Charlie’s Bitten Finger || Arthur and Ted
“You alright?”
“No.” Charlies sniffs, burrowing into his father’s chest. Though he’s five, he’s still quite small and therefore easy for Arthur to hold.
“Close your eyes tight, yeah, Charlie Boy? We’ll get you patched up quick.”
Charlie does what he’s told and after he calls out a “love you!” to Molly and the rest of their, they step into the fireplace.
“St. Mungo’s!”
It was the first warm day of the year. Arthur had had the brilliant idea that they could all take part in some yard work. Spruce the place up and shake the dust off themselves. The twins were busy keeping themselves entertained by blabbing in their play pen. They’d started floating of their own accord last week, but a simple tethering charm solved any problems of them floating away. Percy had stuck close but Bill, with Charlie at his heels, had insisted on tackling the Vegetable patch on his own.
As soon as Arthur heard screaming, he knew the rest of of his Saturday was shot.
“Now do you understand why Mummy and Daddy tell you to stay away from the gnomes?”
Charlie doesn’t respond as they step out into the Mungo’s lobby. They wait for thankfully not too long in the lobby until a Mediwitch comes back with a Lolly for Charlie and information for Arthur.
“We’ll see him on Floor Three.”
Arthur follows her down a hallway, keeping his voice lowered so Charlie doesn’t pick up on his worry.
“Floor Three? But it’s just a gnome bite...”
Panic shoots through him, remembering the last time he was here, with Percy...with Molly...if it’s somehow worse...
The Mediwitch smiles at them.
“Yes, but with any types of bites, Healer Tonks is the best with the little ones. He’ll be in shortly.”
She gestures towards an exam room specifically for kids. Colorful unicorns graze and play on a hillside. Charlie lifts his head off of his dad’s chest for the first time since they arrived, mesmerized by the mural.
“Healer Tonks will be in a minute.”
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