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Supported in part by USPHS Grants MH-25430, MH-37685, MH-31302, and AA-03539, a grant from the MacArthur Foundation Network on Risk and Protective Factors in the Major Mental Disorders, and The MacArthur Foundation Research Grant Collaborative Study of Secular Trends in Lifetime Prevalence of Major Depression.
Secular Trends in the Familial Transmission of Alcoholism
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1988.tb00227.x
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Volume 12, Issue 4, pages 458–464, August 1988
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Reich, T., Cloninger, C. R., Van Eerdewegh, P., Rice, J. P. and Mullaney, J. (1988), Secular Trends in the Familial Transmission of Alcoholism. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 12: 458–464. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1988.tb00227.x
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This is a study of the familial transmission of alcoholism in the families of 60 female and 240 male alcoholics ascertained in four psychiatric hospital units and in a local parole office. Eight hundred and thirty-one interviewed first-degree relatives and 125 spouses are included. The lifetime population prevalences of alcoholism in white males and females based on the Epidemiological Catchment Area Study in St. Louis were compared with the family rates. A semistructured comprehensive interview schedule (Home Environment and Lifetime Psychiatric Evaluation Record) was used and diagnoses made according to Feighner criteria for alcoholism.
The methods of Survival Analysis established the presence of strong secular trends in the age-of-onset and lifetime prevalence of alcoholism in these families and in the general population. Accordingly, new methods for the analysis of family data that incorporate secular variation were developed.
The Multifactorial Model of Disease Transmission was used to estimate familial correlations and these were parameterized by the "Tau" model of Familial Transmission. The model does not assume that all familial resemblance is due to genetic factors, but also includes the possibility of nongenetic transmission. Our analyses confirmed that more recently born cohorts of individuals had increased expected lifetime prevalences of alcoholism and decreased ages of onset, when compared with older cohorts. Separate age-of-onset distributions were required for males and females and the secular trends in age-of-onset were greatest in females. The differences between males and females were least in more recently born cohorts suggesting that sex-specific differences in the family and population distribution of alcoholism are decreasing.
Sex and cohort specific transmissibilities for alcoholism were found and the age-specific transmissibilities in females (t2= 0.27–0.59) were significantly less than that for males (t2= 0.65–0.98). The transmissibilities were greatest in the youngest cohorts. The correlation between nonfamilial environmental factors common to siblings was 0.22 and a large degree of assortative mating was present (Rm=0.64).
The influence of parental transmissible factors was greater than that expected for polygenic transmission, strongly suggesting the presence of intrafamilial nongenetic familial transmission between generations.


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Says Prophetic Dreams Are Pointing to Imminent Spectacular Changes for Humanity
News | September 20, 2009 | UPDATED: September 22, 2009 | UPDATED: October 1, 2009
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Author, speaker and mystic, David Wilcock is offering a bountiful of new positive predications for humanity, based upon an endless stream of prophetic dreams that have been coming to him lately.
He has concluded that the world is about to witness one of the most unprecedented events ever for positive evolutionary change, in all of human history.
His latest prophecy began with a post on his web site on September 11, 2009, entitled, "Awesome New Disclosure Videos!" in which he stated:
"Humanity is at a critical turning-point, the likes of which few could ever imagine. Dream guidance has been increasingly insistent in telling me that a very substantial defeat of the New World Order / negative elite / Neocon faction is imminent — much sooner than we may have thought, if we even dared believe it at all," he wrote.
"The full sequence of events may also include some form of official or semi-official public acknowledgement of the reality of the UFO phenomenon, which would certainly be a tremendous event — probably the most substantial event in modern human history, at least since the founding of any of the major world religions," he continued.
Then, speaking on the Camelot Whistleblower radio program for September 17, 2009, with hosts, Bill Ryan and Kerry Cassidy, David made yet even more bolder statements.
