Chapter 10: Calling the Kettle Black
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Charlie and Viviana work up early the next morning, curled up in each other's arms. Charlie smiled at Viviana's sleeping form, slowly running his fingers through her hair and across her upper back. He leaned down and kissed her forehead and watched as she whimpered in her sleep. He thought about everything they had talked about the night before, he knew that she wasn't like Kate and he wouldn't come home one day to find her in the arms of another man. She was honest, pure and perfect. Charlie heard a soft hooting at the window and saw that poor Errol was desperately trying to get into the window. Charlie slowly slid out of bed and walked over to the window to let the incredibly ancient owl in. He carried Errol into the kitchen and set him on the kitchen table with a small bowl of water and some food. He saw that the letter that Errol brought was addressed to Viviana and not to him. Frowning he argued with himself about opening it. He knew it was his mother's handwriting, and he wondered if they conversed regularly, it wasn't something that she had ever mentioned. Charlie broke through the seal and read the letter.
Viviana-
I hope Errol reaches you in time; he is a bit old and does have trouble finding his destinations. If you're not at Hogwarts you're probably off globetrotting. Bill told me about your problems with my son. It pains me to acknowledge that he has an issue with being tied down. Don't take it personally, Charlie had a terrible break up that left him quite broken, his last girl friend was a wretch and if I had my chance I would gladly pay her a visit she soon wouldn't forget. You're the first girl he's brought home, and it was wonderful getting to know you. I know he's seen other women but he hasn't connected with them as he did with you. I'm asking you to please go easy on him and be patient. Charlie is like my brothers, incredibly passionate, brilliant and kind; with that being said he also shares their temper, shortsightedness, and he will tend to jump into situations without knowing the consequences. I can tell that he fell in love with you, he's written home about you, and I can just see that he is very passionate about you. Give him a chance; it will be worth it in the end, that's not just coming from me as his mother, it's also coming woman to woman. If you were free for the upcoming Easter holidays we'd love to see you at the Burrow. I hope that the boys and Ginny are behaving, best of luck.
With Love-
Molly Weasley
Charlie stood in shock, he felt a bit put off knowing that Bill talked to his mother about his problems with Viviana. It pissed him off more that Bill and Viviana were talking about him. Not a single person had any reason to speak about their personal affairs but the two of them! Charlie quickly, and carefully folded up the letter and waved his wand over the wax to reseal it. He started a pot of coffee for Viviana and a pot of tea for himself. Errol looked quite comfortable sleeping on the table, he laid out a few pieces of fresh fruit and he started on a couple omelets. Charlie heard Viviana stir from the bedroom; he knew she was an incredibly light sleeper.
"Charlie?" Viviana said as she yawned. She had thrown on his t-shirt instead of her own clothes. She walked over to Charlie and leaned in and kissed the middle of his back. "Are you making us breakfast?"
"Yes love, I thought you might be hungry." Charlie said with a smile. "My mother sent you a letter."
"Really? Did you read it?" Viviana asked as she poured herself a cup of coffee and sat down at the table.
Charlie stood at the stove and grimaced, he could lie to her and tell her that he hadn't opened it, but he knew that she would be able to tell if he was lying. Honesty is the best policy Charlie, even if that means you get into trouble. Charlie remembered his father saying this to him as a small child. He sighed and looked over at Viviana, he noticed that her eyes were bright and she had a smile on her face.
"Yes, I read it and re-sealed it." Charlie said, he was expecting her to yell or fume about it. Instead she sat there shock still.
"Charlie I assumed you read it, if I was in your shoes I'd probably have read it too." Viviana said with a light laugh. "Now that I've read it what should we write back?"
Charlie nearly inhaled his tea as he choked on it, "What do you mean, we should write back?"
"Well you're staying with me this weekend, should we tell her that we're going to see her for Easter? Or that we're together? Or anything?" Viviana asked.
"Yes, yes, and maybe." Charlie answered. He flipped the omelets and set them on a large plate. "Breakfast is served."
"Thanks Charlie, you're the best." Viviana said as she took his hand in hers and kissed his palm. "Why don't we see what your families doing tomorrow and go and visit, we can break the news in person."
"You're acting as though I proposed." Charlie said, he didn't forget that they had all gone behind his back and discussed him. He looked up from his meal and saw that his words had hurt her more than he intended to.
"Right." Viviana said. She eyed her meal, took a few bites and started working on the dishes. The silence was so thick in the kitchen a knife wouldn't have been able to slice through it. Clearly he's pissed about something, did it have to do with what the letter said regarding him? Is he mad that Bill and I are friends or the fact that his mother personally wrote me a letter trying to help us out? What did I do wrong? She stood there letting the hot water soak the dishes, she wasn't paying attention to the knife in the soapy water and didn't realize that she had squeezed down on the blade until she felt the sharp bite of the blade in her skin. "Fuck!"
Charlie looked over and saw her hand gushing blood. He stood up to help her and she turned her back to him. Well I guess I deserved that. He grabbed a spare hand towel and gently wrapped her hand up. He saw hurt in her eyes, and he knew it wasn't from slicing her hand open. It was because of the way he spoke to her.
"Charlie the bleeding will stop you can let go of my hand. I'm going to shower I'll be out in a few minutes." Viviana said as she pulled her hand out of his and walked into the bathroom. Her heart felt heavy, he had insinuated that she was acting like they would get married, and he would propose when in fact he had no intentions of doing that. She felt a piece of her break. She stepped into the shower and felt the warmth of the water soak away the blood on her hand, and the heaviness in her heart. When she got out of the shower Charlie was waiting for his turn, he walked into the shower without a word and shut the door. Viviana went about her normal routine; she got dressed and decided to floo call Molly. "Molly?"
"Oh Viviana did you get the letter?" Molly asked.
"Uh, actually Charlie read it before I did." Viviana said.
"Charlie's with you? Really?" Molly asked.
"Yeah, he woke up before me, and read the letter. He's in the shower now, but I don't think that he's incredibly happy with you, Bill or myself." Viviana said.
"Oh, well that's not surprising. Knowing Charlie he thinks we've been gossiping like hens behind his back." Molly said.
"Well I spoke to Bill a couple times, I think you knew that, but I haven't spoken badly about him I wish he understood that." Viviana said.
"I did warn you in that letter that he tends to jump to conclusions when he gets mad, after all he is like my brothers." Molly said.
"I wanted to visit you and tell you that we were together and he said, 'why it's not like I proposed or anything'." Viviana said.
"He didn't! Oh he's being such a stubborn ass." Molly said. "Try and talk to him okay?"
