Oh, God. What was she doing here? What was she doing here? This was a bad idea, a very bad one indeed. And yet, something had drawn Helena Crawley out of hiding in Canada and back to Europe - this time living in Ireland - but still, after being so close, word had passed that there was to be a ball at Hogwarts.

She shouldn't be here. She reeeeally shouldn't be here. This was against everything she had set rules against almost a year before when she and Chris had broken up. And still, she couldn't help but hope that she would see him and perhaps be able to rectify things finally now that they had had time (too much, actually) to cool down.

But mostly, Lena wanted to see Blake. She missed Blake more than anyone in the world, but it would break her 'Numero Uno' rule if she spoke to him or let him see her. However, this didn't stop her from yearning to make sure he was okay, whether he saw her or not.

With her new, much lighter hair color, fixed dark brown eyes that she was forcing to stay that way, slightly larger nose and fuller lips (per the charming she had done herself), and the extra three inches from her red high heels (inconspicuously matching her dress) she milled about the entrance hall, bidding her time until she went further.

It was kinda like Mt. Versuvius when she saw him. He was tall and her eyes were pretty much drawn to him as soon as he entered the hall and she had plenty of time to stew over the butterflies in her stomach.

She was about to feint when he finally reached her.

"Err..haiiiiiiiiii" She squeaked when he reached her. Why was he so calm and cool and she looked like dog's breakfast?
'Come here often'? "Umm.. no.. usually I go into the Great Hall.." Had she missed some hidden meaning to that? Eh.. there she was again with the people thing.
"I'm confused," She confessed sounding more like she was scared than anything. And she was - I mean.. this was Oliver Greenwood. THE Oliver Greenwood and she was like.. Hammy. She didn't even live in the same stratosphere as the Slytherin Captain. Oh.. what was she doing here?
She'd been dreaming - surely. It was all an elaborate get-up. Torin was involved. He'd wanted to set them up. Oliver didn't actually like her. That was preposterous.
"I'm dreaming, aren't I?" Still, it was rather a nice hallucination.

How come Cam looked like she wanted to be anywhere but here? Nerves? Well he knew that feeling but c'mon, this was Oliver: that annoying Snake!boy and the bane of her life. Heh.

Her squeaked high pitched 'Haiiiiiiiiii' caused his smile to grow, a soft snicker escaping him and if her reply to his cheesy chat up line hadn't been so so so so endearing, he would have said something rather sarcastic, probably cutting and oh so hilariously funny in response. But he didn't – he just gazed at the pretty girl who looked sort of lost.

Her confession to being confused was even cuter than the squeak she made before and Oliver felt suddenly protective towards her. He reached out for her hand, giving it a little squeeze. “Why are you confused?” He asked her gently. She had as much right to be here as anyone else. “You look lovely.” He said with a smile. So why was she here with him again? Oh yeah.. the insecurities.

Dreaming? He crinkled his nose. “If you're dreaming then I must be too and, you know... it's actually quite a nice dream.” He nodded and stuck his arm out so she could link. “Shall we?” He asked. But where to? “You wanna drink or something to eat? ...perhaps a wee boogie on the dancefloor?” he smirked at the girl knowing fine well she would want to avoid the dancefloor at all costs.

But that wasn't going to happen as long as Oliver had his way.

Cam gulped. At least Oliver was looked collected - she felt like her butterflies had decided to River Dance.

She'd never much liked the Irish. Scottish people on the other hand..

"Usually you say something," She mumbled, poking his cheek when he just kinda stared at her. "Your eyes is glazing over, Ollie." Perhaps if she kept talking she'd calm down.

Then he took her hand and he was being all comforting and adorable and Cameron was a)starting to question if she really was insane cos this was one heck of a dream and b) wondering where HER Oliver had gone and why they'd replaced him with this one. Or maybe they were the same. 0____o Now that was a weird thought. Could Olziver possible be charming and sarcastic? Obviously.
She looked down at his hand and then back at him with a blank expression.

This really wasn't fair. She was dreaming. Yep. yep. yep. But this was almost cruel.

"Because I didn't get.. what you said..'do I come here alot?" She kinda went to this school and all..

She attempted a watery smile. "Thanks.. you look.. dapper." Dapper? >.< Maybe she should've said 'Dashing' and Jane Austen's ghost could've exploded from the wall..
Sigh. Nerves were not her friends.

