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Smuggling the Dragon: Eventually, the two [Bill and Ron] had to go to Dumbledore for help because they had no idea what to do with a dragon nor did any of the friends they trusted to ask. Dumbledore, for his part, was amused when they swore him to silence-
"If they find out about your involvement they'll panic and that won't help anyone," Bill pointed out logically, as if it were the actual reason. No, the real reason is that he and Ron were push overs for their younger siblings and Charlie would give them the cold shoulder if he ever found out that they went behind his back to the Headmaster.
- but obligingly swore to never speak of his involvement. Dumbledore in turn went to Newt Scamander for help who was the one to jerry-rig a harness to carry a dragon that Bill and Ron used to smuggle Norberta from Hogwarts to the Scamander family home.
After the Smuggling: Charlie sent his brothers letters, lots of them, to make sure that Norberta was safe and happy. Ron made the mistake of mentioning Newt's involvement and was subjected to a series of letters that were basically "WHAT HOW WHEN DO YOU STILL TALK TO HIM CAN I MEET HIM?!" and Ron eventually, during a visit to get a progress report on Norberta, begs Newt for a autograph to send Charlie.