"I'm coming, I'm coming!" he laughed, walking after Gaia. "Come on with us, Magnus!" he said, beckoning to his friend. When he got back he definitely had to get a 's more or two. "I'm sure the elves would be happy to help though. If they need it, we could even help them out."

"or prank 'em" he said laughing as they headed towards the castle.

The look Gaia gave Magnus () was fierce and a little scary. "You better hold on pranks until AFTER the ball!" Gaia hissed. "We need to ask for anchovy green salad, Shepherd's Pie, Sweet ham with baked potatoes, Fish and Chips, and anything the elves give us. Mostly we need snacking stuff for the band and judges; a dessert platter would be smart too, drinks and tea for sure." Gaia was going over the piece of parchment where she wrote the requests from the band. ()

"I was just joking," he said timidly. Sheesh, touchy touchy. It wasn't like he was going to risk being in detention during the ball or anything. He just finished his most recent detention the other day.

() "Sure you were... I am just saying. I don't want detention. When I do pranks I don't get caught." a mischievous smile on her face.

"I was...I really don't fancy risking it. I don't lie, but you don't 'ave to believe me I guess." The tone made him feel like she didn't which kinda hurt since he never was much of a liar. The few times he'd done it, he'd felt worse about lying than anything else. He left the getting caught thing alone. He didn't feel like arguing and in his mind there was a learning curve on magical pranks.

"I'm just happy you didn't pull any pranks on my while I was pretty much sleeping back there," Adrien laughed as he nudged Magnus. "Don't worry, we'll get our prank on once the tryouts are done," he grinned mischievously. As Gaia was listing off what the band wanted, his stomach grumbled. "I don't know about you, but while they're busy, I'm making some sandwiches, do you guys want any?"

"Thought about it, but wasn't sure 'ow you'd take it and didn't want to spoil the afternoon. No thanks, there's still a lot 'o food down there and I dont mind taking the risk on eating 'nother canary cream. I found it amusing meself."

() "We need to teach you sarcasm, Magnus." Gaia smiled and winked. "I will take a sandwich. I haven't really eaten anything yet." ()

He stared at her with a blank look on his face. She was being sarcastic? He muttered something that sounded suspiciously like "girls" and set about collecting the food Gaia wanted without even asking the elves. He knew where all the food was after all, seeing has he had to come to the kitchens a lot for extra food.

Sam finished off a marshmallow that she had flamed to a charred crisp and scampered to catch up with Magnus, still licking the molten goo off her fingers. "Mind if I lend a hand?" she asked
"I've got to stop eating those things or I'll be sticking to the grass before long. Speaking of pranks" she added, once out of Gaia's earshot "I've got an idea that might liven up Divination class..."

"Do tell," he said with an impish grin as he packed items into another basket. "so far I've been pretending to faint and claming my aura is in need of healing so I can scamper off and do something more productive, like convince Peeves to alter posters and such."

Paddy picked up a s'more, wondering what it would taste like and bit into it. "Mmmm you're right, that ish tashty" she replied through a mouthful of s'more. "I'll keep an eye on everything," she said as the others headed off to the kitchens, "I can't guarantee anything on the pranks though." she added with a grin.

(OOC: did I miss anyone on pings?)

( ) "I think we have everything we need to set up outside for the musicians. Spiffy will meet you out there with the tables and everything they will need to enjoy the food." Gaia scratched some things of her list as she checked the baskets. "Anyone want to get the cushions and send them over to the grounds or would you like me to go do it? It is the only thing we are missing... Oh! and the personal blankets." Gaia finished closing the food baskets for them to carry outside. "The basket closest to Adrien is the one for us." Gaia beamed proud of her friends and herself for taking the role of welcoming our guests.

Adrien grabbed up some of the baskets, "I've got these!" He stuffed a little package of sandwiches he made for himself and Gaia into the one closest to him.

"Were do we get the cushions from?" he asked.

