The next day, Ed Sheeran came to training excited. He thought that the date had gone well! Now Charlie was definitely returning his glances, which Ed liked. After training, Charlie pulled Ed to the side again.
"Yesterday was great! Want to go out again tomorrow?" Charlie asked questioningly.
"I would absolutely love to!" Ed replied cheerfully.
"Great!" Charlie said. "It's a date!" Charlie smiled, and apparated away. Ed Sheeran couldn't wait for the second date! As soon as he got home, he picked out what he was going to wear for training the next day to make a good impression on Charlie. Obviously the first date had gone well, but Ed was still worried that he might ruin the relationship if he said something wrong. Ed sang to himself to calm his nerves. He had always loved singing, though he never let anyone else know how much because he knew it could never be a career for him. "You need to do something useful in life!" His mother's words echoed in his ears. "Nothing will ever become of you if you spend your time singing. One day you will need a real job!" He was getting a real job. He was going to be a dragonologist! But he still wanted to sing.
The next morning, Ed Sheeran apparated to the training grounds, hoping to be met by Charlie, but Charlie wasn't there. Ed waited, and the other members of the group appeared one by one, but Charlie was nowhere to be seen. Minutes ticked by. Five minutes late. Ten minutes late. An hour late. Where could Charlie be?