Hanging By A Moment (Chapter Seven) - Charlie Weasley
A/N: aaahhhh! oh my God! I honestly don’t know how I managed to do this! I really wanted to post it on Christmas and HERE IT IS! I really hope you loves enjoy it! Happy Holidays, everyone!
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Hanging By A Moment
Desperate for changing
Starving for truth
I'm closer to where I started
I'm chasing after you
“Well, someone looks particularly cheerful this morning” Oliver smirked when you entered the room as he and Percy sat up on the bed. “Care to share why?”
“Because… it’s Christmas?” you smiled. “Were you two… waiting for me?”
“I did not come out to my brother for you two to confess your feelings to each other and then have you not telling me anything bout it” Percy told you, making you laugh a bit.
“So?” Oliver said, patting the spot in front of him so you would take a seat.
“We’re not talking about feelings” you rolled your eyes, sitting on the bed.
“Yes, we most definitely are!” Percy argued. “We want to know what he said-”
“What you said-”
“What happened-”
“Did you have sex?”
“OLIVER!” Percy slapped his arm. “I don’t want to know that!”
“Yes, because I’m going to have sex with Charlie for the first time in the living room where any other Weasley or you could walk in at any moment” you laughed.
“Fair point” Oliver nodded. “So, did he say he loved you?”
“Did you say you loved him?”
“Oh, Merlin-”
Before either one of you could say anything else, the door opened, and Percy quickly pushed Oliver off the bed, making him fall to the floor. You tried not to laugh when you saw a very confused Charlie at the door and you quickly stood back up.
“What is it with you two throwing me off the bed?” Oliver said as he appeared from the other side of the bed. “Charlie!” he said, smiling excitedly.
“Wood” he nodded.
“I hear congratulations are in order” he smirked.
“Oliver!” you snapped, feeling your cheeks burning.
“Same to you” Charlie smiled as Oliver stood up and sat next to Percy again.
“What are you doing here, Charlie?” Percy asked, blushing a little when Oliver kissed his cheek.
“Um… you forgot your glasses” he said, smiling at you.
“Oh” you smiled, standing up and walking closer to them before he handed them to you and kissed your head. “Thank you.”
“We were just talking about last night” Oliver said, smirking.
“Oh, Merlin” you muttered, hiding your face behind your hand.
“We were just curious to know what happened after I left you two alone” Percy continued. “That it took so long for someone to come back” he added.
“Are they always like this?” Charlie asked, looking at you.
“Yes” you nodded. “They can be worse though” you suggested.
“Hey!” Oliver argued. “We are just looking out for you!”
“Yes, we want to know what your intentions are with our dear friend” Percy said, smirking at his brother who was throwing daggers at him.
“You want me to hit you on the face with a Quaffle again, Perce?” Charlie snarled back wrapping his arm around your shoulders and bringing you closer.
Percy was about to reply when you all heard the door knob starting to turn and Percy pushed Oliver again as you did the same with Charlie.
Bill stood at the door, looking extremely confused between the four of you. “What?”
“What, what?” you asked, smiling innocently at him. He just arched his eyebrow, knowing something was going on but had no idea what and why Charlie knew about it but he didn’t. “Uh… can I burrow (Y/N) for a moment?”
“Actually-” Percy started.
“Yes!” you happily said, grabbing Bill’s arm and dragging him out of the room with you.
“So…” Oliver said, getting up from the floor again and smirking at Charlie. “Where were we?”
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Charlie had been trying all morning to find you and spend at least a moment alone with you. If he wasn’t able to stop thinking about you before, now, knowing that you were not with Percy and you returned his feelings, it was nearly impossible. You were driving him mad. And every time he was close to getting you alone, one of his siblings came over to take you away. Like Bill this morning, Merlin knows why. And then Ginny pulled you away to ask for help on what she should wear for dinner tonight. The twins had dragged you away saying they wanted you to look at some pranks plans. And now, he found you in the living room with his mother and Fleur, kitting. Or at least you were trying to.
“Uh- what is going on?” he asked, extremely confused.
