Mother's daughter

Chapter 1 Promises

Anna snuggled into Charlie's chest, he sighed heavily and she looked up at him,

"What's wrong?" she asked with her brow furrowed,

"I don't know Anna, I feel guilty I guess, I don't think I've ever been so happy but there's a war going on and I'm just staying here while my family could die at any minute",

Anna remained silent, she couldn't imagine how Charlie felt, she had spent her life actively shunning her family and snapping any olive branches they offered her, they didn't want to play happy families, they wanted to recruit her.

"Charlie, what was it like? Your childhood" she asked cautiously, they had been dating for over a year and she had never asked him, he knew she hated talking about her past but she had always wondered about his, after all he was a Weasley, she knew that his family was important to him.

"My childhood" he whispered with a smile on his face "I loved it Anna, my earliest memory is Bill trying to teach me how to fly on one of his toy broomsticks, I was so nervous I fly straight into the pond, Mom was so mad with him, but we kept practising until eventually I got better than him, I don't think he expected that to happen" Anna chuckled,

"What's Bill like?" she asked, knowing that he had just been injured,

"I don't really know how to describe him except, cool, he's just my cool big brother, totally different from Percy of course, git, ambitious that was always Percy, guess we just got in the way of his plans. He never really got on with the rest of us that well, especially the twins, he was such an easy target for them, they love pranking people and winding them up, bit like Ginny I guess, she's more subtle about it though, I think we all underestimated her when she was growing up, Ron especially, she's got some power behind her wand has Gin. I think Ron's only just starting to realise it. I would have loved to have seen his face when she started dating Harry. He's not stupid Ron, he probably the most Gryffindor of all of us, supposed he had to be being friends with Harry. I think my parents worry about Ron and Ginny the most, there so loyal, they will both follow Harry wherever he goes, I wouldn't want to see that argument, Mum and Ginny are both so stubborn, you don't want to be in the room when they have a row!" Charlie chuckled and lapsed into silent thought.

Anna realised how much he had told her, she had only asked about Bill but he had mentioned all of his family, and Harry. When people asked her about her family or childhood she gave short, often irritable, answers that soon ended the conversation.

"Have you told them about me?" she asked quietly looking up into his vivid blue eyes,

"Of course I have, I told them before Christmas, so I could stay with you! Mum can't wait to meet you. That's why you have to come to the wedding so…"

"Have you told them Charlie?" Anna interrupted,

"Told them what?" he asked avoiding her gaze,

"My name"

"Anna when are you going to realise that I don't care about your name, I love you Anna!"

"You might not care Charlie but others do, we are in the middle of a war for Merlin's sake!"

"Ok Anna I'll tell them, they won't care though, they trust me"

"You'll tell them?"

"Yes"

"Before we get there?"

"Yes"

"You promise" she said fixing him with a glare,

"I promise" he replied kissing her gently on the nose.

A/N It's short because it's the prologue. Please review! Next chapter, we meet the family, and their not happy!

Love you all

Laura

xxx

P.S. It's soooooo close!!!