Complicated (Charlie Weasley x reader)

Chapter 3 A squib

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You had met your grandmother before, but that was maybe ten years ago, remembering her a little bit, but not so much. You remember how she didn't know how to speak English, so your mother had to translate everything that was said while you visited her. You also remember how similar she was to your mother, or your mother to her, except your grandmother looked older. Hopefully she knew English now that you were going to live with her... or it might be a long summer ahead of you...

The last week was spent in the commonroom. You had finished all of your exams and now occupied the rest of the time with reading. You were preparing yourself for your summer in Norway, but so far you really REALLY hoped your grandma spoke English. It wasn't easy finding anything at all that could be useful to you, so one could say you were mildly panicking. Is your grandmother nice? Would you get your own room? Did she live in a city close to other Norwegian muggles? You weren't sure, but remembered slightly that she lived where there were a lot of trees... which could be anywhere...

The whole week you sat there trying to find something and the last day before departure you finally found something! Well... it was a book about Norwegian Ridgebacks, but it was better than nothing!

You were sitting in front of the not-lit fireplace when you saw Bill Weasley enter through the portrait-hole and Charlie coming in right after him. The moment you got eye-contact with Charlie he went straight over to you. You could see that he had been looking for you, especially since the first thing he said was-

"I have been looking all over for you!" He asked you why you were up here and not outside or something like you normally would. Had he really been looking all over for you? You didn't want him to know about what had happened yet, so you told him you had been sick the last week and had just now started to feel better, which he believed, since you HAD to be sick if you had stayed up here the whole week. Then he noticed the book you were reading.

"Norwegian Ridgebacks? Didn't we read this together almost three years ago?" He sat down beside you and looked at the cover of the book.

"Yes, I think we did, which is a good reason to read it again and re-new my knowledge!" You didn't really know what you were saying, you were only hoping that Charlie wouldn't ask to many questions.

"Re-new your knowledge? Since when did you need to do that?" He looked mildly amused as he said that, and you realised how stupid that had sounded.

"I can't remember every little detail, you know!" You got a bit red in the face and sat back down in the chair, trying to continue reading with the book all up in your face so Charlie couldn't see you. You could feel Charlie's amusement, but tried your best to ignore him, which turned out to be a challenge as he wasn't done talking with you.

When he saw your book he had again asked you why you were reading about Norwegian Ridgebacks. You told a lie about your parents going on a business trip all summer, so you had to stay with your grandma in Norway and that this book was the closest thing you came to Norway.

Bill, who had listened to your conversation, offered to let you stay with them, saying his mother wouldn't mind and how she really wanted to meet you, but you couldn't do that to them. You lied YET AGAIN saying that your grandmother had been looking forward to spending the summer with you, since you were her only grandchild and she couldn't see you that often, so maybe you didn't lie? They gave up after that, but made you promise to at least say hi to their parents at Kings cross station before you left.

After that you went into your dorm to pack the rest of your things. You went to bed early that night, not feeling like conversing with anyone.

*****

On the train ride you sat with Bill and Charlie since Bill literally forced you, saying he didn't believe you would wait for them at the station (not that you minded anyway). The train ride was nice, Bill left a few times, saying he had to do some other things, but really it was so you and Charlie could talk alone. Charlie told you all about how they had stopped the sleep walking curse and everything else you had missed out on. You were silent for a while, until Charlie spoke up again.

"I missed you... you know... this last week..." He trailed off, not sure how to say it, probably. It really warmed your heart knowing that he had been missing you as you had been hiding in your room. You should have just told him the truth right away! But felt like it wasn't the time now... Instead you reached out to Charlie and gave him a warm hug, a hug that maybe you needed more than him.

*****

When the train arrived at Kings cross Bill held your hand and dragged you over to their parents, while Charlie walked awkwardly behind together with their younger brother, Percy. Their parents was very welcoming, and their father seemed to find it quite fascinating that you're a muggle born. He asked you all kinds of questions about "muggle things" and how they worked, while their mother seemed like a kind-hearted woman. She herself offered to let you stay with them (maybe because she first thought you was Charlie's girlfriend) but you declined, saying you couldn't do that to your grandmother.

That was when you noticed her. You hadn't seen your grandmother in person since you were maybe five, but you knew right away that it was her. She was so similar to your mother it almost hurt. She also seemed to notice you since you, too, looked a lot like your mother. She came right over to you and gave you a hug, looking like she was about to cry. She had learned English, but she had a very thick Norwegian accent. She talked a lot, though you had some trouble understanding most of it. She even talked a bit to the Weasleys, and what was strange was that they seemed to know each other.

You had to get going, so you said goodbye to them all, gave Charlie a hug and told him your new address, saying you would try to write, but wasn't sure your owl would survive the trip, honestly you were actually more concerned about Errold.

Your grandmother took your stuff and led you to a less crowded area. She asked if you were ready, you didn't understand why, but you said yes anyway, then she disapparated with you.

That was the moment when you learned that your mother was - what a not so nice wizard would call, a squib.

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