Scotch
"Hey, Harry!" exclaimed Ron as he waved a hand to catch Harry's attention.
Hermione was behind Harry as they enter the Pub. The pub was full of lights and loud with music. Harry walked towards Ron's and Lavender's table with Hermione still behind him.
"Ron'll be happy to see you," said Harry smiling at Hermione. Hermione didn't answer and smiled back nervously. She became nervous when she saw Lavender.
"Harry, are you sure it's alright with Lavender?" asked Hermione.
"Yeah, don't worry − hi Ron! Look who's here," said Harry as he stepped aside to reveal Hermione.
"Hi," waved Hermione.
"Oi, Hermione!" greeted Ron as he stood up and pecked Hermione.
"Hi, Levi," greeted Hermione.
"Hi!" smiled Lavender.
"Well, sit down," Ron told Hermione and Harry. The two sat beside each other across Ron and Lavender. "Hey, waiter! Four scotch please!" he exclaimed at a waiter not too far away from their table and turned back to Hermione. "How're you, Hermione?"
"Doing great, thanks," replied Hermione.
"She can't wait for the terms to start, you know," said Harry grinning. "She can't wait to say 'hi' to Myrtle."
"Well, I'll call this Hermione in front of us impostor is she can," said Lavender. "Since school, remember? She can't wait to raise her hand up high to recite."
Everyone laughed as Hermione blushed.
"What about you, Levi? What do you do?" Hermione asked Lavender.
"Uhm… I'm currently a news writer in the Daily Prophet… Rookie, you know…" said Lavender.
"But, she'll quit," interrupted Ron. "Once we get married, she'll just be in our house, right, Levi?"
Lavender frowned slightly and forced a little smile and said, "Right."
A waiter with a tray of four shot-glasses and a bottle of scotch approached them and put the glasses and the bottle on their table and walked away.
Hermione grabbed the bottle and poured scotch on each glass. Each of them − except Lavender − raised their glass and said, "Cheers!" Hermione drank hers first with a bottom's up. She gave an exhale a pour another shot to her glass.
"What's this? Is this juice?" Lavender asked.
Hermione was about to answer when Ron interrupted her. "Yeah, juice," he said winking at Harry and Hermione.
Lavender drank the scotch and when she's half on her way, she immediately dropped her glass and splattered the drink on her dress. Her face was full of disgust. "That's not juice!" she exclaimed at Ron.
"Oh, we're sorry, Lavender. It's a scotch, muggle liquor. Ron winked at us when he told you it's juice," said Hermione with concern in her voice.
"Did not!" defended Ron. "Oh, come on, Levi! It's not that bad! Hermione can drink the whole bottle without getting drunk. I saw it when I visited her at their house when we're still dating−"
Lavender frowned. By seeing this, Hermione interrupted immediately. "You can get use to it, Levi. It was not my first time when I did that−"
"Yeah, it was your second time… Go Levi, try again and we'll see if you can beat Hermione," said Ron.
Lavender looked more furious.
"No Ron−" said Hermione.
"I'll do it," Lavender said.
Hermione, with shaking hands, tried to pour some scotch to Lavender's glass but Lavender stopped her and grabbed the bottle. "I'll drink the whole bottle."
"No Lavender… It wasn't Hermione's second time either… Ron's just joking… Don't do it… I saw Dudley… It was horrible," said Harry with concern.
"Then, I'll be able to beat her then," said Lavender with determination in her voice and before anyone could stop her, she dragged the bottle to her mouth and drank its contents. Her face was getting red and is filling with disgust but she ignored it. She drank it all the way down. Then, she stopped and looked at the bottle and saw that there's a small amount left. "Wait, there's still some − hicuff − left." She drank it. "There."
"Wow, that was brilliant − er − Lavender," said Hermione looking nervous but forcing a smile.
"Wait − hicuff − I haven't beat −hicuff − you yet," said Lavender. "Hey, waiter! Another −hicuff − scotch here!"
Harry caught Ron's eyes and nodded towards Lavender. Ron got the message immediately. "No, really, Lavender. You don't have to do it again. You have beaten her," he said pulling Lavender's hand waving crazily in the air down.
"This is what you want, isn't it?" asked Lavender.
The scotch arrived. Lavender tapped her wand and the bottle cork went out of the bottle's mouth. "Wait, for you− for you− and for you," she said pouring scotch to Harry's, Hermione's and Ron's glass. She raised the bottle and said, "Cheers!" Lavender drank the contents of the bottle all the way down. Harry, Ron and Hermione glanced at each other nervously as Lavender put the bottle down completely empty. "Oh look! There's nothing left!" Lavender began swaying the scotch-free bottle. "I've beaten you girl! Oh no, I've beaten you. Let's cheers again for my − hicuff − victory!" Lavender's eyes were beginning to look sleepy. "Hey! − hicuff − waiter! Another….." and she fainted.