"It's not so bad. We get on well together, and mostly we work opposite shifts to give Hannah a break," Ben said, laughing at his comment about the drinks. "And tell me that when you're on your ass wondering when you got so drunk." He tossed his back all in one go, feeling the need to catch up to the rest of the party.
"Born and raised, even though my parents are both Ravenclaws," he said cheerfully, mixing another drink, this one an electric blue in color. "I'll take what I can get. Not hexing is an excellent start."
This was good, he thought, drinking more slowly this time. He could lose himself in alcohol and friendly flirting for a few hours, and try not to think about Dale and Jazz, and especially not Ronan. He liked being this free, happy go lucky person, and had never done well with thinking. A break would be nice.
"So Dom said this is a housewarming party? Flat seems a bit small for three people," he said thoughtfully, an idea suddenly forming.