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As he seemed to struggle with whatever it was he wanted to say, she became more and more curious, the noise in the background from the movie hardly even registered to her. It was perhaps a good thing anyways she missed the montage on the screen, as it went from Forest, to ballroom, to junkyard to... maybe Sarah's room? And then back to junkyard again. The strange sequencing would have just confused her entirely. Besides, he was a much more welcome distraction than the film.

Especially as he never actually finished his sentence, and while she was still staring and waiting to hear what he wanted to know, she was instead suddenly distracted when his lips were against hers. She had noticed him moving forward, but she hadn't registered what was happening until it did. Not that she was complaining, actually the opposite as she couldn't help the slight smile against his lips before she returned the kiss, briefly, before pulling back so she could fully grin at him. "I'm glad I wasn't the only one who wanted to do that." She commented softly. The group on screen was now at a large door, which the brunette didn't even look over to register.

Whatever was happening in that ballroom hopefully wasn't going to be crucial to the rest of the movie's plot. Not that Logan honestly knew what had been going on since the introduction of the furry beast. There were more pressing matters, and he was quite intent on letting his lips say everything for him.

There was a moment of panic as he was now worried that she might react negatively to the ultimate action he had settled on. However, there were no questions when he felt that slight smile against his lips and the kiss returned. Those billywigs in his stomach were still present, but they were fluttering about in there with gusto instead of nervousness. Anything going on with the movie had been tuned out completely.

Logan couldn't have agreed with her words more. Looking at the brunette with the biggest of grins on his face, he, now able to speak in complete thoughts, replied, "I'm glad too. And we don't need to go into detail about how long I've been thinking about it." And before the opportunity to go into detail about that could come up, he leaned in to connect their lips once more.

Eventually he did pull away, mostly to catch some air while also taking into consideration that Feirgrund probably wouldn't approve of the makeshift theatre being turned into a snogging room. "So, uhh, any guesses on how all of this happened?" he asked with a laugh as he finally looked at the screen, the Goblin King now singing to Sarah as she ran up and down a bizarre structure of staircases. He supposed they could get up and rewind the tape a bit, but that seemed counterproductive at this point. So, unless they were to watch the movie again, they would probably never know.

While Vera had suggested them doing this assignment together in the hopes it would have felt date like, she hadn't actually anticipated anything like the current moment to occur. Not that there was even a whisper of protest at the way things had unfolded.

She always thought Logan had an infuriatingly nice smile, but the current warmth of it and directed at her was something entirely different. She was sure her cheeks were turning a bit red, but if anything it was just out of happiness - maybe with still a mix of nerves. Because who wasn't a little nervous finally kissing a boy that they'd been thinking about for a minute. At his comment, her grin turned a bit more smirk like and she of course immediately wanted to ask how long. For Ve, she could pinpoint the moment she'd started too. And it had certainly been an embarrassingly long amount of time. But before she could inquire, he'd found a way to silence what she assumed he knew would have been her follow up.

And in a way that didn't even make her a hint at annoyed with him.

She knew he was being sensible when he pulled away, figuring that yes, that would certainly affect their grade and earn the disapproval of the Muggle Studies Professor. Turning her head to look back at the screen again, she leaned properly into her seat again and laughed at his question. "Not the foggiest. Though, I don't know I could have told you much about how this movie was progressing anyways before." Things just kind of... happened, randomly. The current staircase scene and the way the angles kept flipping around and the perspective changing was making her a bit nauseous. So figuring they'd probably completed the important aspects of the assignment, she glanced over at him. "It's about over. Do you want to call it now and we can rewind the tape and clean up?" They knew how to do the machine workings and that was the most important part of the assignment, right? [

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While Vera had suggested them doing this assignment together in the hopes it would have felt date like, she hadn't actually anticipated anything like the current moment to occur. Not that there was even a whisper of protest at the way things had unfolded.

She always thought Logan had an infuriatingly nice smile, but the current warmth of it and directed at her was something entirely different. She was sure her cheeks were turning a bit red, but if anything it was just out of happiness - maybe with still a mix of nerves. Because who wasn't a little nervous finally kissing a boy that they'd been thinking about for a minute. At his comment, her grin turned a bit more smirk like and she of course immediately wanted to ask how long. For Ve, she could pinpoint the moment she'd started too. And it had certainly been an embarrassingly long amount of time. But before she could inquire, he'd found a way to silence what she assumed he knew would have been her follow up.

And in a way that didn't even make her a hint at annoyed with him.

