Phase 6: Get drunk (or maybe not)

Alice Longbottom never realized how out-of-hand a Christmas bash could get. With her parents gone at some Ministry dinner, she was in charge. The fact that she was throwing a party was unknown to her parents, she wasn't sure how they'd react if they knew how messy the place was getting, how much booze were inside, and how she had her fourteen year old twin siblings there. She was sure that her dad wouldn't mind so much if Catherine currently could be spotted by Alice, but Alice couldn't spot Catherine, and the last time she did, Catherine was making out with her boyfriend, Scorpius Malfoy. This was also a fact that her parents didn't know.

"Hey, Alice!" Alice's auburn hair turned with her as Emmett Anderson called her over to him and his friends.

Worries can wait.

"Hey Emmett," Alice said politely, "How are you?"

Emmett shrugged. "I don't know, Zia and I broke up yesterday, she said I was too close to you!" Alice felt odd at this and she could feel Emmett's uncomfortable state as well. "But James still won't forgive me." Emmett added to shorten the silence that plagued their conversations.

"For what?" Alice asked. "That thing when you guys were year 5's?"

Emmett nodded. "I stand up for my brother, I'm a wimp, he stands up for his and he's chivalrous." Emmett said as he took a swig of Firewhiskey.

"That's how the cookie crumbles. His dad was a war hero,"

"And so was yours." Emmett said. "But you get treated normally."

"But my dad isn't the great and mighty Harry Potter." Alice said.

"Yeah, your dad's Neville Longbottom, slayer of Nagini, the second D.A. leader, and the coolest teacher at Hogwarts." Emmett said and Alice blushed. "And you take after him, brave, a leader, and cool."

Alice looked Emmett straight in the eyes and there was a pregnant pause before Emmett closed the inches between their faces with a kiss. Meant to be short, the kiss went on for a while, which is appropriate for three year old crushes that have been building for two seventeen year olds, and Alice was glad that Zia broke up with him, even if that sounded sinister.

Lily was currently trying to find anyone she knew, but she was stuck in a group of sixth year Hufflepuffs an Ravenclaws before she saw anyone she slightly knew, and she wasn't even sure she knew that boy's name.

"Ced?"

The boy turned. "Hey Lily." Cedric smiled at Lily understood why Al was such goof friends with him. The boy didn't seem irritated that his mate's little sister pulled him away from talking to a girl.

"Hey, who was that?" Lily asked vaguely remembering the girl he was talking to, but the Firewhiskey in her having the better of her.

"That was my sister Maddy, James and Lucy's friend."

"Isn't she dating James?" Lily slurred her voice as she drank more of the contents in her cup.

Cedric raised an eyebrow. "Lily, don't you think you should stop drinking? How much have you had of that stuff anyway?"

"Only five cups, or was it six?" Lily asked and Cedric groaned.

"Come on Lily, let's get you out of here and get you some food, it'll help." Cedric offered and the only response was Lily almost collapsing on him, Cedric grasping her shoulder to support her.

"Ced," Rory asked as she walked over, "Need help?"

"Thanks." Cedric said as he and Rory helped Lily up the stairs and into Frank's room.

"Lily," Rory asked, "let me have the booze." Rory attempted to grab the booze, but Lily only snatched them back.

"Don't tell me what to do, don't act like my mom." Lily took another swig.

"How much did she drink?" Rory asked Cedric.

Cedric shrugged a bit. "Se told me that she had five or six cups, but that was when she got a full one, so a lot more than a fourteen year old girl should drink." Cedric said and looked back at Lily who was drinking more.

Cedric walked over to Lily, grabbed the booze from her firmly, and threw it in the trash can. "No more of that Lily," Lily went to protest but Cedric continued, "It's bad for you, and if your brother found out I don't see him letting you go to any parties after this."

"Let me?" Lily raged and tried to slap Cedric who just grabbed her hand and put it down gently, something Al would've done for Lily if he'd been there.

"James has power and don't deny it, he could tell your parents." Cedric said.

"I'm feeling sick." Lily moaned.

"Rory, where's the bathroom?" Cedric asked.

"Down the hall, the blue door." Rory said.

"I can go on my own." Lily snapped as Cedric went to help her.

"Fine," Cedric said, "But if you need any help, I'm here for you."

Lily smiled a bit inside herself.

"So am I." Rory added.

