of all the people to have picked, it had to be him. not that she particularly had anything AGAINST garrick ollivander ( he was merely a familiar face in a sea of strangers ), she had just hoped for someone with a bit more enthusiasm. though usually ariel was the life of the party, it seemed that without alcohol and with an incredible shock to her system — what, with being in hospital for a week — she was rather the opposite. and by finding someone with a similar streak to her old self, she had hoped to find more life in this ball. but alas, she had been the one to strike conversation with garrick, and deep down she knew it would be rude to leave. ❝ if you’re looking for some fun, i’m sure the punch has been spiked already. might make you feel a bit better about being here. ❞

    “not EVERYONE needs alcohol to have a good time. —luckily i am not one of those people.” he teased half-heartedly, lifting the cup to his lips. ariel had not been the first person on his mind when garrick wished in his mind for someone to talk to. she, from his viewpoint, was the life of the party.. and being someone who did not like parties, the two just weren’t going to click. “it’s not that bad, i am just not good with crowds. it seems like the whole student body is in attendance.” he shuffled his feet against the hardwood floor, kicking around a small dust bunny. social situations were not his strong suit. “how is the ball going for you?”

         ariel fiddled absentmindedly with the straw resting in her juice — a juice that was, surprisingly, completely free of alcohol. she’d put emma on the special mission of keeping her away from the ( soon to be spiked ) punch and had charmed her own cup to constantly refill with pure orange juice and so far, she wasn’t even regretting it. actually, for the first time in a long time, ariel felt quite CALM, eyes scanning the floor with a small ( genuine ) smile gracing her features. this — this level of peace — was not something she had felt in months, and though the ball seemed to be picking up in steam, she remained quiet and unassuming, simply enjoying her time spent with friends. as she took another gentle sip from her cup, her eyes locked on a familiar face not to far away. widening her smile ever so slightly, she moved towards them with an enviable level of grace. ❝ nice to see you’re here, ❞ she began, fixing her gaze back on the dance floor.

  garrick hated events of all sorts. sporting events. assemblies. concerts. balls. —anything really, that required large groups of people to gather in a particular place for an abnormal amount of time; assuming, that the large group were people he rarely spent his time with, he hated. garrick preferred small groups and open spaces. this ball had neither. but, his sister had dragged him into coming. so he picked out his nicest suit robes and loitered in the corner with an untouched drink in his hand. no one had spoken to him besides francine until ariel made her way to his corner, “yes.. well.. wasn’t really by CHOICE. —but, here i am.”

a finger tapped against his chin in a pensive motion as a look of revelation danced delightfully .  “ you know ?  -   -  now that i think about it .  i’d probably name my kid  OLIVER .  yeah ,  yeah !  that’s a good name . ” lips smacked and curved upwards for he felt a sense of pride  &  just like that everything was purple .  and almost immediately chocolate hues met another pair of  …   inquisitive eyes .  

                                                                     “ what about  Y O U ? ” 

 “ -   - logically speaking, you cannot name your child yet because to do so you would have to have a lot of other variables. it would depend on who you conceive with, if you conceive, the time, the day, the month, where you live, etc. there are too many things to think about when it comes to naming a child.”  GARRICK was very studious, and always focused on the cold, hard facts. “i most likely will not have children.”

so in case ya didn’t know this is garrick ( frankie’s brother & the son of the famous wand maker )

he, much like his sister, is super angsty when it comes to really anything. he has a short fuse and tends have it set off very quickly and often. probably runs in the family. he taught his sister how to fight at a young age because while they both are very talented wizards sometimes people really just need to get their nose broken yaknow??

while he is all about fighting he finds even more importance in a good education. he is smart and enjoys throwing himself into his studies. he wants to be well-rounded, good at everything. which sometimes can be his downfall. he is an UBER PERFECTIONIST. he likes to have everything a certain way and if it’s not the way he wants it to be he will get stressed out. ( partially goes along with the anger problems i talked about earlier lol )

he would never hurt anyone for no reason though, they always did something to piss him off. that or his sister needs some back-up. but even then she has to have a good reason.

his father wants him to take over the wand shop when he gets out of school but he really doesn’t want to? so he is hoping that if he can prove his intelligence to his father by acing all of his classes his father will allow for him to become an auror because he has all the skills to do so.