Fool Me Once (Book One) - Fred Weasley

The Storm

TW. MENTIONS OF UNDERAGE DRINKING AND DRUG USE, MISCARRIAGE AND DEATH

FREDS POV 

I was going back to the school. I really was. I was going to go to Madame Pomfrey and tell her I needed to talk. But then I walked past the Hogs Head and it was like the sign was calling my name. 

The smell of Firewhiskey drifted out the door and it was just so inviting. I know I shoudnt have done it, but between the smell of the whiskey and the few galleons clanging together in my pocket, I had no control over the situation.

My feet just carried me in the door and to a stool at the bar. 'A firewhiskey' I told the old bartender, after a few second the glass was slid under my nose and the smell was incredible. 

I had missed this, the warm smell, and then I threw the brown liquid down my throat. Godric the burn in my throat I had missed that too. 

I lit a cigarette as I ordered another shot. Eighty six days, I thought, eighty six days down the drain.  Merlin, Aaliyah is going to kill me, I thought as I looked at the second shot. 

Might as well give her something to kill me over, I said to myself as I downed the next shot. When I placed the glass down, the bartender filled it without me evem asking. Im going to assume that he just knew I would be ordering another drink. 

'Slow down sonny' A slightly older wizard, he was maybe twenty two-ish at the bar told me. 'Why?' I asked him as I downed the next shot and took a pull of my cigarette. 

'You wont be able to walk after another shot or two' he told me. I only laughed while knocking back the next shot. 'You, my friend are hilarious. I happen to have both, an extremely high tollerence and a reason to get blackout today' 

'And what would that be?' he asked as he ordered anothe round and moved to the seat next to me. 

'Well, first my fiances dad hates me, basically disowned her today because she is getting married to me, and two I was supposed to have a child born today but he died, a few months ago.' I told him as I downed the next shot. 

'Shit man, seems like you have gotten yourself into quite the situation there doesnt it?' he asked me while downing his own shot. 'Looks like you could use something a little stronger' he told me as he stood up and made his way to the bathroom. 

I followed him, not knowing what else he wanted me to do. 'Here' he said handing me a small ziplock bag with some white powder in it. I instantly knew what it was, and my fingers began to twitch at the thought of getting high. 'How much?' I asked him. 

'Nah, you seem like you could use it' he told me. 'Ill meet you back at the bar yeah?' I nodded and made my way into a cubicle. I wiped down the top of the cistern and made a small line out of the powder. I snorted it through my left nostril and hanging my head back, letting the drugs take over in my system. 

Then I made a second line, and snorted that one through my right nostril. Repeating the process with my head and then showing the little bag deep into my jeans pocket. 

I walked out of the bathroom and I could instantly feel my high. I felt amazing. I walked over to my seat at the bar and ordered another round. 'Well looks like that helped you out. You look like your feeling alot better' he told me as he took the two drinks off the bartender. 'Its Jack by the way' he told me handing me my shot. 'Nice to meet you Jack, Im Fred' I told him as I took the shot off him and downed it. 

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'No, Jack I swear she' laugh 'she told us not to blow up a toilet. But do you want to know the best part?' I asked. 'Yeah'