Party for Draco!

[alt_daphne]

Happy Birthday, Draco! Now, I know you were a bit under the weather after the wedding, but I hope you don't mind if I've put together a little soirée in your honour! It's not every day that one turns sixteen, after all! It ought to be a day to remember.

So, I hope those of you who consider Draco a friend will join us in the Slytherin common room this evening. There will be plenty of food and refreshments, as well as dancing and music. Oh, and decorations, of course!

See you all after supper!

Comments

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_hermione]

Happy birthday, Draco.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_draco]

Thanks.

Too bad you can't come to the party. Daphs always gets way too much food.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_hermione]

Oh, it's all right. I don't fancy parties much. And I can hear the music from here, anyway.

Besides, Sally-Anne loaned me some of the books she'd borrowed from Professor Dolohov and Mr Snape gave me a Potions assignment to redact, so I've loads to do.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_draco]

What are the books?

I've seen those potions assignments he gives you, they're not easy. More difficult than Slughorn's, I reckon.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_hermione]

Oh, just some Runes texts and a really interesting journal article about Occlumency.

I think Mr Snape's actually a better Potioneer than Professor Slughorn, to be honest. I mean, not that I've gone to school to Professor Slughorn, of course, but I've seen the assignments he's given you lot and they presume that very few of you are going to go on for Potions in anything other than the common uses. I'm sure he's a Master Potioneer and he could brew far more complicated things than he normally does for lessons. I suppose his N.E.W.T. lessons might be quite different. But Mr Snape's were difficult from the beginning, but then, he knew I'd we'd already made Polyjuice.

Did you have fun?

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_draco]

Oh, Runes. Sometimes I wonder if I ought have taken that instead of Creatures - not just because it's more rigorous, but the stench of animals gets to be a bit much.

My Potions OWL practical was draught of peace, which I had no trouble with, so I suppose Slughorn prepared us well enough. Oh, did you hear the written was on Polyjuice? Too bad it wasn't the practical, but I suppose the ingredients are just too valuable and scarce.

I had fun. Yeah. It was fun.

Was the music too loud?

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_hermione]

No, it was fine here. The music, I mean.

Well, as you know, one of the ingredients of Polyjuice is boomslang skin and that's nearly impossible to come by, and the other thing is that they hardly want the students to produce a ready supply of Polyjuice, even if it's not all expertly brewed.

I think you'd be good at Runes, it's a lot of drawing and it's sort of like calligraphy and you're good at that. It probably would be pretty easy for you.

Are you going to start snogging Sam Montgomery now? Only she was just in the girls' bathrooms saying she had loads of fun.

Private message to Hermione (and Harry etc)

[alt_draco]

Yeah, maybe I'll study up on Runes this summer, just for the snitch of it.

I'm not snogging anyone. Why, what was she saying, exactly?

Re: Private message to Hermione (and Harry etc)

[alt_hermione]

Well, I couldn't hear her exactly but she was telling Lizzie how you weren't sure at first but then you were 'eager to please' and that younger lads are much more willing than someone who's older.

And then she said something I couldn't hear and Lizzie giggled a lot and said that 'Rich doesn't even do that and we've been dating for ages!' and then they both giggled again.

Did you really go in the cupboard with Gaia Chambers as well? Because I've heard Higgs and Montague say that she's diseased (although I'm not sure I believe that, I don't think Madam Pomfrey would let anyone go round diseased, do you? I think they just mean she tries it on with loads of boys).

Re: Private message to Hermione (and Harry etc)

[alt_draco]

Bloody nightshade. You seriously believed all that? That sounds like a fantasy letter to a gent's magazine. Mind, it's not my fault if some bird, or birds, take a notion to fantasise about me.

Sam's probably trying to make Lizzie jealous again. She's always had it better than Lizzie, except Lizzie's had Vaisey forever.

Anyway, don't pay it any mind. You can't really be that interested in my love life.

Re: Private message to Hermione (and Harry etc)

[alt_hermione]

Well, you did ask.

And anyway, it's not that I was interested, except for when Samantha said she was surprised you hadn't done anything like that with Pansy. I mean, I always assumed you and Pansy were like--Justin and Hydra, I guess.

But then Harry's not done anything more than snog, really, either, so maybe that's normal.

I'm really tired. Aren't you?

Re: Private message to Hermione (and Harry etc)

[alt_draco]

Justin and Hydra are still together, if you hadn't noticed.

Look, I don't really want to talk about this anymore. But if you could keep from saying anything about it to Pansy, I'd appreciate it. I'll tell Samantha to stop being delusional in the morning.

Yeah, I'm tired. Which is why I'm going to bed now.

Re: Private message to Hermione (and Harry etc)

[alt_hermione]

Of course but why should that--

Oh, unless you mean....

All right, good night.

Only. You didn't break up with Pansy because she wouldn't shag you, did you? Because that's not a nice thing to do to a girl, pressure her like that, I mean. It's different for girls, you know, they can't just have sex wherever and whenever they want to.

I mean, I didn't think that was why you broke up, I thought it was because of the lock, but the way you said that made me think maybe there was more to it. Not that you're the sort of person who would stop seeing a girl because she wasn't interested in shagging.

