A Singing Solo for Me on Cascade Hall

Headmistress Sadi Powell

November 29, 2010 8:21 AM

Midsummer Variety Concert Sign-ups by Headmistress Sadi Powell

As Headmistress Powell had promised during her post-midterm address, sign-up sheets for the Midsummer concert had finally arrived. The commonroom noticeboards were absent of these sheets, merely holding a note to let the students know that the sign-ups were posted not in the commonrooms, but in the Cascade hall and the library. The reasoning behind this was simple – some students might wish to perform with someone from another House, and in order to sign up together the list would need to be accessible to both. The list in Cascade was the most accessible, just inside the main doors. It could be accessed by anybody, and read by anybody. The sign-up sheet in the library was smaller, and more discreet, being in the possession of the librarian and her assistant. This second sheet enabled sign-up without the rest of the school knowing, in case the act was to be a surprise, or the student performing it simply was shy about signing up in front of the whole school. Despite their differing locations, both sign-up sheets were identical:

SONORA’S MIDSUMMER VARIETY CONCERT
Do you have a skill you’d like to share with the school? Whether you can sing, dance, vanish furniture, predict the future, or possess any other talents and skills, we would like to see you perform at our Midsummer concert! Please read the rules and sign up below. Don’t want to perform? No problem! We need judges to vote on the performances and choose a winner. Any student who doesn’t perform is automatically on the voting panel. If you have any questions, please contact a member of staff. If you wish to sign-up to perform, please put your name(s) and a short description of your act below.

RULES

1 – All acts must be permitted to perform via the sign-up sheets. Acts considered to be dangerous or unsuitable for a student audience are unlikely to be granted permission to perform.
2 – Students may perform as an individual or as part of a group. There are no limitations on group size.
3 – Each student can perform in a maximum of TWO acts in total. Each student can perform in a maximum of ONE individual act.
4 – There will be three categories for voting: Best individual act, best group act, and best overall House involvement. The winners for individual and group categories will be decided by student votes, judged on talent, showmanship, and originality of performance. The House winner will be decided by staff vote.

Below this introduction followed a space where students could write the necessary details to sign up for the concert. Below this was a further note: Professor McKindy and Coach Pierce will be running a bake sale during the concert to raise funds for DISCUSS. If you wish to help out, please speak to these members of staff. Thank you.

Subthreads:

Ladies, we have a problem. by Cecily Smythe with Chelsea Brockert, Cecily

My name is on the list by Jose Hernandez

Open Choir - volunteers required by Dana Smythe with Edmond and Jane Carey, Samantha Hamilton, Kirstenna Melcher, Alison Sinclair

Participating by Juri Dahlgren

A short group play by Daniel Nash II

A Love of Dancing by Charlotte Abbott

A Singing Solo for Me by Holly Greer-Thistle

Acoustics, harmonicas, and my voice by Demelza Eagle

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Cecily Smythe

November 29, 2010 8:35 AM

Ladies, we have a problem. by Cecily Smythe

The Midsummer events didn't usually involve Cecily in any way. She had enjoyed dressing up with the Ladies to attend the ball when she was younger, but since then they hadn't managed to hold her interest. Similarly, a variety concert would no more entice Cecily to perform on stage than it would encourage her to take up DADA again. If others wanted to parade themselves (and she was sure her own friend Holly was going to take full advantage of this opportunity) that was their choice; Cecily didn't intend to be a part of it.

Now the sign-up sheets had appeared round the school, Cecily felt even less interested, if that was possible. She only stopped to peer at the noticeboard to see exactly how the event would unfold. Upon reading the news that she would be expected to vote on the performances (as she would in no way be performing herself) Cecily felt both disgruntled and appeased. Voting meant she would have to be involved, even in a minimal capacity, and it also meant she'd have to sit through the whole show. On the plus side, she got to give her opinion, and it would even be welcomed, and the seventh year did love to have her say on most subjects, especially if it gave her the opportunity to belittle others. She might decide to be involved after all.

Now she had committed to vote, Cecily thought she might as well look at the names submitted so far to see what kind of rubbish she was going to have to sit through. That was when her eyes fell on the extra note at the bottom of the sign-up sheet. Cecily read it once, then twice, then a third time just to be sure she wasn't dreaming. By this time a frown had formed on her face, and it was threatening to turn into a scowl. Cecily turned from the paper, and it was lucky that the first face she saw behind her belonged to one of her good friends. "They're doing a bake sale to raise money for DISCUSS," she said, breaking the news as if she were relaying a staff plot to poison all the students. "I object and I'm outraged."

