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Tweak says, "Burn the witch!"

lorem ipsum mods (loremipsummods) wrote in loremrpg,
@ 2011-04-30 00:57:00

Entry tags:

!incomplete, alecto carrow, alice selwyn, amelia bones, amos diggory, amycus carrow, andromeda black, arthur weasley, aurelia parkinson, ava lovestorm, bellatrix black, benjy fenwick, bertie higgs, caradoc dearborn, cyprien finnigan, daisy hookum, damocles belby, delia peasegood, dolores umbridge, dorcas meadowes, duncan yaxley, edgar bones, edwin carmichael, emmeline vance, fabian prewett, felicity yaxley, frank longbottom, gawain robards, gideon prewett, gilderoy lockhart, gladys gudgeon, greta catchlove, hestia jones, inigo imago, james potter, kira fenwick, lily evans, lucius malfoy, marlene mckinnon, mary macdonald, merwyn spinnet, molly prewett, narcissa black, patricia fells, peter pettigrew, rabastan lestrange, regulus black, remus lupin, rita skeeter, rodolphus lestrange, rolanda hooch, septima vector, severus snape, sirius black, sophia rowle, sybill trelawney, ted tonks, theodore jordan, ursula flint, xenophilius lovegood

Characters: Everyone!
Setting: Great Hall, evening of Saturday, 30 October
Content: SFW
Summary: Everybody parties at the Halloween Ball!

This is your ball post, everyone! Here's how this will go.

Different locations in the Great Hall will be posted as separate comments, which will include a little description of each. These will be the Entrance Hall, the Dance Floor, and the Tables. You should reply to any/all of these comments with your character, and if other characters reply to that subthread, they are interacting with your character. Please indicate in the subject whether your character's subthread is open or whether it has participants in mind already (EG, maybe John is at the ball and taking a break from dancing at the tables, waiting to see if someone comes up to him, so the title for his comment would be "Jack/Open", but maybe Jill is meeting Adam at the ball, so she would reply to the Entrance Hall thread with "Jill/Adam" in the subject).

Please wait to reply the ball until all the comment locations are up. Backdating of threads/journals related to the ball is allowed until Tuesday, and posting placeholders is not allowed. If you have any questions, feel free to PM the mod account!

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Tables

loremipsummods
2011-04-30 06:43 am UTC (link)

Need a break from dancing? Take a pit stop at the tables! In case you're hungry (and you should be, since dinner wasn't served prior to the dance), there is a buffet table along one wall of the Hall. Around that half of the Hall are scattered the above-pictured tables. If you're not so much for dancing and want to talk to your friends, or if you just need to take a break, feel free to chill at the tables and/or grab a plate of food and some of the punch (which is none-too-lightly spiked, courtesy of everyone's favourite Marauders).

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Sophia/Open

gloiresangpur
2011-04-30 01:05 pm UTC (link)

Sophia had found her choice of costume rather easy in the end. Basically, she wanted to choose a costume that would allow her a pretty outfit, and her choice - the Greek witch from ancient myth, Circe - did just that. Wearing a purple Grecian gown and carrying a handbag transfigured into a fluffy toy pig for the occasion, the Slytherin entered the ball as she usually dis - as if she owned the place.

Looking around in a manner of being reasonably impressed, she glided over the entrance area and chose herself an excellent spot, in her opinion. Her table was against the back wall of the Great Hall though with not too many in front as the dance floor was located maybe two rows in front. With her back against the wall she could not be snuck up upon, and she could see every exit, the dance floor, and pretty much all of the tables with little effort.

Leaning back to await the arrival of some interesting people, Sophia smiled to herself. Yes, it was an excellent choice indeed...

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Sophia/Aurelia/Open

fancy_lil_lady
2011-05-01 04:18 am UTC (link)

Once she made it through the entrance and managed to find Felicity, she spent a good deal of time talking with her surrogate sister. The two had a wonderful time surveying the costumes of others, and even managed to find their way inside the Great Hall fully. The band was definitely putting on a good show, and Aurelia couldn't help but bop her head to the music as she talked and laughed with friends who managed to find their way to her amongst the crowd milling and dancing about. The school was definitely forgetting all their problems tonight, and after a few glasses of punch, Aurelia was feeling quite good too. She found herself smiling at people she normally treated with aloof haughtiness, though wasn't exactly giggly and friendly to just anyone even tipsy.

After a good amount of time on her feet, the heels that accompanied her Hera goddess gown were becoming a bit pinchy. Excusing herself from the group she was surrounded by, Aura made her way to the tables after stopping for another glass of punch. Spying Sophia Rowle already seated at one, she smiled and changed direction.

Stopping beside the older girl, Aurelia gave her a smile and held up her glass. "I love the dress. I have a feeling we might have chosen from the same era and culture," she said with a wink. "Mind if I join you? I need to sit for a moment."

