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narcisssa malfoy is better than you (narcissistical) wrote in thequest,
@ 2019-03-29 15:08:00

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!: ic/ooc, c: claire rookwood, c: clarissa gamp, c: fabian prewett, c: florinda mcgonagall, c: james potter, c: lily evans, c: lucius malfoy, c: mg mcgonagall, c: narcissa malfoy, c: rabastan lestrange, c: rodolphus lestrange, c: tairith burke, npc: arlo mulciber

Who: Society and paying guests (tag yourself in)
What: Fundraiser for the Children's Legal Aid and Mentoring Society (CLAMS), organized by the Old Wizarding Literary Society (OWLS)
When: Friday evening 29 March
Where: Clarinda Macmillan Avery Arts Centre at WADA
Warnings: Probably going to be some bigoted talk but none expected beyond that.

The Clarinda Macmillan Avery Arts Centre is the premiere theatre at WADA and also contains a large reception area. Tonight it has been laid out with food and drink for those enjoying the evening. The premiere events tonight are a performance by Celestina Warbeck for her many fans and an auction for goods and services donated by patrons and businesses--including a chance to eat dinner with Celestina Warbeck.

Tonight's benefit was organized by the witches and gentlewizards of the Old Wizarding Literary Society in support of the Children's Legal Aid and Mentorship Society, a charity that provides legal support, educational funding, and mentoring to children impacted by Death Eater attacks. All ticket funds and auction proceeds will go to that good work. Goods and services used at the event were promoted by individuals and vendors.

The theatre will be used to host the concert and auction, and the food and drink will be laid out in the lobby and reception area. The music will be broadcast in the reception area during the concert and there will be additional music by WADA musicians and alumni during the auction.

Celestina Warbeck concert

In addition there are outside areas for smoking and the WADA gardens for more private meetings and discussions.

VOLUNTEER SLOTS

Rodolphus Lestrange & [Volunteer 2] get into a bidding war over a desirable prize in the auction. (Date with Celestina Warbeck? Art item? Private dinner catered by wizarding Britain's best chef and his house elves? You decide!)
Tairith Burke may have overindulged slightly in the champagne punch and is talking about throwing certain people into Azkaban very loudly, leading Rabastan Lestrange to take them outside to get some fresh air for their own good.
[Volunteer 5] disappears briefly in the middle of the event and returns looking a bit worse for wear. Were they spying or having some quality private time with a secret friend? Who knows?
[Volunteer 6] is extremely enthusiastic about getting an autograph from Celestina Warbeck and is sent off by her security. [Volunteer 7] gets an autograph for them anyhow.
Lucius Malfoy crosses party and political lines to ask Lily Potter to dance in the reception area. Shocking! Expect your name to be in the gossip columns tomorrow.

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lilliputian
2019-04-02 04:41 am UTC (link)

Lily barely had time to start second-guessing her urge to get out of there as fast as she could before James was at her side, and she'd never been quite so delighted and relieved to see him. (Delighted and relieved enough to not be bothered about being passed between the men like some sort of high-performance racing broom.)

"Thank you for the dance," she said, the words and her smile as much to anyone else still paying attention as to Malfoy himself.

And as James led her away, she could finally feel the tension unknitting itself from her shoulders. Her smile widened, and she tilted her head briefly against James's shoulder, knocking against his side as they walked across the room. "Better now," she said, on a breath, and gave a little giggle. "I was so worried I was going to stand on his foot in front of bloody everyone."

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isolemnly
2019-04-02 04:55 am UTC (link)

The sound of her giggle made him smile. It was a heavenly sound and right now it served as an indicator that what she was saying was indeed the truth. She was okay.

"Would that have been so terrible?" he offered lightly with a widening grin. His arm wrapped around her back as if he were giving her a side hug during their walk. "You could have played it off and just stomped on it. Repeatedly, actually," he continued with a low chuckle.

He then stopped walking once he felt they put an adequate enough distance between them and Lucius. He turned to her and scrunched his nose slightly. "Did he say anything suspicious to you?"

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lilliputian
2019-04-02 05:08 am UTC (link)

Lily grinned at the idea of stomping on Malfoy's foot. Of course she wouldn't have--because it would be rude and unkind, and also because then she'd have been that terrible muggleborn who doesn't know how to act properly, what can you expect from that sort...

"Hmm." Lily thought her way back through the dance, putting aside her emotional turmoil and just considering what had actually been said. "Define suspicious. He certainly has lots of plans afoot. Looking to the future. Which he's hardly alone in right now." She looked around the room, humming with conversation and energy that had shed the cloak of fear Voldemort had cast over all of wizarding society.

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isolemnly
2019-04-02 05:42 am UTC (link)

His eyebrows lifted high up on his forehead, well over the frames of his glasses, at Lily's reveal. "First of all, ew..." he referenced these plans that Lucius had. The Malfoy's were a social family, and he could only assume that any plan the man had was dedicated to making a statement. People didn't need smoke and mirrors they needed a true change of heart and change of action. He could only hope that Voldemort's downfall sparked that.

