Chapter seven

'Don't let them do this to you, not again.'

Harry stared up at Charlie, 'I try not to Charlie, we were good friends, then nothing,' Harry sighed and put his head on Charlie's chest, 'It's like I meant nothing to them after Voldemort was dead, is that all I was to everyone, the person to kill him and make this world safe,' Harry sighed again, then looked up at Charlie, 'Sorry, we were having a good time.'

'We still can and everyone else is fine. But that's not all you are to everyone, just a few misguided and selfish individual. So why don't you get on your hands and knees and let me fuck you good, it'll make you feel better.'

Harry smiled, 'You can always make me feel better babe,' Harry took his shorts off, turned and instantly bent over the bed and felt Charlie enter him, 'Now that's good, so don't you dare stop.'

'Not planning it as long as you give me some,' Charlie kept moving, thrusting in and out of Harry.

Harry and Charlie kept fucking each other until they were both exhausted. Then had a quick shower, wrapped towels around themselves then headed back out to the pool where their friends were still having fun. But this time, Harry and Charlie took their towels off, revealing they were both naked, making the girls whistle, but both men just dived into the pool.

'I hope you two are going to do anything in the pool?' Neville called.

'Nope, already fucked each other, now we're just swimming and having a great time with good friends.'

'Good, because we don't want to see you two going at it,' Padma grinned.

'What would you do if you did see something girls, would it turn you on so you'd want some for yourself? Not that you would from us, being gay men, but Neville is right there and he's straight,' Harry laughed as Neville went bright red which made the others laugh before they went back to their fun.

Over the next couple of hours, everyone just enjoyed their time in the pool. The others all left after lunch, Harry and Charlie saddled up the horses and went for a nice and gentle ride around the property, they rode for a few hours, before they tethered the horses, then took the food and blanket out of the saddle bags, sat together under a large beech tree with Spirit lying beside them. Both Harry and Charlie gave the wolf a rub behind ears which made his give a contented growl.

'I can see you still a bit upset babe, you need to put them out of your mind, but also out of your heart. They weren't here for you when you needed it, only when it suited them.'

Harry looked up into Charlie's eyes, 'I know, but I keep thinking why this happened. Did they really just want to spend time alone, I get that, I do. But to ignore me completely, my presence, even my letters, they never answered one, that hurt.'

Charlie leant against the tree and pulled Harry over until his head was in Charlie's lap, then he kept his hand running down Harry's hair which was getting very long.

'I know it hurt Harry, my parents, Ginny, the other boys saw how hurt you were. It wasn't you're doing, it was theirs. They could have spared an hour with you, even if that hour was once a month. But they couldn't even do that for their so called friend. None of this is your doing, it's all theirs and they are finally realising that no one wants anything to do with them because of the way they acted. Even mum and dad hardly talk to them and mum's ashamed of both of them.'

'I know and everyone keeps telling me it wasn't my fault it was theirs. They didn't even come to our wedding, you tried to tell them and they didn't hear anything unless it was about them. Ron's your brother and he didn't even support you,' Harry lifted his eyes until he was looking into Charlie's eyes, 'Didn't that hurt love?'

'Yes it hurt, that's why I'm still pissed at him and why I will never forgive him. But what they did to me, how they treated me wasn't anything compared to what they did to you who was supposedly you're best friend. We've both said they aren't worth it and they won't get our forgiveness, so let's just forget about them and concentrate on us Harry. We've made a good life with each other, so let's just be here for each other.'

Harry nodded, 'Tell me the truth Charlie, when we first got together, did you want a permanent relationship, because at the beginning it was just so you could show me how gay men make love?'

'At first no, I didn't, but I always knew I wanted to settle down one day and when I found the right man, I never figured it would be you though. But seeing how hurt you were that first time you came to the Burrow to see them and they ignored you. I thought, okay, maybe I could cheer you up and I might finally get a chance to see what you were really like. We spent so little time together over the years, so I never got to see the real you. After a few visits, I found myself wanting to spend all my time with you. I tried to deny my feelings at first, thinking I just felt sorry for you. But whenever I left here and went back to the Burrow, all I did was think of you and wanted to come straight back. Finally I realised that I had fallen in love with you. It really hit me when I found you that day, you looked dead, your blood everywhere and I thought I'd lost my one true love, lost the chance to tell you how I felt. When Poppy said you were alive, I swore then that I will never hold back anything anymore, especially from you.'

'When you said you felt sorry for me, I've seen those looks from others. I did see it on you, at first. Then those looks changed and I did hope it was because you cared. Finally you asked me to marry you, I can't explain how I felt right at that minute. Yes, happy, ecstatic, over the moon, everything good you could feel, I felt right then and there. Then I thought it wasn't going to happen, they wouldn't allow gay men to marry, I felt like my heart was being crushed. I have never used my name or the fact that I did kill Voldemort and I wanted to use it that day. But you were right, they weren't worth it and they will never get one bit of cooperation out of me, no matter what it is, not after doing that. What is it with some people Charlie, why are gay couples treated differently than a straight couple?'

'I've been asking myself that for years Harry, I don't think anyone could give a satisfactory answer. Everyone has their own thoughts, ideas and beliefs on gay couples. But luckily, we could marry, just not here. Enough about all that though love, it's over, let's think about the future. Have you decided what you want to do?'

Harry sighed, 'No, I like the fact that I'm not doing anything right now, I don't have to do anything if I don't want to, that's good. I don't know, maybe I just need more time and when you come to think about it, I am only eighteen, nearly nineteen. So let's forget the future and concentrate on the now,' Harry got up and sat astride Charlie and that was the only thing both men wanted, to be together in every way.