With the campus settling down after a near destruction of four universes and the sod being laid back out in the quad, the students began to enjoy a bit of normalcy - at least as normal as they could hope for given how things normally went for them. Even with the chaos that had unfolded, diligent little workers had been planning and working - as soon as the XUB was being cleared out from it's former refugee-camp status it was being decorated by a gaggle of dirty blonde ponytail-sporting young women, doing their best to try and make sure that everything was ready for the party. Flyers were posted around campus, email bulletins sent out, and of course word of mouth.
When the day came, Jezabelle and the other volunteers could be proud of the transformation that had taken place in the XUB, focused primarily on the pub but spreading out into the common area as well. Above the doorway to the pub was a sign that read "Platform 9 3/4th", the door having a fake brick facade painted onto the glass. Inside some of the tables had been pushed together and covered with a black tablecloth and gold decorations, pushed back against a wall covered in some decorative paper to give it a stone wall look. Above the table
hung a Hogwarts school logo of course, and from the ceiling
numerous fake candles were hung with fishing line to give them the impression of floating in midair - an effect that worked especially well in the lower pub lighting. Near the door was a table with
little felt ties for those who lacked some costume bits and knew which house they belonged to, as well as some cupcakes - above which a sign read that they were
sorting cupcakes meant for students who didn't know which house was theirs.
Oh, and speaking of food, the table against the wall was loaded with different geeky treats.
Licorice wands,
pumpkin pasties,
rock cakes,
chocolate frogs, chocolate cauldrons,
acid pops, treacle tarts, and a
huge glass punch bowl full of jelly beans, complete with a ladle and plastic cups. At the other end of the table were two large punch bowls, one labeled "Butterbeer" and the other "
Polyjuice Potion", under a sign that read "Potions Class". The bar of course had a selection of alcoholic beverages, a special menu on the bar including names like "Drink of Despair", "Draught of Living Death", "Draught of Peace", "Drops of Veritaserum", "Felix Felcius", "Confusing Concoction", "Amorentia", and of course alcoholic versions of the beverages on the snacks table.
A few photo opportunities had been set up as well, one being
several letters hanging from the ceiling and the other being a wanted posted for an escaped Azkaban prisoner. Music from the movie soundtracks was playing over the overhead speakers to try and set the mood. There were also a couple of tables set up that had been left empty, but the signs on them read "tarot reading" and "tea leaves reading". Jez was already dressed up in
her uniform and was waiting for the "entertainment" to arrive.