Party hos Reyes! - Gabriel

Jack var ankommet til fest hos Reyes familien... hvor de var blevet inviteret. Hvilket ærlig talt havde overrasket ham lidt, men hans moder var ikke det mindste forbavset og selvfølgelig havde de gjort indtryk...

Gabriel, og overraskende nok også Moira, havde insisteret på at hvis der skulle være bal, skulle Morrison familien med. Åbenbart var deres datter ikke, hvad Moira først havde antaget og hun var interesseret i at lærer hende bedre at kende. Gabriel selv var interesseret i at snakke med den unge mr. Morrison. Især efter samtalen med Malfoy.

Så til festen holdt han udkig efter manden. Der gik ikke længe, før han fik øje på ham. Han smilte svagt og gik mod ham.

"Mr. Morrison" hilste han og bukkede høfligt. "I'm pleased you could attend this little gathering"

"Mr. Reyes" sagde Jack, lidt overrasket over så hurtig en modtagelse. Han bukkede for him "we thank you for the invite, we would not want to miss it."

Gabriel brummede og nikkede kort til ham. "Hm ... no, I suppose you would not"

Jack nikkede lidt og tøvede... han rettede ryggen og smilede høfligt. Gabriel skulle nok videre nu og han måtte nok holde afstand til Olivia.

Gabriel så Jack lidt an. "Hm .. Could I convince you to take a turn with me? Around the room or the gardens, whichever you prefer"

Jack blinkede forvirret med øjnene ... Gabriel måtte have noget at fortælle ham. Så var haverne nok sikrest? "Yes of course... hrm, I would love to see your garden?"

Gabriel nikkede og begyndte at gå. "They do tend to be less noisy, wich sometimes can be a blessing" sagde han og kom til at smile lidt

"Yes" sagde Jack, lidt lettet over at have fanget hintet. Han fulgte med ham!

Gabriel holdt lidt øje med ham mens de gik. "I understand you are .. acquinted with the Malfoys?"

Jack rynkede brynene "that is not how I would describe it" sagde han "rivals some say"

Gabriel kom til at smile lidt og nikkede. "Hm .. yes, I must admit that was the feeling I got too. What can you tel me of them?"

"There is a lot of bitter feelings between my mother and Mrs. Malfoy" sukkede han "I do not particualy like any of them... but we have never had a chance to meet without bitter feelings from our parents side. Perhaps, had we met under other circumstances, things would have been different."

Gabriel hævede et øjenbryn af ham. "Do you really think that or are you attempting to be polite?"

Jack rynkede brynene "I am not sure, I have never met them without being resented. Their resentment only grow for my sister... I find it hard to judge fairly, I could never like someone who thought ill of Angela."

Gabriel så ham lidt an og kom til at smile. "Yes .. I fear that's how it is with sisters" sagde han og rystede så lidt på hovedet. "Jeg frygter stadig De lægger bånd på ders tunge .. eller er mere overbærende end jeg"

"I am sure they all have their fair share of good qualities, even if I have not seen them" sagde han

Gabriel fnøs og rystede på hovedet. "Are you naive, uncommonly good or just trying to put yourself in a good light?"

Jack rynkede brynene "none of the mentions, only aware that they are well liked by many and that their dislike to me alone is not enough to judge their whole character"

Gabriel så ham an og brummede lidt fornøjet. "Hm .. så en blanding af de første to?"

"No sir" han smilede lidt "I very much hope I am not naive neither that this sort of thinking is 'uncommonly good'"

Gabriel brummede lidt af ham og rystede på hovedet "And there I think you proved both to be correct"

Jack grinede svagt "hm, I think you must be mistaken. Perhaps I am naive. Or tend to be. I try not to"

Gabriel så ham lidt an og smilta svagt. "I know few people so willing to contemplate the good side of their enemies .. and I have ye to see any positive qualities in the Malfoy familie"

Jack rynkede bryene "you do not enjoy their company?"