Yule Ball

[Mercy Rosenburg]

Christmas Eve had finally arrived and countless ice sculptures and other enchantments lined the Dance Hall, beautifully decorating the hall for the Yule Ball. Scores of students were excitedly awaiting the start of the Yule Ball, but Jill tapped a glass for attention. "Would the four quad-wizard tournament champions and their dates as well as anyone who is performing tonight please come to the front of the room with me."

She then awaited the arrival of Gryffindor Champion Josi Sky Emrald and her date Ian Blackthorne, Hufflepuff Champion Colleen Marie Hadley and her date Chris Rice, Ravenclaw Champion Mai Amy Gamit and her date Jacob Rossum, and the Slytherin Champion Morana Neus. She also waited for Rhiachnyn Black, Damon Darkweather, Rachel Duly, Filles Dé Roi, DeAngelo Love, Amora Preston, and "Razorblade Kiss" (made up of Dovesary Aemeson, Angelous Flamar, Kevin Lupin Phoenis, Spyke O'Connery, and Drake Taylor).

(OOC: I apologize for the delay (and the incredibly crappy post above!) on both the Yule Ball and First QWT Task threads. If you need an explanation why, please see the HELP WANTED! thread.)

[Amber Brown]

Amber was wearing a pretty blue dress. She was a little excited about the Yule Ball starting. She didn't have a date but oh well. She was going to have a good time and that's what would count. She waited for the house champions to come up front to start the Yule Ball.

As she was waiting, she looked around at the beautiful ice sculptures and enchanments that decorated the Dance Hall. " Wow. They really did a great job with the place ", she thought as she looked around.

ooc: here's the dress: www.eveningelegance.com/fashions/products/127lb-i.jpg

[Ian Blackthorne]

Ian was all dressed, ready to go, with his night black dress robes and pants on when he heard the Headmistress say for their Champion and their dates to come forward. Looking around and seeing nobody, he began to worry that the dates would be showed up.

Mentally smacking himself, Ian realized that the Champions would come no matter what, they couldn't not come with the Professors watching over the whole event. Beginning to relax, he walked up towards Professor Briarson and asked her, "Is it normal for everybody to be this late? Oh, and by the way, my name is Ian Blackthorne....." Ian trailed off as he waited for her response.

[Kevin Lupin Phoenis]

This was it, the Yule Ball, and Kevin stood in front of the mirror, seeing the dress robes he wore. It was a midnight blue robe with sliver trimming. It had a red tie piece, and instead of the white undershirt look, that was a silvery red, with a hint of a silvery blue as well, but not enough to make a purple color. It also had his Transfigured Pegaster Dorm Badge, presently a silver pegesus rearing, over where his heart is. He looked at that beast, so proud and magestic, and realized how far he's come since September's Graplock. Here it was, the Yule Ball, and he, of course was going with the most beautiful girl he had ever met. A slight tear in his eye for the rememberance of his school, he finally turned from the mirror, and headed to the entrance of the Dance Hall, where they had agreed to meet.

[ditzen]

Gem entered the Dance Hall where it was decorated for the Yule Ball. She looked around hoping to see the champions and their dates getting ready to dance but only a couple of students were there besides her.

She was wearing a dress borrowed from a relative. The dress was enchanted so that it would reflect a different color depending on the person who saw it. If a girl looked at the dress they would see it as a totally opposite color as their own. The boys saw it either as a different color as their date's dress or any of the any girls near them.

Her hair was put up in a bun instead of just flying free like it usually was. She had done a lot of work on her hair and put pride in it. She wished that someone from her family could see how beautiful she looked tonight.

[sarah]

Sarah looked at herself in the mirror. Turning this way and that. She gave a sigh and tweaked one of the curls that she had spelled into her naturally straight hair. The dress was great, and the hair was perfect. So why was she still so nervous? Maybe it was because of going to something like this with Kevin, she wanted it to be perfect. Taking another deep breath, Sarah walked out of the Ravenclaw dorms and towards the dance hall.

She smiled shyly when she saw Kevin. "Hey there handsome." Sarah walked up to him and stood in front of him, holding her arms out slightly from her body. "How do I look?" Sarah asked him, a little self-consciously.

