[LegallyBrunette]

Harry Potter’s party was scheduled for Thursday, and despite my lack of previous exposure to them, I intended to go to the party. But during that day, I got a bad headache and had a fight with my boyfriend (about joining a sorority). By the time the evening rolled around, I really was not feeling very social at all and only wanted to sleep. Since I felt like I had a decent chance at receiving a bid to either Ron Weasley or Hermione Granger combined with what my high school friend had said about Harry Potter at her school (I stupidly didn’t take into account the fact different chapters vary at different schools), I made the decision to just skip the party. I felt a little bit guilty about that, since I had almost missed Hermione Granger, and it had gone so well. Melissa and Megan went to the party without me. I can’t remember if Caroline went to that party or not.

As it turned out, Megan and Melissa weren’t too impressed by Harry Potter. They said all the sisters were nice, but seemed kind of disorganized throughout the party, like they didn’t really know what to do with the PNMs. Leslie Ann’s description of Fishing in her thread reminded me of how my friends had described Harry Potter—nice girls, but sort of sad. After getting the scoop from my pals, I felt a little more at ease about skipping out on the party. It didn’t sound like I missed a group I would have loved anyway, BUT I still realized I had taken a bit of a gamble and hoped I wouldn't regret it later.

Sooo, that was the end of parties for informal recruitment. Next up, bid day…