Author's Note

Thank you all for reading but a special thanks to Carerra Hughes for leaving a review!

Love,
Wishin' Girl x x

p.s. warning for some serious smut ;)

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"Charlie!" Hondo called out loudly and enthusiastically as soon as the burly redhead entered the cosy hatchery he was so familiar with.

"Hondo!" Charlie quickly threw off all of his outer layers of winter clothing now that he was in the sweltering environment and embraced his friend tightly. "How's everyone after the battle?"

"We're alright mate, no-one's really been talking about it or processing what we saw. None of us lost anyone we knew but we're used to peaceful work, well we keepers know it's peaceful work really even if the outside world doesn't get it," Hondo spoke sadly, his eyes glazing over at his own memories of that horrific night "so we've not seen evil like that before. We focused on the dragons' recovery but now they're all back to full health we don't have an outlet or focus anymore."

"What about the other keepers?" Charlie worried about a potential rift through the reserve, keepers adored their dragons and taking them into a war zone would not be easily forgiven.

"There was a bit of a problem with a few," Hondo glanced around to ensure their privacy before continuing "there were some who have now gone as they expressed their pure blood views vehemently, as you would expect Marius didn't take kindly to that and they were ejected pretty swiftly. I suspect there are still some lingering feelings in a few but now the dragons are all healthy again it feels like it's just been brushed under the carpet."

The pair caught up for hours as they prepped the hatchling stables, replacing hay, heating up rocks and watering the miniature fields, for the next set of eggs that looked ready to hatch in a few weeks' time. Charlie hadn't bonded with any of the hatchlings currently in the stables as the baby dragons were moved out to the main reserve or into enchanted pens after three to six months, so he played a little with the baby dragons, checked the health of the eggs, grabbed a broom and soon headed out to see the adults on the main reserve.

The female longhorn he had taken into battle had returned with a few large gashes and a sprained ankle but had quickly recovered in a cushty enchanted pen. She was a tough dragon who was thoroughly loyal to Charlie but could be rather violent towards any other keepers, Marius would describe her as 'very playful', so she lived in a cave hidden deep in the reserve. Charlie loved all the dragons, particularly those he had bonded with at their cracking, but she was his first ever hatchling and there was a different depth of bond between the pair of them.

Charlie flew low over the thick forest blanketing the mountains around the reserve, it was the world's largest dragon reserve and Charlie could fly all day but not still reach all the areas before nightfall. His eyes swept over the dark green pines searching for the large dark green scales that adorned her back, the bright turquoise gems that protected her underside and her series of mustard yellow horns. She was one of their largest female dragons who lived here but even then she was only around half the size of a male Longhorn, this gender dimorphism wasn't a rule across all dragons and the differences between species was something that intrigued Charlie greatly.

After an hour of fast flying around the nearby peaks, Charlie reached the calling point he had trained his Longhorn to. He dismounted between the tall tree trunks and scrambled up the cliff face onto a rocky platform that overlooked the first valley of the reserve, he could just make out the warm lights in the keepers' houses on the opposite rise and listened to the peaceful snowfall as he breathed in his home.

Charlie's piercing whistle cracked through the cold air, only muffled slightly by the falling white flakes.

Before he could even remove his fingertips from his lips a large shadow swept across the fleecy carpet of the valley, enormous wings beat steadily above him and a screeching roar filled his ears in reply as the majestic creature surveyed her human intently. Slowly, she landed on the rocky platform beside him and nudged him carefully with her snout.

The unlikely pair snuggled into each other, both checking the other's body over for any signs of harm until, at the sound of each of their stomachs beginning to grumble, the dragon bent her front legs in an invitation for her human to climb up onto her scaly back. The magnificent dragon swooped and played in the falling snow, her aerial acrobatics encouraged by Charlie's thundering laughter as both creatures were happy to finally be reunited. Dropping Charlie off at the gate end of the reserve with another gentle nudge with her snout to find himself some food she leapt powerfully back into the sky in search of her own lunch.

