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Who: Prewetts, Weasleys, Abbotts & Dearborns, oh my!
What: The event for those invited here.
Where: Prewett House, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England
When: 11 April 1998 7pm
Rating: Only the gods will know.
Status: IC/OOC thread. Comment here with various shenanigans throughout the rest of the weekend/early into the coming week. Feel free to have side logs adjacent to this thread.

Prewett House had once been at the epicentre of a vast swath of land belonging to this ancient pureblood family, and while the name has garnered a reputation for caution, modesty and restraint, its notable foolish outliers had much diminished the family’s immense wealth over the centuries. Today, Prewett House sits in in Gloucestershire, England, nestled within a small hidden magical community of upper class families in the Cotswolds. The family lands, though significantly more constrained than in years past, are still expansive and diverse, covering idyllic forests, lakes, rivers, and gently rolling hills alike. The House itself is a picture of quintessential British country gentility, straddling the line between formal and modest -- the latter being a strongly emphasised and encouraged family trait (however false it may turn out to be at times). For several decades now, Prewett House has played host to various engagements, from political fundraisers to networking to private parties. Celebrities, artists, and government officials from Heads of State down to filing clerks have been wined and dined within its walls. In magical society, the Prewetts have often straddled the line between civil servants and patrons of the arts, cultivating a valuable middle ground and neutral safehaven for various stakeholders to form alliances or strike quiet backroom deals -- functions which were particularly important during the war. On this night however, the atmosphere is more intimate. The guest list had been whittled down to family members and a small circle of close friends. (Of course, said circle of close friends includes no less than: government dignitaries, people of influence [and affluence], and some more successful celebrities -- namely, Ms Valentina Andronikov, a famous magical Russian opera diva.) Normally the number persons deemed family was as modest as their reputation, but tonight would deviate from the expected as Weasleys, Dearborns and Abbotts are expected to grace the dinner table tonight....