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[Beauxbatons, sans Alphonse - en francais]

I cannot believe that I let Alphonse hold my hand, let alone kiss me! Whatever will my mother say? No wonder Witch Weekly thinks that I am some sort of slattern.

[Alphonse]

I am writing a draft of a letter to my parents for them to grant permission for you to continue courting me. It is only proper that you write it; however I have given you some suggestions. Perhaps we can salvage my reputation if you declare your intentions of marrying me. That is what you were planning, isn't it?

[end wards]

Does someone know if we can charm our uniform skirts longer? I am finding the length very inappropriate.

I suggest also that proper young ladies should wear a hat and gloves outdoors at all times. Thank you.

[Beauxbatons sans Dani, en francais]

I cannot find Dani's present.

I also cannot find Monsieur Thomas.

I'm thinking this is not a coincidence.

[end ward]

Who was the tall and dark and handsome stranger we had in our common room this morning? I do not know this person.

[Beauxbatons Ladies - French]

Chocolate and strawberries for the culprit.

[end ward]

It is that time when my cat needs a bath again. What a war.

This time I will win, however.

If it was real, our baby would probably be bilingual when it started talking. It is mostly babbling. That is better than crying.

Aidan, thank you for the playing area!

[Alphonse - French]

So what did you suddenly have to dash off to do the other day?

[end private]

[Foreign Teams - now minus Riley]

I am working on charming a pair of Dani's shoes to Sort us! Have you not ever wondered which house you would be in if you had the fortune to attend here, in this school? You could be a brave Gryffindor! Or a clever and wise Ravenclaw! Or a cunning Slytherin! Or a Hufflepuff something, if your French is up to it, it would seem?

So, mes chers, who would like to be my guinea pig? Or guinea foreigner, perhaps?

[end ward]

I am flattered at the amount of people who would like to be French. Keep trying, mes chers, you will get there! Perhaps.

Well. I would suggest that my teammates et moi dye our hair red and speak in Scottish accents, if we are to be stereotypical. But I know how that will go down.

Well, now that we all know more about each other than we expected, how is everyone? A great-uncle by marriage of mine says never to trust anything if you cannot see where it keeps its brain. I think that is what he says, at least? Monsieur Arthur Weasley? And now I really do believe him.

[Eddie Longbottom]

You may take this how you will, but I was sorry for your accident yesterday. You have impressed me as a Chaser and I was looking forward to testing myself against you this weekend. My best wishes, you say in English, for your recovery?

[Foreign Teams]

As some of you know, my father, Henri Dupont, is a journalist. And one of his colleagues is interested in doing an editorial article and talking to us of our experiences here. He will be at school on Saturday. If anyone has an interest, can I pass on your name? He is Antonio Penna, and he speaks English, French, Italian and German.

[end wards]

ooc: pretend this was up before it became apparent that the wards/strikeouts weren't working.

[French - FAILED ward to Dani and Dominique]

All my life people have thought one thing of me because of what my great-grandmother was. And how apparently I look like her. Because I am part-Veela, and because I am beautiful and charming and French, I can have any boy I want wrapped around my finger. For a short time at least.

But I do not want this. I have never used it this way - only to trick stupid boys who deserved it. Not for someone I actually like. I wanted someone who liked me for myself in spite of the Veela thing and not because of it. Henri was my friend before we started seeing each other, and Alphonse was my teammate who is now my boyfriend. Well, I think he is. He has not said so but we are exclusive together. And he is wonderful and he likes me for who I am, not for how I look and not because I am part Bulgarian siren, and he respects me and treats me like a lady but a little too much so! I don't want him to treat me like a little china doll who will break if he touches me too much or is too enthusiastic. I want him to know that he does not have to be so careful with me all the time, and that I can take whatever he dishes out!

Perhaps it is that he thinks I have had sex before and he expected me to lead the way. But I have not! I have come close enough to have an idea of what it is like, but I have not gone all the way. He has never asked me if I have or haven't. It is like he is assuming I am not a virgin because I am part-Veela. But I am still a virgin, and if he thinks otherwise because of the Veela thing then this makes me angry.

I am so frustrated.

[end (failed) ward]