Elisabeth walked back into the sitting room and dropped down beside
Caroline and Moira.
"What's up?" Anna asked.
"I'll tell you when Apacia gets here."
Elisabeth was saved the wait by Draco and Apacia's timely arrival.
She waved Apacia and the boys over and they went up to her room.
"So?"
"You know Kris has got that sister Marit?" Elisabeth nearly stumbled over the words in her haste to get them out of her mouth.
"Yeah, Marie or Marit or whatever."
"Yeah, Marit. Well my dad has been seeing her since after Christmas and he's going to ask her to marry him."
"Oh my god! That would, like, make Kris your UNCLE!"
"I know! But Marit is like, really nice so I guess it'll be okay."
"If she says yes."
"Why wouldn't she say yes? Harry's hot."
"Eww! 'Na! That's gross!"
"Well he is! For someone his age. Relax, I'm not going to flirt or whatever with your dad."
"I dunno Anni, you were batting your eyelashes pretty heavy with Seamus."
"Anna! Yuck! That's my dad you know!"
"Wouldn't that be weird, I would be your step-mum."
They all burst into giggles and Elisabeth's anxiety over Marit disappeared.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Harry stuck his head in the door. "Hey, Lis, before you zoom of come down and meet Viktor."
Elisabeth grabbed her bag off the floor and hurried out the door and into the sitting room. Viktor Krum was a tall man with a beaky nose and an intimidating moustache, but he had a huge smile that Elisabeth immediately warmed to.
"Vell what haff ve got here? This must be Eelisobeth."
Elisabeth smiled shyly. "Hello Mr Krum."
"Oh! You can just call me Viktor."
Elisabeth smiled and they went through introductions.
"Okay Lis, you got everything?"
"Yes dad, and if I don't you'll show up at your next game carrying whatever it is I forgot. I'm not going on some sort of space exploration where I won't have anyone to do my laundry."
"Speaking of which, did you get the socks I folded for you? I bleached the white ones and I fluffed the others-"
"Yes MUM! You're supposed to be the disorganized one here."
Harry blushed. "Sorry. Now, anyway you'll be gone this entire month so I probably won't see you until your week with Seamus and Caroline, I've rented a cabin with Marit, across from you guys so you can meet her or, uh, whatever. And then after that we're going for a week with Malfoy, er, Draco and then a week with Svenson and Natasha and Marit and then we have a free week. Are you sure you're going to be able to handle all this?"
"Yes daddy, I'm very sure that I can handle all this."
"Okay baby, I'll see you probably at the game on Monday. Bye." He kissed her quickly and watched her leave behind her friends. He sighed and leaned against the door frame. She raised her hand once, and he raised his return. She didn't turn back again and he turned and went back inside.
"What's up?" Anna asked.
"I'll tell you when Apacia gets here."
Elisabeth was saved the wait by Draco and Apacia's timely arrival.
She waved Apacia and the boys over and they went up to her room.
"So?"
"You know Kris has got that sister Marit?" Elisabeth nearly stumbled over the words in her haste to get them out of her mouth.
"Yeah, Marie or Marit or whatever."
"Yeah, Marit. Well my dad has been seeing her since after Christmas and he's going to ask her to marry him."
"Oh my god! That would, like, make Kris your UNCLE!"
"I know! But Marit is like, really nice so I guess it'll be okay."
"If she says yes."
"Why wouldn't she say yes? Harry's hot."
"Eww! 'Na! That's gross!"
"Well he is! For someone his age. Relax, I'm not going to flirt or whatever with your dad."
"I dunno Anni, you were batting your eyelashes pretty heavy with Seamus."
"Anna! Yuck! That's my dad you know!"
"Wouldn't that be weird, I would be your step-mum."
They all burst into giggles and Elisabeth's anxiety over Marit disappeared.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Harry stuck his head in the door. "Hey, Lis, before you zoom of come down and meet Viktor."
Elisabeth grabbed her bag off the floor and hurried out the door and into the sitting room. Viktor Krum was a tall man with a beaky nose and an intimidating moustache, but he had a huge smile that Elisabeth immediately warmed to.
"Vell what haff ve got here? This must be Eelisobeth."
Elisabeth smiled shyly. "Hello Mr Krum."
"Oh! You can just call me Viktor."
Elisabeth smiled and they went through introductions.
"Okay Lis, you got everything?"
"Yes dad, and if I don't you'll show up at your next game carrying whatever it is I forgot. I'm not going on some sort of space exploration where I won't have anyone to do my laundry."
"Speaking of which, did you get the socks I folded for you? I bleached the white ones and I fluffed the others-"
"Yes MUM! You're supposed to be the disorganized one here."
Harry blushed. "Sorry. Now, anyway you'll be gone this entire month so I probably won't see you until your week with Seamus and Caroline, I've rented a cabin with Marit, across from you guys so you can meet her or, uh, whatever. And then after that we're going for a week with Malfoy, er, Draco and then a week with Svenson and Natasha and Marit and then we have a free week. Are you sure you're going to be able to handle all this?"
"Yes daddy, I'm very sure that I can handle all this."
"Okay baby, I'll see you probably at the game on Monday. Bye." He kissed her quickly and watched her leave behind her friends. He sighed and leaned against the door frame. She raised her hand once, and he raised his return. She didn't turn back again and he turned and went back inside.