Written in 45 minutes, my new years gift to all of you.

Happy New Year!

Dancia Malfoy wasn't quite sure what the bridge she currently found herself on was named, just that it was in London, over the Thames, and had an absolutely marvelous view of the city at this height. It was a pity about the light pollution, she would love to see the stars tonight, though that may just be a Black thing, her family had always obsessed over those massive far off nuclear fusion reactors in the heavens after all.

Taking another drag from her bottle of wine Dancia leaned against the steel strut bracing her behind and let out a mist wreathed sigh into the winter air while listening to the revelers surrounding her refuge of solitude.

Snorting in disdain she muttered, "Idiots," then finished off the bottle, quickly throwing it down to the waters below her while plucking up a fresh bottle of champagne from the collection at her feet.

Fumbling with the wire tie thingy that kept the cork in place she ignored the sharp snap crackle pop noise behind her as the frigid air was displaced and did not acknowledge her new visitor until she managed to tear the wire free and pop the cork.

Taking a sip directly from the bottle Dancia handed it over to the newly arrived Tonks and let her cousin drain half of its contents before gesturing for it back, taking a sip she observed those below her for a moment then let out a sigh.

"I really hate drunks, you know that?"

Dora snorted and snatched the bottle back from her while draining the rest of it, tossing it aside she picked up one of the bottles of wine and pulled the cork with twitch of her fingers before leaning against the pillar beside her.

"The hypocrisy is strong with this one it would seem, this outta be good little cousin, elucidate."

Dancia scoffed, snatched the bottle from her, took a sip and handed it back to her older cousin as fireworks went off in the distance.

"It's a bobby thing, you would get it more than most I suspect. Walk in on a domestic dispute, 'I was just drunk officer, I didn't mean to hit her.' Walk in on a child abuse case, 'Her father didn't come home on time and she was crying and I had a few too many to cope and...I didn't mean to hit her officer, really!' Or my personal favorite, 'I didn't mean to rape her, honestly! I was drunk at the time!' Fucking. Assholes."

Dora was silent for a time before replying, "What about you now?"

Dany snorted at that, "Aside from the under aged drinking thing what am I guilty of at the moment?"

Dora met her gaze evenly as she raised a single magenta brow, "Outside of public intoxication? Perhaps hypocrisy?"

Dancia broke out giggling there while nodding her head rapidly, eventually, after a series of laughing coughing fits she gathered her wits and and grinned up at her older cousin while muttering, "Well played."

They were silent while watching the fireworks explode in the distance, the flashes of light reflecting off the river Thames, when Dora spoke up once again, "How did you even know about this place?"

Dancia didn't hesitate as she replied, "It's where I went to celebrate the new year after my wife died, Harry, Gin, and Mia brought me here the first time, I was beyond messed up and they didn't want me to hurt anyone if I snapped. I didn't but... it was close though. We came here every new year after the fact so we would never forget her. I didn't love Astoria but...I really did care about her..."

They stood in silence watching the distant fireworks for a time when Dora whispered out, "Harry's been looking for you, fireworks are already going off, fifty seconds to midnight little sister."

Nodding Dany tossed the bottle in her hand aside and muttered, "Dobby take me to Harry."

The little elf appeared a moment later, took her hand, and suddenly she was beside her best friend who took a startled step back then once seeing who the new arrival was grinned happily.

"Dany! Where have you been?! It's almost midnight!"

She grinned at him in return a moment before letting out a long sigh, "I was just clearing my head Harry, sorry about that."

Harry smiled, pulled her close, and the gathered party in Malfoy Manor counted down the coming of the New Year.

"Ten!"

Dany glanced at the newly arriving Dora and gave her a nod.

"Nine!"

She turned her gaze to Neville and Hermione who were both wearing ridiculous party hats while they had their arms wrapped around each other, interesting.

"Eight!"

Sweet Circe Daphne and Tracey have got to be more subtle about their 'arrangement' than that if they want to survive until graduation.

"Seven!"

She glanced at Harry who's cheeks were flushed and eyes slightly dilated causing her to freeze up a moment in confusion.

"Six!"

She stared at her best friend a moment but before she could speak another roar tore through the ball room.

"Five!"

"Harry, have you been drinking?"

"Four!"

Harry shrugged slightly and nodded, "Dogfather called it liquid courage."

"Three!"

Dany's eyes bulged out at that a bit, really she could excuse her excesses well enough with her past experiences but... "Why?"

"Two!"

Harry grinned at her brilliantly as he pulled her close, "So I could do this."

"ONE!"

Then Harry Potter pulled Dancia Malfoy into the most passionate kiss she had ever, in any existence, experienced.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

That...that is when everything changed.

Yup, Harry made the first move, and it is all Sirius' fault.