Cedric and Rory went down to the party and Lily dragged herself to the bathroom, in case she felt too sick.

Jasmine was talking to her family to avoid Albus and James, best not to find two brothers, one who aches for you, and the other that you ache for. Not that talking to her family was better. She had only come to the party for Lily who bounced off at the first sign of booze.

Currently, Jasmine, along with her sister Lavender, cousin Teddy, cousin Edwin, and Scorpius, was sipping some Firewhiskey. She never liked alcohol in big portions, she bought a bottle of Firewhiskey from Lavender when she was twelve and as a fifteen year old, she still wasn't finished.

"Scorpius," All of the Greengrass children turned to see Catherine Longbottom coming over to them. Only Edwin was happy about this. Teddy found Catherine too bubbly like Scorpius, Lavender thought Catherine was a blood-traitor, and Jasmine didn't like Catherine for dating Scorpius.

"Why don't you dump her?" Jasmine whispered in Scorpius's ear.

Scorpius chuckled a bit. "And fail Herbology?"

Jasmine didn't respond, it was true, the only reason Scorpius was passing Herbology was because he was dating Catherine. Jasmine, over the time of Christmas break, learned that this was really why he dated Catherine; Jasmine suspected not even Albus knew this.

"Hey Scor," Catherine said in a very preppy voice and as she leaned in for a kiss, Scorpius stopped.

"Have you been drinking?" He asked.

"Do you have a problem with that? You seem to have a problem with a lot of things." Catherine complained as Jasmine's eyes widened for the inevitable.

"Do I have a problem with my fourteen year old girlfriend drinking, yeah I think I do." Scorpius said and Edwin and Lavender each walked away.

"Tell me what happens." Lavender whispered in Jasmine's ear as she walked away.

Catherine laughed as she grabbed another drink. "You see that's a problem, I mean you can do dumb stuff and I can't."

"You mean drink? I've been sipping on half a cup of Firewhiskey since I got here, not even half a cup. But you, how many drinks have you had?" Scorpius asked.

"A lot, I lost track at nine."

Teddy, Jasmine, and Scorpius looked awed at her.

"But that's not what I'm talking about, you got to sleep with all of those girls, but you won't sleep with me." Catherine moaned.

"You mean I wouldn't sleep with you when you got drunk? You do know that most girls would appreciate that. And I thought we over this, I didn't sleep with 75 percent of those, I've slept with three or four girls total, and I dated them for a while, sue me for flirting with girls, your not so innocent yourself." Scorpius said and Jasmine and Teddy both oddly found themselves still glued to the floor as thought they were watching a soap opera.

"Oh what so now I can't flirt when I'm not dating anyone? Gosh, you're worse than Frank," Catherine moaned.

"That's not what I meant." Scorpius said.

"Well forget about anyway, because we're through." Catherine said and Jasmine eyes widened as she watched more intently.

"What?" Scorpius asked, dumbstruck.

Before Catherine could answer, Cedric and Rory ran up to them.

"Jasmine," Rory said, "Lily's drunk, pretty drunk actually, she's upstairs."

"Lily's drunk, is she okay?" Scorpius asked and Catherin flared up.

"Of course, Lily can drink, but I can't, you see this is why we broke up." Catherine yelled.

"Really, I thought it was because you're selfish, annoying, and bitchy." Scorpius said as he went to find his friend.

"Don't forget jealous and envious." Jasmine said as she followed Scorpius, tipping Catherine's drink on her as she left.

Catherine, angry, yelled, "Malfoy, Deveraux, your so going to pay for this." She then turned too Teddy. "Hey you're cute, want to hook up?"

Teddy smirked, rolled his eyes and walked away to find his little brother Edwin. "Slut is another term Scorpius forgot." He said laughing.

AN: Okay, so not my best chapter, but I have to end it here. Sorry it's not beta-ed (not that I have a beta anyway). I wanted to update and it's 3 a.m., I don't mind being up this late (I probably won't be in bed for another hour) but I'm using my mom's laptop and she wants it put away. Here's to hope that my laptop can be fixed before I go on vacation so I can post while I'm on vacation. Oh, and Lavender is Jasmine's older sister (mentioned in Battle to Finish) and Edwin (unmentioned as of yet in Battle to Finish) is Teddy Nott's little bother, he's a year ahead of Hugo and Lily. Not too many chapters left until the sequel!

-silverdrama

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