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The Twist:

Okay, so this is set in the Marauders Era but there is a twist, my character is a Veela who has just come into her powers and she has no real control over them, this is a bit of a problem as she is in a school full of hormonal teenagers with her Veelan Charm. She knows what she has become and knows about the charm, all she is interested in is finding her True Mate, who will not be affected by the Charm at all, she needs to find her Mate as a Veela cannot survive without the love of their Mate...

So, our first problem: a Veela in a school full of hormonal youths. Our second problem: it's Valentines Day and there is to be a Masquerade held in the Great Hall all night with the masks being removed at midnight... Sounds like a recipe for chaos to me, how about you?

Rinma (my Veela) does not know who her mate is but for the benefit of the person who will play them, it's Remus Lupin. He will be the only boy not affected by the Charm the girl has. Have fun!



Plot / Setting:

Valentines Day, the day where couples roam around, hand in hand, gazing lovingly into each others eyes and those with crushes gaze longingly and hopefully at their crush all day. The whole world would be decorated with hearts and cupids, and Hogwarts was no exception. There were enchanted cupids flying through the air, some throwing confetti, others rose petals and a few hovering curiously, poised with enchanted arrows of love. The whole school was decorated for the Valentines Day Dance that was to be held that night, a Masquerade Ball where every student in third year or above was invited to attend, in a glamorous dress or costume topped off with a mask which would all be removed at midnight. The doors will be opened by Dumbledore around nine (in other words, whenever I feel like it) and then the dancing can commence!

The Great Hall has had all of its tables moved to the sides and laden with refreshments, the rest of the floor is cleared ready for dancing. Overhead streams of hearts are strung, cupids are flying and the floating candles are emitting a soft pink glow.

It's the Marauders seventh year, Lily has finally realized her feelings for James who has asked her to the dance and she has accepted. Sirius, Remus and Peter have yet to find dates, Severus is furious that Potter finally got his wish and is desperate for Lily to realize that her feelings for Potter are nothing and he is ready to do anything to get her to see this...

Then of course there is the issue of the Veela. How will the boys of Hogwarts react to her? Will girls be jealous if their dates are paying more attention to Rin then they are to her? Who will have the control to ignore the Veela and who will she dance with? You decide...


Needed:
James
Lily
Remus (because otherwise my little Veela will be very lonely at the dance, apart from all of the other boys asking her to dance)
Sirius
Made up(s)

Wanted:
Snape (for the James/Lily sabotage idea, though Rin is capable of doing that herself)
Peter (for unknown reasons)


Costume ideas:
James: a stag?
Lily: an angel?
Sirius: a black dog? as a joke.
Remus: a wolf? to be ironic.

These are only ideas, suggestions... Be creative because I'm not doing all of the work for you!



Rules:
No chat speak, it's a Literate role play.
No instant hits with spells or punches. You do not have control over any characters other than your own. Also: no one is invincible!
No listed intros, post a proper introduction!
PM me your profile please, with a short role play sample. This is so I know how you portray your character or one who already exisits...
Romance is great, just keep it clean guys!
Swearing is all fine if it fits your character and the moment just don't go crazy with it all.


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Role Play Sample:

Rinma stood in front of the full-length mirror in the seventh year dormitories, eying her appearance critically. "What do you think? Should I wear my hair up?" she asked as her hair, which she had enchanted to brush her waist again for the evening, styled itself into an elegant style atop her head. "Or down?" she said as her hair untangled itself and hung by her waist, curled slightly. The girl she was asking looked thoughtfully at her friend for a moment. "Down." she stated simply, "Makes you look sexy..." she added, earning herself an irritated look of Rin. "Lola! I've told you before, you're not my type! And even if you were my type you're not my mate." Lola pouted cheekily. "How do you know I'm not?" she asked as Rin stowed her wand away in a hidden pocket in her dress. "I don't know, I guess when I find my mate I'll just... know. You know?" she asked, twirling her hair around her fingers, a small sense of the Veela's naivety. "You do know that what you just said made, like, zero sense?" Lola asked cheekily, causing Rin to throw a pillow at her. "Lola!" she shrieked as she laughed at her friend.

The two girls laughed together for a while and then Lola left to go and meet up with the other Slytherin girls outside the Great Hall, Rin, however, stayed behind. She looked at herself and sighed softly, wondering, for the third time that day, if going to the dance was a very good idea. She had little control over her new-found powers which had only surfaced a few weeks ago, she couldn't control her Charm and knew exactly how it would affect the boys, especially on that night. Valentines Day. It was stupid to even consider going but people would find it strange if she didn't go... Rinma took in her appearance one last time, her magically long, jet black hair curling around itself as it brushed her thin waist gently. The long black dress she wore that showed off the girls tall and willowy physique and the small pair of high heels giving her a little added height. The necklace around her neck had belonged to her mother, it was a beautiful silver chain with a glittering ruby hanging around her throat. The girl smiled to herself as she placed her black mask over her mysterious blue eyes, she looked amazing, the mask was the finishing touch, with three glinting, blood red gems over her right eye and three raven black feathers above her left it finished off the look just right.


Rin smiled as she headed up to the Great Hall, she was humming softly and became aware of that fact when a few of the boys still lingering in the Common Room began to get up and head toward her. She laughed, a sudden, happy laugh and she flicked her head, tossing her hair so that it arced around her like a jet black halo. She ascended up the stairs and noticed the huge crowd of people stood around the doors to the Great Hall. Lola, who was dressed as a fallen angel, with jet black wings and a lop-sided black halo smiled and beckoned Rinma over. The young Veela smiled and made her way through the crowd toward her friends. "Nice dress Rin!" Lola said. "So you're a Vampire, right?" one of the other girls asked, just to be sure. "Yeah," Rin said, pushing a stray stand of hair away from her eyes. "So, you think it looks okay?" she added, doing a minor twirl. The girls laughed. "Every guy in school will want to dance with you!" "Yeah, Rin! You'll be fighting them off!"

Rin's face paled slightly at Lola's choice of phrasing "That's what I was afraid of." she whispered as Lola and the others realized the impact of her words, Lola received three angry looks and one irritated shove and the girl muttered her apologies. "It's alright Lola, you didn't mean it to sound like that... Slip of the tongue, it's okay!" Rin said, trying to laugh it off. The girls relaxed softly and began talking excitedly, apparently one of the girls had been asked out by someone who they all, except perhaps Lola, deemed "cute". Rin wasn't really listening, her attention had been snatched away as she suddenly sensed this heavenly aroma. It was like chocolate mixed with some other hypnotic aroma and it was entrancing. The smell was driving Rin crazy all of a sudden, she just wanted to hunt down the person who was creating it and claim them as her own, because that's who they were... Her True Mate.

The girls obviously noticed the sudden change in Rin's behavior and suddenly all four of them were fighting tooth and limb to stop the suddenly frantic Veela from scaring her mate half-to-death by jumping him. "Just let me find him!" she moaned, her arm catching Lola in the face, her friends sudden cry of pain snapping her back. "Oh by Merlin! Oh, Lola I am so sorry! It's just... But that's no excuse. I'm sorry!" she muttered hurriedly. Once she was satisfied that her friend was alright Rin calmed down and the five girls began to wait for nine when the doors would open and the dance would begin..


((Sorry, it's a bit rubbish... I'm kinda tired.))

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((Minor problem... This is set in the Marauders Era. You keep mentioning present era happenings in your profile. Sort that and I may consider it...))