Whatever detachment, born perhaps of independence, there may have been, however, on the part of Charlie had pretty much evaporated over the first half of this summer, in no small part due to Fred's death. Something about loss can make people, particularly in a family, reassess. Grow closer, as a result of such a paradigm shift. Harry swallowed hard just considering this: if there was any silver lining to have come out of Fred's passing (other than Percy acting the part of the prodigal son and returning to the fold after estrangement) then this was it. It was nice to see Charlie become reconnected to his roots, his family.