Straightening his bowtie and flicking a long, fiery lock of hair behind his shoulders, the Sixth Year ascended the stairs from the dungeons. The Yule Ball was a strange thing for the Slytherin boy; he had never really been one for social engagements. He found it somewhat boring spending the evening surrounded by either couples or sad, pathetic looking lonely people pining for attention from the opposite sex. He could not understand why people would put themselves through such horrors.
With this in mind it did beg the question: Why would he want to attend the ball himself then? The answer to this was simple: Fun. What other night of the year could he turn up at an event and jeer at all the silly little twits who stood standing around alone, sighing aloud? What other night of the year could he laugh at their stupidity and sneer at the moronic couples as they played kissy face with each other on the dance floor? Clarence would make his appearance at the ball regardless of the fact that he was without a date. In essence, the boy felt like he didn’t need one. Who needed a date when he looked as beautifully regal as he did? Besides, it was hard to find someone who could match him in both looks and elegance.
Smoothing out the creases his shirt, Clarence Ballard entered the festively decorated ballroom. The clash of colours, the reds and greens wreaked havoc on his senses and he detested it. The two colours did not work well together as far as the Slytherin was concerned; warm and cool – opposites that just seemed foreign to him. But then, the boy’s entire wardrobe consisted of Slytherin green and different tones of black, grey or white.
The redhead breathed out a loud sigh to show his displeasure at such frivolous spending on somethin...
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...ta’s lap and ask him for a snog, although I doubt I’ll get anything more than a punch from you.”
The words were, of course, spoken in jest. Clarence knew both of the boys well enough now to say such things. Reaching into his pocket, the boy checked to see if he was carrying the slim silver case he kept his smokes in and smiled.
“Why don’t you ask your keeper…” the boy said motioning to the professor. “…if you can take a toilet break, Maggotbreath? I’m sure you’re dying for a fag. Or you can just stay here for a bit and entertain me and Jameson with the line of girls.”
Clarence wondered if his roommate would go and have a smoke with him. A cigarette would surely settle things; they normally did. He stood waiting for a reply with his arms fold across his chest and hoping that some girl would appear so that he could watch the unfolding drama and laugh about it later.
There’s a faggot over there! Come look!” Following Brian, the ten-year-olds dashed down the hallway. At the end the end of the hallway Brian’s friend Dan pursed his lips and began sashaying toward the little boys. As he minced , he swung his hips exaggeratedly and wildy waved his arms. To the boys Brian yelled, “Look at the faggot! Watch out! He’ll get you!” In response, the ten-year-olds raced back down the hallway screaming in terror. Brian and Dan repeated this drama throughout the following half hour, each time with a new group of young boys.(Pascoe
The Quakers have been associated with the color gray, or drab, because of the simple living that they remain faithful to. Drab is a color that is a mixture of yellow and gray, or a dull light brown. The Friends found colors to be a distraction, using gray to avoid the excitement that was looked down upon. This was also used to keep the divine inspiration within themselves.
The colors in the hat are extremely significant. Its purple velvet flap creates the image of royalty, and the rest of it, green, represents money. This is the only time that green is mentioned in the story, for money is not something that they have, which even the mother cannot dispute. In addition to the hat, the sky of their once “fashionable” neighborhood is the color of “a dying violet,” and the house...
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"If I was late to class, he would write me a pass. We were just talking about family and stuff like that . . . until it elevated up to sexual stuff."
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‘But all the boys would laugh at me and the tutor would resign again.’ …
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The haughtiness of Darcy does not diminish at the Meryton ball when it the time came for him to dance with other women. Mr. Bingley points out that he must dance and not “standing about by [himself] in this stupid manner” (8).Even Bingley realizes how unnecessarily reserved Darcy is when the occasion to be sociable presented itself. Meanwhile, the townspeople also realize this and conclude that he is in fact opposite to the favourable Bingley and is seen as an unpleasant character. The...
against Darcy came from his snobbery. It caused her to not see his feelings for
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