Kingsley by MsTree

Kingsley Shacklebolt by MsTree

It’s a good party. As I told Harry, we needed to take the time and relax. With he and Ginny expecting their first born sometime in the new year, he really needs to focus on their lives for a change. The work will still be there.

Severus is looking less stressful. Being out from under the thumbs of his Masters has been good for him. Now, if we could just convince him to be a little more social…

Hermione should be most helpful about that now that they’re together. A most… complementary… pairing as they are both exceptionally intelligent people.

Dumbledore’s portrait has Minerva cornered, discussing something. She’s looking positively harassed. I’ll have to see what I can do to divert his attention. Perhaps a question concerning American sweets versus English sweets and which he feels are the better tasting.

Poppy just raised her champagne flute to me. I suppose she’s thanking me for the rescue. She has a plate of vegetables in her other hand and could probably use a place to put them down. Ah, there we go; a house-elf has appeared with a small table. She smiles at it as she lays the plate down. Probably saying thank you.

I trust we won’t have a fight this evening between Hermione and Ms Brown. The way she’s looking at Mr Weasley and Ms Brown’s dancing together, I don’t have to be a Legilimens to know she’s seething at their distasteful display. Perhaps I should warn her that the New Year is supposed to offer a chance at new beginnings.

The Malfoys are here. I hope Lucius doesn’t want to discuss Ministry business. He’s still determined that his money will buy him influence with me. I can’t convince him I’m not Cornelius and don’t want his money. Well, we’ll see how it goes.

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