<<The dress

[Mercy Rosenburg]

While Jill waited for the champions and performers to join her at the front, she smiled at a first year student wearing a beautiful light blue dress. "That's a very pretty dress you're wearing! Enjoy the ball!"

The first one to join her at the front was Ian Blackthorne, Josi Emrald's date. He asked if it was normal for people to be late. Jill laughed. "Oh I wouldn't worry about it. I don't think that many events start on time - sometimes things happen at the last minute that you can't control and other times...well, other times it might be because people are too busy socializing to settle down!" Jill chuckled again.

After his question about people's tardiness, Ian introduced himself to Jill, making her heart sink. Oh dear...it appears that I'm so busy most of the time that the students feel the need to introduce themselves to me! Well, it's true that I wouldn't recognize every student by face, but I try the best I can to remember names. Oh my...I became a professor and a Headmistress because I truly enjoyed working with students and now I've become so busy that I don't have the time to interact with the students as much as I'd like. Smiling at Ian, she nodded. "Nice to meet you, Ian. How are enjoying Hogwarts so far? Oh and by the way, I received your application for Gryffindor Male Prefect and although it's probably a bit un-professional to give things away..." She trailed off, but gave him a wink.

Talking with Ian reminded her of how much she missed interacting with students. She had been trying so hard to do a good job as Headmistress that she was losing touch with one of the most important parts of the school - the students. Well, I think that the Yule Ball might be a perfect time to fix that! In fact, I'm going to promise myself that tonight I will try to socialize with the students and get to know them better. That goes for professors too! It's a night for fun and I should be having fun too! It'd be so nice to just take a break from everything and really enjoy myself for once! Smiling again, Jill prepared herself for a night of fun.

(OOC: EDIT: Sorry Ian, I edited my post!

Remember, according to my bio, I'm not new to Hogwarts at all! I became the Librarian after I graduated, and then a Muggle Studies teacher until this year, so if you're not a first year or a transfer student, you could greet me as if you've seen me around before because hopefully you have! In fact, you could even say that you were in my class. )

[amywolfe]

Amy was wearing dress robes with a shade of purple that was perfectly matched with her eye color. She was excited to get the party started.

Amy moved about the room keeping watch on all who were entering but staying hidden. She saw Gemini Moon enter and smiled. It had been so long since September when she sent her niece off on the train to school. She thought it would be smart to wait to show herself to the girl. She knew Gem still didn't know that Amy was a now a teacher at Hogwarts. She felt so bad for not telling her sooner.

She thought Gem looked beautiful in the dress she borrowed from Amy's sister-in-law. She looked around wondering who the friend was that Gem lended a dress to. The dress was once used at Amy's wedding as a bridesmaid dress worn by her twin sister.

[Kevin Lupin Phoenis]

Kevin smiled as Sarah approached him, as she asked him how she looked, he placed his hands on her waist and brought her close to him.

"You, Sarah, are the most beautiful thing I have ever laid my eyes upon. It is now our night, shared by everyone else." he said, kissing her, and leading her inside.

[Kaylyn Newell]

Kaylyn hadn't been at the school for very long. She had, in fact, just arrived a few days before. The buzz about the upcoming Yule Ball had intrigued her and, after a long debate, she had sent a letter home requesting that appropriate attire be sent for the occasion. An owl had arrived several days later, bearing a carefully wrapped package. Her roommate had squealed in delight as the layers of paper were removed, though Kaylyn remained rather passive. After a long moment, she had asked the other girl to describe the gown to her, being unable to see it with her own eyes. The girl had obliged and offered an enthusiastic description, drawing a small smile from Kaylyn.

Now it was the night of the Yule Ball, and she was making her way nervously to the Dance Hall. Her brown hair was pulled halfway atop her head, curls loosely cascading over her shoulders. The ice-blue, strapless dress she wore fell to her ankles, a pair of white heels peeking out from under the hem. She had been reluctant to wear the heels at first, not wanting to increase her chances of falling and making a fool of herself, but had eventually relented. Now she was glad she had, as the shoes made her feel quite elegant.

It wasn't long before she was standing outside the doors to the Dance Hall, giving her hair a final check before pulling open the doors. She stepped inside, listening to the murmurs of the other party-goers around her.

