You Shall Dance!

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Monty Pendleton

💡 Inventor | Guardian 💡
 
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OOC First Name
Claire
Blood Status
Muggleborn
Relationship Status
Single
Sexual Orientation
Asexual
Wand
Straight 9 1/2 Inch Rigid Walnut Wand with Thestral Tail Hair Core
Age
1/1999 (61)
Professor Pendleton had not intended to appear at the dance that evening, his anxiety being troublesome to him in the presence of large company, and had been coaxed from his stubborn set of mind only by the hearty persistence of a good friend and colleague. Even as he ascended from his quarters, dressed more fittingly for a dance in the nineteenth century than the twenty-first, he was not all sure his moment of weakness would be for the better; besides to sit at a table and make idle talk with the other attending professors, he didn't really have much reason to be there.

It was lovely, of course, watching the romance blossom between young hearts unblemished by the wearings of time and grief, but truth be told, he felt very much an alien in such an environment. He always had. Love did not come readily to the inventor's heart, around which he had constructed thick stone walls, not to keep others out, but to keep himself in.

An our or so into the night, when the general buzz of excitement was creeping its way steadily towards its climax, Monty parted from his table to find the drinks bar. On the way his attention was caught by a young girl whose heart, he had observed, was largely out of proportion for her stature. She was alone, as he had been upon her visit during a time of illness, and seeing her case he diverted his route then and there, having decided to return the favour. Not with his own company; rather, he had devised a different sort of scheme. "Hello!" he said, smiling as he joined her at the side. He held in his hand a drink he had almost finished, from which he sipped presently as he leant back against the wall. "Haven't you a dance?"
 
Hilton Tiwari was very disappointed. She had spent all of her time getting ready only to have her date be late. The third year rarely got mad, but she was very mad at her friend for being late, possibly standing her up. Hilton walked into the Great Hall and went straight for the treats. She was not a stress eater, but chocolate had never done her any wrong. One after the other, Hilton ate different chocolate. She realized that she liked white chocolate with macadamia nuts. It was a combination she had never been offered before.

As she picked up another piece of her new found favorite chocolate, Professor Pendleton approached her. She smiled brightly. she had been worried about her favorite professor ever since gossip spread about how a first year was bullying him. The kid must have had balls to pick on someone more than twice their size. "Professor!!" she exclaimed and hugged the man as tightly as she could. She released him and frowned when he asked about her date. "Kasper is late, or he is standing me up!" she pouted. She held out the piece of chocolate in her hand. "Anyway, do you want chocolate? This is my new favorite!" she told the man next to her. She hoped he would take the chocolate, as it would be rude if he did not.
 
"Um," said Monty, who was not all that comfortable with the idea of hugging, or being hugged by a pupil. He stood awkwardly with his arms half elevated until she pulled away. Only knowing one Kasper, he gave Hilton a sympathetic look; but, as usual, before he had any chance to respond, the Hufflepuff began to barrage him with kind offers. Accepting the chocolate, he said quickly, "Thank you! That's a shame. I'm sure he can only have been held up - ooh, this is nice." Realising he was getting distracted by the chocolate, Professor Pendleton went on: "Anyway, you needn't stand here all alone for his sake, surely! Invariably you should be sadder to wait all evening for nothing than to take a little chance; besides which, I do believe that young boy over there has just misplaced his dance partner." Monty nodded towards Reuben Lagowski, who, if Hilton had been watching, she'd have seen being left alone on the floor by his twin. "Perhaps Mister Snowhill will turn up when he is least expected!" Monty grinned mischievously.
 
Hilton nodded knowingly when Professor Pendleton agreed with her on the chocolate. She knew that she had good taste. She had hoped the chocolate would prevent him from reminding her about her tardy date. However, the professor was actually helpful, and he pointed over to Reuben. She had spoke with the boy in passing a few times, but she never really talked to him. But, Hilton wasn't nervous. New people meant new friends and people to study with! She waved bye to the professor before she lightly skipped over to Reuben. "Hey Reuben! I see your brother left you." she said jokingly.
 
Pleased as Reuben was for his brother, who had spotted Phoebe amongst the crowd and gone away to chat to her, he couldn't help but feel a little glum. The Gryffindor being dateless too had been just about the only thing keeping his spirits up, and now that he stood alone in the happy throng, he wasn't really sure he still belonged. He looked around at the decorations; pink hearts, suspended magically in mid air; the crystal chandelier; the chocolate fountain; and wished above all else he had somebody to share the sights with.

Just at that moment, one of his classmates skipped over, and he was briefly startled into silence at his wish having come true so promptly. Merlin was clearly looking out for him today. The boy smiled. "Hi Hilton! Oh, yeah, he does that," said Reuben. "Who did you come with?" She couldn't possibly be alone - she was like, one of the prettiest girls in his class.
 
Hilton smiled pleasantly at Reuben. He was a good student in the classes they had together. He and his brother were always together. Hilton was honestly jealous about that. It made her wish her two younger brothers were blessed with magic, and she would not have to be alone here. She was taken out of her thought when Reuben asked about her date. "Uh...He's late." she said nervously. She was still very angry with Kasper for being late. Hilton was never late to anything because it was rude.
 
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