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benjy fenwick. auror. ravenclaw alumni.

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Who: Emmeline Vance & Benjy Fenwick When: June 14th, 1979. Where: The MacMillan Wedding.

Emmeline had chosen to forgo a plus-one for the wedding. She couldn’t find the desire to ask anyone to be her date, and any friends she might have gone with were already invited. Besides, first-dates at weddings were tricky. If you didn’t enjoy your date’s company, you were pretty much stuck entertaining them the whole night. Emmeline didn’t want the hassle or the distraction, not when she’d much rather spend the day celebrating with her close friends.

She’d kept an eye out for Benjy and Charity in particular. The roommates were some of her closest friends and always good for a fun time. Besides, Charity had been generous enough to let Emmeline borrow a dress for the occasion, and Emmeline was eager to show her the how it looked. The first of the two she’d spotted in the crowd was Benjy, and Emmeline made her way over with a smile. “Benjy!” She greeted, reaching out to place a hand on his arm for his attention. “Don’t you look nice! I almost didn’t recognize you.” She teased.

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Benjy had always had a complicated relationship with pureblood events, while not exactly a love-hate relationship, it had always felt tricky when it came to enjoying this sort of events. As a young boy he had loved the colors, the food, and the chance to spend the entire events under the tables, playing with the other kids his age, as he grew older things became more complicated, and then for a while he stopped attending altogether. But in time he reconsidered his decision, and how he didn’t want to leave some of his friends behind, even if at times he attended out of family obligation. This time however he was happy to be in attendance. Eliza and Ezra deserved the best wedding ever.

Shopping for outfits and gifts had been done with more than enough time to spare (all thanks to Charity of course, Benjy would’ve left everything for the last minute if it had been up to him), and when the day arrived he was more than ready for the celebration of love. As soon as he stepped foot in the venue something in him clicked, old habits die hard, and soon he was being more than his usual social self, and had somehow managed to lose Charity in the crowd. As he strained to look above the sea of people, a soft touch caught his attention. ❝Emm!❞ Benjy said with a happy smile reaching out to hug her, ❝you look gorgeous! well extra gorgeous ‘cause you alway look amazing❞ he said in a sincere tone, ❝oh and me? well you know the power of a clean shave❞ he laughed, ❝ready to have some fun?❞

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zero-zum game | augustus&benjy

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( Augustus ):

Augustus smiled at the younger man, glad that the younger man had remembered him kindly. His last year as prefect had been busy with the untimely death of his father and while he had done what his best with his facade, Augustus was aware that he had been distant the whole of his seventh year. Augustus stood up and straightened his robe while listening to Benjy. A slight grimace at the mention of a possible Dark artifact. How incompetent that they could not hide it well enough. Then again he hadn’t recognized the name in the file so he wasn’t sure if the object had been taken under the orders of his Lord. “That’s a possibility. We will have to see if we can learn what was taken since the first responders could not. “ Nodding, Augustus walked through the door, ready to lead them to the Floo stations. 

Benjy nodded at Augustus words, there was very little on the initial report, it was basically still on going general canvassing and assessment, something must have tip-off the first responders so that they would get the Aurors and the Department of Mysteries. ❝Do you get work like this a lot?❞ Benjy asked trying to keep some small talk going while they headed for the fireplaces, ❝I mean not the specific case we are working ‘person gets caught and is afraid to say what was taken’❞ he added in an almost melodic tone, ❝but you know working with other departments...❞ Benjy said with a smile, ❝you guys are always shrouded in secrecy❞ he joked, although that sort of jokes were most suited for Fabian whom he had a closer relationship, Augustus seemed nicer than most other Ministry employees, ❝just minding you own business, with whatever it is you guys do at the nine... I’m glad I have a chance to work with one of you.❞

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Date: July 13th, 1976 Location: Ezra Macmillian & Eliza Abbott’s Wedding Availability: Benjy Fenwick @xbenjy

Words could not describe how much Bellatrix loathed the Aurors. She wanted to stick a couple knives into every single one that she came across. Maybe send a couple of the most painful, humiliating curses their way and make them suffer until they begged for the sweet, merciful release of death. Benjy Fenwick was one of those Aurors. Bella didn’t know him, she just knew of him but it didn’t matter. The hatred she possessed only grew as she saw that auror for the first time on the night of the wedding. Alas, Ezra knew him. The two colleagues were well acquainted and Bella/Ezra withheld her own emotions to keep up the false pretense of friendship and happiness.