"Will do, he's about to hop out of the shower I've got to go." Viviana said. "Thanks Molly I really appreciate it."
"You're welcome dear, good luck!" Molly said before disappearing into the green flames.
Viviana sat down and started grading the homework that the students had given her throughout the week. A lot of what she saw seemed like they were bouncing ideas off of each other. Some of the ideas were great, and others seemed like easy lazy answers. A few minutes later Charlie walked into the room wrapped only in a towel. Beads of water were dripping down his well-sculpted upper body. Viviana whistled softly.
"Wow, you look. Yum." Viviana said as she stood up. Any of the anger that Charlie looked like it had been washed away in the shower. She wrapped her arms around Charlie's neck and he picked her up in his arms. "Are you still mad at me?"
"I don't think I was ever really mad at you, or Bill or my Mum." Charlie said. "I was really mad at myself for letting it go so far as to affect you, Bill was just being supportive and my Mum doesn't want me to end up dating a row of slag's again."
Viviana blushed slightly hearing whom he had dated in the past. "Charlie what type of women did you date in the past?"
"That's not something I want to talk about Viv, I'm not exactly proud of who I saw while attending Hogwarts, or who I saw after leaving school." Charlie said. "Putting it nicely I slept around, I was careful about it, but I still slept around. Kate was my first serious girl friend."
"I see." Viviana said. "Well that's all in the past, it doesn't matter any longer."
"Well you took that in stride." Charlie said as he kissed her gently.
"Think about it logically, when am I ever going to see one of the girls you used to date?" Viviana said.
"Don't jinx it, I'd hate to run into any of them." Charlie said with a slight shudder. "I'm more concerned with you, keeping you around. Did you still want to go to dinner at my parents home?"
"Charlie we don't have to." Viviana said.
"I'm sure that would make them happy, why don't we fire call Bill and Fleur, and my parents and see if we can all get together." Charlie said. "I have to show you off some how."
"You fire call, I have to finish grading these papers." Viviana said as she lightly kissed Charlie's forehead.
"Sounds like a deal, then I can break the good news to my family about taking the job here." Charlie said. He watched Viviana walk back to the bedroom where the desk was and he heard her sigh as she read though the papers her students had written. He didn't envy her the task of actually grading any of the papers either. "Mom?"
"Charlie! It's nice to see you, what've you been doing?" Molly asked. She pretended that she didn't know he was with Viviana.
"I'm closer to home, and I wondered if you would want to do a small family dinner." Charlie asked, he saw his mothers face light up brighter than a Christmas tree.
"Oh that would be nice! I'd love to see you and Viviana and I'm sure Bill and Fleur would like to come over. When did you want to come over?" Molly asked. She silently was cheering in her head because she knew that Viviana must have gotten through to him some how.
"Well when do you normally have Bill and Fleur over?" Charlie asked.
"Sunday's for the most part, but Bill mentioned having a dinner over here tonight. Fleur has a lot of work to do at the office." Molly said. "Would 5 o'clock work?"
"Sure Mum, that sounds great. Should we bring anything over?" Charlie asked.
"No dear, I'm thrilled that you're coming. Charlie, I did want to say how happy I am you and Viviana worked things out. I really like her and I have a good feeling about her." Molly said to her son. She could tell that Charlie was blushing, and smiling from ear to ear.
"I really lucked out with her Mum, she's an amazingly patient woman, and she's really a gem." Charlie said smiling at Molly's approval. "We'll see you tonight, she'll probably want to bring dessert, unless you plan on making your world famous chocolate cake, I'll convince her that she really doesn't need to bring anything then."
"Okay chocolate cake it is, anything for you dear. Tell her I said hello and that we can't wait to see her again." Molly said.
"Love you Mum, and we'll see you soon." Charlie said before vanishing the fire in the fireplace. He walked back into the bedroom where Viviana was grading the papers. She had most of them done but was frowning at the one she was currently reading.
"I swear Charlie these kids aren't applying themselves. They keep saying the same things over and over. Hermione is one of the only ones that actually seem to understand it. Ginny too, Harry and Ron are great in a practical exam but this paper writing isn't their forte." Viviana said. "At least I'm done grading them, thank goddess that they're done."
Charlie leaned in and started rubbing her shoulders, he heard her sigh with contentment. He lifted her up in his arms and carried her back over to the bed. He saw her smile mischievously as he leaned in and kissed her.
"Viv, Mum wants us over there around 5, we have a few hours to kill. Have any suggestions?" Charlie asked.
"Well I did want to start doing my lesson plans, but those could wait until tomorrow." Viviana said as she kissed him lightly on the collarbone.
"Would you like to go for a quick fly?" Charlie asked. He loved how passionate she was, the feeling of her body pressed so closely against him filled him with a sense of contentment.
"Sure, are you prepared to get buzzed?" Viviana asked.
"No offense love, but I doubt your skills are up to par." Charlie said teasingly.
"I wanted you to know that I am in excellent physical shape!" Viviana said. "I used to be a seeker too."
"I know that you're in excellent shape, you're very fit. I've felt you up enough." Charlie said.
"Okay Charlie, you're about to get your ass handed to you." Viviana said as she leaned in and kissed him. She started taking off her clothes before she felt Charlie's hands start to roam across her body.
"I love it when you're naked." Charlie said as he nuzzled closely to her neck.
"You're such a man!" Viviana said. "Where's your club that you're going to bonk me over the head with and drag me back to your cave?"
"Well I could always drag you back to bed and we can worry about flying later." Charlie said as he cupped her breasts in his hands.
"You just want to mess around because you don't want to get shown up by a girl." Viviana said. She grabbed a pair of her running shorts and a tank top before she threw on a black flying jacket.
"No, I'd rather get my work out between the sheets and your svelte body." Charlie said.
"Well you can do that before we shower after I'm done kicking your butt, and lucky for you I have a snitch. Grab one of the bats and I'll also release the bludgers when we're outside." Viviana said.
"If I win, I get to tease you as long as I want tonight." Charlie said.
"What do I get if I win?" Viviana asked.
"What do you want?" Charlie asked, he saw a look of utter concentration pass over her face and he could tell she was actually thinking of something more serious then sex.
"I want you to promise me that you'll take a vacation with me. Anywhere we decide on." Viviana said.
"Viv, I don't know my work schedule yet." Charlie said as he threw his clothes on.
"But honey, I really want to visit the States and I'd love it if you came with me." Viviana said as she fake pouted.
"Okay, we'll figure it out love. Ready to lose?" Charlie said.
"Ready to win, yes. Yes I am good sir." Viviana said as they walked out towards the back yard. Viviana let the bludgers loose as well as the snitch. She levitated two golden hoops on opposite sides and tossed the quaffle to Charlie.
