It has been a couple of days since Mr. Weasley had been rescued, and all the Hogwarts kids returned to Grimwalded Place for the Christmas Holidays. Bill was out somewhere with an unknown lady that only Charlie knew of, because if Mrs. Weasley knew, she would be planning his wedding to happen with in the next month. One of the many reasons why Bill and Charlie kept each other's secret when it comes to their dating lives. Charlie after hearing that his father landed himself in St. Margo's decided to surprise his family with a visit. Take a small holiday from wrangling dragons, dealing with the hatchlings, which was a lot more enjoyable then trying to dodge the adult dragons tails and teeth. Then you have the small group of witches and wizards that think they know everything they need to know about dragons to want them all put down and hunted to extinction. That notation drove Charlie crazy, dragons where normally fine unless targeted or their hatchlings are targeted.

Charlie rolled his eyes as he walked through the halls of the Black family temporary home. He much preferred the manor he picked the kids up from the summer before last, it was a cozy home even if he only saw a small portion of the manor. But he walked passed the room that Fred, George and Zander where sharing and saw only George and Zander in there. Which was a weird thing, since you never found the two with out Fred and Clairi. There wasn't a holiday that the four of them would be found planning a prank for the family that would upset Charlie's mum. Charlie leaned up against the doorframe listening to two of the four pranksters.

"You sure that they will fall for it?" George asked.

"You've seen how they look at each other. I mean Fred's been in love with her since fourth year, when she pulled that book prank on us. Sending the books in the library to chase us away from her before we could ask for the counter to the curse she hit us with." Zander raised his eyebrow at George.

"True, and it's sickening to watch Fred with those eyes he sends her when she isn't looking." George gagged.

"Ok you two, what are you planning?" Charlie asked from the doorframe.

"Coming up with how to get two thick, stubborn, people to realize their bloody feelings for each other." George looked at Charlie.

"Oh Fred and Clairi? They are stubborn, ridiculously so." Charlie chuckled walking over to the vacant bed in the room and sat down.

"How did you know?" Zander asked sceptically.

"Oh, I've figured out how to read my brothers and families faces when they don't hide their emotions." He looked at the other two.

"So what are you two thinking?" Charlie asked.

"Rouge Mistletoe?" Zander shrugged.

"Lock them in a boor closet?" George thought out loud.

"Truth serum?" Zander looked over at George.

"You two are really reaching huh?" Charlie laughed, shacking his head.

"What would you suggest?" The two asked.

"How about a modified sticking charm? Or a modified binding charm? One that will only release when they've told each other the truth." Charlie shrugged at them, watching the realization and shock wash over their faces.

"Remember George and Zander, both Fred and Clairi will see the two of you coming a mile away. They are also both exceptionally thick. So have someone they wouldn't expect to prank them." Charlie got up and walked out.

Charlie chuckled as he continued to walk through the halls. Remembering the shy girl that he met on the platform, who was quiet and soft spoke. The brother that was loud and loyal to those he loves. They are both now adults, Clairi was now one of the most out spoken witches, she was fierce, loyal and a Black. Fredrick was laid back; still loud when he wanted to be, loyal, brave and could be cocky all the time if Clairi didn't have him wrapped around her little finger. Yes Charlie knew from the first moment the two met that they would be perfect for each other.

"Fred! No that's to much!" Clairi's voice came from the end of the hall.

"No! I'm fallowing what you told me." Fred spoke next.

"No I said a cup! Not 2 cups!"

"Oh! I thought you said 2."

"See, you need to listen more! Now look at us!"

Charlie walked in to the kitchen to find the kitchen covered in white powder, including the two people arguing. Clairi being nearly a foot shorter then Fred, she was looking up at him with her arms crossed over her chest. He was looking down at her, hands in his pockets. His red-hair was sticking up and nearly white, his clothes speckled with the same white powder.

"This is why we don't have Candy POPPERS in the Kitchen!" Clairi glair at him.

"Clairi the Candy Popper fell out of my jacket pocket." Fred smirked at her.

"Uggg! You're a bloody idiot!" Clairi turned around from him and racked her hands through her white and black hair as Fred just smiled at her.

"Yeah I am, but Your Idiot." Fred said waiting for her to turn around.

"Very true Fredrick Weasley, you are my bloody idiot, only Merlin him self knows why." She turned to look back at him.

Charlie watched as Fred bent further to her height, like the way that his father and mother acted when his mum was upset and his father was trying to get her to forgive him.

"Yeah, but hay now we know white hair is definitely not your color, love." He smiled as he began to dust off the white powder.

"Ugg, we have to get more flower." She laughed.

"Yeah, I can't wait for Harry to have the cookies that you make. I mean your brilliant when it comes to potions, but not so brilliant in the kitchen." Fred joked as he flicked his wand.

