Family Meeting

[Jorgen Manning]

Jorgen was glad vacation was finally there, he loved his job but it had been a busy period with a lot of meetings and he was glad he could visit his birthcountry again and see his family. He loved being in Denmark he grew up there and lived there a few years together with his wife and children before moving to New Zealand. They arrived a hour ago and where almost by the house of his parents where they would all meet. Jorgen had already heard a lot of stories from his children of their adventures in their second year of Hogwarts. Time went so very fast, they would already go to their third year after the holiday. Evelyn had got a very high grade for charms and it seemed like that was really her thing. Espen had more issues with fitting in it seemed. That was quite suprising because before they went to Hogwarts, Espen was the one with more social qualities so it was all turned around. But he was always supporting his children and he would have good talk with his son. But not today, today was a day full of fun and a nice dinner. Thyra and Espen where already in Spain so Jorgen took Evelyn with him to Denmark, she seemed to love Denmark also and he was glad that she could meet with her grandparents, her aunt and uncle and their children again. Espen needed to quality time with his mother, she was the one that could talk the best to him. From the birth of the twins, Thyra seemed to have a preference for her first born child Espen and Jorgen noticed that, but he didn't mind. Espen was born a minute before Evelyn and he loved his children both equally much. But he saw his daughter still as his princess and because of that Thyra seemed to give Espen a lot of attention he was more used to giving his daughter the attention she deserved.

Jorgen walked into his parents estate and smiled when he saw the house where he grew up. It was always nice to return here and spend some time here before going to Spain to relax some. Jorgen smiled at Evelyn that stood beside him and opened the front door of his parents house. He saw he was the first to arrive with his daughter so walked to the meeting hall waiting for the rest of the family to arrive.

 

[Evelyn Manning]

The year flew by so fast, and now it was holiday again. The blonde was happy to see her dad again, her mother wasn't so important for her anymore how hard that even sounded, but it was the truth. She was honestly glad she would only go with her father to Denmark, ofcourse she loved if Espen would come too but he was already to Spain together with their mother. He didn't enjoyed Hogwarts as much as Evelyn did, so she hoped it would do him good a vacation. She wanted to write Lucas in her time in Denmark, she just wanted their friendship to return the way it was, he avoided her after telling the truth about how she felt about him. Lucas made clear that he like Evelyn, but she didn't had the same feeling for him and that hurted Lucas a bit. Evelyn didn't felt bad about telling the truth, more about the fact that Lucas avoided her. So would write him about what she thought and what she missed right now. She just wanted her best friend back.

The blonde was looking forward to see her uncle, grandparents, aunt and nieces again they all lived in Denmark so only in vacations she was able to see them. Evelyn and Espen where the oldest and especially Emilia was always happy to see the two. Together with her dad she entered the estate of her grandparents and looked around for a moment. She was born in Denmark and lived there until she got the age of four, when they moved to New Zealand. Evelyn knew some words, but learned to speak English common language. Evelyn walked into the house of her grandparents together with her dad and smiled at him. '' It is good to be back.'' she said with a smile to her dad. Evelyn was happy in New Zealand, but Denmark was still her country. They walked to the meeting hall and noticed they where the first, so she decided to take a sit at a couch.

 

[Casper Manning]

Casper had been eager for the holidays to start. Emilia was homeschooled so she was around the house a lot, but Casper himself was often busy. Being with his daughter made him very happy, and he was excited to spend some quality time with her as well as his other family members. His wife was the only person missing, but she was at a writing retreat and hopefully had a wonderful time as well.

He couldn't imagine why Jorgen would ever leave Denmark, but he knew that his brother must miss it. He thought about this as he walked with Emilia to the door of his parent's house and looked around at the surroundings. He saw his older brother all the time at work, but seeing him in a family setting was always a little odd. Jorgen had a way of making Casper feel like a child again, even when he had his own daughter with him. But he was determined not to let that happen now, it was just going to be relaxed and fun. He knew Evelyn was going to be there, something Emilia had reminded him of at least once every hour, and was excited to see her again. He might see Jorgen a lot, but his niece had disappeared to school and he wondered how she had changed. He always liked her and felt like she was a good influence on Emilia, who was sometimes shy and a bit quiet. He smiled down at her before he opened the door and entered the estate, leading her to the meeting hall where he saw his brother and his niece at once. "Jorgen!" He said happily, raising his hand in greeting. "And Evelyn, you look radiant. Hogwarts must be doing you some good." He told his niece with a smile.

 

[Emilia Manning]

Emilia stayed close to her father as they made their way to their grandparent's estate. She always liked visiting her grandparents, their estate was so big and it made her feel like a princess. She loved walking the halls and pretending she was in a castle. They also had the best piano she knew, so she often went there just to play.

It was exciting to meet her other family there now, especially her cousin Evelyn. She was so happy to see her! Though she sort of wished Espen would be there as well. Still, maybe without him Evelyn would talk to her and tell her all about Hogwarts. Emilia wouldn't go this year yet, but the year after she would and it was both scary and thrilling. She beamed as she entered the hall and saw Evelyn on a couch, immediately letting go of her Dad's hand and running to her. "Evelyn!" She said eagerly. "Your clothes are so nice. Are they from New Zealand?" She was wearing a new dress herself and sort of hoped her older cousin would notice. She wished her hair would be as soft and silky as hers, but didn't know how to make it do that.

