A small pop echoed near a stream. A young man with red hair looked at his surrondings. A loud sigh escaped from his lips as he realised that he wasn't exactly where he wanted to be. He sunk to the ground and sat there deep in thought. A young girl with bright blonde hair noticed him and sat down next to him.

Charlie's POV

"Are you ok?" Said a voice from beside him. He jumped and looked up seeing Luna Lovegood. He breathed out a sigh. At least he wasn't to far from the burrow. "Yeah,just heading home for a while". Luna gave him a strange look, "If your heading to the burrow, why didn't you just apparate there?" she said with a dreamy look on her face. "You know", she said looking at him, "You seem to be quiet troubled, you were heading to the burrow were you not? You were perhaps just in a state where you couldn't". I looked at her, how could she figure me out so quickly? I had had maybe two or three talks with her before when she was with Ginny. She was always just that odd little Ravenclaw who although quite brave could easily confuse me and realise things that others could not.

"I guess that's true", I replied in monotone, trying to hide the emotion in my voice, in my head. "You should just tell your family whatever your worried about telling them, simple as that", she told me smiling. "How did you..." I start saying before stopping myself so she doesn't know the truth. She looked at me, "your head isn't full of Wrackspurt's and well, your just the same as I was. I was afraid of telling Ginny something once, but I managed it". "Thanks Luna, i'll tell my family when I can", I replied, "What are you by the river for anyway?" She smiled at him, "I'm collecting Plimpies for tea".

I left Luna by the stream, deciding it would be safer to walk. Charlie had recently been given a few weeks healing time from work after getting a injury from a Hebridean Black. His mother had insisted that he come and spend the healing period with his family. He would be coming back just in time for the weekly Sunday meals that he was rarely apart of. The only problem was that he was very nervous as he had recently, well not to recently discovered he was gay and his first and only boyfriend had recently broke up with him. He wasn't sure how his family would take it, that's if he ever got the courage to tell.

Sure, they weren't judgemental people but this. His mum would surely be disappointed, she would want him to marry a lovely girl, settle down in England and have a safe job. He wasn't sure what his dad would think but he doubted it would be good. His older brother Bill, knew he had been dating recently, but he thought it was a girl from Romania. As for Percy, he would never approve. He was doubtful about the twins, Ron and Ginny accepting it. All these thoughts and more were running through his head as the Burrow came into sight.

He breathed out slowly and pushed the door open. Suddenly I found myself in a bone crushing hug and unintentionally I winced. "Careful Mum, you might crush the man" said a man somewhere to the left of me. I found myself face-to-face with my brother Bill. "Ah Bill, hair still growing I see". "Ah Charlie, scars still growing in numbers I see" We laugh as mum begins, " Well Bill, your hair is getting a bit to long now and Charlie, why don't you try for a nice office job, your getting to injured in Romania."

We both roll our eyes and hear mum say, "lunch is in a few minutes, Bill will you set the table, Charlie you just sit down". "Mum, I can help you know" I reply steadily. "No dear, your injured". She stated with a saddened look on her face but just before she could start another rant two men walk in and begin to speak.
"You know Charlie", one of them begins.
"We could easily do the waiting and sitting for you", the other continues.
"We are quite good at it"
"You can do the work"
"And we can sit here for you", they finished together laughing. "Boys" Mum said warningly.

After mum got everyone sorted, lunch began. At the table sat Dad, Mum, Bill, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, Ginny, Harry, Hermione, Remus, Sirius, Ginny's boyfriend Neville, Percy's Girlfriend Penelope and Bill's wife Fleur. I hadn't seen this many people at the burrow in a while, actually, I hadn't seen anyone at the burrow in a while. When sitting at the table, I had Bill to my left and Neville to my right. The twins were laughing, everyone was talking and my nerves were finally at ease. Bill then turned to me, "So Charlie", he said loud enough for everyone to hear, "Wanna finally tell me about this girlfriend of yours?"

"Charlie has a girlfriend?"

"What's her name?"

"Is she Romanian?"

"Did she go to Hogwarts?"

"Does she work with you"

Bill laughed and said "Shush guys, let the man talk"
The only sound to be heard was from Sirius repeating, "Charlies got a girlfriend, Charlie's got a girlfriend" in an annoying sing-song voice. "Shush Pads" said Remus looking up with interest.

I was trying to think. I can't tell them, not now. I can't say 'Oh, do you mean Zac? My EX- boyfriend...' I looked around at them as if trying to draw them in instead of stalling time for an excuse.

I sigh, "Zara?" Before I could continue, Mum starts, "I can see it now, a wedding under the moon, a move to England, Kids..."
"Mum", I say

"... A nice cottage nearby, lunch every sunday at the burrow..."
"Mum", I repeat

"... And you could be near the family..."
"MUM", I yell. I look around at shocked faces, I didn't usually lose my temper that quickly.

"We broke up..." I mumble.