Thank you to TrippingOverYou for being my wonderful beta! Kissies!

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When he heard the knock on the door, Harry broke the kiss and pulled his head away slightly. He kept eye contact with Charlie as he lifted his hand and gently touched Charlie's lips. He watched as Charlie's eyes dilated, the pupils becoming so large that there was only a small ring of blue around the edge. If he had been able to see his own eyes, he would have seen that his did the same, the green of his eyes almost blending with the black of his pupils. Charlie groaned and pulled Harry back into another snog. Neither of them heard the door open, or the gasp that Molly let out before quickly closing the door again.

She turned to the men behind her and caught Sirius' eye. "If you don't go in and stop them, we're going to have to witness this now, before the bonding even happens!"

Sirius took a deep breath and opened the door. Without looking at the couple on the sofa, he walked into the room and stood in front of the mantle. He cleared his throat and they jumped apart as if they'd been burned. "Sorry to interrupt, but we need to plan your bonding ceremony. Judging from how well you two get along, it might as well be sooner rather than later."

Harry looked at Charlie, still panting slightly, and he nodded back at Harry. "As soon as possible." He heard the others file in behind them and close the door. "How long will it take to arrange?"

The men let Molly take over, now that Harry and Charlie were no longer joined at the lips. She went into a little detail, going over what had to be done, what had to be bought and how long it would probably take to get it all done. "So, at the very least, we would need one week to arrange everything. It would be better if it was two weeks, but we can make do if you're set on having it done quickly."

Charlie leaned in to whisper in Harry's ear and he nodded in agreement. "Two weeks will be fine. I know you've wanted to plan a wedding, since you didn't have that much to do with Bill's. You can plan to your heart's content with this one, as long as it's held two weeks from today." Harry knew they had made the right choice when Molly's eyes lit up and she smiled broadly.

She grabbed Sirius' arm and dragged him back to the kitchen to plan. He went, dragging his feet and complaining the entire way. Arthur and Remus sat down on either side of Harry and Charlie and began to explain what was going to happen. They already knew that they would be bonded for the rest of their lives, but Remus explained that there were several types of bonds, some that were barely stronger than a regular marriage and some that bound their magic together. These bonds required the mixing of their blood and magic during the ceremony and would allow them several advantages over a simple bonding, such as the ability to communicate mentally with each other.

Charlie felt that binding their magic together would be a good idea, as there were probably still people out there who wanted to harm Harry. Harry agreed and suggested that they go talk to Molly and Sirius about arranging that type of bonding. They all went into the kitchen to find Sirius with his head in his hands, listening to Molly spew information about what they would need to make the bonding happen within the next two weeks. He looked up with relief in his eyes when they entered the kitchen.

"Please save me! I don't know the first thing about bonding ceremonies, I've only been to one and I was one of the participants!" Molly glared at him, trying to draw his attention away from the others.

Arthur took pity on him and explained to Molly what kind of bonding it was going to be. She agreed and set off on a different tangent, this time dragging Remus with her. Sirius escaped with Arthur to discuss some of the other arrangements, leaving Harry and Charlie alone. They walked out into the garden and sat on one of the benches strewn about the large space.

"Do you think we ought to have Fred and Draco bond at the same time as us? Your mum and Mrs. Malfoy could plan the ceremonies and it would save everyone else from stepping on their toes, plus Sirius and Remus won't be forced into helping."

Charlie hugged Harry tightly, pleased that he had thought of a way to make this easier on all of them. They called Molly out and made the suggestion to her and, seeing the fire in her eyes at the suggestion, were glad that they were letting her plan the ceremony completely. They would have hated to get on her bad side about anything. She took off into the house, presumably to find Narcissa to ask how she felt about a combined ceremony. After a few minutes, they looked up as a window opened above them and Fred and Draco stuck their heads out.

"Thank you! Mother was up here driving us spare with plans when Mrs. Weasley came in and said that you had suggested having a double ceremony. They've gone off now and, hopefully, will leave us alone about it."

"You're welcome. We didn't want anything to do with the planning either. This way, it's one ceremony, one celebration and one mess to clean up. There's plenty of room here, do you want to hold it here, in the garden, or somewhere else?"

