In English, both "partake" and "drink" could mean to drink, but partake emphasized participation, while drink placed more emphasis on the act of drinking.
After chatting with Pomona and Hagrid for a while, Tina returned to the reception hall, even though they were not the main characters.
No matter what, Greta was quite happy today.
Watching the "school governor" weave through the crowd like a butterfly among flowers, Pomona wondered how to call Cedric over. If he had to look after Scamander for the rest of the evening, he might as well go home early. It was not good for an underage child to stay at this sort of party too late, even if he no longer had to be in bed by nine.
"Head of House?"
Pomona turned toward the voice and found Marysin O'Flaherty, Hufflepuff's Beater.
"Oh, hello, Marysin. What are you doing here?" Pomona asked.
"I came to the party."
"I'm going to find Newt." Tina waved to Pomona and disappeared into the guests.
"Are you here alone?"
"My uncle is here too. He's over there."
Pomona looked in the direction Marysin pointed. Flitwick was talking to a tall man.
"That's your uncle?" Pomona asked.
"He's a wizarding Broadway playwright, from America." Marysin wrinkled her nose.
Judging by the things Pomona had confiscated from student dormitories over the years, what young person still watched musicals these days? He and Flitwick, who wrote classical music, probably had plenty to talk about.
Pomona had no desire to listen to them discuss that. She searched the hall, looking for someone she could "socialize" with.
"Good evening," she heard a woman say.
Pomona looked over and saw an elderly witch in an elegant long gown, with a trembling diamond flower in her hair.
"You are..."
"I am Felicia Kaplan, a member