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Jose Hernandez

November 29, 2010 9:04 PM

My name is on the list by Jose Hernandez

Whether or not Jose would be performing in the midsummer concert wasn't even a question. He would be. It was a given. No self-respecting California Pierce would miss it. The only question was what his act would be.

He could do something musical. He was by no means the Pierce's best singer or musician, but he did well enough that he wasn't all but prohibited from even carrying instruments like Saul had been. Though no prodigy, he was decently talented, good enough that he wouldn't feel bad subjecting all his schoolmates to such a performance.

He could juggle. Again, nothing spectacular. Three balls or three clubs. No more. He didn't trust himself with knives or fire and the teachers probably wouldn't approve that anyway. Potentially, he could try juggling to music - recorded, not self-produced because he was not that talented or able to multi-task. But he was a fourteen year old boy on the verge of adulthood and that ventured dangerously close to dancing, which he was not going to do on stage, in front of the whole school, without a girl as a partner.

He could act, but Daniel Nash was in the school and Jose didn't want to come out second best by competing directly against somebody else's strength.

He could do a variation on Simon's magic routine, but Saul had already stolen a good chunk of it and he wasn't sure how well it would go over with a non-muggle audience.

Which really only left one thing. So he wrote that down on the sign-up sheet, even though he'd only started learning this past summer. It was different enough to stand out.

Jose Hernandez, tightrope and other balance tricks

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Dana Smythe

December 02, 2010 12:52 PM

Open Choir - volunteers required by Dana Smythe

Having been dragged in and out of Sonora (and then back in again), Dana often still felt as though she didn't quite fit in. She liked her roomate Alison well enough, but she wasn't sure they could really be called 'friends'. Dana was a perfectly sociable person, but she wasn't talkative with strangers. As such she supposed she came across as quiet. hat was okay, and she was well-practised at entertaining herself so she never felt lonely. She did however feel like if she disappeared again that nobody would even notice - they probably didn't notice the first time, either. When the concert sign-ups arrived, Dana identified an opportunity to establish herself as part of the Sonora student body, and resolved to perform.

In itially she baulked at the idea of being on stage - her shyness would prevent her from being a solo act. Yet that wasn't the only option: she wouldn't mind being on stage as part of a group. She had been trained to sing when she was younger, and thought her voice sounded fairly pleasant to her own ears. With other voices to keep her in tune and other people to make her feel comfortable on stage, she should be able to enjoy herself. Of course, Dana didn't know enough people to form a choir. The fifth year decided to view this as a challenge rather than an obstacle; making friends in the process was simply another benefit to joining in with the concert.

Having read the sign-up sheet, Dana thought it would be easy enough to advertize her idea. She wrote on the sheet 'Dana Smythe - I wish to form an open choir to perform at the concert. If you'd like to join me, add your name to this list or see me. Anyone welcome.' She double-checked the rules to make sure she was within them. Deciding it would be fine, Dana left the list, intending to check it every couple of days or so to see who had signed up.

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Juri Dahlgren

December 02, 2010 1:47 PM

Participating by Juri Dahlgren

Midsummer variety concerts were not really Juri’s thing. He wasn’t much of a joiner. He had joined Quidditch for a bit, but that had fallen away for one reason or another that he couldn’t really remember. Plus, he was sure that people like Daniel and James would be entering into the concert. They would probably act like they would have the best performances of anyone and should be treated like stars, especially the former. Moreover, the entire not participating portion of the school would be responsible for choosing a winner. Basically, it would be a popularity contest and he was anything but popular.

However, he was going to sign up anyhow. The green-eyed boy wasn’t doing it to be popular and he wasn’t doing it to win. No, there was an entirely different set of reasons to do it. He wanted to start a band or at least be in one. Bands played on stage, in front of crowds. He had never done that before. Not really. The most he had ever done was to play his guitar and sing some song from the radio just to impress a girl, so he could get what he wanted. Hey, he never said he was the picture of a gentleman. If anything, he was probably just the opposite.

But there was a girl that he wanted to impress. He wanted to show off for Lita, but at the same time, he didn’t. He wanted to sing the song he had written for her, but he was afraid it was silly. He wanted to admit his feelings for her, but he was afraid that she would return them. He wasn’t any good for her. He knew that. He never would be. He was the type of boy that fathers wanted to keep away from their daughters. He really wasn’t like that though. Well, he sort of was. He was with the girls he hung out with now. Lita, though, she was different and he didn’t deserve her.