"Everything that western civilization has ever been, at least in modern history, is building up to the moment that is going to occur sometime in the next six months or less," he proclaimed.
"I really can't stress enough that the number of dreams I have gotten on the impending event is probably five times greater than the number of dreams I got about 9/11," he added.
David Wilcock has long relied on his dream interpretations to provide him with guidance for future world events. And it should be noted he has created a stellar track record for his prognostications for over 17 years.
In 2001, mere days before the actual event took place, David had accurately prophesied the 9/11 catastrophe, which he then posted his predictions to his web site for confirmation. And earlier this year, his many prophetic dreams foresaw the death of Michael Jackson, as many as six weeks prior to that tragedy.
However, David is now referencing his most recent series of about fifty recurring dreams that are strongly indicating that we can expect an epochal event of a very positive, and not a negative nature to unfold for humanity. He cited other conformational evidence that is pointing to very similar conclusions.
"...the dream data has so much empirical support based both on articles we are finding and exposure from people on the inside... it is this massive combination of data that I am putting together, all of which is saying the same thing," he said on Camelot Whistleblower radio.
"I never had much this data on one event before," he surmised. "The basic message seems to be that legal and political maneuvers are now being made against these so-called New World Order groups," he said.
"What I am seeing is basically a very substantial defeat of the New World Order, which then will also eliminate their financial ability to harass disclosure groups. Disclosure is absolutely going to happen and is actually being planned, this all came to me in the last four or five days" he added excitedly about two key insiders who have recently stepped forward to provide him this information.
"The things that I have been hearing... it is just going to blow people's minds out of the water," he said confidently. "It is going to hit the public like nothing before. It is going to be amazing."
(See our David Wilcock Radio section for more information on the Camelot Whistleblower radio program from September 17, 2009.)
Then, two days later, appearing at the Awake & Aware in L.A. conference, in Los Angeles, California on September 19, 2009, David, yet again, repeated his assertions during a late evening panel discussion with other speakers.
"I have never, ever in my life had as many dreams about one upcoming future event as I have about what's going to happening in the near future," he reiterated.
He explained the world is undergoing a massive shift away from a patriarchal/masculine consciousness to that of a matriarchal/feminine or lunar consciousness.
"I am being guided as sternly as possible to be telling you that it appears that we are going to have a spectacular defeat of the New World Order and the Illuminati," he said yet again before the audience erupted in rapturous applause, drowning out his words.
He then went on to comment specifically about the world economic crisis and the recent decision by China to no longer honor derivative contracts from the United States and Federal Reserve as of August 31, 2009.
He predicted the corrupt, over inflated economic system currently in place, is about to undergo a radical transformation of its financial priorities, with pressures being exerted by an international alliance of countries.
"So imagine what would happen if your money was now worth 100 times more because the parasite that's been sucking all that money out of the system has now been defeated," he said enthusiastically.
"There is going to be a harrowing economic event, it is gong to seem terrifying if you come from fear," he cautioned. "I would encourage people to hold on to their assets, and not sell. Panic sell is the worst thing you can do," he stressed.
"...this thing (economic event) is going to rearrange the financial structures so much that I think the notion of value of your assets will be much, much higher (than they were before) when this thing gets through. I think it's going to happen a lot faster than we think," he added optimistically.
David then concluded with these most inspiring words:
"The amount of change that you are going to see in the next year is so spectacular, and so positive, that your cynicism probably won't allow you to really take it in. But trust me, and trust the data that we are starting to see, it is at least possible, if not probable, that is what's going to be happening," he said as yet more rapturous applause arose from the audience.
(To view David Wilcock's appearance on the Awake & Aware in L.A. panel discussion, see the links to the Project Camelot video archives below. His words above appear at the very end of Part 2 of the Panel of Speakers:)
Awake & Aware in LA - Panel of Speakers - Part 1
Awake & Aware in LA - Panel of Speakers - Part 2
Finally, on Sunday, September 20, 2009, David gave the closing speaker presentation at the Awake & Aware in L.A. conference with a lecture entitled, "2012: The Return to Camelot."
