Night Shift
Katie screeched. Angelina's mouth was moving but no word was coming out. And Alicia just cast her glance down, not being able to look her two best friends in the eye. She reached for her half empty wine glass and finished it in one big gulp. Finally Angelina managed to add sounds to her mouth movements.
"I can't believe you. How. I mean. Why?"
Alicia shrugged. Katie filled up their wine glasses. Angelina took it while Katie was still pouring and downed it.
"I mean it's not that bad. He is on his way to become the youngest minister of magic in well ever." Katie said with a small voice.
Angelina just glared her. "Katie. Don't try to act like it's not big deal that Alicia fucked Neville Longbottom. Neville freaking Longbottom."
Alicia grinned. "I did not just fuck him. I took his virginity."
Katie burst out laughing. "Oh my god Alicia! You're sorted! You've got to sell the story to the daily prophet! We're rich!"
Alicia smirked. "Katie, I can't sell the story. I work at the daily prophet."
"Even better! Write it yourself. They will finally publish your work if it's all about Neville's juicy past."
Angelina rolled her eyes. "I still can't believe it. And I can't believe that you are not shocked Katie!"
"Hey, we've all got a past." Katie said and nursed her drink.
Alicia giggled. "At least I've not shagged a Slytherin, right Katie?"
Katie ignored her. Angelina jumped up.
"Hold the fuck up. You did what? I can't believe how much I obviously missed out by not being in your year! Who did you shag?"
Now it was Alicia's turn to laugh. "Yes Katie. Who was it again?"
Katie pretended to be busy sipping on her drink. Angelina sat down again. "Please tell me it wasn't Flint."
Alicia burst out laughing. Katie said nothing and pretended to read the wine label. Angelina visibly paled.
"No. Don't tell me it's true. Okay Alicia, fucking Longbottom has just turned to nothing compared to what Katie has done!"
Alicia clinked her glass against Angelina's. "Cheers."
Katie still hadn't said a word. Alicia started to feel bad for her friend. "Angelina, stop being so dramatic. It was not a wise choice and Katie knows better now. Right Katie?"
Katie nodded. Angelina put her wine glass down. "Okay. Look, I'm sorry Katie. But you've got to tell me the whole story."
Katie sighed. "It was stupid. Basically it was after Roger and I split up."
Alicia coughed. "Okay, after he broke up with me." She took another sip. "I just really wanted to get back at him. And I went to the changing rooms to do something to his broom; I can't even remember what went through my head at the time. And Flint was there working on some ludicrous strategy, talking to himself. He hadn't even realised that I was there. And for some reason I thought the best way of getting back at Roger would be to lose my virginity to Flint."
Angelina took a noisy intake of breath and opened her mouth but Alicia shook her head no at her.
"Long story short, I explained my reasoning to him and at first he wasn't really into the idea. Bit embarrassing really. So I took my top off and well, that changed his mind…" Katie emptied her wine glass.
Angelina looked back and forth between her two friends. " I can't believe you guys. Longbottom and Flint. Honestly. Now shagging Malfoy does not feel that wrong anymore."