Later that evening Charlie, Harry and Hermione were all sitting around the table pushing their dinner around on their plates, Mrs Weasley had sent a Shepherd's pie over for them and it was delicious as always, but no one sitting at that table had seemed hungry and the conversation had also slowed each of mulling of their own thoughts.
"So Little One" started Hermione's Uncle Charlie. "Have you had any thoughts about what you plan to do now?" He enquired of her.
"Well Uncle you know mum and dad insisted that I continue to study toward my A levels as well as doing my Newts. Well I completed both this year and I was thinking of taking a year off to figure out what I want to do for the rest of my life. At the moment I have absolutely no idea. But after I've been through all mum and dads estate papers and property, I'm going to visit you and Bells in the States, if that's ok with you."
"Little One that's a great idea we'd love to have you, it'll be great having you around again." He told her with a big smile on his tired face. Removing what looked like an envelope from his shirt pocket, he continued.
"It's from Bells" He stated as he moved the envelope in front of her. "Now seems like the perfect time to give it to you."
She took the envelope from him and quickly pulled the letter out from within.
"Can you read out loud Little One, please" She nods to him and begins.
Dear Mya
I wish I could be there with you to share your pain and tears, to remind you to look after you when you forget to do it yourself to just be with you. I wish I was there to tell you how much both Auntie Jeanie and Uncle Brian loved and adored you, how their eyes shone with pride whenever they looked at their beautiful clever daughter. I wish I could be there to listen to you talk about how much you already miss them and how much you will always love them. I want to rage against the world about how unfair this entire situation is.
I hope you will forgive me for not being there. When everything has settled for you would you please think about here, stay for a bit let us look after you for a change.
I miss you so much Mya, please come and please remember all the good time.
Your Favourite cousin
Bells.
She looked towards her Uncle Charlie he was leaning back into chair giving her a small sad smile.
"She's right Little One I'm glad you're coming."
"So am I Uncle."
"You're most welcome to come with her Harry." He turned his eyes towards Harry as he offered his invitation. "You can have the couch"
"Thanks Charlie, I think I'll take you up on that, but maybe not for a little while I'm still in Auror training at the moment. But I get two week off either side of Christmas, we could spend Christmas at yours Charlie, couldn't we Hermione."
"Why yes Harry we could, what a brilliant idea." Then she added cheekily "did it hurt." Both she and Charlie laughed.
"Oh shut it Hermione I do have good ideas sometimes."
"Sure, sure whatever you say Harry. But Christmas would be great."
"I'll tell bells, she'll be ecstatic."
"So Uncle Charlie how is my favourite little cousin."
"She doing good, got herself a boyfriend, god knows what she wants with one of those. Edwin of Edmund I think his name is, he's a good kid really, it's just that he's not like any other teenage boy I have ever known. Maybe it's just me, she's my little girl after all, I just didn't expect to have to share her, and I only got her back."
"Oh Uncle Charlie she'll always be your little girl even when she's married with kids around her ankles." Her and Harry chuckle at the dark look he shoots Hermione. But it doesn't take long for him to start chucking as well.
"So Little One" he says to change the subject. "Do you need help with the lawyers and accountants?"
"Did I forget to tell you, oh well we both have a meeting with the lawyer tomorrow."
"Ok then that's our day planned."
The week after the wake had seen Hermione's Uncle Charlie was back on a plane returning home. They had sorted out the wills of her parents and now Bella had a very healthy college fund, her Uncle Charlie had also received a share of her parent estate to which he complained loudly about. Hermione herself had received the majority of her parent's estate including the house and the proceeds from the sale of her parent's dental practice as well as all their processions that she now had to work her way through. She thought about the mountainous task ahead of her and cringed.
