James Potter (call_me_prongs) wrote in 80smarauders_ic, @ 2017-07-28 22:24:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, character: alice longbottom, character: caradoc dearborn, character: frank longbottom, character: james potter, character: lily potter, date: 07-87, type: thread |
RP: Harry's Birthday Party
Who: Anyone invited, + NPC kids (add your tag!)
What: Pirate party palooza
Where: A beachy area by the Great Lake, Hogsmeade, Scotland
When: Saturday July 29, 12noon onwards
Rating: Low-ish; use the subject line if that changes
James had spent the morning making the finishing touches on Harry's party, and by the time guests started to show up he thought things looked pretty good. He figured if the whole gentleman of industry thing didn't work out, he could take up a career as a children's party planner. He had, of course, hired out the food and cake duties (he didn't want to poison anyone accidentally) but the rest of the decorations and special activities were his doing. The pirate ship though, that was a thing of beauty. It had been long, laborious work to restore the old ship, and then to Transfigure it into an actual pirate ship. He had no idea what he'd do with it once the party was over; maybe Dumbledore would want to keep it around. Or he could move the ship to a different lake, turn it into a themed overnight adventure.
Some people would probably think that the lengths James went to make Harry's pirate party as authentic as possible were outrageous, but the look on his little kid's face when he saw the ship was completely worth it. Harry's eyes, a mirror of Lily's, widened and he let out a small gasp. Then he just stood there, looking raptly at the ship for minutes. It was possibly the longest the energetic boy had ever stood still voluntarily, and James took advantage of the time to take as many snapshots as he could. Noah was just as excited, though Lily had kept a good hold of him as the youngest Potter had a habit of dashing off far more quickly than you'd think a three year old could move.
OOC: There are lounge chairs set up in little clusters, and tables with all sorts of 'pirate' themed food. The area is protected by all sorts of protective charms, with an anti-apparition jinx included. Constant vigilance! Feel free to subthread, just use the subject lines to put characters, etc. Any other questions, just ask.