She returned her hug eagerly. See fellow schoolmates? Irene had already befriended two Hogwartians (excluding Brent because he used to be an Illvermornian) from two separate houses. She was doing great!

Irene chuckled at Etta's comment that she had a lot of eyes on her tonight. She had grown accustomed to it and now just smiled at everyone that caught her eye. At first, she had been extremely awkward around people and would hide behind her ukulele.... like her ukulele could protect her from anything. SNORT. A bright smile graced her lips when Etta informed her of her plans. "That sounds FANTASTIC. I also plan to dance the night away though I have heard there's some delicious food in the Dining Saloon," she whispered. Just some intel for her fellow competitor.

As Etta asked her who her date was for the evening, Irene paused because a very handsome guy had caught her attention. She smiled. Isaiah Collado... How come it was so easy for a guy to look so cool in a suit. His outfit looked perfect on him as if it had been made for him. She blushed. "That's him, right there. Isaiah Collado," she mentioned. "I should go but I'll see you later. Talk more, Etta."

Then Irene made her way to the staircase and stood there for a moment. Yes. She was ready. She had just needed to collect her thoughts. THIS NIGHT JUST GOT A THOUSAND TIMES BETTER! GIGGLE. Sure, she was confident but Isaiah Collado could make her blush. She walked happily across the ballroom to him, Sam, and Sam's date. "Hello!" she grinned. She felt all tingly and giggly. What was the new word that she had picked up over here? Ahh.. Dapper. She liked that word a lot so she decided to use it in this situation. "You guys look fantastic," to the group and then she turned to Isaiah and gave him a special, excited smile, "[b[And you look quite dapper, Isaiah.[/b]"