“Fenwick!” She called, smiling as he approached to greet Ezra. “Good to see you, mate! Thank you for coming.”

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❝Aw come on mate, you know I wouldn’t miss it for the world!❞ Benjy said with a big smile, he reached to bring Ezra into a tight hug,❝you and Eliza deserve all the happiness in the world❞ Benjy said not because it was what you were supposed to say to people getting married, but because he genuinely wished them the best. Ezra and Eliza were one of the best people he had met, and they were good together, maybe a few years ago Benjy even hoped to have what they had, and with the current state of the Wizarding Community, they were a big reminder of what both the Aurors and the Order were protecting. Benjy let go of the embrace but kept his hands on the arms of Ezra, before leaning in to whisper, ❝although I am surprised she is still marrying you after that stag night❞ he said with a grin and a teasing tone to his voice.

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( Fabian ):

The truth was that Fabian was glad that his friend came around so often. It was one of the benefits of being neighbours, although Fabian suspected he wouldn’t have seen the last of Benjy even if he had lived much further away. There were some people who were like that, good to keep around. Benjy was one of them. Sometimes Fabian still remembered him as a kid, just a fourth year with a big grin and personality.  He wouldn’t mind admitting it to Benjy, and he could certainly admit it to himself, but the joke was fun to keep up. “That sounds like wishful thinking to me. I actually design them specifically to keep pests out,” he shrugged, happily taking the tub. “This however, is enough to let you through tonight.” 

Fabian smiled softly -  Benjy was always warm-hearted but it seemed magnified whenever he spoke about Charity. They were good together and that was more important than ever right now. “Right, that’s the muggle with an Undetectable Extension Charm on his box, isn’t it? I liked that.” He’d watched the tellyvishon occasionally with the two of them, liking to see the clever muggle invention (for the sake of Molly’s sanity, however, he hadn’t mentioned it to Arthur). Benjy made his own wakefulness sound like nothing serious, but Fabian knew it wouldn’t be for such a simple reason that he was still awake. “Oh, I was just reading the papers. Stupid, really. There’s never any good news anymore. ” Fabian sighed and then elaborated, knowing he’d feel better for being honest. “I had a talk with Dumbledore. He wants me to spy at the Ministry. I’ll have to keep a low profile. Which means no more missions or at least, not many.” Which means you and Gideon and everyone else I care about will be going out without me. “Not sure I want to do it, but there’s no one else to keep watch on the Unspeakables.” It wasn’t exactly the kind of place an outsider could get into. Unless they recruited another Unspeakable, but even he didn’t trust any of them enough for that, let alone Dumbledore.

Benjy let out an overly exaggerated loud gasp, ❝you wound me Fabian, right here❞ he said bringing a finger to his chest, ❝right in the heart❞ he tried to keep a straight face while pretending to be hurt by being called a pest, but in the end, as always, he was unable to contain his laughter. That was the thing about Fabian, about the extraordinary group of remarkable people Benjy had the privilege of calling friends, they always brought out the best in him, always made him laugh, a constant reminder that no matter how dark the world might be, how scary, there was always light, there was good out there.

❝It’s bigger on the inside!❞ Benjy said excitedly as if he had not witnessed the effects of Extension Charm before, but on the programme it was something that made the protagonist special, ❝and it’s simultaneously a time machine and a spaceship❞ he continued with the same excitement before reminding himself to slow down, Benjy had a knack for going overboard when talking about simple things, they suddenly became this big deal, and he ended up rambling and talking nonstop. Of course Fabian should be used to by now, and it was precisely because of that that Benjy had to be the one to stop himself. The mention of the paper was enough to make Benjy let out a tired sigh. Things were only getting worse with each passing day, while he tried to always look on the bright side of things, it was becoming harder and harder. 

