Terry bit his lip, and smiled apologetically. He hadn't meant to upset Oliver, but from the other man's reaction his teasing hadn't gone over very well. "Doing some summer cleaning today?" he asked. "Need help?" Anything to get his mind off Ernie, Ben, and Death Eater attacks.
His sudden good mood plummeted when Oliver asked about Ben. "Very unhappy with me," he said, sighing. "We were planning on spending the whole summer at Ernie's estate but...well, something happened and we had to come back." He decided he might as well tell Oliver, after all the more people watching out for Ben the better. "Ernie's House Elf was killed on Monday, by some sort of Dark Creature working for the Lestranges. At least, that's what we think. There's no other explanation, and staying at the estate wasn't safe anymore, for any of us."
He sighed again, and moved over to the 'window'. "But of course, I couldn't tell Ben why we had to come back, so he's currently not speaking to me. Only bright side is that Ernie has come back with us." He didn't mention that Ernie had been withdrawn, as that was more than natural in the situation and really none of Oliver's concern.