Kace was sitting enjoying the music, when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around and noticed it was Anna! He smiled and got up from his seat and hugged her. "Of course not, have a seat..." he said pulling a chair out for her. The least the gentlemen could do. "Wow you look amazing tonight.." he said nodding towards her dress.

Then he saw a package from her and it was cupcakes. But not ordinary cupcakes...they were valentine themed. He loved them. His sweet tooth was watering. "Oh do not mind if I do..." he said taking the gift and placing it on the table.

Then he thought of his gift. "Oh i have something for you..." he said turning around and picking up the gift he had for her. "I hope you like it." he smiled. "The least i could give to you since you gave me all those gummy worms for christmas." He wanted to be nice and plus who didn't like candy?

Blushing was happening. Compliments, y'know? And because they were doing the not awkward thing, Ella simple beamed back and nudged him gently in the shoulder. "Thanks for saying that." She wasn't buying it though. Just saying. And Lex was being nice to him? "That is a bit odd. Be careful." Because he might have been kidding about the poison stuff but who knew, yeah? "And you're not allowed to die, didn't you know? Head Girl's rules and all." Power had its privileges. And that giggling? N'aww. Cue more grinning from the eighteen year old.

"I guess that's true." She hadn't really noticed to be honest. Spent most of her time in the library these days, or out on the pitch. Who had time to keep up with the love lives of Hogwartians? And the shuddering? Ella shouldn't be so amused by it but she let out a soft laugh before shrugging her shoulders.

If he was laughing at Alec, which Ella was hoping wasn't the case, she was going to ignore it so that no fighting happened. Arguments with Theo were the worst and they'd spent too much time not talking, yeah? So play nice, Theodore. "Mhm, I remember. You want to dance now or?" The music from the sound system was nice enough but she was sort of keen to wait for the band to start up. Wanted to listen too and all. As for him not having a date, Ella smiled a little and raised her eyebrows. "I know your game, Theodore Kinsley." Grin. "You're just here solo so you can sneak in and ask Bellaire to be your Valentine."

Heh.

She'd pay to see that, did he know?

"Yeah. Just have to find her once this is over" Which will be a lot fun considering all the people she knows at each station. Nigel said hi to Delilah and Penelope.....And even Lottie was here. Which was probably for the other three in the band.

99.9 % for them.

Never be one hundred percent. But close enough. Finally they were all here. "Ready as a i will ever be. " Though surprisingly not that nervous. Really now Vesper teasing about suits. Suits were awesome. "I always wear suits to things like this."Nigel said grinning.They were just about done tuning and the only thing left to do was do on stage. Then the real fun starts.

No more practicing with a couple of people watching. Now a whole audience.

"I think we are about ready to start this"

She smiled and blushed taking the seat that he offered her, “Thanks.” She nodded and the blush quickly deepened at the compliment, “I’m really glad you think so.” She looked up at him, “And you look extremely handsome.” Not that was anything new to her… but it was hard to be anything but adorable to someone who had a crush on you.

She smiled and nodded, “Glad to hear it.” Annaleecia twisted one of her curls, “They took a long time to make so you better like them too.” She gave a small wink and giggled. She looked at the box he offered and smiled as she opened it.

“Kace, you really didn’t get me anything.” She smiled at the candy hearts though, thinking they were really sweet, not to mention one of her first actual gifts since her parents had sent her to the orphanage, “Thank you so much.” Anna hugged him tightly and smiled, “I haven’t had any gifts from anyone since I was sent to the orphanage… I really appreciate it.”

Bay
 

Whaaat? Alex was surprised to hear that Bay didn't have a date either. She felt a little better knowing that she wasn't the only one going solo. Apparently he hadn't heard her mumble that she was alone because he asked about her date. "Oh, I'm not here with anyone either. I'm just lucky to have friends who don't mind me tagging along. Besides you don't necessarily have to have a date to have a good time, right? At least she hoped so.....so far so good anyway.

Bay was shocked.. this couldn't be a pretty girl like Alex should have had a date.. "no.. you don't need one im… just surprised…" he said.. then LIGHT BULB… he had a great idea.. since they were both here with just friends…

He stepped back and bowed to her "it would be my honour to escort you around tonight at this dance.. i'll be your designated dance partner..if you want" he quickly added, hopefully that was okay with her.

