It's all mctabby's fault

The Nightmare Pairing Pledge
I, mamadeb, do solemnly affirm that my favorite HP character is Remus Lupin and my least favorite character is Delores Umbridge. The mere thought of them doing naughty things together makes me whimper. However... given sufficient crack and an infinite number of monkeys,* here's how a Lupin/Umbridge shag might happen (though I sincerely hope it never does, and if it does, I just don't want to know).
Necessary plot device or deus ex machina: "Shag or die."
Who makes the first move: Lupin because while he hates her and would probably rather die himself, he can't let her die. Much as he would want to.
Positions and/or kinks: Umbridge is a closet sub, so the fact that Lupin would have to tie her up to have his reluctant way with her would turn her on - and turn her into what she would percieve as a little sex kitten (and he'd percieve as his worst nightmare.)
Afterglow: She will fall in love with his masterful behavior and aloof nature and try to win his regard by changing all discriminatory laws about werewolves and then intelligent magical non-humans. In return he will hold his nose and have kinky sex with her until finally disgust at himself and his neverending nightmare of a life causes him to eat a silver bullet. She will then style herself Madam Lupin and wear pink trimmed black forever.
Would I actually read or write this? Umm...

Question of Orthodox Jewish etiquette

I've been invited to a sheva brachos.*

I've been to sheva brachos in the past, but they've all been fannish/casual to one degree or another, so work-level clothing worked fine (or was even more than required.) Or were on Shabbat, so, you know, Shabbat clothes worked fine.

But this is on a weekday night.

What do I wear? Especially since I'll probably be leaving for it right after work?

It's taking place in someone's home. They're not terribly formal people, so that's probably a clue.

I can wear

1. Slightly nicer than usual work-clothes (skirt and sweater)
2. Shabbos type clothing (wool skirt, sweater set, necklace)
3. Slightly casual suit (for which I need to find the skirt. :))
4. Fancier suit that I would need to bring and change into at work.

All would be worn with a matching/coordinating headscarf.

I'm leaning towards number 2 given everything.

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* Sheva brachos are a week of dinner parties held after a wedding in honor of the bride and groom. The same seven blessings (sheva brachot) that are said under the wedding canopy are said during the grace after the meal. It's a way of spreading the celebration throughout the community. Each dinner party must have a minyan and each minyan must have at least one man who has not been to either the wedding or previous sheva brachot. It is only after this week that a couple will go on honeymoon, and they may well postpone it even further.

US Wizard Education

ladysorka started a discussion about Wizard education in the US, and neotoma also made a post on the subject, so I thought I'd join the fun.

( But first, I think I need to make US education a little more plain because it's so different from British. Skip if you already know this, since it's very long and rather pedantic. )

( My theory about Wizarding schools in the US - much shorter. )