phoebe ❀ (feebees) wrote in valesco,
@ 2008-10-29 13:41:00

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aberforth dumbledore, agatha timms-catchlove, alice longbottom, bess fawcett, caradoc dearborn, chandler midgen, derek dobbs, frank longbottom, gabriel corner, glenda prewett, greta catchlove, group, james potter, john mulciber, kobe ackerly, lily potter, lucille lovegood, lydia proudfoot, mark timms, matilda mulciber, octavia lestrange, phoebe smethwyck, prisca loftus, psyke bardera, rabastan lestrange, rachel corner, roderick dearborn, thorfinn rowle, tristan bardera, wendy midgen, xenophilius lovegood

The Halloween Ball! --Posted for Friday!
In all of her years at Hogwarts, in all of her years being a prefect and working on a team full of the best students in Hogwarts, Phoebe Smethwyck had never been as impressed as she was right now as she stared around the Great Hall. Illuminated with candles in all shapes and sizes (and colors, a nifty charm a sixth year had found), the tables surrounding the dance floor were decorated with pumpkins, spiderwebs, and fall leaves, creating a spooky, yet beautiful design. The Ghosts of Hogwarts had volunteered to mingle more than usual (she thanked Nearly Headless Nick profusely, and promised to hold him a belated Death-Day party), captivating the guests with stories---how much truth they held, she couldn't be sure, but they were interesting nonetheless.

The band was a new kind of wizard rock, a bit more political than the Hobgoblins, W.O.A.R. There had been a lot of discussion at the prefect meetings about whether or not they should try and book them, but at the end of the day the naysayers (read: the Slytherins) were outvoted, and the band with the hit song "Do You Believe in M.A.G.I.C" was creating an incredible atmosphere.

So---people looked happy. They were laughing, smiling, and just---happy. Not something Phoebe felt like the wizarding world had been in a long time, and she was glad to be a big part of it.

Now, if only she could find a reason to be happy, herself.

ooc: No wands! Just your ID is needed. Everyone is welcome!

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fredricks
2008-11-02 07:13 pm UTC (link)

Fredrick felt his hand being pulled. He stumbled a little, caught off guard because he hadn't been paying attention. Generally, though, when Agatha pulled at him like that to go somewhere, Fredrick had found the best plan was to follow her unless he wanted to start another argument.

Besides, he'd just caught sight of his sisters on the other side of the Great Hall.

"Yeah, yeah," he said hurriedly, ducking behind her the tiniest bit, "Let's go exploring!"

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superbad
2008-11-02 07:36 pm UTC (link)

She really wasn't concerned with how much trouble she could get in right now. Agatha figured that...well, what could really be the punishment? All she had to do was say she wanted to snog her boyfriend in a quiet area, what can they do? Kick them out of the ball? Oh, boo hoo, they would just go out and..do whatever they wanted. Haaa.

Though, while she was sure the punishment wouldn't be too severe, Agatha still moved quickly through the quiet halls and even took off her shoes so that the clicking of her heels wouldn't attract attention.

Hey--just because she thought there wouldn't be any trouble, didn't mean she actually wanted to get in any.

Finally, they reached their destination: the Ravenclaw dorms. Agatha pulled off her mask and put her hand to the knocker, turning to Fredrick,

"You need to answer a riddle to get in," she whispered, letting the knocker drop.

For some I go fast
for others I'm slow.
To most people, I'm an obsession
relying on me is a well practiced lesson.

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fredricks
2008-11-02 07:40 pm UTC (link)

Fredrick frowned deeply. "Some go...fast? That was what it said, right?" He asked, glancing at her. He chewed on his bottom lip, mulling the riddle over. He knew he'd heard his dad say it sometime somewhere before, but it wasn't clicking. Was it dancing? Er, maybe seasons? Seasons, seasons.

"Is it...time?" Fredrick asked, glancing between Agatha and the door knocker, unsure of who to address his answer to.

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superbad
2008-11-02 07:48 pm UTC (link)

The door swung open, and Agatha grinned widely her chest maybe swelling with pride.

"I always knew you'd have been a Ravenclaw," she muttered, grabbing his wrists as she walked backwards into the common room. She had been ready to kiss him and all that lovely stuff, but the sight of the common room made her lose her breath and--it had only been a year, just a little over, since she'd been there, but Agatha still found herself completely shocked at seeing it again.

"And--and this," she slowly waved a hand around the common room, chest feeling tight. "Is...where I spent seven years of my life."

Seven. Years. That was such a huge part of her life and she hadn't realized how much she missed it.

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fredricks
2008-11-02 07:54 pm UTC (link)

"It looks cozy," Fredrick said, grinning at the calming, blue color, and all the tables covered with books. "I didn't even know you were a Ravenclaw."

He took a moment to take in the whole feel of the room. So this is where he might have ended up if his life had gone a little bit differently. He had tried not thinking about what he might have missed out on and--no, he wouldn't regret not being able to go to Hogwarts. Because if he had he would have missed out on tons of other things he got to do instead.