Charlie maneuvered around the bludgers that were trying to take his head off, and avoid Viviana as well. He went to throw the quaffle into the hoop but missed as Viviana dove for the quaffle he looked throughout the sky for the snitch. He was bound and determined to win this short match. He didn't see the glint of gold, but his curiosity got the better of him and he almost took a bludger to the side of the head, his quick thinking saved him from a concussion. He watched as Viviana viciously smacked an oncoming bludger towards Charlie and she easily scored a goal. The quaffle centered itself in the middle of the make shift pitch and Charlie swooped in to claim it, he heard the crack of Viviana's bat as she knocked a bludger just over his head, when he ducked she slammed into him and grabbed the quaffle from him. He couldn't believe he fell for that trick! He was more angry at himself but it just added fuel to the fire, he had to win now. He let her score and pretended to watch her slyly flying continious figure eights around the field, he thought he caught a glimpse of gold but it vanished before his eyes. Out of no where Viviana dove to the ground and Charlie followed her, he wasn't sure if she we feinting seeing the snitch or if she really saw it. Either way he had a few contingency plans of winning; either by knocking her out of the way, or tripping her up during her dive. She got closer and closer to the ground, 20, 15, 10, 5 feet, before pulling up. Viviana narrowly missed getting hit by both bludgers and she felt Charlie at her back, she knew that he wouldn't be so easily fooled by a feint but it was worth a shot. She still hadn't seen the snitch the entire time that they had been out there. They both tossed the quaffle back and forth and finally touched down.
"Viv, are you sure you let the snitch go?" Charlie asked. "We haven't seen it the entire time we've been playing."
"Charlie I let it go. I don't know where the damn thing is." Viviana said. "Accio snitch!"
When the snitch failed to appear she shrugged. Charlie scanned the tree line and didn't see anything. He walked over to her and kissed her strait on the lips.
"Well I guess this is a draw. Should we just go in and shower?" Charlie asked.
"Yeah I guess so. It kinda bothers me that we didn't find it." Viviana said. "You go inside, I'll be there soon."
"Viv, just come inside, we'll find it tomorrow." Charlie said as he slowly pulled her into his arms.
"Charlie just let me check my wardings okay? If a snitch could get out, something or someone could get in." Vivivana said.
Charlie sighed and walked towards the house alone. She's so bloody paranoid. I guess I would be too if my life was destroyed by dark magic. She just takes everything so seriously. It's like she can't relax. She doesn't trust me enough to keep her safe. Charlie knew that it wasn't the fact that she was so paranoid, it was the fact that she couldn't accept that he would do anything to keep her safe that bothered him. He knew that she could take care of herself, she was a very strong woman, but being strong didn't mean she had to face everything alone. It wasn't like it was her wits against the world. In time he hoped that she would understand that.
In the mean time Viviana checked the wardings that she had put up and didn't sense that they had been tampered with. They seemed as strong as ever, she didn't feel like she was in danger, but she wanted to double check everything. She slowly recast every blood spell and safe guarding spell she could think of. She made sure that her home was still unplottable, undetectable and unmarked. When she was sure that everything was normal she walked back to the house. She heard Charlie undressing in the bed room and she snuck in silently. She loved how tan, and well toned he was. He was so physically appealing, and it drove her a little crazy how amazing he was. As she slowly snuck up on him she reached out and slowly traced the lines of his shoulder blades and down his spine. She enjoyed watching him shiver with pleasure.
"Miss me?" Viviana said coyly.
"Yes. Did you find the little bugger?" Charlie asked.
"Nope, we better shower quickly I wouldn't want to be late to one of your families dinners." Viviana said as she stripped off her clothes and threw them into the dirty laundry bag.
"Okay, fair enough. Are you sure we don't have a little extra time?" Charlie asked.
"Charlie we never have a little extra time, we need a few hours, and we can do that all day tomorrow." Viviana said as she pulled him into the bathroom.
"This is true." Charlie said as he leaned down and kissed her. "I love the way your cheeks are flushed."
"I love the way you love things about me." Viviana said with a short laugh. "Wow that sounded cheesy."
"Yeah but it's my kind of line you silly bird." Charlie said.
They enjoyed soaping each other up, and Charlie tried to behave. It was incredibly hard to just enjoy the shower though, Viviana naked and wet was very high on his list of things he enjoyed. When they finished showering Charlie watched her pick out an outfit to wear over to his families home.
"Charlie, navy or slate gray?" Viviana asked holding up a very short slate colored dressed, or a long backless navy dress.
"Damn, that's a hard choice. Go with the navy colored one, I'll enjoy stroking your back when I can." Charlie said. He grabbed a clean pair of jeans, along with a dark red button down shirt. He rolled the cuffs of the shirt up and smiled as he watched Viviana braid her long, silky hair. "You look beautiful by the way."
"And you look rustically handsome. I see your new scars, and don't think I didn't notice that new tattoo Charlie." Viviana said as she finished French braiding her hair.
"So you did see that." Charlie said as he blushed. "I was hoping to explain that."
"And why did you get a new tattoo?" Viviana asked as she slowly ran her fingers across his left shoulder blade.
"I was quite pissed, and a few of the blokes I work with made fun of me saying that my life revolved around dragons and getting ass. They said that I didn't have any tattoos representing what I did and they dared me to either get another tattoo or find some random bird to take home with me." Charlie said. He watched Viviana's face, he couldn't read the emotions that flew through her eyes.
"So you got a tattoo because your friends sad that all you do is get ass and tame dragons." Viviana said.
"Um, I guess so." Charlie said.
"Charlie were you seeing anyone else after you left England?" Viviana asked.
"Well." Charlie said. Technically he didn't date anyone besides Viviana. "Not exactly."
"What do you mean by not exactly?" Viviana said. "Were you, or weren't you with anyone else?"
"I didn't date anyone when I left." Charlie said feeling a hot flush creep up his neck. He thought about the girl he met at one of the bars he started going to. He had been confused at where he and Viviana stood, he hadn't talked to her since they stopped seeing each other and it bothered him. He knew that she had wanted more than what he offered her, but he was cowardly and he left. Charlie stood there and looked into Viviana's eyes, they were devoid of any emotion she looked like a living statue.
"Did you sleep with someone else Charlie?" Viviana asked. She could see the red flush of his embarrassment, and she the sadness in his eyes.
"Yes. I slept with someone." Charlie said feeling the shame wash over him.
"I see. Well at least your honest." Viviana said. "When did you meet her?"
"I met her a week after I arrived there." Charlie said. He felt like he was being interrogated. "Viv, I'm sorry. I wasn't sure if we were still together."
