(( Apologies, I'm not well. I think I have the flu. I'll try to catch up but yeah :/ ))

[img align=left]https://i.imgur.com/G5GdJgk.png[/img]Chell waddled out of her room. She considered turning back and adding another layer, but decided that four would be too many; after all, her movement was already hindered by three! She made her way out to the frosty scene and marveled at the festival. She noted that everyone's transfigured decorations looked stunning against the snowy backdrop.

Chell greeted her Ravenclaw friends ( ) and Millie (), whom she had enjoyed meeting at the pop-up shops, "Hi everyone! How are you all doing?" she asked. Her voice was muffled by the incredibly large scarf she had knitted - with Zoe's help, of course. "Oh! Is this the Emmett we've heard so much about?" Chell noticed the boy holding Millie's hand.

Chell smiled when she saw the snow kneazle that a friendly centaur girl () had made, "Awww! Wow! That's so cute! You're really good at snow crafting," she remarked. Chell then noticed a girl () who seemed to be just as fond of the cold as she was, and gave her a knowing smile.... though it was unintentionally hidden behind her scarf.

((OOC: I'm sorry to hear that you're not feeling well, Raven! The flu is absolutely awful! I had it earlier this year. Hope you feel better soon! ❤️))

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"With the charmed mittens and scarf, you´ll be warm in a blink again, you´ll see!" Lysandra promised, giving Aria a quick hug. "And then, perhaps you´ll join me for some ice magic!" she smiled, already pondering her next project. She had conjured a big chinchilla out of the snow which now scampered away to meet some of its fellows other classmates had aroused.

"Hi Chell, what are you up to today? Iceskating, snow building, ice scarving? Or is this a short visit with us and you´re planning to vanish into the tent for some hot beverages?" Lysandra teased.

"Well.. a hot beverage does sound nice..," Chell said dreamily, oblivious to Lys' (@ ulalena) teasing, "I hear they have Never-Cold Cocoa!" She glanced over at the tent where Professor Mathers and the house-elves were handing out steaming drinks, but realized she'd have to remove her scarf and decided it just wasn't worth it - at least not yet. "Have you been enjoying the festival so far?" she grinned through her numerous layers.

Millie smiled at Aria (). "I hate the cold. I didn't want to risk being cold all night, so I bundled up. It is really beautiful out here."

Emmett spoke up, "If your zink zis iz cold, you vould hate Durmstrang. It's alwayz cold zere. My friends and I created a charm for a zmokeless fire for our dormz. It'z zhe best kept secret at Durmstrang. Ve don't vant our headmazter to know about it. Ve don't know if zhere vould be a punishment but ve don't want to risk it"

"Hello Mallowsweet (). It's nice to see you. How was your first term here at Hogwarts?"

Emmett smiled warmly at Chell () "Hallo, it'z nice to meet you. Millie talkz about me a lot, huh?" He asked and winked at her. "I ztudied here a couple of termz ago, juzt for zhe term. I mizz it here and I vas in London for a few days, zo I zhought to come visit during zhe festival."

((ooc - oh no. I know how you feel. Get lot's of rest and drink plenty of fluids. Feel better!))

[img align=left]https://sapi.subeta.net/shared/404390.png[/img] Sauvage took her time wandering around the snowy scene outside. Keeping the mug held close to her face, she sipped here and there at her cocoa while looking at the other students. Feeling unusually tired, she resigned to sitting on a nearby bench and people-watching until someone decided to pull her into a conversation or vice versa. However, she did smile at Millie () from her seat and gave a little wave. It was not often that she let herself just sit idle anymore and the stationary activity was relaxing.

Outfit Not Found "Yes, I already created some snowpeople and a chinchilla. However, that were only lame attemps. I want to conjure something which reminds me of home. I don´t know if it´s possible for me to go back for the term break" Lysandra explained, the thought of home tugging at her heartstrings.

"Home, the elven forest has a silent lake and several ponds, and they should be frozen over now, too. Fairies are dancing around there, and pixies play their games, always up to mischief. When they fly, you can hear their little wings clink with the frost and their breath draws little pictures of animals into the clear winter sky."

Lysandra sighed. Then, her face lit up by concentrating on the image in her mind. "Look, I´ll show you!" and with some now already skilled whooshing movements of her wand, she brought some dancing fairies to live out of the enchanted ice cube.

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Millie gave a warm smile and friendly wave to Sauvage (). She told Emmett she would be back in a minute and went to greet her friend. "How are you?" she asked, hugging her friend?"

Chell introduced herself to Emmett (), and turned to Millie, "did you give him the gifts yet?" she whispered, winking as subtly as she could - which was about as subtle as a romping erumpant.

She giggled as the cute snow creations that Lysandra () had conjured played nearby, and listened to her reminisce about her home. "Oh!" Chell gasped when they were suddenly surrounded by glistening fairies. She stood, entranced, as they danced through the air. She had lived in the Muggle world until just this term; it was all she had ever known, so she couldn't even begin to imagine how beautiful the elven forest must be. "How wonderful!" she cheered.

