Chapter seven
Charlie had sent an owl to his brother Bill, to meet him at Hogwarts the following Saturday.
'What's up brother, is it Ron or Ginny that is causing problems?'
Charlie chuckled, 'They always are, but it's not about them. Tell me though, how are the twins going in their shop?'
'Great, it might be only a month since they were able to open it and not use owl orders, but it's really taken off and they are making huge amounts of money. Mum went in to see them, told them they should give some to her since she spent so much on them over the years. They refused.'
'Good, if mum wants money she can get work now Ginny is at Hogwarts. But I wanted to speak with you about dad,' Charlie handed Bill some parchment, 'The owner doesn't need the money but we're worked on a small amount to be paid for rent as long as the person renting does work around the place. You know, repairing anything that needs it, painting, looking after the property, that sort of thing.'
'This sounds perfect, but why doesn't this person want more money for such a big property?'
'He's wealthy, but he doesn't want that place to just sit there and go to waste. One day I happened to tell him about dad and mum, he offered the place for dad to use. There is a big shed that dad would like to fill up with all his muggle stuff. Do you think dad's ready to make the break?'
'He's passed ready, I see him gritting his teeth whenever mum starts on him about getting a better job. Ginny, she really pisses me off, has a go at dad all the time, saying he's an embarrassment, and mum allows her to get away with it.'
'This place is ready Bill, all dad has to do is say yes and it's here's for as long as he wants.'
'I'll send him an owl, ask him to meet us at lunch time tomorrow. Oh, I meant to tell you that I overheard mum and Ginny talking the other day. Something about Harry Potter has surfaced; he visited Gringotts then disappeared again. Mum wants to hurry and find him before Harry turns sixteen, I don't know why though.'
'I overheard them once, a few years ago. They were talking about Ginny marrying him and that Albus has something to do with it. I worked it out, Albus must have signed a marriage contract for Harry and mum signed for Ginny. He'll be sixteen soon won't he?'
'End of July from what I remember of him. Where do you think he disappeared to?'
'I heard rumours he was badly abused by the muggles so he ran away when he was a kid, not sure if it's true or not,' Charlie hated lying to his brother but he wanted to start dropping small hints so people might start to realise that Albus Dumbledore left the boy who lived to be mistreated. 'First time I heard that I did try to find out whatever I could on him. Albus left him with muggles but they hated our world and anyone from our world. I found out that Lily Potter's sister hated her, called her names when they were kids, she was jealous of Lily because she was a witch and the sister wasn't.'
'Why would you research the family life of the-boy-who-lived?' Bill asked looking confused.
'When I heard he went missing something just told me to find out why, I didn't do much, just research a bit about the Potters and the muggle family. He is roughly the same age as our youngest brother. Even though I really don't like Ron, it just told me that this kid, who saved everyone was out there, alone, and probably doesn't have anyone. Until he turns up we won't know what is true or not, but it's been interesting. Anyway, I better get back or I'll be late for my next class, let me know if dad can meet us tomorrow,' Charlie hugged his brother then made his way back to Hogwarts but his hope was his dad would take the cottage and get right away from his mother.
Harry spent the next couple of days setting up one of large living rooms with all type of muggle equipment that would keep him fit but also help build his body up. He had found a great spell in one of the books that belonged to his great grandfather, it was to make muggle equipment work by magic instead of electricity. When Charlie explained that magic effects electricity, Harry had wondered what he could do, he had thought of going to a muggle gym, but he really wanted to exercise in private, now he can. He also didn't want to take the chance that someone from the magical world would find him. He did take a few classes at the muggle gym, just so he would know what to do, and not hurt himself if he did something wrong.
On the following Saturday Harry woke to light touches on his back, he smiled as he turned over.
'Hey Charlie.'
'Morning,' Charlie kissed his young lover before lying next to him, 'So have you got plans for today?'
'Spending time with you and in bed for part of it.'
'You are insatiable.'
