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Dante Olivier Giordano was in the mood for a bit of fun, and what was more fun than watching others struggle through a potentially awkward situation? Nothing, in his opinion. So, with the help of some choice friends and a house-elf or two, The Seventh Year Gryffindor had turned the spare classroom on the fifth floor into a Speed-Dating Arena fit for Hogwarts.
The usual desks had been transformed into rounded tables, which they’d set up in a circle for optimum switch-ability. each table is made up for two with a small wild flower centerpiece, a plate of various sandwiches (both sweet and savory), two glasses of never-ending sparkling cider..... and a small brown box containing cards.
The cards, plain save for some handwritten questions, will be your ice breaker for the evening. The questions vary from light and sweet, to thought-provoking and harsh. Dante Giordano will be your jolly emcee tonight, when he screams next - either commit or move on!
Happy Dating, Hogwarts!
OOC: howdy, so this is a little variation on Speed dating. All the rules still apply but there is a catch.
When your character sits down they’ll pick up a card and read a question to break the ice
( which you can pick from this list ) and the pair will go off from there. When I post Dante with a big fat NEXT your Charrie has the choice to move to the next table or to stick around and do an activity of your choosing with your RP partner. If you choose the second option, you can either RP the activity here or move to a school thread.
There is no age requirement but do keep it to Hogwarts students only.
Please PM me a bio for your kiddo before posting so I can add it up here.
This is, first and foremost, a plot for new character opportunities so please don’t claim someone’s Charrie ahead of time. try to branch out and RP with someone you maybe usually don’t or even just someone new and fresh for your kiddo.
IC activities and the rules will be explained by Dante after everyone’s posted their kiddo.
Site and Twitter Characters are welcome and encouraged!
If you’re gonna leave your partner hanging please let them know for the sake of us all.
Have Fun.
Play fair, keep cool and get ready for some shenanigans, kiddos.
Charrie List:
Dante Olivia Giordano - nicole black.
SPOILER!!: Dante's Bio
Dante Olivier Giordano.
17.
Seventh Year.
Gryffindor.
Kinsey 5.
Half-blood.
Loves: Fashion, Food, Friends, and Abraham Botros Jr.
Hates: Bad Teeth, Bad Breath, Uniforms, Being Cold, Inferi, and not being allowed to express himself.
Here For: The Show, he’s your emcee tonight and while he’s well aware he’s a beautiful boy, Dante would suggest you keep your paws to yourself. He’s very much taken.
FC: Luka Sabbat.
Evan Eastwood - nicole black.
SPOILER!!: Evan's Bio
Name: Evangelion Eustacia Eastwood.
Call Me Evan.
Age: 165. Okay, fine, 14.
Year: 4th.
House: Ravenclaw.
Personality: Evan comes from a long line of strong women who don’t take crap from anyone and she doesn’t, but she also loves to give her opinions, to joke around and takes not even her studies very seriously. She’s confident, outgoing and very stubborn. Decisive, clever, but naive for her upbringing. A tomboy who hates dirt, she’d rather be reading comics, probably.
She’s here to make new friends and see what all this dating stuff is about.
FC: Ashika pratt.
Brody Hawthorne - Fearlessleader19.
SPOILER!!: Brody Hawthorne
The Basics:
Name: Brody Kurt Hawthorne
Nicknames: Curls (compliments of Anabeth)
Date of Birth: 30th June, 2084
Place of Residency: London, UK
Place of Birth: Wales, UK
Appearance:
Height: 61.5" (156.2 cm)
Weight: 100.0 lb (45.3 kg)
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Complexion: Fair
Build: Slim
Other:
Education: Primary Wizarding School; Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Slytherin)- Class of 2102)
Wand: 10 1/2 inch springy Chestnut wand with Phoenix Feather core ("Chestnut wands favor those who are adept at outdoor magical activities like those relating to herbology, magical creatures, or flying. It is also a wand wood which tends to draw power from the core with which it is matched, magnifying the characteristics. In this case, phoenix feather cores are capable of a wide range of magic, though it'll take time and patience for the wand to reveal this to you. Phoenixes also extremely independent, so the wand won't be easily tamed. Something tells me you're well matched, you and this wand."- Fiona Lennox- Ollivander's Assistant)
Boggart: TBA
Amortentia: TBA
Likes: Quidditch, spending time with his Uncle Brody and Aunt Tallie, fireworks
Dislikes: Music, people in general
Family:
Mother: TBA (Deceased)
Father: TBA (Deceased)
Uncle: Lucas Hawthorne (Maternal)- Quidditch Division Manager at the British Ministry of Magic
Aunt: Talullah Rose Hawthorne (nee Whitehall)- Quidditch Regulations Officer at the British Ministry of Magic
Pet Parrot:
Friends: Ethan Denton, Patrick Dooley
Frenemy: Ariel Jones
Enemy: Anabeth Greyvson
Relationship Status: Erm, what?
Sexuality: Gay
About Brody:
Brody's parents were both muggles and killed in a critical vehicular accident. He was taken in by his uncle- Lucas Hawthorne- and later legally adopted by him. Brody had a normal childhood from there on out, even having a motherly figure in his life after Lucas met Tallie. As he reached double digits in terms of age, he began to resent people. This was because he believes that everyone he gets friendly with would leave him. Ironically, he finds it difficult to feel this way about his aunt and uncle. Never the less, it is for this reason he is often cold and rude to everyone.