“Oh, Charlie” Molly smiled. “I was just teaching the girls to knit” she explained. Charlie turned to look at you and Fleur who smiled at him. Fleur’s scarf was actually looking decent, but he tried his best to not laugh at yours. “I’m gonna go get us some tea” she said, smiling.
“Oh, let me help you, Mrs. Weasley” Fleur said, putting down the scarf and following her.
“Hi, Charlie” you smiled brightly up at him.
“Why are you knitting with Fleur and my mum?” he asked, sitting down on the coffee table in front of you.
“Oh, well, Bill told me about him” you stopped before you looked around first, and then you came back to Charlie. “Wanting to propose to Fleur” you whispered.
“He told you?!”
“Yes! He asked me for help on how to propose! Isn’t it exciting?”
“How come he didn’t ask me for help?” he complained.
“Maybe because when he did you suggested Bill flying in on a dragon to surprise her” you smirked.
“Well, everything is better with dragons!” he argued.
“I agree, but I think he wants something more low-key, lo-o- I mean, Charlie” you smiled nervously.
“Were you just going to call me ‘love’? He smirked.
“N-no” you said, feeling your cheeks burning and going back to your scarf.
“Because I wouldn’t mind that at all, love” he said, placing his index finger under your chin and lifting your face so you could see him.
“R-really?” you asked, excitedly.
“Yes” he said, making sure nobody was around. “And that still doesn’t explain the knitting” he told you.
“Right! W-well, he also mentioned that your mum doesn’t really get along with Fleur-”
“That’s an understatement” he muttered.
“H said he’s a bit nervous about the whole thing. So I thought it would be a good idea if your mum gets to know Fleur and I told her we were both interested in knitting and asked if she could teach us” you said, showing him your attempt at a scarf, proudly. “Although I may have not thought that through” you chuckled.
“Is your plan to be horrible at knitting so Fleur’s doesn’t look as bad?” he asked, trying not to laugh.
“Hey!” you said, offended, slapping his arm playfully. “It’s harder than it looks, okay?! I don’t suppose you can do any better!”
“Oh really?” he asked, arching his eyebrow.
“Yes!”
“What do I win if I can do better?” he asked, grabbing the needles from your hands.
“Ha!” you laughed, grabbing one of the cookies you had baked with Fleur and Ginny the previous day. “Whatever you want, love” you said before taking a bite.
“Really?” he asked, looking at your bottom lip with a smudge of melted chocolate on it. “Anything?”
“Mhm” you said, taking another bite of the cookie.
“Fine, I want some of those chocolate cookies” he simply said before he began to knit.
“That’s it?” you asked confused with frowned eyebrows.
“Yeah” he shrugged.
“Fine” you said, sitting back. “Let’s see what you got, Weasley” you smiled.
“Well, look who it is” Oliver said, entering the living room. “Two of my favorite people in this house” he smiled, leaning against the sofa behind you. “What’s going on here?”
“Nothing” you quickly said.
“Nothing” Charlie said at the same time.
“Uh-huh, looks like I’m not the only one having trouble keeping my hands to myself anymore” he whispered to you.
“Believe me you never were” you replied.
“Oh, you have some chocolate of that cookie on your lip, honey” Oliver said, pointing at his bottom lip, just before Mrs. Weasley and Fleur came back from the kitchen.
“Thanks, Ollie” you said, grabbing a napkin, your eyes suddenly widening at the realization when you looked up at Charlie and he was smirking more than before as he winked at you.
“Charles!” you whispered, slapping his arm again.
“You said I could have anything I wanted” he said, innocently.
“Oh, hello, Oliver, come join us” Molly greeted him before she sat down next to her son. “Hey, Charlie, do you know what I was thinking-? What are you doing?” she asked, looking at him, knitting your scarf.
“Well, it looked like she needed some help here” he told her.
“I thought I was doing just fine, thank you” you glared at Charlie.
“Oh, well if anyone can help you, it’s Charlie” Mrs. Weasley said, taking her seat. “He’s my best student so far” she smiled.
“Wait- stu-?” you asked, confused. “You tricked me!” you glared at the redhead.