'Only for you Charlie. It's strange, after my uncle then what I had to do to survive, you would think I wouldn't like sex, but I love it with you.'
'Because we're right for each other, we're soul mates and what we do to each other is beautiful.'
'It is, you showed me how wonderful and loving sex can be.'
'We'll get to that, but I wanted to tell you that Bill and I spoke to dad, he's going to take the cottage. I worked a bit of magic so he wouldn't see your real name while he signed the agreement,' Charlie pulled out some parchment and handed it to Harry, 'He wants to move in tomorrow, me, Bill and the twins are going to help him.'
Harry waved his hand and a key flew into it, 'Here's the key, tell him it's his home for as long as he wants it. But I had a thought Charlie, you could introduce Evan to your family, I could use the glamour and contact lenses again. I also found out that I'm a metamorphmagus, so I can change my hair or parts of myself any time I want. You said no one would recognise me, so Evan could meet them.'
'True, but let's wait until you turn sixteen. Bill overheard that you were seen at Gringotts before you disappeared again. Mum is all excited about finding you quickly. I think it would be safer to wait.'
'Then we wait,' Harry moved until he was lying on top of Charlie, 'I won't let anyone use me, not after my life. With you, I felt it instantly, I knew you would never use me or hurt me. Something or someone that night made sure I met you.'
'I think about that night a lot. Bill and I needed to talk about dad and the family, so we wanted to be away from anyone magical. Bill suggested having a coffee, but I was hungry and found the restaurant. Neither of us had ever eaten in a muggle restaurant before but we always keep muggle money on us in case it's needed. I had a few hundred pounds on me for almost a year, until that night.'
'Something led you there and even though I was cleaning up I felt curious about you, but not Bill. It's strange because you do look alike, you can tell your brothers, except you're bulkier than Bill. Some reason I was only curious about you and not him.'
'Your soul was telling you who I was, you just didn't realise. I felt something when I saw you and I kept thinking about it, it must be the reason why I decided to go into that restaurant and not another. Something led me there, led me to you. Anyway, I will send this key to Bill so he can get it to dad then we can have breakfast together.'
'Sounds good,' Harry stared down into Charlie's blue eyes, 'I love you Charlie.'
Charlie smiled up at Harry, 'I love you to Harry.'
'I won't be long,' Harry kissed Charlie then headed naked into the bathroom.
Charlie got up and headed downstairs, wrote a note, put the key with it then found one of the owls.
'Take that to Bill Weasley,' Charlie watched the owl fly off before he headed into the dining room to wait for his young lover, his soul mate, his Harry.
Charlie never wanted to settle down, he enjoyed his single life, but now he couldn't imagine life without Harry. He did wonder what the magical world will say when they find out that Harry Potter was back. But Charlie also wondered what his mother, sister, brother and Dumbledore would say when they found out that Harry was with Charlie. They wouldn't find out until Harry was a legal adult, so the old man and those three wouldn't be able to do anything about it. Charlie couldn't wait for that. He knew now that they wanted Harry for his money, so seeing their faces when they find out Harry was with Charlie would make Charlie's day.
They were soul mates and Harry will not allow those people to use him or control his life. Harry was a survivor, he would do whatever is necessary to steer clear of anyone he felt was a danger to him and he already knew that Albus Dumbledore was to be someone he needed to steer clear of. Harry had great instincts, he used that many times over the years, especially when he was selling his body for sex. His instincts kept him alive while he was with those men.
Charlie had explained about Albus Dumbledore, how he was powerful and well respected in the magical world. When he did tell Harry this Charlie saw a look on Harry's face, a very calculating and cunning look. Charlie never asked and Harry never said anything, but the red head knew his young lover had plans for Dumbledore and one day in the near future Charlie would find out exactly what Harry was going to do. He would help, but if anyone found out, then it would cause trouble for Charlie, he might even lose his job and right now he needed his job. But if Harry did ask for help, he would do it, no matter what. He would work on finding another job, as long as he was with Harry.
