Hello lovely readers! Welcome to this story, I hope you come to love this pairing as much as I have. I am so greatful for the chance to allow my creations play with those of JK Rowling (I own nothing but my OC's).

As I sat beside my twin brother at the Gryffindor table observing the sorting it was crazy to realize we were to begin our fifth year already. Someone shoved me out of my thoughts, "Oi, Ophelia, pass the bloody pumpkin juice."

I glared at my brother's best friend, " No Sirius, not with that attitude."

"I asked you nicely the first two times!"

"I'm not your house elf, get it yourself," I sniffed.

"Merlin, you're in my way!"

"Can you both stop? Here," our friend Remus handed the jug over to Sirius, "Now pretend neither exists for the rest of dinner please."

I happily obliged and conversed with Marlene and Lily. Sirius and I never quite

got along to James' dismay. He was too cocky for my liking and always doing stupid things with my brother and getting caught. I don't know what his issue with me was though.

When the feast was over Marlene, Lily, and I walked back to the common

room with our arms linked. Marlene giggled, "I'm so excited for the part tonight. Sirius got taller over holiday."

"You're insane Marlene," I rolled my eyes, "but I must say I am quite excited to

get our little Lilyflower drunk tonight."

"Ophelia! Stop using that awful nickname your brother came up with already…

And I don't plan on getting drunk thank you very much."

Marlene laughed, "She says that, but wait until she realizes how much easier

James will be to handle."

"It's how I handled him and Sirius this summer, and if that got us to be

friendly… we may find James in Lily's bed in the morning!" I darted through the portrait with some third years before Lily could react.

I was already in our dorm about to get ready for the party when Lily burst

through the door and threw a shoe at me, "I hate you as much as your brother sometimes!"

I just shrugged at Lily's accusation, it was normal for her to think comparing me to James was the worst insult. As I took off my uniform I tried to decide what to wear for the party. Settling on a boho dress and deciding to not wear shoes since it was just down in the common room, I helped Marlene pick out something to impress Sirius. With the extra help of Lily - who refused to dress up for the occasion - Marlene was looking stunning in a new trendy dress she bought over holiday.

"Are you girls finally ready to go?" Lily asked from the door.

"I thought you weren't looking forward to night, huh Lils?" I joked and followed her out the door with Marlene trailing behind.

Lily playfully pushed me, "Honestly, I just don't want to get drunk, I never said I don't want to have fun tonight. Tomorrow we start our fifth year here, we are more than halfway through."

"I'll drink to that," Marlene pointed to a corner, "Just over there by the boys."

I grabbed a drink and led the way over to my brother and his friends. Taking a sip I happily realized it was firewhiskey - tonight was going to be a fun one. I pulled James into a hug, "Ready to liven this place up a bit?"

He smiled deviously back at me, "Ophelia you wound me, I'm always ready for a bit of fun and mischief."

"I'd say, I'm surprised you don't already have a detention with Sirius," I held my glass up in a toast, "Last one to finish has to get the next round. To a memorable year!"

There were a few murmurs of here, here before our little group was downing their firewhiskey as quickly as possible. Unsurprisingly Lily was the last to finish, so of course James jumped at the chance to go grab the next round instead. I rolled my eyes and smirked at Lily, "You have to admit, there are some perks that come with my brother being in love with you."

"Yeah whatever, at least he hasn't asked me out yet today."

Marlene laughed from beside Sirius, "The night is still young Lily!"

James was back with drinks, this time the firewhiskey was mixed into something and everyone began to sip it instead. I caught Sirius' eye, "Bet I can finish before you."

"Don't make me laugh Ophelia, we both know I'm the better drinker."

"If memory serves me correctly, that wasn't the case a couple weeks ago."

"I let you win."

"Why not make now the deciding factor?"

Sirius grinned widely, but before we could clink our glasses James grabbed Sirius' arm to stop us, "Guys, I'm not taking care of either of you tonight."

"You won't have to," I said before chugging my drink. With a wince I smiled at the pair, "Looks like I'm still the reigning champ!"

"You cheated Ophelia! Your brother had my arm in a death grip!"

"We never established that was cheating in the rules, I won fair and square," I began walking towards the space designated for dancing, "Remus come dance with me."

I heard my brother's bookish friend splutter a bit before finishing his drink quickly and joining me. Some muggle song I didn't know was playing, but I liked the beat and began to sway. Remus shook his head and did the same, "You know he's going to spend the rest of the night annoyed with you all while trying to out drink you."

