FF: Getting Drunk

[derannimer]

Wendy, thanks! 

> (Question: is a can of beer equivalent to a pint? Not sure, and I  
> also guess it matters whose pint you're talking about - Britain and 
> the US have different ones. Might be worth doing a bit of research 
> to see what the actual volume is. When I used to drink, it was in  
> the U.S., so for myself I think of things in terms of the glass    
> you'd be served in an American bar. But I don't think there's      
> *that* much difference between the two. Hopefully someone will      
> correct me if I'm way off about this. And having lived in Scotland> 
until recently, I think of my husband's drinking in pints, so I    > 
guess that's still relevant).

Ah, yeah, good point. They're in Scotland, of course, so I probably 
should take that into consideration.

> And, for the record, I'm talking about pints of beer or similar    
> (Guiness, etc). I think the heavier drinks (Guiness, for example)  
> do have a higher alcohol content than a light lager would have, but 
> I think the difference is negligible for your purposes. You can    
> probably have them drinking whatever sort of *beer* you want. If   
> they start drinking *whiskey* though, or some other hard liquor     
> like rum or vodka or gin, they will definitely NOT be drinking in  
> pints, or they'll be DEAD long before they get around to chatting  
> about Death Eater business. <G> 

Avery is definitely drinking some kind of beer. Maybe Guiness. Snape 
I'm not sure about yet, although I do rather like your whiskey 
suggestion. 

> I do have a question about your scenario: I wasn't really sure if   
> the raid *just* happened, or if they've had a night's sleep? If the 
> raid just happened, and poor Avery is in a state of exhaustion and 
> stress, I'd say that a pint and half would probably get him at     
> *least* to "happy,"

Yeah, the raid just happened. Avery, BTW, *is* a regular drinker -- 
he's had a bit of a problem with it for a while and it's been getting 
worse since the Dark Mark started appearing during GOF. 

So, bottom line, couple of pints, do you think? Thanks again for all 
of your help.



Derannimer