Room 406, evening

[izzyalienqueen]

Isabel sat on her bed reviewing the to-do list for prom as she went through emails from various vendors.

Despite an occasional sneeze and sniffle, it had been a fairly productive day, coffee with Parker, goofing with Jack in class, and then meeting with Anakin.

Opening another email, she smiled, relieved to see the backdrops had been shipped.

The door was open.

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[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Hey, you," Dawn grinned at Isabel from her spot lounging in the doorway, "You busy?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Hey yourself!" Isabel smiled, setting aside the laptop. "I'm working on prom stuff but I can take a break. What's up?"

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"What kind of prom stuff?" Dawn asked, avoiding the question.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Decorations, tables, chairs, food, gondolas," she listed. "Pretty much everything."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"...gondolas? Really?" Dawn may have gotten a goofy look on her face at the idea of being in a gondola with Sam.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"The theme's A Night in Venice," Isabel grinned. "So if I can get them, we'll have at least two gonodalas with gondoliers for rides in the pond. I take it you and Sam made up?"

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Another grin. "Yeah, you could say that."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Oh?" she asked, quickly clearing a spot for Dawn to sit. "Was there groveling?"

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"There were white roses," Dawn nodded, sitting down on the bed.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Very nice," Isabel said. "He's got good taste at least."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Blushing again, Dawn nodded. "He does. Very good taste." Kind of toothpastey.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Dawn? Why would groveling make you blush?" she asked, a slow smile spreading across her face.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn ducked her head, letting her hair fall forward, "Because Sam's really, really good at it?"

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Please explain an electoral college to me," Cedric said as he wandered to the door and leaned against it.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel grinned, "I take it congratulations are in order?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel laughed. "You had Professor Lyman's class today? I had that last spring. I'm still not sure how it works myself."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn beamed, "They wouldn't be out of place, no."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"I have absolutely no idea what a group of men are doing voting when a vote has already been made," he said. "It makes no sense, none at all."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Okay, this calls for chocolate." Isabel got to her feet and raided the chocolate stash in her desk drawer, returning with a bag of Dove eggs. "When? Was it romantic? Did you have fun?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

She tossed Cedric one of the chocolate eggs she'd been sharing with Dawn. "Here. Chocolate helps the brain breakage. It does make sense. Really. I just can't explain it."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Wednesday," Dawn took an egg and started unwrapping it, "and I had a lot of fun, and I don't know if it was romantic? I just know it worked."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

Cedric caught the egg and said, "Thank you. And, if you insist it does, I'll take your word for it. Still, it seems rather frumpy."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"We were in a tent in the rain," Isabel shrugged. "It's whatever works for you. I'm glad you're happy."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"After the last two elections I'm willing to agree with you. But it's the system and I don't think we're going to change it any time soon," Isabel said. "Is it that different in wizarding England?"

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

And the goofy look came over Dawn's face again, "I am. And he didn't turn into a vampire and try to kill everybody I love yesterday, so whoo hoo, extra bonus points for me!"