"Secondly," he added with as he laid a finger under her chin as gentle encouragement to look him dead in the eye. "Suspicious defined as...anything that sounded remotely condescending or belittling in any way that would merit a hexing...even at a Gala" he asked innocently.

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lilliputian
2019-04-02 06:08 am UTC (link)

"So sorry," Lily said, not sounding a bit of it. "He was perfectly pleasant. I might even say solicitous." Her mouth twitched toward a smile. "Though he did go on a bit. But you may not--" No twitch about it, she was definitely grinning. "--hex someone at a charity gala for liking to show off his vocabulary. Come on." She tucked her hand firmly around James's elbow, and tugged him toward the refreshments. "I need a drink. I know I said I wouldn't, but one glass of champagne won't hurt, and I think I've earned it." She blinked then, and frowned a little. "What did you do with Florrie?"

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isolemnly
2019-04-02 06:39 am UTC (link)

The confirmation that Lucius had been on his best behavior was a relief. "I don't think you really mean that," he joked as he peered at her playfully. Of course Lily meant it, and he knew it. She was a true peacekeeper.

James chuckled softly as he followed the pull she gave him. "You have most certainly earned it," he confirmed as he reached out for a glass once the table got within arms reach. He handed the glass to her and then picked up one for himself. "She kept me from hexing Lucius at a charity gala," he answered with a twitch of his lips in trying to conceal his smile. "And she threated to stomp on my foot should I try and ask her for your medical information while you're conscious and of sound mind," he added with a wave of his hand.

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lilliputian
2019-04-02 09:50 am UTC (link)

"That's my girl," Lily said proudly, clinking her glass against her husband's and taking a sip. It was tart and bubbly and she had no idea whether it was the good stuff or not, but she quite liked it anyway.

She had another sip, and got that thoughtful little crease between her eyebrows. "You know, there's something he said. About being politically important. I thought he meant me and he was just winding me up, but maybe he meant you. Or maybe Sirius. Maybe both of you." Her frown deepened. "I don't know. I don't think like these people." Which had never bothered her before now. Before she wasn't sure just what she was seeing.

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isolemnly
2019-04-02 04:02 pm UTC (link)

He rolled his eyes, but the smile was still present on his face. “Ironically, I wasn’t mad about it,” he commented with a lazy lift of his brow. Mainly because the passion the woman held for patient confidentiality reassured him of her knowledge of Remus’ condition. However he’d be lying if he said he didn’t respect the spitfire.

James’ eyes settled on Lily, admiring her for a moment until her face contorted into that of thought. His own features frowned softly in curiosity as he processed what she said. “Interesting...” he eventually said. He tapped his glass with the pad of a finger that held it. A tick revealing his thought process. A sense of doubt colored his features and he shook his head shortly. “Dunno about that, Sirius and I are politically nothing. You’d be more politically important than any of us.,” he stated and shifted closer to her idly. He took another sip of his drink. “That’s a good thing,” he reminded with a gentle nudge of his elbow to hers,

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lilliputian
2019-04-02 11:44 pm UTC (link)

Lily gave James a smile, grateful and fond all in one. "Well, we can think about it more later." And with input from the others. That was the whole point of being in the Order, after all; they didn't have to do this all by themselves. Didn't have to think of everything. Weren't alone. "For now, I'd like to finish this, and then I quite fancy the idea of a dance with a chap that I actually like." Her smile widened, as she added whimsically, "Though I don't know where I could possibly find one of those."

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isolemnly
2019-04-03 02:45 am UTC (link)

He nodded in both acceptance and agreement of Lily's words. They could think more about it later and even dissect it to a million pieces later. For now, things have been eventful enough for one night, and there was no reason to continue that trend further. They should simply try and enjoy the rest of the gala and the rest of the night as a whole.

The corners of his mouth curled up more and more slowly into a smile on his face. "Ooooooh," he commented with a peering gaze in her direction. "I don't think you'll find any of those here. Have you seen this crowd?" he played along with a look of mock pity on his face. "Guess you'll have to settle with me," he added.

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	lilliputian 2019-04-03 03:08 am UTC (link)
	Lily hummed thoughtfully, though her lingering fond smile ruined any real pretense. "Well, I suppose you'll do." She tucked her fingers into the lapels of his formal robes, and tugged them a little closer together. "Just this once, of course. Don't go getting used to it or anything." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

isolemnly
2019-04-03 03:35 am UTC (link)

The continuation merited a wider grin to form on James' face. The kind that he couldn't stifle even if he wanted to articulate a fake sense of hurt. The pull closer that she gave also may have had something to do with that smile. He sat his glass on the nearby table and wrapped both arms around her waist to both lock in that closeness and remove what little lingering distance was between of them. "Now you're just being unrealistic," he stated with a tsk. "I've already gotten used to it."

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