Aurelia Maeve Walsh - PhoenixRising.
SPOILER!!: Aurelia's Bio
Name: Aurelia Maeve Walsh
DOB: January 13, 2082
Place of Birth: London, England
Heritage: Pureblood
House: Gryffindor
Year: Fifth
Maeve is super duper defensive of her friends. She would much rather be sleeping than doing physical activity, often finding herself sleeping late in the mornings or during classes. She LOVES sketching. She LOVES cheering her roommates on in their quidditch successes even if she has no interest in playing herself.
Eitan Alexander - PhoenixRising.
SPOILER!!: Eitan's Bio
Name: Eitan Alexander
DOB: March 20, 2080
House: Hufflepuff
Year: Seventh
Eitan is awkward. If its not an already awkward situation he will make it awkward. He loves hummus and olives. He was super sad when his parents told him they were moving to England but he's slowly gotten used to it.
FC: Amir Blumenfeld
Patrick Dooley - siriusblackliveson.
SPOILER!!: patrick's bio
Name: Patrick Dooley
FC: Lucas Till
Born: October 31, 2081 (currently 15 almost 16)
Year: 5th
House: Slytherin
Heritage: Pureblood
Personality: Patrick is the youngest in his family and can often times come of shy or unsure of himself. Once he knows someone or is comfortable he is a confident individual who can talk someone’s ear off. He’s really into sports, he plays baseball and quidditch. He loves to read books and is often in the reading room on the 7th floor or the library. He wants to do well since he was always in his brothers shadows and wants to outshine them.
Here for: See what’s out there, maybe get a few friends or find a girlfriend finally.
Evie Reynolds - Lissy Longbottom.
SPOILER!!: Evie's Bio
Name: Evie Reynolds
Year: 4th
House: Gryffindor
Likes: Smiling, happy faces, flowers, reading, writing, learning, and overall being a positive person
Hates: Bugs, negative attitudes, any type of physical labor that might involve breaking a nail
Appearance:
Hair Color: dark brown
Eye Color: green
Height: 5’6”
Build: slender
FC: Darla Baker
A self-proclaimed Galway girl and Irish rebel, Ailis prides herself on being an individual. Her older brother is following the Auror track, her younger cousins are unique and/or decided on what they'd like to do when they grow up, but she's perfectly content staying in the moment. Skinny-dipping with Sully? She's there. Incendio? She signed up as a third year even though the rules state fourth year and up. She likes people and travel, and if trouble is around, she's probably there.
Font Color: #426f42
Melody Matthews - Rachieru.
SPOILER!!: Melody's Bio
Melody Mathews
15
Fifth Year
Gryffindor (hates it)
Hates people (most of the time)
Twin
Muggle Born
Likes: Fire. Setting Fires. Muggle Fires. Magical fires. Miles. Reading. Dark Arts.
Dislikes: socialising. Adults.
Habits: Setting things on fire. Reading books.
Here for; Mostly here because her brother (Miles. Her twin) signed her up
FC:oliwia wedzicha
Beau Montague - shanners.
SPOILER!!: Beau's Bio
Name: Beau Francis Montague
Known As: Beau, Beauey, Beau Go Go,
School Year: 5th
House: Gryffindor
Face Claim: Levi Miller
You might know me because...
- England U17 Keeper
- Emma Dakest's best friend
- Recently ended a 2+ year relationship with Jolie Chosen
- Publicly proposed to Kodee Chosen (yes, a sibling) at this years opening feast
- this poster
- Vocal about his dislike for Anna Boringwether
- Kaia Barnard, former Wasps beater, is his mother
Likes: Quidditch, sweets, food, kissing, not doing homework, skipping classes, Jolie Chosen, being Beau Montague, Nando's, flying as fast as possible, skateboarding down stairs, cheesecake
Dislikes: Anna, Anna, Anna, Anna, Anna, Jolie Chosen, feeling like he doesn't belong, not being the best at everything, Anna, Anna, Anna, Anna, Anna
Can offer: Nando's dinners, hand holding
Looking for: rebound kisses tbh
Juliette Gainsbourg - shanners.
SPOILER!!: Juliette Gainsbourg
Name: Juliette Joan "JJ" Gainsbourg
Known As: Juliette
School Year: 4th
House: Hufflepuff
Face Claim: Ella Balinska
You might know me because...
- New to school, can't tell you where she did school before
- Weird one that has talked her way into all of the common rooms to have a look
- Doesn't have the best understanding of magic and struggles in lessons
- Presley Gainsbourg's little sister
Likes: different flavour pastries, reading romance novels, sitting in front of the fire in her pyjamas, talking about all of Presley's good points, making friends, exploring the castle in it's entirety, talking about love, thinking about being in love, setting things up so that Presley can be in love forever, giving fashion shows, herbology, plants
Dislikes: talking about her illness, thinking of Presley's heart being broken, being sad for Presley, pity, plants not being respected,
Can offer: book recommendations, a big smile and pastries!
