They met, as many first-years do, in an empty compartment on the Hogwarts Express, madly excited, but also scared and overwhelmed.
They were perfectly compatible. They both had that love for adventure and the outdoors, they had a similar sense of humour, and they just felt comfortable around each other. And there were the differences, too. Tonks was the sparky, out of control tomboy, whereas Charlie was always cool and collected. They complimented each other.
It was clear from the moment that Charlie entered the compartment that they would become friends.
"Are you a first-year, too?" she asked as he sat down, and she continued quickly without waiting for a reply; it was a rhetorical question. "Good, so I know somebody. I was worried that I'd be the only one walking in on their own! You'll come in with me, won't you? Let's stick together. What's your name?"
"Charlie Weasley," he said, slightly amused at the rapid stream of words emerging from her mouth. "What's yours?"
"Nymphadora Tonks," she replied, "but call me Dora. I hate Nymphadora."
Charlie made a face. Dora. It didn't quite seem right for her. Too... girly, he supposed. "I'll call you Tonks," he told her.
Tonks smiled.
A/N: This is for the Romantic Drabble Challenge on HPFC - yes, I know this one isn't really romantic, but the others will be more so. So I was given Charlie/Tonks as the pairing, and this is hard for me because I'm a big Remus/Tonks shipper... but I'm having a go. :)
Disclaimer: I'm not, and never will be, J K Rowling.
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