And A Partridge In A Pear Tree

what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stand a little taller

"Yeah, yeah. That'd be great. See you then." Beau smiled and gave his friend a pat on the shoulder as the bloke walked away. Well, 'friend' was a giving term. Beau had not spoken to the bloke since they'd been at Hogwarts together, but clearly the guy was a fan and had rambled on at Beau about the good old days and how they'd talked that one time in Charms, and Beau had made him laugh. Beau couldn't recall the incident in particular, but he remember the bloke, and when she said he was having a Christmas party and wanted to invite Beau along, Beau couldn't say 'no'. He knew he had the date free and he couldn't see the harm in going along to one party.

A couple of weeks later and Beau was stood in front of his hallway mirror, pushing his hair about until he found a position he liked. Not that it mattered, he was apparating in a second and then walking in the blistery winter winds of December to a party where he knew he'd only know one person, not including AJ who he'd asked to come along and would probably leave without warning if the things were dull, the added benefit of AJ was he was always the centre of attention in some way, which Beau was banking on tonight. Beau was happy to go with the flow but he preferred not to be the centre of anything. He could chat with people, get along with everybody he came across but he could only feed on the energy of the room. With AJ there it was almost guaranteed to be good. A Christmas party had the potential for a lot of fun.

Happy with how he looked, Beau disapparated from his apartment and landed in an empty ally next to the building he needed to be in. He spotted AJ ahead and greeted his brother, checking his watch to find they were running fashionably late and so he walked around the corner and found himself let in to the building by a doorman. Swish. He was greeted by some dressed up bloke in a suit at a desk and he wondered who would need so much pomp in an apartment complex. His building you just had a buzzer to let people in, this place had a bloody doorman and someone asking for his name, "Beau Belrose, here for the O'Shallaghan bash." He beamed his pearly whites at the guy as he checked a list. Beau found himself hoping that he was on there, even though if he wasn't he had an excuse to do something else for the night, but seeing this grand foyer, with plush sofa's and chairs, fresh flowers and even a small fireplace in the corner, he kind of wanted to see the rest of the building.

The Belroses were shown to the lift and given a floor number to get off at. He made his way in and pressed the button for the 31st floor and made his way up. Stepping off there was only one set of double doors in the white, pristine hallway that looked like someone lived there. He stepped up to knock but he doors swung open and Colm O'Shallaghan was there greeting him with a huge smile and a warm hug. Beau returned the smile and patted Colm on the back, looking awkwardly at AJ. He introduced the pair to one another and Colm invited them into his apartment. It was wide and there was white everywhere. Beau couldn't believe he was allowing people to walk around with food and drinks while he had white furniture and white floors. Beau felt as though he needed to kick his shoes off so he wouldn't mess up the carpet. Colm eventually left the two of them to it, both with a drink in hand. Beau turned to his brother and raised his glass of Champaign, "Cheers." His eyes fell on a real life partridge sat in a pear tree in the corner of the room. Merlin he was glad his brother agreed to come with him tonight

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