At around four in the afternoon, Charlie was walking down the street with Jaci holding his hand, showing her the sights. "It's beautiful Charlie," she said, leaning on his shoulder.
"Yes, but don't let that fool you." Jaci looked up at him confused.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Jaci, right now we're in the muggle part, but when I take you to the wizarding part, you must stay close. Here there are more hags, and vampires and creatures that aren't friendly." Jaci nodded.
"And…when will we be going there?"
"Monday, right now I'm going to show you the beauty of this place." He tugged at her hand, and they walked along the streets.
When Jaci awoke on Monday morning, Charlie wasn't there. She quickly stood and walked around before finding a note in the kitchen.
"Good morning, sleepyhead!
I went to go get us some food.
Get showered, and dressed.
We have to be at the site in two hours.
Love,
Charlie"
Jaci smiled and ran off. She came out of the back room showered and dressed. "Jaci! I'm back!" Charlie called as he walked through the door, carrying two bags. He smiled when he saw her sitting at the table. She turned to look at him.
"Good morning," Charlie said, kissing her forehead.
"Why didn't you wake me?"
"You looked so cute sleeping. I didn't want to disturb you." Jaci smiled. He took out the food and together they began eating it. After they finished eating, they finished packing, making sure to leave the luggage, since they were going to pick it up later.
"So, do we get to the site?"
"Apparate," Charlie answered. Jaci laughed.
"I should have known."
They walked into the meadow, and Charlie took her hand. They apparated to the site together. "Wow," Jaci whispered, once they got there. She saw the many men, and dragons around there. "What kind are you working with right now?"
"Well, mainly Norwegian Ridgeback."
"Oh my God, is that—"
"Yeah, that's Norbert."
Jaci stared. She had seen that baby dragon…well, no longer a baby. He was big, and beautiful. He looked at her, and then around at the men around her. "Is he dangerous?" she asked, turning to look at Charlie.
"Surprisingly enough, no. I mean he can get rough at times, but sometimes he acts like an overgrown dog."
"Do you think he'll remember me?" Jaci asked hopefully.
"He should. I don't think they forget scents," Charlie answered noticing her excitement.
"Oh that's reassuring," she shot back. Charlie laughed. They both started walking up to Norbert.
"Hey Norbert," Charlie said. The awesome creature turned to look at them. Jaci walked up behind Charlie. Norbert then truned to look at her. "He's going smell you. Just don't be scared."
"I'm not," Jaci answered. "Just excited. Charlie chuckled. That was why he truly liked her. She could face anything, not caring if it was dangerous or known to kill. Sometimes while he was still at Hogwarts, she and he would sneak out into the Forbidden Forest. They made friends with the creature, played with the unicorns, and avoided trolls there. He had lost count of how many times they had been in danger. He would still smile about it.
"Hi Norbert," Jaci's voice brought Charlie back. Jaci was petting Norbert, who looked like he was enjoying it.
"I take it he remembered you?"
"You think?" Jaci asked smiling.
Charlie showed Jaci around and soon they ran into some of his co-workers. "hey Charlie, how are you doing?" some of the would ask. He smiled and introduced Jaci to them.
"Oh, Charlie you've finally arrived!" a voice that was loud and shrilly said. Jaci felt Charlie stiffen up. They turned to see a girl wearing a pair of tight shorts, and a skimpy shirt, running up to them.
"Hello, Linda," Charlie said. The girl smiled at him, not even looking at Jaci.
"Where have you been? Why didn't you come on Saturday?"
"I don't work weekends, Linda. Now if you'll excuse me—"
"Who is that?" she asked noticing that Charlie put his arm around Jaci's waist. Jaci smiled at her.
"I'm Jaci, Jaci Leza, a very good friend of Charlie's," Jaci said. Linda looked her up and down, before scoffing.
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm showing her around, Linda," Charlie said stiffly.
"We can't bring people into the site, Charlie," Linda answered down her nose at Jaci.
"Well, Linda as head manager here, I can bring whom I wish," Charlie told her.
"Linda you work here?" Jaci asked, pretending to be shocked.. Linda glared at her.
"Yes."
"Wow, I didn't know that you could work in clothes like that. I thought you were just a turn on for the guys, you know a jack off item. God only knows how you got hired," Jaci said, staring at her. Charlie tried not to laugh. "Although looking at you, I can tell why."
"Ugh, Charlie are you gonna stand there, and let her insult me like that?"
"Yes," Charlie answered. Linda glared at him, before stalking off.
"Wow, God how I pity you," Jaci said. Charlie smiled at her.
"Come on, you can help us. We're relocating dragons and their nests. As you can tell, they're too close to the muggle city." Jaci nodded.
On Wednesday, Charlie and Jaci walked into Charlie's apartment. Jaci smiled, as they walked in. There were pictures of his family, a ton of pictures of them. He also had pictures of Hogwarts, and Hagrid, and…
"Yeah, I've got some pictures of you too," Charlie said, coming up behind her, and wrapping his arms around her waist. Jaci smiled. She turned to look at him.
"Did you really like me when we were in Hogwarts together?" Charlie nodded. "Why didn't you ever tell me?" Jaci asked. Charlie sighed.
"I didn't think you liked me, and the I heard that Malfoy was always with you, flirting with you after I left. I…I just couldn't. I almost did, many times, but I always chickened out." Jaci smiled and kissed him. "And now, now I think I love you." Jaci stared at him in shock. She hadn't expected that. Charlie felt her tense up. "I…I'm sorry." He moved away and began walking to the front door.
"No, Charlie don't be," Jaci called. She reached out for him. Slowly, he turned to look at her. "Charlie, don't be sorry, please. I just don't know if I love you back." Charlie sighed. "I know I like you, I like you a lot Charlie, I really do. You are the first person I give myself to, but I don't know if I love you." Charlie nodded. Jaci, in turn, hugged him tightly.
Charlie looked down at her. "Well, will you be my girlfriend?"
Jaci smiled. "Yes, I will be your girlfriend." Charlie smiled and kissed her gently.
"And I know just the way to celebrate." Jaci looked up at him and grinned at the mischievous glint in his eyes.
"Oh really?" Charlie nodded. Jaci giggled as Charlie picked her up and headed to the bed.
Jai spent the next five weeks with Charlie, but both knew she had to leave. "Charlie," she said one night as they were about to go to sleep.
"Yes?" Charlie replied sleepily. He turned and wrapped his arms around her.
"I…I have to leave tomorrow," Jaci said. Charlie stayed silent.
Charlie moved up to look at her. "I don't want you to go."
Jaci turned to look him in the eye. "I know, but I have to go back home. My parents would start to worry, and I have to go to Diagon Alley to get my things and I have a long list of thing to be done before I go back to school. I also have a lot of homework."
"Will you try and visit me?"
"Of course I'll try. And you can always come to visit me." Charlie nodded and kissed her.
"You know my bed is going to feel so empty without you." Jaci put her arms around his neck to bring him closer to her.
"I'm sorry," she said.