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Released to the wilds of the vast universes throughout time and dimensions, the invitations to the party are part Time Lord psychic paper tech and part good old magic. They don't have to appear in traditional guise, though they might be a colourful card or banner, a flying paper plane or possibly a delicate origami crane. These invites could be text via your cell or the phone itself, a surprise playback from a CD or DVD, part of a painting you've not noticed at the museum, the towel of a Hitchhiker or new info on his Guide, or anything at all relating to the invitee's own time and place in the scheme of everything that ever was, will be, is.

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((OOC: Everyone is welcome to start their own subthread here. If anything occurs which a lot of people might notice, like the Weasley twins setting off fireworks lol, I'll be sure to point that out in the OOC comm. This doesn't mean the twins have to appear but they make such a good example of how to attract a lot of attention!))

Who: Harry and Luna
What: Two friends meet by happenstance and Harry has a bit of a dilemma
Where: Diagon Alley
When: Afternoon (the year Luna's 18 and Harry's 19)
Warnings: probably none

Except for the colour of her very long and fair hair, which did create a rather nice effect with its various curls and crinkles cascading down her back, Luna Lovegood might not be especially distinguished from other witches. To be sure she was young and agile, walking with a light tread and sitting pretty at the small table in front of the ice cream parlour. But she wasn't the only young lady in Diagon Alley. Merely seeing her wouldn't inform a stranger of who she was, of her individual essence. Among magical folk, her deep purple robes and matching suede boots seemed not the least bit odd. Some did prefer black or browns but many also wore gem colours of all rainbow hues.

Luna finished her sentence and dotted a full stop on the parchment before she looked up from the table. She was having an ice cream cone when it occurred to her how to continue her most recent article for the paper. The young witch hadn't yet found an elusive crumple-horned snorkack though she discovered a new phenomenon. Something wonderful began happening to her after she left Hogwarts. Something which might worry others but she welcomed the experience of sometimes being removed from her time and location. She didn't know when it would happen though she had come to identify a certain warmth spreading through her as the warning signal. Trusting her own senses and instincts she knew what didn't happen: she wasn't dreaming nor had she lost her mind when she slipped into different times. Luna had seen her friends during events of just a few years ago or she had found herself in different countries. There was no portkey involved. Nor the Flue Network. Not even apparation.

She blew the gilded feathers of her quill gently as her pale blue eyes filled with thoughtful contemplation. That look vanished in a flash. Luna smiled and waved at someone she knew.

"Harry!" she greeted the wizard who walked on the other side of the alley.

Who: Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny
What: going semi-public with the relationship
Where: a quiet corner of the Gryffindor Common Room
When: a few days after Harry and Hermione began dating
Warnings: none

Harry was nervous, but he tried not to show it. He took a deep breath before walking out of the boys' dormitory. Hermione was waiting for him in the common room, and he attempted to smile reassuringly at her. He wanted to take her hand but knew it was better not to at the moment. That was difficult for him - always having to hold back, keeping his feelings for her suppressed in front of everyone else. That was most of the time. The common room was usually packed with people, and of course, they were not allowed into each others' dormitories. It'll be a good thing to just go on and tell. Then we won't feel like we're always sneaking around, he told himself.

They had promised they would tell Ron and Ginny first, as they were the people most likely to be affected by the news; Harry had a bad feeling that Ron felt the same way as he did about Hermione, and it had been obvious for years that Ginny had a crush on Harry.

He walked in silence with Hermione over to where their two friends sat on armchairs across from each other. Ron and Ginny looked up at them curiously, but not suspiciously. That was a good sign.

Harry exchanged a brief look with Hermione before speaking, but thought he should take the initiative and speak first:

"Right. We know you're wondering why you're both here," he said, meeting eyes with Ron and Ginny, "and it's because Hermione and I have a bit of good news. Well, we hope you'll see it as good news, anyway. Er..."

He cleared his throat, fumbling for the best way to say it. Ginny raised her eyebrow and, seeming to realize what was going on, gave Hermione an odd look. Harry caught it and immediately felt a pang of guilt.

Who: Weasley Twins and all who want to join in.
What: Our favorite redheads are up to no good...
Where: The corridors of Hogwarts
When: During the rule of the evil Umbridge
Warnings: The Twins... that should say enough ;)

George's face almost split in two thinking about the fun to be had. Umbridge was making the castle feel like a prison instead of a school, people needed to lighten up, they needed fun and who best to give that to them as George and his great twin Fred!

He put his broom against the wall and started to pull boxes of dungbombs, fireworks and portable swamps out of his pockets. With a simple spell they returned to their proper sizes. He looked at his collection for a moment then turned to George, "so many tricks, so little time."