Edric Blight
WHOOOO ME?
Leo Kettleburn
Leo exited The Three Broomsticks and ran a hand through his soft brown hair. He smiled as he walked down the streets, excited to finally pitch a very special question to a very special someone. Leo had been meaning to ask out Cassiopeia to the upcoming Yule Ball and he figured now at Hogsmeade would be the perfect time to do so. He just hoped no one had asked Cassiopeia to the ball already. He didn’t get very far down the street until suddenly, his face was hit with a cold sensation. He instantly stopped in his tracks, trying to process what had just happened. All he could feel was a cold dampness on his face and something in his hair.
The fifth year boy used his golden and scarlet Gryffindor scarf which was wrapped around his neck to wipe his face. Then it hit him- he’d been pelted in the face by a snowball. Was he in the middle of a snowball fight? No, it didn’t seem so…. He would’ve known if there was an active snowball fight going on. He wondered how or why he had been hit with the icy ball of snow. Leo then turned to see a very familiar someone failing to hold back a little laughter.
He had been unexpectedly hit in the face with a snowball by Cassiopeia. Leo just stood there, stunned and still trying to figure out what had happened to him. Was this some sort of prank he was the victim of? Such an occurrence wasn’t too uncommon given the playful and trickster nature of the Gryffindor girl. She was a prankster at heart, that was for sure. Shaking his head to get some snow out of his hair and once again wiping his face free of snow, he approached Cassiopeia.
Little did he know he had been the unintended target. “Erm Cassiopeia! Hi!” Leo said as he jogged his way over to the Gryffindor girl and stood near her now. “You know, a little ‘hello’ would’ve sufficed as a greeting,” he chuckled, joking around all in good fun with his friend. “Most normal people do that,” he added with a playful smirk. He then composed himself and ran a hand through his damp brown hair. The snow in it had already melted.
“Well uhh, Cassiopeia… I’m glad I found ya,” he said. “I had an important question I wanted to ask you- if now’s a good time…” he went on. Leo then took a deep breath and made direct eye contact with Cassiopeia. “Cassiopeia? W- would you like to accompany me to the Yule Ball this year?” Leo asked tenderly. His heart pounded in his chest as he awaited her answer.