Looking for: friends and love interests for Presley #approvedbyJJ
Beth Greyvson - Optimist.Prime.
SPOILER!!: Beth's bio
Basics:
Name: Anabeth Chase Greyvson
Call me B E T H,
Nicknames: Gumball Girl / GG, Gravestone, Betty Boop, B, Bethelbee, SnakeGirl, Little Snake
Age: 13,
Date of Birth: November 1st 2083
Gender: Female, Cis-Gendered.
Blood status: unimportant
Myers-Briggs Personality Type: ENTJ
Place of Residency: Chelsea, London England
Fluent in: French, English,
Can Communicate (roughly) in Dutch, Swedish, and Norwegian because of familial ties to regions that speak those languages.
Apperances:
Height: 5’7” | 170.18cm
Weight: will never be divulged, is typically skinny but healthy, she has a longer torso.
Hair color: “Dirty” blonde
Hair Type: long, straight, somewhat thick
Eye Color: Grey
Build: slender with a long torso, is generally strong but wirey in muscle type
Faceclaim: Charlotte Mckee
Piercings: ears
Laterality: right (somewhat ambidextrous, training herself for sport reasons)
Important Facts:
School: Hogwarts, (duh)
House: Slytherin
Year: Third,
Wand: Veela hair (Donated by great-grandmother Freja Vilasandra) & dragon heart string core peruvian vipertooth, ash, 11” purchased in France while visiting her grandmother
Amortentia: unknown
Agrotentia: unknown
Boggart: unknown
Special Abilities: yet to be discovered, she believes he is a proficient liar
Best Subject(s): lunch…sport related things, care of magical creatures, and DADA
Worst Subject(s): arithmetic, ancient runes (so far)
Relationship status: Non-existent, why would she be here if she had one?
Sexuality: figuring things out…possibly bisexual?
Family & Friends:
Mother: Imogen S. Greyvson, Father: Herbert Chase (+)
Sibling: Cordelia Minette Greyvson (fraternal twin)
Cousins: Quinnlin Moon (adoption), Ellie Moon, Beatrice Chase-Selwyn, Cassandra Chase-Selwyn, Dizzy Lundvijk & Runa Lundvijk (sort of, technically aunts)
Personality & History:
she is bold, imaginative, and strong-willed and can be spontaneous. Beth like some of her family members can tend to be on the narcissistic side. She has a tendency to passive aggressive and aggressive when provoked. When she feels comfortable with people she is caring, friendly, and supportive of her friends/family. She can be aggressive when her friends/SOs are put in harm’s way. She wants to be viewed as being bold but also feels comfortable when she is convincing others to do things for her. Keeps trying to gaslight everyone when she has the chance to. Beth t h i n k s that she is quite like her elder cousin Puck Moon (nee Greyvson).
NOVA PASCAL - Harron Peasley.
SPOILER!!: Novaaaaaa's bio
NOVA DIOR PASCAL Fifth Year, Ravenclaw “You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion.
No one is entitled to be ignorant.” - Harlan Ellison Model: Saule Silinyte Post Colour: Sea Green
DETAILS
Name: Nova Dior Pascal. Pronunciation: NO - vah DEE -or Pas - kal. Nickname(s): n/a Date of Birth: 15th October 2081. Age: 15. Astrological Sign: Current Residence: London, United Kingdom. Previous Residence: Paris, France. Languages Spoken: English, French, German. Blood Status: Halfblood. Wand: Boggart: Unknown. Ammortentia: Unknown. Patronus: Unknown.
APPEARANCE
Hair: Dark brunette, long, often wavy or straight. Eyes: Blue-green. Height: 5’ 4”. Complexion: Fair. Dominance: Ambidextrous (naturally right handed, trained herself from a young age to be able to write with her left). Other: A smile that implies she knows something you don’t.
EDUCATION
School: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. House: Ravenclaw. Current Year: Fifth. Class of: 2100. Strongest Subjects: Transfiguration, Ancient Runes, History of Magic. Weakest Subject: “I don’t have any ‘weak’ subjects.” Favourite Subject: History of Magic, Transfiguration. Extra-Curricular: The Bookworms, Quiz Bowl, Wizards Chess, Duelling Club.
Accomplishments:
Beat Pippa at Wizards Chess once.
HISTORY
Early Years: Nova, along with her biological brother Alexander, was adopted by Maxine and Darcy Pascal in 2091. The pair were close - Nova in particular being very protective of Alexander and willing to do anything to ensure his safety and happiness. She was always very academically gifted, if not the most socially ept of children, but her awkwardness was more often than not found endearing.
Although wary in the first instance, Nova quickly grew to appreciate and trust her adoptive parents and their rather large extended family: they’d shown her kindness and helped to hone her interests and skills, and she was enamoured with the love shown between her parents. She was particularly close to her aunt, so much so that she chose the middle name ‘Dior’ as her aunt was a fashion designer.
Hogwarts: Starting Hogwarts aged 11, it was not much of a surprise that Nova was sorted into Ravenclaw: her imagination and thirst for knowledge knew no bounds, and she was determined to learn everything possible. Excelling in her classes and at all of the extra-curriculars she undertook, Nova quickly became deeply interested in human behaviour and interactions.