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Charlie knocked off work early on his first day back, eager to get the house ready for Ashlynn's return. He tidied and cleaned their new home from top to bottom, quickly showered and changed into an outfit he knew she liked him in. He set up the hot chocolate kit by the kettle and made the bed with fresh sheets before lighting the fire and adding a few of her favourite herbs to the flames. Out on the balcony he placed slight warming charms that would take away the biting edge in the air but would keep the snowdrifts intact before half burying a bottle of sparkling wine in the top of one of the large banks of snow, Ashlynn loved snow. On stepping back inside their home he set a pair of each of their shoes and their thick winter dressing gowns right next to the double glass doors in case she wanted to go out there later on.

Next, he ran a hot bath and placed a status charm over the temperature before laying out a few of their new bath bombs on a folded towel next to it for her to choose from if she wanted. Finally he collected her favourite pyjamas and a large fluffy towel and hung them by the fire to warm up naturally, just the way she liked.

When everything was set up and ready, Charlie threw his winter coat and snow boots back on and legged it back down the snowy tree lined path to meet her at the end of her very first shift.

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"How's it going so far?" Healer Bella Haile asked as she, Ashlynn and Healer Aslan Kaya huddled on the hospital terrace with mugs of hot tea overseeing the reserve's activities.

"It's going well, I've set up all of my beds and workstations how I like and my head scanner seems to still work fine in the magical environment." Ashlynn replied and she let her warm mug thaw out her hands as they breathed in the fresh air.

"Your head scanner sounds very interesting. We often do research on the quiet days here, but if you choose to do this just make sure you are able to drop it quickly our last emergency healer wasn't very good at that and didn't respond very quickly to arrivals" Healer Kaya said in a deep voice "I need a new project anyway so if you want to collaborate on something just let me know."

"Healer Haile! Healer Bird! We've had an injury at the Vipertooth pen!" a silvery mongoose said clearly before vanishing into thin air.

Ashlynn grabbed her kit bag from her desk and sprinted out the door.

"Point me" she asked her wand before racing away through the thick snow.

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"You'll need to stay in here for a week or so Mai, that Vipertooth may have been young but her venom has a powerful kick already." Ashlynn explained as she finished redressing her first patient's wound. "Drink these potions when Healer Kaya tells you to and do NOT get out of that bed without our authorisation, we need to limit your movement to limit the spread of the venom as the potions take effect. I'll pop by in the morning to see how you're doing but congratulations, you are officially transferred from the emergency ward to the general ward as of now. Any questions?"

Mai shook her head gratefully before drifting off into a dreamless sleep thanks to the potions Ashlynn had already administered.

Once she was sure Mai was asleep, Ashlynn left the ward and returned to her triage waiting area to fix up the handful of bruises and burns the other keepers had sustained when rescuing Mai. No one else had any complications so Ashlynn updated each keeper's paperwork before sending them on their way with an assortment of salves to soothe their burnt skin.

"Healer Bird" a cocky voice filled the triage room and made Ashlynn jump as she had thought she was now alone "I could do with some assistance."

Setting down her work, Ashlynn pointed to an examination bed near the door and watched carefully as the well built man hopped over to it. He was very handsome with a strong stubbled jaw, brown irises so dark that they almost appeared to be black, a rich coffee skin tone and tightly curled hair.

"I landed badly when the elderly Ironbelly didn't like the choice of food I took for him and knocked me off my broom." The cocky voice spoke again as dark eyes washed over Ashlynn's figure.

She was wearing simple healer robes over her skinny jeans and floaty top with her makeup light and hair tugged up into a messy bun. She didn't think she looked particularly alluring today so didn't register the lustful gaze that raked over her again and again as she assessed the man's injuries.

"You've broken your leg Mr…?" Ashlynn supplied as she gathered the necessary equipment.

"Tyrese Johnson" he grinned at her and held out his hand "It's a pleasure to meet you Healer Bird."

"If only it were in less painful circumstances." she giggled as she shook his hand and started to unlace his left boot "Now I'm going to have to put a splint on it as it's the fourth time you've broken this leg in the last two years," she added as she read the chart floating in front of her "that means I have to heal it in stages so you'll need to report back to me every morning at ten o'clock for the next fortnight."

She missed the gleam in his eye at the idea of seeing this beautiful witch every day and strapped the metal casing around his leg and foot so that he could walk and shower relatively normally before slipping a thick fuzzy sock over the top to keep him warm.

