User blog:Rabbitty/The Unexpected Task

"Now that Potter and Weasley have been kind enough to act their age, I have something to say to you all. The Yule Ball is approaching — a traditional part of the Triwizard Tournament and an opportunity for us to socialize with our foreign guests. Now, the ball will be open only to fourth years and above — although you may invite a younger student if you wish. Dress robes will be worn, and the ball will start at eight o'clock on Christmas Day, finishing at midnight in the Great Hall. Now then — The Yule Ball is of course a chance for us all to — er — let our hair down But that does NOT mean that we will be relaxing the standards of behavior we expect from Hogwarts students. I will be most seriously displeased if a Gryffindor student embarrasses the school in any way."

- Professor Minerva McGonagall

The Yule Ball is coming. Don't pretend you haven't been thinking about it.

"Harry had never known so many people to put their names down to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas; he always did, of course, because the alternative was usually going back to Privet Drive, but he had always been very much in the minority before now. This year, however, everyone in the fourth year and above seemed to be staying, and they all seemed to Harry to be obsessed with the coming ball — or at least all the girls were, and it was amazing how many girls Hogwarts suddenly seemed to hold; he had never quite noticed that before. Girls giggling and whispering in the corridors, girls shrieking with laughter as boys passed them, girls excitedly comparing notes on what they were going to wear on Christmas night…"

The peoples of chat liked the idea of a blog to help chars find partners for the ball. So I'm making one.

But first, let me say that I'm not sure this blog is a good idea. I think that finding partners for the Yule Ball by RP and chat is much better, and that this should only be a last resort.

"Harry — we've just got to grit our teeth and do it. When we get back to the common room tonight, we'll both have partners — agreed?"

- Ronald Weasley

"And he went back over to Ron, feeling that this ball was a lot more trouble than it was worth, and hoping very much that Padma Patil's nose was dead center."