A Muggle-Made Dinner (Cole/Katrina)

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(Okay so am thinking we can do it this way- Philo post, then Cole, then Katrina, then Cole, and then from there I speak for Philo and Kat in the same post.)

Jill Greengrass missed her grandnephew Cole and looked forward to seeing him. Not only that, she was going to meet his girlfriend. So this was quite the special occasion. For this she made her specialty- roast lamb and Yorkshire Pudding. It was a favorite of Philo and she had to playfully push him away while she watched him cook.

"You're looking for a little taste before dinner is served, aren't you?" laughed Jill.

"What makes you say that, dear?" asked Philo, faking innocence.

"Because you always stay this close to me when I make this meal. Now, go out and and prepare to meet our guests, you silly wizard. They'll be here any moment now."

"Of course, dear," said Philo, stealing a kiss before he headed for the living room. He tried to steal a roll as well, but got his hand smacked for his trouble.

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Cole had picked up Katrina in Hogsmead with a smile and a kiss. He then apperated the two of them out of the small village and into the residential neighborhood that Cole' favorite family member, his uncle Philo lived with his aunt Jill. Of course, Jill was a muggle. Though Cole didn't think that mattered, Jill had gotten used to magic and knowing that she had married into a magic family. And even besides that, Jill was a wonderful person. She was motherly and loving and Cole loved being around her. He always knew that all of her meals were made by hand, and by her hand, not by the hand of a house elf. Meals that were made by hand without even the aid of magic always seemed to taste better. Perhaps it was because more effort always went into those meals.

The young couple arrived at the house and Cole lead Katrina up the steps towards the front door. "Don't worry. You'll love them. And they'll love you. How could they not?" The young man smiled and kissed her cheek as her knocked on the door and entered when his uncle opened the door for them. "Uncle!" He greeted his uncle with a hug. "And this is Katrina. The lovely lady I've been bragging about." He teased.

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As Katrina:

Kat wasn't really worried about how nice Philo and his wife were. It was just that she was still a bit weird with meeting strangers. But having Cole there helped calm her a bit. Before he kissed her cheek, she nodded, trusting in her always honest boyfriend.

"I'm sure I will," she said with a hopeful voice. She heard Philo was the black sheep of Cole's mother's family. She wasn't sure what they meant and was about to find out. She folded her hands behind her back as she awaited the door to be open.

As Philo:

Philo answered and embraced his grandnephew.

"Cole, old boy!" he said. "Good to see you again and so soon. And glad you arrived so quickly. Another whiff of my wife's cooking without tasting it and I am sure I'll go mad!"

He then looked at Katrina and beamed.

"Cole, I would say you didn't quite tell me exactly how beautiful this young lady was, but then again how could you?" Philo then looked at her. "A pleasure to meet you, my dear."

As Katrina:

Kat found herself blushing just a tad at the somewhat cheesy, but sincere compliment the man gave her. She removed one hand from behind her back.

"A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Greengrass sir," she said.

As Philo:

"Oh call me Philo," chuckled the old man. "Well come in now. The misses wants to meet you too, and of course see you again, Cole."

COLE THEODORE NOTT

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Cole stood by and watched as Katrina and his grand uncle greeted one another. He could tell that Kat wouldn't have a problem fitting in at the dinner table. And meeting his uncle was only the beginning. She had yet to meet his aunt, whom Cole was anxious to see: thanks to his mother shutting the two of them out of her family, it had been ages since he had seen either one of them. He lead the way into the kitchen, letting go of Katrina's hand to embrace his aunty, who he could see still had a spoon in her hand and her apron still tied around her. "Aunty!" he exclaimed. "It's nice to see you again! I promise the next visits wont be so long in between." He said while he hugged her. "It smells heavenly in here. You always make the best meals." He insisted, then he looked back at his girlfriend, "Aunty, this is my girlfriend, Katrina. Kat, this is my Aunt Jill." He introduced.

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As Katrina:

Kat sneaked Cole a smile as they walked in. She liked Philo already. He was down to Earth... genuine... like Cole. No putting on appearances like so many she had met in her time. The food smelled fantastic. Hogwarts food was nice, and so was the food at the Three Broomsticks. But finally... a home-cooked meal again!

She smiled at Jill, who seemed equally genuine when she greeted Cole and Kat, hugging both. Being around Purebloods (and Slytherin) a good deal of her existence, she had heard all kinds of BS stories about Muggles. Kat didn't believe a single one of them, and Jill more than proved her right.

