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Chapter 7: The Decision

The next morning, before the sun even arose, I made my way down to the dragon reserve for some well deserved solace. I needed to think. Living in that house…with her just complicated so many things for me. It just seemed that at every wrong moment she decided to pop up and make things worse. She decided to make my feelings for her grow even more.

Just the other day I had been in the shower, savoring the warm water flowing down the length of my back, with my head against the shower side. Those minutes where my mind could race wherever it wanted to provided comfort. However, at that moment fate decided to play a joke on me. I had heard the door open, and someone scream. Did I mention the shower was see through? I slowly turned my back around to see who had screamed. Hermione stood there with her clothes in her hand, face turning redder by the second. I watched as her eyes scanned the length of my body before placing her clothes in front of her face as I realized I had developed a "problem." I groaned to myself as I snatched a towel off the rack beside me in a split of a second, before I asked her what she was doing here.

"I thought the shower was free." She plausibly said.

"Well as you can see its not," I smirked. "So why are you still standing here?"

If it was any more possible her face turned an even brighter shade of red. "Umm… I had to get…. To get…

"To get what?" I initiated smiling.

"My tampons," she hurriedly said without thinking, grabbing a few for emphasis. "You know that time of the month."

I could have died right then and there when she said that. "Oh, okay." With that, she then left the bathroom but not without one last glance at my body.

'If only I had that on tape,' I thought to myself returning back to the present. I soon realized I had made it into the dragon reserve and was standing in front of Mabli's cage. "Hey Mabli," I said reaching my hand into her cage and petting her. "I wish you could help me. Things are starting to get so difficult around here, with Hermione and all." With the mention of Hermione's name, she nudged my hand. "Speaking of Hermione," I started my curiosity peaking. She stopped and looked up at me. "You've never let anyone touch you like that but me, why is that?" Mabli turned away from me. She sensed something that I couldn't.

"Charlie," I heard someone behind me call.

I sighed. 'Great Leanne perfect timing.'

"Charlie, I'm glad I found you, I needed to talk to you about something." I rolled my eyes before turning and facing her.

"What is it Leanne?"

She started to fidget her feet while biting her lips, a habit she used to do when she got nervous. "Well seeing as this is the only time we've been alone and without that Hermione girl…" She said in a disgusted tone.

"You know I have to watch her Leanne," I seethed, my teeth clenching, Mabli sensed my anger and placated herself next to me.

"But you have feelings for her?" she queried looking past me at Mabli.

"I don't have feelings for Hermione," I lied through my teeth, avoiding eye contact with her.

"Well them why don't we give us a shot again…?"

I started walking away from Mali's cage down the trail not believing she just said that to me.

"Charlie…"

"Leanne," I shouted, "I can't do that; go through that with you again. It just can't happen. I can't believe you have the audacity to say that to me."

"You can't honestly tell me that you don't feel anything between us," she whispered. "I feel something, I know you do to," she finished stepping closer to me her breath floating onto mine.

I took a step backward toward the safe house. "Leanne, why are you doing this to yourself?"

She looked up toward the safe house, "Because I want you Charlie. While you were gone this summer, I realized how much I missed you. How much I wanted to be with you. And now that your back…"

"Leanne…

"Charlie please on more chance, that's all I ask" she pleaded and with that she pressed her lips to mine.

Earlier that morning, Hermione had awakened to an insistent tapping on her window. She dragged herself out of bed and semi sleep walked to the window only to open her eyes wide and find Hedwig at her window. Standing on her toes she unlatched the window and let Hedwig fly into her room. She breathed in the air from the reserve as she looked out at Romania, and thought she was lucky to be there. Keeping her window open, she went to her desk and quickly opened the letter from Harry, while absentmindedly petting Hedwig.

Hermione, I know I'm not supposed to write you, but I had to. Mr. Weasley and I are at headquarters. Ginny's doing better each day and soon will be out of St. Mungo's. Each day I look out my window and find more men in black coats walking down the streets. They're looking for us and it's a matter of time before they find us. People are coming in and out more frequently and holding more and more meetings. We need to do something Hermione. You, me and Ron. We need to do something and soon before anything else happens to people we love. I know were supposed to sit her but I can't. I wrote Ron also, can you apparate to headquarters 2 days from now so we can chat? And figure out something to do?

- Harry

Hermione re read the letter twice before placing it down on her desk. She didn't how to respond to that. She didn't want to do anything that would end up hurting anyone either. Her room suddenly felt very stuffy and she needed air. The air of Romania was calling her.

She rushed to her window and sighed heavily. Everything was just happening so fast. Everything just…

Something caught her attention near the safe house. Grabbing the edge of the window, she watched as Charlie talked to Leanne before he started walking back toward the house. What was being said?

"If only I had an extendable ear or something," she muttered. Her eyes widened as Leanne took a step closer to him, placing her hand on his shoulder. All of sudden a feeling erupted in the pit of her stomach that made her feel sick. But she just couldn't tear her eyes away. Charlie took a step backward and she silently cheered him on. What in Merlin's name was going…

Hermione's eyes narrowed as she watched Leanne make contact with her eyes before kissing Charlie. Her Charlie… wait her Charlie? She couldn't believe it. Turning away from the window, she stomped around her room and grabbed a pen and scribbled a note back to Harry, before sending Hedwig on her way. If that's how he wanted to play then fine, she needed to go find someone.