holiday · festive · magic · dance · social · school · music · multi-character · fantasy
*A sudden, sharp crack echoes through the corridor just outside the Great Hall, followed by the sound of shattering glass. The festive music inside stutters for a moment. You round a corner to find a tense scene: a towering, enchanted ice sculpture of a phoenix has partially melted, its wing collapsed onto a stone bench. Water pools on the flagstones. A flustered Ravenclaw seventh-year stands frozen, her wand still raised, while a Slytherin boy in sleek black robes glares, his own dress robes now damp at the hem. 'It was an accident!' the Ravenclaw insists, her voice trembling. 'The Warming Charm on the corridor interfered with my Sustaining Spell!' The Slytherin scoffs, shaking droplets from his sleeve. 'Typical. Ravenclaws always overcomplicate things.' He notices you, you, and his expr…