The Princess Birthday Ball

[smallestopener]

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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Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[blue_eyed_lord]

He is around, mingling. Parties are great places to meet new people.

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[young_tmriddle]

Tom spots him and glares. He hasn't seen the Black Rider since January and now is not the time he wants to be in his presence.

Security is present tonight. And Tom's not going to let anyone ruin his little one's party.

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[blue_eyed_lord]

Aphelise raises his glass to Tom, smiling.

"Best wishes for a happy birthday to little Ingress, Tom."

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[young_tmriddle]

"She'll have a very good one. A very peaceful, happy one."

The tone of his voice indicates that he will allow nothing else.

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[blue_eyed_lord]

Lightly, said with a smile, "So one would hope."

He wanders towards Tom, sipping at his glass of fruit punch from the snacks table.

"How old is she now? Seven?"

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[young_tmriddle]

"Yes."

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[blue_eyed_lord]

"They do grow up so quickly, don't they?"

"Soon she'll be older, and will have friends who don't live just a painting away."

"A Herald, she'll be, if I heard right."

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[young_tmriddle]

"Yes, fighting evil and darkness. It's a family endeavour, it would seem."

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[blue_eyed_lord]

The Rider glances over at the birthday girl, smiling faintly.

"But an individual fight, with individual results."

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[mistressmaryquitecontrary]

It's Mary's very first party, and, somewhat to her surprise, she's rather enjoying it - until she sees Mr. Aphelise.

"What are you doing here?" she demands, blazing up. "You ought not to be here."

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[blue_eyed_lord]

He smiles down at her, slightly. "I am enjoying the party and my fruit punch."

"What are you doing here, other than causing a ruckus?"

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[mistressmaryquitecontrary]

"I was invited," Mary informs him, haughtily and with great dignity.

She rather spoils the effect a second later by adding, with a child's temper, "Because I am not evil!"

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[blue_eyed_lord]

Aphelise is still smiling, speaking as though to a child. Since, well, he is. "Are you so sure?"

He twirls his glass of fruit punch. His slightly nasal voice sounds amused. "Evil would want to ruin the party, and you seem to be quite intent on doing so, replacing laughter with angry yelling."

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[mistressmaryquitecontrary]

This comment receives the look of scorn that Mary feels it deserves.

"I should not be yelling," she points out, patiently, "if you were not here."

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[blue_eyed_lord]

"Yet, everyone was invited."

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[mistressmaryquitecontrary]

"The witch was not," Mary retorts, head high, "and you are her friend. So you ought not to be invited either."

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[blue_eyed_lord]

"Then they should have thought of that sooner, hm?" He grins.

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[dragonofgrey.livejournal.com]

Draco got a grey pallor on his face, and hid among one of the tables. There were some muttered cursing (of profanity, not magic) under his breath. That was one being he hadn't expected to gatecrash.

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[blue_eyed_lord]

Everyone was invited, were they not?

The Rider smiles at the boy hiding among the tables, and sips his drink as he wanders over.

"Good evening, Draco. Enjoying the party?"

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[dragonofgrey.livejournal.com]

"" Draco remarked to himself, punctuated with a large swallow of his own drink.

In a louder voice, he civilly replied, "Very much so. They did an excellent job with it."

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[blue_eyed_lord]

"So they did. I feel quite guilty for forgetting to bring a present for the birthday girl."

A lie, but the muns really didn't want to have to deal with the surely-to-insue Doom.

Re: The Guests Mingle Here

[dragonofgrey.livejournal.com]

Of course, light on the doom here.

Which Draco almost ruins the light mood with his almost snide comment, "Shame, but there's plenty of presents for her. I'm sure she can cope."

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[blue_eyed_lord]

"I'm sure." He sips his drink, saying lightly, "Toys and baubles do well to keep the simple occupied."

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[dragonofgrey.livejournal.com]

Draco almost snarled at that implication, but then simply said, "They do, while the cunning prefer knowledge and skills."

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[blue_eyed_lord]

He shakes his head, "And you were in Slytherin House, too."

"There must have been a mistake in the filing."