12 Feb 2024, 04:20
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Harmony allowed herself to be led by the hand to the dancefloor, already feeling very elegant and proper, as if this were a scene in a story.10 February 2024
“Oh! My name is Harmony.” She hadn’t even realised they had completely skipped the introductions. “And it’s nice to meet you too, Ethan.”
The boy she now knew as Ethan took a brief moment to think before guiding Harmony’s hands to the correct position for the dance and explaining the moves while she stared at their feet, deep in focus to ensure her movements mirrored Ethan’s and no shins were kicked. The steps forward and backward were fairly straightforward, but the side-gap-closing had Harmony’s feet moving a step slower than her brain as she tried to figure out the instructions, and her move to the side came out as a stumble-and-several-steps-to-right-herself.
“No, don’t worry,” Harmony glanced back up at Ethan’s apology. “I think I’ve got it now. It’s a step step side, right?”
From there, the only thing to do was put the moves all together and hope for the best.
As the two manoeuvred through the simple steps, Harmony made herself look up from their feet and spoke aloud to help herself remember what came next and keep them moving in sync: “Step, step, side. Step, step, side.”
After several repeats, Harmony felt she had a solid grasp of the moves and was feeling ambitious.
“What can we do now? Do you happen to know any other cool dance moves?” She asked, now no longer reciting the movements of their feet. “I mean, this is pretty cool, but it’s like dancing down an endless diagonal corridor.” Harmony giggled a little at the mental images now flooding her mind. “I’m not sure if corridors can be diagonal. How about being at a party and trying to get away from someone you don’t like while acting natural?”
Harmony hoped Ethan had a secret arsenal of dance moves up his sleeve. Diagonally stepping with him was turning out to be unexpectedly fun and Harmony did not want to leave now for fear that they’d never see each other outside of greetings on the way to class, where they’d have to time the interaction so that they didn’t notice each other too early and have to spend an awkward amount of time walking closer with nothing else to do or say.
Perhaps he would be interested in watching her warm a bench a quidditch game? She would have to see how things went.
Interacting with: Ethan Smith
| STA • 6|EVA • 5|STR • 4 Keen Eye WIS • 8|ARC • 5|ACC • 7 |
Harmony Hollins Ency #b8884e |
And lo, he did reach into his bag of talent, and verily, it was found to be barren |
13 Feb 2024, 13:09
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@Elodie Norman
Situations like theses were always awkward at best. She’d arrived at a dance lesson without a dance partner, bad decision number one. But then she’d been noticed. Part of her, of course, was grateful for the pairing, she would have looked foolish without it. However, another part of her felt pathetic for needing it at all. True to form, Nellie was her own harshest critic. While she felt all these things about herself, she saw none of this when she looked at the others in the room that had arrived without a partner. Anxiety and self-esteem issues were brutal.
In any case, the young Hufflepuff watched, wide-eyed, as the gazelle burst forth from the professor’s wand. At the woman’s gentle request, Nellie couldn’t help the little giggle that came from her. Whether the professor’s words had been an intentional or not, she appreciated a good pun. Doing as asked, she followed the patronus to the girl clad in blue.
While Elodie felt plain and ill-fitting, Nellie found her lovely. Based on aesthetic alone, the complimented each other quite well. Had the Hufflepuff known that the Ravenclaw’s mother had worked so hard on it, it would have only increased the charm. “Correction,” she spoke with a smile, “you are stuck with me.” Only her little laugh gave away the nerves she actually felt in the moment. She did, indeed, reach out her hand to shake the other girl’s. It was a gentle shake, her hands soft. “My name is Nellie Lam. I’m a Hufflepuff.” That usually seemed important here. She’d wait for the girl to introduce herself and release her hand after, whether she did or not. “Shall we?”
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Situations like theses were always awkward at best. She’d arrived at a dance lesson without a dance partner, bad decision number one. But then she’d been noticed. Part of her, of course, was grateful for the pairing, she would have looked foolish without it. However, another part of her felt pathetic for needing it at all. True to form, Nellie was her own harshest critic. While she felt all these things about herself, she saw none of this when she looked at the others in the room that had arrived without a partner. Anxiety and self-esteem issues were brutal.
In any case, the young Hufflepuff watched, wide-eyed, as the gazelle burst forth from the professor’s wand. At the woman’s gentle request, Nellie couldn’t help the little giggle that came from her. Whether the professor’s words had been an intentional or not, she appreciated a good pun. Doing as asked, she followed the patronus to the girl clad in blue.
