h o l l y (hollyharpie) wrote in valesco,
@ 2014-02-08 20:41:00

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adrian mattias, anya kalinnikov, danielle rookwood, donovan rookwood, grail yates, group, hamilton nott, henry wadcock, holly troy, jeremiah whitehorn, kendall broadmoor, magnolia mattias, mattie scarpin, melania comstock, michal conway lynch, nona pepper, oliver comstock, savannah davies, scarlett rabnott, seth wadcock, therese bonaccord

Hogsmeade Valentine's Spectacular! Friday, the 14th
Now, Holly was definitely not someone who enjoyed the frills and lace of Valentine's Day. Usually, she hated it, it was in the top five list of things she hated, but this year? She felt like celebrating. It had been a damn good year, and Holly was taking every opportunity to showcase the good bloody mood she'd been in. Sure, there had been its blips (McCormack owed her quite some bit), and each moment made her appreciate each and every day.

But that was the sort of sappy stuff she and her husband didn't say, so that was why she had insisted that their visit to Hogsmeade tonight was to crack jokes and judge the couples that took this holiday way too seriously.

It was turning out to not be as horrendous as one may have thought. Hogsmeade was a village on display, each store front lit up with lights, the street lamps giving off sprays of glitter and confetti as couples walked past. The different food places had set up heating spells around outside tables and counters, the aroma completely filling her every sense. The lake had turned into a beautiful ice rink, while a magical ferris wheel lit up the sky. The village had always amazed her, knowing that it was the only place in the country wizards and witches could be completely at ease with their magic outside of Hogwarts.

"Good thing they didn't let the kiddies out," Holly said, eyes catching sight of the castle in the distance. "They'd ruin the romance."

- Hogsmeade is open to all! The village streets are sort of like a Valentine's fair, hosted by Madam Puddifoot's (so you know there's some cheesy stuff).
- For some ADDED FUN, a little trickster has laced the chocolate supply with a truth serum. The amount of chocolate your character ingests, the more truthful/the longer they are under its spell. Soo...that could lead to some fun, y/y? >:D
- ALSO, for players on non British Isles teams, this is the last weekend to be home because practice for the WC starts after Valentine's Day! So get those feels out because you're shipping out!

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matildas
2014-02-13 01:01 am UTC (link)

Mattie's eyes lit up at the sight of her former housemat and just as she had settled into the bench, she jumped up to greet him with a hug. "Jeremiah!"

It was so nice getting to see her old schoolmates now that she'd dared to weave herself back into the wizarding community. She'd forgotten how much fun she actually had talking to all of them, and she pulled back and away from Jeremiah with a really wide smile. Mattie's hands went to her head, as if her hat was going to fly off with her excitement.

"No, you think?" she asked excitedly, pushing up on her toes. Mattie looked back at the stage, their instruments getting covered in a light layer of snow. The small stage seemed so much larger than life in the moment. It was her first step to integrating the life she had been working on for the past five years back into the old one she'd left. The local muggle stations seemed to like her record, and while it was exhilarating to hear her voice on the wireless, she couldn't shake the need, she couldn't---she didn't feel like she was making any sort of success if the WWN wasn't playing her tunes.

"I thought people might get mad that I changed up some Warbeck classics, but--I love Celestina, of course," she added quickly, "But sometimes it's all right to put your own twist on things."

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jeremiahs
2014-02-14 08:55 pm UTC (link)

Jeremiah lifted her off her feet and gave her a quick spin, as a normal hug just wouldn't do after such an absence. It was easy to remember why he had fancied her so much in school with her standing in front of him. Her excitement was almost contagious.

"Definitely! You got me to like a Warbeck tune, that takes extreme talent. Keep this up, when I get back from New York, I'll have no chance walking of just walking up and chatting with you like this."

Jeremiah gave the surrounding crowd a quick glance before turning back to Mattie. While he never had issues talking to her as a friend, every time he tried to make it something more, words failed him or he just chickened out. But school had been such a long time ago, and surely now he could manage. "Obviously, I'll have to take my opportunity now. Let me buy you a drink and you can tell me all about how the music industry has been treating you."

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matildas
2014-02-15 08:37 pm UTC (link)

Her heart thudded; did he really think it sounded that good? That other people would like it? Her? Mattie was so used to playing her music in small bars or in front of a handful of people, so it was really unimaginable to think that there could be huge crowds forming just to see her. That they enjoyed her music. It was really thrilling to think about, and she excitedly accepted his offer of a drink.

"It'd be good to get out of the cold...and the confetti," she said with a laugh, as a lamp post spewed out some more of the glittery decorations. Mattie looked back at The Three Broomsticks, and was glad to have the heat hit her face when they entered through the double doors. Mattie hadn't been in the restaurant in years, maybe even since Hogwarts, and it was amazing how hard the nostalgia hit her.

"Merlin, it smells exactly the same," she said, closing her eyes for a moment as she removed her scarf and cloak. Mattie was coming to find she'd missed more than just her family by distancing herself from the wizarding world.

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