"I'm glad you were honest with me." Viviana said. "Remus and I kissed. After you left we got pissed and kissed."
"Did you sleep with him?" Charlie asked. He felt hollow, he looked at her, she looked like a goddess made of ice.
"No we kissed twice that's all." Viviana said. "Honestly we were both drunk, and we ended up kissing. He left and that was that."
"One good turn deserves another." Charlie said.
"Are you upset?" Viviana asked as she ran her fingers across his shoulders.
"Shouldn't I be asking you that? I slept with someone and you kissed someone. There's a larger difference between the two." Charlie said.
"I'm not upset, I understand. I'm not saying it makes me incredibly happy, but I have heard of your reputation. I guess I'm not surprised." Viviana said.
She didn't make the last statement judgementally but there was an undercurrent of raw emotion that Charlie couldn't put his finger on. It didn't seem like she was jealous, but she was far from being happy-go-lucky about it either. He groaned internally, he felt like he screwed up when he was in Romanaia with the other woman, but he knew they hadn't technically been together either.
"Viv, really if we're together then we're together I wouldn't go behind your back if we were together." Charlie said. He pulled Viviana close to his chest and kissed the crown of her head. "Do you believe me?"
"Yes I believe you, I'm not worried about you cheating on me. If it happens, it happens and I'll cut my losses." Viviana said.
"You don't think I'd do it though, do you?" Charlie asked.
"I don't think you would purposefully do it no." Viviana said. She tried choosing her words carefully, knowing that Charlie had immediately gone out and slept with someone else, before they were unofficially over, bothered her. Bill had told her that Charlie had a certain way with women and she knew that going into whatever pseudo-relationship she and Charlie had formed. "Are you ready to go?"
"Viv, will you be my girl friend?" Charlie asked. He watched a slow smile creep across her face, before she leaned in and kissed him fully on the lips.
"Well it's about time you asked!" Viviana said. She had a brilliant smile on her face as she leaned in and kissed him.
"Well that's nice to hear. I'm really glad you said yes." Charlie said.
"Technically I didn't say yes, but I will now. Charlie Weasley, I will be your official girlfriend but if you even think of pulling any of that ridiculous shit on me again, I'll hex something you hold very dear to your life." Viviana said. "I do like the tattoo, a Hungarian horntail is a pretty vicious dragon."
"Yes it is, but they're one of my favorite breeds. Should we go to the Burrow?" Charlie asked.
"Sure, I'm ready when you are." Viviana said. She felt Charlies arms wrap around her before the plummeted through the air and landed just outside of the Burrows boundries. She saw Bill and Fleur walking towards the house as well.
"Viviana! O' it's so good to see you!" Fleur said as she ran over to hug Viviana. "Eet's been far too long."
"Bon jour Fleur, ca va?" Viviana said. (Hello Fleur, how are you?"
"Ca va tres bien, et vous?" Fleur asked. (I'm very well, and you?)
"Je suis tres bein aussi, merci." Viviana replied. (I'm very well also, thanks.)
"Je ne savais pas que vous avez parlé le français si bien." Fleur said. (I didn't know that you spoke French so well.)
"J'ai appris comment parler le français quand j'étais très peu. J'aimerais visiter la France de nouveau et faires les courses. Devrions-nous planifier un voyage autrefois ?" Viviana said. (I learned how to speak French when I was very little. I would love to visit France again and do some shopping. Should we plan a trip sometime?)
"J'aimerais faire un voyage en France avec vous, quand vous et Charlie êtes en mesure d'aller ? Je suis sûr que je pourrais convaincre Bill que nous devons prendre des petites vacances." Fleur replied. (I would love to take a trip to France with you, when would you and Charlie be able to go? I am sure that I could convince Bill that we need to take a small vacation.)
"Pourquoi nous ne planifions pas de voyage de week-end en juillet ? La classe serait finie avec et ensuite nous pouvons visiter avant que les touristes arrivent. A-t-il l'air d'un plan?" Viviana said. (Why don't we plan a weekend trip in July ? Class will be over with, and then we can visit before the tourists arrive. Does that sound like a plan?)
"Oui, c'est magnifique!" Fleur said before throwing her arms around Viviana's neck.
"Are you two lovely ladies done conversing in a language that not every speaks?" Bill asked.
"Nun Bill, halten Sie in den Schlamm. Welche Sprache bevorzugen Sie spreche ich?" Viviana said. (Well Bill you stick in the mud. What language would you prefer I speak?)
"English love, English. We know how talented you ladies are but English, please speak English." Charlie said as he leaned in and kissed Viviana's neck gently.
"What Viviana, and I were speaking about was a trip to France. We want, no we need a vacation in July! We 'ave decided this, you boys will come with." Fleur said smiling at Viviana.
"Yep, plan for a long weekend in July, we're going to France together." Viviana said.
"Wait we have no say in the matter?" Charlie and Bill argued.
"Not if you want to keep getting laid. Think about it this way, nude beaches, skimpy lingerie, champagne, lots of sex." Viviana said. "Really is that a difficult decision to make?"
"Well love, when you phrase it that way, when are we leaving?" Charlie asked before wrapping an arm around her waist.
"See? He goes along wis' it, won't you agree too?" Fleur said.
"Fleur, I would capture the moon and all of her stars to make you happy. Believe me a trip to France's majestic cities will only be enhanced by your beauty." Bill said.
Viviana quietly whispered to Charlie, "Do not ever use poetry to court me."
Charlie laughed before nodding. As the group walked up towards the house he heard his mother setting the table. He saw her smile when the group of them arrived and he was engulfed with a warm hug as soon as he walked into the kitchen.
"Charlie! I'm so happy you're here!" Molly said.
"Hello son, glad that you're here." Arthur said.
"Oh hello Viviana it's so good to see you again, how have you been? Hello Fleur it's nice to see you again!" Molly said before welcoming both of the girls into the living room.
"Molly we have some exciting news, we're taking a small vacation to France in June!" Viviana exclaimed.
"Oh that sounds lovely dear. Are you making it a couples retreat?" Molly asked.
"Oui, we are so excited, I cannot wait to show zem the beauty that France has to offer." Fleur said.
"Well why don't we sit down to dinner, I made roast chicken, potatoes, and steamed vegetables." Molly said.
Half way through the meal Charlie noticed that his mother was keenly eyeing Fleur and Viviana. He could almost see the gears turning in his mother's head. He knew that she was silently guessing about when she would start seeing grand children. He knew sooner or later his mother would corner him and ask him how his relationship with Viviana was going. He didn't have the heart to tell her that they were slowly easing themselves back into a relationship. Molly brought out a very large and very dense chocolate cake, just from the smell Charlie knew that it was his favorite recipe.
