Why Am I Here?

[Caleb Evans]

The entrance hall was bursting with students left and right. It was probably the first time he had seen so many people assembled there, unless he counted the time all the first years stood there right before the sorting ceremony began. The grand staircase was crammed, and high heels didn't let most female students move fast enough, which annoyed Caleb as he was not patient to follow their slow pace. He didn't even know why he was attending the yule ball in the first place since he could be spending his precious time reading in silence now that almost every student was down here. He sat down on the railing and smoothly slid down the last two meters to avoid getting stuck in the slow moving crowd. He unbuttoned his suit and walked towards the entrance of the great hall, hoping that he would meet his sort-of friends there.

 

[Lucia Orbon]

Lucia wasn't one to make a big fuss about an event like the yule ball, the way she saw some girls in her house getting ready frantically all day. But she still felt like she should put some effort into her dress because she hadn't put a lot of effort in during halloween. She figured the night couldn't be too bad if she didn't stick out so much. As she walked up from the dungeons towards the great hall, she saw a boy sliding down the railing of the stairs and land smoothly without a hiccup. She was intrigued and skipped over to catch up with him. "Nice entrance," she quipped, walking alongside him with her hands behind her back. ​