During this two-hour presentation, David proffered numerous hardcore scientific data and undeniable proof that an unparalleled awakening of humanity is unfolding upon Planet Earth. He made a very compelling case for the rapid human evolution and offered yet more confirming evidence to support his prediction of this seminal world event to occur within the next six months.
(To view David's presentation at the Awake & Aware in L.A. conference, "2012: The Return to Camelot", see the link or the video below:)
David Wilcock – "2012: The Return to Camelot"
It should be noted that numerous other whistleblowers and insiders such as Benjamin Fulford, Dr. Pete Peterson, leading economists and others are predicting the collapse of the dollar and the Federal Reserve, possibly by the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2009.
In addition, Congressman and former Presidential candidate, Ron Paul, has introduced legislation (HR 1207) to audit the Federal Reserve, which is being supported by the Democratic contingent led by Congressman Barney Frank, who is considering opening hearings on this matter and has stated publicly the bill will pass in October. (Don't hold your breath, however, counting on this Congress to do anything of value at this late stage of the game.)
In conclusion, although the forecasts for a tumultuous economic collapse this year or in the near future remain to be seen, nonetheless, David Wilcock's latest set of very bold positive predictions have certainly ramped up the excitement and anticipation levels by a factor of ten!
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The trailer for the upcoming film version of The Giver debuted on Wednesday's Today.
The clip begins with a voiceover from Meryl Streep's Chief Elder in which she sets up the futuristic society in which the story takes place.
"From great suffering, great pain came a solution: communities where disorder became harmony," says Chief Elder over shots of a soldier dying in war, a courthouse, kids playing and a family enjoying time together.
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But things aren't exactly as they seem.
"The way things look and the way things are are very different," Jeff Bridges, who plays The Giver, says to Brenton Thwaites, who's been chosen to be his society's Receiver of Memories.
Bridges is later shown sharing those memories with Thwaites, grabbing his wrists as images from people's lives flash across the screen.
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The trailer also offers a look at Streep sporting a gray wig and Katie Holmes' role as Thwaites' character's mom.
The Weinstein Co./Walden Media film is based on the best-selling classic Lois Lowry novel and also stars Taylor Swift and Alexander Skarsgard. The movie was directed by Phillip Noyce, with Michael Mitnick adapting the novel for the screen. It's set to hit theaters Aug. 15.
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Down syndrome is no handicap to Union High golfer
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SALT LAKE CITY — He looked like your typical high school golfer, all bundled up in the cold and wet conditions at the 3A golf tournament last week at Mountain Dell Golf Course.
After hitting his drive to the par-3 No. 9 hole onto the green, 20 feet short of the hole, Kody Conover hunched over his putt and stroked his putt toward the cup, leaving it a foot short. He carefully marked the ball and when it was his turn, calmly stroked it in for the par.
Only afterward did you notice Kody was a little different. After punching the air in celebration, he sprinted across the green to his bag before enthusiastically pushing his four-wheeled golf cart up the hill behind the green.
You see, Kody is a little different from most golfers and his story is one of determination, passion and relationships.
Kody has Down syndrome. It's a condition that affects as many as a half million people in the United States, presenting physical and mental challenges in their everyday lives. Yet it doesn't keep Kody Conover from playing golf, something he does very well.
Kody wasn't the best player at Mountain Dell last week, about in the middle of the pack of the 105 golfers who competed. His first-day 85 was a typical score for him but he has shot in the 70s on four occasions in practice rounds.
"He loves it,'' says his mother, Kitty. "He goes to bed thinking about golf and wakes up thinking about golf. It's been really good for him because it teaches him determination. Like today in the miserable weather a lot of kids would give up. But he just kept on going.''
Kody has been enrolled in public schools since the second grade and takes regular classes except for a reading class. He has played on the Union High golf team for four years and will graduate with his class at the end of the year.
