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May 21, 2007 00:13

Week Name: A Quiet Lull
Date/Time: 4 November 2006 / 9:52 AM
Location: Hogsmeade - Chloe's Cottage
Characters: Chloe and Ben (with some NPC appearances of Noelle, Tyler and Claire.)
Status: Private (Chloe's home is not exactly a popular stop for students visiting the village, after all.)
Summary: Chloe and Ben visit her kids; Ben takes Tyler out ( Read more... )

ben peregrine, week nine, chloe vinter

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prof_peregrine May 21 2007, 18:04:49 UTC

Ben had walked with the next group of students to Hogsmeade, reminding them of the new curfews and what places they were not allowed to visit, before pausing for a few words with the Aurors stationed in those places. Grace didn't appear too pleased on having to chaperon the students, but he couldn't appease her and relieve her of her duty, so he gave a shrug and started his walk to the edge of town. Tomorrow, he would have to be more active in the chaperoning responsibilities, but today he had big brother, surrogate father ones to tend to - ones that he enjoyed much more.

"Morning, Chloe!" he called back as he entered the house. Of course, he couldn't sneak up on an ex-auror such as Ms. Vinter, and the trip had been planned, so it wasn't something he thought needed a surprise. He dropped to his knees and opened his arms to an excited Tyler, before picking up the lad. "Oomph! You're a big boy, Merlin." He set him back down and ruffled his hair. "So how have you been doing?" he grinned ( ... )

vintychloe May 22 2007, 04:43:55 UTC

Chloe couldn't help but grin as Tyler rushed over to his surrogate uncle, all bright eyes and youthful exuberance. He started talking and didn't really stop, telling Ben likely everything that had possibly happened since he'd last seen the older man. She shook her head; she didn't know how she'd be able to repay Ben for this, but she was very grateful.

Exchanging a look with Noelle, she knew the boy had not been quite this happy and excited for a few months now. Noelle smiled and kissed Ben's cheek back before nodding in reply to his question, "Yes, she did," then she laughed when he motioned to the throws and nodded again, "All her work, yet again. It was good to have her around; too bad you two didn't make it down to see her," she winked at them ( ... )

prof_peregrine May 24 2007, 15:42:15 UTC

If Ben knew that Chloe was thinking about repaying him for spending time with Tyler, he would have scoffed at her and laughed... a lot. He truly enjoyed spending time with the boy as well as the Vinter family; if he didn't, he wouldn't have been Justin's best friend for almost two decades; and just seeing Tyler's smile was payment enough.

Ben kept an excited attentive smile on his face, listening to Tyler ramble about his classes and his friends, before laughing at Noelle's remark. "At least they're not paisleys," he winked at the younger girl. "I keep telling her she needs a cottage of her own, but she prefers her simple flat near the Ministry." He grinned. "Then again, she says she comes here often enough that this is like her second home and why would she need a third?"

Ben returned Claire's hug, rubbing her back affectionately, before taking a seat near Chloe and Tyler. He nudged the boy in the side and laughed at the mini adventures of Tyler Vinter. "I don't suppose you were doing that to impress a girl?" he winked.

vintychloe May 29 2007, 01:06:38 UTC

Chloe knew Ben well enough to know he'd laugh at her for wanting to repay him, but she couldn't help it. Tyler was not his responsibility; he didn't have to be this good to the Vinter children, not even Justin would ever have expected so much of his best mate. And the Vinters were all a rather proud bunch who didn't take well to simply accepting charity, even if it was freely given.

Chloe also perhaps had the added benefit of knowing just how much it really meant to Tyler. From the moment he'd been told, it had been all he could talk about to Noelle, his friends, and even in owls to Chloe herself. And Chloe simply could not express how much it meant to see Tyler so excited about something, because ever since Justin's death, Tyler had changed, as though something inside him had broken. It was a small crack, not really noticeable to most people, but it was very much there. The only thing that ever seemed to patch it was visits from Ben, and this visit? Well, it had all but made the boy explodeShe laughed at Ben's comments about his ( ... )

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