"No, no, the fault was entirely mine, I'm very sorry."
Andrew had to admit it himself: He was absolutely intrigued by this girl. He had never met anyone like her, and certainly never at Hogwarts. She was so friendly, and she practically oozed intelligence. In a word, she was 'refreshing'. As far as he could tell, she hadn't been put off by his formal fashion sense, or the way he tore into the macaroon she had offered him. "Thank you." He just barely remembered to add as he accepted it.

Andrew adjusted his tie once more, having suddenly become self-conscious of his appearance in the presence of the radiant young woman. He remembered very clearly having seen her around the common room, but it was also awfully clear that they hadn't actually spoken before the Half-hearted Ball.
"Justine!" He nodded enthusiastically. "I knew it was something with a J! It's very nice to met you!" He laughed. "You have a very interesting accent." He commented. "It's beautiful. Is it.. Normandy? No, wait, don't tell me.. Roussillon?" He added, fancying a guess at which french province Justine had grown up in. Chances are he was wrong, as he was no actual expert on France, but he was somewhat of a linguist.

"Go on, tell me. How wrong am I?"

Benny, Hope, & Leah acknowledged here
 

And then there was Cutty. Wrinkly, wrinkly Cutty, who was looking quite the turtle and carrying a camera around his neck and who out of the corner of his eye was keeping up with his payment for Pro-Quidd information from a former Harpy. Payment. It should've been thought of more as a duty or even a promise, but Cutty cared nothing for such things. At least, not as of that day and the days leading up to.

This was the Dead Kneazles, the snippets of guitar licks he'd heard in his common room gave him enough insight to understand that this would be worthwhile. He'd be getting a good seat once the band began to start, but for now he was content to hover keeping Hope Evans in his sights.

Ana had always liked Valentines Day. From when she was little she thought it was pretty great to have a day to celebrate being in love. A day when you could act all lovey dovey with your partner and not get looked at as if you were a pariah for doing so. Although ironically over the past few years she hadn't been all that excited about Valentines Day. Maybe because she was in a relationship and knew that having an attentive and loving boyfriend on one day of the year didn't make up for all the other days when that person broke your heart? This year though she was happy about Valentines Day again all because of Terry. She knew he didn't really see the point in celebrating it but he was doing so for her and so far he was attentive and kind every day since they'd met.

That was why she was glad to get dressed up, even happier that Terry had decided to match with her since she hadn't been expecting it, and walk into the Great Hall on his arm. Everything looked great, even the side for the Anti's looked good. The prefects and captains had really outdone themselves and she was slightly in awe of everything. Ana nodded in agreement when Terry commented on how crowded the hall already was, although she'd been expecting that, and allowed him to lead her over to the side. It seemed like most of the school was here, which was probably because this ball was promising to have something for everyone.

"Do you want to grab something to eat?" Ana asked as she looked up at Terry. She could smell the food from here and it was making her just a bit hungry. It might be a little early to start eating but as the food was out she was sure no one would actually mind. Besides, she figured they could maybe find a seat and have something to eat before she dragged him onto the dance floor.

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Penelope smiled at the other girl and nodded at Delilah. "Definitely. You?" For both of them. And they probably were. This was definitely something to be excited about in her opinion, whether you liked Valentine's Day or this Ball thing or not. They were gonna be awesome.

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Originally Posted by Tegz (Post 11559456) And of course Loppy went for the pizza. West cracked up. He HAD thought of her when he'd suggested it, honestly. "Thanks for coming, Loppy." Even if it was mostly for Ascanius, West liked to think it was a bit for him too.

Was West laughing at her or at something else? Well either way, she grinned at him. "No problem. I wouldn't miss this for anything." 'Cause she wanted to be there for their first performance. And hopefully all the future performances that she was sure would come.

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Originally Posted by fanficfanatict (Post 11559513) And look at all the people there. They got smiles too.

What, no hi for her? Silly boyfriend. But at least there was a smile. She really liked his smile, y'know? So Penelope still smiled and moved to stand next to him, nudging him gently with her elbow. "Hey. You owe me a dance later." Whenever the band took a break from playing. She hadn't gotten to dance with him at the lesson, and she'd seen him dance with a first year. So no 'I don't dance in public' was gonna be accepted tonight. Heh.