Golf is his passion and something Kody is more than happy to talk about.
He answers questions in short bursts, always with a smile on his face.
How did you play today?
How did the bad weather affect your game?
"No good.''
When asked at what age he started playing golf he answers "8,'' but his mother sitting nearby corrects him and says he actually has been playing since he was 3. That's when he received some plastic clubs as an Easter present before graduating to real clubs soon after.
Perhaps he was thinking of his first birdie, which, remarkably, came at age 8. Last year, he made his first hole in one.
What's the best part of your game?
"My short game.''
Putting or chipping?
But he also says he outdrives his playing partners "a lot" and when asked how far he can hit it, Kody says "260.'' Although 260 yards may seem quite long for a young man who is just 5-foot-5 and 135 pounds, he's not exaggerating. A couple of his teammates sitting nearby nod their heads to back his assertion.
So why do you play golf?
"Just to have fun, just to look good,'' he says, then offers some golf advice, "don't have three-putts.''
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Latrunculin A, cytochalasin E or cytochalasin D alter IPMC morphology and enhance HIV-1 release from MDMs. HIV-infected MDMs were treated with 2 μM latrunculin A (Lat), 1 μM cytochalasin E (CCE), 5 μM cytochalasin D (CCD) or DMSO (control) for 2 hours. (A) Cells were stained with an anti-p17 antibody that only recognizes mature virus particles and Alexa Fluor 594-conjugated phalloidin to label actin. The images show single optical sections acquired with a Leica SPE confocal microscope. The cells marked by white squares are enlarged in the bottom row. Scale bars: 10 μm. (B) Single optical sections showing examples of compact, dispersed or both (mixed) compartments. Cells were stained with antibodies against CD81 and p17. (C) MDMs were analyzed according to the morphology of the IPMCs. Ten single optical sections through the cells were acquired, inspected for the presence of IPMCs, and cells containing either compact or dispersed IPMCs or both (mixed) were counted. (D) The amount of virus released during treatment of MDMs with the actin polymerization inhibitors was analyzed by p24 ELISA assay (AIDS and Cancer Virus Program NCI-Frederick, MD, USA). Results are shown relative to the control untreated MDMs (DMSO).
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NEW YORK (AP) ***8212; The NBA fined Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn $50,000 on Friday for his radio remarks about power forward Michael Beasley's (FSY) past marijuana use.
The league also fined the Timberwolves organization $50,000 for what it called inappropriate comments.
In an interview broadcast Thursday on the Twin Cities ESPN Radio affiliate, Kahn called the recently acquired Beasley "a very young and immature kid who smoked too much marijuana" while he was playing in Miami.
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Cedric's grave was over-grown. It hadn't been long since he'd died, less than ten years, but once his parents died no one seemed to have the desire to keep his resting place tended. Viktor knelt on the damp grass, autumn leaves crunching under him, and swiped at the weeds obscuring the inscription.
It was the anniversary of Cedric's death, and since it was a Saturday and he was in the country, Viktor decided to take a day trip to visit his old rival.
Seeing the grave brought back a lot of old memories and feelings, some of which he'd entirely forgotten. He remembered what kind of perfume Hermione wore (lavender), what color his dragon was (orange-y red), and how much passion he'd felt for…for…for him.
He swallowed and untangled a creeping vine from the base of the gravestone, casting it aside. Maybe it wasn't so smart to be thinking about that right now. He had a game the day after tomorrow, and he couldn't afford to go around stirring the bottom of his heart, making forgotten things rise to the top.
Besides, it really was a long time ago. How old would he be now, he wondered? Doing some quick mental calculations, he decided that he must be 22 or 23, depending on his birthday. His lips parted. It had been a while.