She knew he was being sensible when he pulled away, figuring that yes, that would certainly affect their grade and earn the disapproval of the Muggle Studies Professor. Turning her head to look back at the screen again, she leaned properly into her seat again and laughed at his question. "Not the foggiest. Though, I don't know I could have told you much about how this movie was progressing anyways before." Things just kind of... happened, randomly. The current staircase scene and the way the angles kept flipping around and the perspective changing was making her a bit nauseous. So figuring they'd probably completed the important aspects of the assignment, she glanced over at him. "It's about over. Do you want to call it now and we can rewind the tape and clean up?" They knew how to do the machine workings and that was the most important part of the assignment, right?

There certainly were no complaints coming from him. The blond hadn't thought anything beyond the usual would come from watching a movie together, though he was quite satisfied with how everything had turned out. Right now he was on cloud nine, though he most certainly would later be pondering why he had waited all this time to make a move like he had been advised. But that was life, and here they were, doing something they both hadn't anticipated. Maybe he might've had an inkling if he had done his interpretations in Divination properly for once.

Another laugh came as the direction of the movie went wherever it wanted. There really was no way of telling what was going on at this point or where it would even be going. But there was the possibility that was the point. "It certainly has been quite random." Not that there were any issues with random things occurring. Though he figured he'd appreciate what was going on in the screen more had they been paying attention to it for the past ... however long it had been since they had gotten distracted with each other.

That particular thought only kept that grin on his face.

"Maybe we clean up while the last bit is playing?" he suggested with a shrug of his shoulders as Sarah jumped off the ledge of a staircase and wound up somewhere with the Goblin King. "That way we at least know how it ends in case someone were to ask. Then, with the clean up done, all we'll need to do is rewind and return the tape and then head out." After they could, perhaps, find a less conspicuous place to continue what had been started not that long ago.

The next scene had Desiree giggling as a familiar Disney villain song played. Oh, how her dad hated that song! She remembered how he used to send her to her room for singing that song too much. As she watched, it struck her for the first time how much abuse Lefou took during this song. Poor guy got hit, flung about, furniture dropped on him… and all this on top of the fact that his name meant “fool” in French!

She was unsure whether to be amused or sympathetic when the movie cut back to the Beast. Poor thing looked so confused at the conflicting advice from Lumiere and Mrs. Potts! Then there was the way he flew off the handle at Belle. That was scary but in a way understandable. Clearly he didn't know how to deal with rejection!

Desiree couldn't resist dancing a little in her seat as “Be Our Guest” played. Such a catchy song, and Lumiere's voice always made her giggle! That didn't sound like any French accent she'd ever heard, more like an exaggerated parody of a French accent! Wherever he was supposed to be from, it was definitely not Rouen (where her dad's family was from)!

Not only did the song make Desiree giggle, it also made her hungry! She munched on her snacks and nearly choked on a sip of soda when Cogsworth said “minimalist rococo design” while giving Belle the castle tour. She knew enough about art history to know that those words did not go together! The next scene had her nearly face-palming as Belle not only entered the West Wing without the Beast's consent but went straight for the rose. For a smart girl like her, that was an awfully dumb decision! First rule of the Wizarding world: never touch a random magical object without knowing what it does! She couldn't exactly blame the Beast for being angry.

No matter how many times she'd seen this movie, the wolf chase scene always had her on the edge of her seat! Just when the wolves were about to close in on Belle, the Beast appeared out of nowhere to save her. There we go, the first definitive proof that he wasn't as bad as he appeared! Yikes, the wolves attacking him were hard to watch! But the following scene where Belle nursed his wounds was adorable. Hmm, Belle would make a decent Healer, Desiree thought.

She took another quick snack break during the scene where Gaston made a deal with the asylum owner, but she was watching with rapt attention again by the time it got to the part where the Beast gave Belle the library. She giggled softly. Why did that seem like something her dad would do for her mum? Then came her favorite song in the whole movie, “Something There”. Maybe it was the hopeless romantic in her, but she never tired of seeing Belle and the Beast fall for each other! She giggled at the scenes of the Beast trying to feed the birds and at Chip asking questions while everyone ignored him. Seriously, why couldn't someone just explain in terms he'd understand? If she ever had kids, she wasn't going to rely on ,”I'll tell you when you're older”.

If “Something There” was Desiree's favorite song, “Beauty and the Beast” was a very close second! Belle and the Beast's dance scene was so sweet, and the visuals of the ballroom were gorgeous! If she recalled correctly, that was one of the early examples of computer animation in a Disney movie. Then the most romantic scene in the movie was followed by one of the most heartbreaking, the one where the Beast lets Belle go. Between Maurice sick and alone in the forest, the Beast giving up his chance to break the curse, Cogsworth's devastated expression, and the other enchanted objects resigned to their fate, Desiree was on the verge of tears. She hugged her Beast doll and pillow close. If she couldn't comfort the Beast onscreen, at least she could comfort a Beast!

