Katey Willow

October 20, 2023 3:44 PM
The ball committee was asked to arrive an hour before the doors of the event opened to the rest of the school to assist in the final set up and preparations. Katey had dealt with all the external adults (musicians, food vendors, ice sculptors, and anything else the students had selected while staying within their budget) and allowed the students to be the ones focused primarily on the decorations. However, some final touches were needed that went beyond even the near-graduating seventh years’ likely ability, and so with the flourish of her wrist, Katey performed the final transformations. The house tables had already been replaced by smaller ones, but now, they appeared like carved stumps, like one might see in a Muggle perception of a fairy dollhouse. But perhaps the greatest change of all was the walls. In most places, the titular cascades of the room slowed, then stopped as vines and greenery grew over them. Even to a magical-raised student, the words “enchanted forest” would take on new meaning tonight.

Katey turned to her team, absolutely beaming. “We did it! Thank you all so much for your wonderful contributions. You have made the most beautiful ball Sonora has ever seen. Now - enjoy yourselves!”

The main student body began to enter, and Katey gathered those participating in the opening number, the traditional prefects’ dance. She told them to hold their position while she gave the introduction, then went back to the area where the rest of the school was waiting.

“Welcome, everyone, to the ball! This year, as you can tell, our theme is Enchanted Forest. Before we begin, how about a round of applause for our amazing ball planning committee?” Katey eagerly participated in the applause, leading the charge as she always did. “Please enjoy yourselves with friends, dance, enjoy the music and concessions, but first, let’s begin with our traditional opening: the prefects’ dance! Music!”

After the dance, the ball was truly in motion, and the students were free to do as they wished with their evening. As for the medic, she was more than content to simply watch, although she was tempted herself to twirl around on the dance floor a time or two, if she could persuade her coworkers into a dance, to let her ombre dress spin around her while her arms, in long black gloves, held onto a friend. To be young again, but different this time. Better.
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