Turn of events

Chapter 44

As I can't think of anything significant that could have happened in the last term of school I am doing a time skip to the last week of school.

Charlotte POV:

It was the last week of school and we were all at the lake similar to how we were this time last year. I decided to bring up what had been on my mind for a while now.

"So, you know how I have been doing all that business to do with my inheritance well I have my own house now. Why don't you guys come and stay with me for like a week in the holidays? I have enough room. What about two weeks into the summer?" I ask them all stopping their individual conversations..

"Sure. How can we get there?" James shrugs, but Lily hits him on the shoulder.

"As, long as you are sure," she says after glaring at him. They had been on a number of dates already and James was very happy. They hadn't use boyfriend and girlfriend yet but they definitely were on that path.

"Definitely, otherwise it will be way too quiet," I replied nodding. "We can meet in Diagon alley we can sort out the times once you have asked your parents. Fabe and Gid I am coming to get you in person so I can meet your new nephew," I continue.

"How did you know that it would be a boy?" Gid asked.

"Just a feeling," I reply smirking. Percy had been born a week ago and Molly was so happy. They were going to try for a girl this time. When the twins told me it took all my pureblood training to keep a straight face and not laugh at the irony that the next ones would be twin boys most likely as I don't think me being here would change that.

"Okay cool. I know Mum, Dad and Molly love having you they think you are a good influence on us," Fabe said smirking. All of us burst out laughing at that as we all knew I had probably made them worse.

Everyone else agreed to come round. But I knew I had to get Sirius, James, Lily and Remus at mine earlier than the others. It was time I tell them who I really am.

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Later when I was getting ready for bed I decided to talk to Remus about it. I got on his bed while he was reading and closed his curtains with a sticking charm and silencing charm. He looked at me with a raised eyebrow as a mean of asking why I did that.

"I needed to tell you something privately," I explained. He nodded. "Okay, so I invited all of you to mine but I need to talk to you, James, Lily and Sirius before the others get there so I need you all to come two days early. I can tell Lily but I don't know how to tell James and Sirius without Peter getting suspicious about why he isn't and I can't tell you why he isn't coming until the day. Also, you can't tell the others about it apart from James in case the others overhear," I say quickly. After a moment he nods.

"I can tell James. Pretend to have a bad dream and make Sirius get in bed with you and tell him then," he replies going back to his book.

"Okay, thanks," I say taking the charms off and giving him a kiss on the cheek. "I need to go see Lily quick be back in a minute," I say aloud to the room before walking out. I go knock on the door and ask to speak to her privately once they let me in. I explain the situation and she agrees to come two days early and to not tell the others. When I get back to the room I tell the boys it was girls stuff and go to bed. After two hours I pretend to have a nightmare.

Sirius POV:

I wake to a scream. I immediately sit up and see Charlotte on her bed shaking in fear. I rush over with the other boys. She launches herself into my arms when I come over. She cries into my shoulder for a while while I try and calm her down. When she is calm the others go to bed knowing I can handle it. When she calmed down I got into her bed with her a laid down. After twenty minutes she got her wand and put a charm on her closed curtains and looked at me.

"Okay, I didn't have a nightmare I just needed to talk to you," she rushed out turning to me.

I just nodded and swallowed thickly from how close she was to me.

"I need you to come to my house three days before anyone else. James, Lily and Remus are all coming the same day. They know but you can't talk to them about it in case someone overhears you," she explained.

"Okay, sure but why?" I ask confused.

"I need to tell you all something and I will explain why Peter isn't coming early on the day," she replies. I nod, I hadn't even realised that she left out Peter.

"Great, now let's go to sleep," she says lying down. I lay next to her and notice how peaceful she looks before falling asleep. I woke up to something moving out of my grip. I pull it closer to me and bury my nose in it. When I hear a light laugh.

"Sirius, can you let me go. I want to go exercise," someone whispers in my ear. I realise it is Charlotte and let go. I sit up and look at her sheepishly. She just laughs and goes to get ready. I groan and put my head in my hands. When she comes out I have to swallow thickly at the sight of her.

"Hey, why don't I join you today," I offer.

"Sure, just get ready I will wait," she shrugs going to the common room. I quickly get ready and she smiles at me when I come down before we go off to exercise. We exercise by the lake. I now know how she is in such good shape. The exercise she did was mental, I could barely do most of it. I was sweating so much I had to take my shirt off on the warm-up of running around the lake twice. She only started sweating halfway through. And it was a sight to behold. She was glistening in the rising sun and I wanted to ravish her but I quickly shook the thought out of my head. I couldn't I don't even know if she likes me like that. When we go back up to the room the guys look amused at my state of exhaustion and I just flip them off. The rest of the week was a blur and soon enough I was getting on the train to go home. Charlotte greeted my parents and talked to them about the school year and her plans for the summer before wandering off to go greet other people she knew and talk about some law that was coming up to their parents. She had got changed on the train into what we have all deemed her 'pureblood Charlotte' clothes. I saw her go talk to James and his parents and laugh at something Lady Potter had said making James go red. I saw her go talk to Lily's parents perfectly civil and looking at Lily's sister with such hatred I wondered what she had done. Once she had seen Lily's sister she quickly excused herself and talked to some other people. I saw some students look shocked that she knew their parents and was that high up as a Lady, as she had never acted like this at school. But before I could watch her any more I had to leave and all I could think about was Charlotte and how I can't wait for those eleven days to go so I can go to her house.