"Mum why is it that whenever Charlie visits, you make your world famous chocolate cake, but when I visit I get biscuits?" Bill complained.
"Charlie rarely visits and it's a special occasion, I have my two oldest sons and their lovely companions with them so I thought that making a special dessert was a perfect way to celebrate." Molly said.
"Molly, please, just a very small slice. I am already stuffed from the delicious meal you prepared." Fleur said.
"Yes, yes dear I do understand and thank you for the complement." Molly said.
Charlie easily had the largest slice, followed closely by Bill. Viviana watched as they dug into the decadent moist chocolate cake. Fleur took dainty bites out of the confection and seemed to savor every morsel. As dinner wrapped up he saw Viviana yawn, and he knew that they would be leaving soon. Bill helped gather up the dishes and they worked on cleaning up the kitchen. As they prepared to leave Molly pulled Charlie aside.
"Charlie I know you were mad at Bill, and at me for interfering with your relationship. We didn't do this to anger you, we were looking out for you. I think you really hurt her feelings when you left. She's a wonderful woman and you need to take care of her." Molly said.
"Yes mum, I know. We're officially together by the way, I asked her this morning." Charlie said.
"Do you love her?" Molly asked.
"Mum!" Charlie exclaimed.
"Charlie I mean it, do you love her?" Molly asked.
"I can see myself falling in love with her, I care about her deeply and I think she's fantastic. She's brilliant, beautiful and amazing. I don't want to rush into anything." Charlie said.
"Well I'm glad you're being level headed. I think she really loves you Charlie, be careful with this one, she is a passionate woman." Molly said.
"Sooner rather than later I will bring her around again Mum. We have to get going Viv has a lot of work she has to get started on, and I have to get ready for my new job." Charlie said.
"Okay dear, thank you for visiting I'll see you another time." Molly said.
Charlie walked over to the living room where Viviana and Fleur had been conversing rapidly in French. He hugged his father, and brother and Fleur kissed his cheeks making him blush.
"Okay we'll see you later, and Fleur please try and figure out where you want to stay. We'll make our plans together and try and figure out what we want to do." Viviana said. "Molly, Arthur thank you for your hospitality I'll see everyone later."
"Did you have a nice time?" Charlie asked.
"Of course I did, I really like your family." Viviana said.
"So nude beaches, and lingerie. Sounds like a nice vacation." Charlie said smirking.
"I knew that would get your attention." Viviana said as they walked hand in hand to the border of the Burrows boundaries. "Are you ready?"
"Ready as I'll ever be." Charlie said, and with that they landed solidly in her living room. Charlie saw her falcon Boomer perched on the kitchen table. Boomer bobbed her head and Charlie untied a letter attached to her leg. "Viv, letter from Dumbledore."
"Thanks." Viviana said as she popped the seal on the letter.
Dear Viviana-
I apologize for intruding on your personal time. I do need to speak to you immediately. Perhaps you will be able to floo directly into my office. You may bring Charlie with you, it concerns him as well.
Regards-
Albus
"Charlie we need to go to the school now." Viviana said. "Pack!"
Charlie watched as their belongings pushed themselves into her bag and Boomer climbed onto Viviana's arm.
"Okay Boomer we're going through the fire again. No you won't get burned so stop giving me that look." Viviana said. As she threw in the floo powder the flames turned a deep purple and Viviana stepped through. Charlie soon followed her with their bags.
"Excellent timing, thank you both. I have a problem that you can help me solve." Albus said.
"What's wrong?" Viviana asked.
"Your brother Ron was attacked by Sirius Black this evening. He's fine and it's unclear why Sirius went after him. We think he was aiming for Harry, but he found Ron by mistake." Albus explained.
"Did the catch him?" Charlie asked.
"No, he vanished. I'm not surprised, Sirius knew the castle as a student better than the rest of the general populace." Albus explained.
"What do you need me to do?" Viviana asked.
"I need you to help train Harry. He's a little shaken, would do you mind talking to him today?" Albus asked.
"That's fine, I'll make my way there after I put my things in my room." Viviana said.
"I'll take care of that for you Viv, go find Harry." Charlie said.
"That will give us enough time to talk Charlie." Albus said.
"Charlie come find me when you're done okay?" Viviana said. "Albus would you mind if Charlie stayed with me for dinner?"
"That would be fine." Albus said.
Viviana walked towards the Gryffindor common room and bowed to the knight.
"Hello, is Harry Potter here?" Viviana asked.
"Yes, do you know the password?" The knight asked.
"Poppy cock." Viviana replied.
"Enter fair lady!" The knight said before letting the door swing open.
Viviana walked through the common room and ran into Ginny. Ginny smiled and ran up to Viviana and hugged her.
"Viv! It's so nice to see you!" Ginny said.
"Ginny how are you doing? Classes going well?" Viviana asked.
"I'm really doing well, it's getting harder, but I'm doing well." Ginny said. "Are you here to talk to Ron?"
"Actually is Harry around?" Viviana asked.
"Yeah he's probably up in his room." Ginny replied.
"Thanks Ginny, come visit me for dinner okay? I have a surprise for you." Viviana said.
"Thanks Viv!" Ginny said.
Viviana walked up towards the boys' dormitories and saw Harry sitting on the windowsill. Ron's drapes around his bed were shredded and torn. Harry didn't see or hear Viviana enter and a look of shock crossed his face.
"Hello Harry, are you okay?" Viviana asked.
"I'm fine, just worried." Harry said.
"Well why don't we start your training." Viviana said. "Albus thinks it's a good idea if we get you started on your extra defense training."
"Okay well that works, when will we start?" Harry asked.
"Now, grab your broom and your clothes meet me down at the pitch." Viviana said.
Viviana made her way down to the pitch and practiced diving on her broom. She loved the feeling of the wind whipping around her body as she dove closer and closer to the ground. She saw Harry fly up and smile at her.
"You really do know how to fly." Harry said.
"I've seen you play and I know that you're very good at your job for the house team. You're going to have to learn how to defend yourself on your broom and still maintain an accurate flight path. I want you to watch me from the air okay?" Viviana used her wand and charmed 8 bludgers to fly at different speeds and difficulties , she also conjured targets painted red and blue that whipped around the pitch. "The object of me showing you this is to hit only the blue targets, they will change color and move around, you have to avoid getting hit by a bludger, and hit the correct targets. Let's see how long you can last okay? I'll go first and see if you can keep up."
