MISS-MATCH
Summary: Lily scolded a small child in Hogsmeade who turned out to be Eros, the son of the Goddess of Love. What punishment should she face because of this?
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. Period.
"Hey, kid!" Lily said, chasing the boy who was carrying her purse to the route of the Shrieking Shack.
"You have to get me first!" the boy shouted, making a face. He ran swiftly that Lily was panting when she reached the Shack.
"You despicable boy!" Lily gasped, waving a fist at him. "You shouldn't steal, don't you know that?" she said, outraged.
"I don't have anything for food," the boy explained sweetly, though his charm did not work out on Lily.
Lily hit him on the head. "I don't care. I could be kind to you but you stole my money! That's a big offense!" she said, walking away.
"Let's see…" the boy said, smirking.
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The golden goddess was sitting on her dome office with two fishbowls at her sides, one labeled 'male' the other, 'female'. "Let's see," she said. She closed her eyes and two pieces of crystals emerged, settling themselves on midair.
"Aha!" she exclaimed, chuckling. The crystals settled themselves on an open scroll held by an assistant. "Iris, where is Eros?" she asked. "He has to pair up these people," she said.
"He's not yet here," Iris admitted. She was counting the names.
"Then go get him!" Aphrodite said irritably.
"No need, mother. I'm home," Eros said, opening her door.
The golden goddess frowned. "You're such a lazy man," she said. "Hey, what happened to your head?"
Eros was sporting a large lump on the head. "It was a loveless girl," he started.
"A loveless girl? How did you know?" Aphrodite asked.
"Of course I know, I'm the God of Love!" he said, annoyed. "Anyway, this girl hit me on the head."
"That was an insult to a god, Eros," Aphrodite said. "Maybe we should have to calm her down." She took the big red book and opened it. "Where does she come from?"
"She's from a Wizarding school named Hogwarts," he said.
"Iris," Aphrodite called. "Find Hogwarts in the catalog."
The messenger nodded as she flew away, leaving spots of rainbow light. "Here I am," she said, after three seconds.
"Name?" Aphrodite demanded Eros.
"I think she's Lily Evans," the boy recalled.
"Evans, Evans…" Aphrodite murmured as she scanned through the "E" page. "Here," she said. "With almost a hundred suitors, Lily Evans doesn't like anyone. How horrible!" she exclaimed.
"Anyway, her leading suitor is named James Potter, whom she hates the most," she read further. "It's an advantage."
"How?" her son inquired.
Aphrodite turned to the next page. "It's confidential, Eros," she said sternly, as though she was daring her son not to do anything about it or else.
"What are we going to do about her?" Eros asked, rubbing his head lump.
Aphrodite raised her eyebrow. "Wait a minute!" she said, her golden eyes sparkling with delight. "Iris, take the unpaired catalog of Hogwarts," she ordered.
Iris returned, carrying a box of catalog. "There are six unpaired persons currently recorded, ma'am," she said.
"That's enough," she said, waving her away. "Why don't you go out first, Iris?"
"Yes, dear goddess," she said, going out of the door.
"Son, I'm giving you this catalog. This Lily Evans should pair them all up. If she fails for one pair, we'll add another and she have to face a consequence. However," she beckoned Eros nearer and whispered him something.
"Yup! It's up to me, Mother Dear!" Eros said triumphantly, sniggering.