Thanks - and Sorry

[alt_padma]

On behalf of Sandoval and myself, I want to thank everyone who contributed to last night's amazing party!

- Avery, Darst and Bobolis for charming the ceilings and the walls (if you didn't get a good look at the walls, they had tiny mirrors on to reflect the ceiling lights and also they helped with the sound)

- MacAvoy, Gamp, Johns and Pyle for running the music all evening - that was such a lot of work and it really made everything so marvellous!

- Laverty, Jenkins and Dougherty for organising the refreshments (and making sure we didn't run out!)

- Fletcher, Dames, Yaxley and Burrow for judging the costume contest and donating the prize

- Professors Vector and Carpenter for letting us use the attic, it's so much nicer than that dungeon (more on that in a bit)

- Everyone who came!

And congratulations again to the winners: Derrick and Avery for their 'Swedish Short Snout' in the team category and Kirke for her stunning representation of 'Queen Maeve'. (I'd like to give personal honourable mentions to Lavender Brown for her colour-changing charm and to Draco Malfoy for keeping us all in stitches all evening!)


That brings me to our apology.

It's come to Sandoval's and my attention this morning that a few people weren't told of the last-minute location change. We're terribly sorry about that. Please believe it wasn't intentional at all - I know I meant to dash something into the journals, but in the setup and all, I just forgot. I'm sure Sandoval could say the same.

I guess that's our lesson: there's always something about hostessing that goes wrong, no matter how much planning one puts in. All I can say is that it certainly wasn't personal and we wish we'd have known that not everyone heard about the change.


I'm not sure when we'll be able to host another party - probably after OWLs and NEWTs are over - but I do hope everyone (and I mean everyone) gets to come!

Comments

[alt_pansy]

Oh, don't worry, Patil.

Looking around the room at the people you happened to forget to tell, there's no way that anyone would think you meant it personally. After all, each and every one of us are all such good friends with you and Sandoval.

Honestly. How transparent and juvenile can you get?

[alt_padma]

As opposed to how juvenile it is to accuse us all of going to such incredible lengths just to make sure a few people didn't come?

Honestly, Parkinson, how egotistical can you get?

I'm sorry you're cross, but really, it was just an oversight. The fact that they were all people we're not particularly chummy with explains everything - but not in the way you mean. It just means we had no occasion to say anything. Honestly, I would've thought the word would have passed through the people we did tell, and it wasn't until later I realised that didn't happen.

And I'm still interested in your History Club idea, whatever it was.

[alt_pansy]

Seems to me it would take a lot more time and effort to tell people in person rather than just writing a quick note for everyone to

You know what, don't bother.

I'm not in the mood right now.

And I'm sure that next time, you'll be less careless. Or you'll actually do us the courtesy of telling us if we're really invited or not. If you want an invite-only, send out invites. That's all.

I Solemnly Swear That I Am Up To No Good

[alt_ron]

Y'know, I really wish you knew this spell so we could talk here when stuff like this happens.

I mean, I know why, but it would still make it so much easier just to talk, y'know?

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

[alt_sally_anne]

You think it's annoying to YOU not to be able to write to her this way?

Imagine how I feel.

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

[alt_ron]

Yeah.

[alt_draco]

You're a pretty good social organiser, Patil. I reckon my Mother would be impressed, though she'd probably also have some advice for you on how to announce a venue change at the last minute.

[alt_padma]

Hah, I know - that wasn't strictly our finest hour. I mean, we had the journals, we could've said. But it just seemed every time I was about to go write, someone had a question, or new people arrived, or something took me away from it.

But after all, even your mother wasn't able to cancel things right from the off over the Christmas hol's. That was such an incredible party - it's really too bad you missed it. But your birthday's coming up, right? That'll be wizard.