She might have teased him later too with 'finally' or something of the like, though he also could have thrown the same back at her so perhaps she wouldn't. But for the time being, she was also feeling far too giddy to care about any of that. It was like the billywigs had also escaped and stung her, in addition to the fluttery storm she'd been feeling before.

"I suppose that's what we should have expected from a movie about puppets." Not that puppet films couldn't be good, she was assuming, but puppets in general were random weren't they? She hadn't been super impressed in the long run even prior to distraction, but she had to admit the shared commentary and being able to point out it's silliness together had been fun. Not that that was any sort of a shock to her.

At his suggestion, she was already moving to stand, pulling the blanket with her carefully - so as not to upset any of their snacks from their resting positions - and began to fold it to put into her bag. "It's smart ideas like that that I keep you around for, Paton." She teased, smiling at him as she shoved the now folded blanket into her bag. Another glance at the tv, just to see the current progression, before she started collection their snack trays and drinks so she could deposit them into the trash bins. "Do you want anymore of any of this before I toss it?" She asked, holding out the snacks towards him as a final offering.

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She might have teased him later too with 'finally' or something of the like, though he also could have thrown the same back at her so perhaps she wouldn't. But for the time being, she was also feeling far too giddy to care about any of that. It was like the billywigs had also escaped and stung her, in addition to the fluttery storm she'd been feeling before.

"I suppose that's what we should have expected from a movie about puppets." Not that puppet films couldn't be good, she was assuming, but puppets in general were random weren't they? She hadn't been super impressed in the long run even prior to distraction, but she had to admit the shared commentary and being able to point out it's silliness together had been fun. Not that that was any sort of a shock to her.

At his suggestion, she was already moving to stand, pulling the blanket with her carefully - so as not to upset any of their snacks from their resting positions - and began to fold it to put into her bag. "It's smart ideas like that that I keep you around for, Paton." She teased, smiling at him as she shoved the now folded blanket into her bag. Another glance at the tv, just to see the current progression, before she started collection their snack trays and drinks so she could deposit them into the trash bins. "Do you want anymore of any of this before I toss it?" She asked, holding out the snacks towards him as a final offering.

He very much would have done the same, maybe even mention something about how he had beat her to make the first move. Not that any of it mattered. The main thing here was a move finally had been made and the two of them seemed to be quite content with that. It certainly wasn't going to be something he'd be forgetting about any time soon or ever.

"Should have seen it coming," the blond agreed with a nod. "Though, really, the cover should have been a dead giveaway, puppets aside." It had been a rather busy movie cover, and only a Seer could predict everything that would happen. But it certainly had been fun commentating on together before all of the kissing happened, which was a completely separate type of fun in and of itself.

As the Sarah-Goblin King confrontation came to an end, Logan beamed. "Well, as you know, I'm full of plenty of good ideas." Even the ones that were spontaneous and just happened when he got over the overthinking thing. "And I'm definitely done with the drinks and popcorn. Maybe a few snacks could be snuck in your bag," he mentioned as he glanced over at the bag to see if there was still any wiggle room as he handed over anything that he had gathered earlier that could be disposed of.

His attention returned to the screen as Sarah and Toby were suddenly back at home. Now a party with all of the puppets from the labyrinth was taking place, which was probably up there on the list of random things that had occurred throughout the movie. When the credits began to roll, he approached the machine. Recalling what they had to do earlier, he pushed the stop button so the screen went completely dark and then gave the rewind button a tap. "I'd say this movie-watching experience was a success."

Yeah, Belle definitely would've been a good Healer! Desiree thought. Belle and Maurice's reunion gave her an emotional reprieve, but only a short one. She shuddered as the scary asylum owner appeared at their door. His voice sounded awfully familiar… Suddenly she remembered where else she'd heard that voice. It was the same voice as another Disney character, Frollo!

“The Mob Song” was by far the scariest song in the whole movie! The way the townspeople turned on Belle and stormed the Beast's castle coupled with the haunting lyrics, especially this line, ”Here we come, we're fifty strong, and fifty Frenchmen can't be wrong…” There was nothing as dangerous as a group of people so firmly convinced of their beliefs that they won't listen to reason, regardless of nationality!

Her bright blue eyes were glued to the screen throughout the movie's climax. She noted the odd juxtaposition of the comedic slapstick-y fight between the enchanted objects and townspeople with the other, more frightening fight between the Beast and Gaston. It was as if poor Beast had lost his will to live. Thank goodness Belle showed up when she did!

Desiree had to look away when Gaston fell to his death. That was an awfully way to die, despite his evil deeds! She wondered if a spell like Arresto Momentum might've saved his life. Before she could ponder that idea for long, an even sadder scene with another injury distracted her. She tilted her head to one side to get a better look at the Beast's wound, thinking like a Healer instead of a Disney fan. Vulnera Sanentur and dittany should save him, she thought.