Benjy bit the inside of his cheek as he listened to Fabian. It wasn’t like he had no expected such things to be asked of them, but while there was a handful of Aurors in The Order, his boss included, that kind of responsibility would never fall on Benjy’s shoulders. ❝It is a hard department to get to, which makes it harder to infiltrate❞ Benjy took a deep breath before asking the question that had immediately popped into his mind, ❝which means they might try to get to one of your coworkers, that’s Dumbledore believes isn’t it?❞ Benjy had heard the word war thrown around the DMLE, but this wasn’t quite a war, not yet anyways, because right now no one had any idea who might believe what, or what choices they might make, hopefully it would all end before they found out that the person they shared an office with was capable of the horrible crimes being committed across the Wizarding Community. ❝Please be careful❞ Benjy said feeling like Fabian had already made his mind.

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we’ll never be those kids again | lucinda & benjy

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( Lucinda ):

It was open day at the Catapults. It was a chance for the fans to meet the players of their favorite team. Lucinda could remember the days that she had been there, in the exact same location as all those kids were right now. She remembered very well how she had been so excited to meet the people that she had looked up to so much. Many of those visits had been cut short by her mother who told her that they had been spending too much time at the grounds already. It was exactly that reason why the visits had been the time of her life but at the same time they were a bittersweet memory.

But now Lucinda was on the other side. She recognised the happiness in the eyes of the people. She had only been a part of the team for a few weeks but the younger kids couldn’t care less. They wanted photos, autographs, excited and jumping up and down like it was the first time they ever flew on a broom. It was a nice change to see for once. The smile on her face was a proper one, also one that would not appear for a long time after today.

There weren’t a lot of people that would use her nickname. There weren’t a lot of people that she allowed to use it. So when Lucinda heard the nickname, it wasn’t that hard to attach a name to the voice she recognised so well. She had been expecting him, since next month was the anniversary of her mother’s death. It would almost be weird if he would not be visiting her. She just had not expected for Benjy to turn up to the open day of the Catapults. This was the last day on which she wanted to think about her mother. She didn’t want to think about her mother at al and Benjy knew that.

Lucinda quickly updated her teammates that she would be back in a few and then she removed herself from the group. “Hey Benjy, thank you,” she told him, her eye catching the bouquet in his hands. She raised her eyebrows at him before looking up at him. “Even the flowers. You do know very well how to cover up the real reason why you’re visiting,” she said with a chuckle to him, being honest as always.

Benjy had been smiling even before he made his way down to the pitch to talk to Lucinda. He had watched her soar through the air, memories instantly filling his mind. Days where the only things that matter were Quidditch matches, schoolwork, and trips to Hogsmeade. Days when it didn’t matter whether people had been born with generations of magical relatives behind them, or if they discovered a whole new world at eleven years old. Or maybe Benjy had been too oblivious to notice, or too stubborn to let himself accept that even those he loved were capable of thinking a person is worth less because of their blood status. 

He shook those thoughts away before he reached the bottom of the stairs. He reminded himself why he was here. A promised he had made long ago, in the middle of his heartbreak, despite of how much it had hurt. Because they had been friends once, before they became so much more. And there was nothing more important in this world for Benjy than his friends. There were so many things he wanted to tell Lucinda, how he had attended a few of her games before, how her mother would be proud of her. But he knew it was best to keep that to himself.

❝Yeah I-❞ he said with a smile, ❝I hope they are still your favorites❞ Benjy shrugged, ❝I don’t know if people often change their favorite things❞ he said stopping himself before he started rambling as always. ❝Lucee❞ he said dragging her name in a soft whisper, of course she would know the real reason, she knew him just as well as he knew her. But that wasn’t going to stop him from trying. 

Benjy had not prepared for this, he had a plan, and Lucinda openly confronting him about his visit was not a part of it. ❝Listen I-❞ he was not going to start lying to her now, not when he had never done so in the past, besides he was a terrible liar (maybe except when it came to his involvement in The Order, except that wasn’t lying so much as keeping things from others, Charity mainly, but still, he was not a good liar) ❝you are right❞ he admitted, ❝any closer to the date and you wouldn’t even glanced my way❞ Benjy said with a sad smile, ❝but the congratulations part is also true❞ it was, ❝I know how much you-❞ liked? dreamt? wanted? ❝worked to achieve this... I should’ve reached out sooner, I’m sure you’ve celebrated already but maybe you wanna go to lunch?❞

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❝A wise man once told me family don’t end in blood, but it doesn’t start there either.            Family cares about you, not what you can do for them.                                                           Family’s there through the good, bad, all of it.                They got your back even when it hurts.                                                                                    That’s family.❞

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M O O D B O A R D @xbenjy

FABIAN PREWETT AND BENJY FENWICK

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It’s not widely known that Benjy is fluent in Spanish. He was excited to discover that Edgar speaks the language as well. While Benjy doesn’t speak it often, he likes the chance to practice once in a while, specially to complain about certain members of the Ministry in front of said members. Benjy was surprised that Edgar would indulge him, but he guessed the older boy recognized the need of an outlet, and didn’t mind having someone to practice the language. 