Viviana released the hold she had on the bludgers and speedily zigged and zagged across the field. She was able to turn on a dime, and fly around without getting grazed she flicked her wand out and stealthily aimed at the different targets. Every time she hit a target she heard a faint ding. She cast a quick charm to freeze the bludgers and the targets.
"Okay Harry are you ready?" Viviana asked.
"I am ready, what spell should I use to hit the targets?" Harry asked.
"Whatever spell you hit it with, it will ding. I'll slow the bludgers down a little and we'll see how it goes." Viviana said. "You win a point for each of the targets hit, and you lose a point if a bludger grazes you."
"I understand." Harry said he tried copying Viviana's previous movements and he couldn't get the rhythm down. He narrowly missed getting struck with a bludger and missed hitting his target completely. He became incredibly angry and increased the speed of his movements on his broom. He managed to hit three targets in a row, but ended up getting nailed solidly by a bludger in the side of the arm. Soon he heard Viviana whistle for him to fly down.
"Not bad, your concentration doesn't seem to be fully focused, we'll work on that. I think you needed to broaden your search, being a seeker has its problems. You become too narrowly focused on a single target and you don't see the bigger picture. You do have a creative way of casting spells, but I think you could even get better." Viviana said.
"Viviana!"
Viviana looked over and saw Oliver walking towards her. She smiled and waved.
"I didn't know you were working with Harry, I was planning on running a few drills, do you mind?" Oliver asked.
"Nope we're done for the day, I have a few things I need to write up and I'm sure Harry has other things to do than get hit by bludgers." Viviana said lightly.
"That's a smart idea, charming the bludgers to attack at different speeds and variations." Oliver said. "I'll be using that in practice if you don't mind."
"Go for it, it's a great way to get the team members to recognize different threats that will be readily available on the pitch." Viviana said. "I'll leave you to it Oliver."
Viviana and Harry walked back from their training session smiling and laughing about the day, Harry grabbed Ginny from their common room and followed Viviana to her quarters.
"How did the training go?" Ginny asked.
"It went well, pretty intense." Harry said.
"What's my surprise?" Ginny asked.
"Be patient I promise you'll be excited when you see what it is." Viviana said as she opened up her door. "You stay here and get comfortable, Harry if you need a shower use the bathroom down the hall. I'm going to hope in the shower and get ready for dinner."
When she walked upstairs she saw Charlie sitting on her bed half slumped over. She walked over to him and leaned over and kissed him lightly on the lips.
"Hello handsome. How are you?" Viviana asked.
"Erm, hello love. How did training go?" Charlie asked.
"Pretty good, Harry has a few things to work on, but I think that he'll improve greatly." Viviana said as she stripped off her clothing. "I'm going to shower, why don't you go downstairs and say hello to someone you know."
"Who's here?" Charlie asked.
"Just go downstairs." Viviana said.
"Alright I'll see you soon. Love you." Charlie said.
"Love you too." Viviana responded. She realized as she turned on the shower that she had just admitted to saying that she loved him. She wasn't exactly expecting anything like that to happen yet. She knew that she cared for him deeply, but love? That was a completely different level than she thought she was ready for. You might as well admit that you do love him, you think about him constantly, you're happier when you're with him. He said he loves you first, what else is there to think about? Her heart said she loved him, and her head was still trying to accurately judge if that was the case.
Charlie was walking out of Viviana's bedroom when it hit him, Did I just admit that I loved her? Wasn't I just talking to Mum about my confusion? I care for her, but love? That's something different, maybe I should talk to Bill about it. He'll know if I said it truthfully. You prat, of course you love her, it wouldn't have been so easy to say if you didn't love her. She's brilliant, and beautiful; she makes you laugh, she makes you happy. She's honest, she's caring, and you love her. What made it better was the fact that she admitted that she loved him back. Charlie smiled all the way down to the kitchen. When he got there he saw his little sister sitting at the table.
"CHARLIE!" Ginny screamed before running over and hugging him. "I've missed you so much!"
"Ginny I swear you've grown a foot since I saw you a few months ago. How are you holding up?" Charlie asked.
"I'm fine Charlie, and I did not grow a foot, maybe a few inches. How are things going between you and Viviana?" Ginny asked.
"Well we're officially together, and we're very happy." Charlie said.
"Better her than Phlegm." Ginny said with mock disgust.
"Fleur isn't that bad, we're taking a trip with Fleur and Bill in July. They ladies decided a shopping trip to France would be fun and we're getting dragged along." Charlie said.
"What? Can I go with?" Ginny asked.
"Ginny it's a couples weekend." Charlie tried explaining. He saw the hurt in her eyes.
"Charlie, if she wants to go that's fine, she wouldn't be a burden and I'm sure Fleur would agree. When's the last time that she went on a vacation without all of her brothers?" Viviana asked as she walked into the kitchen.
"NEVER!" Ginny exclaimed. "Please can I go?"
"Well if Mum says its okay, and Viviana agrees then you can go." Charlie said. He had never seen Ginny look so excited.
"Can I borrow Boomer and ask?" Ginny said.
"Just use the fire place, it'll be quicker. Go upstairs into my room and you'll have some privacy to speak to your Mum. Tell her that I said that you would be more than welcome." Viviana said as she watched Ginny bolt up the stairs.
"That's really sweet of you, Ginny really looks up to you." Charlie said. He pulled Viviana into his arms and slowly kissed her lips. "You look absolutely ravishing."
"Thank you handsome. Did you mean what you said earlier?" Viviana asked.
"About me loving you?" Charlie asked. He saw her nod. "Yes I meant it, I've been seeing you off and on for 6 months, how could I not feel so strongly about you?"
"I just wanted to make sure, we're just getting into the whole 'we're together' bit, and I didn't want to jump the gun." Viviana said. "I do love you, with all my heart."
"I can tell, you glow. Even Mum made a comment about it." Charlie said. "She thinks we'll be the next couple to get engaged."
"Well that's up to you Charlie, we haven't really talked about it fully have we." Viviana stated.
"It'll come up I'm sure, just not yet, I'd rather we get our relationship fully concrete before we go jumping into an engagement. Mum will have kittens when she finds out." Charlie said. "So what's for dinner?"
"Mum said yes!" Ginny said as she flew down the stairs, she didn't see Harry and bowled right into him. "Sorry Harry, I didn't see you I was too excited."
"Bloody hell Ginny, it's okay. I'm not used to pretty girls attacking me though." Harry said, he enjoyed seeing her blush at his statement. "What did your Mum say yes to?"
"Viv, Charlie, Fleur and Bill are going to France this summer and I get to go with! It's going to be so exciting!" Ginny said.
"Lucky you, I'll be stuck with the fracking Dursley's again." Harry said glumly.