Knowing a Wizarding world remedy for the Beast's injury didn't stop her from tearing up at his near-death, however. She knew he wasn't really going to die, but he didn't! And his last words to Belle were gut-wrenching! She cuddled her Beast pillow again as she watched the final transformation. Her sadness soon tuned to smiles as the Beast, now in human form, stood before Belle.

Desiree stayed in her seat through the end credits. Usually when she watched this movie, the credits were shrunk so much she couldn't read them. It was nice to see the names of all the people who worked on her favorite movie, even if they were all long dead. Staying long enough to read their names was the least she could do to pay her respects!

When the movie ended, she got up and pressed the backwards triangle button on the VCR to rewind. While the tape was rewinding, she took advantage of the time to clean up her area. She threw away her empty popcorn bucket and soda cup, placed the leftover candy and chocolate in her bag for later, and tucked her doll and pillow under her arm. A click from the machine told her the tape was rewound. She pressed eject and placed the tape back into its clamshell case and the case back on the shelf.

She considered the cover, laughing a bit as she nodded. "I think I was distracted by the hair, honestly." She replied, though whether she meant the Goblin King's or Sarah's from the ball scene she wasn't actually sure in the moment. But looking at everything around them, there was a lot and all the characters were so different and seemingly unrelated to each other they really have guessed. This was probably why she'd given up on Divination already.

At his boast, she laughed softly though she could feel her cheeks redden again a bit. "I'll give you that today you've been in good form." She responded, teasingly before discarding what was currently in her hands and accepting more from him to throw those out as well. After that, she headed back to the fresh snacks and grabbed a couple of baggies to store some for both of them for later. "Done." She commented, showing the fresh haul before carefully putting them in with her blanket.

She looked after at the screen as the movie ended, taking note of the final scene - in case anyone asked - before she stepped closer as he started the rewind process. She smiled back at him and nodded, "I suppose it wasn't the worse." She responded, the tease clear as she gently bumped her shoulder into his. At the sound of the movie making the jarring noise in the machine indicating it was done, she pressed the eject button and pulled out the tape to return it to its shelf. "Do .. you want to do something else?" She asked, stepping away to complete the last task before heading towards the door.

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She considered the cover, laughing a bit as she nodded. "I think I was distracted by the hair, honestly." She replied, though whether she meant the Goblin King's or Sarah's from the ball scene she wasn't actually sure in the moment. But looking at everything around them, there was a lot and all the characters were so different and seemingly unrelated to each other they really have guessed. This was probably why she'd given up on Divination already.

At his boast, she laughed softly though she could feel her cheeks redden again a bit. "I'll give you that today you've been in good form." She responded, teasingly before discarding what was currently in her hands and accepting more from him to throw those out as well. After that, she headed back to the fresh snacks and grabbed a couple of baggies to store some for both of them for later. "Done." She commented, showing the fresh haul before carefully putting them in with her blanket.

She looked after at the screen as the movie ended, taking note of the final scene - in case anyone asked - before she stepped closer as he started the rewind process. She smiled back at him and nodded, "I suppose it wasn't the worse." She responded, the tease clear as she gently bumped her shoulder into his. At the sound of the movie making the jarring noise in the machine indicating it was done, she pressed the eject button and pulled out the tape to return it to its shelf. "Do .. you want to do something else?" She asked, stepping away to complete the last task before heading towards the door.

The mention of the hair being a distraction was worthy of a laugh from him as well. It certainly was ... different. "Different times," he commented. "Might make for some cool Hallowe'en costumes though. Would really stand out and everything. You would make a nice Sarah." Which left him with being the Goblin King, which was only natural because of the blond hair. He could put up with the guy's hairdo for a night if he had to. It just meant he'd have to learn how to do some wicked crystal ball tricks.

A casual bow was given in response to the acknowledgment that today he had been in good form with the smart ideas. Now that the ice had been cracked in that regard, there were bound to be plenty more ideas in the near future. There was a whole castle to perfect the art of kissing, ahem ... and there, of course, was still that list of items they had to cross off. Plenty of time for all of those activities, especially when those dreaded OWL exams were over.

With the to-go haul collected and the VHS en route to its proper place on the shelf, there really wasn't much else to do besides double-check where they had been sitting to make sure no bits of popcorn had wound up on the floor. Giving the area a quick sweep, it was quickly deemed satisfactory before heading toward the exit. "Something else?" he asked as an eyebrow rose just a smidge. A smile quickly grew on his lips. "We could go explore someplace." Preferably somewhere not regularly stumbled upon.