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Caution Pushed Aside for Love

By: SandyJean
folder Harry Potter › Slash - Male/Male › Bill/Charlie
Rating: Adult ++
Chapters: 14
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Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, nor any of the characters from the books or movies. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
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New Starts

Disclaimer: yeah right. like i own anything but the plot.


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Chapter 9: New Starts


Both Fred & Charlie were set up & ready to go for the new school year, but both were worried about the new school year. Fred was worried about what to do with he had a lot of patients to take care of & Charlie was worried about messing up his first class.

Charlie sat @ the head table with Fred to his left & Remus to his right. Remus had decided to return as Defense Against the Dark Arts’ teacher. Madame Pomfrey sat on the other side of Fred. Charlie couldn’t keep his hands from shaking. Fred reached under the table & placed a hand on Charlie’s thigh, he squeeze once to let Charlie know that he wasn’t alone. Fred’s hand remained on Charlie’s thigh through the rest of the welcoming feast.

After the sorting, Remus was introduced as coming back to teach again; Charlie was introduced as Hagrid’s replacement; & of course, Fred was announced as Madam Pomfrey’s aid. After all were the new comers were introduced, everybody dug into the wonderful feast. Charlie didn’t eat much, but he ate enough to keep Fred happy.

@ the end of the feast, Ron, Harry, & Ginny stayed behind to congratulate Remus, Charlie, & Fred. Charlie flinch when he was hugged, but otherwise showed no outward sign of emotion. Both Harry & Ginny noticed, while Ron remained obvious. Ron & Ginny talked about their summer, but both carefully left Bill out of the conversation. Charlie was itching to get out of there. It wasn’t that he didn’t love his siblings; he just didn’t know how to react around them anymore & he didn’t know how much they knew about what had happened.

Half an hour later, Fred & Charlie finally made their way down to the hut. Madam Pomfrey had graciously given Fred the night off. She may not have said much, but she knew the whole situation. Fred talked to her & asked for her advice on how to deal with his health: both physical & mental health.

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Charlie was so nervous about his first class that he decided to skip breakfast in the great hall. He ate a small meal in the hut before heading out of his first class ever. Charlie had a slight shake to his hands, but he was doing good so far.

His first class was seventh years. It was a small class, as most of them dropped the class last year. Ron had tried to get back into the class without success. The class consisted of Terri Boot from Ravenclaw; Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini, & Pansy Parkinson from Slytherin; Seamus Finnegan, Dean Thomas, & Neville Longbottom from Gryffindor; & nobody from Hufflepuff. Seven students & Charlie was still nervous.

Draco & Blaise were the first two to arrive for class. They were also ten minutes early. The rest of the class came a few minutes before class started. While Charlie was nervous, he spoke with great confidence. He dedicated this first lesson to what he knew best: dragons. After telling some stories about dragons he’d dealt with, he gave them the rest of the time (about 30 minutes) to ask questions & work on their homework.

Draco asked a lot of questions & even stayed after class to ask more questions. Charlie enjoyed the smooth flowing conversation between the two of them. This was the best conversation he’d had since the whole thing with Bill blew up in his face. Draco had to rush to get his next class on time. Charlie had a smile on his face for the whole next class.
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