"Why don't you come too Harry? Maybe we can get Hermione and Ron to go as well." Viviana said. She looked over at Charlie and saw him smile.
"You would actually want me to go with you?" Harry said, the look of astonishment crossed his face.
"Yes, I think that would be fun. Would you like me to ask your guardians?" Viviana said.
"Please do." Harry said. "They don't like magic, you might want to phone them instead."
Viviana opened up a drawer in the kitchen and pulled out a cell phone, she had Harry dial the number and she waited until Vernon Dursley picked up the phone.
"Hello?" Vernon said gruffly.
"Hello is this Mr. Vernon Dursley?" Viviana asked.
"Speaking." Vernon said.
"This is Viviana Valentine, I'm a teacher at the school. I was curious if you would consent to letting Harry take an extracurricular visit with a few friends from school to France. I'd be chaperoning the trip." Viviana said.
"Oh you're one of those people. I don't have the extra money to send him." Vernon said.
"It's an all expenses paid trip sir." Viviana said. "He'd be living with some friends until the trip and wouldn't be back until the middle of August."
"August you say. Fine. I give my consent." Vernon said. He hung up the phone and Viviana looked shocked.
"He said no didn't he." Harry said, he looked incredibly unhappy at the entire endeavor.
"He said yes, actually." Viviana said smiling at him.
"Really? Wow." Harry said. "Thank you so much, I really hate going home there."
"You're welcome, should I ask Molly if Ron can come as well?" Viviana asked Charlie.
"I'll ask her. Harry, Ginny go get your brother and Hermione. We might as well ask them to go too." Charlie said. He watched the two run out of the kitchen and towards the Gryffindor common room. "You know you're amazing. You're giving them a chance of a lifetime."
"It's the least I can do. Really." Viviana said as she threw a handful of floo powder into the fire. "Molly?"
"Oh Viviana it's nice to see you again. What can I help you with dear?" Molly asked.
"Would it be alright if I brought Ron as well?" Viviana asked. "Harry is going, and I'm inviting Hermione too."
"That's very kind of you, but won't that be quite expensive?" Molly asked.
"It's nothing Molly, you've made me family, Charlie makes me feel so loved and family helps family." Viviana said. She saw tears grace Molly's eyes when she stated that they were family.
"That would be fine then, is Charlie there?" Molly asked.
"Here he is, I'm starting dinner I'll see you later." Viviana said as she waved good-bye.
"Charlie, are you sure she can afford all of this?" Molly asked.
"Mum, she's incredibly well off. Finances are the least of her worries, I think she feels like she's trying to enrich their lives, money isn't an issue." Charlie said. He knew his parents were honest workers and didn't have a lot of money to spare. It embarrassed them to no end but they made do with what they could.
"Charlie did you hear what she said? She really must be fond of us, to consider us family. Isn't she close to any of her blood relatives?" Molly asked.
"Mum, her brother's dead and her blood relatives are cold people. Like the Black or Malfoy families. Believe me she loves us, and you helped with that. I wanted to thank you for being a wonderful mother." Charlie said. He knew his Mum would probably cry when he said that, but he said it honestly.
"Okay well go help her with dinner, and I'll speak to you more later. Fleur and Bill are excited that the rest of the family is going as well. I think Fred and George might be jealous." Molly said.
"I'll talk to them about it later okay? Love you Mum." Charlie said before he closed the gate to the fireplace. He looked over at Viviana and saw her bustling around the kitchen with an apron on. It was a bright sunny yellow one, with cherries stitched across it. "You look incredibly cute."
"Thanks love, I'm making a steak and potato pie, green beans and treacle tart. I have a feeling that George and Fred will be joining us for dinner. Should we invite them on the trip as well?" Viviana asked.
"We could that would make them happy, isn't this a big deal now?" Charlie asked.
"Charlie, I wasn't kidding when I said that you're all family. All of your siblings. I'm not leaving them out of it, it'd be cruel. The money isn't an issue I have more gold than I can spend, and I've made more than most people do in a life time the last few years. This year alone I've made about 2 million dollars, it's not a big deal to me." Viviana said. "I also know for a fact that you make a great deal of money as well."
"I knew you came from money, but really Viv, how much do you have?" Charlie asked.
"Charlie why does it matter?" Viviana said as she blushed.
"I'm curious, please tell me." Charlie said.
"Let's see my account in America I have about 6,802,721 galleons saved up. My accounts in London, Ireland, and Italy I have about 500,000 galleons saved up in each account." Viviana said, she wouldn't meet his eyes. "Dimitri left me at least as much as I have in my American account. His bank is in Russia, so that's where's that's located at."
"I didn't realize that you were so well off." Charlie said. He hadn't know that she literally would never have to work again, and she could purchase her own small island and live there with a family indefinitely. It pained him knowing that her ex-fiancé left her so much money, gave her so much, he knew he'd never have or make as much as Dimitri did.
"I don't like talking about money, it's never a good thing." Viviana said. "Honestly Charlie, my parents were very wealthy, that's what I grew up with. They thought that their blood was better than anyone else's because they came from such a long line of wealth."
"It's okay Viv, I'm not judging you. You should know that." Charlie said as he kissed the tip of her nose, and her neck. "I love you for you, not your money."
"I'm glad to hear that, a trip like this will only cost me a week of work, I'm not worried about it." Viviana said. "For that matter I know it's your parents wedding anniversary and I thought we could send them on their own trip. Where do you think they would like to go?"
"A trip? I don't know maybe France, or Italy." Charlie said. "You're very generous you know, it makes spoiling you very hard."
"I don't want to be spoiled Charlie, the simple things in life are what really matters." Viviana said.
"I know but it would be nice if I could just surprise you with something amazing." Charlie said.
"You surprise me every day Charlie. Every day I'm with you is a gift." Viviana said. She heard her door open, and she saw George, Fred, Ron, Harry, Hermione and Ginny pile in.
"Hey thanks for letting us come to dinner!" Fred said.
"Not a problem. Charlie will you please enlarge the table and we'll sit down for a nice meal." Viviana said.
As they sat down there was general talk about how Sirius Black entered the castle. Hermione and Ron were arguing about something and Ginny was joking around with Charlie. Seeing everyone sit so calmly at the dinner table having a good time made Viviana happy. She hadn't see so many happy people enjoying a meal since she had been at the Weasley's. Her family was so cold and distant it felt like a chore versus enjoying each other's company.
"Alright so I'm sure you know that in July Charlie, Fleur and Bill are taking a trip to France. I wanted to invite the rest of you, it's only fair because Ginny and Harry are going." Viviana said.