"Nice to meet you, Mrs. Greengrass, ma'am," she said. Like Philo, Jill asked Kat to call her by her first name. She then invited the two to sit down and playfully pulled Philo into the kitchen to help her bring out the food. Once they left, Kat leaned over to Cole.

"Yeah... they're definitely my favorite of the older members of your family so far," she nodded. Well, Draco and Astoria were nice too of course, but Philo and Jill were just wonderful. Kat stole a quick kiss. "Thank you for bringing me here."

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Cole remembered back to the trip to Greece last summer. He remembered how stressed he had been about how well his family like Katrina and about how he was going to tell his parents that he was going into Professional Quidditch. While that trip had been one of his favorite trips with his family (and that was only because he had brought Katrina along with them), this meeting now had him feeling so much more excited, and a million time more proud of every decision that he had made regarding his life. His uncle and aunt understood him. He didn't have to live up to their Perfect Pureblood expectations. They thought he was a good man, just for being him. And he loved their company, not to mention Aunt Jill's cooking.

Cole smiled when Katrina insisted that they were her two favorite older members of his family. He would have to agree. "I told you they would love you." he told her and placed a kiss on he head softly before pulling out her chair at the table and helping her to sit down while he aunt and uncle brought out food.

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As Katrina:

Kat never knew either of her set of grandparents. She knew nothing about her father, let alone his parents, and her mother's parents died when she was very young. Philo and Jill had what Katrina felt was that grandparents-vibe about them, and Kat just loved them.

"I hope they know I love them too," she said.

As Philo:

The food was brought in by the elderly couple with Philo beaming like a boy about to get a cookie. The man ate his wife's cooking for years and still couldn't get enough of it, especially special meals for special occasions. The food was placed down and served and the two sat down.

"Before we begin, I would like to say again how honored and happy we are to have such a wonderful grandnephew in our home once again, ans such a beautiful young lady accompanying him. But that is as far as I go with the mush. I'm famished." Philo chuckled and looked at Katrina. "So, Cole tells me you are an artist?"

As Katrina:

"Yes, si... Philo," said Kat, trying to break the habit due to Philo's request. "I've sketched and painted most of my life. It was my one true love... well until Cole here came along."

As Philo:

Philo smiled at Cole.

"So, my boy, any plans after you both move in together?" he asked. "Perhaps a trip somewhere?" Philo mentioned this because he had a little surprise in mind for Cole and Katrina.

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Cole couldn't really remember a time when he felt quite as happy and proud as he was feeling right now. He knew that he loved Katrina, and that he wanted to be with her for the rest of his life, and while he was happy that his mother and father approved of his girlfriend, he felt even happier that his Granduncle and Aunt approved of her as well. For some reason, their opinions almost meant more to him then those of his own parents. Probably because he respected these two more. "It looks so good, Aunt Jill." Cole smiled as they all sat down and the food had been served. He listened and ate while Katrina and Philo talked about her art. He loved Kat's art and he had quite a collection of it himself, she gave him a new work almost every time that he saw her. He kept them in a portfolio and had planned to get a few of them framed, but he hadn't quite had the time yet.

When Philo asked what their plans were after Kat moved in, Cole shrugged. He didn't really have any specific plans for the two of them. "I don't think we have any big plans. I'll be doing Quidditch and Katrina is going to be creating a museum." He told them, unsure if they knew about Katrina's museum, When Philo asked about a trip, Cole raised his eyebrow. "What are you getting at, Uncle?" He asked with a smirk.

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As Katrina:

The food was amazing. She did admittedly wonder if food prepared by a Muggle would taste odd or at least different, but it was actually quite delicious and reminded her of some of the meals her own mother had made for her.

"This is wonderful, Jill," she said. "Everything tastes great." Jill smiled and thanked her. She then also gave Philo a curious look when he mentioned a trip.

As Philo:

Philo smiled at Katrina regarding her plans to create a museum.

"Really now?" he said. "Well I must be sure to visit it as soon as possible. I do love a good day with fine art."

He then looked at Cole when his grand-nephew asked about a trip.

"Oh, nothing really," he said, a tad bit of mischief in his eyes. "Jill and I just happen to have a summer home in a quaint little village near Paris that we won't be using for the summer. Would be a terrible shame if it remained unoccupied the entire season." He winked at Katrina and turned back to Cole. "But in all seriousness, it is tended to throughout the year and well stocked with food and drink when guests are expected. As the area around it is beautiful. Your both welcomed to it as long as you would wish to stay."

