Complicated (Charlie Weasley x reader)

Chapter 25 You embarrassed or something?

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Saturday had finally come, which meant that you would have to take your apparition test. Were you nervous? Yes, but in the end it turned out you had been nervous for no reason, since you had passed flawlessly. Not that you would have passed had you not done it flawlessly. There was one guy at the test that had apparated a little too much to the left, thus failing it, so yeah, they were really strict about it. Charlie too finally passed the test, and now you had a short celebrating with a butterbeer at the three broomsticks, together with him and a few others who also passed. That Hufflepuff girl, Connie was it? Also being a part of the group, as she too had failed the exam the year prior. All of you sharing a booth in the corner, you, sitting in the middle between Charlie and Connie while listening to the girl telling you about how she had failed the exam before.

'And then I ended up on the roof...' she finished while you tried to suppress a laugh. 'It's ok, you can laugh! Even I laugh about it sometimes.' She smiled as you let out a little snort. Charlie too laughed a little, and then shared how he had failed. 'Oh! That was you? I remember that!' She blurted out making Charlie's ears redden.

You also listened to some of the other stories, as there were two others that had failed too, one of them having apparated too short and the other one having splinched his pinkie. After laughing a little about it, the girl who apparated to short turned to you.

'How did you fail the exam?' You knew she didn't mean it in a bad way, but your smile still dropped.

'I... I never got a chance to try.' You looked down at your half-finished butterbeer feeling a little awkward.

'Oh!' A sixth-year girl that had joined you said. 'You're the girl they found petrified by the stairs!' Suddenly realising what she had said, she quickly apologized for bringing it up, but you brushed it off.

'I'd rather not talk about it, if you all please.' You said, still not looking up. Connie, who got the hint, changed the theme and soon the attention was away from you again.

You sat there in silence, staring down at your drink, until you felt a hand on top of yours. Looking at the hand, you followed it until you reached Charlies face and saw the reassuring smile he gave you. He squeezed your hand, and you couldn't help but smile at him, slightly leaning yourself against him while paying attention to the conversation again.

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The end of the year was approaching fast, and you could feel the pressure now. Only two more days before you started the N.E.W.T.s.

You, who was barley taking the time to eat or sleep, sat the whole day studying. Charlie being the one to remind you about eating, however he too forgot it from time to time. Him also having the last Quidditch match to worry about, as this one was crucial to Gryffindors victory. You never really knew how he managed to get good grades and keeping up with Quidditch at the same time. Luckily the last match wasn't until after the N.E.W.T.s, so Charlie wouldn't have to worry too much.

Thinking about him you looked up from the book you were reading and over at said boy, seeing him leaning over a book with one hand in his messy medium-long hair and the other holding the page he was about to turn. Looking at his face you could see he was exhausted, as his eyes was slowly starting to close.

'You want to take a break?' Your voice being slightly raspy since you hadn't used it in a while. Charlie looked up from his book, almost in a daze as he looked at you.

'Hmm?' Yup he needed a break.

'Come on, let's get you some air.' You got up from the chair you sat in and went to help Charlie up too, then lead him out of the common room, which is where you had been sitting for the past three hours.