---------------------Friend is a four-letter word------------------------

Charlie could remember very disticly the exact day, exact moment even that he realized he was not "quite like his other brothers" He was sitting in his potions classroom. It was a nice spring afternoon, the day had been so far uneventfull. That was up untill his professor announced a student would be transferring to their class due to a need to rearrange their schedule.

"I'd like everyone to welcome mr.chase"

With that a boy walked into the classroom. Charlie had seen him before, he was also a gryffendor and he could remember seeing the boy around the common room and at meals but he had never really payed much attention. Now however, he couldn't take his eyes off of him. He was a tall boy at least a head taller than charlie. He had neat medium length ravnen colored hair and dark brown eyes. He had a softly curving boyish face which seemed out of place when compared to the rest of his well defined muscular body. The boy took a seat across the room and the professor continued her announcements.

Charlie and the boy had worked together. They struck up a light coneversation during which charlie found out the boy's name was tim. They slowly began talking more and more often, waving and saying hello whenever they're paths crossed. The two had become friends well in a sense atleast. They were the type of friends you would talk to often but never really plan on hanging out with. Infact, they had yet to refer to eachother as freinds each seemed to be waiting for the other to officially declare it. This was fine with charlie, whenever they were together his words had a tendency of mixing themselves up and his brain seemed scattered. Although, he couldn't help but want more.

A few weeks went by with their "friendship" continuing in this manner. One saturday afternoon charlie was sitting quietly beneath an apple tree. This weather was truely lovely, the first taste of spring. He was reading to himself studying out of boredom. He looked breath taking bathed in the afternoon sun, his face turned downward slightly and his eyelashes catching the golden rays. His skin dotted with little freckles and hair shining brilliantly in the light that peeked through the leaves overhead. He did look truely stunning. For this reason, tim had whispered a single word as he sat gently on the grass beside his new found friend. "beautifull" the words ecaped his lips without thought, barely audible but loud enough for another pair of ears to catch. Charlie lifted his head looking towards tim "what?"

"oh er..." tim searched for an excuse "the weather, it's beautifull out today" He himself was even impressed by how truthfull his sentence had sounded.

"oh, well yes it is quite nice out here" charlie said half dissapointed half unsuprised.

"did i catch you at a bad time?" tim gestured towards the book in charlie's hand

Charlie reassured him it was fine snapping his book shut and placing it at his side. They started to talk casually about everything and nothing at the same time. Each was trying their hardest to flirt subtley but not be noticed, which of course didn't make much sense. About an hour passed and they still sat beneath the tree. A group of boys started to approach them. The boys were a year or so older and they walked like they owned the place. When the group of older boys were a few yards from the tree they stopped. One looked at charlie smirking.

"You better be carefull talkin to this bloke" he gestured towards tim "word around here is that he's a bloody poofter, better watch he's probabally just trying to get in your pants..." The rest of their little group laughed and they boy looked pleased with his insults.

Charlie stood up shaking his head slightly in disgust. "yeah, i'll bet you're just jealous seeing as how you are so fucking ugly, no girl or guy for that matter, would ever want to so much as touch a hideous thing such as yourself." Charlie had spoke calm and cool, not letting his anger get the best of him for that he was proud of himself. The other boy just turned his head and walked away the rest of his pack following close behind. Charlie just shrugged and took his seat once again next to tim.

Tim looked nervous and hurt by the insults he had just recieved but shocked and delighted with charlie's actions at the same time. "wow. that was incredible, thank you...but just..well er, pretend you um... never heard what he had said about me"

Charlie smiled don't worry i'm not one to belive a rumor over a ...friend.

well there you are, the first real chapter!

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