----<< --[Happiness is not Getting what you Want, Its Accepting all you Have]-- Stamina 7 ● Evasion 6 ● wisdom 5 ● Accuracy 6 ●Strength 3 ●Arcane Power 8 |
8 Feb 2024, 17:31
Sweet Hearts
Reducio Outfit:  |
Reducio Color code: Written Spoken |
It was the smell of sweets that drew her to the Great Hall. Memories resurfaced of her Valentine’s Days at home. Han and Alice had always been sure to give her a small box of chocolates and a Valentine themed stuffed animal. Her collection was actually quite large by this time in her life. They’d even made sure to send one to Hogwarts. The message had always been clear. ‘Love yourself first’. Blinking, she pulled herself back into the moment and the immediate situation to be investigated. What was happening in the Great Hall?
It was easy to investigate, as easy as simply stepping inside. The main thing she noticed was the Slytherin table. It was piled high with just about anything you could want in order to craft the perfectly decorated cupcake. Well, aside from actual skill. That was something that each individual person would need to be responsible for. Luckily, Nellie was quite artistic and her hand steady. But she didn’t beeline for the table. Not yet. Instead, she listened to the instructions laid out by the professor, making note to keep everything together. It wouldn’t do anyone any good if things got mixed up.
Once the go ahead was given, her feet carried her towards the table. Her place at the table was carefully chosen with enough room to decorate her cupcakes but within the vicinity of others to make socialization possible. Looking down the table was a bit overwhelming. There were so many flavors of both cupcake and frosting, not to mention every decoration she could imagine. Of course, red and pink were the primary colors on the table, but there was no shortage of the others. But it brought up a problem. Where did she start? After a moment of overwhelmed paralysis, Nellie took a deep breath. “One cupcake at a time, Nellie.” Though her words were quiet and spoken to herself, anyone could have heard them.
First, Willow’s cupcake. Before she did anything else, she wrote on the cupcake box, WILLOW BYRNE. Next she selected a red velvet cupcake, heart shaped like the rest, and gave it a yellow frosting. An odd choice? Maybe. But selecting two pink candy hearts, both reading “You Rock” on it, she put them on the cupcake for eyes. Finally, she cut a piece of black fondant into a half circle and gave the cupcake a mouth. The dessert was carefully placed in the box and the box closed. Next, she’d approach the writing station and select a fun pink stationary, choosing to write the note in red ink.
Reducio
Willow,
You rock! I hope this makes you smile and you have a great Valentine’s Day.
Your friend,
Nellie Lam
You rock! I hope this makes you smile and you have a great Valentine’s Day.
Your friend,
Nellie Lam
Next, she moved onto a cupcake for another friend. On this box she’d write HOWARD WHITE in parenthesis, she’d write HOWIE just below his formal name. For Howie, she chose a graham cracker flavored cupcake. The girl piped a thick line of cream cheese frosting around the outer rim of the dessert and filled the center with strawberry filling. It was perfect. Likely delicious and purely platonic. A similar stationary was chosen for Howie, pink with little hearts all over it.
Reducio
Howie!
This is to thank you for being so nice to me and teaching me how to play quiddich. I’m really glad we’re friends.
Your friend,
Nellie Lam
This is to thank you for being so nice to me and teaching me how to play quiddich. I’m really glad we’re friends.
Your friend,
Nellie Lam
And now the third cupcake. This one was a bit different from the other two. She stared down at the chocolate cupcake in font of her. How did one confess with a cupcake? Deciding to take it a fairly simple route, she carefully piped red frosting onto the cupcake, her brows furrowed in concentration. Next, she added a few candy pearls and sprinkled the smallest bit of glitter on top. Perfect. Moving to the box, she wrote DENNIS TUMBERTON on top before putting the treat inside. The stationary she picked this time was a bit different. For good measure, she added a hint as to her identity within the final line.
Reducio
Once all of her letters were placed with the correct box, she breathed, content from her work. It had been an unexpected artistic outlet, and she’d appreciated the opportunity. Looking from her work to the other students, she'd seek out someone she knew, whoever that might be.
Reducio
To Willow Byrne  Feel free to mix up! |
To Howard White Mix up ok! |
To Dennis Tumberton Bring the chaos! |
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8 Feb 2024, 18:12
Sweet Hearts
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| ─── | It was Sunday, February 11th, 2024.
