an infestation of 10 year old girls

10th birthday party for Naomi.  Harry Potter theme.  Mom and N have been planning this for weeks and weeks and went (in my view) utterly bananas.  Painted portraits, handmade wands, costumes, candles candles candles everywhere.  I was dragooned into acting as Dumbledore (although inexplicably ended up spending most of my time in the kitchen) in a borrowed robe and pointy hat.  I am glad not to be a real wizard because the robes are a pain in the arse.

A few days ago I said "Do you have a script for me?  Because I don't really know any of his lines except Richard Harris saying "Alas!  Earwax!" at the end of the first film."  They both thought I was crazy for only remembering that one detail.  At the start of the party, one of the dads dropping off their child saw me and exclaimed "ALAS!  EARWAX!"  I feel vindicated.

In other news, 10 year old girls can be downright Machiavellian.  Especially the ones with little sisters.

SKBC: IT

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