Theo headed down the stairs greeting guests with cool smiles and sympathetic nods if they offered a complaint. His eyes scanned the crowd for a friendly face, funny wasn't it? His own birthday party and no friends in sight. Finally he caught sight of Padma's distinctive looks. He moved through the crowd and gently grasped her elbow.
"Padma, how are you?" he asked with a smile.
It was then that a ruckus kicked up in the ballroom. He could just hear someone exclaiming about being branded, then a blond stormed from the room. Who was that now? Hailey..Hannah? Hannah Abbot that was it. Well, he'd have to send her some flowers, she'd provided a bit of tension to the evening, Theo grinned at Padma. "There's my drama," he said happily, at least Ms. Skeeter would have something to write about. So far he'd avoided her and probably her anger at the Minister not being in attendance.