Yet, he must have been a glutton for punishment, because he found himself signing up. Had he actually thought about this? Yes, he had. He had thought about it quite a bit, argued with himself, talked himself out of it and back into it. He just needed to do it. He already had everything worked out in his head. He just actually had to get over this hurdle.

Juri Dahlgren, a one-man band

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Daniel Nash II

December 02, 2010 3:08 PM

A short group play by Daniel Nash II

He was probably jumping the gun by signing up before he held his auditions and having any idea at all who might be a part of his group, but he wanted his name on the list fairly early so nobody thought he was slacking, uninterested, or doing this as a last minute thing.

So he was just behind Juri in getting a spot on the list which read:

Group Act organized by Daniel Nash (full list of participants will be provided at a later time - those interested contact Daniel Nash or attend the audition); a short play

His entry spilled out onto more than his one entitled line, but Daniel decided that would just save plenty of room for him to put in the other names once he knew them. He'd long since learned a spell for erasing ink and he even knew one for shrinking text, so even if he got a lot more people than he was anticipating this Saturday, he should be able to get them all on the list by the time it was due to come down.

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Edmond and Jane Carey

December 09, 2010 11:14 PM

Double sign-up by Edmond and Jane Carey

Edmond and Jane had been planning a double act, with him playing and her singing, but when Dana Smythe decided to announce a choir, they came to the conclusion that their participation in that instead could very well be better. Not only would they likely feel less anxiety in going on stage, they would also have a chance to interact with at least a few more of their classmates. And since that was something their family very much approved of....

It disturbed Edmond, sometimes, how he could now look at a situation and see how it could benefit himself and another party instead of just determining what was right. It was a bit worse when he saw Jane do it. In this case, he had yet to work out which one of them had thought it all out first or which one had gotten that line of thought started. He'd had an easier time, though, deciding there was nothing the matter with it this time, especially since he had Morgaine urging him to be as involved in the Concert as possible.

Julia was also in favor, though less unreservedly than his sister. She still had a mortal fear that he or Jane would, who knew how, turn out to be like Gwenhwyfar. She disliked him, in particular, interacting with anyone outside of the limits of proper society. The choir leader being a Smythe, though, would help keep her quiet. Quieter than otherwise, anyway.

With that in mind, he paused after lunch one day to sign them both up. Jane had to get to Potions early to ask if she had been right about one of the points in her latest homework before she handed it in, but he was in no hurry whatsoever to get to Transfiguration.

Edmond Carey and Jane Carey

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Samantha Hamilton

December 16, 2010 12:31 PM

Single sign-up by Samantha Hamilton

Ever since she could remember Samantha had joined in with things. She had signed up for Quidditch in her first year (it had terrified her so she hadn't gone back this year, but maybe next year she'd give it another go) and she'd joined in the soccer match, too. At her last schools (there had been three of them) she'd taken part in this and that - you could be sure to see her name on any sign-up sheet. It didn't even occur to her not to sign up for the concert. Luckily, there were some group acts around, because Samantha was a joiner - she took part in things others were already doing, she didn't start her own clubs. She played sports and entered competitions and was on teams - there's no 'I' in 'team'.

Having considered the groups on offer, Samantha felt more drawn towards the choir. She'd been in a choir once before and had enjoyed it. Her voice was quite high, and she sometimes struggled with lower notes, but when you were singing with a choir then nobody noticed an individual's performance. It was perfect! Plus Jane from her year had already signed up (Samantha didn't know the other girl, but had seen her in classes) which meant she wouldn't be the only second year. Plus she might make a friend, which wouldn't hurt.

Adding her name in the space Dana Smythe had left, Samantha added her own details. That would do - she didn't need to be in more than one act. She would sing in the choir, and hopefully get to watch the other acts perform without having to vote on them. That sounded fun.

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Charlotte Abbott

December 16, 2010 12:50 PM

A Love of Dancing by Charlotte Abbott

Having made the decision to join Daniel's organised group performance, that left Charlie with only one more chance to perform. She had decided to let go of her idea of dancing solo - she was only sixteen, and had plenty of opportunity to dance for the rest of her life. She much preferred the idea of dancing with Lita, especially as they might only be at school together for another two years after this. They could maybe do a ballet, something like the sugar plum fairy and Clara, or maybe they could do something more catchy, like a dance from Chicago. She was sure between them they could come up with something suitable to wow the crowds.