Well, anyway. Sorry I asked. Good night!

Re: Private message to Hermione (and Harry etc)

[alt_draco]

What? You're so not sorry. I very highly doubt that you are sorry in any way, shape, or form.

You just have to know everything about everything, don't you? You don't rest until you have allll the details and understand something to its very core. That's what it is.

But since you MUST KNOW, no, that's not why I ended things with Pansy.

Re: Private message to Hermione (and Harry etc)

[alt_hermione]

Well, I'm glad. That it wasn't because of something like that, I mean, not that you ended things. Obviously I wouldn't be glad about that part.

And I was sorry, it's none of my business what you do, and it was wrong to ask.

It just...you know, with people like Letchley about, people like me and Sally-Anne have to worry that a boy will just assume he can have what he wants. And I wouldn't have wanted to think you could treat someone that way, much less a pureblood you care about. So it's good that I was wrong and just, maybe, reacting to something I shouldn't let bother me.

Re: Private message to Hermione (and Harry etc)

[alt_draco]

Look, I'm really not cross that you asked. But it's just baffling that you would ask something, then regret it, then go ahead and ask anyway instead of scratching it all out or something. And the way you ask questions, it's like I can see how you're thinking right there in the way that you write, how your head goes back and forth over things like someone chasing a snitch. It's - well it's something, is all.

So since your brain couldn't keep itself from wondering if I'm a total pillock like "Letchley," I can assure you that I'm not. I was never anything but a complete gentleman with Pansy, and same goes for Sam and Gaia, really.

I'm sure there are loads of pillocks who would describe themselves as gentlemen, though, which is why clever girls just save themselves the worry and assume that they're all pillocks. So, I reckon that makes you one of the clever ones.

Re: Private message to Hermione (and Harry etc)

[alt_hermione]

Well, that's just ridiculous. Obviously you'd see that I'd scratched out a great huge paragraph and either you'd ask what I scratched out or you'd just wonder what it was that I didn't think I could say to you. That's just silly. Who does that?

Who've you asked to be in Careers Advice? It's today isn't it? Right after Harry's?

Re: Private message to Hermione (and Harry etc)

[alt_draco]

Some people scratch out that much. I'm not one of them, I hardly ever scratch anything out. And I'd prefer that people just say what's on their mind, really.

I'm meeting with Slughorn, Raz, and Dolohov. Just like a good future council member should.

Re: Private message to Hermione (and Harry etc)

[alt_hermione]

Careful or someone will accuse you of turning Gryffindor! I suppose hanging about with Harry and me might do that, though.

Is that what you want to do? Join the Council? What if your father told you you didn't have to do it?

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_draco]

Yeah, what you asked about joining the council. Of course Father's always spoken as if I, too, will naturally be a part of it one day. I suppose he hasn't said as much about it as of late, though.

Sometimes I wonder if he really can't see how utterly insane and depraved the Lord Protector is. He may be many things, Father, but an idiot is not one of them.

I don't know, if I had my way he and Mother would be made to see the light and would go away to France before it's too late. If it isn't already.

Even if Father says I don't have to join the council, the Lord Protector will have me if he wants me, one way or the other.

Re: I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_sally_anne]

Do you want us to save anything for you?

[alt_pansy]

It's a lovely party, Daphs. I'd expect no less from you!

And many happy returns, Draco.

Private Message to Daphne

[alt_pansy]

Thank you for putting this together.

Harry's been so busy with OWLs lately and he's just pants at putting on a party. And it would've been rather awkward if I had.

Anyways. I just know he appreciates it.

Re: Private Message to Daphne

[alt_daphne]

Of course! I mean, I know someone had to throw him a party - he's Draco Malfoy! Though did you see that hamper he received this morning? I think it's the largest he's ever received! It must be from his parents.

Samantha actually wanted to be the one to organise everything but I talked her down - if she were inviting people then Ron and probably a lot of others would have felt too intimidated to come.

Re: Private Message to Daphne

[alt_pansy]

She can be a bit snobbish, can't she?

And apparently quite overly familiar too.

[alt_blaise]

Well done, you. It was a perfectly gauged fête.

Cheers, Malfoy. Thanks for being the excuse for Daphs to stage a brilliant evening.

Many happy returns, mate.

Private Message to Draco

[alt_blaise]

So it looked as if you'd a bit of a private celebration with Samantha, then? Did she give you the full birthday treatment? I hear she's had her eye on you for a while. Was she worth the bother?

Re: Private Message to Draco

[alt_draco]

Not sure what you're asking, mate, but I assure you what you think happened isn't what happened.

Re: Private Message to Draco

[alt_blaise]

That's a shame. I hear she's a bit of all right with her tongue. If you take my meaning.

[alt_daphne]

I'm pleased you enjoyed yourself, Blaise.

[alt_justin]

Cheers, Daphne,

It was quite a pleasant party. Sorry Hydra had to leave so early, what?

But I say, it was kind of you to invite everyone. A bit of the post-O.W.L. spirit is still with us, I think!

(And only another week to go, which seems bally well unbelievable, what?)

-Justin

[alt_draco]

Yes, what F-F said, Daphs. Brilliant party, but I'd expect no less from you. Thanks for thinking of me.