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The first time Lucinda and Benjy met they were about four or five years old. Benjy caused an accident with the magical chocolate fountain and stained Lucinda’s dress, getting an angry look from little Lucinda. Years later Benjy accidentally spilled champagne on Lucinda, earning the same glare as the one from all those years ago, prompting him to remember that they had indeed met years before they met at Hogwarts. He still doesn’t know if Lucinda remembers, maybe one day he will ask her about it. 

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✧   BROOKLYN  NINE  -  NINE  SENTENCE  PROMPTS   !  

*  A VARIETY & MIXTURE OF THE SHOW, CHANGE PRONOUNS AS NEEDED / FITTING .

❝ The next time I see you I’d like you to be wearing a necktie. ❞

❝ Get rid of the mouse, and get your act together. Now. ❞

❝ I see what you’re trying to do, but it’s not gonna work.. ❞

❝ Wow, looks like he hates you even more than me. ❞

❝ God, you must have been the worst fourth grader ever. ❞

❝ Giving him a name makes him human. ❞

❝ I’m fairly certain you would be caught. ❞

❝ What’s the most valuable thing in your office? ❞

❝ You mean my job as an amazing detective/genius? ❞

❝ Did you tell her we slept together twice? ❞

❝ I’m not gonna lie, that turns me on a little bit. ❞

❝ I’d wondered why all the birds had suddenly stopped singing. ❞

❝ You’re going to leave my precinct and my task force alone. ❞

❝ Come on, who wants to take this seriously? ❞

❝ I bet she tucked herself in the bed too tight and got stuck.  ❞

❝ Where have you been? We’ve been worried sick!  ❞

❝ Oh, is he sore from high-fiving criminals he’s gotten out of jail? ❞

❝ Did he get a murderer off who then murdered him to celebrate? ❞

❝ A cop and a defense attorney sleeping together? That’s highly unusual. ❞

❝ It’s a personal matter, involving a personal friend and his personal uncle. ❞

❝ So you remembered to turn off your signature, right? ❞

❝ I promise you, as soon as they tell me, you’ll be the first to know. ❞

❝ You won. Go ahead and gloat, you toad. ❞

❝ Look, I promise I won’t tell anyone, alright? My lips are sealed! ❞

❝ This is a secret. Do you understand me? ❞

❝ You do know what they do to witches up there, don’t you? ❞ 

❝ Well, I think we handled that with dignity. ❞

❝ Are you making fun of my stutter? ❞

❝ Oh. Uh… Sorry. I think I’m feeling a little awkward. ❞

❝ How do we make it not weird? ❞

❝ I just realized I’m never gonna be able to say that to his face. ❞

❝ You know I’ve made a lot of improvements since you left? ❞

❝ I know we just met, and I don’t wanna be too forward… ❞

❝ I’ve got that feeling about you. I like you. I think tonight we- ❞

❝ They just gave me ten years in prison.. ❞

❝ You can’t do anything except disobey orders and screw up! ❞

❝ Why are you dressed up? You look like an idiot. ❞

❝ What’s up? How can I help? ❞

❝ Well, we’ll just break you down to nothin’ and see what time it is. ❞

❝ Speaking of which, I’m getting hungry. What’s for dinner? ❞

❝ Why do people like these things? They’re just shiny rocks. ❞

❝ We’re gonna talk to a lawyer and get a professional opinion. ❞

❝ Looks good! Can barely tell you hulked out in here. ❞

❝ I just threw a bunch of popcorn on the floor. It wasn’t that hard. ❞

❝ All I did was be the only person who believes in you. ❞

❝ Somebody’s tryin’ to kill me, and I need protection. ❞

❝ I can smoke as much weed as I want. ❞

❝ It’s this kind of bickering that makes us such an adorable couple. ❞

❝ I saw an opening and I had to take it. ❞

❝ But this isn’t over! I will hunt you to the ends of the earth! ❞

❝ What?! But we saw him throw them in the garbage! ❞

❝ Nobody’s ever gonna see that footage; the case was cut and dry. ❞