"That's the point, it's fun watching him get like this. It shows exactly why he was sorted into Gryffindor."

"You know he's going to cheat right?"

"Hmmm… I think Lily can solve that issue. I'll be right back!" I headed back to the group taking a detour by the makeshift bar. When I was within earshot I smiled at my one best friend, "Lily, do you think you can do some sort of charm to count how many drinks we have?"

"Probably, why?"

"Because I don't want Sirius to cheat tonight."

The boy in question threw his arms up, "You already did that!"

"Fine, finish your drink right now and we will both start with two. Sound good?"

He nodded and complied. Lily sighed but instructed us both to stand in front of her before muttering something while waving her wand. Suddenly two small tally lines appeared on both of our forearms. She smiled, pleased with herself, "It should go away within 24 hours, a new tally will appear after every drink you finish."

"Thank you Lilyflower!" I exclaimed kissing her cheek and bounding back to Remus holding out my arm, "Look, two drinks!"

"I really hope you didn't cast a spell on yourself…" Remus chuckled as he danced with me.

"Of course not, Lily did it and Sirius has one too. I'm pretty sure she figured out the charm last year when she realize Marlene and I started drinking. She's such a mum sometimes," I finished my drink and another tally appeared, "This is wicked."

Remus took my glass and placed it down then spun me, "Take a little break Ophelia, you know Sirius is going to down a bunch quickly rather than pace. Remember the story of the turtle and the hare?"

"Yes, yes. I should pace so I can actually handle drinking throughout the night. If Lily is mum then you must be dad."

"Don't say that in front of James," he rolled his eyes and let go of my hand, "I'm going to go get another drink myself though."

"Yes, let loose Remus, you should persuade Lily to do the same for once as well," after he disappeared I began to dance by myself enjoying my lack of shoes. Lily always teased that I was like those muggle hippies. I wasn't sure if it was supposed to be an insult, but if it meant being comfortable all the time I didn't mind. Besides in about an hour Marlene will be complaining about her feet hurting from her heels and it'll take me all of five minutes to convince her to take them off.

I had only been dancing alone for a few songs when James came to join me and offered one of the glasses he was holding, "Here sis, now dance with me."

We laughed as I spun him around like Remus had done to me earlier before pulling him into a ridiculously stuffy ballroom position and led him in a circle all while we both sipped our drinks. James laughed, "Are you attempting to do the tango?"

"I'm not actually sure… Mum would be so disappointed if she saw how all those dance lessons failed her only daughter."

"Yes because it wouldn't be the fact that her fifteen year olds were currently drunk…"

"Ehhh I'm only tipsy," I shrugged and finished my drink. Then I tried to do the toe to heel walk but wobbled slightly, "Okay, between tipsy and drunk."

"What's your count?"

I held up my arm, "Four."

James fake gasped, "Oh no Sirius is beating you!"

"That can't happen," I glared and looked around for Sirius. When I spotted him with the group in a new spot I went to grab two shots. I did one at the bar and brought the other over to my friends with a smile on my face. I twirled when I reached them, "How are you guys?"

Sirius held out his arm, "Six."

"Five," I followed his actions, "Is Lily drunk yet?"

"She's close," Sirius stage whispered and everyone laughed.

Lily of course looked put out, "I am not Sirius Black!"

I took my shot, threw a look at Sirius, and grabbed Lily's hands trying to pull her up, "Stand up and dance with me then if you aren't."

She stumbled slightly, but tried her best to stay graceful. I led her to the dance floor where I had left James and the three of us danced without protest from Lily. She actually seemed to be enjoying James' company, see I told her!

As the night continued on the rest of the group joined us dancing and drinking our way into the new school year. I was quite happily drunk and surprisingly so was Lily. She was spending most of her time dancing with James only to stop and dance with Marlene and I when there was a song that reminded her of the three of us. I was dancing with Peter and Remus when I realized Sirius and Marlene had disappeared and giggled, "Does that mean he forfeits?"

Peter shook his head, "No, but I think it means he's done drinking for the night."

"Did either of you catch where he was on his arm?" Both shook their heads and I shrugged, "Guess I should do one more just to be sure."

