Chapter 7: Harry and Charlie

~The next day~

KNOCK! KNOCK!

Harry opened the door to his home hesitantly

"Hello Charles" He greeted, Charlie flinched slightly at the formal tone

"Harry" the red head said with a nod "Thank you for agreeing to meet with me. What exactly did Fleur tell you?"

"Only that the letter wasn't all it seemed and I should hear you out. So here I am hearing you out" Harry said as he led Charlie to the kitchen table gesturing for Charlie to take one of the seats while he took another

"She was right about the letter-" Charlie started

"Charlie I read the letter the meaning is crystal clear you didn't love me, never did, and you regretted being with me" Harry cut in

"Harry I didn't send you any letter after you left nor did I send you that one. I thought you had left me that you had found someone better" Charlie explained

"No but no one knew about us dating" Harry argued desperately

"That's not true, we weren't as discrete as we thought we were seen" Charlie revealed

"But why would someone want to break us up" Harry asked

"Ginny, she blamed me for 'poisoning your mind' she thought you would go back to her" Charlie replied angrily

"You didn't send the letter?" Harry asked a little unsurely

"No I loved you, still do, I was depressed when you left and I thought we were over, but why didn't you tell me you were pregnant? Why listen to a letter after all the times I told you how much I loved you?" Charlie asked

"I knew it was only a matter of time until you left me" Harry shrugged blinking back tears

"Why would you think I would leave you?" Charlie asked hurt that Harry would think that

"I knew eventually you would go back to the reserve, your love of dragons would take you back" Harry explained simply

"You thought I'd pick the reserve over you? Why?" Charlie asked looking at his former lover

"Because eventually you would realise that you put your dreams on hold for a weak-pathetic-unlovable freak" Harry said pulling himself into the fatal position, arms wrapping around his knees, head resting on his knees. Seeing the younger man curl up into himself Charlie pulled the ball (Harry) onto his lap wrapping his arms around Harry protectively

"Listen to me you are not unlovable Teddy, Andromeda, our daughter, Fleur, Victor, Krum, the twins, Percy, Bill and their wives all love you, and no matter what you think I always loved you more that some stupid scaly reptiles. I was telling the reserve that I would be staying in England when you left" Harry uncurled a bit turning his head emerald eyes meeting blue, searching to see if it was the truth

"You left the reserve?" Harry asked quietly

"I head one in England now, turns out the ministry wanted to start one and Norberta was transferring, so they asked me to go with, I was her first handler after all" Charlie explained "But I would give that up in a heartbeat to be in our daughter's life, to be with you again. I was going to give it up for you until they offered me the transfer"

Harry frowned "I have Teddy now as well, they are siblings"

"If he is anything like you or his parents I would love to get to know him. You don't know this but Tonks and I were friends at Hogwarts and after, in fact she was one of the ones who helped smuggle a dragon to Romania" Charlie laughed

"She was?" Harry asked shocked "She never said"

"I don't think she ever knew it was you" he admitted

"That does sound like something she would do" Harry said a small smile forming "I'm surprised she didn't drop the dragon in the ocean"

"From what I hear she almost did" Charlie said with a chuckle, causing Harry to giggle as well. Harry finally leant forward kissing the man he loved for the first time in years

"Daddy?" a small voice asked from the doorway Charlie turned and saw his daughter for the first time, he wanted nothing more than to reach out and hug her, but he refrained he didn't want to scare her "Who's he?" she asked pointing to Charlie

"Well 'Lia he is your other daddy, he found us even if evil people kept him away for so long" Harry said knowing his daughter was too young for the truth

"Papa?" 'Lia asked hopefully turning to Charlie

"Yes that's me" Charlie managed to reply

"Oh come here baby" Harry said pulling her up onto his lap, the minute he did so she wrapped a little arm around both of them, as the three of them hugged for the first time Charlie noticed Teddy watching from the side unsurely he beckoned the boy over before pulling him into the hug, Teddy smiled as he realised it wouldn't be any different now, he was still part of the family

Harry looked at Charlie as they hugged their children and smiled in thanks, in that moment everything was perfect. Nothing would be easy but they would work at it this time they wouldn't let anything happen. This time they would fight, it was a promise they both made that day.

Now this was originally where I planned to end the story but I realised that would leave a lot of loose ends I'm sure that would any some of you, so while I am ending Charrie here, I am working on a sequel so that I don't feel as pressured to write it, therefore it won't be rushed. If there is anything that you want to see contact me and I will see what I can do about it PM or Review works.

I will add a chapter informing you off the sequel so keep an eye out for it- Sorry

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