Was that a compliment? She couldn't quite decipher that one. "We're both dreaming?" That made her feel slightly less scared about her mental health. "I was worried I was going insane.. even more than usual that is." Yes, the talking definetely helped.
'Eat?' Cam was pretty sure in her current state not even water would stay down.
"Errnn..no.." DANCE? But the smirk on his face said it all. "I don't dance Oliver.. that much is clear." What with her 2 left feet and a handful of uncoordinated limbs she was a recipe for waltzing disaster.
"I think I'm an OHS on the dance floor. You, on the otherhand," Mr Dancer!Boy. "Maybe we can find you someone that can actually dance and then you can have your wee boogie and I'll watch, love." Ahh.. and she was starting to feel a ermm. wee bit better.

Why he was here Chris had nooo idea! This probably wasn't the best idea he had ever had. Lena was going to be there and Blake and with break up wasn't a very fun time! It was also less than a year ago already...Sighhhh. Maybe she wouldn't show...

Chris walked into the entrance hall looking around. It kind of felt good to be back. He smiled slightly as he put his hands in the pocket of his fancy tux and started to walk in.

Buuut of course it wouldn't be right if Chris Kaplan didn't bump into somebody righhhht!? He walked right into a woman standing there. "Umm sorry about that." He said quickly but looked at her. Did he know her??? Hmmmm. He might have from passing her in school or something buuut he didn't really remember...

Annnnie!!!! Where are you!!! Drew waited for Annie as he looked at his watch every couple of seconds. Where could shhhhe beee! He was all dressed up nice and everything for her! Plus he was on time!

He ran a hand through his golden locks as he played with his white tie. At least he would match her righhht..."Come on Annie." He mumbled as he started getting impatient.

Helena, not paying much attention to anything but taking in the castle and avoiding eye contact, finally looked 'round when someone bumped into her. She froze for the briefest of moments at seeing Chris so suddenly, but quickly regained her composure, glad that fear was what brought on the dark brown color of her eyes.

No problem, Lena said in a very slightly different voice than normal as she gave Chris a brief smile.

That voice didn't sound like he had ever talked to her. But for some reason Chris seem to think he knew he some how....He looked at her but it did no good. "I'm sorry you just look so familiar. Did we have the same class or something." He asked. Chris was normally so good with remembering people and faces.....

This place looked exactly the same. Evangeline Green, now twenty years old, was standing in the same place from which she had taken one last look at the Great Hall. And it looked exactly the same. What did the article on the Daily Prophet said? Hogwarts students can definitely return home, or something like that. It seemed like they really could.

It was amazing!

The only thing not so amusing? The pictures hanging on the wall! Merlin, she thought she had looked quite well for a seventeen year old but it turned out .. well, she didnt. Unconsciously raising her hand to touch the golden necklace at her neck, Evangeline crinkled her nose. Maybe leaving Clifford to see the photographs wasn't such a good idea.

Oh, no! What to say?? .... .... Erm.... yeah, I think so. You were in Gryffindor, right? Grrrr.... to lie or not to lie. This was more complicated than Helena had anticipated when she'd originally decided to come. She thought she'd be able to avoid actually talking to both of them!

If there was person that Vannie could probably guess who it was by what they were wearing, it was Evangeline Green. She had not seen one of her closest friends in ages, and that made her quite sad, because she had begun to really miss her. But now she was going to be able to see her. Yey. She glanced behind her. Seth would be able to catch up right? She decided that her would, and her dress, and her height did kind of scream out, so he would be able to find her.

So with a big smile on her face, she made her way over to Evie, ready to surprise her. She had really grown up since she had graduated, especially fashionwise, and her designer dress clearly showed that. Yet she still seemed to be rather small, which maybe showed her childish side. Hehe. "Evangeline Green." She giggled a little, tapping her friend on the shoulder. Eeep. Evvviie.

The almost-twenty year old, Tammy Wood, ran a hand through her freshly cut hair, and sighed at it's length. Okay, so it was in curls, but it still wasn't longer than her shoulders in curls, and that wasn't fun. Silly chewing gum getting stuck in her hair. Gah, children were so annoying, and so she was not babysitting her assistant's daughter again. No way.

Dateless. That was what she was. She wasn't one hundred percent sure if her own BOYFRIEND was coming, but that was probably her own fault for ignoring his calls recently. Whooops. Being a business woman was SO cool, and timetaking.

So, stood there in her dress, and a pair of shoes from her latest collection [shameless plugging, ey? XD], Tammy wasn't much surprised to see she was still shorter than most of the people here, even in her four inch heels. Being four foot 10 without heels, really did have it's disadvantages. Maaaaan.

