Complicated (Charlie Weasley x reader)

Chapter 23 Anyone would remember something like that.

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You were closing in on your sixth apparition lesson, being slightly scared, but also looking forward to it at the same time. Charlie constantly reminding you that you would make it this time, which you appreciated, as it gave you a slight confidence boost.

You had just finished care of magical creatures, that being your last class of the day, and so you were headed to the library. You were going over Thestrals again, and professor Kettleburn had criticized your drawing, saying you lacked some details here and there, but it wasn't exactly easy drawing something you could not see! So now, a little pissed, you tried to find a picture or something of a thestral, only to learn that most of the creature books had been burned the year before, by professor Kettleburn himself and that stupid Chimera! How you hadn't noticed it before kind of disappointed you, and so you had no choice but to ask someone who could actually see one, only problem was who? Did you even know anyone that had seen death? How would you ask? Wouldn't it be kind of rude to ask anyway?

You stood in the creature-section of the library before you could finally think about someone.

Hagrid! You remembered him telling you and Charlie about his father's death some years prior, so maybe he would know what a thestral looks like? Then the problem was how to ask him... and then there was Fluffy the murderous three-headed dog who really didn't like you... You sighed to yourself. Maybe Charlie would come with you? Wait... Charlie! He hadn't seen death, but he told you about getting some help during the class last year. Why hadn't you just asked him to begin with, instead of running off to the library?

You went on your way, trying to actually find the boy, but didn't really know where to start. First checking outside near the creatures, but surprisingly you only found Penny and another brown-haired boy you didn't really know the name of. Maybe they know where Charlie is? As you approached them Penny was the first one to take a notice of you and put on a polite smile.

"Hey, (Y/n), I haven't seen you around lately, how are you?"

"Oh, I'm fine, thank you." You gave a polite smile back. "I'm sorry, but do you happen to know where Charlie is?" The other boy had turned to look at you.

"Weasley, I assume? Yes actually, I think I saw him walking back to the castle a couple of minutes ago. If you hurry you might catch up to him." She brightly smiled at you. You thanked them, or more Penny since the other boy hadn't said anything and turned back to the castle again.

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You found Charlie in the courtyard talking to some of his friends, and you didn't know if you should approach him or not but did it anyway. Charlie standing with his back facing you, didn't notice you approaching, until one of his friends made some kind of gesture and he turned around.

"(Y/n)!" His friends said something you couldn't hear, but you saw Charlie tense and blush before he turned to look at them, and then turn back to you, leading you to the other end of the courtyard. "Did something happen?" He asked you when you were far enough away from the others.

"What? No, not really. Though something might have happened to your friends over there..." You said as you gestured to the boys on the other end of the courtyard that was making kissy-faces and holding themselves while laughing, until they noticed you and Charlie look at them, and stopped immediately. You noticed Charlie giving them a look before he turned you away from them.

"Don't mind them, they're just really immature." He made sure to say the last part a little louder and you could hear an ouch coming from one of them. "What is it then?" You realised that he was still holding onto your shoulders from when he turned you around, and almost forgot why you were even there.