Truthfully, she hadn't asked Lita yet, but she doubted her best friend of five years would decline. If she did, it would be a shame, but Charlie would just take the solo spot, instead. In short, it made perfect sense to sign up even before she double-checked with Lita and before they decided exactly what sort of dance they would be doing. The sign-up sheet didn't exactly ask for a lot of detail. So, once she had briefly glanced over the other acts that had signed up to make sure there were no other dancers (not that they would present any sort of competition but Charlie might at least try to vary their styles), the fifth year added two names to the list:

Charlotte Abbott & Adelita Garcia, a dance performance.

This important task done, Charlie slipped her quill back into her bag and went to find Lita to sort out the details of their act. She supposed she didn't really mind the style, as long as their show was amazing. She would also quite like a glitzy costume, but she'd let Lita had the final say on everything - she was the better dancer of the two of them.

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Holly Greer-Thistle

December 16, 2010 3:45 PM

A Singing Solo for Me by Holly Greer-Thistle

Holly was a little slow on the uptake for the midsummer concert. There had been the post-midterm address, of course, but she'd soon forgotten, and she mostly relied on the Pecari message board to get her school news. So, aside from Cecily going on about discussing and wailing about something - a concession stand, she thought, but she was less clear about exactly how that had anything to do with the concert or why anyone was in disagreement about selling refreshments - her first clue that that people were signing up for acts already was Daniel's audition announcement.

She considered going to that, but decided the last thing she really wanted to do for the concert was to get bossed around by her little brother. Besides how could Daniel's little play possibly outshine Pecari's at the last midsummer concert? After all, she'd gotten to become a princess, wear a tiara, and kiss Raoul. There was no topping that.

Of course, last time she'd been denied the opportunity to sing Disney songs as Pecari's solo act, so maybe she could do that now.

With that in mind, she found the sign-up sheet in the Cascade Hall and added her name to the bottom of the list.

Holly Greer-Thistle, Singing Solo

She walked away without reading the last piece of information on the bottom of the page, so she remained unable to figure out what discussing and wailing had to do with the concert's bake sale.

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Kirstenna Melcher

December 16, 2010 5:58 PM

Signing up as well by Kirstenna Melcher

Ever since Quentin had told her about the concert last year, Kirstenna had wanted to take part. She wanted to sing the Teppenpaw solo, but would have been happy with singing in the group act. She knew she was only a second year, but Kirstenna wanted to sing so badly and the group act had had a tendency not to involve singing or music of any kind.

Then she'd found out this year that the concert had changed to a variety talent show, and not just a show, but a competition . Kirstenna hated competing. It always seemed like the students were being pitted against each other for some unknown reason. The Teppenpaw had a strict no competition policy outside of Quidditch, which Kirstenna more played for fun and because Teppenpaw needed the people anyway then a need to prove she was superior to anyone else.

It bothered her though, she loved to sing more than anything in the world. Kirstenna just enjoyed it so much and it was a shame that this, which should be the best time that she had at Sonora was being taken away from her. Why couldn't they just have a talent show without competing? It wasn't even going to be based on talent really, with the students voting, it would be nothing but a popularity contest.

She perused the sign up sheet. Part of Kirstenna really did want to sign up yet. People seemed to think she was really good but she wasn't sure that as a second year, she stood a chance against older people. Maybe Kirstenna should just go have fun like in Quidditch. If she won, that was great, and if she didn't, then at least she got to sing.

That's when the second year spotted the choir. How fun! Maybe that would be better than singing alone. To be honest, Kirstenna would rather do something with a group. The only reason she'd initially wanted the Teppenpaw solo was that group acts tended to be plays and while Kirstenna could probably act, it just wasn't the same as singing.

She signed her name on the list below Samantha's.

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Alison Sinclair

December 16, 2010 9:05 PM

Gotta do something, I guess. by Alison Sinclair

Having, somehow, become a prefect, Alison was pretty sure she was expected to be involved somehow in working on this concert thing that was all the talk. The problem, of course, was that she had been counting on loosely supervising the group act she’d heard about last year and letting that be her contribution to things. She couldn’t honestly say she had a lot of talents that translated well onto a stage; her martial arts phase had ended when she was shipped off to her equally magical aunt as a kid, piano lessons had been a total disaster before that, and she preferred not to think about ballet. Plus, she hadn’t done anything that wasn’t common enough in the wizarding world since she was a little kid. Most Muggleborns weren’t taught how to operate in middle-level pureblood society from early childhood, but she got the impression that there were few enough other Muggleborns here for what she knew to be very impressive to anyone.

