
The Ball, the Peacock and the Mirror: part 2 the Bet
Several days had passed since the dance lesson, and Hogwarts had dissolved into a particular kind of chaos. In the corridors between classes, boys hovered with flushed faces and rehearsed lines. In
Several days had passed since the dance lesson, and Hogwarts had dissolved into a particular kind of chaos. In the corridors between classes, boys hovered with flushed faces and rehearsed lines. In the common rooms, the same conversations looped without end: who had asked whom, who had said yes, and who had been left standing with a rejected rose and the sudden urge to vanish into the floor. In the Slytherin common room, the fire burned low and green against the stone. Draca sat in an armchair n
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