Who: All students and staff, plus a few spirits and perhaps an uninvited guest. Please tag your character when you comment.
What: The annual Halloween party
Where: The Ballroom.
When: 7PM to 1 AM. While the party officially ends at 1 AM, celebrations don't have to.

The hallway leading to the ballroom was dark, only dimly lit by floating candles held by ghostly hands, a levitation charm wrapped in conjuration magic. Decorations lined the walls, everything lending a still, ghostly air to the already dark and quiet school. The doors at the end of the hall opened into the decorated ballroom, swathed in tones of red and blacks, again sparsely lit. Light concentrated by the food, so attendees would be able to see what exactly they were eating, though perhaps that wasn't for the best. The food had been carefully made and cleverly charmed to look positively questionable.

Charmed ghosts hung around corners of the room, pale shadows and translucent white images that were meant to unsettle, not terrify. Along one wall lay the carefully crafted image of rows broken dolls, mingled with what looked like skeletons and a few fleshier bodies. The staff had clearly gone all out this year to infuse the room with the creepy air of Halloween. Some things looked a little too real.

The doors opened precisely at seven PM, as smoky fog rolled along the floor and eerie laughter echoed from somewhere in the rooms. Sounds and screams punctuated the halls, setting the stage for what was going to be one hell of a party.

OOC: We will be putting up time stamps for students to arrive when they wish and interact. After a bit, we will post a new thread with plot bits. Anything posted beneath that post will take place chronologically afterward, and students can react accordingly. Everyone is encouraged to attend, mingle, and be prepared.

Who: Heinrich Kronenberg & Lidia Gorski
What: Pretty much have a huge fight
When: After classes on Monday.
Where: Lidia's room
Rating: PG-13. May Will get violent.

Heinrich was pissed off. Lidia had been outright avoiding him now, there was no question of it. Heinrich was incensed and immediately following his last class on Monday, taught by none other than new professor Vincenc Reznik, Heinrich stalked out toward the sixth year Dark Pat tower. He would have been pleased Vincenc was teaching, especially teaching his class, if not for the ire at Lidia crowding his mind. He knew he had to take care of this now, before it got further out of hand.

He brushed past classmates as he strode past his own room and headed for Lidia's. He didn't knock, just pushed the door open and growled two words at Lidia's roommate. "Get out." He turned dark, unfathomable eyes on Lidia, and spoke with a low cold fury, only after the roommate scuttled out. "Tell me why you've been avoiding me, and it had better be good."

Who: Heinrich Kronenberg and the other fifth years!
What: Discussions about Thestrals
When: June 2nd, during Care of Magical Creatures.
Where: Outside on school grounds.
Rating: PG, maybe PG-13 depending.

Heinrich knew he'd be able to see Thestrals. The amount of times he'd watched - or assisted - Liesl in the torture and subsequent murders of half-bloods, mudbloods, or Muggle filth made it plain he'd seen death. He'd caused it. But he wasn't prepared to see how many other students in the class could see them. It stood to reason, honestly. Durmstrang was a dangerous school. People died in duels, in accidents, all manner of things. There was now an entire class of Combative Magic students who had seen Professor Radomira die, for instance.

So instead of paying attention, Heinrich spent to first few minutes of class, as the Thestrals were brought out, to scan the faces of his classmates and see who could see them, and who could not. So far his discoveries where unsurprising. He was curious to know whether Lidia could or even Dahlia, but for now, his attention was nearly everywhere at once.

Who: Lidia Gorski and Sorina Machvaya.
What: Anything goes!
When: Wednesdays after classes.
Where: The Potions room.

Lidia usually worked on her potions experiments in her own room. But since the small, minute accident Lidia had on Sunday when she'd been working on a potion that would cause a painful pox-like rash - which regrettably left her roommate smelling of rotten bubotuber for two days - she'd been forced to find someplace else to do her work.

The obvious place to try first was the potions room. The only drawback was that she probably wouldn't be alone. But she was willing to give it a try first. So, after finishing her course work for the night, and with her supplies and notes tucked away in her satchel, Lidia headed down to the potions room.

Who: Everyone who wants to attend
What: Annual Valentine's Day Ball
Where: The Ballroom.
When: 7PM-12 AM, Friday February 13th

The ballroom of the Durmstrang Institute was lit with perfectly achieved mood lighting. Tables were set up, but the dance floor was clear. There was a spread of food and drink, mostly leaning towards snacks and light refreshment. Dinner had only been an hour before, and the students would likely be well fed already.

Most staff members were already in attendance, setting up or otherwise making sure everything was set to go. Several students had already started trickling in, the habitual early-birds who could never arrive at any kind of event late. Some were too eager to wait after dinner, and, instead of finding ways to kill time, showed up just as the doors opened. The party would last several hours of music, dancing and food, for every student and staff member at Durmstrang to enjoy.