Of course, she could always run a divinations thing, but that didn’t have the right feel. The audience didn’t feel like it was supposed to have much to do with the performers in this one. So there went that skill straight out the window, since all the other things in that vein that she knew were, while she was pretty sure not actually illegal, not things she really wanted the public knowing she really knew all that well. Tessa had been entering a wild stage that last year they were together, and Alison and the others had been dragged along for the ride.

With all that in mind, she had resigned herself to looking like a lazy prefect when she noticed Dana’s attempt to start a choir. All the other members were younger – and dear Merlin’s best purple hat, did she feel bad for the one boy, that Carey guy; she wasn’t sure even Mr. Proper Genius himself could participate in an activity with all women and not get comments for the rest of his school career – and Alison’s formal voice training was approximately none, but that didn’t strike her as too much of an obstacle. She’d been dragged, very much against her will, into her parents’ church’s informal round-the-piano choir a few times over the summer, and could apparently hold a tune in a large bucket, and it would both give her something to do and be fun bonding times with the roommate. So she signed up.

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Chelsea Brockert

December 18, 2010 8:07 AM

Indeed by Chelsea Brockert

It was her last year at Sonora and Chelsea couldn't wait for it to be over. Sure, she would miss Holly and Cecily, but she was completely bored of this place. Besides, she was sure she would continue to keep in contact with the other Ladies after she graduated. They were her best friends, and Cecily, at least ran in the same circles as Chelsea.

On the other hand, she was dreading this summer. Her cousin Fallon was going to be getting married to Julian, the guy Chelsea had to admit that she had...feelings for. She couldn't help it. Julian was good-looking, rich, and pureblooded. He even had a personality that Chelsea liked. He deserved far better than the Aladren's porcine cousin, he deserved her .

That was saying a lot. Chelsea considered herself to be the very best so if Julian was good enough for her, he had to be something pretty fantastic.

But he was going to marry her cousin. Her super obnoxious cousin who wasn't even attractive. At least that was the plan, Chelsea would do anything to stop it. For she had been writing to Julian for quite some time now and over midterm they had snuck away from the holiday festivities and spent sometime together. There, Julian had confessed that he had feelings for her. That he could barely stand to look at Fallon. Chelsea felt pretty smug about that.

There were other problems too. Her father had his heart set on her going to SUM like her older brother and sister. Jim Brockert wanted all six of his children to go. Ridiculous really, as the Aladren knew that Nina, at least, was not college material. (Then again, Kaylie really hadn't been either.) Chelsea, however, knew she had an ally in her older brother Adam. Adam didn't want his younger sister there anymore than Chelsea wanted to go.

Chelsea had a plan though. She was going to have Adam talk to their great-grandfather. The old man was on the old-fashioned side, and if he had an inkling that Chelsea wanted to be nothing more than an a proper pureblood wife, he would support her.

As for the wedding, well, Chelsea doubted that Julian could go through with it. In fact, his parents would probably be thrilled. Chelsea's father was the future patriarch of pretty much the most important family between the Mississippi river and California. She had a much higher status than Fallon did.

For now though, Chelsea had to get through her last year at Sonora and the soul-crushing boredom that went with it. That was the trouble with having vanquished all one's enemies, while it gave her a feeling of accomplishment, there was nothing left to do.

That's when Chelsea came upon Cecily standing around the sign-up sheet for the Midsummer variety show. The event held little interest for the Aladren and she knew Cecily felt similar. "What seems to be the problem?" Chelsea asked her friend.

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Demelza Eagle

December 18, 2010 11:39 AM

Acoustics, harmonicas, and my voice by Demelza Eagle

Demelza was starting to wish that she could remember every year she had spent at RMI. This year had been so amazing--every year before this one must have also been awesome as well! Demelza liked most of her classes (she hated Divinations, though, because it was just way to confusing) and made lots of new friends. Or maye just became closer with old friends. She wasn't sure. Mel loved all the activity that went on in the school, especially Quidditch! So, when she saw a list in the Cascade Hall for a "variety concert" she started bouncing up and down on her tippy-toes and heals, grinning from ear to ear as she read further.

