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Old 07-14-2022, 03:10 PM
Felixir Felixir is offline
 
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At the centre of proceedings, a large, level, hardwood dance floor has been set up for all your basic dancing needs. Music is playing - a playlist full of songs suggested by students (and approved by staff), fast and slow, and from a range of genres and eras, many of which represent one of the five elements that make up the event's theme - though exactly where it's coming from is difficult to say. Thanks to a little bit of hocus pocus, the music seems to flow from the air itself, with pockets around the edge of the dance floor where it's a little quieter. Up above is the open sky - enchantments have been placed around the area in case of rain or a sudden drop in temperature - though drapes, streamers, and light features span the dance floor here and there, many held aloft by magic.

This area offers the greatest appreciation of the decor, especially as the evening starts to darken and subtle glow emitted by the decorations starts to become evident. Each element is represented by a different segment of the dancefloor - by means of ceiling drapes (though there is no ceiling), streamers, flowers, etc - each transitioning seamlessly into the next: Futtering banners bear images of the night sky, subtle animated galaxies, and constellations ... Pale blue, silver, and white ribbons flutter in the soft breeze, alongside delicate windchimes and charmed wisps of cloud ... Blue-green drapes resembling running water flow overhead, with clusters of grey, dark green, and grey-blue streamers decorated with seashells ... Greens, bronzes, and golds hold sway over the area populated with the most flowers and vines (too soon?) and the fragrant pine scents ... Golds, reds, and oranges smoulder, with banners and streamers that ripple in such a way as to seem almost like real fire, like a sunset... the night sky... merging into galaxies once more.

Above the very centre of the dance floor is a levitating light feature, in the style of a dandelion puff; small crystals at the ends of wires provide a twinkling effect, and the fixture itself has been designed to alter its colour to reflect the specific element invoked by the sound waves and the music all around.

A large banner stretches across one edge of the space. It features the four house mascots, each of which embody the element with which they are most commonly associated; badger of earth, snake of water, eagle of air, lion of fire. Gold glitter stars twinkle across the banner. Naturally, the glitter could not be overlooked.