The girl never thought that she would actually enjoy the ball. In the beginning, she thought she would regret asking Adrian out. The young man didn’t want to come himself, meaning he would maybe be in a sour mood. Yet he surprised her. He tried and that was what mattered most for the girl. "You exceed all my expectations", he flirted with her, making her laugh softly after the double spin. Her curly hair following the flow he made her turn. A few strands landed in front of her eyes.

Eventually, she asked him about the crowd. Eris did expect him to take her outside. The topic made him a bit uncomfortable. When he did explain it made sense why he was so against going to the ball. To break his sour mood she made him dance again, this time away from the crowd. This way they could both enjoy the dance. More then this wasn’t needed. A lot of girls like something special, Eris just wanted something simple. It’s the first ball where the girl enjoyed it. Funny enough it’s thanks to her partner.

It was now her turn to be surprised after his question. On the other hand, she did expect it. “From a young age I got a very sensitive hearing, and from that, I got tinnitus” The girl already used to it. “In the beginning, it was impossible to like stay in a cafe. The loud noises of people and music did hurt my ears, and in the evening the tinnitus got that bad I couldn’t even sleep. So I had to sleep with music that was just loud enough to not hear ringing in my ears.” A soft mocking laugh came from her throat. It was hell for her. “With the years it got worse. There are times that my own voice hurts my ears. I got it worse on the right ear. It's only a year ago that my parents 'discovered' the earplugs from the muggles” It was sad that it took them so long to find it. "The earplugs makes all noises on the same frequency. Meaning that the loud noises will be dimmed enough to like the same frequency as just talking."

The thoughts of those times made her tired. Before her parents got her earplugs the girl almost got insomnia. There are still times where it was hard to sleep. Especially with the fact she doesn’t have her music to let her sleep this time here at school. "Do you want to leave the ball with me?" Eris was glad he asked. Instead of answering Eris grabbed his hand in hers and pulls him to the exit. “I hope you have something in mind to do, it’s still too early for me to crawl into bed.” The girl gave him a cheeky grin. Only when they were out of the great hall did she let his hand go. “Now that we can technically stay up until midnight, we should take advantage of it” And they finally left the crowded ball behind.