Who: Gwendolyn Montgomery and 7th & 8th year Slytherins When: Wednesday, 11 July, 1998; evening Where:Elderslie Castle, Renfrewshire, drawing room What: Humpday Party! Rating: G
A party was what Slytherin needed. At least that was what Gwendolyn had been telling herself the past week. It hadn't been too hard to convince her mother that she should have a party in the home, and she'd spent the rest of the week trying to arrange for food, and making the place look perfect for her guests. It hadn't been easy, and Gwen was hardly a chef, but with the help of her siblings, she'd managed the impossible. With no house elf to help, Gwen had managed to get the living room ready for the evening, with plates of nibbles scattered on the side and coffee table and a bar by the large windows.
In truth, Gwendolyn hadn't really wanted to host the party. As lovely as Elderslie castle seemed from the outside, only about half of the rooms were properly done up to an acceptable standard with the remaining rooms were in various states of disrepair. Although a relatively small castle, it was hardly cheap to keep up, and despite Alastair's flourishing business, it was hardly in the sort of state most of her friends' homes were. The Wilkes family's change in fortune following the death of Gwendolyn's father and the subsequent loss of the castle made the eventual return of the family home nearly a decade later a large drain on family resources.
Gwendolyn loved her home, and was quite proud of the history within the walls, she just knew it wasn't as grand or beautiful as her friends' homes. It was the reason that she so rarely invited them over, save for the select few and why she often prefers going to others' for parties. However, with no one else volunteering, Gwendolyn had decided to risk it. As long as she made sure that people didn't wander around to some of the non-renovated rooms, Gwendolyn was sure that no one would even notice. At least that was the plan.
OOC: To make this easier on everyone we'll make this an IC/OOC post, so you can either post under the OOC thread what your character did, or thread out anything with specific characters (or leave it open). The party ran from about 8pm until 3-4 am, or when the last people left. Anyone who didn't want to apparate home could have stayed overnight