Oh, wow, I love meta drunk!fic. Your running commentary on writing is hilarious, MA. And what a clever, interesting idea -- magic going out.

Meta lines I liked --

the way the cherry-ripe liqoeur (oh god, why did I try that) stains his full lips
Haha! Why, indeed?

“What exactly has happened?” someone asks (because I’ve forgotten who’s at this party, but it sounds like Hermione maybe)/ Hermione-maybe asks.
Great lines.

“Bloody hell,” says Susan, who might be gone, so yes, Katie actually.