Charlie and Rachelle went to Hogsmead and ate at Madame Puddyfoot's. They played one-on-one Quidditch in the back yard, and just overall had a wonderful time with each other.
The time seemed to fly by, but soon it was Sunday. All of Charlie's family would be there at any minute.
"Don't worry. now that we really are dating, we don't have to worry about those awkward questions, and, you already know Percy," Charlie said. Rachelle had been pacing the past twenty minutes, and he was starting to worry that she would fall down into a hole that she made in the floor.
"I know. I'm just trying to figure out what I'm going to say.
"You'll be fine. Just answer any questions that they ask,"Charlie reassured her.
Soon, Bill, Fleur, Victorie, and Dominique came over the hill to the house. Next came George, Angelina, and little Fred and Roxanne.
They walked over to Charlie and Rachelle. Rachelle started wishing that Percy would hurry up so she didn't have complete strangers around her at all times.
"Hi. I'm Bill an this is my wife, Fleur. These are our daughters, Victorie and Dominique. Do I know you from somewhere? You look familiar."
"Hi. I'm Rachelle Blanchard, Charlie's girlfriend. You may have seen me at school, I was about four years behind you, or perhaps you have seen me a at Quidditch game. My dad does professional Quidditch, like he lives for it, so I am always at matches.
Bill nodded. "It's great to meet you, Rachelle. I'm glad that Charlie finally got a girlfriend." They both laughed as Bill and his family walked away toward Molly.
"Rachelle Blanchard?" Rachelle heard a voice call from behind her.
She turned around slowly, not quite recognizing the voice.
"Percy! It's been forever! How are you? Is this your family?"
"Wow, Rachelle, you don't look like you've changed one bit! What are you doing in the area? I thought you worked at St. Mungos," Percy said.
"Well, I do, but I was put on the dragon transfer case, and Charlie got hurt, and we met, and now we're dating!" Rachelle said. She could feel the blush creep up her cheeks.
Percy smiled at her with a knowing look and turned to his wife. "Rachelle, this is Audrey, my wife, and this is our daughter Lucy. I really though you would have a family of your own by now, knowing how much you love kids, but I guess I was wrong. Charlie's a great guy though, he may look tough, but he is as gentle as a kitten. I have seen him cry over the smallest things." Rachelle nodded. She looked over to where Charlie was talking to his brother Bill. He was very gentle, and she could get used to his family after a while.
"Well, I'll talk to you later," Percy said after seeing there were other people waiting to talk to Rachelle.
"See you later, Percy," Rachelle replied with a wave.
"Rachelle turned back around and saw that there was more family to talk to.
"Hi, are you Rachelle?" A red headed woman asked. Rachelle had seen her in the photos in the bedroom she was staying in, so she guessed that this was the only Weasley girl, Ginny. She hadn't seen her arrive, she had been so busy with Percy and Bill.
"Yes, that's me."
"I'm Ginny. I hear that you're dating my big brother."
"Yes, I am. We've only been dating for about a week, though."
"Well, he's not that bad. He taught me how to fly a broom. I guess I can thank him that I was on a professional Quidditch team." A man carrying a toddler came up. "Rachelle, this is my husband, Harry. This is our two year old son, James, and this," she said gesturing to her severely swollen stomach, "Is Baby Potter. We are the Potter family.
Rachelle about choked on the drink Charlie handed her. She had just met Harry Potter! "It's nice to meet you. I'm Rachelle Blanchard." She held out her hand for Harry to shake. He took it and smiled at her.
"Welcome to the Weasley family," He said kindly.
She was about to argue that she wasn't technically part of the family yet, but she could tell that she was just as much a member of the Weasley family as anyone else.
They smiled and walked away. Next came Ron and Hermione.
"Hi, Rachelle. I'm Hermione, and this is Ron." The infant in her arms started to squeal. "This is Rose." She said with a chuckle. "So tell me. How did you and Charlie meet?"
"We met during the dragon transfer. I was the healer on the case, and he got hurt. And the rest is history."
"Well, it's nice to meet you. I better go feed them," she said gesturing to her husband and her daughter, "Before something bad happens. Great to meet you again!"
Rachelle barley had time to catch her breath before another brother and his family walked over to her.
"Are you Rachelle?" he asked.
"Yes, which brother are you again?"
"I'm George. These are my twins, Fred and Roxanne, and this is my wife, Angelina. Have I seen you before?"
"You've either seen me at St. Mungos, or remember me from school. I'm about two years older than you, so I am the same age as Percy," Rachelle explained.
"Did you play Quidditch at school?"
"I played Chaser for Hufflepuff for a while, why?" Rachelle responded.
"Charlie played Seeker for about six and a half of his seven years. Other than Harry, he was the best Seeker that the school had seen."
"Now that I think about it, I do think that I remember him and remember having a crush on the 'Strapping Red-Head playing Seeker for the Gryffindor team'."
"Yeah, he still is pretty good, but don't worry about dating him. If you can take the pounding of a Bludger, even if it was only for one year, you can handle Charlie Weasley."
With that, George strode off toward the table, and Charlie came back over to Rachelle.
"So, what did you think of my family?" he asked with a chuckle.
"I think that they are a very eclectic group if people, but they are all very kind, just like you."
Charlie pulled her into a kiss, and never wanted to let go.
"All right, Lovebirds!" Bill said. "Stop snogging so we can eat!"
They all laughed. Rachelle loved his family, but most of all, Rachelle loved Charlie.
