Here is Chapter 2 everyone! Fanfic .net has awkward spacing sometimes so I'm cutting it before I change perspective! I am literally typing this and posting it as I go so I can get it all out there! So please enjoy it!
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Chapter 2

Charlie was the first to wake up the next morning. He looked down at the brunette witch who was curled against his side. Her mouth hung open as she snored softly. She looked so peaceful in her sleep.

Charlie smiled to himself, remembering the previous night.

He had always admired Hermione from afar. She was a brilliant witch, and her empathy for the less fortunate magical creatures spoke to him.

She was easily a woman after his own heart.

But their age difference always deterred him. She was too young, and always seemed to fancy Ron. So Charlie never pursued.

Now she was older, wiser, still as passionate, if not more, and she had responded positively to his advances. He didn't feel like a creeper now that she was over the adult threshold.

He just hoped that it would work out, wanting this to be more than a simple tryst.

Charlie stroked her hair softly, which pulled Hermione from her slumber.

"Mmhmm," she groaned as she yawned and opened her eyes.

She looked up at Charlie and batted her eyes. "Hi," she said softly.

Charlie smiled and leaned down to kiss her softly, "Good morning."

Hermione smiled and blushed.

They stared at each other for a few seconds, then Hermione's eyes darted to his lips, wanting him to kiss her again.

Charlie picked up on her signal and pressed his lips more firmly against hers. Hermione gasped and Charlie took advantage of her opened mouth, dipping his tongue into her mouth.

His cock sprang to life an hermione felt arousal grow between her legs

Within moments, Hermione was on her back and Charlie placed her legs on his shoulders, thrusting deeply inside of her.

Hermione gasped as she grabbed the headboard.

Charlie broke out into a toothy smile as he fucked her hard.

There lovemaking was brought to a halt when they heard an owl ferociously tapping against the window.

"Bloody hell," Charlie swore.

He placed her legs back on the bed and pulled out of her, groaning.

He pulled on his pants and opened the curtain then the window.

A large barn owl flew in and lifted its leg for Charlie who grabbed the letter, then the owl flew out to retreat to the owlery for a while.

Charlie read the letter quietly, his face falling as his eyes darted across the parchment. His face broke out into an image of sheer horror. He dropped the parchment and quickly started to get dressed.

"What's wrong?" Hermione asked.

"Poachers broke in last night, killed 2 dragons for parts and 1 of my co-workers." he said angrily, "I gotta get back to the reserve as soon as possible."

Hermione went pale at the news, "Why would they do that?"

"Because black market parts are valuable, and they'll kill anyone who stands in their way," he replied, yanking on his shirt.

Once fully dressed, he stalked to the bed, tangled his fingers in Hermione's hair, and pressed his lips hard against hers.

Releasing her, he pointed at her, "This isn't over. You're not a one night stand to me. I'll owl you after i deal with this crisis. I have to go baby doll."

He grabbed his backpack and swiftly left the room.

Charlie aparated to the visitors entrance of the ministry and stalked to the portkey office once he was granted entrance from the phonebooth.

After explaining the situation, they moved his portkey takeoff up by five hours and sent him back to Romania.

Charlie landed on his feet and dropped the portkey to the ground where it would make its way back to the ministry in a few minutes

He practically ran to the main building where he was greeted by his colleagues talking in hushed tones.

"I came as fast as I could," Charlie panted, struggling to catch his breath.

His coworker, a fellow tamer named Rhea looked at him with tears in her eyes. "They killed John. Avadad him. They also killed Jessie and Druid. They took every part worth of value. The dragos are practically skeletons now. We estimate that there must have been 20 poachers, there's no way possibly any few poachers could strip a dragon in less than 20 minutes. That's how long they were here for. John sounded the alarm before he was killed. The poachers were gone and John was dead by the time we got there."

Charlie nodded then sniffled, "Are there any leads?"

Rhea shook her head, "None whatsoever. All we know is that it was well organized, and ruthless. Right now we're figuring out how to boost security. We're thinking of getting trolls to put on patrol."

Charlie nodded, "We should also practice our dueling skills at a higher frequency."

Everyone nodded in agreement with him.

"Has johns family been notified?" Charlie asked.

Jackson, a supervisor, nodded, "I did it a few hours ago. We had to sort everything first, then we notified his parents.

"Thank Merlin he didn't have a wife and kids." Charlie muttered.

Everyone in the room nodded. They were always afraid to date or get married since the job was so risky and they didn't want to leave anyone behind.

Charlie thought back to Hermione and blanched. Distance was an issue, but the job requirements were a bigger one.

The 'what ifs' went through his brain.

What if she was actually hired?

What if he got maimed?

What if she got maimed?

What if they got married and then one of them died?

The thoughts buzzed around his head. It felt like it was too early for him to make these decisions and worry about this stuff, but it would affect everything and it was still a risk.

Was she worth the stress though, Charlie wondered.

Yes, she would be. He would rather have 5 minutes of something amazing than a lifetime of nothing special.

Hermione was definitely one of a kind and Charlie wanted her in every way possible.

Later that night, Charlie and his coworkers toasted to John and the murdered dragons.

"So, how was your trip to Hogwarts?" Rhea asked. The tall french blond had graduated from Beauxbatons.

Charlie blushed and coughed, "It went well."

Jackson raised an eyebrow, "Oh, do tell us what happened."

Charlie took a sip of his beer and peered over the rim.

"It went well. Showed off a common welsh rascal. And hermione Granger is now interested in the internship. So expect her application soon."

Rhea raised her eyebrow, "You're not telling us everything. Something else happened"

Charlie's face turned as red as his hair.

Jackson laughed, "You got laid! Who was it?"

"Um, Hermione," Charlie said quietly.

Rhea laughed this time, "That is so awesome! A one night stand with the savior of the wizarding world! That's the best you can get!"

"It wasn't a one night stand," Charlie said defensively. "I'm not sure what it's going to be, but I'm going to explore it."

Rhea smiled softly, "Just be careful. Our job is dangerous and I don't want her to fall in love with you, only to lose you."

Charlie shrugged, "I know. The thought haunts me. But she's so amazing, always has been. In the past I've kept my distance cause she's younger than me and i thought she'd end up with my brother. But she's older now, and the Ronmione ship, as the press called it, is gone. Now's my chance. It's worth it. Even if it only lasts a little while, it is still worth it."

Rhea's eyes softened "That's beautiful. I wish you nothing but the best."

"Thank you," Charlie replied smiling.

I hope you enjoyed! Sorry it's sad, but we have to get to the plot points, hence why this one is tagged as mystery! I didn't want it to be strictly smut, I have a story to tell! Please review, favorite, and follow! I'm thrilled I already got some faves and follows in just a few minutes after posting! So thank you for that! See y'all in about 20-30 when I post the next chapter!