Disclaimer, Notes and Warnings on prologue.
Weasley Family Vacation
Day Three Charlie
Charlie wished time would move faster and it would be tomorrow already, as his mother had agreed to Susan and George's suggestion that the family take a day off doing things all as a group. He could tell his mother had wanted to argue but after everyone else had joined in with enthusiastic support for the idea his mother had relented. Of course to get to tomorrow he had to avoid going crazy as he listened to Fleur reminisce about the Yule ball.
He was startled into paying attention when several people laughed and Hermione slapped Ron on the back of the head telling him to put a sock in it. Cormac seeing his confusion leaned in and whispered. "Ron, decided to mention seeing Fleur disappearing into the bushes with Roger Davies." He looked over at his younger brother and shook his head in disbelief. He felt Cormac lean over again. "Fleur has good taste Davies was gorgeous by his last two years in Hogwarts."
Unfortunately for his lover George had apparently over heard and wanted to make the situation worse for everyone. "I'm sure Fleur would love to know you think she had good taste Cormac." His brother said with a smirk as everyone turned to look at his boyfriend who didn't look embarrassed at all.
"Well Roger was very handsome." Hermione said which got her a dark look from her husband before he seemed to recall he was still in hot water and looked away. Susan and Ginny soon added their own agreement.
"Well it seems everyone that likes men agrees that Roger was handsome." George said with a laugh. "Well everyone who was in school with him except you two." He said turning his attention to Percy and Oliver. "Why don't you join the discussion you were only one year ahead of him?"
He could tell that Oliver and Percy were annoyed being dragged into George's attempt to stir up more conflict. "I don't think this conversation is appropriate for Victoire to over hear." Percy said simply and Oliver didn't respond at all.
"I agree." His mother said glaring around the table. "Why don't you come help me clean up the kitchen?" Victoire looked like she'd like to stay and listen to the adults talk more but she relented when her mother told her to go help her grandmother.
Charlie saw George smile even more. "What's so shocking that you don't want Victoire to over hear?" Charlie didn't know why his brother had decided this was fun but he wished he'd change the subject.
Percy looked exasperated and then to the utter shock of everyone. "I simply didn't want to say he looks even better with his robes off in front of Victoire." Charlie watched George and everyone but Oliver turn to stare at Percy in shock. "Prefects' Bath." He said as an explanation. Charlie watched as everyone who had ever had access to it got it and the rest looked confused. "You tried to give other prefects and the quidditch captains privacy but you still saw things." Percy elaborated and seeing George's look continued. "And it was segregated by sex so I didn't see the female prefects naked."
"Except for Penelope." Oliver said with a teasing grin Charlie watched as Percy turned with a dark look obviously going to offer a scathing reply when his mother and Victoire returned causing him to close his mouth. Charlie watched as everyone kept shooting glances at Percy.
"Where the prefect baths as nice as everyone said they were?" Susan asked suddenly. "I heard they were nearly the size of a swimming pool." Charlie watched as Hermione began describing the girls' bath in detail to her.
He was a bit surprised when his mother started adding details as well. "Mum, you were a prefect?" Ron blurted out in shock. Charlie felt for his brother as that was the second time in one night that he'd put his foot in his mouth.
George obviously trying to break the tension said suddenly. "I'm surprised you didn't drown Flint in there Oliver?" Which caused several folks to burst out laughing. Charlie had no idea who Flint was but figured it made sense to the ones in the same year.
"I tried to avoid going in there when he was there." He said with a smirk. "He was never too social, but I got along fine with Diggory and Davies." He glanced over at Percy. "You would have too if you weren't so shy." Charlie wondered why Oliver seemed to be teasing Percy so much tonight. "I mean really Percy you used to ask folks to close their eyes while you got out of the bath if they walked in on you."
Charlie wasn't surprised when George joined in on the Percy teasing. "He was like that at home too." He said with a smirk. "Always freak out if you walked in on him changing or bathing." He said with a smile. "Fred and I used to joke about taking pictures and putting them up at school but Mum would have killed us."
Charlie noticed that his mother was frowning as she looked at Percy's face. He thought it was odd that she wasn't stopping the teasing and he wondered what had gone on between them earlier.
To Be Continued...
Explanation for why three chapters were uploaded is on the next one.
