Charmione: Through the Years

Finally

It was the last day of summer and Charlie had just woken up. He had a sad day planned.

As he walked down stairs to wake up hermione as he needed to talk to her. As he was about to walk into her room so he wouldn't wake Ginny her heard a wimper.

"Stop...please don't....Charlie please help me...Ron stop please." At this Charlie ran into the room and saw hermione asleep shaking having a nightmare. He knew she was dreaming about Ron.

"Hermione... wake up it's ok. You're ok." He whispered as he shook her slightly. At this he shot awake not really knowing where she was. As she looked over at him her beautiful...wait beautiful when did he start to see hermione as beautiful. She was of course  always like that he had just never noticed. He was broth back from his thoughts as the girl looked up at him with hundreds of emotions gleaming in her eyes; sadness, desperation and defeat are just a few. Charlie not knowing how to help looks down at the shaking girl, "Hermione what did ron do now."

She looked at him and he saw she was debating whether to tell him or not and he saw her slump in defeat. "I was outside in the garden reading when he came up to me and he sat next to me and said he was sorry and I believed him. But then I guess he thought that meant I wanted to be with him to he grabbed me and tried to- he tried to..." At this part he voice gave out. The tears had stopped but her voice was empty of all emotion. And that's when Charlie knew what he had to do.

"Alright, I was going to give you this for Christmas but I think you need it now." At this he brought out a small box and gave it to hermione. She opened it revealing a small mirror. "It's a two way mirror. I have the other half. All you have to do is say my name and mine will activate and I can talk to you. Also if Ron attacks you again the incantation on the back will notify me immediately and I will be able to apparate to where you are even with the wards at hogwarts." He didn't know what her reaction would be but he definitely wasn't expecting her to launch herself at him burrowing her face in his neck wrapping her arms around him. While he wasn't objecting he was aware the 16 year old was only in her night clothes of a thin top and shorts. He still hugged he back and thanked Merlin she liked it.

"Thank you." She whispered into his neck her breath making him shudder. He simply nodded in response. That is when he remembered why he had come into her room in the first place.

"Mione, I have to tell you something. I'm going back to Romania today."

"Ok... will I see you at Christmas?" She asked with a hopeful gleam to her eyes.

"Of course. Wouldn't miss it for the world. After all who's going to keep me updated on all the hogwarts drama. What with Ron always stuffing his face with chicken and Harry being the most oblivious person on the face of the planet." She giggled in response and nodded in agreement.

"Well when do you leave?"

"In about an hour he said checking the clock on the wall.

"Oh. Well we should probably get down for breakfast. Piggyback ride?" She said with a smirk.

"Of course princess. Hop on."

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When Molly heard laughter on the stairs the last thing he was expecting to see was her second oldest racing down the stairs with a howling hermione on his back red faced and looking 16 years old again.

"And what do you think you are doing?" She asked in a happy tone.

"Oh you know just giving princess here the royal treatment." Charlie responded. And that's when she saw it the love in his eyes and the mention of the girl on his back. The love she had for her husband and she had hope that this girl would keep him this happy for as long as possible.

"All right but be careful and are you packed for later?"

"Yes mum don't worry I will be alright."

"Ok well I've to go finish breakfast have a seat will you the rest should be down soon." And will that she turned back to the kitchen hearing the laughs and shrieks of happiness she never wanted to forget.

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As Charlie hugged his mother he looked over and saw hermione with a sad smile. And let go of his mother he walked over and took her in his arms spinning her as he hugged her goodbye for now. Earning a yell of happiness. "Don't for get to mirror call me will you." He whispered into her ear. She nodded and with that he was off grabbing the port key from his mother and arriving back in Romania. Already missing the small brunette he was starting to love.