"Wow, that's really nice of you." Fred and George said together.
"I'm glad you think so. Hermione would it be best if I called your parents from my cell phone?" Viviana asked.
"Probably, they understand magic but they don't really understand the whole fireplace speech." Hermione said. "I really appreciate it, I'm sure we'll learn loads while were there."
"It's a relaxation vacation, there won't be a whole lot of touring or anything. It's a shopping, sunbathing and relaxing vacation." Charlie said.
"Oh well, it'll still be a fun trip." Hermione said.
As the boys cleaned up the kitchen, Hermione used Viviana's cell phone to call her parents. "Mum?"
"Hermione, are you okay?" Mrs. Granger asked.
"I'm fine Mum, one of my teachers wanted to ask you something though." Hermione said as she handed the phone over to Viviana.
"Hello, Mrs. Granger. This is Viviana Valentine I'm a teacher at Hogwarts and I wanted to know if I could have your permission to take Hermione along with a few of her friends to France this July." Viviana asked.
"France? Is this a school trip?" Mrs. Granger asked.
"No just for fun. Ginny, Ron, Harry, George and Fred are going along with a few others. It's going to be a short vacation." Viviana explained.
"I suppose that's fine, we're going to go to France later in the year as well. Maybe we could meet up and you can drop off Hermione then." Mrs. Granger said.
"That'd work well, you won't see her until the end of July if that's okay." Viviana said.
"Okay thank you for calling." Mrs. Granger said.
"You're welcome, thank you for saying yes." Viviana replied.
"Viviana?" Harry said.
"Do you have a question?" Viviana asked.
"If Hermione will see her parents in June, why did you tell my Uncle that I wouldn't see him until August?" Harry asked.
"Well I figured you could either stay with Ron, or at my house in England. I thought you would want as much time with your friends as you could have." Viviana said.
"That part is true, I'd like nothing more than to stay away from the Dursley's." Harry said.
"Well that's settled then. I'll see you lot in class this week, try and have fun with the rest of your classes. Oh and don't forget that tomorrow we have training bright and early." Viviana said. "Let Oliver know that I need him to meet me in my classroom about 30 minutes earlier than the rest of you, if he has any questions he can find me in my room."
"Viv, I need to get going." Charlie said. "Got to get ready for my new job and all."
"I knew you wouldn't be able to stay, don't worry about it." Viviana said as she kissed him gently.
"There's only a couple months left of school, and I'll see you in a few weeks." Charlie said.
"You'll see me officially in a few weeks. I think you'll see me before then." Viviana said lightly.
"Well yeah, I'll take you to dinner then, somewhere in London perhaps?" Charlie asked.
"Sure, anything you want. Where are you staying?" Viviana asked.
"Well I found a flat, it's cheap decently close to you and my new job." Charlie said.
"I have a few places you could stay in London if you want. They're in muggle neighborhoods but you're welcome to move into any of them." Viviana said.
"Viv, you don't always have to offer your places to stay at." Charlie said.
"I know but they're already furnished and everything, and I can directly access them from my room here." Viviana said.
"I can't so no to that. Alright I'll see you this weekend." Charlie said.
"Here's the key, when you floo over there the pass code is 'greener valley'." Viviana said.
"Thanks love, where is it exactly?" Charlie asked.
"It's 30 minutes by broom to Hogwarts, and 30 minutes by broom to your new job." Viviana said. "Oh and I'm meeting with your Mom this week to give her that trip for their anniversary."
"She's going to fret and blow a gasket you know." Charlie said.
"Meh, she'll have to deal with my generosity. Family is family Charlie." Viviana said as she watched Charlie throw in his floo powder and yell 'greener valley' before he disappeared.
Viviana sat down in an armchair and started reading a book that she picked up in London. It revolved around parallel universes and the possibilities of a doppelganger. She heard a loud knock at her door and she waved her wand and it opened. She saw Oliver standing at her doorway with a fresh smirk on his face.
"Not interrupting anything am I?" Oliver asked.
"Nope, just caching up on some light reading." Viviana said as she invited him in. "Make yourself at home, did you eat already?"
"Nae, ran into Harry and he passed on the message." Oliver said as he sat down at the kitchen table.
"Here I made steak and potato pie earlier, eat it while it's still hot. Do you want something to drink?" Viviana asked.
"Take a bit of whiskey if you've got it, it's Baltic out there." Oliver said.
"I have a few butter beers but that's about it. So the reason I asked you to be early tomorrow is because I think with your determination I can have everyone ready to run drills constantly all week." Viviana said.
"So you're inducting me into your training sessions." Oliver said with a light laugh.
"Well you're really fit, and I figured between the two of us we would be able to corral the others into shape." Viviana said.
"Your wish is my command." Oliver said as he took a sip of the butter beer. "Back with Charlie?"
"I think we've worked out our problems." Viviana said.
"Couldnae say I'm fully happy about that, but if you're happy that's all that matters." Oliver said.
"Oliver I told you chasing me wasn't going to work in your favor. I'm a teacher here." Viviana said.
"I wasn't chasing you, remember I play Keeper, not Chaser." Oliver said with a smile.
"Clever Oliver. Clever." Viviana said. "I'm sorry it didn't work for you, really."
"It's okay we'll work something out eventually. Even if it's just us as friends, I'd be happier." Oliver said. "We are closer in age, we have similar interests, and we are apple to talk to each other about everything."
"Oliver, I appreciate your candor, but I don't think Charlie and I are going to break up any time soon." Viviana said. "And while we're close in age, there are things I've seen and things I've done that aren't my proudest moments."
"Viv, honestly I believe that everything will work out the way it's meant to." Oliver said. "All things aside, how are we going to work our everything out?"
"Basically I think we need to start with them basic squad drills, and calisthenics. After they get that down we can work on actual drills and training." Viviana said.
"That's ace Viv. Honestly do you think they'll actually be able to handle it?" Oliver asked.
"They will or they'll be running laps until they puke." Viviana said.
"You'll be needing someone to help you run the training part?" Oliver asked.
"Sure treat this like they're going to be playing for you on your Quidditch team." Viviana said.
"Cannae say this won't be hard, the lot of them will be whining about the training. They aren't used to working that hard physically." Oliver said, he had a manic glint in his eyes.
"I honestly think that you're one of the most athletically driven people I've met. Well besides myself and Dimitri." Viviana said with a laugh. "Okay well I'll meet you on the pitch in a few hours, time for some sleep."
"Asking me to sleep over already?" Oliver said, his deep brogue rolled off his tongue.
"Honestly Oliver, I think you are putting the cart before the horse." Viviana said.
"Hey I can dream." Oliver said.