() "They are piled up by the entrance. Tapie got them for us while we waited for the food. She wanted to take them outside but I told her we could do it. I am just waiting on the treacle fudge and I will meet you all out there." Gaia grinned.

"Okay, Sam and I can get those." He ran off, figuring Sam was behind him. He grabbed some of the cushions and headed the way back to the group.

[img align=left]https://i.imgur.com/0OGckrm.png[/img] Gaia had been on her way to the grounds when the Headmistress asked her to escort the judges to the auditions and handed her a roll of parchment with the instructions to present the judges to the students and the musicians; apparently there had been an emergency with Peeves and some fake hams. Nodding to the Headmistress Gaia welcomed the judges and showed them the way to the auditions while also giving them a tour of the areas around the castle.

Gaia stood to the left side of the makeshift stage area where everyone could see her and hear her, clearing her throat, Gaia pointed the wand to herself and amplified her voice. "Welcome everyone, to the Fairy tale Ball Band Auditions! I have been given the task of presenting our judges and musicians. Each musician will step forward and demonstrate their talent for the judges, they then will score in performance, appearance, and entertainment/vocals. Then after all musicians have performed the points will be tallied and a band will be chosen. The judges could also ask specific performers to join together and play a song to ensure the harmony and sounds meld well together. If you are all ready let's meet the judges!" Gaia started reading from the parchment the Headmistress gave her.

[img align=left]http://i.imgur.com/UrzNri8.png[/img]Name: Cressida Lange and her dog Queenie. Famous for her amazing lead vocals in the group The Sloanes and the scandal following her leaving the group as they had become a drag to her outstanding abilities. According to the buzz around the wizarding world the other members of the group were mean towards Cressida and jealous of her talent. Lange has been quoted in the Daily Prophet a few times over the years; "I have the blondest hair! That has always been a source of jealousy with the others!" This has created controversy among the fans beginning a debate on whether she is blonde or platinum white. Now you can find Cressida performing her hit song "All I Want for Christmas is Floo" on December 1st at the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and live concert. The rest of the year she relaxes as she lives a comfortable life on her song royalties. We asked that no one takes pictures or asks for autographs! Queenie doesn't like it. "

[img align=left]https://i.imgur.com/YAdSOSm.png[/img] Name: Taddeo Iau Kaddan Bailey talented composer and musician. Known around the world for his ability to play 13 different instruments among them the violin, saxophone, piano, cello, and harp. He has written music for famous singers such as Lorcan d'Eath, Celestina Warbeck, American singer Olivia Benson, and worked with Weird Sisters lead singer Myron Wagtail on a few singles and solo projects. Bailey has begun the production of "You Left the Broom Outside, Now I Can't Fly" love Ballads Album and the musical arrangements of "Did You Really Eat That Bertie Bott" Kids Musical opening in November in London; then moving the show to the United States and later Europe.

[img align=left]https://i.imgur.com/vZtlTSl.png[/img]Name: Amandine Cygne Desrodiers, known to us as the Classical dancer "The Swan", daughter of dancer Filimina Nickels and famous French composer Favre Mathieu Desrodiers; Amandine has been dancing since she was three years old. She attended Beauxbatons Academy of Magic where her family would have performances during the holidays and The Swan would attend muggle dance camp during the summers, this helped mold her dancing to be appreciated by both the muggle and wizarding world alike. Three time winner of best dancer from the Wizarding Performance And Entertainment For All Awards or W.P.E.A.A for short, first place in the International Ballroom Dancer Competition, and recipient of Mentor of the Year Award for her incredible work establishing the first Dance camp in the Wizarding world for summer holidays. You can see her next in the musical "Quidditch: A Girl's Journey" as the lead dancer and choreographer.

Gaia waited for the applause to finish before presenting the musicians while clapping with the others.

Adrien clapped from his spot on his cushion along with the other students as the judges were announced. He grabbed one of his sandwiches and took a bite, waiting for the applause to simmer down. He turned to look towards Sam, Magnus,Paddy, Avery, and Beth. "I can't wait to see how this turns out!"