Hey guys thankfully I got this up fast I remembered most of it so it went by pretty quickly. In fact this one is better than the first version. So here it is and I hope you like it and hopefully I can get this next one up soon or by the end of the week.
Charlie
The man from the ministry that never said his name looked everyone up and down but it was when he eyed Anna that I stepped in front of her along with Fred and George. I also saw that his eyes lingered on Tonks, Fluer and Fluer's sister as if taking in there features. All the order members stayed together as if to protect those who didn't know what we did. Not only did I stand there with a muggle born at my side but a were wolf, half giant, and my family who to the death eaters are blood traders' but a good majority of the order. But what was noticeable the most was how each couple was standing with the men in front of the women. Looking over to mum and dad I saw mums face the face she wears when she's angry at us but this time her anger was directed towards the man standing in front of us.
"We please have a set we just need a few questions and we will be on our way."
So we all sat down gripping our wands and holding our loved ones close. We all knew this was coming that one day you know who was going to take over the very intuition that we were trying to make believe that he was back. And now he has he wanted to wipe us out in one motion of his hand. This was the perfect time to bring down the order most of us stood here together. Yet he did just talk ask questions I overheard what he was asking. Where we came from, the Wizarding School we went to, parents, occupations, families, always random. I watched as he questioned Tonks and Lupin sadly he knew who Lupin was and what he was. I leaned into Anna "Don't answer any questions unless you have to. I don't want them to know your muggle born just follow my lead."
"Ok."
"It will be fine I promise." I put my arm on the back of her chair pulling her closer to me. Anna didn't seem to mind that I did it so I kept my arm around her.
Anna
Charlie said that he wanted to answer all the questions that they wanted to ask. That was fine for me I just didn't want to have to think of ways to lie to them. They just as easily can pull up any record of me front the ministry and find out what they wanted to know. And then again I'm the one and only American that was ever admitted to Hogwarts because of Dumbledore being related to me. Charlie put his arm on the back of my chair and pulled me closer to him. I was perfectly fine with it the cold night air was going straight through my dress and with no sleeves I was getting chilly. After a while I laid my head on his shoulder it was getting later and with being up late last night it was starting to get to me. The chilly breeze blow though the tent and I shivered.
"You ok."
"Yeah just cold." Charlie pulled off his dress robes leaving him in his long sleeve button up shirt and black dress pants. "Here take this I'm warm anyways." He wrapped the robed around my shoulders and I pulled my arms though it. The sleeves went inches past my fingers but it was warm and smelled like smoke like chairle.
"Better?"
"Yes very much."
"Good." Charlie went back to staring around the room while I leaned back on to him trying to stay awake though everything.
Charlie
I felt Anna shiver against my side so I gave her my robes her blue dressed didn't cover her arms but in thin straps and the light material did nothing for the cool breeze that was starting to blow thought the tent ever few minutes. Seeing her in my robes was a wonderful site the robes swallowed her the sleeves going past her hand and they covered her to her knees. She leaned on my shoulder and in about ten minutes she was fast asleep. The ministry official was getting closer and I knew I would have to come up with answers to some things that wont true. I watched as he finished talking to Bill and Fluer who were sitting next to us. He moved to me and Anna next stopping in front of us staring us down taking a second look at Anna.
"What is your name and occupation?"
"Charlie Wealsey I'm a dragon keeper."
"And who is this?" He was pointing to Anna.
"Anna my girl friend."
"How long have you been together?"
"A few months." I didn't want him to know it was more like a few hours than months.
"I need to speak to her wake her up."
"I rather not she had a hard night last night."
"Wake her!" I pushed a strand of hair out of Anna's face and gently held her shoulder. "Anna honey wake up." I shock her gently to wake her up , "Anna wake up." She opened her eyes and blinked a few times before looking up at me. "Hey this man wanted to ask you a few questions."
"Ok," she lifted her head up and sat straight up and looked at the man
"What's your name miss"
"Anna Bennett"
"And what do you do for a living?"
"I work in the book store in Diagonally."
"And you are his man have been together for a few months."
"Yes." Thankfully she played along.
"And where did you both go to wizarding school."
"We both went to Hogwarts even the same house." I answered before Anna could.
"But she's an American?"
Anna beat me to answer this question, "Dumbledore got permission for me to go to Hogwarts I'm related to a wizarding family that is in Britain I'm the only wizarding family member."
"I see that's all I need." He moved on next to talking to Fred and George and I knew that they were going to really mess with him. So I sat there with my arm around Anna waiting for them to leave all I wanted was for them to go and to speak to Anna. So we sat there together with Anna asleep leaning on my shoulder. It took another two hours before they left and again I had to wake Anna and the order members made their way into the house we all needed to talk. Everyone piled into the house sitting or standing anywhere they could we all held our wands in our hands waiting for some attack that we don't know when will come. Anna moved to sit next to Fluer on the couch Bill and I sat at their feet on the floor.