If this had happened before last summer, Kim would have been all over this particular errand taking place. After all, it was right up his alley, sweets! He loved baking and making delicious cupcakes. Decorating them was also something he took pride in doing because there were so many cool works of art you could create. But darkness had overtaken him and what almost seemed to him to be a curse. As a result, Kim tried to stay as far away from everyone as possible, distancing himself from them for their own sake. They were better off without him, he'd only either bring them down with him or be a stone around their necks. It was for the best. But he still had to figure out what to do about the dueling team. Kim had promised himself that if he ended up losing all 3 matches this year, and it was looking as if that would really happen as he kept getting matched up against higher years and having a lower year team, he'd quit the team. Because if he stayed despite this, he was just being selfish about keeping his position. He wouldn't deserve it in that case. Kim knew he hadn't been able to focus lately and that was the main reason why he kept losing against his opponents all the time. And that wouldn't change anytime soon. So, why was he even there now? Part of him just didn't want to quit because his parents would have a fit. Another part had come to love dueling after meeting @Galton Lansdale and @Rose Moon. They were important people to him and had made him come to love dueling even more. But Kim couldn't help but think about how badly he'd been doing lately. Yes, you couldn't win every match. But at least with them, they'd had a chance from the start. They were able to focus on the matches, were paired against nearly equal teams and probably were in a good headspace. All of this combined made it an ideal place to thrive/compete. Lost in his thoughts, Kim didn't realize he'd gone into the Great Hall until he was there. What was he doing there? He didn't tend to eat lunch anymore and only went for dinner. But his body had gone there instinctively after his nose had smelled the deliciousness of sweets. It seemed as if there was some kind of errand going on. A food one. For some reason, he immediately thought of @Bailey Glade. She was the one to think of when it came to food in general. The boy and Bailey were similar in some ways when it came to that. Not as similar as him and @Eun-ji Lee Hunt but similar. At least when it came to food that is. No one had such a reputation for food and sweets as he and Bailey tended to have. Come to think of it, would she be at this errand now? There was absolutely no chance she wouldn't attend this. The only question was whether she was already there, was on her way, or was looking for him to drag him there. A sigh escaped his lips. Well, he definitely wasn't going to write a love letter for this errand, he wasn't in the mood for something like that right now. Love wasn't important to the 14 yr old. The last time his heart had skipped a beat had been when Felix had stared at him with those molten chocolate lava eyes of his. He'd been holding him in his arms, before he'd unceremoniously dumped him onto the ground, making him twist his wrist and burn himself in the process. There'd also been that time he'd stolen his first kiss inside their private tent together. Well, it hadn't been 'private', as there had been others there too. But whatever. Then again, Bailey had also struck a chord with him too at one point in time. Only one point but it had still taken place. It had been during the first Frost errand during the winter time. The first time he'd ever seen her body. He'd actually thought she was fairly attractive back then. Something he hadn't thought up until that point. But nothing had come of it, it had merely been an observation. She didn't think of him in that way and neither did he about her. They were best friends and always would be. Or so he'd thought at the time. Now... everything was falling down and crashing around him. Being cursed. Being unlucky. Despairing about things. Losing people. Losing things he cared about. Losing Puffie. Kim sighed again and swallowed a little. When would he stop feeling extremely drained and exhausted all the time? Might as well try and distract himself by doing the errand and figuring out who he'd write to. He was torn between two people. Bailey Glade and Eun-ji Lee Hunt. Eun-ji didn't much care for sweets, not to the extent that Gia did, but the Korean girl would always opt for Korean food over sweets like this. Kim had to admit, Eun-ji had great taste. Korean food was also something he enjoyed eating a lot, courtesy of his mother. Korean/Japanese food were staples. He'd had them all his life. But he didn't mind either types of food too. It was just that he preferred the above types if given a choice. Still, sweets were his favorite thing on earth, when he was in a good mood. Kim opted to choose Bailey for the letter he would write. After all, it was a sweets errand, meant for the two of them. It only made sense that he write a letter for her about this. It wouldn't be much just a few sentences. If he wanted it to be longer, he'd just send her an owl later on. They were quill pals after all, so they could write all the time if they wanted to. Kim pursed his lips, remembering that he still owed Bailey a letter back. But he hadn't felt like doing much. Of anything these days. It was hard to focus, hard to find interest in anything other than the