Sorry I didn't get this out as soon as I had planned. I got so caught up in reading Deathly Hallows yesterday!

Oh yes, I can't take credit for the chapter title for this chapter because it is actually a (although somewhat modified) line from the manga Inuyasha.

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Firewhisky Baths

Chapter 10: Home is Where You're At

Parvati stirred a little, a pale ray of light filtering in through the window over her bed. She sat up and blinked, trying to figure out what had woke her up. She looked up and saw a small owl twittering madly outside of her window. She shifted and opened the window, the small owl flying in and landing itself on Seamus' sleeping head, holding out his leg proudly.

Seamus' eyes snapped open. "Parvati...there's an owl on my head."

"It's just delivering a letter, hold still," she said, more to the little owl than to Seamus. She finally got the scroll of parchment off of his foot and he flew out the window.

She unfurled the scroll; she recognized Ginny Weasley's handwriting immediately.

"Party at the Burrow?" she read aloud questioningly.

Seamus didn't respond, he had fallen back asleep as soon as the owl had stopped using his head for a perch. She frowned and looked back over the letter.

Dear Parvati (and Seamus),
There's a party at my house (The Burrow, if you want to Floo in) from dusk-till-dawn to celebrate the end of the war. We'd love to have you. Bring drinks if you could, please.
Harry, Ron and Hermione will not be attending, sadly. I have seen them since they got back and they are all okay, but they are in St. Mungo's, the Ministry insisted.
See you then,
Ginny, Fred & George Weasley

"Seamus," Parvati said, poking him in the shoulder. "We're going to a party tonight," she continued.

He grunted swinging an arm down over her and pulling her back down onto the bed. "Go back to sleep…" he grumbled.

She scooted closer to him and poked him in the shoulder again. "It's nearly noon, we have to get out of bed eventually."

"Not really…"

Parvati admitted defeat and settled back down to go back to sleep, a loud snore beside her told her that Seamus had beaten her to it.

The sun was glaring through the window over their bed when Parvati woke back up. She sat up and threw the covers off of herself and Seamus, who stirred a little.

"What?"

"Wake up! No excuses!"

Seamus sat up, shaking his head to try to unstick his hair from his eyes.

"You could use a haircut," Parvati said, standing up and stretching.

He yawned in response and stood up slowly.

"We got invited to a party at Ginny's house," she told him.

"Oh? Are we gonna go?" he asked.

She nodded. "It starts at dusk," she added. "We have to bring something."

"Like what?"

She shrugged. "Food or drinks or something," she said.

Seamus gave a wicked smile. "Fred and George would appreciate an offering," he muttered cryptically.

"I know what you're thinking," she said pointedly. "And you've been doing so well, why mess it up?" she asked.

"Because You-Know-Who is dead, it's time for a party!" he exclaimed happily, bouncing on his heels in a way reminiscent of Ludo Bagman.

Twenty minutes later Parvati was trudging down the street with Seamus, pulling her scarf tightly around her face. "It's too cold to be out," she muttered angrily.

They walked into the Three Broomsticks, which was crowded with people for the first time in years, yelling and whooping and cheering loudly, banging there mugs on the table and laughing raucously, it was the lightest the atmosphere in Hogsmeade had been in a very long time.

A large number of men turned and stared at Parvati in a way that made her very uncomfortable, and caused her to clutch her hidden wand. Seamus strolled up to the bar (Parvati very close behind) and ordered a large flagon of firewhisky.

"A party, eh?" Madam Rosmerta asked. "Just a second, I've got to get it from the back."

A few moments later, Madam Rosmerta came back out carrying a large barrel. "Enjoy it, today is a good day for it," she added, casting a wary eye towards the window.

"Hey pretty lass, why don't you ditch the Irishman and get with a real man?" a very drunk man near the door asked as they walked out. Parvati drew her wand but Seamus shook his head.

"They're just happy," he muttered from behind the huge smoking barrel.

Parvati grabbed the powder, tossing it into the fireplace, the flames turned bright emerald green and she ducked inside of it. "The Burrow!" she shouted.

She hunched down and found herself in the scrubbed-spotless, though crowded, kitchen of the Weasley clan. Seamus was already talking to the twins, laughing uproariously. Ginny was sitting beside Luna, trying hard not to laugh too loudly.

"Mum is setting up tables with the other brothers outside," Ginny said to Parvati. "We definitely aren't staying in here."

Parvati smiled and looked around. The house was cramped but cozy looking, and nothing like her childhood home, which had been large and luxurious. But she liked this place, it felt like home.

