Strictly Buisness

Keith figured it was safe to say he was enjoying himself. The music was loud, the alcohol was flowing freely, and nobody noticed a little squirt like him. Unlike some people, Keith enjoyed feeling invisible. It gave him a sense of empowerment, to know that come tomorrow not many people would even remember he was here, let alone what he did.

Anyway, he was enjoying himself. He stepped outside for a breath of fresh air and noticed a few older students in the woods not far away from the back door. Curious, he approached them, and noticed that there were three of them.

Two boys and a girl. One of the boys had his arm around the girl, and they were obviously both drunk, talking in low tones with the other boy, who appeared sober. Keith saw a brief flash of galleons, and the boy and the girl stumbled drunkenly back towards the house.

Keith frowned and ducked behind a tree, straining his ears to overhear their conversation.

"No I swear, this shit is the best," the boy said. "It's usually a lot more expensive though."

"Doesn't it make your eyes look pretty?" The girl asked.

"Oh yeah, like this really deep blue. It's pretty awesome. You really have to try it," the boy said. Keith's face changed to an expression of shock, and he stepped out from behind the tree, blocking the two's path. Over their shoulder he could see the other boy taking a piss into the woods - he was too far away to hear if they talked quietly.

"What the hell is this?" Keith said in a low tone, walking up to them. He was presented with Taylor Hawson, a short, overweight 5th year Hufflepuff, and a plain looking brunette he didn't recognize. "Taylor?"

Taylor stopped suddenly, hand shooting into his pocket. "Keith. Aren't you a little young to be here?"

"Shut the hell up Hawson," Keith said. he stepped forward, and Taylor tried to shove him away - but the boy was so drunk he missed completely. Keith's hand darted into the boy's coat pocket, and came out a moment later with a vial of silvery-blue liquid.

Keith unstopped the vial and took a sniff. It was Spice alright. But wrong, like someone had forgotten half of the ingredients.

"Cheap B****," Keith said, throwing the vial onto the ground. It shattered, and Taylor tried to protest, but Keith stepped on one of his toes and pushed backwards. Taylor tumbled to the ground, and Keith shot the girl a mean look. She scampered without a word.

The other boy was still peeing (Keith vaguely remembered early versions of Spice giving you bladder problems) so Keith stalked silently towards him, bending down and picking up a heavy branch.

Then, with one smooth movement, Keith slammed the branch into the back of the boy's knees.

Wally really hated her siblings. Larko had disappeared and Elise was freaking out- something about their parents on a date and they all needed to be home by the time they returned. And so she had dragged Wally after Larko, claiming it was up to both of them to retrieve him.. Which really meant Elise was too afraid to go to this mini-rave alone.

The second they got there, Elise began looking for Larko.. And then she had run into her friends, and her friends ran into some boys.. Needless to say, Wally got sick of all of the giggling and decided to leave her sister. She was not looking for Larko though, oh no. This was Wally's first real party and she intended to view it in its entirety.

It did not take her long to make her rounds- and to get some Butterbeer and sample some Firewhiskey. Finally, the music began to get to her and she decided to make her way outside. She slipped outside and caught sight of the woods immediately. Her ever-present itch to explore drew her there, though she slowed as she approached. Something was going down.

She walked over to a tree a few yards away from the kids and sat down next to it, watching the exchange with interest. Another boy entered the fray and Wally recognized him- he was in her year and her house. Keith. He was pissed about something and Wally watched with mild pleasure as she saw him hit the pissing boy with a branch. However, someone else did not think it so funny. She heard a shout and saw a few people nar the pool pointing over at Keith, seemingly appalled at his act.

Wally stood and reached into the bag she had brought- she had heard party and she had brought her tools. She walked over to Keith and tapped his shoulder. She pointed over at the boys and said, "Company." She fished out a decoy detonator and handed it to him before walking over to the boy who had been hit and currently lay on the ground. "What were you dealing?" she asked curiously.