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Charlie Weasley (tamethebeast) wrote in wished,
@ 2010-02-23 16:34:00

Current music:	billy joel - keeping the faith
Entry tags:	!1998: 02, !incomplete, ainsleigh macfusty, charlie weasley

|WHO:| Charlie Weasley | Ainsleigh MacFusty
|WHEN:| Tuesday, 23 February, late afternoon
|WHERE:| The Three Broomsticks
|WHAT:| Charlie catches up with Ainsleigh as he had not seen any of the MacFustys in quite some time and was quite interested in how they were doing.
|RATING:| G/PG
|STATUS:| Incomplete | Closed

After sending a few letters back and forth with the MacFustys, Charlie decided he would rather just pop into Hogsmeade, which was easy enough for any of them to get to, and sit down for a chat over a late lunch and tea. He was not quite sure who would be free enough to meet him there, but Charlie was happy enough just seeing any of them again. All his time in Romania, he only got the chance to send them letters every so often to talk shop, casual conversations once and a while. He tried to recall the last time he really saw any of them.

As much as Charlie would have rather seen the dragons, he knew he needed to make an effort to be more sociable with people, nor was he about to simply invite himself to see their habitat. If lunch went well enough, they may ask him to come by. Charlie's passion and love for dragons was very well known (especially considering he had two tattoos). A few letters found him over the years, inviting him to travel all over the world to see dragons—which he gladly accepted. Nothing about dragons stirred up any amount of fear, and Charlie thought of them as highly misunderstood beasts.

Grinning as he stepped inside The Three Broomsticks, Charlie hung his coat up and slid into a booth. "The biggest cup of coffee you've got, please," he said, sniffing a bit, the tip of his nose a bit pink from the cold. Thanking the server, Charlie wrapped his hands around the mug of hot, black coffee as he skimmed over a newspaper. He had not seen any of the MacFustys just yet, but he had arrived a bit early. Charlie was in no hurry, however, and usually was not.

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rockstarkeeper
2010-02-24 01:36 am UTC (link)

Alright so Leigh was enjoying a rare, true day off. It was a day off where she had yet to be owled because Merton forgot she wasn't working and decided he wanted a camel or some other sort of emergency. She loved her bosses, and she had a relationship with them most employees didn't have with their employers, but some of them couldn't tell their arses from their elbows.

Meant in the nicest possible way of course.

So today she'd apparated up to the reserve to see some family. John and Kara were dealing with a new hatchling, oddly hatched a few weeks after the season, and Leigh had been out in the field watching them.

Oh yes, watching, no touching. The black sheep MacFusty never did officially train with dragons, even if Leigh was more than confident she could do all that in her sleep. John mentioned having a meeting with Charlie Weasley, but that he'd have to miss it.

So Leigh the ultimate errand girl took off to Hogsmeade to meet with him. She knew Charlie, mostly through her siblings, and she'd been in the same year as Percy.

Seeing the familiar redhair, Leigh slid into the booth opposite him. "Hullo." She said. "Hope I'm not late."

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tamethebeast
2010-02-24 02:14 am UTC (link)

"Ainsleigh MacFusty," he said, grinning across the table at the young witch. He could not recall the last time he saw her, at least a large handful of years. The last time he visited their habitat in Scotland was quite a while back, and he had not seen Ainsleigh then. Charlie usually spent time with her brother, John. "Look at you!" he said, his hands finally warm enough as he reached across the table to grab onto hers, squeezing them for a moment. "It's amazing what a few years will do. You look absolutely wonderful, Leigh. How are you?"

Three years ahead of Ainsleigh in school, Charlie thought he saw her not too long after he graduated, perhaps during one summer after he had been in Romania. He, at the very least, remembered writing her a letter to congratulate her on graduating (not that she would not have, they were in the same house and spent a bit of time together because of her family and his interests). Charlie, however, looked much older than he was—weathered from his time spent outdoors. He would not have had it any other way, though often thought about what his life would have been if he chose playing Quidditch professionally.

"May I buy you lunch?" he asked, the server coming by to check on them and take Ainsleigh's order.

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rockstarkeeper
2010-02-24 02:56 am UTC (link)

"In the flesh." She responded quickly, shrugging out of her coat and scarf. "I'm fine. Busy, but that's what happens when you work for rockstars." She said with a small laugh. "They're more difficult than dragons if you can believe it."

Charlie was always a friendly bloke, so she really wasn't surprised by the warm welcome, but to say she really the man in front of her wouldn't be really true. "John was going to come." She started, "but they had an out of season hatch."

She smiled at his offer. "I never turn down free food." She accepted, placing an order to the server.

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tamethebeast
2010-02-24 03:17 am UTC (link)

"Most blokes are," he said, leaning back and hanging onto his coffee. Letting Ainsleigh order first, Charlie was sure to get the biggest sandwich they had, soup, and a basket of chips (which he planned on sharing, at the very least).

"Did he?" Charlie asked, very interested, "we did too, actually. A Welsh Green, and the baby is absolutely fantastic! I just got a letter yesterday about it. I'm sure your brother and I will catch up one day soon, though." Thanking the server for the refill on his coffee—Charlie was beyond cold and in need of something hot—he was actually very excited about seeing Ainsleigh again. "So," he said, stirring in sugar, "besides busy, how have you been? If we're going to have a late lunch, I'm going to insist you tell me more than just 'busy'," he winked. "Have you traveled much?"

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rockstarkeeper
2010-02-24 10:14 pm UTC (link)

The look on Charlie's face just then was the way you could tell someone who worked with dragons from someone who couldn't. Most people at the news of a baby dragon looked suddenly like they were afraid the thing might jump out suddenly and set them on fire. Dragon tamers got all excited, like it was their own bloody baby. "Yeah they did. I was out watching him and Kara with it before I came by." She said with a smile.

"Oh, I've traveled everywhere." She said with a laugh. "Although usually not with as much sightseeing as I'd like to do, and much more chasing off of groupies who don't speak English than I'd like... but I wouldn't change it for the world." She leaned forward a bit like the next thing she had to say was a secret. "But never get food poisoning in Greece. The hospital was scary."

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tamethebeast
2010-02-25 08:16 am UTC (link)

"That's wonderful that you got to see the dragon hatch, Leigh! Your family has done so much for dragons, and are to be admired for the work they do. Not many chose to dedicate their lives to something so dangerous, but seeing the birth of a baby, well, I would hope the miracle of life, even a dangerous one, is enough," he grinned, overly excited about them having a hatchling around the same time as he did. He wondered of Ainsleigh knew how lucky she was to witness something like that, though growing up around it meant she perhaps knew and understood more than Charlie did in some respects.

Taking a long drink from his coffee, Charlie gave Ainsleigh his complete attention, leaning forward with her. "I"ll certainly keep that in mind," he said, a smile on his face, "and I never really thought about traveling to Greece, nor have I considered traveling anywhere with the Weird Sisters." Laughing a bit and sitting back, Charlie popped a chip in his mouth, keeping the basket in the middle of the table so Ainsleigh could have as much as she wanted. "If you find time to go sight seeing one day, I hope you do. One of my favourite things to do is go on a walk with no particular destination in mind, especially just out walking around in nature, along a river, on a beach, high in the mountains..." Taking a deep breath, Charlie suddenly missed Romania more than he realised, thinking it was about time he returned for at least one weekend visit to go hiking with his mates.

"Tell me, Leigh," he said, finishing up his cup of coffee, "do you prefer working with musicians or do you miss dragons?" He could not hide a grin. Charlie envied Ainsleigh for her opportunities to be around dragons so much, but would not change anything about what he had done in his life or what he had.

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