Beautiful Snakes

[Rory Fergusson]

Going with Anabelle to the dance he knew would be a good decision, she was a beautiful girl after all. Not from a pureblood family sure, but her family was still respectable to an extent. Rory didn’t have anyone else to go with after all, and she was definitely a sound choice of date. He hadn’t even had to go through the bother of asking her out, rather it had been her. Rory was happy for that, not keen on asking people out, he firmly believed they should come to him, which clearly Anabelle had done. He was wearing his usual suit for this event, though it was new, it was just the same as what he usually wore, and he had the tartan bow tie on and was stood waiting for her at the entrance to the hall. As he had been taught, he was to treat her with respect and compliment her as he could. He was a little bored of waiting, but he knew that it would take her longer to get ready and he would appreciate the effort that she would be putting in for the evening. He stood ready, ready to be charming and a lovely person much like how he was, and not how so many of the silly hufflepuffs saw him. Hopefully though Anabelle would arrive soon and he wouldn’t have to wait that much longer.
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[Anabelle Williams]

If possible, Anabelle was feeling more nervous now than she had when she had asked Rory out. She had awaited this day excitedly, writing to her sisters for their advice on what to wear and how to act, but now that the day had finally arrived, the bubbles of nerves had grown and overtaken the bubbles of excitement. What if he had a terrible time with her? What if he decided that he didn't like her afterall? The blonde had spent the majority of the day getting ready, and though hair wasn't her specialty, she had managed to get it to sit how she wanted, then she spent the rest of her time perfecting her makeup. Anabelle wanted to exceed Rory's expectations of her. Even after the advice from her sisters, Ana felt most comfortable in a black dress with black shoes. Anabelle knew she was running a little bit late, but she had to look perfect before she stepped out the door. She gave herself one last look, adjusting the small chain around her neck, then stepped out, making her way to the Hall.
Seeing Rory took her breath away, he was even more handsome than usual, if that were possible. As Anabelle neared him, she realized she had no idea what to say or do so she stopped in front of him and managed to breathe out a "Hey."

 

[Rory Fergusson]

Rory looked up and was glad that as he glanced towards where the slytherins were emerging for this night of festivities, since there was Anabelle walking straight towards him, he took this moment to look her over, to look up and down at what she was wearing and decided that yes, he had made the right decision, she looked amazing. He had to admit it, she looked beautiful, definitely the right choice for this ball, and though she wasn't a pureblood she was certainly as beautiful as one. He cleared his throat as she approached and stood in front of him, "Hey," he replied with as charming a smile as he could, "Ye look stunnin', Anabelle," he managed to say though it was clear he had some bother giving the compliment to the girl. Rory didn't give them out that often when it came to appearance but Anabelle clearly cleaned up nice! What a surprise to him really, though he'd only ever seen Anabelle in uniform or casual clothes, they'd never gone out like this. He held out his arm to her with a smile on his face, he had always been taught to be gentleman so he knew how to act on this night, "Ye wanna dance or just stand aboot? Get some drinks or some sh1te," he asked, Rory wouldn't mind dancing, it was no Ceilidh but the yuleball was always good fun, and this time he was with a proper date.
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