greenhouse. Aiko, Koishi, and Koda were also paid attention. Sometimes he tried to write songs too. But it was hard to come up with anything good these days. Maybe he'd try and write something that resembled his current feelings. Entering the Great Hall, Kim made his way over to where the cupcake tables were. The Slytherin table, a place he was familiar with. They were quieter than the other tables and didn't tend to bother anyone. It was why he'd been sitting there lately whenever he could. Selecting a set (3) of vanilla cupcakes, Kim let his blue eyes flicker over the decorations laid out there. Kim picked up some gold sprinkles and set them aside. Taking some purple food coloring, he picked up a bowl and placed some buttercream into it. Using the dropper, he dropped a few drops of purple food coloring into the mixture. As soon as the icing turned a light purple color, Kim grabbed some lavender essence and added that as well. Leaning down, he smelled the mix and nodded. It faintly smelled like lavender but it wasn't too overpowering and upon sampling it, he was satisfied with the taste of his creation. He added a few more drops to make the color darker and then picked up a pastry bag to fill it with the purple buttercream. Using his skill, from having baked and cooked for as long as he could remember, Kim piped out the icing onto the three cupcakes before him. Once it was done, he added the golden sprinkles he'd picked out earlier to the top of the cupcakes and finished his decorations. Not having done this type of thing for the longest time, Kim couldn't help but feel accomplished by this feat. He'd missed being able to bake like this.... Reducio  Placing the 3 cupcakes he'd made into a cupcake box, Kim picked them up and headed over to the last table. He let his eyes flicker over the material offered and selected a piece of origami paper and a small black square piece of paper that was rather hard and thick. Scribbling down a short message with white ink onto the square tag, Kim wrote a few words and then attached it to the outside of the cupcake box. Selecting the origami sheet, which happened to be white with a black overlay, Kim switched to a purple ink for this piece... Reducio Here is what the square piece of paper says:  Here is what the origami piece of paper says that is folded into a crane:   Once he was finished writing, Kim began to fold the origami paper into a crane and then attached it onto the top of the cupcake box. He picked up the box and set it on top of the high table and then turned around. |
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@Bailey Glade, @Eun-ji Lee Hunt
@Bailey Glade, @Eun-ji Lee Hunt
Reducio
Translation of the notes:
Here's something sweet, for someone sweet...
I hope you enjoy these lavender buttercream vanilla cupcakes!
When I think of sweets, I always think of you these days. Enjoy!
Notes:
Kim's current outfit that he is wearing is this.
Here's something sweet, for someone sweet...
I hope you enjoy these lavender buttercream vanilla cupcakes!
When I think of sweets, I always think of you these days. Enjoy!
Notes:
Kim's current outfit that he is wearing is this.
Reducio
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8 Feb 2024, 18:19
Sweet Hearts
Some interesting news had tickled Annie's ear. It seemed the house elves were busy preparing for the upcoming holiday. Valentine's Day. To say the last couple Valentine's Days at Hogwarts hadn't left a pang in her heart would've been a lie. It hurt to think about the past and the people from the past. But, they were to be left there. As she made her way to the Great Hall, the sweet smell of sugar and frosting greeted her nose as did a few voices chattering idlily.
She'd push open one of the great oak doors and stroll down the rows until she sat at a familiar table. She wasn't aware of anyone sitting next to her or across from her, that she could tell. Listening to the instructions from the Professor up front, she'd nod. Now, she faced two problems. Decorating without the cupcakes looking like a child's art project and figuring out who to give her masterpieces to. Tapping her chin with her finger she ultimately was in a predicament. So, she had to ask for help. But that was a difficult task. Speaking up for herself. Something she struggled with quite a bit. She'd clear her throat, trying to figure out how to phrase her.. struggles.
"Ehm? Can someone assist me over here?" She'd call out, nearly cringing at the nerves she could physically hear in her voice. She'd shift on the bench, knee bouncing and clenching her hands awkwardly as she waited for an answer from anyone.
Mentions: @Victoria Lena Jones will be assisting me. Anyone else is welcome to interact with me though
Action: Attempting to decorate the cupcakes
Word Count: 253/600
♡ Life is just a trip, don't let it trip you up - Cash Campbell
9 Feb 2024, 01:14
Sweet Hearts
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sweet hearts • threadValentine's Day, the day celebrated by all romantics alike, was coming closer and closer, and Ophelia wasn't any closer to finding a lover. It's not something to rush! She knew that, but the disappointment was still there whenever she would see all the couples on Valentine's Day doing special things and she was just... alone. Sometimes she didn't know what was wrong with her. She didn't even want to get in a relationship, not yet anyway. She was too young, as per her rules for herself, but the disappointment still clung to her for reasons unknown.