[OOC: Attire is semi-formal. Professors keep a watchful eye out for mischievous students. The punch will not be spiked, and any student who tries will be ejected from the party. There are children as young as eleven theoretically attending [doubtful, but possible]. Mischief is acceptable so long as it's something that won't get someone in too much trouble. I will tag this as people show up, since I'm not sure who's going. Feel free to add a tag if you get to it first].

At around 10 PM Sunday night, an owl drops off a package for Lidia Gorski. The note reads, "I couldn't wait till tomorrow. Enjoy your present! --Taavi Suullinen"

A school owl drops off a package for Lidia in the fifth year common room. The note is signed "Happy birthday, from Liesl Kronenberg."

Who: All invited guests and some unexpected, those of whom can be found here.
What: The Reznik New Year's Eve Party.
Where: The Reznik Estate.
When: 7 PM to 4 AM - Wednesday, December 31st through Thursday, January 1st.


The Reznik New Year's Party was one of the social events of the season. Almost anyone who was anyone, the best and brightest of the wizarding families, would be attending and the grand ballroom was decorated accordingly. All the wreaths and boughs were freshened up and strung with fairy lights - made with only the best and brightest fairies, of course - to give the large room a soft, whimsical glow and clean winter scent. Tables were set about around the perimeter of the room to allow guests to sit and eat if they wished, while trays of hors d'oeuvres floated unobtrusively around the room to serve mingling guests.

Dalibor and Hedvika Reznik had been making the rounds through the growing crowd for about an hour, chatting with guests and greeting others as they arrived. Vincenc, dressed in staid but formal black, had been doing much of the same, while keeping an eye out for the arrival of anyone interesting. Considering who was supposed to be attending, he didn't expect to be disappointed.

Closer to the evening, an owl finally delivers three brightly and professionally wrapped presents to Lidia Gorski.

A second, smaller package also arrives by owl for Szabina Varga with the previously promised item.

A little bit after lunch, a school owl arrives with a single small, neatly-wrapped package in it's talons. The owl drops it off directly in front of Judita, then flies off.

Who: Dahlia Kiesl and open
What: Complete Boredom
When: Monday evening
Where: Dining Hll
Rating: None

The evening had fell on the school all to quickly. It seemed all Dahlia's classes were just blending together now that the holidays were almost upon them. This was the first semester that she would not be returning to the family estate for break, instead her parents decided that her and her brother could just stay at the school and get a head start on the second semester's work. Dahlia didn't mind though, she had received a letter from her grandfather wishing her well on her exams and inviting her to his place for a few days during break. She knew that he'd teach her some new defensive charms to help her in her goals for being a light path major in the next year.

The dining hall glowed in the flickering candlelight. Dahlia sat at the end of the fifth year table, giving her space in between the other students and herself. The ambient chatter of students surrounded her with only snippets of conversation being heard. Dahlia placed a book beside her plate.

Who: Heinrich Kronenberg and Lidia Gorski.
What: Maybe a day of doing the dirty will help clear the air and get each other out of their systems.
When: Today, from noon until whenever.
Where: The Blaue Bären, Durmstadt.
Rating: It'll start off mild, but will definitely end up being NC-17.


Lidia arrived at the Blaue Bären inn precisely at noon. Despite never having been there before, she didn't have much trouble finding the place. It was the only inn so close to the edge of town, the large white structure framed by the forest, and the thick, towering trees gave the impression of seclusion, privacy. Which was exactly what she and Heinrich were looking for that day.

Taking a deep breath, Lidia tried to calm the fluttering of nerves in her stomach as she approached the front desk. No one knew who she was. She'd gone out of her way to dress down and change her appearance just enough to not look like herself. So there was no reason at all for her to think that anyone would recognize the girl who'd asked for a key under the name Braunstein.

All the same, with the look the witch behind the desk gave her, Lidia felt more at ease when she finally got to room 35. She was a little surprised to find that Heinrich wasn't there already, but perhaps he was running a bit late.

Trying not to dwell on the possibility that Heinrich had possibly intended to make a fool out of her from the start, Lidia decided to make herself comfortable while she waited.

The Blaue Bären, tomorrow at noon. The room's in the name of Braunstein.

Who: Heinrich Kronenberg and Lidia Gorski
What: Spiked punch leads to incredibly close encounters.
Where: The atrium
When: After the Dark Path party. Initial flirting at the Halloween party led to this which led to this log.
Rating: SEX HAPPENS, pretty much right away, so let's go with NC-17.

