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The party's just wonderful so far. The illusionist was quite amusing. I particularly liked his interpretation of the invention of Apparation. And I had the great luck to be standing by Mr Deller, who provided a bit of context for us about early Hogwarts. He's got quite a talent for storytelling.
Professor Siz, I absolutely love what you've done with Spence. It's just beautiful.
Professor Siz, I absolutely love what you've done with Spence. It's just beautiful.
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Date: 2014-04-26 03:22 am (UTC)If you want some company, Ced and I are taking a turn by the buffet.
Looks like Harry could use some distracting, too, so we might head over to him and try to get him to smile a bit.
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Date: 2014-04-26 03:26 am (UTC)He's being quiet, polite, friendly, and ... inoffensive.
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Date: 2014-04-26 03:39 am (UTC)Thought you and Ron ought to know.
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Date: 2014-04-26 04:26 am (UTC)I wish I knew what Mr Malfoy said to him.
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Date: 2014-04-26 04:28 am (UTC)And what happened in the Palm room? Whatever it is, Ptolemy Baddock doesn't look happy about it.
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Date: 2014-04-26 03:39 am (UTC)Maybe I should ask Draco to stay far away from them? Because they might notice Padma.
Siz introduced me to two of them, although the one I'm finding most interesting to listen to is Healer Kosta. He's a specialist in Dark Curses and treated both Raz and Professor Dolohov.
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Date: 2014-04-26 03:43 am (UTC)I wonder what he'd have to say about Mrs Longbottom?
Never mind. Probably not a good idea to ask.
Do you really think she'll go wobbly and start taking off her robes or break out in hysterics? That'd be brilliant.
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Date: 2014-04-26 03:50 am (UTC)It'd still be brilliant, though.
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Date: 2014-04-26 04:48 am (UTC)Sweet and merciful Merlin.
It's everything I'd ever hoped for and more.
Is she... oh, now she's clinging to his leg.
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Date: 2014-04-26 04:52 am (UTC)Downside: I don't think you need to be a Healer to guess she's under some sort of hex.
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Date: 2014-04-26 05:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-04-26 03:29 pm (UTC)It's a pleasure to get to use some of that space to its full potential for once. I can really only take much credit for some changes to the library and the addition of the duelling salon. Much of the rest just is letting the good bones of the original house show to their best advantage (very magnificent and showy bones, mind.)
Perhaps sometime I can show you more of the details - there's a room we closed off for the party that's one of my favourites, for example. I admit I spend most of my time when we're at Spence there, if I'm not in our private rooms, the library, or sometimes the kitchen.
I'm also delighted you enjoyed Sulo Blandis's work. I particularly liked how he dug down to find something other than the same old stories we've all heard dozens of times. (Granted, he emigrated a couple of years ago, and I suppose there's a freshness of perspective that comes with that.)
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Date: 2014-04-26 04:50 pm (UTC)Private Message to Siz
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Date: 2014-04-26 04:59 pm (UTC)Do pass on my compliments to the twins, if you would? As I said to Cedric, I particularly appreciated the house animals being done so thoughtfully. And I thought that one of the quidditch brooms was exceedingly clever too, all of them spinning off and then coming back together.
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Date: 2014-04-26 05:58 pm (UTC)Honestly, though, they're so clever, it's well worth the investment.
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Date: 2014-04-26 04:56 pm (UTC)Really, I think the house does most of the work itself. The light's so gorgeous in some of the rooms, it doesn't take much to set things off gloriously. And even at night, with the lighting charms, the proportions of the rooms frame things so well.
Some of the work for finding the furniture for the party - we needed to replace some things for more comfortable seating, really - is very much the work of a couple of people I consulted. I'll send the names and details round, if you like.
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Date: 2014-04-26 05:20 pm (UTC)