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Originally Posted by Govoni (Post 11559520) As she stepped up to the stage, she beamed at those assembled. There was a girl...who Vesper thought was named Delilah...Penelope...."Lottie!" She was so PLEASED to see the Hufflepuff girl here...Oh, and there was Ascanius coming in, too. Vesper gave him a rather BRIGHT beaming look...and she might have been bouncing in place...

And there was Vesper, who was looking very happy and unique. Those tattoos (or whatever the word for them were?) looked really neat. Very different from what anyone else was wearing tonight, but a good different. "You look really nice, Vesper," Penelope pointed out matter-of-factly with another smile.

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Originally Posted by Lady of Light (Post 11559541) ... And then the rest of the band were on the stage now. Vesper got a smile and a nod before she turned to look at the other band member. Ascanius.. he was so nice-looking. Goodness. He got a wink, though. A small wink.

And because she was standing next to Ascanius, Penelope noticed the wink Delilah sent his way. Would it be rude if she laughed? Probably. So she bit her bottom lip a little to make sure she didn't, but she was still smiling, almost sorta smirking but not quite. She was amused, okay? Heh.

Bay
 

Alex was surprised when Bay offered to be her escort for the evening. Well why not? With a smile spreading across her face, Alex gave Bay a curtsy. "It would be my pleasure", she said. Who said Valentine's Day couldn't be about two friends hanging out and enjoying each other's company? This night was getting better and better. "Thank you for coming to my rescue. I know we'll have fun.". Here's to redefining Valentine's Day!

Everyone and the last part because he's going Awww xD
 

Sander placed his hands to his heart, pretending that he had just been hit there, "You have just shot an arrow through my heart, name twin. How could you ever think that I would forget you. I'm deeply saddened," Sander feigned sad puppy dog eyes as he looked over at Alex before breaking into a grin.

"Now you're going to have to owe me two dances, and I'll make sure you pay up before the night is over," he winked at her.

Then he turned his attention to Bay.



"I guess you're right. Besides Tessa's always beautiful no matter what she wears, so I don't really mind wearing accompanying colors. I'm just happy to be with her," Sander told Bay even as he leaned over to kiss Tessa on the forehead.





Sander could help but smile. He was glad that Bay had asked Alex to be his date for the night. Now both his friends had someone to dance with....when he wasn't dancing with Alex and Bay wasn't dancing with Tessa and Lux.

"I 'ave an idea, instead of each of us blaming ourselves, we blame something else entirely," Justine said coyly, laughing lightly as the boy claimed the fault much like she herself had before. Now that Justine thought about it, all the people she had met had been happy accidents, that was a bit worrying as she usually made friends with relative ease, but then, she couldn't much blame herself, she'd had a hard year and was still recovering from the divorce and moving to England with her father.
Justine smiled in amusement as Andrew devoured the macaroon with gusto, ether he didn't care about table manners or he was starving, ether way, it didn't matter to Justine, she just found it kind of funny. "You're welcome," She said.

At the boys enthusiastic response to her name, Justine had to laugh, it was rather adorable, even more so because he didn't seem like the enthusiastic type. She shook her head, her earrings twinkling with the movement. "Oui, it does definitely start with a J, and it's very nice to meet you too," Justine said.

She smiled as Andrew complimented her accent, really she found her voice rather annoying, it was a little deep and tended to occasionally sound too sincere for her liking, not at all soft or sweet like the other girls at Beauxbatons had sounded. "You are very sweet, thank you," She said, before listening as he attempted to place her accents origin. "Ah, you are not very wrong, no, just a little.... Paris, though I spent some time in Giverny, it might be why you 'ad trouble with it," Justine replied. She was impressed enough that he had tried, or that he understood the difference between the dialects, as most people had no idea.

"You were close, do you study language?" The young woman asked.

Bay laughed when she curtsied. D'awww she's to cute… "No problem..and we will have the most fun" he said while sticking out his arm for her to take.. "I won't leave you all night.. you want some pumpkin juice and i'll go running for ya" whats the harm in treating a girl like a queen for the night.. Alex was one of the nicest girls he knew and she totally deserved it. He gave her one of his famous winks. "and defiantly let me know when you want to dance..i might forget" he laughed.