She developed close a friendship with her dormmate Mercy Carden, and was also very glad when her cousins (particularly Pippa) joined the school.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
Family Tree Parents: Maxine Pascal. Occupation:Theatre Actress. & Darcy Pascal Occupation: Department of Accidents and Catastrophes, British Ministry of Magic. Siblings: Alexander Pascal (biological and adoptive brother), Willow Pascal (adoptive sister).
Pets: None.
Relationship Status: Single.
PERSONALITY
Personality Type:INTJ-a // The Architect. It’s lonely at the top, and being one of the rarest and most strategically capable personality types, INTJs know this all too well. INTJs form just two percent of the population, and women of this personality type are especially rare, forming just 0.8% of the population – it is often a challenge for them to find like-minded individuals who are able to keep up with their relentless intellectualism and chess-like maneuvering. People with the INTJ personality type are imaginative yet decisive, ambitious yet private, amazingly curious, but they do not squander their energy.
Strengths: Extremely observant, exceptional memory and retention for facts, ambitious,
quick and strategic minded, determined. Weaknesses: Has difficulty reading social cues when they’re directed her way, [i]too[i] observant, needs to find logic and reason in everything, over ambitious, judgemental and overly critical, clueless in romantic relationships.
Likes: Books, interesting and rare facts and artifacts, comparisons between the Muggle and Magical communities, games of strategy. Dislikes: Being left out, being misunderstood, not understanding something, unclear social niceties.
In depth: Incredibly intellectual and observant, Nova is often found on the fringe of a group, contributing little and ensuring she knows exactly everything that’s going on. Although she often doesn’t understand them, she picks up on even the smallest social cues. When she does join the conversation, she speaks rationally and factually, even when projecting imaginative thoughts or speculating about unformed ideas. Although friendly and well-intentioned, Nova may be perceived as blunt and undiplomatic but is often unaware of this as she genuinely believes people should speak plainly and truthfully always. She does not like to be the last to know something, and her lack of understanding of some sensitivities can leave her feeling awkward and outcast. When finding an interest, Nova can become fixated on something - particularly in relation to human behaviour. Although physically small and seemingly harmless in both strength and manner, Nova is filled with a lot of complex emotions, and can be scary when crossed or annoyed.
Loves: Her besties, modelling, her Jaddi (rip), her sibblings, books, fashion magazines, going on shoots then getting to KEEP the stuff
Hates: Embarrassing herself in conversations, studying and classes tbh, overly pushy or aggressive people, high calorie foods
Here For: It was all Emma's idea and she'll probably say that a ton of times if she can convince herself to speak at all. But low-key she's here to try getting over her crush and stop feeling like she's falling behind on the dating and relationship curve. That crush thing's legit though and she's mortified and would very much like to forget.
FC: Bridget Satterlee.
Emma Dakest - PatintheHat
SPOILER!!: Emma's bio
Emma Grace Dakest
15
Fifth year
Gryffindor
Lady Snogger
Half-blood
Loves: Horses, Dancing, Quidditch, Her Brothers/Kettleburns/Friends, Food
Hates: Dumb Rules, Too much paper work
Here for: The Snogs
Background and Personality:
Andi comes from a relatively poor muggle family and has never known her father. She is not close to her mother or step-father, though was known to help with her younger brothers when she lived at home. She did not know anything about magic until a staff member from Hogwarts let her know that she was selected to go to the wizarding school. She likes to be the center of attention and usually comes off as very confident, which tends to mask her insecurities. She is rather street smart because of her background and hides most of her family life from even those closest to her. She's more here for fun rather than looking for a relationship.
Zoryn Spinnet - Ariana Black
SPOILER!!: Zor's bio
Zoryn Amari Spinnet
17
Seventh Year
Gryffindor
Swings both ways (this is about Quidditch, obvi)
Half-blood
Likes: being the center of attention, breaking fragile men, quidditch, being in control, kale salad, faith chosen, witch weekly, the drama, chaos, & justine janvier
Hates: you (probably), being emotionally vulnerable, being told what to do, homework, studying, anna meriwether, snakes (@derf), & excessive calories
Here For: the chaos. to help dante fulfill his dreams. but hmu if you wanna snog longterm(:
FC: aerin creer
Miles Matthew - Ariana Black
SPOILER!!: Miles' bio
Miles Mathews
15
Fifth Year
Ravenclaw (fresh off the boat)
Twin
Kinsey 3. Definitively.
Muggleborn
Likes: reading (books & people), melody, painting, fresh air, nonverbals, the restricted section, & playing with fire
Hates: song-birds, muggles, large crowds, restrictive clothing (including all shirts, trousers, and these forsaken school robes), & ignorance
Here for: watching over melo & to meet others
YesJess! | Captain Goggles | Mama Badger | Eva's Soul Sister | An OG™ | It's all in the Numbers
When Maeve first heard about this she was skeptical but she was also super curious too and even if she was doubtful of this it honestly couldn't be much worse than the unbearable heat of Dopple's classroom.