Rolling her eyes, after realising she had been standing still for more then twenty seconds, and she looked like a dipstick, she headed forward, deciding to catch Torin the Recieving Line. Her Princess was NOT getting away from her.

Hmmm why did she seem nervous!? Alllll Chris did was ask a question! Geeez some people are just weirrrrd. Ohhh great and she even remembers what house he was in but what about herrrr?!!! "Yes I was in Gryffindor." He said smiling with a small nod. "You were in Hufflepuff?" He asked honestly she could have been in Gryffindor with him and he wouldn't have known it!!! Pooor clueless Chris...

Oooookay time to calm down. Lena took a small-but-deep breath before replying with a smile, Ravenclaw actually. I suppose I wasn't quite social enough to be a badger, she added with a small laugh. Unfortunately for her, it was harder to keep her fake voice as she laughed and her own one sneaked through a bit.

It had been a long time, and he was surprised he even returned. And yet... Somehow he needed to come back. He did miss teaching here, and the Ministry returned some awfully dull work sometimes. That, and he was getting tired of being looked at funny for stunning kneazles and cats. It's not like he'd stunned the kittens! He wouldn't touch them either, but that wasn't the point. Ah well...

He rather stood out as he entered, being the same old 6'7". His hair was tied back in an old-fashioned manner, draped long down his back, with the same old disobedient lock that kept falling into his face. Though, would anyone here remember that? Or remember him at all? None of the staff seemed at all familiar... At least, not that he seemed to remember. For all he knew his memory was shot.

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If there was person that Vannie could probably guess who it was by what they were wearing, it was Evangeline Green. She had not seen one of her closest friends in ages, and that made her quite sad, because she had begun to really miss her. But now she was going to be able to see her. Yey. She glanced behind her. Seth would be able to catch up right? She decided that her would, and her dress, and her height did kind of scream out, so he would be able to find her.

So with a big smile on her face, she made her way over to Evie, ready to surprise her. She had really grown up since she had graduated, especially fashionwise, and her designer dress clearly showed that. Yet she still seemed to be rather small, which maybe showed her childish side. Hehe. "Evangeline Green." She giggled a little, tapping her friend on the shoulder. Eeep. Evvviie.

Maybe she should talk with the Headmaster or something, to see if something could be done with her yearbook picture. Maybe they could replace it? She was quite sure that she had better pictures from back then. Straightening back up, finally tired of analysing her picture, Evangeline made a mental note to have that taken care of.

That's when she felt the pat on her shoulder. And someone calling her name. She knew that voice!

"Vanessa Corbette!" She exclaimed, turning around and greeting her friend with a grin. It had been ages since she had last seen her friend, which was ridiculous considering they both worked in London. They both worked REALLY close. "I havent seen you in centuries!" She continued, leaning forward and wrapping her arms around the smaller girl. Leaning back once more, she took in the way Vannie looked and grinned wider. "And thank Merlin for you wearing a short dress too. I don't get why everybody's dressed like the Queen is here." Eyeroll.

Leilani looked around to see if she could find Selena. Grr. She'd better be there sometime or another. Besides that, she felt completely overwhelmed by the mob of people. Especially since they were so much taller than her. Great, just great. Now not only were the hogwarts students taller than her, but so was everyone else! Ugh.

Hopefully Jimbo or Selena would show up soon. That would deffinitely make her feel better.

Smoothing out her dress nervously, Leilani decided to scoot out of the way and closer to a wall.

Ahhhh a Ravenclaw huh? But how did she remember he was in Gryffindor??? "I don't think I got your name. What is it?" He asked putting his hands into the pockets of his tux. But then wait!!!! That laugh, nonononono!!! There is nooooo way! That laugh sound like Lena's???? There was no way this was Lena was there??? That would be realllly really creepy...

When she had walked over to Evangeline, she figured out what the girl had been looking at. Old photos. Actually she spotted herself in one of them, one of the team photos for the hufflepuff quidditch team. Oh her hair had been bad before she'd joined the pink ladies. But it was a cute photo, and it did make her remember Hogwarts, which was nice, because she had loved being at Hogwarts hehe.