( Awkward sex is funny and hot. xD )

Who: All Dark Path students and staff who wish to attend, plus any invited guests.
What: Dark Path party, yo.
Where: The Ballroom.
When: 11PM to 4 AM, Friday October 31st/Saturday November 1st.

One hour after the ballroom doors closed at ten PM, making sure every last student had left, Headmistress Eberhardt cast a spell on its doors and on every entrance in. No student or staff member who wasn't invited could enter the room. It didn't matter what spell a clever student tried to cast, by what method they tried to circumvent the spell, there would be no way in without an invitation. The decorations were taken down, changed, for a darker theme. The room rearranged, and in less than an hour the ballroom had been transformed.

The dance floor was still open and clear, but there was more food set up for students who would undoubtedly grow hungry before the party's end. Any dish student wanted would appear, just like in the dining hall. The doors reopened precisely at eleven PM, but would only admitted those who belonged there. As the party got under way, music filled the rooms as the night's guest showed up.

[OOC: Okay, so again the people who can attend are: Headmistress Eberhardt, Ambros Pakhunov, Mikhail Baikov, Liesl Kronenberg, Vincenc Reznik, Judita Radomira, Taavi Suullinen, Kristof Yurkovic, Heinrich Kronenberg, and Lidia Gorski. If anyone else wants to attend, feel free to come up with a way they got invited (NPC, sibling, friend, etc) and join in].

Who: Everyone who wants to attend
What: Halloween party, duh
Where: The Ballroom.
When: 7-10 PM, Friday October 31st.

The ballroom of the Durmstrang Institute was lit with perfectly achieved mood lighting. Tables were set up, but the dance floor was clear. There was a spread of food and drink, mostly leaning towards snacks and light refreshment. Dinner had only been an hour before, and the students would likely be well fed already.

Most staff members were already in attendance, setting up or otherwise making sure everything was set to go. Several students had already started trickling in, the habitual early-birds who could never arrive at any kind of event late. Some were too eager to wait after changing in costumes following dinner, and, instead of finding ways to kill times, showed up just as the doors opened.

The party would last three hours, until the doors closed again to prepare for the Dark Path party. But that was three hours of music, dancing and food, for every student and staff member at Durmstrang to enjoy.

[OOC: Costumes and masks are not required, but they're often customary. Professors keep a watchful eye out for mischievous students. The punch will not be spiked, and any student who tries will be ejected from the party. There are children as young as eleven theoretically attending. Mischief is acceptable so long as it's something that won't get someone in too much trouble. I'm tagging this with everyone I know of who said they'd attend. Feel free to add a tag if I miss you].

Who: Heinrich Kronenberg and Lidia Gorski
What: Decide to be mutually beneficial to each other, depsite mutual dislike
When: Tuesday the 21st.
Where: Care of Magical Creatures class

Despite being a growing sociopath who liked watching others suffer, Heinrich liked animals. He was particularly fond of snakes and other serpent-like creatures, not so much the cute fluffy things other students tended to have as pets. Johann was curled around Heinrich's neck whispering in Heinrich's ear. When no one was watching or listening, Heinrich would respond, hissing back very softly. He stopped when the professor called attention to their lesson for the day.

Doppelgangers were the subject of the lecture of today, but as usual, following a break in lecture there was an inspection on the ongoing care of their Gulons. Heinrich's Gulon was doing quite well, as were a fair few others in class. He didn't think it particularly difficult to foster the dog-cat-fox hybrid, but evidently, not everyone in class found the task as simple. When his had eaten its fill and then some, it squeezed itself between the two tree-like stumps Heinrich had set up for it. After working its food through its system, it stayed there, and fell asleep.

As the professor began circling the class for inspections, Heinrich smirked over his shoulder at Lidia Gorski. As capable as the girl was in Potions, she was miserable at caring for a living creatures, apparently. If she didn't pull herself together soon, her Gulon might suffer as much as her grades. He briefly considered 'assisting' her, but decided to wait and watch first, to see what their professor said.

Who: Heinrich Kronenberg and Lidia Gorski
What:  Tempers fly in Potions class
Where: Potions classroom
When: Monday afternoon, September 15th

Heinrich looked down at the cauldron bobbling between himself and Lidia Gorski and reached for the ladle. He should have glanced at the instructions then, but instead he started to stir the potion clockwise for three turns and then counterclockwise four. Of course had he looked at the instructions again, he'd have seen he had that backward and in between, should have added the pinch of hellebore that was still beside him on the table.

The potion, which was supposed to be a Draught of Peace, turned a sickly green color. It should have been bright purple at this stage. A scowl on his features, and irritation flooding him, Heinrich braced himself. It was only a matter of time before his harpy of a partner started yelling again about the potion gone wrong.