While Elodie felt plain and ill-fitting, Nellie found her lovely. Based on aesthetic alone, the complimented each other quite well. Had the Hufflepuff known that the Ravenclaw’s mother had worked so hard on it, it would have only increased the charm. “Correction,” she spoke with a smile, “you are stuck with me.” Only her little laugh gave away the nerves she actually felt in the moment. She did, indeed, reach out her hand to shake the other girl’s. It was a gentle shake, her hands soft. “My name is Nellie Lam. I’m a Hufflepuff.” That usually seemed important here. She’d wait for the girl to introduce herself and release her hand after, whether she did or not. “Shall we?”
Every interaction, no matter how brief, holds the potential for something great.
Stamina 6 | Evasion 6 | Strength 4 | Wisdom 8 | Arcane Power 5 | Accuracy 6
Calming Presence
13 Feb 2024, 20:06
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SIENNA HERA CALDWELL
Interacting with @Mylo Atkins
Sienna was very aware of the ballroom dancing lessons that were happening over the last few days. However, she wasn't the best dancer and obviously she didn't have a partner, so she did her best to avoid the whole prospect. To her dismay, though, chatter of dancing and the ballroom lessons were all she heard at every corner and in every classroom. She couldn't even escape it in her dorm before bedtime, when girls were singing tunes together and swaying along to the music in the heads. She tried to convince herself she that she didn't like dancing, but in all honesty, she was just feeling left out.
In order to avoid the ballroom and wallowing in her feelings alone in her dorm room, Sienna spent most of her free time outside playing quidditch on the practice training pitch. For a while, she successfully averted the conversations of classmates. Unfortunately, the lucky streak she had going ended when she got stuck on a moving staircase while looking for a lavatory, which as a first year she was pretty prone to doing. The staircase let her off on the fourth floor, which was good, because she easily found the lavatory, however, while headed back to the stairs, she heard classical music coming from one of the rooms.
Sienna knew she wanted to avoid the ballroom, but she let her curiosity get the best of her. As she strolled down the hallway, she considered turning back, but her legs kept taking her towards where the music was coming from. She even found herself humming to the tune that she recognized. You're an athlete, Sienna, not a dancer, snap out of it. But as much as her thoughts told her otherwise, her heart kept leading her towards the music.
When she turned the corner and looked towards the entrance of the ballroom, she didn't expect to see another student just standing in the doorway. I guess we had the same idea, she thought to herself. She thought he would enter the ballroom, but as she got closer, he still wasn't moving. She wondered if he was just as lost in thought as she was a few moments ago.
When she got close enough to the entrance, she noticed the student look at her from the corner of their eye. As he did so, Sienna realized she recognized them. "Mylo? Is that you?"
Interacting with @Mylo Atkins
Sienna was very aware of the ballroom dancing lessons that were happening over the last few days. However, she wasn't the best dancer and obviously she didn't have a partner, so she did her best to avoid the whole prospect. To her dismay, though, chatter of dancing and the ballroom lessons were all she heard at every corner and in every classroom. She couldn't even escape it in her dorm before bedtime, when girls were singing tunes together and swaying along to the music in the heads. She tried to convince herself she that she didn't like dancing, but in all honesty, she was just feeling left out.
In order to avoid the ballroom and wallowing in her feelings alone in her dorm room, Sienna spent most of her free time outside playing quidditch on the practice training pitch. For a while, she successfully averted the conversations of classmates. Unfortunately, the lucky streak she had going ended when she got stuck on a moving staircase while looking for a lavatory, which as a first year she was pretty prone to doing. The staircase let her off on the fourth floor, which was good, because she easily found the lavatory, however, while headed back to the stairs, she heard classical music coming from one of the rooms.
Sienna knew she wanted to avoid the ballroom, but she let her curiosity get the best of her. As she strolled down the hallway, she considered turning back, but her legs kept taking her towards where the music was coming from. She even found herself humming to the tune that she recognized. You're an athlete, Sienna, not a dancer, snap out of it. But as much as her thoughts told her otherwise, her heart kept leading her towards the music.
When she turned the corner and looked towards the entrance of the ballroom, she didn't expect to see another student just standing in the doorway. I guess we had the same idea, she thought to herself. She thought he would enter the ballroom, but as she got closer, he still wasn't moving. She wondered if he was just as lost in thought as she was a few moments ago.
When she got close enough to the entrance, she noticed the student look at her from the corner of their eye. As he did so, Sienna realized she recognized them. "Mylo? Is that you?"
