Marlen "Marly" Soto, Aka Jacob's Sibling...

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One-Shots surrounding my MC, Jacob's Sibling, before, during and after her life at Hogwarts.

1/?

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Summary: Bill talks to an old friend to help defuse the tension between his fiancée and mum.

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Characters: Marly Soto, Bill Weasley.

Relationship(s): BillxFluer, (Past)MarlyxBill.

Setting: A small bistro in a random location in London.

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"I want you to meet with Fleur and talk to my mum."

"Or do you just want me to help you to get Molly to like Fleur better?"

"… How much do you know?"

Bill ran a hand through his hair, wincing when he accidentally pulled hairs that stretched out his ever healing scars. Even though the pain, he couldn't help but chuckle. It feels like they time traveled back in time to when they were still students. Back at Hogwarts, figuring out the cursed vaults and finding her brother. All the while hoping they don't get expelled. Now it's like the time Bill had to ask Marly to talk to Emily Tyler for him, but now the favor is something completely different.

Marly fiddled with her leather jacket, she kept looking around the area as if she's expecting something to pop out of nowhere. "She sends me letters to make sure I'm still alive. Sends me knitted Weasley's sweaters, fudge… mainly fudge."

"What has she told you?"

"Do you want a sweet or blunt answer?"

"Blunt."

"She is worried that Fluer is only after you because you have a good paying job and she's using her abilities to charm her way into your life." Marly shrugged, she fiddled with her food.

"She's not!"

"I know. I was the one that introduced you to her in the first place. Remember?"

There it is. The giant hippogriff in the room.

"Marly…."

"I'm fine. I'm over it. Really am, your mum doesn't think I am… and the most of our friends."

"Oh…."

"We tried it, and our lives made it impossible for us… and some other random crap. I'm not isolating myself from everyone! I'm a curse breaker! I don't even get to see people months on end because of it…. ugh."

"I know…. how was the dress fitting?"

"Merlin's beard! Her dress is so beautiful! You're going to be in complete awe!"

Bill didn't bother to hold back his chuckle. His eyes softened as he listened to Marly go on about the details to his own wedding. To think once upon a time there was a time the both of them once talked over at the possibility of marriage but now… that is a chapter that is tightly closed in both of their lives. The both of them agreed that they are truly better off as friends than anything else. Despite what their friends believe, it was mutual and there were no hard feelings.

(If anything, Marly, as stated, introduced Fleur to Bill and once she saw those sparks between them… the former Slytherin came up with a rather devious game of Cupid between the both of them.)

Of course, Fleur knows of their background and has complete confidence in the both of them. Even encouraging the old friends to be that, friends.

Which brings back to one of the original questions from earlier. "Your mum keeps hinting that there could possibly still be something between us but I keep telling her that we are just friends. Then she mentioned Charlie… I swear, she's trying to play matchmaker! He doesn't like me like that!"

Bill continued to be quiet as his friend vented to him on her past and current problems. By the sounds of it, Marly hasn't talked to anyone about her problems and it's showing. "Take a deep breath, drink your tea."

"Hmph." Marly snorted, she did, however, took a couple of gulps of her tea. She smacks her lips together sleepily. Bill blinked a couple of times as he watched Marly's hair shifted from a deep crimson to an auburn then finally set to a chocolate brown. She's feeling comfortable. "Penny is trying to perfect the wolfsbane potions. Rowan is teaching in France, Barnaby is traveling through the Amazons, Ben is working in the Ministry, but from what I heard, he's planning on going into hiding soon, Tulip is in hiding in America to hide from her parents,… again. Andre is also in America for that fashion show thing. Charlie in Romania focusing on dragons and well… you and Tonks are in the Order…"

"I hope you know that you are more than welcome to join us, Marly."

"I know. You and I both know I don't trust Dumbledore enough to join it. Not after what had happened."

"….I understand. About you talking to my mum…?"

"Ugh…I thought I distracted you enough to forget about it."

"Nope!"