Vannie grinned at her friend. Oh how she had missed Evie. she was surprised that they didn't see each other often because they both worked near each other. Maybe she needed to make more of an effort to see anyone but Lyra. "I knoww!" The brunette pouted, hugging Evangline tight. She had missed hugs with one of her bestest friends in the whole entire world. Hehe. She loved Evangeline Green ever so much. She smiled as she saw what Evangline was wearing. "You look so cuttee!" But then Evangeline always looked cute, thats why she was friends with her hehe. "I don't know....I like long dresses." She mused with a smile, but shrugged anyway. "But I wouldn't suit long dresses...miss midget aren't I?"

Well, she'd already completely lied to Chris thus far, so Lena'd might as well keep it up until she was caught in the act. Marlee, she responded with a small smile and slight nod. It's nice to meet you.... erm.... Good catch. If she'd known his name her cover would have been WAY blown. Her eyes flashed gray for half a second as she lost it, thinking about how she was lying to Chris even more.

Annie came running all the way from her common room, making a big effort to be on time. Though, she couldn't accomplish it. She was late, BAHH. Em had sent her an owl to warn that he was already there, and that he'd be drinking punch inside the Great Hall. So far, Annie didn't see him, so she came into the search for her boyfriend.

And there he was, cute...HANDSOME. Annie tiptoed (beause her heels were killing her) and when he reached Drew's location, she tapped his shoulder and smiled. "You look great tonight, Sparks..." She told him.

Em was there to see old friends. He was going to have fun and spend a great night at the place he was going to love til the end of his days. Gladly, he was out of school by then, and ready to continue his studies back in London.

And just when he took his look around, there they were, a couple of friends from his good ol' Hogwarts days: Lena and Chris. He wondered if they were still together, what had happened to both, etc. "Lena, Chris..." He mouthed, waving at them.

Selena saw the girl who forced her to attend this horrible event. "Leilani~" Selena called out as she teetered over to her friend. "Hiiii~~~" she said with a smile. Yup. She had eaten chocolate before this and she had a smile on her face. "You look tall and pretty," she said with a nod of her head. Just because she was short.

Trixie walked into the Entrance Hall literally buzzing with excitement!! She looked around, the place looked magnificent, and smiled softly to herself. Now just to wait for her date. Eep. She couldn't wait to get inside and show off her dancing skills. She looked down to check her floor length white ballgown was all in order before correcting a crease and looking back up again.

Evan; very handsome with his hair calmed down and in a black, pretty chic suit; climbed the stairs from Slytherin Common Room to the Entrance Hall, eyes scanning the hall for a trace of Mina. He smiled hugely when he spotted her, and quickly made his way to where she was standing. Halting, he let out a gasp when he was able to fully see her. He looked at her from head to toe in admiration. Wow, she was beautiful. Extremely beautiful. It took him few seconds to stop staring and bring that smile again.

"Jasmina Bennett," he said, half sternly but half jokingly. "Don't you try to fool me again claiming that you aren't admired and wanted by most of the boys, if not all." Chuckling, he offered his arms to her. She was totally admired by him, right now. Well, there was always that admiration somewhere that she was beautiful, but today Evan was able to really see her beauty. How come no one liked her? Hogwarts boys were either stupid, or there must definately be someone to like her, but maybe too shy to open up. She was definately stunning there. He felt lucky to have her as a date, not only because of her beauty, but also because he was able to compliment her that freely without any blushing for they were friends and going to have fun tonight.

"Shall we get inside?"

Marlee!!? That was a kind of funny name. Marlee...Wooow Chris most have never talked to her because he would remember that name. "Chris." He said. Her eyes flashed to gray??? Wait only Lena's eyes did that or that he knew of!!! Something fishy was going on!!!

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Emmmmmm!!!! He came! Yesss! This meant they were going to be able to talk finally! Gosh he had missed Emiliano. But the he mouthed Lena?! Where??? Chris looked all around but he saw people but not Lena. "Wait just a minute. You!" He said pointing to 'Marlee' his brow wrinkled in confustion.

Alright Annie you can show up anytime now. Drew felt like he had been waiting there for ever! Until finally he felt a tap on his shoulder. He smiled wide as he turned and was greated by Annie's smile. "You look pretty amazing yourself." He told her as he kissed her cheek.

Milo walked down to the Entrance Hall, his hair slicked back away from his face so that everyone could actually see his eyes. Glancing around nervously for his girlfriend he finally saw her and stopped just looking to the blonde, and smiled.

Coming up from behind her, he put his hands in his pockets and looked down to the Converse. "Hey there beautiful, you've got a date waiting for you?" he said casually and smirked, waiting for Trixie to turn around and see him.