Do you have a skill you’d like to share with the school? "YES," Mel thought instantly. Whether you can sing, dance, vanish furniture, predict the future, or possess any other talents and skills, we would like to see you perform at our Midsummer concert!

GASP!! This was amazing! Demelza was awesome at playing guitar, harmonica, and singing! She wondered momentarily if she could fly at the same time, but then pushed that thought away. She wasn't going to risk her mental state of being any further. She did NOT want to forget any memories from this year! Combing a large, strong hand through her waist-length, mocha brown hair, she wondered what song she could perform. She tried to think of some songs with harmonica that would suit her alto vocal range. Well, there was Blowin' in th Wind by Bob Dylan, which was like a classic. At her home in Delaware her dad often listened to old Muggle music, the kind he listened to when he was a youngin', and Blowing in the Wind was one she heard quite often over the summer, and most likely when she was younger. Mel was getting good at inferring things that happened when she was younger, even if she couldn't remember. It was kinda sad she supposed, but it wasn't like she actually knew what she was missing out on. Hoping that they were allowed to invite parents to this shindig, she withdrew a cracked self-inking quill and wrote her name on the sign-up sheet in her chicken-scratch handwriting. Then, she proceeded to write that she would be singing and playing a solo song. Deciding that was detailed enough, she stowed her quill back in her pocket with her wand and got ready to walk away, until he saw the note on the bottom.

"Eek!" She squealed when she saw it, not even caring if anyone around her heard. There was going to be a BAKE SALE. Mel loved bake sales. They used to take place in her Muggle elementary school all the time! She hadn't gotten baked goods that weren't made by a house elf in forever and a half! She was positively bouncing on her soles. The bake sale was going to be amazing. She didn't really think she'd be good at helping out, though, so she didn't sign up for it or anything. The Pecari just liked food. She smiled widely as she finally skipped away. She could not wait for this thing!

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Chelsea

December 18, 2010 9:03 PM

Adjustment to the end of my post by Chelsea

OOC-Okay, just ignore the part where Chelsea asked what the problem was. I screwed up. Sorry. The end should be...

BIC-That's when Chelsea came upon Cecily standing around the sign-up sheet for the Midsummer variety show. The event held little interest for the Aladren and she knew Cecily felt similar. "This dreadful. We should do something." While Chelsea thought the idea that Quidditch turned girls into lesbians was moronic-after all Kaylie had played and she was as far from being a lesbian as one could get aside from Chelsea herself, being as desperately clingy to Ian as she was-she still thought it was wrong for girls to play. What sort of proper young lady was interested in such a violent sport?

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Cecily

December 23, 2010 3:30 PM

Proposing a reaction by Cecily

Chelsea Brockert was one of the nicest and most sensible people Cecily had ever met, and she was so pleased they'd made friends at Sonora, it was only a pity they hadn't ended up in the same house. Chelsea would have done so much better in Crotalus. Regardless, the girls had managed to spend an agreeable amount of time with each other, so when Cecily declared she was outraged it could only be expected that Chelsea agreed with her. "We should do something," she proposed. See, this is why Chelsea had been sorted into Aladren - she was smart, and instead of just complaining like Cecily, she preferred to come up with a plan.

"We should definitely do something," Cecly agreed. She despised that DISCUSS group because they held no regard for a way of life that had proved successful for counteless centuries. If everyone just went off marrying Muggles and becoming lesbians there would be no wizarding families left in the next hundred years. Why were they trying to do that? It was ridiculous! This went far beyond girls not playing Quidditch; that was just a footnote in the argument now. "It's only right that if people want to express their views for that silly group that we should provide a fair and informative opposition," she said to Chelsea. But a bake sale... people would be drawn to that for its sugary goodness. There was no way Cecily could compete. In fact, if she'd given it any thought, she would have propsed a bake sale herself, but in aid of WAIL. She couldn't think of anything better... but then she didn't necessarily need to.

"Hey," Cecily said, turning to Chelsea. "We should do a bake sale, too, to raise funds for WAIL. We could suggest the money be spent on scholarships for pureblooded families who can't afford a proper education or something." That would be a far better use of money than sponsoring girls who wanted to play Quidditch because their lives were so empty they needed something superficial to fill it. "I bet I could get Amelia to help out, and you're not performing, are you? Our cakes would be more delicious than the staff sale. It's only fair to represent both points of view, don't you agree?" In her head Cecily was already writing the letter to her mother asking for decent confectionary to be sent. "I think we should talk to the Headmistress and not let her tell us no.

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