Daphne Greengrass

Last night I attended a party near Sloane Square that was hosted by Sophia Novello, the society writer, with Blaise Zabini as my escort. It was a young-ish crowd, and by youngish I mean that most were between the ages of 20-40, with Blaise and myself probably two of the youngest in attendance. Some of the younger Council Wizards and Witches were there - Cal Pummel, Auror Crouch, Sarah Yaxley, Jason Montague, Ptolemy Baddock, Virgil Crispin - though the bulk of those in attendance were social climbing purebloods. Most of the evening's conversation revolved around upcoming gallery openings, theatre events, who has the best 'mudblood help,' and other gossipy tidbits.

I overheard quite a bit of speculation about the demise of Mr Nott (who was murdered the other night, apparently), though of course never anywhere near any of the other Council members. The announcement hadn't even hit the papers yet (and still hasn't, I don't believe?), but someone at the party came bearing the news and it soon spread like whispered wildfire through the crowd. Most people seem to think that Headmaster Dolohov, Auror Crouch, and Mr Lestrange were all in it together, and that it was an act of vengeance for Professor Raz.

While most people seem quite oblivious to how the Council's in-fighting might potentially impact their own lives, I did detect signs that this was not the case for everyone. I engaged in a long conversation with Siobhan Calderwood, who came to the party as my cousin Jason's plus one, about the pitfalls of associating with those on the Council. She told me that she liked Jason quite a lot, that she hoped I didn't think her at all disloyal for having some hesitation about his prospects, only so many council wizards have died, of late, and if someone like Mr Malfoy can end up Azkaban, she doesn't know if dating a Council Wizard is very wise. I reassured Siobhan that Jason will probably come 'round to Sarah Yaxley again, as he always seems to, and she appeared relieved to hear it.

I don't suppose any of this is terribly useful, but just in case it is, I thought I would pass it along.

I'm so sorry for the trouble with the flowers, everyone.

I made the arrangement myself, and added a charm that I know my mother has used before for funeral arrangements. It does encourage good memories, but more to the point, it's also useful in that it keeps family members from fighting with each other, which can be useful in some circumstances. It's meant to be very subtle, however, and shouldn't go on lasting for hours after being in the presence of the flowers.

As it turns out, my mother inspected my work while my back was turned. She felt that the charm I cast was insufficient, and added a second application of her own. So, the flowers effects were much stronger than they ought to have been.

I do apologise, and hope that it caused no trouble for any of you.

Hello, all.

Thank you for allowing me to join your organisation, and, in particular, thanks to those of you who so kindly assured me that I would find a place here. I hope that I will be an asset to all the goals and aspirations that this organisation stands for, but please have patience with me as I further familiarise myself with them.

For those who don't know me, my name is Daphne Greengrass. I'm seventeen years old and I live in the Belgravia neighbourhood of New London with my parents and two younger sisters (Astoria, 15, Slytherin; and Queenie, 13, Hufflepuff). My father, Philip (41, Hufflepuff) is the administrator at Fradswell Camp. My mother, Victoriana (née Montague; 39, Slytherin) works in decorative herbology (which is a fancy way of saying that she likes to arrange flowers in her spare time). My fraternal Grandmother Alexandria is a retired stage actress who lives in Brighton, where she can languish with her bohemian friends and reminiscence about the pre-Protectorate days. I myself have been training in dance (currently with Mr Gerald Krumgold) and voice (currently with Mrs Hortence Gibbons) since age four, and hope to one day be a stage actress like my grandmother before me.

I fully recognise that these are just surface details, and that you're likely more interested in the content of my character. I am positive that those aspects of myself be be revealed in time, through continued contact and correspondence. As I've looked over the "Order Only" journal entries it's clear to me that there is a close sense of camaraderie and friendship between many of you, and I certainly do anticipate being a part of that. Nonetheless, I should make it clear that I have a wide circle of friends (most of whom have backgrounds similar to my own) that I will continue to socialise with. Indeed, I believe that one of the things that I can contribute to this group is outreach to a particular class of citizens that you may have previously had limited contact with.

That's all for now, I think. Thank you again for having me!