Private message to Pansy and Sally Anne Perks

[alt_draco]

Did you see that package the Owl brought at supper? Massive, wasn't it? I think that Harrod's clerk I called on the fire must be new, or just nervous about filling an order for Malfoy, because judging from the weight of the box that's going to be a lot more food than what I actually asked for. Not that we'll have any trouble getting people to finish it off. The fifth years are eating a lot, have you noticed? Something to do with studying for OWLs, I suppose.

We'll start setting up after lessons tomorrow. I'll make Harry help me with the decorations, maybe Jeremy, too, and we'll get Vince and Greg to move the common room furniture if we need to. Teds will keep Blaise occupied elsewhere.

Would you two mind coming up with some games or other entertainment ideas, though? I know music and theatre was important back then, so Pansy, maybe we can get out our guitars. But even that can only go on for so long. Charades? Cards? I don't know.

Renaissance - bit of an odd theme, don't you think? Especially coming from Daphs. No wonder Lizzie didn't know what to do with it.

Pansy - see you after I'm done at the library?

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[alt_pansy]

That sounds brilliant. I'll look up some fun games that we can play that'd be renaissancy and get everyone involved. Is rennaisancy a word? Well, it is now.

Do you think he'd like it if we did an old-fashioned dance? Or would that be a bit too much?

[alt_draco]

Well, you know Blaise - as long as it's all about him, he'll be in good spirits.

Oh, and speaking of, I've decided that regardless of who it offends, it's best if we keep things Slytherin-only. That's the way Daphne always did it because she knew it was what he preferred.

[alt_pansy]

Oh, of course! I mean, it's his day, and that's who'd he'd want to be with him the most.

...Almost everyone, that is.

Honestly. I've tried to speak to Daphne about it, but you know how she's been lately.

And no pesky firsties or second-years either. If the third-years are game, maybe we can call them pages and make them wear funny hats and serve drinks to him? And make one a jester? Oooh. I'll bet Whitacre or Jugson would be up for it.

[alt_draco]

Whitacre and Jugson will be amiable, I'm sure. Warrington - well, let's just leave him be.

You really think Daphne would go so far as to not show up? I mean, she comes up with an idea for the whole celebration, but then doesn't feel it's "proper" for her to do it herself. All I can figure is that Bole must be jealous of her history with Blaise, and she wants to downplay it for his benefit.

[alt_pansy]

I hope she does. If only because she could use a bit of fun, and Blaise would appreciate her presence.

But I asked if she wanted help doing her hair this evening, in fancy braids or something, and she seemed a bit vague about the whole thing.

[alt_sally_anne]

Do you like Tarocchi? Because that was totally a Renaissance game and honestly some people insist that all card games came from that one. I know there are at least a few people who have decks and there's probably at least one WITTY deck. I'm pretty sure I could round up a few decks for the party but only if you (and Blaise, if you know) don't absolutely hate the game. Because once those decks come out it tends to be absolutely nothing but Tarocchi for a week or two (until everyone gets tired of the jokes the people on the cards tell and the decks all get left at the bottoms of the trunks again).

It would be ideal if someone has a Tarocchi deck with really renaissancy art. I know last year I saw someone playing with a deck that was sort of Shakespearean, but I'm not sure who it belonged to. It might have been someone who's gone from Hogwarts.

[alt_draco]

I have no idea if I like Tarocchi, but we might as well give it a go. If there's a way to get gambling involved, even better. Blaise likes it when the stakes are high.

As for who has a deck, I'll ask Higgs. He's obsessed with everything Shakespeare, so maybe he's the one you're thinking of.

[alt_sally_anne]

It might have been Higgs.

Tarocchi is a trick-taking game so it's easy enough to get gambling involved. Ante a knut a point, or a galleon a hand, or whatever. Honestly the problem with making it high stakes is that the cards will sometimes tell everyone if you've got a weak hand, because they think it's funny. It depends on the deck.

[alt_pansy]

That sounds like it could be a laugh, at least!