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Charlie
Chap 2
Tonks frowns as she looks at Charlie. The brunette was wearing her dragon boxers and a bra, walking around the room.
"If you tell me what you're looking for then I could help you find it."
"I don't need you to do anything," Charlie snaps at the girl.
"Whatever then," Tonks says stripping off her clothes and climbing into bed, turning away from Charlie.
"Were you ever going to tell me?" Charlie asks throwing a pillow at the girl's back.
"Tell you what?" Tonks asks turning and facing her.
"About Snape!"
"What was I supposed to tell you about him, Char? I didn't even know that you knew him. And it's not like he shows up at the office every day."
Charlie continues to breath heavily, she wasn't really angry at Tonks, but she needed someone to vent on.
"You should have told me, Tonks."
"Tonks?" she asks looking at the brunette. "Since when have you started using my surname?"
"Since when have you been keeping things from me?"
"You know what?" Tonks asks looking at Charlie. "Just leave. I don't want you staying here tonight. Get out."
Charlie growls before grabbing her shirt and disapparating. Tonks lets out a breath before falling back onto the bed.
Lena downs her mug of butterbeer and runs a hand through her hair, frowning at the newspaper in front of her.
"Can you give me a firewhiskey, Finnigan?"
The mouse-haired man nods and pours the drink. "Tall?"
"Definitely."
Lena looks over as she realizes that Charlie has taken a seat beside her, dressed in only a pair of boxers and a tank top.
"Rough night?" Seamus asks chuckling at her appearance as she drinks her liquor in one gulp.
"I was thrown out of the apartment," she says shaking her head. "And I saw Snape today," she says downing another firewhiskey that the Irish man places in front of her. "Do you still have that cot?"
"Of course," Seamus says chuckling. "It's always available for you, darling."
"Thanks," Charlie says before turning to Lena. "You're from the ministry. Sorry about earlier. I'm Charlie…Charlie Lewis."
"I know, Arthur's asked me to go over your file as a favor, to keep you from getting into trouble." Lena explains throwing Seamus a smile as he refills her drink.
Seamus grins, "You gonna tell her your name or what?" He asks grinning when the redhead sighs and rubs her temple.
"Sorry." Lena says, "I can be a bit short minded and snappish, or so I'm told. I'm Lena, Lena Whitmore."
Charlie nods. "Nice to meet you," she says biting her lip as she thinks about Tonks. "So Arthur is again trying to save me from myself," she snorts. "Like that's ever going to happen."
"What's the riff between you and Severus?"
"Snape?" Charlie bites out.
Lena notices as Seamus freezes and looks cautiously at the brunette.
"Just a long history," she says realizing that she could have said that same thing to Tonks and she would not be sitting here right now.
"Right," Lena mutters, looking back down at her newspaper.
"Damn," Charlie says noticing the clock behind the bar. "I'm going to have to get up early and job search again." She looks at the mouse-haired man. "Since someone fired me earlier this month."
Seamus gives the girl a deadpan look. "Fired you? What else would you have me do? You lost me five customers, in one night! This is me pub, I need to have the money coming in."
"I didn't lose five," Charlie mutters. "I think I lost six when I called Barnby a death eater."
Seamus glares at her before turning away again muttering something that sounded like 'that's why he hasn't come in.'
Lena sighs and glances at the girl beside her. "If you need a place to stay for the night then you can have my guest room."
"Cool, thanks."
Charlie looks away from the stove as she hears footsteps behind her. She smiles at the red-head and looks back down at the stove.
"Sit down, breakfast is almost ready."
"Breakfast?"
"Why do you sound as if you don't eat breakfast?"
"I-I eat a biscuit or something."
Charlie snorts before placing some food on a plate. Lena's eyes widen as she looks at the eggs, fries, toast, and rare steak that the brunette drops in front of her.
"Do you work today?" Charlie asks crunching on a piece of bacon.
"I have to go in for a couple of hours."
Charlie nods. "Okay, well, thanks for letting me stay the night and everything, but I've got some stuff that I have to do. Thanks."
"Welcome," Lena says watching as the brunette smiles before apparating.
Tonks looks up as Charlie enters the sitting room. Remus stands and gives the girl a hug, followed by Sirius.
"So, why are you fighting with dear Tonksie?"
"I didn't know we were fighting," Charlie says looking at her. "I know we had an argument."
Tonks avoids her gaze and looks at the couch. Charlie scoffs before leaving the room, going into the kitchen with Molly.
"Anything that I can do to help you?"
"No, dear I'm quite alright. But you could go and help Bill set up the tables outside."
"Alright," Charlie says kissing her cheek before making her way out the door. Bill had set up three tables side-by-side and then another mini table a ways off from them.
"Your mum told me to come and help you, but you look like you've got it under control."
"Yeah," Bill says as Fleur comes down the steps.
"Your mother 'ez driving me crazy, talking about how we should already have ten childs running around."
Bill chuckles. "Ah, Fleur this is Charlie. She's a friend of the family's."
Charlie looks up as Lena opens the gate and walks into the yard. "Are you stalking me?" she asks smiling at the girl.
"Just doing my job." The auror states letting loose a small laugh as Bill grabs her in a hug and spins her around.
"Hello baby cousin!" Bill exclaims holding the auror at arms length. "Where's the rest of the family? Not coming tonight?"
Lena dizzily walks sideways away from the curse breaker. "No, mom and Sophie have work at the hospital, dad's got a new set of watches, and Johnathon's working on his report for me. I may need you to take a look at it, they've found some that has both him and Hermione going crazy."
"I'll ask Hermione later."
Charlie smiles before freezing as someone taps on her shoulder.
"Can we talk?" Tonks asks biting on her lip.
"Sure, Nymph," Charlie says turning away from them and starting to walk towards the house.
"Dead girlfriend walking!" Bill calls out after them.
Charlie turns back around to him and cuts her fingers across her neck. Bill laughs as they disappear inside the house.
"She's dating Tonks?" Lena asks.
"Yeah," Bill says still laughing. "She has been for….close to a year now."
Lena nods her head. "Do you know why she and Severus don't like each other?"
Bill shakes his head. "No, everyone's been wondering that for years. We just know that they don't talk and hate each other. Gonna make for quite a party tonight."
Lena frowns.
TBC
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