 

[Jorgen Manning]

Jorgen enjoyed spending some time with his daughter and hoped Espen would enjoy his vacation with his mother as well. He smiled at Evelyn and nodded at her, he agreed with her it was good to be back. '' It sure is sweetheart.'' he followed her and took a sit at the couch next to her. He removed his jacket and put it next to him. Not very much longer than that he heard a familliar voice calling his name. It was his younger brother Casper and also colleague. He and his brother saw eachother often, the fact that they moved to New Zealand didn't changed that. Jorgen had to travel around the world, for his position as Head of Law and International Affairs and he liked to do so.

Meeting new people was always something interesting, but he often saw the same faces in different Ministry's of Magic. He stood up with his jacket on his arm again and walked over to his brother. '' Hello Casper! Nice to see you again.'' he took the hand of his brother and shaked it. And not very far away from his brother he saw his little niece Emilia that didn't really had much attention for him but more for Evelyn. He laughed about the enthiosastic things she said to his daughter and knew she was always eager to see her niece again. '' And there is Emilia!'' he said with a big smile while looking in the direction of the two girls. This time it would only be the three girls together, Athena was also coming together with her mother and sister of Jorgen and Casper. '' It is no suprise who is the latest one to arrive.'' he said with a laugh to his brother. He was talking about their sister, who could be fashionable late. But ofcourse it was used as a joke, which Jorgen liked. He thought of himself as funny often, but not everybody thought that way he knew. Jorgen was the oldest and liked showing that and rub that into his brothers face. With a movement he put his jacket on the coat rack close to them and was ready to get some lunch.

 

[Evelyn Manning]

The blonde knew she got a lot of attention when she was alone with her father, their grandparents and uncle and aunt where always interested in their experiances about Hogwarts, and since Evelyn was the only one that went to Hogwarts she could talk much. If Espen was with them they could both tell about their life at Hogwarts. She knew that Emilia and Athena would attend Hogwarts too in the future, and they where the same age so they could get in the same house and year. She didn't really knew what the sorting hat would have for them when the time comes. It would be nice to have another Manning in Gryffindor, because her brother father and mother where both in Slytherin. But it didn't matter to Evelyn more, first she was a bit sad, but it didn't matter for her father in which house she was. She smiled at her father when he responded at her saying she was glad to be in Denmark again.

She heard a familliar voice and saw her uncle Casper and Emilia coming in. She didn't saw her uncle and niece in a very long time, their previous summer vacation was the last time. This was a kinda tradition to meet all again, and Evelyn liked to see her family. When Casper and Emilia where talking she could always here some accent that her father also had. The blonde smiled bright at her uncle and his compliment. '' Hello uncle! That is very sweet of you, thank you.'' she responded at him. And walked over to him to give him a hug after he dad was done with greeting his brother. Evelyn saw her niece coming at her and smiled at her, she was more grown up it seemed. The same blonde hair as Evelyn and they all where blonde, in their family it was kinda something genetic. '' Emilia! Nice to see you.'' The blonde loved her family but both of her nieces where nine years old, and she enjoyed to have her brother with her more but for now it was okay to hang out with her nieces. '' Thank you! Well the shoes are, but the rest is from Tommy Hilfiger.'' It was Evelyn her favorite brand together with the brand of their aunt ofcourse. She looked at Emilia and noticed her nice dress. '' You look lovely too, from which one is your dress?'' Evelyn recognized a lot of items from different brands, but ofcourse she didn't knew everything. She looked at her father and laughed about his comment of their aunt, she was late but they where used to it.

 

[Casper Manning]

Casper smiled a little. Jorgen could be a bit formal, even if they were brothers. He just was that way a little, and Casper was used to it. Emilia seemed to completely forget about her uncle, and while Casper thought it was sort of cute how much she looked up to her older cousin, he had to say something. "Emilia, greet your uncle too. I know you're excited to see your cousin but don't be rude." He said, shaking his head with a laugh.

Jorgens comment about their sister made him smile. "Didn't expect anything else. You're the first, she's the last. I just wander in in between, that's how we do things. Except for when we were born." He could tell Jorgen found his own comment pretty funny and he didn't show that it wasn't. If Jorgen wanted to be the funny one, Casper wouldn't rob him of that dream. He didn't always like how he talked to him like he was still a child, but today he was resolved to be peaceful. "I haven't seen Athena in a while either, I wonder how she is." He said, glancing at the door to see if they were coming yet. She was usually good at distracting Jorgen when he started working on his nerves.

 

[Emilia Manning]

Emilia was so caught up in the excitement of seeing her older cousin that she forgot to greet her uncle. When her father told her off for it gently she blushed and turned to her uncle. He was always a bit intimidating and she nodded quickly. "I'm sorry. Hello uncle Jorgen, it's good to see you." She said quickly before returning her attention to Evelyn. She smiled at her older cousin and she nodded when she told her about the brands of her own clothes. Then, she faltered when she asked about her dress. Her mother had bought it for her and she had no idea. "Um, I don't know." She said quietly, wishing she did. "My mother knows, but she's not here." She played with her hair nervously, braiding some strands together lightly.