Draco looked at Fred and then looked back down at Harry. "Here's fine. I'm not sure I want to hold it at the Manor. We're going to have to live there for the rest of our lives, I want the ceremony to take place somewhere else." It went without saying that Draco was thinking of the memories of his father attacking him. Harry understood, probably more than anyone else could.

Fred and Draco withdrew their heads and went back to talking, leaving Harry and Charlie alone again. "Are you sure you're alright with this Harry? I don't want to rush things with you."

"I'm fine Charlie. After that episode in the sitting room, I think I would rather have the ceremony tomorrow, but I want to give your Mum a chance to plan at least one. With Mrs. Malfoy planning the bonding, we can be assured of having as tasteful a wedding as she can give us. She'll pull out all the stops for Draco."

Charlie hugged Harry to his chest and bent his head slightly to find his lips. He knew that it wouldn't take much for him to fall in love with Harry. He had been fighting his feelings for two years because he didn't want anyone to think he was disgusting for feeling like he did for someone underage. A thought suddenly struck him. "Harry, when's your birthday?"

"Next Saturday. Why?"

"Not that it makes much of a difference, but I was hoping you would be of age before the bonding takes place. That way, I can say you were legal when I first got to make love to you."

"I've never..." Harry blushed and hid his face in Charlie's neck. "If it didn't matter for the bond, I'd say let's go to my room now."

A flash of shock ran through Charlie, he hadn't expected Harry to be a virgin; Merlin knew that, at sixteen, he certainly hadn't been. A wicked smile crossed his face, but he controlled it...no need to scare Harry now. "It isn't necessary for the bond, but it is nice when one of the partners can teach the other everything they need to know."

Harry wound his arms around Charlie's neck and pressed his lips to the corner of his mouth. "You sure you don't want to teach me now?" He tilted his hips slightly, so that they came into contact with Charlie's. A hiss of indrawn breath and hands pulling his hips into Charlie's were his reward. Harry wedged his knee in between Charlie's and began to move slightly, just enough for both of them to feel the movement, but not enough to draw attention to either of them from the kitchen. Charlie found Harry's mouth with his and pressed his hips closer to Harry's, the motion drawing gasps from both of them. Charlie knew he should wait, but Harry was making it difficult for him to remember why.

Charlie picked Harry up and carried him to a more secluded bench, surrounded by bushes. He lay Harry down onto the seat and covered his body with his own. "We stay dressed...I want to be able to teach you what you need to know in two weeks." He attacked Harry's mouth again, this time adding the pressure of his hips down onto Harry's. He could feel the erection his future bond-mate was sporting and began to rock back and forth against him. Harry tore his lips away to moan and whimper, pleading with Charlie to go faster. Charlie changed the motions from just rocking to a slow thrust and grind. He had to cover Harry's mouth with his again, so that no one could hear the moans they were both making.

Harry was awash in the sensations Charlie was causing. He had never gone farther than snogging before and he couldn't believe how fantastic this felt, even though they were still clothed. He began to thrust his hips up to meet Charlie's and knew it wouldn't be long before he came. He felt Charlie begin to speed up the thrusts and to push harder against him. The sensations were overwhelming and he was glad that Charlie was snogging him because, when he came, he would have screamed if he weren't.

Charlie felt Harry stiffen underneath him and heard his muffled scream as he reached orgasm. He felt the tingling in his spine and gave two more thrusts before he fell over the edge. He ripped his mouth away from Harry's and arched his back, biting his lower lip to keep from screaming himself. He felt himself go limp and he collapsed onto Harry.

Harry had never seen anything like Charlie when he came; the muscles in his neck stood out as he strained to keep from making any noise, his head was thrown back as he arched his back to grind against him one last time. A look of absolute pleasure came over his face before he went limp. Harry's arms came up to hold him to his chest, running his fingers up and down the man's back as Charlie struggled to breathe.

Charlie moved his head from the curve of Harry's neck so that he could kiss him again; all the heat and urgency was gone, this was just a simple kiss of caring and affection.