((The dress: us.st11.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/yhst-10922164031781_1872_5430177 ))

[Aquarius Skye Potter]

Aqua smiled to herself in the mirror as she put the finishing touches on her purple makeup. Her hair this evening was hot and black with dark purple streaks in her hair. "God I love being a metamorphangus..." She said to herslef as she put glitter in her hair. Standing up in front of a long mirror, the Hufflepuff was impressed. "Not bad, I'd say I did a pretty good job." She said with pride in herself. Walking out of the Hufflepuff Common room, the soft clicking of her heels echoed through the halls as she made her way over to the Dance Hall. Keeping an eye out for Tom, Aqua arrived at the door and walked in, she noticed that none of the champions were there yet. So she had to wait for both the champions and her date, Tom.


< The Dress

[Richard "Wolf" Canis]

Richard walked into the dance hall in astonishment. Even he was a sixth year magic never ceased to surprise him. He was wearing a black dress robe and a formal green button shirt underneath so far Lizabeth had not arrived yet nor had anyone else he knewfrom Slytherin. So he decided to wait by the door till anyone did.

[sarah]

Returning his kiss through her smile, Sarah smiled up at him when they pulled apart. She wrapped one of her arms around his waist and walked with him into the dance hall. "I don't think I have told you lately that I love you, so much." She pulled him to a stop and brought his face down to hers for another soft kiss.

Breaking away from him, she smiled even wider. "This is going to be great. You better not be preforming for that long. I will not be happy being left by myself down here." Sarah smiled and play poked him in the chest. He looked amazing and she didn't want to mess up his outfit. But she was kind of bummed that she was going to have spend some of tonight dancing by herself.

[Ian Blackthorne]

Ooc: Thanks for reminding me, but Ian's an exchange student so he wouldn't know you anyways ;D

Ic: Ian grinned appreciatively as he began to chat with the Headmistress, saying, "I think I know what you mean, Professor, and that's very kind of you to consider me for the position." Smirking as he said this, he was amazed that their leader could be so personable; it was an awesome experiance he did not expect.

The reason Ian was so shocked was because at his Muggle High School, the principle talked as though you were a soldier, or unit and not a real person. He shuddered as he remembered this, and was glad that he had received the letter to come to Hogwarts at all. It was so much better here.......

[Cynthia Sharp]

Cynthia shuffled into the dance hall, the lights causing there to be a little bit of glare on her glasses as she scanned the room quickly, hoping to find someone she knew.

She didn't have to search long, she found Gem and went over to her. "Hey Gem....You haven't seen Sammy anywhere, have you?" She asked, now without a large braid to fiddle with, she fiddled with the pair of long gloves she was wearing, nervous. "I'm -really- nervous...I've never been to a dance before." She said.

[Kira]

Kira stalked into the Dance Hall, a barely disguised scowl set on her face. She didn't particularly want to be here, among all the students, but she had received an invitation. Besides, after all the Headmistress had done- allowing the lycans to stay in the forest, setting up warnings against students entering the forest- she felt obliged to come.

It was rare for the lycaness to adopt her human form, even rarer after the past few years, but now she was a human girl once more. She had done her best to tame her wild curls, pulling the top portion of her hair back. A beaded necklace hung around her neck, the emerald beads dancing under the lights in the hall, and she had even managed to come up with a dress in time for the Ball. The black garment hung loosely from her shoulders, clinging over hips to fall just below her knee. She had been unable to find a pair of appropriate shoes, however, and was therefore barefoot. It had not been a pleasant walk from the forest, but now she was beginning to regain feeling in her toes.

Pale brown eyes cast about the Dance Hall, taking in the few students that had already arrived. It seemed that the rest of the school was going for "fashionably late." With a snort of laughter, she leaned back against the wall, arms crossed in front of her chest.

[rael]

Sammy spotted Gem and Cynthia near the entrance of the Dance Hall. He was wearing silver dress robes and his normally spike hair was still spikey but in a special "party spike" as he liked to call it.

He walked up to Cynthia. "Cynthia! That green dress is beautiful!" He hugged her close.

"Gem, I like your dress too, nice color the purple is. So where's your date? I've been waiting to meet him."

