welcome back party James pov
James had always loved parties. quidditch party’s, only really if he had won not lost, christmas parties, halloween parties, birthday parties. just if it was a party then james would probably like it.
Well maybe not the pureblood party’s sirius sometimes talked about.
But james also really like welcome back parties. they where great. because then you could really feel like you where back.
And with a bonfire, even fucking better.
The detetion that they would be serving with sirius brother was forgotten in the booze and smokes. sirius smiled again, a big one that james always only thought one person liked more then him.
That person was remus.
Speaking of remus he had been put on the so called “sober duty”. not that even that would stop remus from having a smoke or 2. or 3, or more. but he would not touch a drop of alcohol or smoke anything but cigarettes.
Remus was actually the one often who got this duty. because even if he drank, he could hold his liquor much better then any of them. james could hold his alright, but after maybe his 3rd cup he would be past saving and would tell the truth to everyone. peter could not hold his liquor at all, but he always a little got high on something.
And sirius, who had grown up drinking wine at fullblood party’s, on would think he would be abel to drink. but he sucked at it. he would always drink too much and get so drunk one or more of them would have to carry him back to the dorm.
And tonight is no different, actually james thinks he is only drinking more. it is like that often when he gets a letter from his parents. drinkings so in the morning he can only remember the hangover.
And to do with his brother….. well not so good.
Which you could tell by the amount that sirius was drinking. a few shots, cups and all drinks he could get his hands on.
He had been going slow in the start but then regulus had his friends had shown up.
After that sirius drank way to much.
James had been to busy looking at regulus to really drink.
The boy was in a crop top and fuck it was killing james. it was hot. not that anyone could ever know that he, james fleamont potter, found sirius orion black’s baby brother, regulus arcturus black, hot.
Not lily or mary or marlene.
Not remus or peter.
And never ever sirius.
Regulus could also never fucking know.
James was just going to have to take this secret to his grave.
He would die and so would everyone else around him. and nobody would ever know that at his 6th year welcome back party he had found regulus black hot.
Ever.
Lily was standing next to him, her own cup in hand, and it might just have been james eyes playing him a trick but he was pretty sure she was also looking at the group of slytherins and ravenclaws. tho it did not look like she was looking at the same person he was.
It looked like she was looking at that rossier girl, pandora, james thinks her name is?
“Looking at something?” he whispered to her, making her jump a little in the air
“Jesus! james stop doing that”
“It is fun because you always get spooked”
“James”
“Fine fine will stop i will”
“Thanks, so…… how sirius after the whole you know…..regulus thing”
“Well he is over there look for yourself” james pointed to where sirius was.
Sirius who was trying to down a whole cup of firewhiskey while remus was trying to stop him. sirius was wobbling a little and clearly very drunk.
“Oh” was all lily said the sight “so not so good”
“Yep” james said “not so good”
Then they both went back to just looking around the party. james eyes looked over regulus black's friend group again. he tried not to look to long on regulus. The way the light from the fire made his face have a gold red glow. the way his crop top rode up even more as he took a sip of his drink.
“Is that…..lockhard and peter?”
James looked at lily then to where she was looking.
And well….that was lockhard and peter standing a littler closer then friends would. where they even friends? he had never seen the two talk before. gilrode was in the year below them and in ravenclaw.
Wait that meant the shared a dorm with regulus okay james stop thinking about regulus!
“Yeah…..i think it is?”
“I had no idea they where friends?”
“Neither did i”
“Maybe they aren't friends? i mean they are standing kinda close?”
“Peter might just be sharing his weed with the dude”
“Yeah maybe”
Then sirius came crashing into james side.
“Jamie james my best friend!” he yelled way to loud in james ear.
Remus came up right behind him. “he is very drunk”
“And lily, oh lily,”
“Hi sirius”
Sirius went on and on about how he loved them all so much.
But then the thing james had been hoping a night would not happen, happened.
See james and lily had stood themselves right next to one of the 4 drink tables. meaning people came by all the time to get drinks.
People like regulus and his friends.
Regulus and dorcas meadows came walking up to the table.
“Oh shit” james thinks he hears remus whisper, and james could not agree more.
Oh shit.
Sirius drunk of his fucking ass, and regulus might not be a good mixture.
But it was a mixture that was about to happen either way, because regulus friends did not look like they where stopping or moving away. regulus had an arm around dorcas waist and it look he was trying to stop her from falling over.
But then why did a little part of james feel jealous over regulus having an arm around someone who was not him. maybe it was because he knew it never would.
Right now there was more important things to worrying about. like the fact the group of 2 where almost at the drink table. and that sirius was still spouting love at anyone near to him
this could only end in one way. a fucking massive fight. and james was not looking for that