“I did no such thing, you just assumed I was bad at knitting” he said as he easily fixed your scarf.
“Anyways, as I was saying, Charlie, since you still have a couple of days off after new years, why don’t you go visit Tonks? Or ask her to come visit?” Molly asked, smiling.
“Mum!”
“Tonks? From school? I remember her! She was awesome!” Oliver said, grabbing a cookie from you. “(Y/N), you would love her!”
“Oh, she is wonderful! And I have always said-”
“Mum!” Charlie repeated.
“That she and Charlie would make a great couple!” Molly finished, making you choke on your tea a little.
“Are you alright, there?” Oliver said, pulling you closer to him as you glared in his direction.
“Fine” you said, composing yourself.
“Mum, I have told you a million times that Tonks and I are just friends” Charlie said, rolling his eyes.
“Well, someone else then? I just want you to be happy. Look at your brothers, they found someone that makes them so happy” she said, looking at you and Fleur. Fleur turned to look at you trying to contain her smile and you were so happy for her, you completely ignored the way Charlie was eyeing you. “And I want you to have the same thing. I don’t want you to be alone” she continued. “What is it that you’re looking for in a partner, Charlie?”
“Yes, what is it that you’re looking for in a partner, Charles?” Oliver smirked at him as the redhead blushed and glared at him.
“Well, you and Tonks used to be inseparable back in school, I always thought you two would end up together. Not to mention she was really pretty, just like her mother, until she decided to have her hair pink” Molly kept ranting on. “I just wish you would find someone who makes you just as happy” she insisted.
“Hey, (Y/N), could I borrow you for a minute?” you heard Percy’s voice coming inside the room.
“Oh, thank Merlin! Yes!” you said, quickly getting up.
“Wait!” Charlie and Fleur said at the same time but you ignored both of them, and Oliver’s amused look on his face, as you made your way out of the room.
“Are you alright? It seemed a bit tense in there” he asked you.
“No, it’s fine, your mum was telling Charlie that he should invite a girl named Tonks for new years” you told him.
“Oh, Tonks? She’s awesome! You would love her!”
“That’s funny! Oliver said the same thing” you smiled. “Everyone seems to love her” you said.
“Are you… jealous?” Percy asked, smirking.
“What? No!” you laughed, nervously. “Don’t be ridiculous, Perce, just because Charlie and I kissed yesterday-”
“I knew it!” he said, excitedly.
“Shhh! Shut up!” you whispered as you reached Percy’s room.
“Relax, Charlie and Tonks are best friends!” Percy laughed. “They have as much romantic chemistry as you and I” he told you.
“Percy, it’s fine. It’s not like Charlie’s mine or anything. And I don’t care if your mum just thinks that she’s perfect for him, really. It would be incredibly pretentious of me to-”
“You know what you sound like?”
“What?”
“Like me when Ollie had a new team member that was very handsome” he laughed.
“I do not!” you complained. “And besides, Ollie is your boyfriend so it would be normal if you felt-”
“It’s also normal to feel like that when you’re in love with someone” he snickered.
“What exactly did you call me in here for?” you said, changing the subject.
“Right, well um… I was thinking about… telling my parents tonight” he said, turning serious.
“You- WHAT? And you let me ramble on about this stupid nonsense?”
“It’s not really nonsense-”
“Yes, it is! Perce, this is huge!” you told him. “Are you sure?”
“Yeah” he sighed. “I think I’m ready” he nodded.
“Oh, Perce! I’m so happy for you!” you said, hugging him before you two got interrupted when the door opened and Bill stood there again, just like this morning.
“What?” he asked, confused as the two of you looked at him.
“What, what?” you asked, again, smiling at him and he rolled his eyes.
“I think you’re spending an awful lot of time with the twins” he glared at you.
“I was just about to say the same thing!” Percy told his older brother.
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“Are you avoiding me?” you heard Charlie’s voice behind you.
“What? No, I’m not!” you argued, looking at him.
“Is that why you’re hiding here in the attic?” he smiled.
“I’m not hiding” you told him. “I was just… looking for something to help the twins with one of their inventions” you said.