❝ It’s not like I’m dying to tell anyone I saw your- ❞

❝ I’m dating my son-of-a-bitch ex-husband; who am I to judge? ❞

❝ I’ll let you guys talk! I’ll just close my eyes. ❞

❝ I’ll let you give me a spray tan! Any shade you want! ❞

❝ Massage! I’ll give you a massage! ❞

❝ I’ll also give you full control over my hair and wardrobe. ❞

❝ That really freaked me out and I just want this to end now. ❞

❝ The cheese is amazing. It melts in my mouth. And in my hands! ❞

❝ Come on, you can be honest. ❞

❝ I want old, expensive books. I’ll send you a list. ❞

❝ The tow truck just got here, so that’ll buy us at least an hour. ❞

❝ Tow truck?! What the hell’d you do to my car?! ❞

❝ What we need in here is an armored personnel carrier. A tank! ❞

❝ Well, I’m gonna go follow up on a lead right now. ❞

❝ Woah, no! What’re those morons doing in there?!  ❞

❝ Why is everyone just standing around? Get back to work! ❞

❝ What’d you do? What’d you say? ❞

❝ I hear you can smuggle in crap from outside. ❞

❝ What’re you lookin’ at? You got a problem? ❞

❝ I like you. You got balls.. ❞

❝ I hate to rub it in, detectives, but I told you they’d find me. ❞

❝ Well, he keeps yelling, “Disability for life!” so I think he’s fine. ❞

❝ Who hired you? Who do you work for, pizza man?! ❞

❝ You look out there and see a problem, I look out there and see an opportunity. ❞

❝ What have I become? Was this whole thing even worth it? ❞

❝ All because we shut down a foot massage place. ❞    

❝ Oh, my God. The City has no mayor now. ❞    

❝ Put your magical hands where I can see them! ❞    

❝ Did they make their bust? Did they save the precinct? ❞  

❝ I was behind the bar the whole time. ❞    

❝ I bet they have some awesome name for it. ❞    

❝ Can a paring knife remove a human heart in under a minute? ❞    

❝ I think you guys might be our best option at finding this guy again. ❞    

❝ You know, a bunch of us are going out drinking tonight. ❞    

❝ How did you get over there? Who are they? ❞    

❝ I’ve been calling you. Why won’t you answer your phone? ❞    

❝ We’ve been onto you for weeks, and we finally got you. ❞    

❝ I’ve never seen them before! What is going on? ❞    

❝ We’re on the money trail, and we just found a new lead.  ❞    

❝ Okay, this is bad. This is really bad.  ❞    

❝ Wait… What? Did you say “eat people”? Are you a cannibal, [ Name ]? ❞    

❝ I’m always gonna be one step ahead of you. ❞  

❝ I’m so confused. I don’t know what’s happening right now. ❞

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the calm before the storm || benjy & charity

WHO: Charity Burbage and @xbenjy WHERE: Walking around, close to Fortescue’s WHEN: June 11th, 1979. 11:39am.

They were lucky enough for the sun to be shining today, making the world seem a little bit brighter and even managing to create a small smile on the young woman’s face, as she walked through the streets of Wizarding London. However, that smile might also be owed to the guy walking next to her, bumping shoulders with her every other step while trying to stop the ice cream from melting off his cone. He always could make her smile, even by just being there, by being himself. He had been talking non-stop ever since they had gotten ice cream at Fortescue’s and seemed to have forgotten all about eating. Meanwhile, Chari was more than content on just eating her ice cream and listening to Benjy ramble away. Every now and then she offered her own input, trying to offer some advice or another point of view. They had planned to spend this day buying their outfits for the upcoming wedding but she had never been the kind of person who could spend her entire day between dresses and trying on shoes. Therefore, breaks for ice cream, as well as the cute bookstores they walked past every now and then were a clear requirement.

