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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 10:34 pm

[livejournal.com profile] maf779  and I flew out of Cleveland on Thursday. 

Our plane was delayed for about 2 hours while we waited for storms to exit the Philadelphia area so that our plane could get to Cleveland.  Due to our plane being delayed, we were pushed back to the last shuttle ride from the airport.  We got to the Margate at about 8:20.  We registered.  The fashion show was supposed to be going on, but it had just got over.  We did, did however, see droxy!Snape (in Muggle clothing) and [livejournal.com profile] irishredlass69  still in the event tent, so we got to go hug and squee.  [livejournal.com profile] pokeystar  had bid on an hour with droxy!Snape at con for the TPP auction, and [livejournal.com profile] subvers  and her lovely roommates hosted the party.  We got to hug and squee and meet lots of people and play Truth or Dare with Snape.

The next morning found us at the fanfic panel discussion with [livejournal.com profile] lariopefic  , [livejournal.com profile] machshefa , [livejournal.com profile] dickgloucester , and [livejournal.com profile] bethbethbeth .  That was a lot of fun!

Afterwards, maf779 and I went to lunch.  We had to walk past the neighboring cemetery where we made a monumental discovery!



As you can see, Severus's Prince side of the family (front row) is much more closely related to the Potter family (white stone behind and to the right of the Prince stone) than we thought.  And, they're apparently from New Hampshire!

 

More pictures later.  I have to get them uploaded from my camera.


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Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 02:41 am (UTC)
OMG I did not realize that you had just gotten there when I saw you! Now I feel so special to be one of the first to hug and squee with you :)
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 02:54 am (UTC)
We were so happy to see people we knew!

I got some nice pics of you from Saturday which I will be posting later.
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 02:57 am (UTC)
Nice! Now I want to read more about con!
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 03:05 am (UTC)
More will be coming...
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 03:00 am (UTC)
The more I read about con, the more convinced I am that I have to attend one. I'm so glad this was one to remember - it's so cool seeing everyone's positive feedback on it. We got to do some fun stuff over at hpcon_envy, though ;)

Small consolation, but we were with you in spirit!
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 03:06 am (UTC)
Believe me, I've spent many an enjoyable day reading at [community profile] hpcon_envy. I'm looking forward to getting over there and seeing what was posted.

I don't think I'm a big con person, but this con had an intimate feel to it (about 300 attendees). The hotel was great, and there was lots of time to socialize.
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 03:13 am (UTC)
It seems to be the general consensus that it was so successful because it was so intimate - I think that would be my preference as well - I think I'd get lost in a big one, and I'd want to meet all the people I've met on line here.
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 04:12 am (UTC)
Yes... HELLO!~!!!!
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 04:50 am (UTC)
I'm just saying....while you and the other Death Eaters were having a ball, seducing all the witches and eating canapes, I was writing a drabble story about Severus and Hermione having a menage a trois with the giant squid....I'm just saying....
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 04:56 am (UTC)
LOL!
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 03:03 am (UTC)
Those gravestones? Best discovery ever!
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 03:07 am (UTC)
We couldn't believe it when we saw them. So many people place Severus as being from Manchester, England when apparently his family was much closer to Manchester, New Hampshire. :)
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 04:13 am (UTC)
More guts than I. No way was I going to cosplay in a cemetary. Nope. I didn't want to offend the locals or make the HP group look bad.
Thursday, May 5th, 2011 04:58 pm (UTC)
This pic was taken from the roadbank outside the fence surrounding the cemetary. No reason for locals or anyone else to be offended. I wouldn't suggest cosplaying around these stones because they're very close to the road and would certainly draw attention such as you suggest.