“I know, as soon as I entered their room, you volunteered yourself and ran away to the attic” he said, getting closer to you.
“I thought you didn’t like confined spaces” you said, hoping he would leave.
“I don’t but this is the only place where I can get to talk to you without you running away from me or my siblings coming to steal you away” he replied. “Is it about what my mum said?”
“About what-? What do you mean? I can barely remember the conversation with your mum-”
“Love” he said, wrapping his arms around your waist.
“Yes?”
“You’re rambling” he smiled. “And you’re adorable when you’re jealous” he said, his smile turning into a smirk that you had come to love so much.
“I’m not jealous!” you pouted.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes! Take that smug smirk off your face! How dare you say that I am jealous of someone that I don’t even know! Who Ollie and Percy both seem to love so much! And your mother!”
“Is… that what this is about?”
“And she sounds so cool! I mean she has pink hair for Merlin’s sake!”
“Wait, are you jealous about what my mother said about me and Tonks? Or are you jealous that you don’t know her?”
“Well… both can be true” you aid, stubbornly. “Except for the first one because it’s not like we’re in a relationship and I have any right to be-”
You were cut off by Charlie pulling you closer to him and kissing you. You were about to push yourself away from him but you honestly couldn’t and didn’t want you. You had no idea how he could just make you melt in his arms this easily. This had never happened to you before. And you knew he and Percy were right. You were jealous. Of course, you would be jealous of Mrs. Weasley thinking there was someone out there perfect for Charlie. You had seen how he was with Fleur. And you knew how much her sons valued her opinion. So, of course, you got jealous.
“You are fucking adorable” Charlie said, once you two pulled away. “Listen to me, Tonks is my best friend since we were eleven years old. I am as attracted to her as much as Percy is attracted to you” he said.
“Percy said the same thing, actually-”
“And, I was actually going to ask you if you wanted to spend those days my mum mentioned… with me?” he asked, clearing his throat, nervously. “Percy said, you are also free and I thought I could… take you out on a date or something-”
“R-really?” you asked, smiling brightly at him.
“Yes, I mean, if you wanted to-”
You interrupted him now, by giving him another kiss.
“I’d love to” you smiled at him.
“Really?”
“Yes” you assured him.
“Brilliant! I’ll be able to get my prize then” he said, making you frown in confusion before he grabbed something from behind him and showed you the scarf you were knitting. “Here” he said, putting it around your neck. “I thought you should have it” he smiled.
“I still think you tricked me somehow” you said before giving him a peck on the lips. “But this is a beautiful scarf, so I’ll see what I can do” you smiled, kissing him again.
“(Y/N)!” you heard Ginny’s voice downstairs.
“Oh, I have to go, Ginny asked me if I could help her get ready for tonight” you smiled as Charlie tightened his arms around you and started making his way down to your neck with kisses.
“What? Why?”
“Because she wants to look pretty because she has a crush on Harry” you informed him and he instantly stopped.
“No! She does not!”
“You’re adorable” you smiled, kissing him again.
“Why has my entire family been stealing you away from me all day?” he asked, going back to kissing you.
“Technically they’re taking me away from Percy” you said, trying to unglue yourself from him as you heard Ginny yell for you again. “Charlie, I have to go” you chuckled as he started kissing you again.
“So, go” he said, not letting go of you.
“I… kind of need you to let me go for that” you said.
“It’s not fair! All of my siblings have had you more time than me today” he pouted and you laughed, kissing him.
“That’s not true” you assured him.
“I haven’t played chess with Ron yet” you said, managing to get free and leave the attic.
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The Christmas big celebration was set up beautifully. You couldn’t remember the last time you felt this happy at Christmas. Since your mother passed away, you rarely celebrated it with your father. Even less when he got married again. So having a big, loud, loving family around you brought an entirely beautiful warmth to your heart. You found yourself sitting across from Charlie, who was in deep conversation about something with Harry and Oliver, probably about Quidditch, and you just stared at him. Every time you looked at him you felt your entire heart flutter. You had never felt this way about anyone and, even if you were frightened, you were also excited.
