On days like this, when the kids were allowed to go to the gala's, Lavender was usually given permission to take Julie for the day. However, with the werewolf laws being brought to the Wizengamot soon and everyone up in arms about the laws and her interaction with children, Lavender was getting less and less time with the little girl. She'd been allowed to go to the orphanage today to volunteer her time with the kids, who all wanted to go to the costume gala. Costumes needed to be charmed smaller and it seemed the orphanage was short staffed today. Most of the kids wanted to be Quidditch players. They had more then enough to fill three full Quidditch teams. Most wanted to be Falcons or Puddlemere players, which was just adorable to see so many little kids running around, pretending to be Marcus, Clint and Katie. Julie, however, wanted to be a princess. They had a store of donated clothes, most of which Lavender recognized as her own, or Pansy's. Dressed in a little gold dress, Julie picked a bright pink comb from one of the baby doll toys and Lavender transformed it into a bright pink tiara.
The kids all looked adorable, and once they were all dressed, Lavender returned back to Shell Cottage to dress for herself. She and Bill had coordinated their outfits and as far as she was concerned, they looked fantastic. Once dressed, they left for the hotel where the gala was being held. Lavender loved these things, she loved getting dressed and going out. Taking her new husbands hand and linking their fingers, Lav went into the ballroom, smiling at how pretty everything was and how adorable the kids were, going around to the tables to collect candy.