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nott_alone (nott_alone) wrote in eminor_macula,
@ 2008-06-17 15:18:00

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Narrative
Who: Theodore Nott & Guests
When: May 31, 2000
Where: Nott Manor
Status: In progress
Rating: TBD
Summary: The Party

Theo stared in the mirror, suit, check, fedora, check, smile, check. Truthfully he'd never been one for birthday parties, his own had always been quite affairs. Perhaps a few days later his father would take him out on a trip, that was his reward. But tonight was different, it wasn't about Theodore it was about the guests. Thanks to Robards he'd have Rita Skeeter pegging him as a lier, he should have guessed Robards would chicken out. But Skeeter wasn't to be the only drama of the evening, he hoped his old classmates might bring some of their prejudices along. It would make things interesting.

Fixing his cuffs he straightened his shoulders and grimaced, time to get this show on the road. The guests waited the doors closed to the ballroom and the upstairs blocked by a cord. He stepped out at the top of the stairs, waiting until the chatter quieted and eyes turned his way.

"Welcome, classmates, friends, business partners and reporters, tonight I hope you will enjoy yourselves to the fullest. To your front is the ballroom, which I do believe you all know how to use. Behind me are gambling rooms and other areas to lounge and spend your time. All donations there will proceed to the lovely Renya Everett's foundation. Any questions will be addressed by one of the staff working here tonight," he paused, "Have a good time."

With that the doors swung open, the cord fell and confetti rained from the roof. Music poured out of the ballroom, hardly distracting from the vibrant decor. Movies flickered on the wall in black and white, waiters carrying drinks of all types were dressed in costume to match the themes. It would at least, Theodore hoped, be a party to remember.

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ex_turpintin712
2008-06-25 05:25 am UTC (link)

She was about to lean in and kiss him herself when he mentioned Hogsmeade. She smiled softly, almost laughing. He was so right. Hogsmeade weekends were great fun, and not just because they got to leave school and waste all the money that their parents sent them. She was about to tell him about a time at Hogsmeade when she stopped.

"Hogsmeade?" she asked after a moment, looking a little confused. "How did you know about Hogsmeade?"

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woodatdawn
2008-06-26 03:51 am UTC (link)

"Oh, ehm, well my parents did attend Hogwarts. Just not me." He shrugged, trying to play off his slip as casually as possible. Blast it all, he thought. Of course she'd get him flustered and tongue tied and he'd make a slip like that. "My mother always told me how they met, how nervous my father was on their first real date in Hogsmeade." He shrugged again, feeling vastly ashamed of his inability to spy properly.

"I suppose it's a poor analogy, as I never really experienced it myself."

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ex_turpintin712
2008-06-26 04:10 am UTC (link)

She smiled softly, kind of liking his story. It was sweet, and she couldn't help but smile a little and reach to smooth out the front of his suit, touching the little buttons.

"Oh, that doesn't matter. It's sweet," she said, pulling her hands away. She didn't want to talk about his parents, as nice of a story as it was, and as curious as she was to know what house they were in- she was sure now that they were in Gryffindor, since she suspected that he might have been a Gryffindor himself. What she really wanted to do now was kiss him, and she didn't think talking about his parents would help him along in finally doing it. "But we're not going to talk about them the entire time, are we?"

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	woodatdawn 2008-06-27 04:29 am UTC (link)
	"No," he said with a smile, smiling at the sweet look on her face. He was relieved she'd believed his cover up, but more than that, he was suddenly eager to kiss her. He wanted to know what her lips tasted like, how they felt pressed against his. He took one of her hands in his and stepped closer to her, smiling wider as he did. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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