"I don't think-"

I cut Remus off as I walked past him making sure I was out of reach. Like he knows when I should stop, the boy can barely hold his own. I laughed to myself and asked for one more drink, this time opting for something fruity to end it on a good note. I leaned against an empty armchair observing the room as I slowly drank. Lily was dancing with James who looked over the moon and oblivious to everything else around him. Peter was nursing a drink looking awkward in his own shoes while Remus looked concerned as a pretty sixth year began to dance with him. All seemed blissfully unaware of my absence now and I smiled as I finished and an eleventh tally appeared. Now was a perfect time to explore the castle. It wasn't cold in the halls this time of year yet, but it would feel nice to get out of the hot common room. Maybe I could find a new secret passage to tell James about. I checked to make sure I had my wand for light - probably the only spell I could manage currently - and quietly slipped out.

After a few minutes I regretted not stealing James' map he made with his friends. That way I could at least know if there were people out and about. I sighed and decided that going down was probably a better bet than up. Slughorn usually didn't patrol and was notorious for letting his favorites off easy. If he did catch me he would probably chuckle and tell me that we are only young once and continue on his way.

I descended into the dungeons and twirled, catching myself on the wall with a laugh. The floor was deliciously cool against my bare feet and I was starting to feel just how drunk I was now that I was out of a hot, loud room. Realizing how far I was from my common room it dawned on me how very James-like this decision had been. He will never let me live it down if I get in trouble before him for once.

I wasn't paying much attention until the Slytherin common room entrance opened in front of me. I stood dumbfounded for a second wondering if I had somehow managed that before realizing how dumb that thought was when a person entered the corridor. I'm sure I looked utterly ridiculous standing there staring with no shoes on and hair probably messy. The first thing I could think to do was wave, which was also dumb.

"What the hell are you doing down here Potter?"

"I fancied a walk. Yourself Lestrange?" I tried to compose myself as best as possible.

The young man in front of me shook his head, "Surprisingly I felt the same way. Now let's walk you on back to where lions belong."

"Why? I like it down here, it's colder than the tower," that was probably not the ideal response for this situation. I was standing alone with the younger of the Lestrange brothers, a Slytherin my brother and his friends hated. But to be fair they hated all Slytherins. He could be a decent person. I should ask, "You're a decent person right Lestrange?"

It was his turn to stare now, "Let's go Potter, you're trashed."

"Yes, but I beat Sirius. I think," I showed him my arm as he led me back the way I came, "See? Eleven. I bet he didn't manage eleven, I told him I was better."

"Merlin, did you spend the night trying to drink Black under the table?"

"No, I danced too. I like to dance. Do you like to dance?" I stopped walking and waited for a response. When I didn't get one I grabbed his hand and tried to spin him, but he was too tall and I pouted, "I take that as a no…"

"You're ridiculous Potter. I can't believe your brother let his precious sister out of his sight. Now I'm stuck babysitting you," he took my hand this time and pulled me to a walk again.

"For your information I was quite fine before you came along. And he's too busy with his darling Lilyflower," I pulled his hand, "Slow down, you're walking too fast."

"I'm trying to make sure we don't get caught, I'm not getting detention because of you."

"Then go back to your common room, I didn't realize Slytherins were so chivalrous," I stuck my tongue out at him.

"I didn't realize all Gryffindors were so rude. I'm helping you because you're drunk and out way past curfew. Try and not fall on your face and be a little grateful."

"I would hope you would catch me before i smashed my face…." I looked at him and he raised an eyebrow, "But thank you, I'm sorry for being a brat. I'm just used to Slytherins using me to get to my brother after a stupid prank."

"I promise this is not the case."

"Wait, I know a way that avoids the entrance hall," I pulled him behind a tapestry to reveal a narrow set of stairs, "See?"

"I'm not even going to ask… Lead the way Potter," he sighed like he couldn't believe this was how his night had turned out.

We took the never ending stairs in silence, then he checked the corridor for anyone patrolling. When he determined it was clear he motioned for me to emerge from a new tapestry not too far away from the fat lady portrait. I smiled and pointed, "Hey that's my common room. We did it Lestrange!"

He shushed me but smiled, "Don't you dare get us caught right outside of your common room. Besides I need to make my way back down to the dungeons now."

"Take the passage, duh," I walked to the portrait and he followed, "I think I can manage to get through the doorway. Unless you want a drink, I bet I could definitely win if I had 12."

Lestrange shook his head, "No, promise me you will go straight to bed and not drink anymore unless it's water. I'll know if you don't with your little charm."

I thought for a second and made a face, "You know the idea of more firewhiskey right now is turning my stomach. Thank you for making sure I got back safely Lestrange."

"Just don't make it a habit. Now go on, straight to bed," he shooed me away. Before I gave a disgruntled Fat Lady the password I pulled Lestrange into a hug, "Goodnight!"