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Sorceresses Promoting the Adoration and Reverence of Charlie |
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W.A.C.K Why Anything
Charlie-Related is Kewl ‘This had to be Charlie, who worked with
dragons in Rumania. Charlie was
built like the twins, shorter and stockier than Percy and Ron, who were both
long and lanky. He had a broad,
good-natured face, which was weather beaten and so freckly that he looked
almost tanned; his arms were muscly, and one of them had a large shiny burn
on it.’ Thus we
meet Charlie Weasley, second of the seven Weasley children. So, why do we love
Charlie? What is it about him
that we love? In conversation we
could say ‘he’s Charlie’ as if that explained everything. Of course, it doesn’t. Our first
glimpse of Charlie is through the eyes of youngest brother, Ron (another of
the stunning Weasley men, but I will try not to
sidetrack). It is Charlie that
Ron turns to when Hagrid makes the mistake of trying to raise an illegal
dragon. We instantly warm to him
when he sends his friends to rescue Norbert, apparently not alerting his
parents to his brother’s involvement with this, one of the most dangerous of
magical creatures. Admittedly,
J.K. Rowling shows us very little of Charlie until Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire, but from what she does say we know that Charlie is something
of a legend to the Gryffindor Quidditch Team due to his stunning talent as a
Seeker on the pitch. When Harry
joins the Quidditch Team, he is told in no uncertain terms that not since the
glory days of Charlie Weasley has Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup. Apparently Charlie could have played
for England, if he hadn’t gone off chasing dragons. Charlie,
man of dragons. Charlie’s very
occupation suggests superior intellect, patience and general bravery. Let’s face it, very few men would
willing sit at the fire end of an unruly dragon. In Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire we see more of Charlie, and aren’t disappointed
by his image. He seems to be
concerned about Harry’s involvement in the first task, and genuinely thankful
when his brother’s best friend makes it through a battle with a Hungarian
Horntail relatively unscathed. There is
an indescribable quality to Charlie Weasley that makes even the most
unsuspecting of victims fall in love with him. Perhaps it is the fabled hair, perhaps it is the quirky
sense of humour, or perhaps it’s his dedication to what he believes in. Whatever the reason, we can be sure
that when the time comes, Charlie will be in the front line against
Voldemort. |
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