Making her way towards the spare classroom she gave a thumbs up at her older housemate and gazed around. Sooo where was everyone else? Hopeeefullly she wouldn't get matched up with some ickle first year cause that would be HORRIBLE and EW. And where were her roommates?? Anahera would probably steal the show though.
The library was WAY too crowded for Eitan's liking. Which was why the seventh year Hufflepuff found himseld heading off in search of an empty classroom to do some NEWT studying.
Only ... it wasn't empty. "Uhh... what's the party for? Is there hummus?"
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___________________You should take your littlefinger and just point it in the mirror. ________________________________________Baby, maybe you're the problem✯
Last edited by PhoenixRising; 01-13-2019 at 11:58 PM.
~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ It be like that sometimes.
Brody had not an inkling as to what he was doing here. He had debated back and forth with himself about coming here and had literally made up his mind a few seconds ago that he would give this a shot. Since he was into guys, he figured he would give the girls a difficult time. But to be charming to the guys? He didn't know how.
The third year strolled casually into the classroom which was almost empty. He nodded at the three students there. At least a few of his friend would be there later... or so he hoped. At the very least, he hoped Manan would be. Or Ethan and Patrick. Not Anabeth though. She would laugh at him if she saw him there.
Browncoat l Extra Syrup l Kita's Strong Confident Other Half l Lemon Patch
Emma was EXCITED for speed dating! Not because of the dating part, but because it was a way for her to get more snogs (something she was all about). PLUS, for a double bonus, she'd brought along Beau and Alanna with her! This was gonna be an EASY way for her to get Alanna kisses, and a super easy way to get Beau over his exgirlfriend.
What was there really to loose? Not a thing.
Holding each of them by the hand, and lead the way inside, brown eyes surveying the other few who had already arrived. "What do you guys think?"
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♥ I won't pass up on the danger ♥ I'd miss out on the fun ♥_____ ______________♥We'll live while we're young ♥ We'll chase down the sun ♥_________________________
Stealthy Ninja Queen | Snake For Life | waddling baker | binge royalty ♚
Speed dating.... it couldn’t be THAT bad. Could it? He supposed it couldn’t be, he was 16 now and really should consider finding someone. He was tired of always being at Quidditch practice or in class. Okay it wasn’t that bad but he felt like it was. Everyone else was running of to hang out with their girlfriends or boyfriends and here he was just doing his own thing.
Maybe he just secretly wanted more friends.
Walking through the doorway Patrick took note, not that many people yet this wasn’t looking so promising yet. He wasn’t sure where to sit. His hands shoved deep into his jean pockets he looked around and wondered if he should just stand for a moment. He noticed Brody and Maeve who he was friendly with and wondered if he should walk over and talk with them.
Early was on time and on time was late, right? So Nova, thinking she was late, was actually quite relieved to see that there weren’t [i]too[i] many people in the classroom already. Of course, she wanted more people to come - the more people the more results - but she hadn’t wanted to walk in halfway through.
No, being one of the first handful was the better option. She smiles around at the others gathered there and took up a spot near the wall where she could see them all and any interesting developments that might arise.
As usual, Nova had her notebook and pen with her and she was ready to make alllll of the notes, but she kept it in her bag for now.
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⇀ Standing now, calling all the people here to see the show_____________________________
Calling for my demons now to let me go ↽
~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ It be like that sometimes.
Brody was having second thoughts.
He was now feeling very silly having turnt up here. Most of those who gathered were girls. Boooooring. Then again, he remembered his plan of giving them a difficult time. Yeah, that would be the highlight of this silly event. At least, so he thought until he saw a certain Slytherin. The Snake Quidditch Captain, to be precise.
Now things were looking interesting... though Brody couldn’t quite figure out why Patrick would need to be here. He raised a hand to wave once at his Housemate. Did he get his attention? His eyes cut to Emma but she didn’t seem to be talking to him but to her pals. Whatever. It wasn’t as though he would have answered her anyway.
Yeah I broke that mirror, so what? ll NOT backward ll Official Gryfferin ll Lemon's favourite
She both could and couldn’t believe she’d allowed Emma to take her along to this thing. It was the FARTHEST thing from anything Alanna Botros would ever be comfortable doing for the simple fact that the years hadn’t made her any less painfully shy. She was used to Emma taking the lead for them both but if they got split up tonight oooohhhhh Merlin she’d likely have a heart attack and everything would be over and she wouldn’t end up meeting anyone.
Lanna all but clung to Emma’s hand with a vice like grip when they entered the spare classroom. Nervous? Her? Only around other people. Kinda made her presence here ironic but only to a point.
“I think I’m going to be sick and throw up and embarrass myself and you’ll be all the way across the room—because the universe hates me—and won’t be able to swoop in and make things less embarrassing for me but otherwise it’s okay.” She didn’t mind it was currently more girls than boys but she did leave all the greetings to Emma and Beau if he was feeling social.
When did they start? Would there be a cue? She didn’t wanna be doing the wrong thing.