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When his uncle said that they had their house outside of Paris that wouldn't be getting any use this Summer, Cole knew that he was going to offer it to the young couple and he began to blush. It was such a lovely offer, and Cole did have some vacation time coming up pretty soon. He couldn't think of a better way to spend the summer than to stay in a beautiful summer house right outside of Paris with Katrina. "That's such a generous offer, uncle. I'm sure Katrina and I would love to accept it. Are you sure you and Auntie don't want to go this summer? Perhaps you two would like to come up and join us for a week or so?" Cole offered, not wanting to push them out of their own summer vacation home. She looked over to Katrina and smiled, wondering what she was thinking about the offer of a vacation home just for the two of them for a little while during the summer.

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As Katrina:

The thought of spending time with Cole in Paris sounded wonderful. The city, like Rome, was romantic, and also had a number of amazing museums. It would be the perfect way to celebrate graduation. She gave Cole a smile about it, then turned to Philo.

"Yes, thank you both," she said. "We would love that. And you both should join us, maybe show Cole and I around the city."

As Philo:

Philo chuckled at the offer to come and visit them while they were in Paris. He looked at Jill and she nodded. He then turned back.

"I believe we'll be able to drop in for a short while," he said. "But only a short while. Merlin forbid we stay around too long and conflict with the privacy of two young lovers." Jill smacked Philo's arm playfully. "Well their young, in love, and it's France. They'd be quite hard-pressed to enjoy it to the fullest with two old nutters like us about." Jill smacked him again and Katrina chuckled. Philo did too.

As Katrina:

While she did chuckle, Kat also blushed again at the idea and smiled at Cole. That was another thing she liked about Philo. He stood behind their relationship all the way, and encouraged them to be in love. There were quite a few who didn't feel that way about Kat and Cole.

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The more time that Cole spent around his uncle and aunt, the more he began to resent his mother for keeping the two of them away from the rest of the family. Philo and Jill were two of the best people he had ever met in his entire life and his mothers behavior towards them was making him sick, though he wouldn't show it tonight. Tonight, he would keep it hidden and just enjoy the time that they were spending together, resolving to make sure that he always kept is close contact with both of them. "You wouldn't be interrupting, we would love to have you with us." He insisted, though he wouldn't push it to much, he did quite like the idea of having the summer alone with Katrina in a very romantic city. One of his favorite places besides Greece. It was the perfect place for the two of them to begin their new life, living together and everything that came along with that. It was a nice place for the future to begin. Cole would have to think of something special for the trip. It was a perfect opportunity, he couldn't just leave it untouched.

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As Philo:

Philo sighed jokingly at Cole's insistence that he and Jill come to visit during the trip.

"I tell you what," he said. "We'll drop by the first day for a bit and show you around the area. There's a lovely wizarding village near the place... in case you both can't fight the urge to perform a bit of magic while there. We'll have an early dinner together and then we'll leave you both to enjoy your first evening there. How's that?"

As Katrina:

Katrina blushed a bit at talk of Cole and Katrina spending an evening in Paris. Rome was one thing. They were on a school trip with chaperones. This was different. They would be in a romantic city... and alone. No one telling them where to go and what to do...

No one to stop them from anything. Kat tried to hide the blush and smiled at Philo and Jill.

"I'm look forward to... you both showing us around," she said, clearing her throat a bit. He then sneaked a look at Cole, as she was sure that he noticed her blush and knew why.

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“That sounds really nice, Uncle.” Cole nodded when Philo finally gave in to coming up and staying with them, even if just for a day. It would be nice to be shown around by someone who knew the area so well. Cole had been to France before, he and his family traveled a lot and spent many a summer holiday abroad staying in lush vacation houses away from all of the muggles who actually lived in whatever city they happened to be staying in. And while his last family vacation with Katrina was nice, it wouldn’t be anything like this would be. And when they finally came back home, they would be going back to the same home. To his flat… well… soon to be their flat. It was a lot to wrap his head around. Cole couldn’t help but smirk when Katrina blushed, knowing her, he was sure that he knew what was running through her mind, but to be honest, he had no idea what the summer would bring.

((Can we end and maybe start the summer threads or a moving in thread or something instead?))