Moon and Stars

[Stella Wright]

Stella looked around the Great Hall with a huge grin on her face. It was all so beautiful, all the fancy decorations and all the girls in their gorgeous dresses. She always enjoyed going to the ball, and this time she was particularly pleased with her own dress, black and sparkling like the sky at night. It made a nice contrast with Zoe's pretty white dress, too. The two friends were going together this year; they had dressed up and traipsed down the stairs from Ravenclaw tower together, giggling and chatting all the way. The energy of the evening was infectious, and Stella was already buzzing with it, enough that she didn't think to mention how silly the winter theme was, when she and almost everyone she knew had never seen a white Christmas. Now Stella turned to her friend again, beaming. "It's all so pretty! What do you want to do first?" Stella felt like dancing, but she was sure they'd get around to that soon enough if not immediately, and it seemed only polite to ask Zoe first.

 

[Zoe Westwick]

Zoe was beyond excited for tonight. The Yule Ball was always fun, but she had never actually attended with a date before. She and Stella had decided to go together as friends, and Zoe was excited to have someone to hang out and dance with. She was excited by their contrasting dresses, but ever since she had first seen Stella in her dress with all her makeup and hair done, Zoe hadn't quite been able to tear her eyes away from her friend. There was something different about her tonight, and Zoe felt drawn to her. Looking around the room when they got to the Great Hall, Zoe smiled and linked arms with Stella quickly. "Let's dance!" She said brightly, pulling Stella towards the dance floor.

 

[Stella Wright]

Arm in arm with Zoe, Stella bounced over to the dance floor. ”Yes, let’s!” It felt like Zoe was reading her mind tonight, the two of them were so in tune. They looked so good together, and the sparkle in Zoe’s eye told Stella she felt the same. There was a magic about tonight that felt different to previous balls, a tingle to the air between them that Stella couldn’t quite pin down, but it felt good. It felt special. Stella slipped her arm out of Zoe’s and took her hand instead, spinning her around in a twirl that made her skirt swirl satisfyingly.