“Hey” you heard Percy to your left as he held your hand, snapping you out of your thoughts.
“You’re gonna make a bloody comment about me drooling over Charlie, aren’t you?” you whispered to him.
“No” he smiled. “I was actually going to say sorry” he said, surprising you.
“What? Why?”
“Well, I know what it’s like to be near the person that you love-”
“I never said I loved Charlie” you whispered.
“Not to me, maybe” Percy smirked. “But I know what it feels like to not be able to hug him and kiss him whenever you want and just… act like a couple, like Bill and Fleur” he said, nodding his head towards his oldest brother with his arm around Fleur as she rested her head on his shoulder and he kissed her temple. “It’s not fair to Oliver either” he told you.
“So, you’re really doing this?”
“I’m really doing this” he said after taking a deep breath.
“For the record, I know it will be fine, Perce. But whatever happens, I’m here for you” you said, kissing his cheek.
“Thank you” he smiled nervously back at you.
“Oh, before I forget” Molly said, getting up and handing a small package to you, another one to Fleur, and another one to Oliver. “I know we said we would eat first and then presents but I have something for you three to wear” she smiled as the three of you exchanged looks. “Well, open them!”
You quickly opened your present and took out a beautiful jumper. Your own Christmas jumper made by Mrs. Weasley. On your favorite color and with your initial on the front. Both Charlie and Percy had told you that their mother would probably get you one. But it was one thing to know that, and another one to actually get it. You couldn’t remember how long it had been since you felt part of a family.
“Thank you so much, Mrs. Weasley!” Fleur said, also feeling excited that things were better with Bill’s family.
“I thought you should each have your own” Mrs. Weasley said.
“Thank you Mrs. Weasley” you managed to say before your voice would break. Charlie smiled at you from across the table and you managed to smile back at him.
“I uh-” you saw Oliver stutter, feeling tears in his eyes. “Why do I get one-?”
“Oh, Oliver, please. You’re as much part of this family as everyone else” she smiled at him.
“Are you alright, son?” Arthur asked, noticing how upset Oliver was.
“Oh, I uh-” he said, composing himself and drying the few tears he shed. “I am, sir. I’m sorry, I just-”
“Kids, give us a minute” Mrs. Weasley said, looking at her children at the end of the table.
“What? Why?” the twins complained. “What did we do?”
“You’re pulling at the last thread of my patience” she complained. “Now scatter!”
Fred, George, Ron, Ginny, and Harry stood up without any more complaining and walked out of the living room.
“Um, Bill, we should maybe leave too” Fleur said, getting up and pulling her boyfriend with him.
“What? Us too?” Bill argued, getting up and pointing at you. “How come she gets to stay?”
“Charlie” Mrs. Weasley started.
“He can stay” Percy nodded and Charlie smiled triumphantly, taking another spoonful of food.
“I’m sorry” Oliver said. “I don’t know if Percy told you but… the reason why I’m here it’s because… my parents said they don’t want to see me again and… I didn’t have anywhere else to go so, Percy said I could come here, and for everyone to just… treat me as part of the family” he smiled.
“Oh, sweetheart” Mrs. Weasley said, getting up from her seat and walking over to him. “Move over, Charles” she said pushing her son out of the chair so she could seat next to Oliver. “I am so sorry, Oliver” she said, hugging him to her.
“No, I’m sorry, I didn’t want to make tonight about myself” he said. “I just… felt a bit overwhelmed I guess” he explained.
“Oh, there’s no need to apologize. We are happy that you’re here, Oliver” Molly told him.
“Why did your parents say that, son?” Arthur asked him.
“Arthur!” Mrs. Weasley snapped.
“Dad!” Percy snapped at the same time.
“No, it’s okay” Oliver assured them. “Um, it’s because I’m gay” he smiled nervously.
“You told your parents and then they said they didn’t want to see you again?” Mr. Weasley asked, looking extremely confused.
“Yes” Oliver nodded as Mrs. Weasley wrapped him in a big hug.
“Oh my dear, boy, I am so sorry” she said, kissing his head. “But you will always have a home with us” she said, smiling warmly at him.