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Re: Sophia/Aurelia/Open

gloiresangpur
2011-05-01 06:49 pm UTC (link)

"Of course, Aurelia" Sophia said, nodding to the chair nearest to her. She was pleased to see that the younger girl looked content for a change - though Sophia could empathise, as being in a house with some of those idiots in Hufflepuff could do dreadful things to one's state of mind, she thought.

"Yes, I rather think we have" she continued as Aurelia commented on her choice of outfit. "I must admit, I made this choice purely because I felt like wearing a gown instead of something ridiculous like... like..."

She looked around for a moment, before tossing her perfectly groomed head in the direction of a younger student wearing what appeared to be a rubbish bag with several knitted ribbons coming off the back. "Her. What on earth does she think she looks like?" she said, using a suitably scathing tone as she knew the child wasn't in Slytherin.

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Sophia/Aurelia/Open

fancy_lil_lady
2011-05-02 01:12 am UTC (link)

"I have no idea. Maybe she's going as the garbage? Since that's the only thing it looks remotely like to me." Aurelia's own tone was full of acid, and her expression showed her disgust. The girl was in Hufflepuff, she thought, and that made her extra nasty with her opinions and words. She couldn't believe some of the things their peers saw it fit to wear in public.

Taking a sip of her punch, she surveyed the room before returning her eyes to Sophia. "So what Greek did you come as tonight? Since we seemed to have the same idea of wearing a pretty gown suitable for a public event." Aurelia had just picked a random deity, though Hera was a powerful and feared woman; which she could respect and admire.

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Re: Sophia/Aurelia/Open

gloiresangpur
2011-05-02 01:13 pm UTC (link)

Sophia smirked and regarded the girl again. "I think we'd need to use Legilimency to figure out what's going on in that child's head" she replied, looking around the room to find another unwitting victim of her scathing nature.

Sophia smoothed out the folds of her gown, picking up the pig shaped handbag she had transfigured earlier (or should she say, one of the boys she had persuaded to do it for her) and putting it on the table. "Circe" she said simply. "I thought it rather fitting."

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Dolores/Open

hem_hem
2011-04-30 09:43 pm UTC (link)

Dolores decided to attend the ball for one reason and one reason alone: to be a good Prefect and supervise everything, in the hopes that her diligence would please the powers that be. Having fun was not a priority, but would be a welcomed bonus if she was fortunate enough to experience it.

The most difficult thing had been overcome: finding a costume that would favour both her figure and her position. Being short and stocky, most of her initial ideas were quickly dismissed until she eventually found the ideal solution: Madame de Pompadour, who not only had been the most powerful woman of France at some point, but also dressed in the sort of clothes that would look good on Dolores. Two very good pluses.

Unwilling to mingle with the riffraff and yet hoping to keep an eye on them (and be seen doing so), she decided to find a strategic spot by the tables. Let the show begin, she thought to herself.

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Dolores/Gawin

sidewaysgrin
2011-05-01 12:24 am UTC (link)

Gawin was feeling good tonight. Just before the dance he decided to go out behind greenhouse number two and sparked up a spliff. He would have had firewhiskey with Teddy but today he felt that it a much better idea to have a spliff and be mellow then get smashed and be angry. It was weird how booze affected him but then again, his dad could never handle it and his siblings won’t touch the stuff. After that he took a quick shower, spritzed some cologne on to mask the smell and downed Amelia Bones yellow dress and a pair of pump’s from Hestia that he charmedyellow to match his dress. He hadn’t done much with his hair aside from charming it straight and Gladys helped him with his make up. All and all he liked this look.

What he didn’t do was shave his legs. He never had before and he did have VERY hairy legs. That didn’t bother him and he wasn’t wearing stocking either but did promise to wear boxers so Mia would feel better about wearing this dress after he was done with it. While he hadn’t been dancing just yet his feel did hurt him quite a bit so he headed for the tables. How women could wear these everyday was a mystery to him, as most things women seemed to be. He passed by Umbridge without noticing her since he was pretty sure balls weren’t her thing.

He went for a cauldron cake but eyed the punch cautiously. He figured that the Gryffindor’s may have spiked it and went for what looked like pumpkin juice instead.

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Dolores/Gawain

hem_hem
2011-05-01 12:31 pm UTC (link)

Dolores arched an eyebrow when she noticed a very hairy girl in yellow walk by. It was only after she had advanced towards the cauldron cakes that Dolores realized that she wasn't a "she" after all, but that very strange and rude boy Robards.

She smirked. Honestly, the ideas some people had.

Calmly and trying to emulate the ladylike poise her costume demanded, she headed towards the cakes and took one as well. She had an urge to ask who (or what) Robards was meant to be, but decided that silence was probably a better idea. If he wanted to make a fool of himself, then he should have the first word.

