Prompt for 22.12.11:

Fandom(s): Harry Potter & optional

'S/he knew bringing her/his better half to a Weasley Christmas would result in surprise. But this?'

Answer:

Fandoms: Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Pairing: Charlie Weasley/Buffy Summers

Disclaimer: Playing with other people's toys and not making money out of it.

The Worst Case Scenario

He really should have known better than to bring her to a Weasley Christmas. His mind had conjured up a collage of different scenarios, each more terrifying than the previous, as both of the most important women in his life had tempers that rivaled that of a Hungarian Horntail. The outcomes his mind came up with varied from his mother throwing his girlfriend out to his girlfriend destroying something. There was also some featuring a nice, freezing atmosphere for their whole stay. Personally he preferred those.

The reality proved his imagination lacking.

This was more petrifying than anything his imagination had come up with. He exchanged wary looks with Bill.

When his mother pressured him to bring his girlfriend for a visit, he had been reluctant to do so. He had given her a vague promise to ask if his girlfriend would want to spend Christmas with his family. He did that just to fend off his mother who wouldn't have let it go unless he gave her something.

Even when he finally came around to ask, he had been certain she would decline and they'd end up spending the holiday with their respective families. However, much to his surprise she had smiled and told him she would love to meet his family.

Now, here they were, in the Burrow. He sitting between Bill and George with Buffy seated at the opposite side of the table, and what was seriously frightening him, she was amicably chatting with his mother.

When they'd arrived, his mother had been like with she'd been with all his girlfriends she'd met. She had been very polite, but frosty, and Buffy had been naturally cautious after what he'd told her about those meetings his ex-girlfriends had gone through.

He didn't know what happened during the time he took their bags upstairs, but when he came back Buffy was helping his mother in kitchen and telling her of her own family.

He received pitying glances from his brothers and father as his mother started to talk about the importance of family and Buffy agreed with her.