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Strictly speaking, Celia had no real reason to continue visiting Professor Corrins. It had been a while since they'd gone over a new charm and even longer since she'd taken a class with the woman. She'd already gotten the head girl badge and built up more than enough goodwill to ask for a...

Natalia knew she had been lucky to find a small apartment she could afford on short notice, but she hated it. It was tiny, cramped, and didn't have a garden. Not ideal for an aspiring Herbologist. She had invested in planter boxes for her little balcony and had actually managed to get some...

Ezra was pretty excited to show Zerrin the basics of playing guitar. He had talked to his roommate about music before and had been delighted by the other boy's interest. He hadn't been able to resist playing a bit of guitar to show off, and then Zerrin asked him to show him some things. Ezra was...

Margo had found herself spending more time in the Monthly room than she ever had before. She was trying to distract herself and the more she threw herself into her clubs the better she started to feel. She hated the sense of dreed she felt whenever she thought about Isadora or her brother. She...

Nikko couldn't believe he was nervous. He had been waiting for this moment for over a year and now it was finally happening. Even though he had gone with Aubrey to dances back at school it felt so different than this. This was what real adults did. They went on dinner dates and held hands...

Ever since she'd made the Quidditch team, Celia had kept a running tally of all the things she could do better. She had watched Liusaidh stumble and Ruben and Daintree positively faceplant, and she was determined not to make the same mistakes. It wasn't enough for Slytherin to win the cup. She...

Louis was bored. He wanted to practice, but it was rainy and cold outside and that was annoying weather to fly around in. He knew he should be doing homework, but he didn't feel like it. In his boredom, he had folded a piece of parchment into the shape of an airplane. Now, he threw it ahead of...

Emmanuel had worn his best suit, buttoned it up nice, made sure his shoes were shiny and that he looked his best. Though this was a friend date with one of his closest friends, he also didn't want his friend to ever feel like he wouldn't make an effort. It was extremely important in Emmanuel's...

Violette had been cooped up inside all day, she had done some studying, written a letter to her parents and to her sister, then did a bit of reading. She had decided she should stretch her legs and at least go outside for a bit, packing up the chocolates her mother had sent with her latest...

Lars quite liked the life he was living right now. He liked spending most of his days indoors, getting to paint for hours without anyone disturbing him until Blake came home. He also rather liked spending time with Blake, a lot. But he had recently realized he hadn't really spoken to a non-Blake...

Celia was relieved to have a brand new slate of professors this year. Aside from a select few, she didn't like her old teachers very much. Most of them had been utterly inept, cancelling class at the last minute or giving them pointless assignments. One professor Celia would miss was Professor...

Callum had no reason to be anxious, but these days he didn't seem to need one. Waking up was enough to make him jittery. The interminable grind of work wasn't helping. He'd enjoyed it once. Ha! Remember that? Remember waking up and feeling excited? Times had changed. All that persisted now was...

It was the first day of the semester and Augustus knew he had to find Addison as soon as he could. It was important. They had been together for a while now, going to dances together and spending a lot of time together. But there was something Augustus hadn't told her, something he had been...

Poppy had been confident in her decision to take a year off before starting university. She felt like she needed the time to figure out exactly what she wanted to do and how she was going to get there. But she wasn't about to spend a year doing nothing. In the end she had thrown herself into a...

Nikko was nervous about coming to the Yule Ball. It was hard to think how different things were only a year ago. He had had a date. He thought he was happy. He thought they both were. But looking back maybe that was just what he wanted to think. It was impossible to know. It wasn't like he could...

Louis had asked Hamish to the dance on a whim, but was pretty glad he had done it. The boy was pretty cute, and Louis always enjoyed hanging out with other Quidditch players. He had seen Elizabella was with the other twin, which was kind of amusing. He wondered if they were on a date or just...

Augustus had been looking forward to tonight, even though it felt a bit bittersweet, knowing this would be the final Yule Ball at Hogwarts. He was glad to spend it with Addison, knowing Ryan wouldn't interrupt. He trusted his friend to keep his word. Augustus adjusted his suit, hoping Addison...

Lars had had a busy couple of weeks. Between getting married and going on a honeymoon, he felt like he'd hardly had time for his friends and family lately. Lars was still a bit on cloud nine from the honeymoon, but it was time to return back to their normal life. Blake was already back to work...

Open after Akihiro Gwen had been honored when Akihiro asked her to the Halloween Feast. She wasn't sure if she wanted to commit and date him quite yet, but it was nice to go to these events with a date. She hummed softly to herself as she waited for him to appear, checking her appearance in the...

Augustus knew he hadn't been the best boyfriend lately, it had been difficult with Ryan breathing down his neck. Now that they had talked, though... Augustus had some hope it would be better. He had been looking for Addison, and paused in the doorway of the student lounge when he spotted her...