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Severus/Open

potions_hbp
2011-05-01 02:25 am UTC (link)

With the drama in the castle over the past few weeks, Severus was contemplating sitting out this bit of excitement. After some consideration he decided to sulk and bear it because he had promised a young lady he would save a dance for her. He put on his new dress robes, black and deep green with the look of old-age aristocrats, and charmed his incisors to elongate resembling fangs. It may be a simplistic costume but Severus felt he pulled it off well.

Only bloody dance I'll get all evening, most like. Not that there are any girls I want to dance with specifically, it's just nice for one to know he is wanted.

It was this thought that kept Severus sulking at a table farthest from the dance floor, watching everyone else mingle. He took a sip from his glass of punch and immediately knew something was amiss. There were hints of ingredients used to mask a harsh taste, he has used them in the past for different potions and was well-versed. Downing the rest of the glass anyway, Severus began to feel a bit more loose than he had before. No doubt the work of Potter and Black. I'll let this one slide, should make for an interesting evening. Severus smirked and made his way to the punch bowl for another glass.

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Severus/Teddy/Open

gryffindorcrack
2011-05-02 12:50 am UTC (link)

The costume, while brilliant, was proving to be quite cumbersome when he was dancing. Not only had he crashed right into Remus and Dorcas, but the same had happened a few times with other students. Still, Teddy took it in stride, and his charm ensured that none of the ladies he caught with the edges of his box were too mad. In fact, quite a few found it amusing and granted him some dances despite how clumsy his normally more skilled rhythm became with the hindrance of extra bulk in the way. After a good amount of time, he'd worked up a nice sweat, and felt like he needed a break. Maybe a drink and to take the present off himself for a moment or two.

Making his way off the dance floor, Teddy started shimmying out of the box as he walked. Not quite looking, he tossed it to the floor as he neared the refreshment tables, which meant it accidentally bounced into someone refilling their glass. Cursing, he quickly retrieved the gigantic cardboard contraption, expression apologetic. "Sorry mate, this things has a mind of its own," he said, though his words died a little when he saw who it was he had hit.

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Severus/Teddy/Open

potions_hbp
2011-05-02 04:52 am UTC (link)

Severus was filling his third cup of punch when something hit him in the leg. He turned to see Teddy Jordan picking up the box and apologizing, only for his words to falter at catching sight of exactly who he hit. Severus did his best to scowl at Teddy but the buzz he was feeling from downing the punch so quickly made him less sure of his facial expressions.

"Hm, 'God's gift to women' eh? What, did you nick that costume from Black's trunk?"

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Severus/Teddy/Open

gryffindorcrack
2011-05-02 06:07 am UTC (link)

Teddy wasn't as good as his friends at being snarky to people, and if he was being honest he was a bit intimidated by Severus. He'd never admit that, however, and so he picked up his box and dusted it off as the apology dwindled away. It's not like the Slytherin had ever done anything to him, but one could not follow the Marauders and befriend someone they did not like.

Scowling at the comment from Severus, he placed the box at his feet so he could fill up some punch without knocking everything on the table over. "It's brilliant, so I might have. I certainly didn't nick it from yours."

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Severus/Teddy/Open

potions_hbp
2011-05-02 07:40 pm UTC (link)

Severus downed half the glass of punch in one gulp and did something a bit out of the ordinary...he laughed at Teddy's comment instead of coming back with another remark. There was definitely something potent in the punch to make Severus so laid back. "You've got that one right, Teddy. Maybe things will change this year, hm?" Severus drained the rest of the punch from his glass and chuckled as he reached to get another refill, though he had to reach for the ladle a few times before actually grabbing it and how he got any punch in the glass is anyone's guess.

Severus was definitely shnockered.

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Severus/Teddy/Open

gryffindorcrack
2011-05-04 02:25 pm UTC (link)

"Maybe. Anything's possible." Teddy was caught off guard by the laughter coming from the older boy. Severus seemed so laid back, it was downright unnerving. The giant box suddenly seemed like a good source of protection from this madness, but he'd taken it off for a bit of breathing room. Deciding to forgo the paranoia and enjoy what was obviously a drunk Slytherin, Teddy filled a glass as he side-eyed his companion.

"What are you supposed to be?" He didn't want to be continuously mean, so held back any comments about the resemblance to everyday wear and simply sipped his drink as he regarded Severus curiously.

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Severus/Teddy/Open

potions_hbp
2011-05-08 12:34 am UTC (link)

Feeling accomplished that he only managed to spill a little bit of punch onto the table, Severus returned his attention to Teddy.

"I vant to suck your bloooood!" Severus said rather loudly in a horrible imitation of a "Transylvanian" accent before baring his fangs and hissing at Teddy. He knew his costume wasn't anything flashy, but the punch was dulling his usually sharp mind and the Muggle tv shows he had seen before on vampires were seeping to the forefront of his current train of thought.

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