“Thank you, Mrs. Weasley” Oliver smiled. “That means a lot to me” he said, hugging her again.
“Uh… mum” Percy said all of a sudden and everyone turned to look at him.
“Percy! How could you not tell us?” Molly complained. “Oliver is like part of the family!”
“I know, that’s why uh-”
“I am happy that you invited him, but you should know better!”
“Mum!” Percy said, getting up and nervously looking around. “I uh- I have something to say” he mumbled.
“Darling, speak up” Molly told him.
“I’m gay too!” he blurted out. His parents just stared at him and you saw his hand shaking so you took it. “I didn’t know how to tell you and… when dad asked about (Y/N) I said she was my girlfriend and then I asked her to come here and pretend to be my girlfriend” he explained. “I’m sorry I lied but I was just… scared to tell you the truth” he admitted.
“Percy!” Molly said standing up and walking around the table to her third son. “Why didn’t you tell us, love?”
“I’m sorry, mum, I- I wasn’t sure how. I was afraid about how you would react and-”
“Oh, my boy!” she said, hugging him to her. “I am so happy for you!”
“You are?” Percy asked confused.
“Of course, I am! I just want you to be happy and, like I said, we love Oliver like his part of the family, so if he makes you happy, that’s all that matters” she smiled, placing his face between her hands and leaning him down to kiss his forehead. “I love you, Percy” she smiled.
“I love you too, mum” he smiled back.
“Oh, darling” she said, pulling away and sitting next to you. “Thank you for caring so much for my Percy” she told you. “I want you to know that you are still part of this family, love” she said, smiling at you.
“Thank you, Mrs. Weasley” you said, clutching your sweater to your chest. “That means a lot to me” you smiled.
“Although I must confess, I loved knowing that one of my sons had someone as wonderful as you” she admitted.
“Well, funny story-” Percy intervened.
“Percy, I will rip your tongue out” you smiled with clenched teeth.
“I was thinking about setting her up with-” he smiled, completely ignoring you, and being hit with a roll of bred on his face. “Charlie!”
“Oh, what a wonderful idea, you’re not seeing anybody, are you?” Molly asked you.
“Um-” you chuckled.
“Mum!” Charlie said, walking over to you.
“Molly, dear, I think this is something that they can do on their own” Arthur said, getting up and walking over to his wife. “Why don’t we go join the kids and get ready for presents? Let’s give them a moment” he said, pulling her away.
“Oh, alright, but I just want them to know that they would look just as adorable as Percy and Oliver!” she said as she walked out of the dining room.
“Well, I hope that felt good because now I’m gonna kill you” Charlie glared at his younger brother.
“What? It’s not like you’re not already together” Percy smirked as Oliver walked over and hugged him.
“How do you feel, love?” Oliver asked him.
“Like an enormous weight being lifted off my shoulders” he sighed.
“I’m proud of you, Perce” you smiled, hugging him too.
“Me too” Charlie admitted. “Even if you now passed the obsession of mum to us” he rolled his eyes.
“Ready to tell everyone else?” he asked Oliver.
“Really?”
“Yeah” he said, excitedly. “That is if the twins didn’t just hear everything with their extendable ears” he said.
“They didn’t” you said, taking them out of your pocket and smiling at him.
“I love you” Percy said, kissing your head before all four of you walked into the living room where everyone was gathered already exchanging presents. Fleur was already wearing her jumper, as was everyone else, so the four of you did the same.
“Um guys, I have something I’d like to tell all of you” Percy said, standing at the entrance and holding Oliver’s hand but nobody seemed to quiet down until he continued. “(Y/N)’s not my girlfriend” he said and the room went silent. Something that was very unusual in the Weasley home.
"We knew it!” you heard the twins say. “She's too pretty for you!"
“Shut up!” Percy glared at them. “Oliver's my boyfriend" he said, smiling at Oliver.
"What? He's too handsome for you!” you heard the twins interrupt him again.
“Are we missing something?” Fred said, looking at you.
“Is Percy attractive?" George asked, confused.
“He is” you winked at them.
“You’re a weird woman” George told you.