Fredrick looked over at Agatha, watching her gaze at the room too. "I guess you miss it, huh?"

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superbad
2008-11-02 08:05 pm UTC (link)

She put her thumbs together and made a flapping motion, "Blue and bronze forever."

Flushing, Agatha turned and flipped open one of the texts, grinning at how the pages were creased and bent; an obvious sign that a Ravenclaw was the owner. She let out a breath and put her hand to the back of her neck before she looked back at Fredrick.

"I've had a really shitty 'first year out of Hogwarts,'" she said with a shrug. Agatha didn't know why, but she felt like talking, and not about animals or arguements, "Every day after we graduated I wanted to go back because any sort of problem you had there was usually gone by the morning and...and things are good now," she flushed even deeper, "but I guess I just--I'm remembering missing it so bad."

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fredricks
2008-11-02 08:12 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, I get what you mean," Fredrick said sympathetically. He wasn't sure if it was okay to give her a hug or not, or whether she just wanted to be left alone. So he stood there awkwardly for a moment before adding, "When I came back from Spain--um, I studied abroad for a bit--I sorta felt the same way."

Fredrick went to plop down on one of the couches but uncharacteristically stopped himself short. "Is it okay if I sit?" He asked. "And how do you do that...bird Ravenclaw thing?" Trying to lighten the mood, he attempted to make the motion with his hand and failed miserably.

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superbad
2008-11-02 08:23 pm UTC (link)

Her expression turned and a grin slowly crossed her face, and Agatha stepped over to Fredrick. Her eyebrows were high as if she was demonstrating something of great importance and skill, and she took his hands and positioned them properly to form the shape of the hand-eagle.

"And...then you flap." She was whispering for who knows what reason, maybe subconsciously she cared if they woke the younger students, but Agatha highly doubted that. "If you do that in your sisters' faces they'll get mighty annoyed--Ravenclaw kicked Gryffindor's ass last year."

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	fredricks 2008-11-02 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	Fredrick's eyebrows shot up. "Are you serious? There's a reason why they never showed me that Ravenclaw signal. If I did that to their face I wouldn't get out of the room alive--especially if Ingrid was there. She's gotten crazier since she became pregnant." He heaved a deep sigh. "You have no idea how many owls I got during that whole fiasco." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

superbad
2008-11-02 08:44 pm UTC (link)

Agatha's grin widened and she shrugged in the worst imitation of innocence fathomable. Okay, so. She hated gossip and she hated girls acting bitchy, but, when all the details were in, Agatha knew that the Gryffindors deserved all they got.

Unfortunately now she was dating the enemies' brother, but she did think that the girls were over it. Hm.

She pulled him down to the couch, her amused smirk still plastered on her face, "Poor you."

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	fredricks 2008-11-02 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	"It was poor me," Fredrick pouted. "My roommate needed a lot of excuses for why there were owls pecking at my window at three in the morning." He stretched out on the couch, fiddling with his suit. It was getting really itchy. "But I'm sure they're over all that by now, right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

superbad
2008-11-03 02:11 am UTC (link)

"Gryffindors rarely get over old grudges," Agatha said with a sagely nod. And she knew that to be true; she still hadn't talked to Fabian, and it was nearly three years after their not so lovely break-up and her, er...rather not nice ways of seeking revenge against him.

Okay, so maybe Agatha's picture should be placed against that 'women scorned' phrase.

Agatha pushed Fredrick to the side to give herself room to stretch out against him, and she tugged at the ruffles popping out of his vest. "I think you look rather dashing."

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	fredricks 2008-11-03 05:22 am UTC (link)
	"Liar," Fredrick teased, leaning forward to kiss her forehaed. "You think I look ridiculous, don't you?" He smiled at her dress. "I mean, it's not like we match at all. Think I might look a little too old world, you know what I mean?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

superbad
2008-11-03 05:46 am UTC (link)

Agatha batted her eye lashes, pushing herself up to look down the length of their bodies and at their outfits. It took her a moment to realize they might be in a bit of a compromising position, one they hadn't really been in before. And--she found she didn't mind it too much.

Looking back down at Fredrick, she grinned, "We have a theme. You're old world and I'm modern, new age."

She leaned down to kiss him, feeling rather amused with the turn of the situation. They'd definitely come here for a ball and they hadn't even set foot on the dance floor.

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	fredricks 2008-11-03 05:59 am UTC (link)
	Fredrick liked compromising positions. Without hesitation, he leaned forward and kiss her lips, softly but surely. He moved to nibble on her ear, but stopped suddenly. "Whoa, wait, why do I have to be old world? Can't I be a modern man too?" He grumbled. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	superbad 2008-11-03 06:13 am UTC (link)
	She let out a breath; really? Arguing right when they were getting to a snog? Agatha chose to ignore the fact that she'd done it a few times in the short period of their relationship, but still. "I hate to tell you," she kissed along his jawline to attempt to distract him from interrupting anymore, "but ruffles have been out of style for a century or two." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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