While they were planning on spending the evening with Charity’s brother and dad, she managed not to think about the heavy weight of loss that sat on her shoulders almost all the time. It was the worst when she was at home, seeing her father fade away and the smile on her brother’s face losing its boyish innocence. She didn’t want him to grow up this way and she would do just about anything to try to prevent the light from fading from his eyes. A light that always reminded her of the other boy, the boy walking next to her. “Wait a second.” She said, her fingers laying around his arm to keep him from going any further. “You have ice cream on your chin.” An amused little chuckle escaped her throat as she looked at him. Twenty-six and sometimes he still looked like the same little boy she made soup out of leaves and water with. With her thumb she cleaned up the mess he had made, shaking her head a little. After being done she linked her arm with his, laying her head on his shoulder for a second. “I’m really enjoying that we’re finally spending some time together by the way. Considering we’re roommates I feel like we see surprisingly little of each other.” And she almost missed him when he wasn’t around, his energy in the room already is enough to set her at ease.

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Benjy couldn’t remember when was the last time he had strolled through Diagon Alley just for the fun of it, he didn’t want to sound dramatic and say that it was probably not since he had come every year to get his school supplies, but with the state of the Wizarding community handing by the fine thread, with a new horror awaiting at each new crime scene, with the whispers, and the loud proclamations, and the quiet discreet crimes, and the bold ones that required a squad of obliviatiors, things like going out shopping seemed a lifetime away. He had decided to make the most of the day, as he always did, but today was special, because even after being together for their entire lives, it was still an incredible special thing for Benjy to be able to spend an entire day with the person he loved the most in the world. He had been excitedly talking about how much fun they were going to have today, about how the places he wanted to take her brother to, about how the upcoming wedding was sure to remind people that there was good in the world, that he had stopped licking his ice cream cone, and it had started to melt. ❝Oh, oh no❞ he said, not worried about the mess, but how could he let such good ice cream go to waste? ❝thank you❞ Benjy said with a bright smile. 

Charity was everything to him, had been since he could remember. Mud stained faces laughing as they dared each other to cross the stream that ran through the forest that connected their estates, holding hands as they awaited the sorting ceremony, late night study sessions, summer nights under the stars, graduating, moving in together, and then the unthinkable -Benjy holding Charity as she cried. Benjy had never felt so powerless as he had in that moment, when he had been unable to do, or say something to help her. He pushed those thoughts out of his mind, he had to focus on the now, on how he would spent the rest of his life making sure Charity never had to go through something like that. Benjy turned to look at the girl with the pretty eyes, the one who always made him smile, their arms linked together, perfectly, and if the universe had designed them to fit together. ❝I know❞ he said with a bit of sadness under his usual cheerful tone, ❝I feel like all I do is work❞ he wasn’t complaining, being a Auror had been his dream, but he wished he could spend more time with Charity. ❝We are going to have so much fun, I can’t wait to try on outfits for the wedding... and yes I am keeping my promise of not picking the colour, but-❞ he said with a grin, ❝I still think we would look dashing in bright yellow.❞

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Ted Tonks & Benjy Fenwick

Date: June 10th 1979. Time: 5:45pm Location: The Tonks’ Home

Boys night– Would be the official name, one that had stuck back when they were students, spending it in the Hufflepuff’s common room after raiding the kitchen. Nowadays, it was more like men evening. They both had different lives now, jobs they had to tend to every morning and staying up really late at night was bound to take a toll on both of them. However, as the laughs filled the living room, mugs of butterbeer between pair of hands, and empty boxes of chocolate frogs and scattered Bertie Botts beans were on the table– It was as if nothing had ever changed and they were still two teenagers dreaming of a sweet future. 

“Oh, come on! It’s your turn.” Ted said between laughs, his face with a red blush from the extremely spicy bean he’d popped in his mouth thinking it was red apple. “I don’t think any of these can get any worse than the one you got earlier.” How on earth they managed to make such disgusting flavours was beyond Ted, one of the many wonders the magical world offered him the first moment he got there. 

