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Pandora's Box Mods (pandoramods) wrote in pandorarpg,
@ 2011-10-26 12:23:00

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!status: complete, ^date: october 31 2003, character: adrian pucey, character: alicia spinnet, character: angelina johnson, character: bianca dunstan, character: cade warrington, character: cho chang, character: dean thomas, character: ernie macmillan, character: hannah abbott, character: harry potter, character: hermione granger, character: jayne dough, character: justin finch-fletchley, character: lavender brown, character: luna lovegood, character: melinda bobbin, character: percy weasley, character: ron weasley, character: seamus finnigan, character: theodore nott, character: tracey davis, character: zacharias smith, npc: kingsley shacklebolt, npc: pandora zurlo

Ministry Gala Event!
Characters: OPEN TO ALL. Please tag with your own character(s) when you comment/they arrive.
Setting: The Ministry Atrium, Level 8, beginning at 7 PM and running until midnight
Summary: It's the Halloween ministry gala/party! Come in costume (muggle or otherwise), in elegant wear, or in dress robes. The event begins at 7PM with refreshments, appetizers, finger foods and cocktails. Desserts are served later in the evening, but the cocktails remain available all night long. There is no full dinner, as it would be quite unwieldy with the amount of people expected to attend. The dance floor is open, a live band is playing, and the atmosphere is almost aggressively pleasant. For safety reasons, wands are being checked (surrendered) at the entrances. Unless your character is on-duty at the party, he or she will not have her wand on his/her person after entering.
Rating: Let's go with R for now, as there will be some dark occurrences later in the evening. We will update as necessary.

The event coordinators at the Ministry of Magic were in fine form in the hours leading up to the start of the gala. Everything had to be perfect, and not just in appearances. The atrium had been decorated in gold and silver, slightly reflective, to capture light and brighten the large, spacious room. The band was in place by 6:30, playing quiet music that set the mood. Off to either side, slightly out of the way, were two cocktail tables, fully stocked. There was also a number of wait staff who would be walking around with trays of red or white wine as well as champagne.

The attention to the decor was due to the head events coordinator, one Ismay Plimpton, who was an absolute perfectionist. With attention down to the very last detail, she was very nearly driving the Minister mad with her questions and comments, not to mention crucial changes. Her voice and general looks had Kingsley Shacklebolt nearly thinking her related to Delores Umbridge, if Ismay weren't so remarkably pleasant and likable.

With his assurance that everything was just fine, Ismay hurried off, gently but firmly reprimanding some poor chap setting candles afloat too low for her liking. The ceiling above twinkled like night stars, and between that, the candles, and the reflective decorations, the room was perfectly lit.

Everything was ready. All they needed now were the guests.

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Lavender & Adrian

lavishly
2011-10-31 08:15 pm UTC (link)

"Right along the ocean," she said with a smile that hinted at many fond moments of her youth. "Although I've been living in London for a few years now." It was far more convenient that way. Otherwise she would be apparating and flooing at unheard of hours in the morning. Now, she just had to stumble out of her flat, which she could do partially asleep.

"That is a possibility too." The wizarding world may not be that large, but it wasn't exactly small either so that everyone knew everyone. Even if the case of Lavender Brown had been something of mild interest following the final battle because being mauled by Greyback and surviving against all odds was something people could talk about for a day or two. "I mean outside of being involved in what some might call trouble at school, I haven't really needed an auror in any sort of official capacity." She was after all a Gryffindor.

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Lavender & Adrian

everupward
2011-11-01 01:22 pm UTC (link)

Adrian nodded. "In the area of Eastbourne, perhaps." Unfortunately, that didn't make things any easier. If she was in fact a Gryffindor, and not in his year, and not from his area, there wasn't much chance he'd know her beyond passing. "Don't think this an attempt at surrender, but I would like to state now that if I didn't know you before tonight, my chances at guessing at the person behind the mask are slim. So as I've noted, you're a Gryffindor, I'm nearly certain, and likely not the same year as myself. You're from East Sussex, likely Eastbourne, which puts us at a disadvantage for having met often in our youth."

He titled his head, "You speak with a confidence that's either always there or buoyed by the fact you're anonymous behind that mask. If it's the former that means you're probably an attractive young woman, thought you've no gentleman on your arm. And again, that makes me think it a shame I can't ask you to dance."

A loud noise attracted his attention and he moved, his hand going toward his wand. It was someone in extremely fanciful robes, wearing a mask so elaborate Adrian could not tell whether it was a witch or wizard beneath it. What was clear was the fact that he or she had had far too much to drink. Adrian turned back to his companion. "I'm sorry but I'll have to take care of this. Perhaps we'll be able to discern each others identified another time."

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