Heart of a Dragon (Harry Potter fan-fic)

Chapter 1 Charlie's News

“Ugh, why are we going to see Charlie?” Fred moaned, “We never get to do anything fun when we go!”

“He’s your bother, that’s why.” Molly Weasley replied tartly. “Hurry up and wake Ron, we’re leaving soon!”

He growled as he stomped up the staircase leading up to his youngest brothers’ room. “Oi!” He yelled as he opened the door, “Get your lazy bum outta the bed or we’re leaving you behind!”

Ron sat up and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, mumbling something incoherent about bacon. Satisfied, Fred left in search for his twin. After several minutes of fruitless searching, he found George sitting at the kitchen table with a bored look on his face as he pretended to be listening to what his father was speaking so enthusiastically about. George perked up when he saw his twin enter the room, glad to be excused from his father’s ramblings.

“Oh. Good morning Fred.” Arthur said, sounding a tad deflated, “I was just telling your brother here about Charlie’s new assistant!” He perked up at the thought of being able to share his story with a new set of ears. “Despite her young age Charlie says she is quite talented, a real natural he calls her. Says he’s never seen anyone so at ease with the great beasts as she is” He continued his rambling praises of this new girl in Charlie’s life.

“Wait. You said ‘she’. And just how young is ‘young’?” Fred asked incredulously, confusion clouding his face.

“Well she is only in her third year at Hogwarts, so that puts her at about twelve, and yes. I said she, her name is Jewell. Charlie was on official Ministry business capturing a rouge dragon somewhere of the coast of southern Britain when he found her. She was living in an orphanage in town at the time. She was on her way to a farm a few miles down the road from the orphanage when she stumbled upon Charlie and his crew.”

“So you mean he just met some random little girl on the side of the road and took her home with him?” Fred asked with sincerity.

“Yes, and Dad hasn’t stopped talking about her since” George grumbled miserably.

“Now George, don’t be like that when we get there, she’s nervous enough meeting all of us as it is, she doesn’t need your sour attitude running her off” His mother scolded.

“Don’t worry Dad!” Fred cried with an air of importance resounding in is tone, “I’ll have him whipped into shape in no time!” With that he grabbed his brother’s arm and dragged him up to their bedroom; where he unceremoniously dumped him onto his bed. “Why on Earth would Charlie do something this stupid?!” Fred wailed at his bother.

“What do you mean?”

“Why would he do something as stupid as adopt a little kid to be his assistant? SHE’S ONLY TWELVE FOR CHRISTS’ SAKE! He won’t even let us touch his equipment shed, so why would he purposely bring a girl younger than us into the field with him?!”

“I don’t know, but Dad said a bunch of stuff about her having a way with the dragons; maybe he trusts her enough to allow her to put herself in his situation. Maybe he sees something in her he was never able to see in us.” George shrugged as he hopped off of his bed. “Whatever his reasoning, we need to finish packing”