"These are non-slip crutches that will work in the snow, now when you're inside you can put weight on your left foot but out in the snow you must keep it raised at all times and use the crutches to move around instead." She handed him a pair of metal poles with rubber feet at one end and rings and a handle at the other. "Want to have a practice in here first?"

An hour later Ashlynn could be found curled up in her desk chair with her feet tucked under her giggling uncontrollably at the sight of Tyrese, once again, laying flat on his back in the middle of the floor. The baritone sounds of Tyrese's laughter resonated around the room as he slowly collected his composure enough to try again. Once he eventually got the hang of it Ashlynn suggested that he take a break before heading back home to rest and elevate his injured leg to reduce the swelling again.

That was why Charlie's heart clenched painfully as he entered her ward to see his girlfriend and the reserve's heartthrob sat on a bed together laughing, the chess board between them laying forgotten and hosting a half played game.

"Am I interrupting something love?" Charlie asked as breezily as his heart would allow as he strolled towards the only occupied bed.

"Charlie!" Ashlynn beamed as she leapt from the bed into his arms and kissed him soundly on the mouth. "Hi!"

"Hello love" he replied softly, all jealousy transferred to the arrogant man with the broken leg. "Ready to go home?"

She nodded and quickly gathered her things as her shift was officially over.

"Take it easy tonight Ty, and I'll see you tomorrow at ten for your check up." She called over her shoulder to the patient who had officially been released several hours earlier.

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The couple strolled hand in hand, casually back to their house surrounded in sparkling snowdrifts and frost covered trees. Ashlynn marvelled at the beauty of the place and was overcome with gratitude that this forest was now her home.

She opened the door to their house and stepped meltingly into the lavender scented warmth, the heat seeped into her skin and started to crawl its way through to her frigid bones as she removed her boots and outer layers, stowing them in the walk in wardrobe. She moved through the house and admired each of the little things Charlie had done to celebrate her first day in her new job. He opened the double doors and guided her out onto the balcony allowing his warming charms from earlier to keep the bitter edge out of the still evening air. She taught Charlie how to pop the cork from sparkling wine the muggle way and they toasted to their relationship, to their first home together, to a great first day on the reserve and to the memory of their missing third.

When the sun started to gradually sink behind the mountains and the sky filled with a pinkish glow they returned inside for Ashlynn to get cleaned and changed after work. Entering the bathroom she noticed the waiting bath and quickly de-robed and entered the shower to wash herself clean ready for a long soak in the sunset while Charlie brought her glass of wine through to the bathroom door and knocked loudly over the sounds of the waterfall shower.

"Would you like your drink in there with you love?" he called through the crack in the door.

"Yes please" came the muffled reply he had been hoping for.

"Can I come in?" He checked as he stood in anticipation.

The door swung open at the flick of her hand, her wand was laying outside the shower with her clothes but such a simple spell was easy for her to perform without it.

Charlie's eyes immediately flew to the naked figure of his girlfriend as she lathered her body, bubbly water trickling down her full chest and her breasts bouncing as she covered them in coconut soap causing Charlie to twitch at the sight. Opening her eyes through the water she looked at him seductively and beckoned him forwards with the simple curl of a finger.

Charlie ripped off his clothes abandoning them haphazardly on the way to his love, stepping under the waterfall behind her he held her body sweetly and lathered his hands before fulfilling her request for 'help'. Ashlynn closed her eyes and tipped her head back on Charlie's shoulder as his large, soapy hands roamed her body freely, lavishing on her curves before caressing her breasts and playing with her erect nipples. She could feel his twitching length pressed against her bum as he twirled and tweaked and teased the aching pebbles.

Her body arched wantonly into him, pushing her booty against his erection, as one of his hands smoothed down her torso and slipped between her legs. She moaned at the feeling of his rough fingers running back and forth over her clit and gathering juices from her core, a single finger slid inside and her hand reached back to turn his face to hers. Their lips met eagerly and he swallowed the groans and begs falling from her lips as his other hand joined in with the relentless ministrations on her clit.

