He found the open bar, and ordered a glass of cognac. He could almost feel William's eyes on him, but there was no school, no impending deaths, and he was bored, which might have let to him getting drunk at his father's parties once or twice, forcing William to hide him before Father would hex him, but he didn't plan to do that here.
He walked back, trying to find Adrian, paying more attention to the coganc than the people when he bumped into someone. "I'm sorry. I didn't see you," he said, without even looking to whom he was apologising, and then realising that it was Verity - a very pregnant Verity. "Oh- then I'm doubly sorry. I didn't mean to."