Chapter 7: Meeting the father

July 1, 1992

Charlie and Beatrice were walking forward towards a fireplace carrying luggage for a one week trip to Idaho. The two entered the fire place. Beatrice picked a bit of floo powder "MACUSA Idaho!" She said clearly.

Charlie and Beatrice were sucked into the floo network and after around 15 seconds the two were in a fire place in a hidden magical bunker. The couple exited the fire place with their luggage. The only got out after 2 minutes before a very hairy man with blond hair, around eight feet tall, and wore standard wizarding robes. When this man looked down and smiled a smile that you would think it was a little kid on his birthday. "B is that you?"

"Vincent is that you?" Beatrice asked looking after she heard her school nickname and recognizing the half sasquatch as a former classmate in her year in Pukwudgie house.

"Yep it's me got a job as a wand register." He said just before hugging her lifting her up off the ground.

After 8 seconds of hugging each other Beatrice moved to the side. "Vincent this is my boyfriend Charlie Weasley." She started her introduction. "Charlie this is my good friend from Illvermorny Vincent Oblyada."

"Pleasure." Charlie said holding out his hand only to be lifted into a hug.

"Nice to meet you Charlie Weasley." Vincent said to him before putting him down.

"So how is Dan?" Beatrice asked Vincent.

Vincent's smile briefly fell. "We broke up 6 months ago."

Beatrice's face fell. "Sorry about that Vincent."

Vincent smilled again. "It's alright I'm seeing this woman who works as a bartender at the local wizarding bar." Vincent told her leading them to his desk.

When they reached his desk Beatrice handed him her wand. While Charlie looked confused before he remembered that he needed to register his wand and took out his wand and handed it to Vincent. "Allright B lets see Thunder bird feather core, ash wood, 12 inches." Vincent handed Beatrice her wand back.

Vincent then inspected Charlie's wand. "Charles Weasley 12 inches, ash wood, and dragon heartstring." Charlie smiles.

He leans toward Beatrice's ear, "Used to be a unicorn hair."

Beatrice stifled a giggle. Vincent then handed Charlie his wand back. "Your wands are now registered with the Magical Congress of the United States of America."

Beatrice smiled at her friend. "Thanks Vincent hope to see you around."

Vincent waved his good bye. "See you B."

They then walked out of the bunker. When they saw that they were in the middle of nowhere, Beatrice apparated with Charlie behind a bar next to a dumpster. Being night time, no one saw anything. Beatrice guided Charlie to the front of the drunken mule with a logo of a mule with a logo of a mule on his side with swirls for eyes. Beatrice had a look of a mix of apprehension and disbelief. Beatrice excitedly pulled the door open and dragged Charlie by the hand. Inside they found a bald man sitting at the bar highly intoxicated, trying to talk to the older bar man in his late 50s with graying black hair and frizzled face he was the embodiment of 'don't mess with me or else?' "Come on Cooper… one more drink." The drunk man demanded.

"No Stan you are over one hundred dollars on your tab since last month and it's closing time 33 minutes ago." Cooper told him. "Now pay up and have a good night."

"Hi daddy!" Beatrice greeted with a giant smile on her face.

"Well if it isn't my little girl." Cooper greeted his daughter by running towards her and lifting her up. "How are you doing? I missed?"

While the father and daughter were having a reunion. Charlie noticed Stan trying and failing to reach for a bottle of Jack Daniels. "Um… Stan what are you trying to reach?" Charlie asked rhetorically.

Beatrice and her father split apart and saw Stan over the bar and then he fell on his face on the other side of the bar. "Stan you tried to commit theft now pay your tab or I call the sheriff's office." Mr. Cooper tells him.

Stan begrudgedly pulled out his wallet and put 150 dollars on the bar before stumbling out of the building. "Ah and he even left a great tip of 35 dollars." He said smiling widely.

He then went over to Charlie. "You must be Charlie Weasley, I'm Beatrice's father Miles Cooper." He said shaking Charlie's hand hard.

Beatrice smiled knowing that the 4th of July is going to go well.

End