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So this was the Hogwarts Coming Out ball! Hesper wasn't sure whether she'd have her own Coming Out once she was of age, she'd never known her great aunt to host anything but the occasional tea party with an equally austere friend or two. The Hogwarts Coming Out ball might be the only one she got - for many students that would be the case, but not so for the upper class girls, amongst them she'd be an oddity. If she only had the one coming out, she would have to make the most of it if she wanted to get married in her first season - which she very much did. There was no other (sane) way she could escape her great aunt.

So far Hesper had done more studying of the seventh year girls' progress than any mixing or dancing of her own. A part of her felt like an imposter, like she shouldn't be there. She was in a room (mostly) full of adults and she suddenly felt immature in a way she hadn't even as a first year. What if a grown man asked her to dance? Should she accept? But how could she possbily refuse politely? Fortunately, this had yet to happen before Sirius found her and put all thoughts of awkward dances with strange men out of her head.

As she accepted the glass, she couldn't help wondering whether he'd sought her out intentionally or just happened upon her. She didn't dwell on the why of this direction of thought, she supposed it didn't really make a difference in the end. 'Enjoying' might be an overstatement... she mused wryly. But it's still early. Hesper glanced his way and tried to assess what his feelings were from the look on his face. How does it compare to last year? Last May she'd been eaten up with envy that all of her friends would be going without her and the ghost of that envy had been revived this week. She might be going with them this time, but she got the impression it wasn't as big of a deal as it was last year.

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