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Doyle sat alone on a bench waiting for his dad to stop chatting with some shopkeeper about how business was doing. It wasn't like his dad knew anymore about what was going on than he did, but he did always seem to know how to act in any situation. Maybe it was just a dad thing. All he knew was...

Santiago loved Halloween back home when he was younger since it was basically an excuse for him to run around his neighborhood unsupervised with his friends. At school it was pretty lame even if they turned the great hall into a big haunted house. He still thought trick-or-treating was better...

Margo didn't love Halloween. She liked the costumes, the pretty ones at least, and the food. But everything else she could live without. She didn't handle scares easily but she wasn't about to miss any event this year. It was her last one and she wanted to enjoy it the best she could, which was...

Dahlia had spent a lot of her holidays watching musicals. She had tried to jump back into netball, but it just wasn't the same, and as much as she loved sport she had to realize she didn't love Quidditch, and she couldn't dedicate herself to muggle sports anymore. It had hurt, but she just had...

To nobody's surprise except perhaps her own, Audrey was a little overwhelmed by the sudden increase in her workload. She had gotten a bit complacent last year, possibly even bored and wishing for more. But perhaps the moral of the story was 'be careful what you wish for', as between her heavy...

Toby sighed as he sat himself down at the Slytherin table that morning. Once more he was at at Hogwarts and was having to put up with other people. Back at home it was fine. His parents largely ignored him and he could order the house elves to leave him alone and just bring him food whenever he...

Toby had been preening ever since he had seen his name on the Slytherin Quidditch team list. He had been sure someone else would have been picked simply because the team already had a seeker and an alternate. But no, there was his name on the list and he honestly couldn't be happier about it...

The wit-sharpening solution. This was exactly what Aine needed. Sure, she knew she couldn't use it for exams - maybe she could in fourth year, but they'd find some way of substance testing for OWLs - and that wasn't a path she necessarily wanted to go down. She'd seen enough sports stories on...

Lena wasn't sure why she always offered to chaperone these things instead of being home with the girls; maybe she wanted to relive her slowly fading youth. Or at least, that's how she felt. Obviously, 31 was still very young, but being a mum, and a single one at that was exhausting. As Lottie...

Natalia knew her costume was a little basic, but she at least felt pretty in it. She tried to enjoy her final Halloween at Hogwarts, even if she kept thinking about her sister. Did they even celebrate Halloween at Durmstrang? Somehow, she doubted it. Natalia grabbed a drink and took a sip...

Caleb wasn't talking to Louis and he was trying to keep it that way. He had stuck to Slytherin only spaces for the first few days back at the castle. But in his attempt to keep his distance he realized he hadn't spoken to Rene either. He was starting to realize that his social circle was a bit...

Leah had wanted to cut her hair for years now. But every time she brought it up or asked her mother about it she was always talked out of it or convinced that it wasn't a good idea. She did like her hair sometimes. It was long and wavy and a golden blonde that always got lighter in the summer...

Caleb hadn't felt this restless in a long time. It felt like he had to constantly be in motion or he would collapse in on himself or spontaneously combust, he wasn't sure which. Ever since Valentine's Day he hadn't be able to stop thinking about what happened between him and Louis. A lot of ways...

Delilah found herself staring at the rose petals falling from the sky. It was oddly hypnotic and she was also trying to commit it all to memory. It was her last school dance after all. She had briefly considered not attending at all but had obviously changed her mind. It had felt like a lot of...

Abby had always liked the artwork that was always displayed in the Hogwarts corridors. They were always different than she was used to of course. The moving portraits had always intrigued her. It wasn't what she was used to when she was at home. The Gryffindor always liked always around the...

Delilah had never really considered joining the arts club. When she was younger she would have considered it a waste of time and she knew that her parent's would have had something to say about it. Instead she had focused or clubs that were supposed to make her a well rounded adult or give her...

Since Conan had started school here, the boy never had the chance to explore the forest. He was told by many professors, many, many times to never venture out there. The Ravenclaw would always look towards the distance, looking towards the forest whenever he got the chance to. He always wanted...

It wasn't that Margo didn't like animals, but in her defense she hadn't really spent much time with them. But the owls in the Owlery were slowly growing on her. Their big black eyes and unpredictable movements still made her jumpy but they were a necessary evil she had to get over if she wanted...

Felix was finally starting to move past the losses of last semester and while his season was over he didn't want to get too out of practice before next year. Not if he wanted to stand a chance against Slytherin or literally any other house. The sun was shining bright and hot as he got out to the...

Leah sighed as she stared at the two pieces of parchment in front of her. She hated this. It was hard enough to find the time between lessons to write one letter to her parents let alone two. She had been relieved when they sat her down on what felt like a random Sunday afternoon and told her...