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Chapter 1

As soon as Charlie was back at Grimmauld Place 12 he, Bill, Remus, Severus and Tonks started to work at the artifact that they had brought to England from Egypt. It was an old stone table with hieroglyphs, which had a special cruse described on it. The order thought that it was a cruse that could help them to vanquish Voldemort from this planet for good, without the chance to resurrect him again. The only downside was, that it was in an old hieroglyphs, that had to be first decoded and than translated.

The first two weeks it was as if Charlie was possessed by some kind of, like Bill so kindly named it, "workaholic" spirit. He didn't eat, only after his mother told him what she would do with his body if he didn't started to participate at the meals in the kitchen, he decided to leave his work for some minutes to get something inside his stomach. He didn't sleep well enough and was always tired. The reason why he wasn't working at night was, because hid father saw him one night and told him in certain words, that he would come look after him every night, to see if he was sleeping in his bad. And if he didn't saw his son asleep, he would inform his wife of this.

It was a little unfair,´, Charlie thought, that everyone would go directly to Molly Weasley if they wanted the Weasley children to behave.´

But the real problems started on the third week. He was tired, not only because of the lake of sleep and food, even through he sat at the table during the meals he wasn't really hungry, but also was the translation stocking and they were making only slowly progress. So he was tired and frustrated, this together with the fresh hurt from his break up with Paul made an explosive mix.

He was in a constantly bad mood, which made him sarcastic and cold to the others in the house. The twins had tried only once to lighten up his mood with w prank. The result was, that they have found themselves stuck with a charm to the ceiling and nothing they did could put them down. Even the others didn't know how to help them and Charlie seemed to be in a worse mood than before, so nobody asked him for help. In the end Fred and Gorge had to strip to the nude, because every clothes they had on were glued to the ceiling. It was embarrassing for them, because Molly chooses that moment to come out of the kitchen and saw them.

After that everyone made it his or her priority to leave Charlie alone and not to speak to him if it wasn't completely necessary.

It was the end of the third week and Harry, Hermione, Ginny and Ron were coming to the head quarter in two days for the holidays. Bill was really worried about his little brother Charlie; it wasn't common for him to be in such a flunk for so long.

"Hey Charlie.", Bill opened the door and closed it after him. He went to the bed and sat in the chair to look at Charlie.

"Oh, don't bother to ask if you can come in!", hissed Charlie sarcastically and turned his back to Bill.

"You know that I've taken a lot of shit from you over the years. I didn't tell mum or dad about you numerous affairs, of the dangerous accidents with the dragons and I didn't tell them that you lived with some one. Someone who you bought an engagement ring on your last visit to Egypt."

Charlie rolled over again and looked at his brother. It was true, he was telling Bill everything just like Bill told him everything. They were the eldest and had a more close relationship, because they were the ones with the responsibility to look after their younger siblings.

"Don't you think that I'm trustworthy enough to tell me what happened in Romanian? I thought, that when I see you next, it would be to introduce use to your fiancé."

Charlie looked at the shadows on the floor, "I was coming back earlier than I told Paul. It was to be a surprise for him, in the last time our relationship was under much pressure. I was always away, working for the order and with the dragons, when I came home I was quite tired and we weren't able to do much together. When I came home I saw him with some guy in our bed, they were fucking. After that I took all my things and came back, without him and that is all."

"Wow.", Bill was searching for words, "Well it is good that you told me. Also good that mum didn't know him or she would likely murder this Paul."

They laughed, it wasn't very funny, but Charlie felt a little lighter after that.

"You know I wasn't in such a bad mood only because Paul was two timing me. I was asking myself, if I'm not also like him. I had many affairs like you so politely stated, and I mean maybe I was also leading them on. I mean it wasn't so that I was in a relationship with one of them, but maybe one or two were in love with me and I didn't saw that? Am I a like Paul?"

Bill looked into Charlie's eyes and smiled brightly. His little brother was really growing up, "No Charlie, I don't think that you are like Paul. I know that you never told anyone that you wanted more from them than a little bit of fun. If someone told you they loved you would do the right thing. I know you would."

Charlie thought about that a little and then looked at Bill and started to laugh.

"Hey that sounded so responsible and wise.", he was gasping for breath. Bill was looking at Charlie as if he were mental.

"Haha, the next time you are down, don't wait for me to help you, and here I thought that you would grow up.", he shook his had laughingly and stood up, "Come down into the kitchen, mum must be ready with the meal and since our personal dark howl is coming home in two days it will most likely be one of the last meals we ca eat to our hearts desire."

"Yes, Ron will most likely eat everything he can as soon as he is home, famished because of the long ride home of the Hogwarts Express."

Two days later the kids came to Grimmauld Place and the noise level was heightening.

"Ron you pig, did you have to eat all chocolate frogs?", shouted Ginny's lovely voice from the entrance. Bill and Charlie were in the library and started laughing.

"I was hungry and you didn't wanted to eat any. It would make you fat and fat is bad."

A loud smacking noise was heard and a scream of pain.

"I'm not fat and I'll never be fat you maroon."

"Would you two stop this please? Since we arrived at the station, you two a bickering like two old brothers.", Hermione's impatient voice was screeching, "And you could do something too, you know!"

"Yes but that would mean, that I had to acknowledge you three and couldn't do as if I didn't knew you.", came Harry's cheeky response, he threw his jacket an the stairs and run into the kitchen, as Hermione, Ron and Ginny came out of their shook to case after him.

In the kitchen was Molly who had heard their conversation and was chuckling quietly, as she cooked. Remus was talking to Tonks and they began to laugh hard, as a panting Harry sat down between them.

"You two are my family and love me right?", he looked at Tonks with his big green eyes, pleading her to protect him, "You will be my young, beautiful and charming aunt in only one month. Remus will be really happy to see that we two understand each other. Don't you uncle Remus?"

Remus was laughing so hard, he could only nod and ruff Harry's hair. Just in that moment the other three came into the kitchen and Ron had one hand on Harry's shoulder, when Tonks hugged Harry.

"You would do good not to harm my cute little nephew."

"Hey! Who are you calling cute and little´? I'm note cute and I'm handy not little!", Harry pursed his lips and looked more like a sulking child than an nearly seventeen year old.

From the entrance to the kitchen they heard loud barking laughter. The twins, Bill and Charlie were nearly crying from laughter.

"Oh how I missed you four. Especially the manly and courageous Harry Potter, who is currently sulking like a child and hiding behind his aunt."

"Yeah! Bill is right! Were is the strong…"

"…courageous and handsome…"

"…man with the name Harry Potter?"

"He is currently planning how he can castrate three man, in their sleep without anyone knowing it was him.", Harry's cold smile made the three shudder.

"You wouldn't!"

"I would. And don't ask your mother for help, she has three other sons and a daughter, who can give her grandchildren."

"And why don't you want to harm Charlie?", asked Bill and was promptly punched in the arm.

"Because he was only laughing and was smart enough to hold his mouth shut."

Hermione smiled at Harry knowingly. It was a merry group of people that was sitting at the table that day. For a short time it was easy for all to forget about the war that was going on outside of Grimmauld Place 12.