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Imma say all the words inside my head____________________________________
______________________________I'm fired up and tired of the way that things are said.
Shoe!Girl │ Rebel Ravie │ Confundus Queen │ RP Addict
From the first moment she’d heard about this little event, Ailis had known she’d be there. She hadn’t had any second thoughts at all, even considering her Incendio profile seemed to be quiet as of late. Obviously that wasn’t her fault. Nor was the fact that, as she’d breezed her way through the door of the spare classroom, having taken particular care as to what she was wearing, she was obviously not early by any means. Things didn’t look like they’d started yet, so she wasn’t late. Besides, it wasn’t like she was about to show up in her school uniform. That was a faux pas if ever she’d known one.
The fact there were obviously more girls than boys in the room didn’t bother her half as much as the fact there were people younger than her. Not only that but there was a surprising low turnout of her housemates, although she’d given the few who were there an appraising look. Something told her not everyone there would be as fun for her as others. But of course, that wouldn’t stop her.
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♥♥♥♥ It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me, at tea time, everybody agrees
...It must be exhausting, always rooting for the anti-hero ♥♥♥
Dem Carters | even 🕊🕊 have pride | | Expecto PAWtronum 🐈 | U-NA-GI
Archer was mostly here for the amusement if she was being honest. Because of course all types of amusing awkwardness was sure to happen in speed dating. Starting with the fact that there were more females than males. Though, in a rare occasion for the Hufflepuff, she kept the thought running through her mind to herself. For now. Of course, she couldn't keep the smirk it caused off her face.
There was no sign of awkwardness with this one.
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Days of Potter 2023:___________________________ Which Bertie Botts Flavour Are You? You are Salt!
Dante was nowhere to be seen. You hadn't expected the star of the show to arrive on time, or had you?
He was on the sixth floor, in a classroom comfortably situated and furnished to his current liking - bottles, full to the brim with a bubbling liquid within reach, a copy of the latest Vogue Italia splayed out before him, and a big cushy chair to sit in - The Gryffindor had no intention of leaving anytime soon. Fashionably late was the target. There would be no surprises waiting for him, not with the wireless mic he'd hidden away, and (tastefully designed by yours truly) the ear piece attached. Dante cracked open a bottle, kicked up his heeled boots and listened in.
Evan had heard through the grapevine of a weird little mixer happening on the fifth floor and before she could say mumbo sauce her sneaker-clad feet had walked her all the way from Ravenclaw's lofty tower to a classroom full of... well, unsurprisingly, people. She grinned a sneaking amused little grin and walked right in, peering first at thew funny little tables (that wasn't champagne, right?) to the small crowd. Everyone looked a little fidget-y if you asked her. "Hummus?" Was that an english thing? No, really. Evan bit back a laugh for about ten thousand reasons - the main one having everything to do with not embarrassing that guy.
He looked embarrassed enough.
Stepping around the room, the Fourth Year picked up one of those sparkling, bubbling glasses and took a sniff. A sniff, not a sip, not until she knew what it was. It smelled sweet, sort've fruity. She could have smacked herself in the head- it was cider. Evan took a great big gulp, draining half the glass in an instant.
It was a delight when, a second later, the glass refilled itself. Magic was wonderful.
Kentucky was here, and he looked... Good? Great? Both. Evan had to pinch herself to keep from outright staring. "Does anyone know when this thing is starting?" She asked the crowd in general. The Ravenclaw had been here all of five minutes and she was already ready, she coudn't imagine how any of them were feeling.
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Juliette was not one hundred percent sure why she had came along, but she was here and open to making all the new friends that she could. Part of her had hoped to see her brother here, but alas.. She hoped it meant that Presley was happy in his current situation at least. Not that she knew the current situation. Did Presley even know it? Either way, here she was and she definitely looked happy to be here.
Smile on her face, the Hufflepuff loitered a little away from any immediate people so that she could get a feel of the room and those in it.
Hi.
SPOILER!!: Emma and Alanna
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Emma was EXCITED for speed dating! Not because of the dating part, but because it was a way for her to get more snogs (something she was all about). PLUS, for a double bonus, she'd brought along Beau and Alanna with her! This was gonna be an EASY way for her to get Alanna kisses, and a super easy way to get Beau over his exgirlfriend.
What was there really to loose? Not a thing.
Holding each of them by the hand, and lead the way inside, brown eyes surveying the other few who had already arrived. "What do you guys think?"
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She both could and couldn’t believe she’d allowed Emma to take her along to this thing. It was the FARTHEST thing from anything Alanna Botros would ever be comfortable doing for the simple fact that the years hadn’t made her any less painfully shy. She was used to Emma taking the lead for them both but if they got split up tonight oooohhhhh Merlin she’d likely have a heart attack and everything would be over and she wouldn’t end up meeting anyone.
Lanna all but clung to Emma’s hand with a vice like grip when they entered the spare classroom. Nervous? Her? Only around other people. Kinda made her presence here ironic but only to a point.
“I think I’m going to be sick and throw up and embarrass myself and you’ll be all the way across the room—because the universe hates me—and won’t be able to swoop in and make things less embarrassing for me but otherwise it’s okay.” She didn’t mind it was currently more girls than boys but she did leave all the greetings to Emma and Beau if he was feeling social.
When did they start? Would there be a cue? She didn’t wanna be doing the wrong thing.
