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[freakedwithjet]

Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2000
Time: From 1pm
Location: The Blackpool Tower Ballrooms, Blackpool
Characters Involved: OPEN TO ALL (Pansy's such an attention whore)
Rating: PG-13ish, presumably for possible swearing only

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4:30pm

[mrsmalfoy6]

Narcissa arrived to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom at promptly 4:30pm. She did not feel the need to arrive any earlier, as she assumed this party was more for the 'younger' set, but wished to pay her respects to Pansy and Mr and Mrs Parkinson. Her green silk and lace evening dress fit nicely on her slim, fragile body, her her long blonde hair was set loosely around her face and shoulders with the front pinned back from her eyes.

The dress Narcissa had purchased was made especially with Pansy in mind; the Malfoys had the money to buy cutom-made gifts for their friends. After setting the perfectly wrapped green and silver gift on the table with the other presents before moving off toward Pansy's mother to greet her.

"Mrs Parkinson," she said with a smile. "May I wish you and your daughter my congratulations on this day of great celebration."

Re: 4:30pm

[freakedwithjet]

Anna-Marie had always looked up to Narcissa in her early days at school. She was beautiful, respected and immaculate - to a young Anna-Marie, struggling to find her feet in Slytherin House where as yet her name commanded little respect and her snooty ways did her more harm than good, she seemed like the pinnacle of social prowess.

It was odd now, to be an equal to her, of sorts and although Anna-Marie had never degraded herself to the level of publically exhibiting, even at eleven, her hero worship of Narcissa, it also felt a little awkward.

Not that she would show it.

"Mrs Malfoy," Anna-Marie returned, "how kind of you, and thank you for your gift- I shall make sure Pansy gives it it's due attention."

Day of great celebration - that was an interesting concept. Was it? She wasn't quite sure.

Re: 4:30pm

[mrsmalfoy6]

"The ballroom looks lovely. It is so nice to see such a young woman as Pansy already very familiar in the ways of social graces. I can tell you have raised her well."

It was meant as a compliment, but Narcissa knew how touchy people could be about their children - she was a prime example. It was a little awkward standing with Anna-Marie and Narcissa wished Lucius had followed her over.

"Has she planned this all herself?"

Nothing like small talk to be safe, right?

Re: 4:30pm

[freakedwithjet]

Inclining her head in acknowledgement of the compliment, Anna-Marie's drifted over to her daughter who was greeting some other guests and grinning. Grinning. How vulgar.

"Perhaps you can tell that I tried," Anna-Marie rejoined, turning her gaze back onto Narcissa. "She does allow her... youthful exuberance to overwhelm her sometimes, but no doubt maturity will correct that."

Ann-Marie had already had conversations similar to this a hundred times - she fully expected to have it several hundred times more. Yet she didn't show as her eyes swept over the room that she was already sick of the over-the-top gilt and paintwork. Herself, she would have preferred a sleek white hotel suite, with crystal vases of crisp white lilies.

Unsurprising that her daughter should chose such a place in stead.

"Yes, Pansy did plan it all. Everything to her... taste." Anna-Marie smiled thinly. "She didn't not want much parental interference. Except for the parental gold, of course."

Re: 4:30pm

[mrsmalfoy6]

"Of course," Narcissa agreed, feeling awkward. She had paid her repects to the Mrs Parkinson and wished to move on.

"I congratulate you again, Mrs Parkinson," she said. "If you'll excuse me, I need to find out where my husband has gone off to."

She smiled, inclined her head, and moved off toward the flash of silver-blonde hair that was Lucius.