Dale had come to the ceremony more out of curiosity than anything else. He had never been to such a thing but he'd heard people talking about it at Eros of all places and had decided to show his face. He didn't exactly see the point of lighting trees but he was all for meeting new people and having a drink.
He still wasn't keen on the whole 'thou must weareth a robe' mantra which seemed to be present at any sort of party. Whilst he'd been tempted to dress in Muggle clothes, he didn't want the embarrassment of being kicked out before he'd even arrived and therefore had dressed in a nice dark blue robe.
Picking up a glass of hot cider he took a sip of it and looked around for somebody to talk to.