[Lizabeth Riddle]

Lizabeth put her hair up in a pony tail up on top of her head and place her tiara and it shortened a bit and changed the color so it was white and icy blue her dress fit perfectly she checked in a mirror for a little while then slowly headed to the dance hall even though she wished she had her swords so she could disappear she was just a little self-conscious of how she looked in the dress she spotted Richard and picked up her pace a little "ello Richard you look nice" she said in greeting she bent down and put her heals on she hated walking in them so she hadent put them on yet.

**pic's are at the bottom of hmsowaw.proboards58.com/index.cgi?board=icbios&action=display&thread=1127616171 * *and did we get rid of the masquerade idea or are we still supposed to be warring masks?*

[ditzen]

Gem smiled at the couple standing in front of her. "I don't know where Leki is, it isn't my turn to watch him."

[Cynthia Sharp]

Cynthia smiled, blushing a little as she hugged Sammy back, still wearing a slight look of uncertainty on her face. Still nervous. "Last time we spoke, Leki said he'd be running a little late..." She said.

[Richard "Wolf" Canis]

Richard saw Lizabeth walking the hall and slowly walked over to her. He noticed the she looked a little out of place, which was similar to the way Richard was feeling at this time. "Hey Lizabeth, you look beautiful."

[rael]

Sammy laughed at Gem's comment. "Yeah."

He looked around casually but at the same time trying to get a hold on Cynthia's hand.

"So, Gem, I signed up for your aunt's class. I was walking by the Muggle Studies class and saw her name "Amethyst Wolfe-Martinez" and thought, well I'll sign up. I didn't know she was teaching here now. Why didn't you tell me?"

[George Adam Sparewell]

Professor George Adam Sparewell had been up again, but this time, he was not aorking on anything. Tonight was a special occasion. It was the eve of the Yule, and also the night of the Yule Ball. He was dressed in his fanciest, dressiest robes, which of course, along witht he rest of his outfits, bore the Ministry of Magic insignia. As a professor, he needed not get a date, but at least show up, but he still remembered the Yule ball from his years at Hogwarts. His last to be exact. What a horrible time, in his opinion. He never got a date, because he had been too busy, and the girl he really like had gotten a boyfriend before he could ask. Clearing his head of those thoughts, he turned from his office, and walked down to the Dance Hall.

Inside, of course, had the Christmas and winter themed decorations, and as if it were magic (ooc: how original is that!) he felt calm, and smiled. Couples and even a few brave singles were coming in, and the only other teacher there was the Headmistress. Walking, he said a brief but friendly hello to the couple from his class, Sarah and Kevin, before stepping up to the Headmistress, and bowing.

"Good Evening, Professor Briarson. Might I say you look wonderful this evening."

[ditzen]

Gem nearly fell over. "My aunt's here!?!?!?" she cried a little too loud. She noticed she yelled so she dropped her voice, "What do you mean my aunt Amy is teaching Muggle Studies? She never told me that!"

[Lizabeth Riddle]

Lizabeth smiled at him "well thank you Richard I'm guessing no one else is here yet?" she said looking around him not knowing any one want back to looking at him again "so I'm guessing you'd rather be hunting right now too" she said looking at his face so he couldn't lie

[Amber Brown]

" Thanks ", she replied to the Headmistress. She smiled politely. " I love the way you decorated the Dance Hall. It's really beautiful ".

She was a little susprised that the Headmistress began to talk to her. She remembered that when she went to a muggle school, the principle was less social to his students.

[amywolfe]

Amy heard the angered cry of her niece and knew that girl had learned of her presence at school. She marched over to where the girl was standing with her friends.

"Evening," she greeted. "Well Sammy, you're looking great. And who's this little beauty you're courting? Gem! It's nice seeing you!"

[rael]

"Hey Mrs. Martinez, or should I say Professor?" Sammy said to the woman, "This is Cynthia, my date. It's nice seeing you again. I've signed up for your class though you probably already know that. It's amazing that you're here now."

[Richard "Wolf" Canis]

"What do you think Lizabeth? But i promised i would meet some people including you so i guess i am stuck. Why are you staying?"

[ditzen]

"Yes, an amazing surprise!" Gem hissed at her aunt, "I just love surprises! I wouldn't have wanted to know that you'd be here!"