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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...

With everything going on, the least that Niklaus had expected was a letter from home... His dad... He had died. Niklaus felt as he had failed him, he didn't go in his footsteps, he didn't bring him any pride, he never made him proud. He was everything that his dad had wanted, but at least he was...

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...

Ethan didn't really get what was the big deal about Valentine's day. He had skipped out on the Yule Ball last semester but he figured he should at least try and be social this time. Even if all the pink and flowers made him a little uncomfortable. He didn't have much of a plan as he entered the...

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...

Leah couldn't believe she had done it. It had been harder than she thought to convince her parents to let her start school in New Zealand. Now that her parent's divorce was final and she was constantly traveling back and forth it had taken twice as long to plead her case. But in some ways it did...

Caleb didn't want to be alone. He had been told Delilah had gotten hurt and raced to the hospital wing to check on her. Maybe if he had waited to hear more he would have known it happened during her Apparition lesson and that she was fine. But he hadn't waited and the adrenaline that flooded his...

Ethan had heard a lot about the Forbidden Forest but despite the warnings and the name itself, he couldn't stay away. He had heard about the Basilisk, which he had had to look up, but it still didn't deter him from exploring it when he could. Usually the best time was in the afternoons when the...

Yuelia was here now, and she wasn't sure what came next. She hadn't gone to the Yule Ball, she hadn't lingered over long at Halloween, but she knew she had to put in an effort to go to school events and try to put herself out there more. Not that she wasn't talking to people enough, in her own...

Delilah wasn't exactly surprised that she had ended up alone at a table by herself at her second to last Valentine's dance. Somehow it made a lot of sense that she had ended up in this position. Nothing else in her life had gone to plan, why would her love life. But if things had gone according...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...