She lost herself to the pleasure coursing through her, her eyelids fluttering closed and her lungs screaming out his name. Her legs collapsed under her and he quickly scooped her up and carried her to the tub where he set her down on the roll top edge as she drowsily pointed to the middle of the bath bomb options he had set out earlier. Placing it into the hot water he mixed them together with an arm until the room was filling with floral scents, the cocoa butter from the centre of the bath bomb softening his skin and the water turning a pastel pink with various flower petals and bubbles covering the surface of the water.

Charlie climbed into the hot water before helping Ashlynn join him, sitting her snugly between his legs as the pair stretched out to watch the sunset through the panoramic window, comfortable in each other's embrace. The stars twinkled in the dark sky and his hands unconsciously began to roam across her body again as the bubbles died down and their skin became soft and started to wrinkle.

As the delightful aching feeling purred between her legs Ashlynn looked back to Charlie and whispered his favourite words of the day so far.

"Charlie my love." Her voice was hot and breathy against his cheek. "Take me to bed."

The couple climbed out of the bath water and Charlie held both her hands as he walked backwards into the lounge, their eyes never leaving the other's. Grabbing the fluffy towels warmed by the fire they delicately dried even inch the other's body before Charlie slowly led her up the wooden staircase with their hair tousled and love for each other gushing from every pore on their beings.

Laying together in their kings size bed Ashlynn pulled the covers around them to keep in their warmth but, as their kisses peppered, teeth nipped and tongues lapped at every inch of skin they could reach until they were both panting and desperate for release, the heat between them was so great that all covers and blankets were soon thrown to the floor.

Charlie rolled Ashlynn onto her side when her heavenly lips wrapped around his penis and her tongue teased the aching tip in her mouth. He flipped so his head was at the bottom of the bed and pulled her down the bed by her thighs, marvelling at how soft and pliable they were under his rough fingertips. He would worship this body of hers forever. After lining up her core with his face he lifted her top leg and tenderly bent her knee skywards allowing him full access to the glistening valley between her labia before pillaging her clit and core with his eager tongue and fingers.

Ashlynn recaptured his penis with her mouth after releasing a gasp in delighted surprise at her lover's actions, sucking and licking his shaft inside her mouth while her hands pumped the outside length that wouldn't fit and delicately kneaded his balls. Her lips moaned and hummed around him as her orgasm built again, but just before she could reach her crescendo Charlie extracted his tongue from her and flipped over on the bed so that he was now lying on top of her, his hands beside her head caging her in as he stared into the eyes of the only woman he had ever loved with all the love and compassion he had ever felt towards her, for he had spent more than half of his life in love with her.

"I want you Ashlynn." Charlie spoke tenderly so as not to coerce her into anything she wasn't sure about. "I love you with all of me and when you're ready, whether that's today or tomorrow or a thousand years from now, I'll be waiting to make love to you my darling."

"I love you Charlie Weasley" she replied with happy tears filling her eyes as she finally got the only man she had ever truly wanted "I'm ready now."

With those three words she rolled them over so that their positions were almost perfectly reversed. Her nipples grazed his chest as she hovered above him before sitting up on her knees, lifting her hips and lining herself up with him.

She looked deep into his ocean eyes for confirmation and with a boyish grin he reached up to hold her hips and guide her down onto him. Stars burst behind her eyes as he filled her to the brim and the lovers stayed there for a moment, relishing in the fact they were once again one. Charlie bit his lip harshly at how tight she felt around him, he needed to control his breathing if he was even going to have a chance of lasting long enough for them to cum together. Gradually Ashlynn started to rise and fall with help from Charlie's hands on her hips until she was moaning and screaming his name, with her breasts bouncing wildly to Charlie's utter delight as she rode him hard and fast.

Losing his grasp on control Charlie knew it wouldn't be long before he came inside her, he could see that she was so near completion herself that he shifted one hand to catch a bouncing breast and the other flicked her clit vigorously causing her to chant his name until her breath caught in her throat and her walls tightened firmly around him. All control was lost at that very moment and he thrust hard upwards into her as he spurted his seed inside her, coating her inner walls as she squirted her juices all around him in return.

The reunited lovers cuddled and spooned as they slept soundly, whispering half phrases of love to each other in their sleep as they dreamt of the passionate night they had just spent together and the many more that would be to come.