He remembered the first time he saw him, and how beautiful he thought he was. He remembered hastily re-directing his feelings onto Hermione, and how afraid he was that his true emotions would be revealed despite his care to conceal them. It didn't matter anymore, he supposed. Harry was probably running around working for his Ministry or something. He didn't read the news, sick of wasting his time on lies, so he didn't know anything about what Harry had been doing lately. But he did remember that Harry wanted to be an Auror.
Maybe that wasn't reliable, though, because when he was fourteen he'd wanted to be a fire-fighter, and he'd ended up a professional Quidditch star instead. It was funny how life worked like that.
He finished cleaning the grave and stood. He looked at it for a few moments longer before turning to go. If he walked fast, he could make it to the hotel before his manager yelled at him for wandering off.
It was a good thing he hadn't told Harry how he felt all those years ago, really. His family's dignity would've been shattered, Harry was too young, and he just wasn't prepared to handle a healthy relationship when he was eighteen.
There was someone walking past the gate to the graveyard just as he was passing through it.
His heart seized in his chest when he recognized him. He was taller now, and filled out from a child into a man, but something about the way he carried himself was the same. He called his name before he realized what he was doing.
Harry stopped and turned. He looked a little different in the face, with fashionable square-rimmed glasses and a stronger jaw than he'd had as a younger man. There was even some stubble on his cheeks. His eyes widened behind his glasses when he saw Viktor.
"Viktor Krum! What the devil are you doing here?" He asked this with a smile, transferring his shopping back to his other hand so he could shake Viktor's.
"I was visiting Cedric."
Harry seemed stunned, and then he murmured, "Oh, that's right…today is the anniversary of his, you know."
Viktor nodded. Things were stiff for a moment before Harry seemed to come out of his stupor and brightly said, "Hey, it's great to see you! Would you like to go get some coffee? I was going to get some on my way home, and I would love to catch up with you. You know, if you haven't got anywhere to be right now."
He thought about his manager's fury, and mentally flipped him off. Harry was more than worth getting screamed at. He nodded, "I would like that very much. It has been many years."
They walked towards a corner coffee shop, talking about inconsequential things like the weather and how long Viktor was in town.
Harry ordered something that came with milk foam on top, and Viktor just ordered ordinary brewed coffee. It still came in a fancy cup. They sat by the window and got comfortable, sipping their drinks while content to people-watch for a little while.
Finally, Viktor broke the silence and asked Harry what he was doing for work.
He shrugged, "This and that. Because I don't really fit into any of the Ministry's slot, they keep me as a sort of combination consultant and Special Forces operative. They want me in the Special Forces full time, but with my kids, I just don't want to risk being out of the country for six months at a time. I had to grow up without my parents, and I don't want them to have the same experiences I did as a kid."
Viktor choked on his spit, "Kids? You have children?" He felt like his heart was being compressed into the size of a thumbtack in a vice of some kind.
"Yeah, twin girls," his eyes lit up, "Mrs. Weasley cried the day they were born, so we let her name them. They're called Trisha and Thisbe, both almost 3 now."
"I see. And their mother…?"
"Oh, we're separated."
Viktor could suddenly breathe again.
"We, uh, we got married right away after the war ended in that crazy time when everyone was just looking for someone to hold onto. We were just too young, though, Ginny and I. She was barely eighteen, and I wasn't even twenty. Needless to say, that didn't last very long. We were married for less than a year before we came to our senses and realized that we weren't in love. I mean, we were both different people than when we were at Hogwarts. I still love her, but like a sister, so we amicably divorced and divided our possessions directly down the middle. Things would've been peachy after that; except she found out she was pregnant a month later, by me."
Viktor slurped his coffee and tried not to think about strangling Ginny Weasley for daring to have sex with Harry to the point of conceiving children with him.
Harry noticed his expression and misinterpreted it, "Oh, I'm sorry! We don't have to talk about this if it's boring you."
Viktor waved a hand, "No, no, this is interesting. Please, continue."