"Well it's nice to see you two are still getting along." Charlie finally walked fully into the kitchen.

"Of course we are, why wouldn't we?" Clairi asked as she gave him a hug.

"After seeing the scheming I saw up stairs, I'm guessing that those two don't know." Charlie looked at them.

"No, and what scheming?" Fred asked.

"Oh I'm not snitching on anyone little brother." Charlie said.

After cleaning up the kitchen, and leaving before Molly could catch the two in their weird way of flirting. When they where all called down for dinner, which happened to be Molly's famous chili. George and Zander casted a charm at the two unsuspecting targets, who sat across from them. Tonks was haplessly flirting with a thick Remus, Harry, Ron and Hermione all talking about what they should do next when they got back to school. Bill was entertaining Ginny with stories of Egypt. Sirius and Regulus chatting with Gwen as they watched their daughters. Molly asking the boys if there where any prospects in their dating lives and getting the same answer she would always get. Charlie knew that the absents of Percy was hurting their mother. The third oldest Weasley had sided with the minister; the jerk renounced and turned his back on his family.

At the end of dinner, Charlie watched as George and Zander waited for their charm to work on the other two. When both Fred and Clairi got up with out being stuck to each other the two jumped in surprise.

"Bloody hell the charm didn't work!" George groaned looking at Zander.

The outburst drew everyone's attention, as Charlie chuckled.

"What Charm George? Zander?" Clairi asked eyeing them.

"Well Zairi, you see." George stammered.

"Exactly, we where just." Zander looked at the witch as she twirled her wand between her fingers, waiting for an answer.

Everyone in the kitchen knew that this was either going to end with the two pranksters being cursed or they where going to end up with some deep secret told infront of the women that was one of their mum. And the others adopted mum.

"We where testing a charm out on you two before going after who it was created for." George answered.

"Oh really, so it had nothing to do with getting the truth out of Fred and I?" Clairi asked with a smirk on her face.

"How?" Zander asked.

"Well here's the thing boys, you're not the only ones that can snoop." Clairi Laughed.

"Guy's lets leave it, Clairi you know that hexing the two morons would only result in a prank war on Christmas day. Then we will all be in trouble with mum, and that would be a waist of a holiday." Fred said nonchalantly as he picked up a few plates.

"We will finish this talk later." Clairi giggled.

On Christmas morning, Regulus watched from his corner of the library, working on his Fireball Whiskey that Sirius was handing out to the adults in the room. By Christmas lunch Author was back at the HQ which the children where glad about. He watched as Ron opened his gift from his mum, he got a hand made vest with an "R" on it. The twins got matching scarfs; Ginny a hat, Hermione and Clairi both got knee high slipper soaks. Harry also got a scarf, as the two oldest Weasley children just chuckled at the Weasley family annual sweaters that everyone got along with a different hand made gift from the matriarch of the family.

Now the children where all in their own world after the gifts where passed out and watching Ron stuff his face in the most ungraceful way possible, or at least that's what Clairi and Hermione complained about. Harry, Ron, and Hermione where seated on the chaise whispering about there D.A class that they formed back after Halloween. Regulus was proud of his daughter for coming up with the idea and they had no clue that he knew their secret. He to was fed up with the toad teaching at the school, let alone his niece and daughter, and that he was fed up with the women targeting both of the Black heirs because of their outspoken nature. Most of the Professors where notified that Hermione were a Black now that the Legacy Potion incident got to the pres. Regulus knew that the leak was from a student.

Looking from the trio to Gwen, who was sitting chatting with both Tonks and Remus about one thing or another. He knew Gwen expressed how she wanted to get to know Hermione and her parents that raised her, when the child found out about her heritage. Gwen wasn't thrilled that they had to still hide since the wizarding world still believed that he and her where dead. Continuing his gaze from his wife to the quartet as George stood up to go to the bathroom. Regulus caught the look that passed between Clairi and Fred as the girl took a sip of her tea. The two had done something to get back at the other two for their failed charm. Soon they all herd yelling and cursing coming from down the hallway. Clairi couldn't hold her laughter as the parents watched. Molly's face was starting to turn red; Sirius was smiling from behind his glass of fireball whiskey. Soon a very angry red head came in to the room, his pants pulled up, but not zipped up. George's face redder then Molly's at this moment.

"What did you do?" He asked stalking over to Clairi.

"Oh, Georgie, you know when a friend asks for my help, I can never say no. That's just how I am." She smirked as her eyes glanced over at Fred.

"Simple suction charm, mixed with a light stinging charm, mate." Fred explained.

"So hopefully this stops you from testing charms on myself ever again Mr. Weasley." Clairi smirked as she got up and asked if anyone wanted another cup of tea.