Drabble: Caffeine of Choice

[mysid]

Title: Caffeine of Choice
Author: mysid
Prompt: caffeine at sirius_remus100
Word Count: 100
Rating: G
Disclaimer: All four belong to J.K. Rowling.

Caffeine of Choice

James and Peter were traditionalists. They liked their caffeine in the form of tea, thank you very much. Although James would occasionally add lemon and honey, Peter firmly preferred milk and sugar.

Sirius's new favourite was coffee. He said that tea was for society matrons, offered primarily so they could show off their family china and monogrammed silver. Coffee was for the young and rebellious, like the disillusioned American expatriates in a Muggle novel he'd read. (Remus suspected that Sirius simply enjoyed ordering it "strong, hot, and Black.")

Remus allowed his friends to argue while he savoured his hot chocolate.
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Comments

[cosmiko-ling.livejournal.com]

Ahh. I've to confess that I haven't read a lot of RS or even HP fics, and it's the first time I've seen the line. Nicely used, nevertheless. :D

And knowing Sirius so well, Remus so would. :D

[mysid.livejournal.com]

[Giggle] No, I meant that I've heard variations of it used in real life (and TV shows, movies, etc.). I don't recall reading it in a HP fic, although I probably have.

[cosmiko-ling.livejournal.com]

Ohhh I see. I've heard the phrase used elsewhere in real life too, but applying it to Sirius was what I found clever. :D