The Marauders Era

The Christmas Ball

By the time the two had found their way to the beverage table, Cassie and Rabastan were stopped by at least seven different people congratulating them on their engagement. One of them had been Evan Rosier's older sister, who had talked to them so long that Cassie felt the need for a drink had changed from wanting to drink away everything to her throat feeling as dry as a desert.

"Well, we certainly have a lot to choose from.."Rabastan let his eyes wander over the several crystal bowls filled with different kinds of beverages, along with a rather large fountain placed in the middle of the long table.

"But not anything worth drinking," Cassie muttered disappointedly when she didn't see the blue beverage she had been looking forward to tasting again. Hearing a chuckle, she raised a curious brow at Rabastan who's eyes were fixed rather amusingly at her. "What?"

He shook his head slightly as his eyes met hers."Don't worry. " He grinned. "I figured with the amount of people here; the Blue Delight would be safer in my room until later."

A smile stretched across her face as her eyes lighted up in joy. "You are a genius."

"More like I think ahead." he laughed. Rabastan found two glasses and filled them with eggnog, taking one from himself as he handed the other to Cassie. "Here."

"Thanks," she said while raising her glass slightly, making a small clinking sound appear as the two glasses met. "Cheers."

"Cheers." He replied before lifting the glass to his lips and let the flavor consume him. Rabastan had always been a fan of eggnog. For him, it didn't feel like Christmas without it. And in a way, he could not imagine ever spending Christmas and not getting to enjoy a glass of eggnog. "You know this almost makes everything worth it."

"What? The eggnog?" her eyes were brimming with amusement as she questioned the boy.

Rabastan nodded his head as he took another sip, almost letting out a satisfied moan at the taste, making the younger girl crack out a smile as she watched him. While tasting her own drink, she did have to agree with him that it was delicious.

"I'll make sure to remember that for the future."

"Remember what?" He asked curiously.

"To use eggnog as leverage," She joked, causing the boy to laugh sarcastically at her. "Haha.. you're very funny, you know."

"Who said I was joking?" She retorted with a serious expression that soon crumbled as he raised a brow and gazed at her in disbelief. A smile appeared on her lips as she laughed. "Don't worry." as she watched relief fill his face, she added quickly. "I won't do it much."

"You're going to kill me one day, you know."He retorted, smiling slightly as he pointed a finger at her, to which she simply shook her head while smiling.

"So it's here you're hiding?" A voice appeared behind the couple as the said person appeared next to Cassie, found a glass, and filled it with non-alcoholic wine.

"Better here than anywhere else. It's where all the alcohol is." Cassie answered. "And for the record, we're not hiding. We've talked to like seven people, that's hardly hiding."

Regulus fought a grin as he shifted his gaze from his sister to her fiance, who was busy trying to find the bottom in his glass. "Well, you better tell that to mother," he said, catching her figure from the corner of his eye. "Who, by the way, is coming over here. Now." He added quickly.

Cassie's eyes roamed the crowd until she saw her mother's familiar face, indeed coming towards them, with Cerys next to her. While her mother wore a one-shoulder black evening gown, Rabastan's mother had chosen a silver mermaid dress that she paired along with the emerald green jewel around her neck. Both of them seemed almost radiating, making Cassie wonder just how many shots of firewhiskey the two of them had snuck in them before coming over here.