"Alright, but if you get bored, please say something. I want to hear about you too, you know," he swirled his finger in the foam and licked it before continuing, "So anyway, I have the girls for roughly half the year. Ginny is a professional Quidditch player now, on one of those all-girl teams, and I take the kids when she is out of the country. During the off-season, they are with her all the time except weekends or whenever I want to stop by. We manage, and the girls are happy."
"Where are you living now?"
"Muggle London. I live on the northern end and Ginny has the southern part. She moved in with her new husband, the guy who manages her Quidditch team. His name is Sylvester. And you?"
"I do not have a permanent home. I travel to different friends when I am not playing Quidditch. I do jobs they save for me, or I keep them company. I have no need for a home."
Harry nodded, smiling, "That sounds nice. No strings, sort of thing."
"Yes. My mother doesn't like it so much, though. She wants me to settle down, get married."
"And are you?"
Viktor looked away from the window, eyebrows together, "Am I what?"
"Going to settle down? Quidditch won't go on forever, or you could get injured. It might be nice for you to have someone to come home to, who will take care of you. My marriage might not have worked out, but I did enjoy married life. It's…it's nice."
He waved a hand, "I haven't thought about it. I have no one that I love," other than you, "so I will save those thoughts for a time when there is someone special."
Feeling tense and exposed after saying that, Viktor aggressively kept Harry in conversation until both of their drinks were long depleted. They talked about the political situation, which Viktor knew nothing about (apparently the Minister was an embezzler and they weren't sure what to do with him yet…?), new cultural trends like the instant communication devices that you could carry around like Muggle cell phones, and other things that were on their minds. They even talked about what Viktor would do when he grew too old to play Quidditch.
"That sounds reasonable," Harry agreed with Viktor's assessment of what should be done about the broom traffic problems and idly glanced at his watch. His eyebrows went up, "It's eight already!"
"Oh, I am very sorry. Were your children waiting for you at home?"
Harry shook his head, "No, they're coming tomorrow. I was just surprised that so much time had passed," he chewed his lip, waited a moment, and then asked, "Do you want to grab some dinner at a pub or something? I kind of don't want to go our separate ways yet."
Viktor fairly glowed, "I would like dinner very much. But I don't know the area very well; do you have a favorite place?"
"Well…" Harry was thinking about it, and he twisted his lip as he did so. Viktor was transfixed, "If you don't mind eating at my place, we can get curry from this carry-out place. They have really good food."
"If you are inviting me into your home, I will not say no."
Harry laughed and stood, dusting himself off for no particular reason, "Right, then!"
They talked more on the way to the curry shop, but Viktor couldn't remember a word he said. All he knew was that he was going to Harry's house, and that his heart was a whirlwind of emotions he thought he'd banished for forever. It was like being a teenager again- never feeling the same thing for more than a few minutes at a time. His palms were even sweaty again.
He ordered the first thing he saw on the menu, and Harry raised his eyebrows.
"That's really spicy! Are you sure you want that one?"
Viktor smirked, "Are you questioning my strength?"
"No, but I will laugh when you turn purple!"
They walked to Harry's flat, playfully arguing about whether or not Viktor was going to pass out when he ate his curry. There were five flights of stairs to climb before they got to Harry's place, and Viktor asked him how he managed when he had his girls with him.
"Oh, it's right difficult. Every single time I am tempted to use magic, but I am scared that I'll get distracted and then I'll lose the spell and they'll fall and…well, I carry them in my arms."
Viktor grinned at him, finding the fact that he worried about things like that utterly charming. He was fully aware that he needed to get his emotions under control before he did something stupid like confess. Harry was straight for sure, with children and a divorce to prove it.
The apartment wasn't very big. There was a door to the side that led to Harry's bedroom, a kitchenette in one corner, and another small door with a toilet in it from what he could see.
"Where do your children sleep?"
"With me; if I try to put them on the couch bed, they come to me anyway, so I just remove that bother and have them with me all night."
