Megan was relieved when he actually came back with alcohol. She needed a distraction and a way to drown her sorrows and she supposed it was all right to do it as long as she wasn't alone. She took a long sip of the gin, enjoying the burn that flowed down her throat. It helped the pain in her heart and the phantom pain she sometimes felt in the top of her right hand because of Umbridge.
"So you're going to ignore your chores and sit here and drink with me until I can't walk home?" she asked, giving him a wide grin.