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Partner is Mylo Atkins
Sienna Hera Caldwell
"Oh, don't mind me! Just the queen of the heavens, dying over here!' - Hera
15 Feb 2024, 02:40
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15 Feb 2024, 09:54
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Interacting with @Sienna Caldwell IC Date - 10/02/24 WC 240/200 Color Legend - thoughts | Mylo He had been standing at that door for god know how long now, not wanting to go in but also not wanting to leave yet. Before their thoughts could get the best of him he spotted a familiar face out of the corner of their eye. Apparently that familiar face had also spotted Mylo, and came up to them. "Hey Sienna!" Mylo said, breathing a sigh of relief. "You also here for the dancing lessons? I can't quite get myself over the doorway it seems, I'd love to learn but to be honest I'm scared to do so with strangers." A nervous chuckle escaping them, Mylo had known Sienna since the start of the school year and still found it difficult to ask for help or to come across as a bother.
Starting to fidget again Mylo thought to themselves 'Why not ask her, the worst she could say is no. And best case scenario you have a dance partner and can show your dads what you've learnt when you go back home.' Gathering a bit of courage, a lot more than he needed to get down to the lesson in the first place Mylo turned to Sienna.
"H-hey, maybe you would like to join me? I mean if you want to of course! I don't want to pressure you or anything! I just thought it might be nice to do it with someone we know?"
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Code by Ara Villa
| sta • 8 | eva • 7 | str • 5 You will grow strong wis • 10 | arc • 7 | acc • 8 | Perf. | Wand. | Calm. pres. In the softest way ability | ability | ability |
16 Feb 2024, 00:08
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2, 4, 6, great! • threadOphelia felt herself relax as her partner walked into the room. Instead of wearing a casual dress like she had opted for, Topaz had chosen to wear a pretty skirt and top as well as Valentine's Day themed earrings and necklace. From her eager smile, it was easily for anyone to tell that she was excited to be there.
As Ophelia looked up, Topaz had walked over to her after exploring the room. "Hey, how are you? It's been long, hasn't it?" She asked, her voice soft.
Ophelia nodded her head quickly. Now that she thought about it, her friend was right. The Fall Ball, which seemed like just yesterday, was actually a much longer time ago. Who knew time flew so fast? "It's great to see you again, Topaz! Let's start dancing, shall we?"
The Ravenclaw wasn't really much of a dancer. Grace, elegance, and agility weren't her strong suits and using her entire body to dance seemed hard, though she knew she could probably master the art form if she tried. Hopefully Topaz was better at dancing and could lead.
As they eased themselves into a partner dancing position, Ophelia felt like the silence was awkward. Sure the music was filling in the gaps, but there was so much that the two of them could talk about.
"So, um," Ophelia started awkwardly. "Have you danced much before? Or do you need this dance lesson just as much as I do?"
interactions • @Topaz November
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stats • sta 6 | eva 5 | str 6 | wis 7 | arc 6 | acc 5
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☽ Ophelia Lynn Northwell | i have a whole universe in my mind | Aurélie Nathalie Duval ☾
16 Feb 2024, 19:53
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Minnie took a deep breath and tried to do a hook jump. She had been practicing for a long time to try to impress someone. She failed at all the leap parts, but went pretty high into the air and landed okay. She did spin once in the air. The landing was on her butt, but it was okay, and she was sure it would at least get Kaitlyn to find her. She felt a little more pleased with herself. She then tried again to search for Kaitlyn. It's far too crowded here. She found herself thinking. It was much more relaxing when it was just me and Kaitlyn. But at least we get music now.
As she searched through the thick crowd, Minnie realized that she'd left her special brown bag at her dormitory. She frowned. That bag had very special things in it and it was usually always with her. But she had forgotten it in the excitement of the dance. Oh well. She sighed. I guess I'll just have to do without it. And I had been planning to draw this and me and Kaitlyn together at the dance. Well...I'll have to plant this picture in my mind so that I can draw it later tonight. With that matter settled, she looked around for Kaitlyn again, her mind on dancing.
"Kaitlyn!" She yelled, trying to find her friend. But Minnie doubted she could hear her in this din. It really was very loud. But she was going to do everything in her power to find Kaitlyn and dance with her. But hopefully she wouldn't have to go to extremes and Kaitlyn would have seen her by her dance move. Hopefully she would have a dance partner soon. Hopefully.║
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16 Feb 2024, 21:30
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Reducio@Minnie Duke
ReducioSpeech: #3CB371
Thoughts: italicsIt was finally the day for the dance! And Kaitlyn was super excited! She spent all day trying to perfect her look, which was very rare for her. While she wanted to look good all the time, she often didn’t spend more than an hour to get ready. She wanted tonight to be flawless. And, it had to start right at the beginning. Before even stepping foot in the ballroom. It needed to start right there in her dorm room. Her appearance needed to be on point.