This sadness didn't hinder Ophelia's ability to participate in Valentine's Day activities however. She loved them all, no matter how tedious. Today's whole school activity was one that dealt with one of the things that the young Ravenclaw actually liked... baking and sweets! What wasn't there to love in the tangy goodness of lemon-flavored delectables, the rich flavor of chocolate desserts, and the soft but sweet smell of vanilla cupcakes? And making them Valentine's Day themed would make it even better.
Ophelia felt herself get self-conscious, then excited as she drifted towards the crowded Great Hall, where the activity was being held. She stood in the doorway, her eyes taking in the sight. Each of the four House tables had been used for the activity, some decorating stations and the others message writing ones. People were milling about, frosting on their faces and laughter in their eyes. Feeling out of place as usual, the young Ravenclaw ventured over to the table with the cupcakes. There were many options to choose from and she couldn't wait to get started.
Who am I even writing a message to? The thought barged in just in time. If it had been up to Ophelia, she would've gone with the lemon cupcakes, as they were her favorite, but it wasn't up to her, was it? She had to choose the cupcake that would best fit the people she would be giving these to, not her own taste buds. There were many different people who Ophelia had met in her time at Hogwarts. Many of them had been passing people, but a few had become acquaintances or even friends. She would do one of them.
Thinking back, Ophelia's first thought was of her friend Topaz. The Slytherin had been her friend since before Hogwarts had even started, and they had gone to the Fall Ball together. They'd even danced together the day before. Wasn't that a sign of true friendship? Of course it is.
Now all Ophelia had to do was think of the type of cupcake that her friend would like. She was smart and nice but she was a Slytherin, so that meant she had to be ambitious too. Not vanilla. Ophelia's eyes looked over all the options one more time, her gaze finally landing on the dark heart-shaped cupcakes that she thought perfectly suited Topaz. Dark and chocolatey, but also sweet and gooey. S'mores flavored cupcakes!
Picking one off the table carefully, Ophelia took it over to the decorating part. Without hesitation, she reached for the marshmallow-buttercream frosting and slathered it on. She eyed it, wanting so badly to take a bite, but afraid of ruining it for her friend. Adding a few small heart-shaped red sprinkles, she finished off her decorating. The cupcake had turned out simple, but she didn't want to add anymore for the chances of ruining the beautiful thing.
Heading next to the stationery table, Ophelia gently set her decorated cupcake down and picked up one of the thicker and traditional letter writing papers. It was pretty, with a lavender flower and border. She picked up a pen of a similar color and tapped it on the paper, hesitating. What was she supposed to say? How amazing Topaz had been as a friend? How they should continuing being friends? How she hoped that Topaz enjoy the s'mores cupcake that Ophelia would send?
Sighing, Ophelia began to write. There was no wrong way to write the note anyway, and she was sure that kind Topaz would enjoy the cupcake no matter the note that came with it.
Putting the cap on the pen, Ophelia tore the note from the pad and folded the note in half. She carried both of her gifts from the Hufflepuff table where she currently was to the high table with the professor and dropped them off.
Hopefully, neither the cupcake nor the note would be switched around with someone else's by accident.
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perfectionist • abilitiesReducioDearest Topaz,
It's Valentine's Day and no one should spend it alone, even if they aren't in a relationship. Thank you for every moment we've spent together and every moment that we will in the future. Here's a wonderful cupcake for a wonderful friend!
Your friend,
Ophelia Northwell☽ •----------------------------------------• ☾
☽ Ophelia Lynn Northwell | i have a whole universe in my mind | Aurélie Nathalie Duval ☾
9 Feb 2024, 03:36
Sweet Hearts
Date: Feburary 11th
Time: the afternoon
Mentions/ interactions: @kim sato
word count: 917 /200
wc for errand: 917 /600
ReducioLmao dunno if y’all can tell by my description of the food but I love food (deffo a foodie lol) enjoy the mouthwatering descriptions
It was the afternoon of the Sunday before valentines day, so Bailey was not too surprised to hear about an errand in the great hall that had to do with valentines day. usually valentines day was a big thing at hogwarts, and she generally enjoyed the holiday!