Lupin was the first to speak, "Does anyone know where Harry, Ron and Hermione are?"
"They left." It was Anna that spoke I was surprised that she would know where they went.
"What do you mean they left where did they go?"
"I don't know where they went or what they are doing. But I do know we can't go after them Dumbledore left Harry a task and only he can do this. Dumbledore left it for him to do and Ron and Hermione are helping him like they always have. If we go after them it will only endanger us and them more than they already are."
"But why did they have to do this surely we could help them there barely of age." Mum had her point but then again those three did things far beyond their age.
'I'm sorry Mrs. Wealsey but there's noting we can do only Harry can do this. And you know how Ron and Hermione are about going with Harry. They have been with Harry every step of the way since they first met. I tried to get Hermione to let one or two of us come but she said it wasn't possible."
"Since we can't help them we need to move on to what we need to do here now." Tonks had a point we needed to put our wards back up and be more on our guard.
"I agree we need to put the wards back up around the Barrow and make sure everyone homes are safe. We also need to get safe houses set up as well." At this Kingsley walked in the door and all wands where raised to his chest and some of us came to our feet he said, "I am Kingsley Shacklebot Dumbledore told me that Harry is our only hope to win this war." Everyone lowered their wands has he walked in to the room farther. I sat down on the arm of the couch next to Anna have stood when Kingsley walked in.
"The minster was killed but the death eaters will cover it up and then appoint one of themselves as minster. There is nothing we can do about this as of right now. However we should protect ourselves I believe that the ministry will go after people who death eaters find unworthy to be wizards so Hagrid you may have to leave Hogwarts soon. And Anna you being the only muggle born member of the order you might have to go into hiding."
"I don't want to go into hiding besides I have nowhere to go."
"What about your parents you could go to them." Dad asked her.
"No I won't go to them I have done too much to protect them from this war I won't bring it to their doorstep."
"You can come to Romania with me if you have to there's few death eaters and no one wants to come near the dragon reserve."
"Alright I will stay with Charlie but only if I really have to I don't want to go hide when I'm needed." I took her hand from her lap the clutched her wand, "It's safe there so you will be fine."
"Ok I will go when the time comes."
It was Lupin speaking that pulled me from Anna's face, "With that settled we need to meet back here to put the wards back up its going to take at least six to seven of us. We will need to make them stronger if we are going to continue to have order meetings here. Molly and the children need to be protected when Author is not here. Soon it will be just Molly and Ginny here most of the time then Molly will be alone. They need to be protected." I agreed fully with him if mom needed protecting then I would take a few more days off work. And then when I get back I'm going to have to let John my supervisor know that I may need to leave at a moment's notice. I wasn't going to let my family get hurt I wanted all of us to get out of this war alive.
"Yes the wards need to be replaced but it's getting late why don't we go get some rest and meet here at two tomorrow afternoon to put the wards up." Everyone agreed as it was nearing three in the morning we said out good-byes everyone left. Lupin pulled me to the side, "We need to talk Charlie." I followed him outside he stopped just outside of the door.
"So when did you and Anna get together?"
"Since I have been home it just sort of happened."
"I just wanted to warn you she may seem like she hates to fight but she's a good witch. Better than good actually her spells are powerful. When the time comes for her to go to Romania make sure she goes because if someone comes after her she will fight her way out. Oh and Charlie you took look good together."
"Thank you I just hope I can keep her safe."
"I know you can; now I have to get Dora home she shouldn't be up this late with the baby and all." We both walked back into the house and Tonks, Anna and mum where talking while dad was putting some chairs back in their place. Tonks had her arm around Anna but Anna had changed out of her blue dress and in to her pink shorts and white t shirt and her once curly hair was up in a messy bun at the base of her neck. The smile she gave me when she saw me took my breath away even now she was beautiful. I went to dad and tapped him on the shoulder, "Dad I need to talk to you."
"Sure lets go into the kitchen get a cup of tea for us and your mum and Anna." So I followed dad and we sat at the table both of us with a small cup of tea in our hands. "Dad I wanted to ask you something I don't want Anna alone tonight. You know who took control of the ministry and he may send someone back to take her. I know she is fully capable to take care of herself but I don't want to take that chance." I looked over at Anna she was still standing there with that smile on her face talking to mum and Tonks. "If something happened to her and I wasn't there to protect her I don't know what I would do. Please dad just until I leave I just need to know she's safe."
"Ok Charlie your mum isn't going to like it but we will allow it."
"Thanks dad."
I went over to mum, Tonks, and Lupin and we all said our final good-byes. I stood behind Anna and wrapped my arms around her waist. "Dad said you could stay with me tonight if you want." Anna nodded and I pulled her up the stairs to my room.