Kaitlyn wore a mint green dress that extended a little past her knees, along with silver low-heeled sandals. Her green tulip earrings were freshly polished. She wore her brunette hair as braided pigtails on either side of her face. Her fingernails and toenails were painted with a clear nail polish with sparkles. She even applied her favorite tulip perfume. Tucked behind her left ear was two yellow tulips. Clutched in her hands was a small yellow box. In it contained the bracelet she promised that she’d make for Minnie. While not her most intricate work, it came out great in her opinion.
Walking into the ballroom, Kaitlyn’s blue eyes scanned the crowd for her friend. With how loud it was, she doubted that Minnie would even hear her in this noise. It was certainly the type of crowd she normally tried to avoid. But, she willingly came to spend time with her friend. And she would do just that. Thankfully, her search didn’t take too long, for she spotted her partner in the air. Wait, in the air? She took a moment to doubletake, but lost sight of her easily. Shaking her head and giggling, she headed for the spot where she saw Minnie.
Thankfully, Kaitlyn was able to still move gracefully around the room, until she reached where Minnie was, all by herself. “Hi Minnie!” She greeted her friend with a bright smile and a light flush on her cheeks. “I like your dress, it looks great,” she complimented Minne, her smile still bright. Despite the hustle and bustle in the room, she was determined to have a good time with her date partner. While she vastly prefered dancing in the ballroom just the two of them, she mind and sole focus was currently only on Minnie. To her, everyone else was a background character. “I’ve been so excited for this,” she giggled. Her mind returned to the box in her hands, hoping to give it to Minnie at a good time, She knew her friend would like it.Reducio
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Kaitlyn's dance partner is Minnie Duke
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16 Feb 2024, 23:40
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Only a few more people had entered the ballroom since Pyxis started following along with the foxtrot steps by himself and he was having a hard time spotting anyone in need of a partner. Since coming to Hogwarts, he’d become quite comfortable doing things on his own, but he suspected that he might not be able to get away without a partner for this one. At least, Professor Blumenthal definitely seemed like she would push him towards some free lad or lass once she made her way round to his part of the room, but he would rather make the pick on his own. Imagine getting stuck with someone I don’t like. Even worse, imagine getting stuck with someone who doesn’t like me!
Lost in the thought of that nightmare and definitely messing up the steps he was focusing on, Pyxis wasn’t prepared to be wacked in the face by a flash of white hair. The scent of rosemary overwhelmed his senses and he stepped back, sputtering out as if he’d gotten cat or dog furs caught between his lips. Shaking off the light slap, he looked to see a familiar face from one of his classes walking past him.
“Miss Swann!” he called out, before he could stop himself. He didn’t know the girl at all beyond being in the same year, and he wasn’t sure if her name was Adrianna or Arianna. But he did recall that she liked to keep her distance from her peers and Pyxis hoped that this would mean she was lacking a dance partner. There always appeared to be an air around her that told him he would get flat out rejected if he tried to initiate conversation with the girl, but this had to be the best time to try. The worst thing she could say is no, right?
“Ahem,” he would start, clearing his throat if she gave him some attention. “My name is Pyxis, if you hadn’t caught it already. Erm, do you have a dance partner?”
STA: 10 | EVA: 7 | STR: 3 | WIS: 12 | ARC: 10 | ACC: 9 |
Perfectionist | Stat Relevant | Spell Spread |
17 Feb 2024, 03:27
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Never be so kind, you forget to be clever.
She stepped into the ballroom, trying not to mess around with her purple dress and her hair, which was done up in a bun and had lavender sticking through it. She'd gotten the dress as a birthday present from her grandmother and had yet to wear it, and she found this as a perfect opportunity. Lavender was a Valentine's Day color, right?
She looked around the ballroom, in awe of its beauty. She loved it, it felt so elegant. She turned her attention away from the ballroom and went to looking for her best friend. Not being able to find her, she thought she must have not been here yet. She went over and leaned against a wall, watching everything unfold. She didn't feel as out of place as she did at the last ball she attended. She'd felt sort of like an outsider, since lots of people had come with family members and she hadn't been able to bring hers. But she loved this one already.
She keep looking for her friend, hoping she might see Delainie among the ballroom, but she didn't. Not until she scanned the room again and her eyes caught on a girl with that was relatively short and had brown hair. At first, her eyes went past her before remembering Delainie had just dyed her hair brown. So she went over to check and see if that girl was her.
As she walked up to the girl and around her to see her face, and was glad to see it was Delainie.
"Hey, Dellie!" Madi said cheerfully, and then looked at her dress. It was beautiful, a long pink dress with flowers on the top and on half of the bottom. "Wow, that dress is so beautiful! You look so pretty!" she exclaimed, glad to compliment her friend. "Oh, and um, just a warning, I don't think I'm that great at dancing." she said, deciding to warn Delainie now.
Never be so clever, you forget to be kind.dance partner: @Delainie Silverwing
