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Aureliana Abercrombie deserves a drink (perfectmother) wrote in neeps,
@ 2017-12-21 14:33:00

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! ic/ooc, ada olivier, ainsley galbraith, alasdair buchanan, alasdair maddock, anais bolduc, angus campbell, aureliana abercrombie, charlotte brand, desmond parkin, dunbar oglethorpe, elektra yaxley, elspeth macfusty, ernie macmillan, florinda mcgonagall, fraser macmillan, gabriela mcgonagall, georgi draganov, graham urquhart, jamie abercrombie, janine miracle, kal sharma, kenna mcleod, lorna macfarlane, madeline savage, maggie macdougal, melchior yaxley, mg mcgonagall, micah savage, peggy urquhart, sebastian cavallero

WHO: Everyone! IC/OC
WHEN: Thursday, 21 December 1999
WHERE: The Manor House, Macmillan Park
SUMMARY: Mid-Season (Christmas) Party hosted by the Montrose Magpies at Macmillan Park, cocktail dresses and blazers suggested.
RATING: Low

The Macmillan Family welcomes you to to Macmillan Park for the Mid-Season Yule party for all of Scottish Quidditch (and then some).

The Manor House is decorated for the season, with each room on the first floor having a display of its own. The public areas of the garden are also decorated and kept at a comfortable temperature (as long as you are wearing a cloak) with plenty of warming charms. Christmas crackers are available on all of the tables for all of your paper crown and terrible joke needs.

Finger foods and drinks (alcoholic and non) are plentiful. Eggnog can be made either way and if you want a hot chocolate with a splash of whisky, nobody is going to bat an eye. Entertainment is provided by the Tomnahurich Quartet and the Calanais Singers throughout the night in the main hall. A selection of seasonal songs in the muggle and wizarding traditions were planned, but both groups will take requests. They will be performing both together and separately.

For any children who joined their parents in the festivities, they have their own party going on upstairs in the rarely-used nursery (think very large and extensive playroom with bedrooms nearby and a schooling area). There are kid friendly foods, including sandwiches, personal pizzas in seasonal shapes, a Hot Chocolate Bar, and cherry flavored fizzy drinks. There are, of course, plenty of sweets to be had as well.

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	Re: Music & Dancing yaxels 2017-12-21 09:18 pm UTC (link)
	Mel is here for dancing and will do courtesy turns with lady guests. This is not disco; it's actual waltzing and such, and he went to the same lessons as the rest of his peers. He will not step on your feet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing yaxlie 2017-12-21 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	Lex will definitely claim a dance. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing yaxels 2017-12-22 05:03 am UTC (link)
	Mel is careful with her because: her head. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing yaxlie 2017-12-22 05:08 am UTC (link)
	"Last time Fraser gave me a helmet," she teases but is content to stay to easy, slow dances. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing yaxels 2017-12-22 05:10 am UTC (link)
	"It would mess up your hair!" All aghast at the idea. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing yaxlie 2017-12-22 04:26 pm UTC (link)
	Lex chuckles. "Mel, my hair is so charmed I could jump off a broom at top speed and nothing would be out of place -- not that I would, mind. Learned that lesson." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing yaxels 2017-12-22 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	"Good. We've had enough Mungo's time for one year. One full season even." Which is not a subject he wants to linger on so he changes it. "Aureliana did a fantastic job with the party this year. Again." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing yaxlie 2017-12-23 01:28 am UTC (link)
	"You don't need to tell me. I don't want to see the inside of that place again anytime soon. Bad enough I'm still there once a week for appointments." She squeezes Mel's hand a bit hard, trying not to think about the worst case scenario. "Ana always does a fabulous job. But she's outdone herself." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing yaxels 2017-12-23 02:19 am UTC (link)
	"Everyone seems to be having a great time, too." (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Music & Dancing perfectmother 2017-12-22 02:50 am UTC (link)
	Ana will do the only stealing she ever does and steals a dance from her brother. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing yaxels 2017-12-22 05:04 am UTC (link)
	Awww, he's totally here for a turn around the floor, to tell her what an amazing job she's done, and how she's topped what they did last year. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Music & Dancing kalyani 2017-12-22 02:50 am UTC (link)
	Kal wouldn't mind a dance, if he's offering. She apologizes ahead of time for her dancing skills, though, as her only formal lessons were before the Yule Ball while she was at Hogwarts. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing yaxels 2017-12-22 05:05 am UTC (link)
	Mel tells her it's fine, he's sure she's a good dancer because most quidditch players are. Just let him lead and he'll keep them moving in time to the music and out of the way of others, and not try any fancy-pants moves on her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing kalyani 2017-12-22 05:14 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, please nothing fancy. I'd rather not end up in the gossip pages for the first time for something like falling on my face on the dance floor." She does her best to follow. She's not bad, but not confident in her moves, either. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing yaxels 2017-12-22 05:25 am UTC (link)
	Once Mel has a good grasp of her skill level, he adjusts his moves to it and keeps her in her comfort zone. Part of his job as host is to make the family's guests happy and set them at ease, so this is his goal with Kal. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Music & Dancing keptinreserve 2017-12-23 12:30 am UTC (link)
	At some point in the evening, Ainsley steels herself and excuses herself from Fraser's side to ask Mel to dance. Of course, she leads with an apology. "I'm so sorry about the other morning. My head wasn't exactly on right, and I promise you that I really do know who you are. I don't normally offer marriage proposals to blokes who cook me breakfast." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing yaxels 2017-12-23 12:36 am UTC (link)
	"I just assumed we were all having each other on. No hard feelings. Care for a dance?" Mel is all smiles and good nature. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing keptinreserve 2017-12-23 12:39 am UTC (link)
	"It would be my pleasure." While they dance, she mentions the pickup game that she and Fraser had discussed the other day, wondering if he might be interested. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Music & Dancing yaxels 2017-12-23 01:05 am UTC (link)
	"Sure, I'm always up for a friendly." Mel is a good dancer and he takes some care to adjust his lead to Ainsley's apparent dance skill so she's comfortable dancing with him. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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