"I see," He sat on the sofa while Harry got glasses of water from the cupboard. He filled them with water and came over to sit next to Viktor. It wasn't a very big sofa and their knees touched. Harry didn't seem to mind, opening his curry and getting back up for cutlery when he realized he'd forgotten it. Settled back down for good, he tucked in. They ate mostly in silence, occasionally making a casual remark to each other.
When they were done eating, Harry asked him if he wanted a beer. He said yes, and they each had one. Then they had another, and another, and Viktor lazily suggested shots, feeling warm and comfortable. Straight or not, Harry was still great company.
He said he couldn't see why they shouldn't, so they did some. And some more, until they were slouched together on the inadequate sofa, very much in each other's personal space. Harry's legs had somehow gotten tangled around Viktor's, and their shoulders kept were melded together. The half-bottle of tequila was now exhausted and they were left with nothing left to drink.
Viktor slowly turned his head to look down at Harry; he was nuzzling his cheek into Viktor's side.
"You smell nice," Harry mumbled, one arm sliding across his torso to embrace him, "and you're so comfortable. You feel solid, you know? Like, reliable. It's nice"
Viktor squeezed the arm around him. He didn't know what to think of this development, but he wasn't sure if he was capable of thinking about very much at all. He followed the line of Harry's arm without realizing it, curving his palm around his shoulder. Harry was looking at him with half-lidded, friendly eyes.
He couldn't help it. Trying to stop himself would be like trying to stop a glacier. He lowered his head until he could touch their foreheads together, and then slouched a little more until he could gently press his mouth against Harry's. Harry didn't resist. He moved his lips sleepily against Viktor, one hand coming around to run his fingers down his back.
Could this really be happening? He wondered this as he deepened the kiss and grabbed the back of Harry's knee, using it to maneuver his leg around his waist so he could slide closer. They kissed until they were so slouched down that they slid clear off the sofa. Harry chuckled throatily, sitting for a moment on the floor to wait for his head to stop spinning.
Having a higher tolerance for alcohol, Viktor recovered first and reached down to help him up; they moved to Harry's bedroom, neither feeling the need to discuss that decision. Harry lay down and pulled Viktor down on top of him, slipping his hands up the back of his shirt and copping a feel of his muscles.
Viktor tore himself away from Harry's lips and neck long enough to pull his shirt off and help Harry get his unbuttoned. The little buttons were fiddly in his fingers, and he very much wanted to simply tear them off instead of undoing them properly. Harry was grinning at him, though, in clear challenge. Just to spite him, Viktor took his time getting them undone even after Harry started to squirm with impatience.
He supported his weight with his elbow arms on either side of Harry's head, and started to move his hips against him. This worked fine until their belt buckles got caught on each other and started to dig into the sensitive skin of their lower stomachs. Harry laughed and undid his trousers in record time, kicking them off and helping Viktor with his belt, which was sticking.
In their under things and socks, they twined together once more. With the booze burning in his brain, Viktor didn't even stop to think about how compliant Harry was being or what this meant for the future. In fact, when they worked their pants off, the foremost concern in his mind was whether or not Harry had any appropriate lubricant.
Harry produced it from under the bed without being asked and handed it to him with a smirk, spreading his legs, already on either side of Viktor's hips, even wider.
While he stretched him with thoroughly coated fingers, he let Harry open the condom wrapper and apply it to him. He shivered at the feeling of Harry's hands on his groin, and Harry must have noticed because he wrapped his hand around the shaft and gave it several good pulls before squeezing the head and withdrawing his hand.
Taking a deep breath, he met Harry's eyes before bracing himself up on his knees and pressing inside of him. He couldn't believe this was actually happening. After years of hidden emotions and longing, he finally had Harry all to himself.
He obstinately refused to think about what would happen come tomorrow morning.
Harry let out a little grunt when he reached the half-way point and pulled back before pressing forward again. Harry was very tight, so it had probably been a while. He could only assume that he wasn't his first because of how calm Harry was being about this and the confident way he'd handled his equipment.
