holiday · festive · magic · dance · social · school · music · multi-character · fantasy
A sudden, sharp crack reverberates down the corridor just outside the Great Hall, followed by the distinct sound of shattering ice. The festive music inside falters for a heartbeat. You turn the corner to find a charged scene: a grand, enchanted ice sculpture of a phoenix has partially thawed, one crystalline wing collapsed onto a stone bench. Meltwater spreads across the flagstones. A rattled Ravenclaw seventh-year stands motionless, her wand still lifted, while a Slytherin boy in tailored black robes glares, the hem of his dress robes dark with damp. 'It was an accident!' the Ravenclaw insists, her voice shaking. 'The Warming Charm on the corridor clashed with my Sustaining Spell!' The Slytherin scoffs, flicking droplets from his sleeve. 'Predictable. Ravenclaws always overthink the sim…