Originally Posted by mialovesyoulots

Right. It was Elise's birthday and Gaby certainly had some setting up to to do. Quickly, too, before Elise arrived. She stuck her head out the door and looked down the corridor to check that her friend wouldn't be walking in any time soon, and then ran back inside once she was happy that the coast was clear.

Now then. Setting up. She had a cake - and making it had been almost impossible, since there were no house elves this year and she had had to sneak into the kitchen - but she had one, and that had to count for something, right? She plopped it down on her friend's bedside table and stuck a candle on the top, lighting it with a whispered 'Incendio.' She only had the one, but she was sure Elise wouldn't mind.

Right. Cake was done. What else did she have? Oh, right, the present. Gaby dug in her suitcase for the tiny necklace that had arrived by owl post that morning. Eventually she found it, hidden inside an old jumper. It really would have been better if she'd remembered that, rather than having to search. It sort of defeated the point of hiding things in the first place.... oh well.

Hmm. Was that everything? Gaby made a little list in her mind. Cake? Check. Candle? Check. Present? Check. Was it wrapped? Check. Decorations? Oohh... no. The blonde quickly returned to her trunk and pulled out a few happy birthday banners, which had also arrived by owl post. Thank Merlin for the Daily Prophet, eh? She hung them over Elise's bed and then stepped back to admire her work.

There. Done.