Chell, wanting to join in on the winter fun, pulled out her wand. With a decisive flick, a small sculpture took shape. It was a dragon made entirely out of snow. Well... 'dragon' may have been a bit of an overstatement; it looked more like a glorified lizard.

"Hmm.. somethings missing..." Chell thought for a moment, then pulled a spare scarf out of her pocket and wrapped it around the neck of the sculpture, "There we go! Perfect!"

Sauvage welcomed the hug, although she was still getting used to the intimate greeting. "Oh, I am doing so well. 'ow are you, Millie?" She asked in return. Sauvage sat back on the bench and patted the seat next to her, offering Millie the space.

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"What a beautiful dragon, Chell!" Lysandra exclaimed. With a small flick of her wand, she produced a lookalike so her friend´s dragon won´t be alone. "They like to live as couples" Lys explained, "at least the ones I know from back home" she added, apologetic. "Not much I´ve met there, though, they are pretty rare nowadays at the edge of extinction in the forest and down south".

With another flourish of her wand, Lysandra conjured a can of blue spray paint and red traditional paint. "Let´s give the wyvern its wild colors!" she giggled and got down to action.

Millie smiled at Chell () and shook her head. "Not yet" she whispered. "I will before he leaves. I didn't even know he was coming. I'm not finished with his blanket yet."

After greeting Sauvage (), she sat down next to her. "I'm tired. I'm glad for this festival. I have a never ending pile of homework. It's nice not staring at ancient spells in ancient Greek or writing essays for every other class, even if it's just for the evening. And Emmett came to surprise me, which is even better"

Chell nodded to Millie () and gave her a thumbs up before she walked toward a girl sitting on the bench (). Chell waved to her and thought about going over to introduce herself, but she didn't want to bother the two friends who were sure to be catching up. Maybe we could all grab some cocoa later, she thought.

"Ohh! How lovely! Nice touch, Lys ()!" Chell giggled at the silly snow dragons that had been created, "There's only one thing missing," she said matter-of-factly. Chell waved her wand over her dragon and the sculpture's wings began to gracefully move up and down, startling a fairy that had been curiously hovering nearby. The dragon began to slowly lift off the ground, but soon plopped right back down. "Hmm, guess the snow is just too heavy," Chell shrugged, "it was cool for a few seconds though!" she smiled.

Sauvage waved at the girl Millie had been talking to. She smiled as Millie spoke, genuinely happy for her friend. When Millie mentioned Emmett, she playfully nudged the girl with her shoulder. "'ow are zings between you two by ze way?" She suddenly felt interested in other people's relationships, now that the one between her and Fade was finally blooming.

"Shall we take the fairies and the dragons down to the lake for some ice skating?" Lysandra asked, seizing the idea their professor had offered when they came down to the place. The snowpeople and the chinchilla had escaped somehow and were certainly up to some mischief.

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"We shall!" Chell waved her wand again and little ice skates made of snow appeared on her dragon. Since no flying was involved this time, the spell worked well and the dragon readily stood on it's four feet, waiting for the girls to put their skates on as well.

(OOC: Friendly reminder, this roleplay will close this weekend.) ‼

Lock please. Thank you!

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With a flourish of her wand, Lysandra put on her ice skating outfit. Another flick let the conjured figurines, dragon, fairies and for a wonder, also the snowpeople and the chinchilla appear out of nowhere. They formed a line behind the girls and trailed along with them down to the lake.

[img align=left]https://sapi.subeta.net/shared/355194.png[/img]"How are you all enjoying the Winter Festival?" Professor Norman asked the students ice skating. "Have any of you noticed anything peculiar about the snow covering the trees here?" He walked up to a tree and poured some of the snow from the closest branch onto his hand. "The snow is nice and warm," he said as he rubbed the snow between his fingers. He brushed the snow off his hands. "That's enough learning for today. If you care for a challenge, how about trying to see what words you can come up form with the words: Enchanted Snow."

All answers should be sMailed to Bennet.

Each word that successfully uses the letters of the given word will be awarded 1 point each for a maximum of 10 House Points.

Bonus Requirements To earn 5 bonus points, you must create the following:

• FIVE (5) words that contain 4 letters
• THREE (3) words that contain 5 letters
• TWO (2) words that contain 6 letters

This challenge will end Tuesday, February 13th at 11:59PM!

Friendly reminder: This roleplay will end Saturday, February 10th at 11:59PM.

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Chell awkwardly stumbled her way down to the frozen lake; she was less steady on her skates than her snow companion. As soon as her skates touched the ice, it was like she was made of snow herself. Without her large scarf and billions of layers, she was more aware of the temperature than ever before, "Brrrrr!" she shivered. Thinking back to a charm she had learned in her first weeks at Hogwarts, she conjured a small fire sprite to dance around her and radiate its warmth.

"Have you done much skating, Lys ()?" she smiled, "Do you know any tricks?"