Chapter Fourteen

For most of the time when she was visiting her father, Catherine and Charlotte spent the majority of their time with the Weasley's. They thoroughly enjoyed it, especially Charlotte, who loved being spoilt by her Daddy's family. She constantly chattered about her Uncle George and Uncle Charlie and that she wanted to go back and play with Teddy. It was the day before Catherine and Charlotte were to be going back home. They had spent the whole day with her father and they had all been invited to the Burrow for a goodbye dinner.

Catherine, her father, her brother and Charlotte were sitting in the sitting room. Charlotte and Harry were on the floor playing quietly with some building blocks. "Kate, are you okay?"

Catherine looked up from Charlotte and looked at her father. "I think so. These past few days have been a shock to the system." She smiled as best as she could, but the pain of Fred's death was still in her eyes. "I'm fine, Dad. There's nothing wrong."

Her father nodded slowly but he was unconvinced. "Well, you could telephone your mother and ask to stay a little longer."

She shook her head. "No. I need to get Lottie back into her routine. She will be starting school soon."

"Uhhh, Kate." Harry said nervously. "What's going on?"

Catherine and her father looked down and saw the blocks floating about 3 feet off the ground. "What in the world?"

"Mummy! Look what I can do!" Charlotte laughed with glee and clapped her hands. "It's magic."

Catherine laughed. "That it is." She laughed again. "Just like your Dad." She knelt in front of Charlotte. "What else can you do?"

"That's all I can do, Mummy." Charlotte sounded a little disappointed.

"That's fine!" Catherine smiled broadly. "You are a clever little girl." Catherine opened her arms to Charlotte, who stood up and hugged her Mum tightly. "Would you like to tell Daddy's family later?"

"Yes." She shouted loudly.

"Inside voice, please." Catherine gently pulled away from Charlotte. "Why don't you play here, while I talk to Uncle Harry and Granddad in the kitchen?"

"Okay, Mummy." She gave Catherine a toothy grin.

Catherine stood up and walked to the kitchen, followed by her Dad and brother. "Right, I think it is time for explanations." She leant against the kitchen counter. Her father and brother remained silent. "I've not been entirely honest. About Fred." Her father raised an eyebrow in a disapproving manner. "It is not bad. The reason Lottie can make things float is because she is a witch. Fred was a wizard. His entire family are."

"Oh right." Her father said slowly.

"I think it best you ask the Weasley's this evening. Fred only gave me stories, not information." She chuckled nervously as she folded her arms across her chest.

"What will you do about Lottie's school?" Her father asked her.

Catherine shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know." She took a deep breath. "I will ask Mrs Weasley and see what she says." Smiling a little. "I know she'll make me proud."

Her Dad walked up to her and hugged his daughter tightly. "She will. Just like her mother." Catherine smiled quietly as she hugged her father back. This was one of the first times, in a long time had they hugged and she felt safe. "I'm so proud of you. Even in the past." He spoke gently in her ear. Harry stayed silent for a moment as he watched his father and sister reconcile. Quietly the younger one moved out of the kitchen to be with his niece, who was still making the blocks float around her playing area.

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That evening at the Weasley's, the entire party sat outside to have their evening meal. This time Bill and Fleur joined them. Catherine felt uneasy being with them both because of Bill's scars and Fleur's undeniable beauty, but she found herself being friends with them immediately. They had just recently had their first baby; a girl called Victoire. Catherine chatted away to Fleur but keeping a close eye on her energetic daughter, who was happily playing with Ginny.

"Molly, Lottie has been doing magic." Catherine announced as they watched Charlotte play.

"Oh? Right. Are you okay with it?" Molly turned to face her.

Catherine bit her lower lip. "I think so. It is a shock. Especially to my Dad." She chuckled. "I have never seen him so white." Laughing as she sipped her wine.

"I thought I was seeing things." Her father laughed lightly, sipping on his own glass of water. "We do have one concern; it is about Charlotte going to school."

"Yes." Catherine nodded. "I'm worried about her. I remember when Fred showed me magic, he told me that he could get into trouble for showing it to me. I don't want Lottie getting into trouble for being like Fred." Smiling a little before taking a sip of her wine. "That's why I'm asking you for advice."

Molly smiled and looked at Arthur. "Well, this is a problem. I can understand you want to send her to school. I taught all the children here. There are no wizarding schools for children under the age of 11." she continued to smile. "But there is ways for children, who do have non-wizarding parents, to go to muggle schools. There is a spell that can suppress a child's magic until it is time for them to go to Hogwarts."

Catherine bit her lower lip and looked at her father. "I don't know. It might be best to home school her. But I do want her to have the chance to meet children her own age."

Arthur nodded. "That is fair. We could introduce you to people with children Charlotte's age. That's if you decide to home school her."

"I..." She thought for a moment. "I don't know." Sighing heavily. "I'd love to be home but I want her to have friends." She sipped her wine again. "No, I'll have her home schooled. I don't want to suppress her magic. It's a part of her that she got from her Dad." Smiling as she watched Charlotte chase a garden gnome around the bushes.

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A/N: Sorry for the late update but really busy. :D Story is going to be about 20 chapters, with no sequel. What do you think about Catherine starting a relationship with Charlie in about 3 years time? Let me know.

Responses from Chapter 13:

smc1214: I love the Weasley family! I wish my family were like that.

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