Originally Posted by Hermione Lily Potter

Benjy just laughed at the thought of naming your kid after a bird. "I'm darn glad that I wasn't named after a bird.... Just think of all the nicknames you could get from that." He replied laughing just the same. People were definitely not supposed to be named after birds... He was sure of that.

MLE... "Yes... Magical Law Enforcement." MMmHmmm That was one of the divisions he wanted to be part of. "Yes, I think that would be a good position for me." Benjy nodded. He knew about the dangers of being in the MLE but he knew that was one of the places he might want to be.

Benjy sat quietly listening to Lyra as she went on about wishing she had done things differently. At times, he felt the same way. He wanted a family, a steady job, someplace to come home to after a long day at work. He knew what she was going through, except that he hadn't gotten the chance to travel the world. This was the first date he had gone on..... ever. He just never got the chance, and had never met anyone that he had wanted to go with. "......Trust me.... the only thing that I like to think that I have planned out is getting a job at the ministry....." He replied in a gentle voice. "I want a family too...... right now, though, I'm still finding that person that I want to spend my life with.... That's the main reason why I'm here with you. Because I want a family. I want to be a dad." He stopped and looked directly into Lyra's eyes. "My life is just as unplanned as yours. I'm just hoping that I figure it out soon, and right now I think I'm starting to get it figured out a bit." He said blushing slightly. Even in the short amount of time, he could tell something was right.

Benjy chuckled. "I shall keep that in mind for the future..." He enjoyed some fun, but he would make sure to bet on the same side in the future. He watched as she took the frog and opened it. "I do have a collection back at home." The redhead grabbed a napkin and handed it to her before he noticed that she seemed to be snuggling up against him. "Did you want to share a blanket?" Before she could answer, however, he took a little pouch out of his pocket, opened it up and pulled out a blanket before draping it over Lyra and himself. "That better?"

Now that they were comfy, he could focus on other things. Like moving. "It would be my pleasure to help..... you just send me an owl and I'll be there." Moving was not an easy thing to do alone, so he would be there for her to help out.

Ahhh, her niece.... "Oh... I'm sure I'll make out fine with her. Some of my buddies at school were troublesome slytherins..." Laughing slightly, he did his best to make it look like he could be a troublemaker. Damp air.... he had never been to that part of the castle but he could understand where she was coming from with that. The potions room was always damp and unappealing.

"Oh... I don't know..." He replied smirking. "Are you positive? I'm sure that the guys would love to have another person to play with. But if you'd rather...." He would make sure to bring her, even if she wasn't going to play.

His brother.... It was a tough topic to talk about but he was past the stages of mourning.... or at least to the point that he didn't get too visually upset about it. He just nodded and accepted the hand on his arm. "No... no, it's fine. It's better now so that it's out of the way, so that if it came up later it wouldn't be harder to explain."

Benjy noticed Lyra's eyes close and he held her tighter. "I'm sure she was just frustrated about having to take them. You won't know for sure until later this summer..." He remembered taking his owls and newts and how he came home not happy at all, but then he did just fine on them. As for his cousin...."Knowing how she did back at her muggle school, I wouldn't be surprised if she did exceptionally well in her finals this year." At least he hoped so.... "Her name is Lily.... Her parents asked me to pick her up from the train, so I got to spend a bit of time with her, though she spent most of it with her best friend."

"I think they are the Pygmy Puffs...." Benjy replied looking back at the game that they had not really been paying attention to. He watched them fly around and shoot at the goals for a while, while being snuggled up with Lyra. "I'm glad.... and yes, I am quite enjoying this." He wouldn't trade it for any other date. This was perfect.