It was early January when she finished the drawing of Sparky so she decided to send the drawing to Charlie.
2/1/95
Dear Charlie,
How are you? I'm fine. Here's the drawing of Sparky that you wanted. I'm sorry it took me so long to get back to you.
Your friend,
Michelle
She walked to the post office and sent the letter. She really hoped Charlie liked the drawing. She walked back to 'The Three Broomsticks.'
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Meanwhile, a few days later in Romania Charlie woke up to an owl tapping on his cabin window. He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, walked to the window, opened it, let the owl in and untied the message.
"Who's the letter from?" his roommate asked.
"Michelle."
His roommate Greg nodded. "The same Michelle that you can't stop talking about?"
Charlie blushed crimson. "Yes, she's an amateur artist. She was drawing Sparky when we met."
"Oh, that's cool."
Charlie looked at the drawing. "It looks amazing, doesn't it?"
"It does. Though, you would probably think anything she did was amazing," he teased elbowing Charlie in the side.
Charlie put down the drawing and went to go take a shower. After his shower, he changed into his robes, stuffed the drawing in his pocket and walked out of his cabin to grab some breakfast. He filled his plate with food and sat down.
"Morning Weasley!"
He looked up to see his fellow Dragon Keeper, John Ross. He was the same age as Bill and happily married to his Hogwarts sweetheart with a toddler daughter and another daughter on the way. He had bushy brunette hair and gray eyes.
"Hey Ross."
He sat down next to him. The next one to join was one of the few women on the reserve Natalie Mason, who was a year younger than him. Lastly was Michael Ashe who was a year older than John and a former Ravenclaw.
"So, what's in your pocket?" John asked Charlie.
"It's a drawing of Sparky someone drew for me," Charlie explained, taking out the drawing.
"Show it to us."
Charlie handed it to John and he passed it around.
"Isn't it amazing?" Charlie asked.
John elbowed Charlie in the side. "I think our little Charlie has a crush."
"Her name is Michelle, she was in my brother Bill's year but a Hufflepuff," Charlie told his co-workers trying to stifle a blush but failing. Her cursed his freckle covered face.
"How did you two meet?"
"We met during the tournament, she was Ludo Bagman's assistant but we met when I saw her sketching Sparky," Charlie recalled.
"How long has she been drawing, she's pretty good."
"I think she mentioned that she's been drawing since her last year of Hogwarts. Now she uses it as a stress relief from working with Ludo Bagman," Charlie explained further.
The group nodded. Charlie finished his breakfast and walked off to work with the dragon.
On one of his breaks, he decided to write Michelle back.
5/1/95
Dear Michelle,
I hope you had a great New Year. I'm good. This drawing is amazing. Nobody I know besides you can draw like this. How were your holidays? You were at Hogwarts for Christmas, weren't you. My sister Ginny mentioned that you talked to her and her date Neville at the Yule Ball. She said you were wearing a brooch of a Swedish Short-Snout. Did you have a good time?
Your friend,
Charlie.
He checked the letter to see if it didn't sound stupid. He decided it didn't. He sent the letter.
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Meanwhile, Michelle received the letter from Charlie a few days later.
8/1/95
Dear Charlie,
Thanks Charlie. Yeah, I did meet your sister and her date at the Yule Ball. A very nervous Beauxbatons boy asked me to dance. It was cute. I caught up with my old friend Kirley Duke, who is the lead guitarist of 'The Weird Sisters'.
Yeah, I was wearing a brooch of a Swedish Short-Snout. I got it from my birthday from my dad two years ago.
The decorations were beautiful at the ball. Though, they weren't as beautiful as the Celestial Ball in my sixth year which I guess would've been your fourth year.
Your friend,
Michelle.
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11/1/95
Dear Michelle,
Oh, my sister Ginny and best friend Tonks are huge fans of the Weird Sisters so I'm familiar with them. I remember the Celestial Ball, my friend Penny helped with the decorations. So, tell me about yourself other than the obvious things I already know.
Your friend,
Charlie.
14/1/95
Dear Charlie,
I'm the oldest of three. My twin sisters are sixteen so I think they would be in the same year as your twin brothers. Their names are Marissa and Madeline. Marissa looks more like my dad with her blonde hair and blue eyes. She plays the viola. I feel like she would be a Ravenclaw if she wasn't a squib.
Her twin Madeline or Maddie has my hair color colored though it's shorter. She plays football and rugby. She would probably play Quidditch if she wasn't a squib and I feel like she would be a Gryffindor.
My mum works in the muggle world in a bookstore. My dad works at the Ministry as a Hit-Wizard.
Your friend,
Michelle
17/1/95
Dear Michelle
Sorry, I've been pretty busy with the dragons. My dad works at the Ministry too. My mum is a stay at home mum. I think your sisters would get along well with Fred and George. Especially Madeline.
There's sure a lot of 'M' names in your family. What are your parents' names Marlene and Martin? We've been exchanging letters for over a month now.
Your friend,
Charlie
20/1/95
Dear Charlie,
By the way, you can call me Chelly if you want. That's what my friends call me. I know we've been writing to each other for a while now. It's been fun.
No smart arse, my parents' names don't also start with 'M'. My mum's name is Barbara and my dad's name is Graham. Though, my mum's maiden name was Martin.
It's been keeping me occupied since I'm bored since the second task is about a month away. I'm excited to see what it is.
Your friend,
Michelle