────── FIFTH YEAR

Charlie was appointed as a Prefect. Miriam was not the female counterpart. It would have been romantic, but she was too hotheaded sometimes. She loved violence a little too much.

Charlie always liked her spunk. They had been dating for nearly two years now. There were no obstacles in their relationship. There was no girl that wanted to steal Charlie away, and there was no boy that wanted to steal Miriam away. Surprisingly, all was well. Miriam always grew up watching teenage romance movies where the antagonist stole the boyfriend away.

Miriam grew up in Italy. She moved to London with her parents when she was 9-years-old. She was an only child. Her family was very close to each other, but some other family members from other branches didn't like that she was a witch. They thought it was dangerous and that it was suicidal for her to go to Hogwarts. But since she was a baby, her parents knew there was something about her. As a baby, she cried a lot and she threw fits a lot. Whenever she cried, objects moved and got thrown around the house. Whenever she was happy, it was like her happiness radiated off of her.

Charlie and Miriam sold items from Hogwarts to Alistair Fidgen. They took golden plates or spoons or any small goblets. They took items that wouldn't be missed as much. They were working so hard to buy a dragon egg from Alistair. Going on that wild hunt of stealing small objects was just like a nice way to pass time. They were so close to graduating and yet so far away. And so when they finally got enough galleons to buy the egg from him, it turned out to be a scam. Alistair left immediately after selling the egg to the two teenagers. The egg turned out to be an Acromantula egg, but Charlie was satisfied since he still got a piece of a dragon. Miriam was downright angry. She threatened to track Alistair down and beat him up until he couldn't walk anymore, but Charlie calmed her down.

Miriam and Charlie were working hard on anything that had to do with dragons. They were so interested in the art of taking care of dragons and looking at dragons. They had always joked about working with dragons, but now it was clear that they really did want to do that. There were only two years until they graduated Hogwarts. Their plan was to work together in the sanctuary. They wanted to be together for as long as they could - if time would allow it. Miriam continued to excel at Care of Magical Creatures but still did not like Potions. Charlie, on the other hand, also excelled at Care of Magical Creatures, but was basically failing about every other class.

Percy and Bill had to form a study group and tutor him at the library, even though Percy was three years younger than Charlie. Miriam was in that study group, but she mostly checked out books about dragons from the library, instead of actually helping her boyfriend.