The Irreplaceable Charlie Weasley

Chapter 5 - The Ball Announcement

Tulip

We had so much fun that night in the Room of Requirement that we did it once per week ever since. We rarely had the chance these days to hang out just the four of us. Who would've thought that having boyfriends would be so time-consuming!

One good thing that came from Penny having a boyfriend was that she completely forgot to nag us about the exams this year. It was March and she was usually preparing her notes already. I will have to make a mental note to start studying, let's say somewhere in May, shall we?

Tonks was over the roof that nobody mentioned the exams and she still didn't want to talk about Barnaby to us.

Penny, on the other hand, couldn't wait to tell us all about her Quidditch-fashion-loving boyfriend. She was head over heels in love with Andre and we couldn't get enough of her looking like a little puppy.

I was okay when I figured I was crushing on Jae but didn't think about it much because I wasn't that interested in dating. But then he started to show affection to me and I couldn't help but wonder if something was there.

That day when he told me in the Kitchens, he was pretty straightforward – which was something I liked about him – and we haven't looked back since. To say that we are doing everything but studying these days in the Kitchens was an understatement. If someone would be spying on us they would say we are obsessed with each other.

We are not as lovey-dovey as Penny and Andre are and we enjoy a certain physical activity together A LOT. We went from pranking Filch and getting in trouble for throwing dungbombs all over the place, to finding creative places to have sex in and hope we don't get caught. I can't imagine what kind of detention you can get for that!

I was sitting in our Transfiguration classroom, trying hard to focus on McGonagall who was explaining all the reasons why human transfiguration can be dangerous while Jae was snoozing on my shoulder. How he managed to get to his sixth year, was beyond me.

I looked at Nova, who was sitting in front of me, and tried not to giggle because she was so into staring at Charlie that it would be ridiculous at this point for him not to figure out she fancies him. I poked her with my quill and she snapped out of it. She leaned backward so she could hear what I have to say.

"You're drooling, Blackwood." I saw her cheeks turn pink and she shook her head, apparently still deep in her daydreaming.

"Oh, shut it!" She tried to slap my hand, while eyeing McGonagall, hoping she won't see her.

Ever since we helped her solve her love problem and made her realize that she does have a crush on her best friend she has been a wreck. We tried talking her into telling him but she refuses every time. I don't know how Charlie feels but in my opinion, he likes her too.

Penny, on the other hand, I think knows something about Charlie that even Nova doesn't. Every time the conversation turns to him Penny is doing everything in her power to convince Nova that he likes her. And I am not so sure anymore she is only doing that to encourage her.

The girl I have in front of me right now, leaning on her hand, staring at her best friend, and not paying any attention in her favorite class has been what we are dealing with since our first sleepover. Charlie rarely looks at her and when he does, he chuckles and goes back to listening to the professors.

If I didn't know any better, I would say that they are already dating. Of course, there were many occasions since our second year, when Nova was spending time with Charlie, and Penny, Tonks and I talked about them. We made a bet then and there that they are going to end up together. Since all of us said that they will fall in love there was nothing really to bet on but we are now, more than ever, of the opinion that they are simply made for each other.