He was apprehensive about this whole thing, honestly. But if Emma thought that it was a good idea, then he was in. And it was nice to have her holding his hand when walking in, because it settled his heart from beating out of his chest. Emma Dakest really was the greatest friend and he hated to share her with the world, but any girl really would be lucky to snog her. Really lucky. He'd only gotten a kiss once and it hadn't been the worst in his life.
He glanced around the quickly for his ex, not being able to see her. "Jolie isn't here. I thought she'd be here." And her not being here meant that she had probably already found someone or multiple someones to snog.
Wow. This really was his teenage life, huh?
Leaning slightly forward, he looked at the girl on the other side of Emma and gave her a small smile. "If you're sick, can you make sure it's not on me? I showered twice especially for this."
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Brody was having second thoughts.
He was now feeling very silly having turnt up here. Most of those who gathered were girls. Boooooring. Then again, he remembered his plan of giving them a difficult time. Yeah, that would be the highlight of this silly event. At least, so he thought until he saw a certain Slytherin. The Snake Quidditch Captain, to be precise.
Now things were looking interesting... though Brody couldn’t quite figure out why Patrick would need to be here. He raised a hand to wave once at his Housemate. Did he get his attention? His eyes cut to Emma but she didn’t seem to be talking to him but to her pals. Whatever. It wasn’t as though he would have answered her anyway.
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Kentucky was here, and he looked... Good? Great? Both. Evan had to pinch herself to keep from outright staring. "Does anyone know when this thing is starting?" She asked the crowd in general. The Ravenclaw had been here all of five minutes and she was already ready, she coudn't imagine how any of them were feeling.
Patrick glanced around the room, noticing all of the people who had shown up since he had arrived. He was kind of surprised with some of the people who had shown up and not surprised by others. He noticed Brody, he had talked to him here and there. He nodded in his direction basically saying whats up.
He turned noticing Evan. He had run into her in her search for the kitchens before. HE wondered what she was doing at something like this. He heard her ask when it was starting, "Eh, whats the rush?" He had gotten to a point where he accepted any distraction from his OWL studies.
His eyes followed to Beau when he mentioned Jolie not being at the speed dating. He had talked to her in the common room and wondered if she would show eventually, but realized that must have been what had her in a fit the other night. He hadn't heard about the break up and now it made way more sense.
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Evelyn Reynolds was not usually one who was quiet. In fact, she was usually very loud and vivacious, always one to start the conversation first or try to lighten the mood with a joke. Except today. She was SO nervous for today.
She'd been thinking about boys ever since the term started. She was allowed to date now, and when the opportunity for this speed dating thing came along she was 1000% on board. She just wanted a boyfriend who wanted to hang out with her, go on walks around the grounds, talk about everything, and then cuddle her in front of the fire in the common room. That wasn't too much to ask for, right??
It was...a LOT of pressure still. So when she entered the room and looked around, she got butterflies in her stomach. She approached the large group and cleared her throat - even though she was nervous she could still introduce herself. "Hello! Everyone excited?" she asked.
A couple of familiar faces were here - faces she'd never in a million years considered romantic prospects (looking at you, Beau Montague). Maybe she'd be surprised. Ugh. This was so stressful, she should have just stuck to Incendio...
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Leaning against the wall, Nova watched the others enter and listened to their conversations curiously. Her hand itched to pull her notebook from her bag and so she forced it into her pocket to prevent temptation, fist closing around the Revealer she'd forgotten was in there - it wouldn't do to put people off before they'd even started.
Because apparently note taking could be off-putting. Who'd have known? Definitely not Nova, but the research into Witch Weekly and the like that she'd been doing with Mercy had informed her of such. It had also informed her that boys didn't necessarily like girls to be smart, which had made her pull a face at the time, and now, looking around the room, she thought that she was maybe glad to see that the crowd was predominantly female. Maybe the males present would prove exceptions to the facts she'd read in the magazine? She sincerely hoped so, because otherwise this whole project might be a disaster.
Because honestly? Nova still wasn't exactly sure what she was looking for, or what she expected from this instance. Information, hopefully - not only on the other people in the room, but on herself, too. Nervousness wasn't a trait she embodied often, but not knowing things definitely made her uneasy considering she prided herself on her observational skills. So of course, she'd seen the posters of Emma and Beau, and couldn't help but wonder how unsuccessful they'd been in order for the pair to be present at this little event.
Maybe she'd ask them later. For now, she was just watching, waiting for someone to let her know exactly how this shindig was supposed to work.
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Miles made his way inside the room, immediately (but subtly) taking note of his surroundings. The first thing he took notice of was the gender ratio. The second, was Melody's lack of attendance. Figures. He ought to have escorted her here himself. The third, was the lack of their MC's attendance.
He had half a mind to slip right back out. But his curiously willed hime to stay and instead, he found himself gravitating towards the wall. He'd leave the center space for the others.
Most faces were recognizable, but he didn't know any names. It was off-putting, being in a room full of strangers. So much so that he found himself making his way towards Nova, his unofficial tour-guide, for some sense of familiarity. "Hey, Research," that's what he'd call her because that's how her mind worked.
Okay, everyone. Zoryn Spinnet is here! You can ALL settle down now. You're welcome.
