"No," Ben said firmly. He pulled his eyes away from Nora then long enough to offer her a reassuring (if thin) smile. "My brother's going to be Minister of Magic," he said. "We'll be alright."
The crux of it, really, was his faith in Aldous. Ben had never imagined that Aldous would lose the election, because Aldous had never been the sort of person to fail at anything, but even if he hadn't been campaigning for Minister Ben had an endless supply of faith in him. There had never been a problem in Ben's life too big for his older brother to solve — except for his marrying Melody, but even then he'd done his best to help mitigate the damage.
Aldous might not have cared for Melody, but family was family — he'd never allow Ben or Nora to be destitute. And Ben wasn't too proud to ask — not with Nora like this.
The crux of it, really, was his faith in Aldous. Ben had never imagined that Aldous would lose the election, because Aldous had never been the sort of person to fail at anything, but even if he hadn't been campaigning for Minister Ben had an endless supply of faith in him. There had never been a problem in Ben's life too big for his older brother to solve — except for his marrying Melody, but even then he'd done his best to help mitigate the damage.
Aldous might not have cared for Melody, but family was family — he'd never allow Ben or Nora to be destitute. And Ben wasn't too proud to ask — not with Nora like this.
MJ made this <3