Lucius Opimius Maximus Armand Malfoy (sansfoi) wrote in thequest,
"Correction noted, and appreciated. I will be asking you a similar question after I run through my laundry list, but I think you're wanting a full accounting of why I have dragged you out here."
The dance continues, and Lucius' voice doesn't carry to others on the floor. Casual observers would think they were discussing the dance, or their fellow attendees.
"On another level, we have generated fodder for the gossip columns. No matter what flights of creative writing they undertake, it will be linked to the CLAMS benefit, providing that worthy organization with weeks of free publicity.
"You might want to advise your friends and loved ones not to read Witch Weekly for about a month. They are as likely as not to fancifully paint us as Romeo and Juliet, except leaving our poor spouses with our abandoned babies. All nonsense but the kind of nonsense that happens when you are under this level of scrutiny."
Lucius made a mental note to secretly feed that story to Witch Weekly through one of his friends. Perhaps Narcissa would enjoy writing it.