“I already knew” Ginny shrugged.
“What? How could you know? I hadn’t told anybody! Who told you?” Percy said, blushing.
“Nobody. I knew since my first year in school. I’m a very observant person, Percy” she smirked before her eyes landed on you and Charlie.
“Do you think she knows something?” Charlie whispered at you.
“She definitely knows” you assured him.
“So...” the twins smirked at you as they walked closer.
“You’re single?” Fred asked.
"Are you asking me out, Fred?" you smirked.
“You know who else is single?” George smiled.
"Viktor Krum!" Ron said, excitedly.
“No, you twat! Charlie!” the twins said together.
“Should I be scared of how much your family wants me to be with you?” you asked with an arched eyebrow.
“I bet you thought Percy and Oliver were the worst ones” he laughed.
“Hey, (Y/N)” Bill said, appearing in the room. “This came for you” he said, handing you an envelope.
“What? F-for me?” you asked confused.
“Yeah, this tawny owl just left it on the front door” he explained, handing you the envelope.
“Thanks, Bill” you smiled weakly at him. Charlie noticed the distressed look on your face and pulled you out of the living room, Percy and Oliver following the two of you.
“What’s wrong, love?” Charlie asked, letting it slip and ignoring the smirks from the other couple.
“Um… this was sent from m-my dad and when he sends things is usually not good” you laughed, nervously. “You know what? We’re having such a lovely day, I just won’t open it” you said, about to put it on the table, but Oliver stopped you.
“Maybe it’s a good thing this time?” he tried. “Come on, you should open it” he encouraged you.
“We’ll be here with you” Percy smiled.
“Do you two know something I don’t?” you asked with an arched eyebrow.
“Look, you helped me so much by being here for me” Percy said, stroking your arms with his hands. “The least I can do is be here for you as well” he reassured you.
“Um… okay” you said, taking a deep breath.
“We’re all here for you, love” Charlie said, kissing your forehead.
You slowly opened the envelope, waiting for a long letter from your father about the presents you sent to your little brothers and maybe even returning the presents too. But it wasn’t that. Your entire heart melted when you saw a big picture of Thomas and Christopher, not only wearing the Quidditch robes you gave them but standing with Oliver and Viktor. They looked happier than you had ever seen them. You then grabbed the letter attached to it. It was from them. Your little brother had written to you, thanking you for the Quidditch robes and for having Viktor and Oliver deliver them themselves.
“Oh Merlin” you said, feeling your eyes water a little. “How did you-?” you said, looking at Oliver, but you didn’t even know what to say. “You went there?” you smiled. “And you got Viktor to-?”
“It was actually Charlie’s idea” Oliver admitted.
“W-what?” you asked, looking at him.
“The robes came back a couple of days ago” Percy confessed. “But we didn’t want you to see them” he explained.
“So, Charlie had the idea that maybe if Viktor and I were to show up at your father’s house, he wouldn’t say no” Oliver explained. “Your little brothers saw us through the window and they ran to answer the door” he smiled. “And we were able to give the robes to them from you” he smiled.
“Y-you guys did this for me?” you asked with the biggest smile on your face as a few tears rolled down your cheeks.
“Of course, love” Charlie said, wrapping his arms around you and pulling you closer, kissing your temple.
“Oh Merlin, Ollie! We made her cry” Percy said, impressed.
“Shut up!” you laughed a little before you noticed something else inside the envelope.
“What’s that?” Charlie asked as you pulled away and gasped in surprise.
“What?” Oliver asked.
“What is it?” Percy questioned when more tears fell down your face and you quickly wiped them off.
“It’s a picture of me and my mum” you said, showing it to them. The three guys saw a picture of someone that looked remarkably like you with a smaller version of you in her arms. The two of you smiling at each other and the back of the picture read ‘My girls’ in your father’s handwriting. “I didn’t… have any pictures of her” you told them. “I can’t believe you did this for me” you smiled.
“Hey guys, mum wants a picture of everyone-” Bill entered the kitchen and stopped talking when he saw you crying in Charlie’s arms. “What’s going on here?” he asked, extremely confused. “Wait, are you two-?” he asked, noticing Oliver and Percy holding hands.
