Chapter 10: Planning
In the dark he stood for years People just ignored the tears and sorrow He will no longer be in the shadow Not if I can change it I vow to change it On my title as Lady Artemis Gryffin Lady Artemis Gryffin (AKA Goddess)
"That wasn't three hundred it was three thousand White roses," explained Artemis to the florist that was doing all the flowers for her ball.
It was December twentieth and she was feeling stressed the ball the January first she had so much left to prepare she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Publicly she was planning the ball privately she was teaching her cousin how to act as royalty. She was doing two difficult things at once and she was only fifteen years old and she managed them both.
Of course the stress could be from the fact that the entire student body had been invited to the ball and were asking her questions every five seconds. She was constantly being barricaded into corners by groups of girls and constantly having boys pop out of no where and asking her if they would be her date she turned down each and every one as her cousin was her escort for the evening.
"Okay I want Christmas wreaths and garlands on the doors and on the banisters". She said to the flustered florist.
She turned to the rest of her decorating staff and said " this castle has to sparkle I have invited the entire royal court as they are all wizards or know of our world most of them are coming I need this place perfect for it is a reflection on me. I hope you understand me people. If I see one spec of dirt there will be consequences." She rambled on for several more minuets then left the great hall to the decorators.
Her dress had arrived a few days before so that could be crossed of her list. Her chefs doing the cooking were arriving that night; of course Dumbledore had insisted that the houseelves help with the cooking. The staffs from home that she needed were coming along with the chefs. The Christmas gifts for her guests had arrived. She still had to choose the personal and not public items she was giving but other than that things were actually running smoothly, for a royal ball that is.
Everything was going smoothly finally it was the day of the ball.
In the dark he stood for years People just ignored the tears and sorrow He will no longer be in the shadow Not if I can change it I vow to change it On my title as Lady Artemis Gryffin Lady Artemis Gryffin (AKA Goddess)
"That wasn't three hundred it was three thousand White roses," explained Artemis to the florist that was doing all the flowers for her ball.
It was December twentieth and she was feeling stressed the ball the January first she had so much left to prepare she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Publicly she was planning the ball privately she was teaching her cousin how to act as royalty. She was doing two difficult things at once and she was only fifteen years old and she managed them both.
Of course the stress could be from the fact that the entire student body had been invited to the ball and were asking her questions every five seconds. She was constantly being barricaded into corners by groups of girls and constantly having boys pop out of no where and asking her if they would be her date she turned down each and every one as her cousin was her escort for the evening.
"Okay I want Christmas wreaths and garlands on the doors and on the banisters". She said to the flustered florist.
She turned to the rest of her decorating staff and said " this castle has to sparkle I have invited the entire royal court as they are all wizards or know of our world most of them are coming I need this place perfect for it is a reflection on me. I hope you understand me people. If I see one spec of dirt there will be consequences." She rambled on for several more minuets then left the great hall to the decorators.
Her dress had arrived a few days before so that could be crossed of her list. Her chefs doing the cooking were arriving that night; of course Dumbledore had insisted that the houseelves help with the cooking. The staffs from home that she needed were coming along with the chefs. The Christmas gifts for her guests had arrived. She still had to choose the personal and not public items she was giving but other than that things were actually running smoothly, for a royal ball that is.
Everything was going smoothly finally it was the day of the ball.