The bed was queen sized and had a simple metal frame on it, done up in brass. When he dared to speed up his thrusts, groaning when Harry jerked his hips up to meet them, he reached up with one hand and used that bed frame to give himself some leverage. Harry bit his lip and turned his flushed face to the side, pleasure twisting his features.
He thrust ever harder, changing the angle several times until he found the spot that made Harry grip the bedclothes with white knuckles. Bending down, flexing his back, he tilted his head around until he could smash his lips against Harry's. He could feel him gasping for breath into the kiss, one hand leaving the bedclothes to settle on his hip and pull him up even tighter.
Insides started to coil tighter into to strained knots, and his temples leaked sweat that trickled down his cheeks. Harry made some kind of wordless string of sounds before arching his back and coming. Viktor wasn't far behind him, muffling his groan in Harry's damp hair.
Outside, the night stars smiled down at them.
The next morning, Viktor woke up with the sheets twisted around his neck somehow and Harry curled up under his arm. The sun was streaming in through the sheer curtains covering the windows, and a glance at the alarm clock on the night stand showed that it was approaching noon. His head hurt only mildly, since he'd remembered to drink lots of water in between his beers last night.
He looked down at his sleeping partner, admiring the way his lips were gently parted and the tiny shadows his eyelashes cast on his cheeks. Harry still had beautiful skin, and abundant black hair that would make anyone jealous. He carded his fingers through his, careful not to wake him. It was soft and fragrant.
It had really happened, though. He'd had Harry entirely to himself for hours and hours, and they'd…they'd…
He just couldn't believe it.
There was the sound of the door opening, and small children's shrieking play. He sat bolt upright when he processed what that meant. It was too late for him to do anything, though. The bedroom door burst open, and a pair of little girls came tumbling into bed with him. Harry had been sleeping up until then, but jolted awake when one of the girls dove on top of him.
"What? What's going on?" He blearily demanded, levering himself up, "Thisbe? Trisha? What are you doing here? I didn't expect you until Tuesday!"
The nearest girl merely giggled and burrowed under the covers to cuddle up against Harry. Her twin did the same to Viktor, who became hyper-aware that he was naked and slightly…crusty from last night. And lurking somewhere in the sheets was a used condom or two.
"Um! Um! Um…" He didn't know what to say, but he became extremely embarrassed when Mrs. Weasley came into the bedroom.
"Harry, why aren't you up…yet…" she trailed off when she took in the fact that Harry was shirtless (possibly trouser-less as well) in bed with another man, his daughters crawling on him like he was a piece of playground architecture. Her lips thinned.
"Come on girls, give your father a chance to get dressed," she held out her hands for the twins, and they reluctantly left the bed to take them. Children secure beside her, she nodded stiffly at the ashamed lovers, "we will be waiting for you out there. Please, don't be long."
Evidently she didn't approve of Harry having guests. When she was gone, Harry swore quietly.
"She's early! Bloody early!"
There was no time to be embarrassed. Viktor threw on his clothes and ran his fingers through his hair. He helped Harry find his shirt, and located the evidence of last night's activities and deposited them in the bin. Harry saw this and blushed. Viktor saw it and didn't know what to do. They'd had sex last night, but did Harry do it just because he was drunk or lonely?
Viktor got ready to go out the door and back home. He nodded to Mrs. Weasley and waved at the girls before stepping out into the hall. He was half-way down the second staircase before he heard the foot steps. Not daring to hope, to breathe, he turned slowly to see who it was.
Harry was breathless and had obviously run down both flights because he slid into Viktor. Catching his breath, he met and held Viktor's eyes.
"The, uh, the girls want you to come to the zoo with us today. And I want you to come. So…so will you? I kind of want you to come home tonight too, if it's not too much bother."
Viktor grinned, "I would love to."
End Happiness
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