“Uh, yes” Percy said as he pulled Oliver closer to him, realizing Bill hadn’t been in the room when he made the announcement.
“So, that means you two-” he smiled at you and Charlie as his brother nodded, smiling. “Am I the last one to know?!” he asked, offended.
“Kinda” Charlie shrugged.
“That is so unfair! How am I the last one to know?! You two were the first ones I told about me proposing to Fleur!”
“In my defense, we only got together yesterday” Charlie said, hugging you closer. “They have been together since their last year at Hogwarts and Percy was just pretending to date (Y/N)” he said, pointing at Percy.
“Hey!”
“And he told you first!” Bill said, insulted.
“Actually, Fleur also knows already” Oliver admitted.
“Oh, I cannot believe you, Perce!” he said, walking out of the room.
“Come on, Bill, hold on!” Percy said, walking after him with Oliver.
“Did you do that to get back at Percy for telling your mum about us?” you asked Charlie.
“Of course, it was” he smiled, brushing away the remaining tears on your cheeks.
“I can’t believe you did this for me” you told him, placing the pictures and the letter on the table. “This is… this is the most thoughtful thing anyone’s ever done for me, Charlie” you confessed.
“I just gave Oliver the idea, love” he shrugged modestly. “What?” he frowned when he saw the worried expression on your face and he pulled you closer.
“Um-” you stuttered. “There’s something that I think I want to s-say” you said, looking down. “It’s um- something I don’t think I’ve ever said before- at least not to someone who isn’t Percy or Oliver” you chuckled. “And I know that it’s stupidly quick and I don’t expect you to say it back but I guess there’s no denying that I have feelings for you that can't be explained in any other way-”
“I love you too” Charlie interrupted you, making you look back at him.
“Y-you do?”
“Yes” he nodded. “I don’t know how to explain it either” he smiled. “But I do” he said before you pulled him in to kiss him again. You wrapped your arms around his neck and felt his arms around your waist.
“I love you too” you smiled.
“Are you ready for your gift?” he smiled.
“Gift? Charlie, you have already given me enough” you said, pointing at the pictures on the table.
“That wasn’t my gift, I didn’t know your father was going to write back” he admitted.
“You still had Oliver and Viktor deliver the robes to my little brothers” you said.
“Well, still… I made you something” he said, grabbing a small box from where he had been sitting earlier and giving it to you. You excitedly opened it and took out a tiny maroon jumper with the letter ‘N’ on it.
“What is this?” you asked a little confused.
“Well, as you know, my mum taught me how to knit when I was little” he mumbled, looking away. “And I make these for my dragons when they’re babies” he continued. “This was worn by Norberta, one of my favorites” he smiled.
“Oh, you told me about her!” you smiled. “The one you got from Hagrid because she was too big for him to take care of her at Hogwarts?”
“Yeah” he said, loving the fact that you remembered. Most people tuned him out whenever he talked about dragons. “I made this for her and… since it had the ‘N’ I thought it… might fit… N-Newt” he explained, nervously.
“I love it” you said excitedly before you kissed him again. “And I love you!”
“I love you too” he smiled.
“Would you two come here already?” Bill said, walking in again. “Mum insists that you are both is in the picture- wait! Does she know about you two?” he smirked, looking at Charlie.
“Bill, if you open your mouth I’ll tell her about you proposing to Fleur!” Charlie threatened.
“That was a fair play” Bill said, unenthusiastically.
“Your family it’s a bit… intense, isn’t it?” you asked nervously.
“Oh, don’t worry, love” Bill winked at you. “It’s your family too” he smirked before he left.
“Having second thoughts?” Charlie asked, kissing your cheek.
“Are you joking? They probably love me more than they love you” you teased him.
“You are spending too much time with the twins!”
The End
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A/N: I have absolutely no idea how I was able to do this but I want to thank everyone who loved this story so much! it made fall even more in love with Charlie and I loved every second of it (even the writers block) I really hope you loves like it! I will still be writing an epilogue, of course, but thank you all so much for the love on this story!!!
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