"Hello everyone this is Mary Hart, with Entertainment Tonight, coming to you live from Paris France for what is being called the most last-minute hodge podge event in the wizarding world ... with celebrities from all around the globe coming to the ball, like Kristen Bell, Hollywood movie star; Evita Sparrow witch siren whose hit single "I put a spell on you" is burning up the charts. And walking down the carpet now is Professor Dumbledore of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Oh, my goodness could this event actually be the party of the season? Is that the ghost of ..."

Seamus and Dean were holding back Ottery who very much wanted to pelt Mary Hart with hors d'oeuvres. "Why that saucy little witch."

"Ottery calm down, you're supposed to be greeting the guests," the boy's remarked, as Mr. Simian opened the door and let them out of their cars onto the red carpet into the party.

"And coming in now is none other than Professor Snape, of Hogwarts, wearing stunning robes ... are they Armani or Madame Malkin's?" Mary asked.

"They're Wiz-Mart, now move woman!" the Potion's Master exclaimed.

Undeterred or perhaps just too foolish to know better Mary kept on with the questioning. "And what's that little trinket around your neck professor? Could that be the very same the Eye of Azaroth?"

"Would you like to see me test it out on you?" Professor Snape replied.

"I'm sure you didn't mean that, Severus," Professor Dumbledore remarked coming to the Potion's Master's rescue.

"Quite the contrary, Headmaster, I'm sure I did," he whispered.

Mr. Simian sensing trouble grabbed Mary Hart and threw her over his shoulder. "Well, hello there big ape, where are you taking me? To the Empire State?" she laughed.

"Nowhere so fancy," Mr. Simian replied throwing her out on the curb, then flinging the camera man after.

A ridiculously ornate black carriage with gold trimming arrived at the same time that a silver black zeppelin was flying over the glass roof of the Hotel Villa Royale Montsouris. The carriage was pulled by six white horses with plumes on their heads, the coachman carrying a long black whip which he didn't need to crack. The majestic creatures looked like Lipizzaner stallions. They were gorgeous creatures commanding the attention of everyone there as the carriages occupants had planned. While everyone watched them, no one watched the enchanted glass ceiling of the ballroom and past that the cloaked zeppelin from which Teddy would make his grand entrance at the appropriate time.

As Mr. Simian walked up to open the door a voice could be heard saying, "I do so love making a grand entrance," and from out of the carriage appeared first Draco Malfoy being shoved out by Blaise Zabini who wanted to make a grander impression with his entrance.

"Don't push me you idiot!" Draco exclaimed in a whisper.

"You should have announced me, Malfoy," Blaise remarked smiling and waving at everyone.

The boys were elegantly dressed in the finest robes money could buy. All eyes on them.

"Oh, crap," Draco said, his palm at his face.

"What is it you fool," Blaise said through a smiling face. "Now is really the worst time to be telling me you forgot your wand or something. The plan has to go on."

"In all our haste to make ready for the party, we forgot to get dates," Draco replied.

Blaise blinked at that slightly perplexed. Perhaps, his master plan had not accounted for everything. He blushed, "Oops." Took Draco by the elbow and walked him into the hotel.

Behind their carriage a small taxi cab pulled up and out of it bounced out Ginny, Luna, Mr. & Mrs. Weasley all of them looking awed and completely out of place in front of the grand hotel. It didn't help any that a giant gorilla was standing in front of them asking for invitations.

"Have you seen a blaargerglarger?" Luna asked. "They usually congregate where ever there's lots of music."

"Can't say's I have ma'am," Mr. Simian replied. "I'll be keeping an eye on them, just the same."

"Thank you," Luna replied.

"Those are beautiful moons and stars on your dress," Mr. Simian said about Luna's accents on her dress. A long black gown she had added silver stars and moons to accentuate the dark velvet. On her head a matching hat that she had made with a long rim like a summer hat in black with dangling bats from it.

"Thank you," Luna replied, "It's a Vera Wang, original."

Ginny giggled at that and added, "With modifications," and suddenly the sound of a werewolf howling came from Luna's dress. Some of the moons were full moons.

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Next: Uhm, things can only get worse?! At this point I have no clue