smallestopener | The Princess Birthday Ball

The huge, white tent sprawls on the lawn beside the lake. It has been transfigured there for a very special occasion. A stone walkway leads from the bar to the tent - the pavements are wide enough that ladies' dresses won't trail on the ground as they make their way to the entrance. Over the draped curtains of the entrance way is a large banner which reads "Happy 7th Birthday, Ingress".

Once inside, the honored guests will be in the midst of an enchanted ballroom. There are balloons drifting in bunches from the circular tables lining the sides of the large dance floor. Floating candlabras glow with gentle light from above. There are trees in large ornamental pots interspersed throughout sparkling with fairy lights from real fairies.

One long banquet table is positioned on along the side of the ballroom - there are treats of all description. Little finger sandwiches, chopped up fruit, cookies, cheese and crackers, and other child-friendly h'ors douerves are presented to make sure the dancers are sustained throughout the the party. There are large bowls of ice cream (kept cold with magic)and sundae fixings. Punch bowls of sherbet-flavored drinks await ladling into crystal goblets. But most impressive is the large birthday cake with blue, purple, and pink icing roses festooning it.

Ingress is busy greeting her guests in her gown - a birthday gift from Amy and Susan - but soon she'll be dancing to the music provided by the overlarge Gramophone in the corner, which is playing a wide array of dancing music from waltz standards to court music to pop hits of the 20th century.

Tom, who's pretty tired from the magical effort required to pull this off, is in the background making sure his little girl is having a perfect party, and Princess Amy is helping Ingress in her hostess duties.

Come in and enjoy the party!

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"Fascinating. I'm from England, and I was born in the year 1927."

"Gramophone?" she says, looking at the device with interest. "It looks complicated enough to do just about anything. How does it work? Is it magical?"

"Oh yes. I've spoken with Miss Weasley upon that tender subject."

The smiles grows. "Comrades often fall, in dangerous battles such as those she will be fighting."

Draco nodded back to Snow, "Good evening. Pleasent party, isn't it?"

Cimorene takes one gratefully.

"I don't object to candy on principle," she says, munching her sandwich, "though now I think I will have to object to candy that is that color."

She laughs, "Though perhaps when I was seven I would have felt entirely differently."

"It plays music. I think that's all it does. And I assume it's magical. And well, it works like this."

As one record ends, Amy chooses another and sets it on the Gramophone. A moment later, Gershwin comes drifting out into the party.

"I don't know what all the songs are, but I like them."

He clenches his fists. "Yes. Well, you're ever so interesting to chat with, Aphelise, but I think, perhaps, you ought to go back to counting your diamonds. I daresay they enjoy your company more than I."

Snow beams.

"Ingress is doing wonderfully in her role as hostess. Every inch the proper princess, she's earned her gifts."

Draco's eyes narrowed, "No mistake. The hat barely had to give it any thought. It knew where I belonged."

"Tim's gone? Did he die again?"

A bit of a blush, and he fiddles with the jacket. "Ah- um. Thank you." Wellard smiles, and looks around.

"... Its rather nice."

"Oh, probably," he says.

"Now, how are you this evening, Cimorene? Other than objecting to candy worms on the grounds of color?"

"Of course," Draco simply nodded at that.

He then added, "So your talk with Master Salazar went well then?"

"Then I was mistaken in the thought that Slytherin House was for those with cunning and wit, and intelligence?"

"Uh. Not exactly," Indy replies, just as downcast. "He left yesterday. For good. Said it was for the good of everyone here, 'cause he keeps unintentionally doing things that hurt people."

"There's probly a note for you, if you were close to him. I'd expect."

"It certainly is. Ingress is doing a wonderful job as hostess, and the food is delicious."

A small smile, and she nods to where Millie and Wade are running around, simply having fun.

"And it's nice to have something that isn't as stuffy as the parties I'm used to."

She is wearing her best tack in honor of her Chosen's special day, the blue bitless braided bridle that had been a gift of those long gone. It is nice enough, and comfortable enough, but Megwyn thinks wistfully of the blue-and-silver tack outfitted with bells that she as a Companion would wear at an occasion like this, if she were in Valdemar.

Still, she is with her Chosen, and that is home enough. Although Megwyn has not always been by Ingress's side, she has been ever near. Now she stands near the edge of the dance floor, and tosses her head as the music changes.

"It is, isn't it? Tom did a very good job, though I will confess that the floating candelabra make just the slightest bit nervous. But if you're going to have a Princess ball in a magic ballroom it should be grand."

"Oh, they're very pretty!" She takes one out, examining it closely. "The flowers are just the same as my hair!"

"Huh," says Cimorene, suitably impressed.

"I like them too. I've never heard most of them, but then, they're not about my father's wonderful deeds, so that's not unusual."

"I learned some about the centuries to come, and they seem quite interesting."

"Maybe. Tom says the Pigeon people need a thump on the head more like. But Door tells him no, so maybe she can explain it logically. You're smart, Mary."

Wellard blinks- and then spots the candelabra.

And spends a moment staring, before looking back at Amy. "... Just the slightest bit, yes. Um."

"She really is," says Amy, very fond and proud. "She's a delight."

A smile.

"And an excellent princess. But not too proper."

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