Private Message to Mum and Dad

[alt_charlie]

I got wonderful news today -- next month's schedule came out, and I traded in a bunch of favours I'd banked up to switch some shifts around. I'm free both Christmas and Boxing Day. So, if you don't mind me getting in at arse o'clock late Christmas Eve, I'll even be able to be there for Christmas breakfast.

Let me know if there's anything I can bring! Other than me and my appetite, that is.

Love you both.

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[alt_charlie]

And, in addition to what I said above: I've got the 27th off as well, although I'm down for the overnights starting at midnight on the 27th and running through to mid-January or so. (I really did have to trade a bunch of favours, and that was one of them.) I didn't want to say so out in the open, though, because I was thinking I'd see if Alice and Frank could use a hand that day, either with the kids or around the sanctuary as a handyman.

If you want, I can come up with some excuse for needing the twins for the day, so they can come with me. Fu speaks very highly of them, and I think he wants to pick their alleged brains a bit more on his latest project.

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[alt_arthur]

It'll be wonderful to see you for whatever time you can spare us, my boy, but I agree it would be an excellent idea for you to give Frank and Alice some time, too. And a good thought about giving Fred and George some time with Fu.

(I hope we don't regret it, as they'll probably come up with hair-raising schemes together. But I know the, ah, peculiar intersection of their mutual talents may be especially beneficial to the Order.)

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[alt_charlie]

I am all for the three of them getting together and causing as much chaos as possible. As long as they're pointed at the other side, that is!

And yeah, Alice and Frank seem to be perpetually in need of an extra pair of hands. If it weren't so rare for us lot to leave the reservation on our days off, I'd be there so much more often. They've done such a great job with it, though; it's really beautiful, isn't it? And it's a good chance for me to pitch in and be useful.

Which I'd like to sit down with you over Christmas and talk about, by the way. Being useful, I mean. I might not have the chance to be there with you lot very often, but you and Bill are both sounding like you're ready to work yourselves into an early grave, and there has to be something else I can do to help from here.

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[alt_molly]

That's wonderful, Charlie! Oh, don't be silly: you can come in as late as you want, and I'll just be delighted to see you at all!

Poppy would be delighted to get some dragon's blood, and Fred and George doubtless would beg for some dragon scales, but your mum simply wants you, with or without the dragon bits!

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[alt_charlie]

Well, I've been picking up shed scales as much as I can (and the twins are just going to have to devote some time to making some dragon-scale jewellery, because that's a safe excuse for them to want them) and I've been keeping my eyes open for a chance to get some of the dragon's blood and haven't succeeded (but I haven't lost hope yet), but I can promise to bring myself!

I'm down for major-second watch on Christmas Eve, which is on shift at two in the afternoon and theoretically off at 10PM but actually off around midnight or half past, since major second always runs long. If all goes well, I should be popping in between one and two in the morning. Don't feel like you have to wait up for me: I'll kip on the couch to keep from waking up the whole house when I come in!

Can't wait to see you all.