Bay couldn't help but help but blush.. they were way to cute of a couple.. he's even just started calling them "Sandessa" for they are normally together. "you awesome man" he told him… he noticed when Sander smiled at him and Alex going to have fun together, he gave him a big smile right back.

Absolutely anyone
 

It was a given that Dora wasn't going to watch her friend's band from waaaaay back at her stupid booth, yeah? Because she wasn't. Not when it was their first gig, and not when she was never a back seat girl. The sixteen year old had a hold of Alice's hand as she made her way through the crowd that'd already formed, not really saying excuse me so much as parting them where needed with looks and hand gestures.

Very polite of her.

"I want two dances. And I can't let you dance on my toes unless I take off my heels." Which she would if she had to but Alice would be fine dancing on her own two feet, yes? Yes.

When she got to the stage she waved at EVERYONE up there.

Even Ascanius.

Hi friends. Hiiiiii.

They all got grins too.

Sander
 

Alex smiled at Sander's sad face. "Well I am pretty unforgettable", she said laughing. "Two dances though, that's a pretty steep price.......but for you, I'll make an exception. Now go on, have fun with your date and later.....we dance."

Aww. She made him smile. See, Aunt Sierra. Hufflepuffs aren't so bad after all. They were so easy to please, unlike trying to date a Slytherin, who would have just expected way too much. Truth be told, Sophie wasn't sure how she'd like being a Hufflepuff's Valentine, but so far it was actually turning out to be good.

She saw him glance toward the Tunnel of Love and gulped. What was that thing anyway? What happened inside the tunnel? Would she have to kiss him? She was just about to mildly panic, when Adi suggested something completely different. "Oh, there's a photo booth? Cool! Let's go make some memories and document this night!" she replied. Hee hee. It was pretty much her first date, after all. She wondered if it was his first date, too.

She turned and started to walk in that direction, but Adi surprised her by having a gift for her. She smiled at him and took the box. Opening it, she revealed a pretty heart bracelet. "Oh, I love it! Thanks, Adi," she said. But then--... "You've gotten me so many gifts already, and i haven't you anything yet." She frowned. "Next Hogsmeade weekend, you have a free box of candy--my treat."

She was casual about things until Adi changed the WHOOOOOOLE atmosphere in the next second. He kissed her on the cheek. She froze and her face turned a light shade of pink. "Errr..." She blinked, trying to compose herself. "Thanks, Adi. I, err..." She smiled and finally said, "Sorry. That was sort of...my first kiss and all."

Anyone/ Band peeps!
 

Kace smiled and was glad he gave her the gift. "Oh it was nothing to it. It was just a little something anyways." he grinned towards her. He really did like her dress, it did compliment her figure. Plus she commented on how handsome he was which he liked. He even saw her blush. He knew she liked him, but he didn't wanna call her out on it.

"Well enough of this gift giving bonanza, let's go out and dance. I mean this band is playing really good music." he said his foot tapping. He got out of his seat and offered her his hand to take her out on the dance floor. "Would you care to dance with me Ms.Anna?" he asked all proper like.

She let Dora drag her without complaint, mostly because these shoes had no proper grip and she couldn't resist anyway- see why she needed sneakers? But Alice's submissiveness was also due to the fact that her eyes were glued to the stage. Why were Vesper and West MATCHING? Surely black and red attire wasn't band dress code, as Nigel was decked out in white and Ascanius was wearing Merlin knew what.

..... and usually, dates were the ones who color coordinated their outfits. Ahem.

"I promised you one and only one dance," Alice stated seriously, directing her gaze back to Dora and trying to look as if she hadn't been staring up there. No questions, please. "You're gonna get stepped on, then. And I'm gonna trip. And stumble. And probably fall over." Weren't best friends supposed to save her from the embarrassment, not advocate it?

"I want to get food." Yeah. Clearly. That was why Alice had come over here, unlike all the other Dead Kneazles groupies. Food and just food.

Maybe for the band a little, but mostly for their lead guitarist and stuff. He was pretty.

Bay
 

Alex took Bay's arm when he offered it and said, "Thank you kindly sir". "We will have a fun time tonight." Bay was so sweet and quite the gentleman. "I am a very lucky girl, she added." She was very lucky indeed. Let the partying begin.