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Margo knew that Valentine's day was just a day like any other but she still found herself feeling a bit wistful. It was a day all about love and yet she was all alone, at least for now. Her friends were probably around here somewhere. But for now she sat on the edge of the fountain and watched...

Indi wasn't sure why she had decided to come to the Yule Ball. It wasn't like she had or even wanted a date but there was something about sitting in the dorm all night that was too depressing for even her to bear. Not after a semester of keep her head buried in her books and not when the rest of...

Nikko was looking forward to the Valentine's dance and still couldn't believe he had a date. Things seemed to be going so well with Estella and he couldn't wait to find her. They had forgotten to plan where to meet up before hand and he had been running a bit late when it came to getting ready...

[set during the Yule ball] Delilah couldn't shake the feeling like she was doing something wrong. She had come up to the north tower to get as far away from people as she could but when she closed her eyes she could swear that she still heard music. With a frustrated sigh she closed her book...

Yvonne couldn't help but get swept up in the student's excitement every time the Yule ball rolled around. It was sweet to see them so excited and whispering about who was going with who and who would be wearing what. She wondered if she'd ever get tried of sympathizing with their big emotions...

Caleb couldn't stand to be in the castle these days. With everyone fretting about exams and the ball, it seemed like those two topics were the only thing people were talking about these days. He was getting tired of it fast and wanted to get away and thankfully since everyone was stuck inside...

Margo was curious to see what the Halloween feast would be all about at Hogwarts. She had never really celebrated before and she was excited. Her costume wasn't anything too exciting just an old dress of her grandma's that made her feel like a princess. But she had arrived earlier than the rest...

Felix had been pretty excited when he came up with the idea for his costume. After not really have a costume last year he was excited to dress up and hoped people would recognize who he was. He got to the feast as everything was well underway and he tried to see if he could find Sawyer or Leo...

Poppy always loved Halloween and was feeling a bit wistful and bittersweet about it being her last Halloween feast. She was quite proud of her costume this year even if it was basically a bedsheet tied around her to look like a dress but she had tried to get the hair just right. She walked...

It was earlier than Delilah usually ventured out on the weekends but she was desperate to get some practice in before the grounds were crawling with classmates. She set down her violin case on the grass that was still damp with the morning dew and kept her music still tightly tucked under her...

Yvonne considered it some what of a minor miracle that she had made it to the great hall for breakfast and hadn't had to resort to stealing some of Elvera's pastries and tea to make it through her morning. But she had managed to keep up with her grading so far and since this was her third time...

Margo was glad it was finally summer and she could sit outside and read her book while Gram did whatever it was she needed to do in town. She didn't mind coming along when there were errands to run but as she had gotten older she liked small taste of independence that came with doing her own...

Kaia used her chance to dress up again, she had decided to stop on a Barbie looks just because she had light blonde hair and blue eyes. In her opinion, she was cute enough to be a barbie herself. She was a bit disappointed to be here alone but she didn't let it show, maybe her mom will catch up...

Delilah couldn't believe how quickly the break had gone. It almost felt like she blinked and it was over. Their cousin had come to visit briefly but she had the feeling New Zealand was the last place Gemma wanted to be, but she had brought Delilah some of her favorite romance novel which was a...

Zane had just set up another trap. He was grinning to himself as he waited for someone to activate it. It was a pretty bold move considering there were many people wandering around after all he had gone to a nearby café for this particular trap. He ordered a drink and acted natural as if nothing...

Indi had been trying to find the perfect place to study for a while now. The library was the obvious location to go and while she did like it there it was getting crowded this time of year as everyone started to cram for exams. She didn’t find it very fair that people who had been going there to...

Caleb felt fairly confident he had gotten all he could out of the castle. He had spent almost all of his free time trying to find overlooked places that could be useful to him eventually. But he and come to the concussion that if there were secrets he hadn't uncovered yet he wasn't sure he...

Poppy had always loved the school's garden. It was one of the most peaceful places on the whole school grounds and this year when she needed a place to just be it had been there for her. It was full of flowers and other pretty things and provided her a place to study or simply think. Today she...

Poppy stood awkwardly at the edge of the great hall, unsure of what she should do and where she should go. She had always felt slightly awkward in these kinds of situations, surrounded by people, but never this self conscious before. Absentmindedly she reached up and fiddled with one of the...

Delilah was grateful for the abandoned classroom. For all its dust and emptiness it really was the perfect place to come if you wanted any kind of privacy. And she was certain she wanted no one to witness her failure like this. She had been coming her to practice since last semester yet she...