She took an empty seat beside Seamus, across from Ginny.

The fire perked up, emerald green again, and Neville Longbottom clambered out of the fireplace, clutching a cane. "Well, hello everybody," he said, looking around.

"Who else is coming?"

"I'm thinking that Dean and Lavender should be here any second, I don't know how they're getting here though," Ginny piped up.

There was a loud knock at the front door and Luna looked up. "I'll get the door Ginny," she said serenely, getting up from her chair and walking out of the kitchen. "Neville, don't stand too long, you can have my seat," her voice drifted.

Neville obliged, sitting down in the unoccupied seat.

"Okay, everything is set up outside," Mrs. Weasley said, walking into the kitchen, her hair askew and her hat looking in danger of falling off.

They all followed her lead and walked outside. There were numerous large tables covered in white linen tablecloths and many full of magnificent looking dishes of food. The smallest table was sporting clean plates and assorted cutlery and goblets.

"Dean!" Seamus cried when he saw Dean and a (rather rotund) Lavender follow Luna out into the back garden. He ran over and hugged his best friend tightly.

"Parvati, I hate to be a killjoy, but sometimes I think Seamus is just a little fruity," Ginny whispered as she grabbed a plate and walked over to another table, putting as much food as she could fit on the place and looking around for a chair.

Parvati laughed and started looking through the various foods and snacks, picking up what she thought looked the best.

Once everybody had settled down with their food and drink, Mr. Weasley stood up. "It's a happy day, don't you think? Our boy has defeated the Darkest wizard of our time!" he said, clapping a little. "But I propose a toast, to Harry, Hermione, Ronald and those lost in the effort..."

They all raised their goblets for a moment, some murmuring names, others just silent. They all drank deeply. Someone leaned over the table and poked Parvati on the arm, she turned.

"Padma, when did you get here?"

"Just a moment ago," she said. "Where's your little boy-thing?"

"He's talking to the twins," she said, pointing to where Seamus, Dean and the Weasley twins were sitting, drinking generous helpings of firewhisky and laughing.

Ginny and Luna sat down at the table, Lavender followed shortly.

"My feet hurt," Lavender grumbled.

"Blame Dean," Parvati said, giggling slightly.

"So when are you getting knocked up, Parvati?" Padma asked, smirking.

Parvati's face grew hot. "Never, I'm hoping."

Lavender smiled. "It's not as bad as you'd think, I can't say I won't be happy when little what's-his-face is born and I go back to not being a miniature Professor Slughorn, but it's just little annoying aches and pains."

Parvati shook her head, amused. "Kids just aren't my thing."

"Besides, now that Voldemort is gone, you have all the time in the world," Ginny said.

They all looked thoughtful for a moment, before Seamus, Dean, Fred and George joined them.

"Don't look so glum, my friends!" Fred said, smiling. "Today is a happy day!"

They laughed a little.

"I mean the war is over, Lav-Lav is having a baby that does not, bless him, belong to Won-Won, Percy has pulled his head out of his arse and has done something he's never done before," George pointed out.

"Which is?" Luna asked, craning her neck to see Percy.

"He's shown up to a party uninvited," Fred laughed. "He's gate-crashing! It's a first! I'm almost proud."

They all laughed.

By dawn, the firewhisky had run out, the candles had burnt down and topics for discussion were few and far between, people began to Apparate back to their homes.

Parvati grabbed Seamus' hand. "Let's go home," she said, smiling gently but looking tired. He nodded wearily and they Apparated back to Hogsmeade, when they got inside, they hurried back to their room.

"Let's sleep all day," Seamus whispered in her ear.

"Mm…'kay," Parvati muttered, lying down and trying to push Goliath off of her pillow. The dog got off and jumped down, resuming his nap on the floor beside the bed.

They curled up, not even bothering to get under the covers.

"Night."

"…it's five in the morning Seamus…."

A snore told her that her retort was lost.

I hope you enjoyed it! And if you're interested in any other fics I might be churning out, be on the lookout for a fanfic entitled Double Blind, which is a Neville/Luna fic, and another full-length called The Heir of Hufflepuff, which is Zacharias Smith-centric. Also be on the lookout for a (tentative) 50-set of one-shots centering around this very pairing, which I'm thinking of taking up for 100quills on LJ, but I haven't actually thought too hard about it. Hopefully you enjoyed!

Again, I must ask that when you review please DO NOT include Deathly Hallows spoilers in the review, because, while I have finished the book, others may not have had the chance to read it yet and I wouldn't want any spoilers slipping into my review page, in case someone read the reviews and had the book spoiled for them. Thank you!