Chapter 3: Dear Charlie

To my second brother, Charles Weasley

I bequeath 5 percent of my half of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes

I also bequeath my Repaired toy broomstick. May this serve as a reminder of the kid brother of his who looked up to him as the inspiration to Quidditch, and much more in life.


Dear Charlie

Like many other things owned by George and I in our childhood, my toy broomstick was a hand-me-down, from you specifically.

Watching you fly with Bill during the summer became a childhood habit of both George and I. We were pretty awed by the two of you whizzing around the field, and eventually, it was what made us audition for beaters after you left.

Don't tell George, but I had wanted to try for Seeker, like you. Eventually, I'd decided it's more fun if I could smack things around.

Remember that family dinner Mum cooked up in celebration of your graduation? Mum and Dad asked you when will you be applying to the Ministry of Magic, given your NEWT results. And you sat there, calm as anything and announced you have been accepted for an opening as dragon-keeper in Romania. One have got to admire your nerve. Dropping this onto Mum and Dad right after Bill left for Egypt? I was rather surprised how our table remained intact after Mum's reaction.

A few days later, the day before you left, George and I sneaked into your room to surprise you. You caught us, somehow, and sat us down on your bed.

What you said to us next became one of the most vivid memories in my life.

"Freddie, Georgie," you started with that serious tone that sounded so much like Dad's. "I have never imagine having brothers like you would have any impact to my life, but it did. Now, you may not understand what I say now, but you will in the future. You two made me realize how important it is to do something you enjoy, even if it was not what the whole world expects of you. Thank you, my kid brothers."

And we did, Charlie. We did. The day we opened Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, we understood what you meant.

I would never say this to you in the face, Charlie, but thank you.

Thank you for being the inspiration behind the achievements I have managed so far.

Fred

PS: Get a girl soon, Charlie. You know how Mum's like, yeah?


Author's Note:

This has got to be the most difficult chapter to write, especially when we knew little to nothing about Charlie. But I noticed just one streak of similarity between Charlie and the twins, and that is their choice in occupation, not exactly what a mother like Mrs Weasley would have approved of.

(I can't see Molly Weasley approving of a dangerous occupation like dragon-keeping, can you?)

As always, Thank you all for the reviews, the alerts and for reading this story. Look out for the next bequest.

To my reviewers:

Arish Mudra Rakshasa: Thank you so much for your compliments. I was rather worried I wasn't doing good enough. =3

soccachik666: You're very welcomed, and thank you for your compliments. I wanna know too, actually, seeing I haven't actually completed all the letters yet. =P

ToffeeRose: Thank you. Yes, I agree with what you said about Fred's death. Poor George. =(

Tasumi Castrogiovanni: *hands tissue* Thank you for reviewimg. Yes, I'll write more. (And I guess I'll prepare more tissues too.)

TeamGredAndForge: Thank you for your compliments. I know right? It's so Fred to tease Hermione and Harry about his siblings, despite whatever's about to happen after that night. As for George's, let me just say here, it is one of my favourites in the chapters so far. I'm pretty sure you and everyone else will like it as much as I did.

chms-panther: *hands tissue* Trust me, you wouldn't be the first to tear up. I've cried so badly my mother came in and asked what happened.

teddybear101010: Thank you for your compliments, and I definitely will continue writing. I'm in too deep to not complete this story. ;) And Bill was always the strange one. When he first appeared in the books, I had expected another Percy too, but he seemed so cool-looking in Harry's description. Just too bad he only appeared in the 7th movie.

Once again, thank you all for reading.

Signing off,
Rainremember