@xbenjy

[xbenjy]

Benjy’s childhood had been a weird messy combination of everything children should never be exposed to and every child’s dream. For years it had been his reality, something he had come to accept as normal. Being surrounded by magic, riding broom toys, trips to St. Mungo’s because he had gotten into his grandfather’s office and touched something that shouldn’t had been allowed to be that close to him. It had been quite a shock when Benjy arrived at Hogwarts, and it wasn’t just the being sorted into the last House he would’ve thought to belong, (seriously, Ravenclaw? did the Sorting Hat even knew him at all? but then again the Hat is never wrong) but the learning that there was people who had not grew up with magic as part of their lives, people who didn’t know were magical until they received their letter. Benjy was fascinated and wanted to befriend them all. 

Of course not manny managed to put up with him and his incessant questions, but by some miracle the universe decided that Ted Tonks would be one of those that didn’t mind his company. Benjy was an honorable member of House Hufflepuff, he was always there hanging around the common room, if it wasn’t with Ted, it was Frank, or Fabian, always with Charity, or Tilden, that the rest of the members sort of made peace with it. 

❝Are you for real mate?❞ Benjy said with a loud laugh, ❝do you have any idea how many times I heard that exact same sentence only for it to turn out the exact opposite❞ he shook his head, ❝I’m preparing for the worst❞ Benjy said reaching out to pick a bright yellow bean, ❝agh- ugh- by Rowena’s diadem ❞ Benjy said accompanied by a unnatural sound, ❝trust me you don’t wanna know...❞ he said matter of factly. 

[xbenjy]

( Fabian ):

Hearing the knock at his door jolted him out of his dark thoughts. There was only one person likely to be knocking on his door at this time. Opening the door found Benjy in front of him, just as he’d suspected. Fabian would roll his eyes, but he felt too secretly pleased to do so, instead shaking his head slightly. “Not again. Reckon I should invest in some stronger security charms.” Most days, it felt as if Benjy had been his best friend for years, one of few close friendships he’d made outside of Gideon’s influence. Actually, it had started out more as Fabian helping out a younger kid who he’d thought had potential, but over the years Benjy had become someone he admired, one of few people who always seemed to know what Fabian was thinking and could put a smile on his face. “I’m only letting you in because you’ve got ice-cream, just so you know.”

 It occurred to him that his friend too was awake and he didn’t have to guess why that might be. Benjy had taken on the hardest job possible in the current wizarding world - at once Order member and Auror. He saw every terrible crime, every dark day, with no respite. And yet he remained the type of person who would come to cheer up a friend in the middle of the night, with no thought of himself. It was humbling to be his friend and Fabian had resolved long ago to look out for the younger wizard as much as possible. With a flick of his wand, he banished the newspaper and summoned some spoons. “How’s Charity? I assume, being blessed with more sense and sanity than either you or I, she’s blissfully asleep at present?” 

Fabian wasn’t just a friend, he was a mentor, someone Benjy looked up to, someone who provided guidance and comfort, the kind of person that despite having a reputation for being so serious decided to play along with whatever antics Benjy was currently being a part of. It was the kind of person you wanted by your side during the good and the bad, and now as things were slowly turning darker and darker, if there was someone Benjy would undoubtedly let himself be vulnerable around it was Fabian. While Benjy had taken to heart the role of providing hope and optimisms to the other members of the Order, he knew that there was no way he could keep up if he didn’t recharge, if he didn’t allow himself to knock on someone’s door at an unholy hour of the night morning, and eat ice-cream out of the tub. ❝Let’s not lie to ourselves Fab, I’m ninety-eight percent sure you actually design your protective spells to allow me to walk in unannounced❞ Benjy said with a wink before handing Fabian the ice-cream, ❝whatever gets you through the night mate❞ he said with a grin.

Benjy refused to believe it had been luck what had made them become neighbors, focusing instead of how powerful the universe was when wanting to keep people together. The young auror walked past Fabian, and making himself at home threw himself on the couch, waiting for Fabian to join him. ❝She’s good❞ better than how Benjy would be if he was in her place, she was the strongest person he knew, ❝sleeping on the couch, which now that I think about it, I should’ve moved her to the bedroom, but she just look so peaceful I didn’t want to wake her or something...❞ he said with a shrug, ❝I thought some telly might help, but the Doctor was on some adventure I hadn’t seen before and my mind just wouldn’t shut down❞ Benjy admitted, ❝what about you? I take it from the less than thirty seconds response time you weren’t sleeping either? Everything alright?❞

[marleyyandme]

First Wizarding War