A/N and it's Lyra again! I felt like writing something and this happened, so...

The first time Lyra kissed Charlie, it was in front of her family. The second time she kissed him, it was in front of his. After that, each kiss they shared was in private, and only left the tender looks to be watched in public. Ron found it odd that his best friend was in a relationship with his older brother, and always would. Molly loved it every time she watched Charlie pull a chair out for the younger girl, or touch her hand. Every time Lyra laughed and Charlie involuntarily smiled. She beamed every time she noticed Lyra's eyes following her son round the room, every time the two embraced.

The summer of Bill and Fleur's wedding Lyra and Charlie kissed several times, but all hidden away. Nobody was to know of their relationship. The day of the wedding was the last day Lyra saw Charlie for almost a year. For ten months they both worked tirelessly, neither wanting to rest for fear of their thoughts wandering to the other. Neither knew if their love was alive.

The next time they kissed was the day after Lyra had defeated Voldemort. It was a sunny day, the third of May. Voldemort's body had been removed from the Hall, and as day grew closer into evening Lyra finally woke up.

The setting sun seeped through into her old dormitory. As she awoke, she felt more alive than she had done in a year. Sirius had not been summoned by the Stone, even though she was certain she had seen him fall and she vividly remembered her heart breaking. Lyra was alone in the dormitory. Nobody else was there, so she quietly got up and dressed in the clean clothes that Kreacher had brought her.

Keeping her wand firmly in her hand, and being constantly vigilant, she made her way to the Great Hall. All the paintings followed her, the Fat Lady and her friend Violet both sobbing into handkerchiefs. When the doors to the Hall opened, she was astonished. It was packed. Sirius, Remus and Dora were all sitting by the door, looking tired. However, when Lyra entered, they perked up. Lyra hugged her uncle and Dora, before faintly grinning at her godfather's dejected look and throwing herself in his arms, sobbing onto his shoulder. Although Sirius had been declared free by the Ministry the summer after Lyra's fourth year, most people were still pretty wary of him, but after seeing him tenderly stroke Lyra's hair and kiss her head, while their heroine settled herself into his arms made them all look at him in a new light.

When Lyra eventually extricated herself, she looked up at Sirius. "Where's Charlie?" She whispered, and her family grinned. "The Weasleys are over there" they pointed to the front of the Great Hall. Turning, she looked over to where they were indicating and noticed a small group of red headed people huddled together. As she walked towards them, people started to notice her presence and standing up, they started to cheer and clap. At this, the Weasleys, Hermione and Fleur turned round. Charlie's heart leapt at the sight of Lyra, even though he was rather sad, as Fred was in a coma and had been rushed to St Mungo's, where they would join him later. He stood up, removed himself from the bench and looked at Lyra. She started to run towards him, and everyone present in the Hall who hadn't known about their relationship were very shocked. Lyra threw herself into Charlie's arms, and they kissed for the first time in ten months, all their passion, all their energy went into the kiss. They had missed each other desperately, so, so much. Everyone applauded at the sight of the couple, bringing both of them back to the present. They blushed and Lyra buried her face in Charlie's shoulder.

Lyra and Charlie's first kiss in ten months happened in the Great Hall in front of everyone who had stayed to fight. It happened in front of her family and in front of his. It happened in front of members of the Ministry, and teachers of the School. It happened in front of Percy, who had not known of their relationship. It was the most public kiss they would ever share, and it was perfect. Lyra slept well the next time she slept, all her worries that plagued her for almost a year were gone. Sirius, Remus and Dora were all alive. Charlie and she were back together. Voldemort was gone and her parents avenged.

Bliss covered her face for the first time in many months when she kissed Charlie good night, when she said good night to Sirius. She was free.