But for real, "where the heck is DANTE?" She was here for him, duh. A TRUE friend. A HERO. A chaotic nightmare. Yours truly.
Were they going to get started soon? Because Zoryn wanted to see what they were workin' with here. She flashed a smile at Patrick (because they were partnered up in class once and he probably needed the comfort of knowing she didn't hate him entirely), Beau, and Emma, before making her way to the center of the room and grabbing a glass off of one of the tables.
Sparkling cider, nice touch.
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The classroom on the sixth floor was not empty. Dante deciding Zoryrn's question to be proper intrpduction had left the place as he'd found it and was casually - but hurriedly - making his way to the scene of the crime before his moment passed. Stepping onto a staircase, Dante stared fiercely at his Timex as if staring alone would be enough to will time to stop.
Evan was not staring at everyone but she was still staring at Patrick 'Greatest Accent Ever' Dooley. Could it really be called a stare when she was talking to him? The distinction between staring and looking was probably the consensual nature of the latter of the two. the brunette's fingers were clammy with understated excitement, it was gross and she was very aware and doing her best to hide the smudges. There were a lot of people here and the prospect of sitting across from any of them and being asked personal questions just sounded like the most fun the Ravenclaw could get up to today. "Life's about rushin' in." It was not.
Oh look, it was that girl. The one who'd been gracious enough to pull Evan from her center doom. Slightly self-conscious, Evan did not offer the other young woman a hello or a hi. Was that rude? It hadn't been exactly the cutest of meets, yknow?
Anyway, back at the farm-
Dante suddenly was bursting through the door, arms wide open and a strained but proud smile. "Did someone say my name?" He tossed his hair, and stepped into the crowded room, walking straight up to the desk and taking his rightful place before even so much as looking at his peers. "Hi, bongiorno. Welcome to speed dating brought to you by Incendio!" They were not sponsering this but no one else needed to know that. "Grab a chair- QUICK. ANYONE WITHOUT A CHAIR IN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES WILL BE KICKED OUT- GO GO GO-" he was joking. No one would be kicked out but how else did you get a bunch of thirsty singles to grab seats at random? Kicking up his heeled boots, Dante pressed the golden whistle to his lips and BLEW.
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Oh gaaawwwdddd there were more and more people pouring in. Lanna’s first instinct, not knowing most of them, was to grab Emma and book it out of there. Beau could come too but he had a girlfriend to get over.....and come to think of it she had someone to get over too. This ...running wasn’t gonna help and running would just make her sweaty and thick. No thank you. She would have to stay and try not to die of a heart attack—or embarrassment after Beau’s request.
“I—I won’t!” But now she was feeling even more self conscious about feeling sick. The Gryffindor had just put the image of her being SO sick that she threw up on someone in her mind and well...if that wasn’t enough to have someone die of embarrassment she didn’t know what was.
“Maybe we can sit together to start.” Until her nerves died. She’d been about to point out somewhere they could move closer to to grab when the time came but just then the host showed up and suddenly it was a scramble for seats and dhcheifndifneifjfif.
With her heart pounding quite fiercely in her chest, Lanna plopped down in the first seat she could find. She didn’t wanna be kicked out. All eyes on her. THAT would be embarrassing.
There. Seated. She could stay, yes?
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Evie didn't think that guy - what was his name? Dante? - was serious about actually kicking people out if they didn't sit. Yet she was not about to take the chance. She was on a mission here - a mission to find a nice boy. Any boy really. She wasn't very picky at this moment.
She decided to plop herself right in the middle of the group. She settled in to the chair and looked around, waiting to get started.
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Offering a smile as Miles approached her spot near the wall, Nova blinked when he greeted her - for someone so intelligent, it took her a moment before she realised what he meant, and that he hadn't actually thought her name was Research. She smiled softly at him, and was about to say hi when there was shouting and something about getting kicked out?
Nova rolled her eyes a little, but did indeed take the chair nearest to her because she did not want to be kicked out before she'd so much as made one measly note. And a good thing about being sat down meant that she didn't feel it was inappropriate to pull her tiny notebook and pencil from her bag and set them in front of her.
What happened now?
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Patrick glanced around the room noticing that people were actually moving quickly. He figured if Dante really wanted to kick them out of the room he would have already done that. Slowly moving across the room toward the chairs he found one that hadn't been sat in yet and began to sit down.
His eyes moved around the room taking in all of the faces of the group and all those involved wondering just what Dante had in mind for them for speed dating. It couldn't be that awkward right?
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Still not too many guys in attendance, but then Ailis hadn’t yet decided if that made things more interesting or not. Nor had she come to a conclusion as to what the obvious fact some people, if they hadn’t come together, seemed more drawn to each other over the rest of the room’s occupants. It didn’t matter to her. Things were going to happen either way and she wanted to be there to see it. That was rather inevitable given not only Hogwarts but their host.
Their host who had finally chosen to make his appearance, as if Zoryn’s question had been more of an announcement rather than what it probably actually was. But then that was to be expected with Gryffindors.
“I highly doubt that,” she replied, Irish lilt more obvious than usual and making her way over to a chair at a leisurely place. There weren’t enough people here to start kicking them out this early.
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