Getting out of her pajamas and into some clothes suitable for leaving the dorm, bailey got ready to go to this errand. Rumor was it had to do with food, so she pulled her hair up in a low bun, slightly messy but it effectively kept the hair out of her face. She was wearing a skin tight black shirt, lose cream or tan pants, her current favorite pair of shoes, a pair of black boots, and her typical gold jewelry. Necklaces, rings, gold watch and Pearl earrings.
Before she headed down to the great hall Bailey stuck her wand and a book into her messenger school bag, along with a notebook, muggle pen and a quill and ink. That all set, she picked up her water bottle and made her way down to the great hall.
Arriving at the great hall, she spotted plenty of familiar faces, but did not approach any. Instead, she took her three cupcakes and found a spot to decorate them.
Her three cupcakes were each different flavors, for the three people she was sending the cupcakes too.
One was for @Kim Sato, which (at least in bai’s mind) was a given.
The second was for another close friend, @colin mccoire.
The third she was debating sending it to @Hanako Tone but she ultimately decided to send it to a friend she hadn’t had the chance to spend much time with recently- @Lucian Mornstern.
It did amuse her a little that a majority of her closest friends were guys, but she didn’t mind. She had eyes only for one of them, and plus the others (for the most part) had their eyes on another gal. Coco had his @clair Fernandez, that was for sure.
With that in mind, Bailey started on coco’s cupcake. She chose a lemon cupcake for coco, thinking that the bright flavor of the cupcake was a good representation of their friendship. For icing, she chose a blue buttercream- a nod to his love of his Ravenclaw galThe flavor of the buttercream was a light lemon vanilla, the subtle flavors elevated by the light sugary flavor of the rich butter and powdered sugar combined.
Topping the buttercream with a fondant green and blue heart she had just made, Bailey sat back, satisfied with what she had created.
For Kim, Bailey thought long and hard about what to give him. She did love him, more than he knew, but doubted a cupcake was the way to tell him. She also had to realize the fact that he loved food as much as she did, which added pressure to do this right onto her shoulders. Bailey didn’t mind this though; she actually enjoyed the challenge!
For her cupcake base she chose a rich, decadent chocolate. She topped it with a combination of salted caramel and peanut butter buttercream. She knew both of the flavors paired well with chocolate, but was curious to see how they worked together. She looked forwards to hearing Kim’s thoughts about it!!
For decorations she added a sprinkle of gold glitter dust, giving the icing the tiniest sheen and glow.
For her last cupcake, for Luci, she chose a simple vanilla base. Not because she thought he was simple, but because she valued the simplicity and honesty and easy going way of their friendship. There was something timeless of their friendship, something she also saw in the classic flavor of vanilla.
For her topping she chose something a bit more adventurous, with a cotton candy icing. This was something fun and happy, two things she appreciated about Luci.
Bailey doubted that the people receiving her cupcakes would look this deep into the meanings of the flavors and such, but she didn’t mind. The thought was there, and she was used to people not seeing all of the meaning she put into the things she did.
For the letters, she wrote
Reducio
Dear Coco,
May this year being you (and Clair) lots of love and joy
Thank you for being my friend
Your dearest Bailey
Ps. C&ax forever!! Howl your love forever coco
PPS - we should talk sometime! Lunch in Hogsmead?
Reducio
Dear Luci,
Thank you for being such a good friend! Sorry I haven’t talked to you or reached out much- we should do sometime together soon!
All my love, Bailey G.
Her last letter was a special one. One to someone who had a special place in her heart.
Reducio
Dearest Kim,
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope this letter- and cupcake- finds you in a good mood! If you aren’t already happy I hope this brings a smile to your face.
Thank you for being the best friend I have, and for putting up with me. I hope you will keep letting me spend time with you, even if you’re not fond of my presence. Thank you for being part of my life!
All my love, forever and always,
Bailey (the bai to your Kim- baikim forever
The letters finished, she took them up to the table and turned them in. Smiling her thanks to the professors and prefects staffing the event, Bailey made her way out of the room and back to her dorm, satisfied. Bailey has left the event, unless otherwise stopped (if you want to interact feel free!)@Bailey Glade and @Draven Mirador
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