Romancing the Moon
[A/N: OK, I know I'm supposed to be working on HatMPPS, but I couldn't resist doing this! You may think this is about Lupin… well, you'd be half-right! Here's the complete story, the one that J.K. Rowling never told you! (Or maybe the one that I made up.) Enjoy!]
On Mount Olympus, there lived Zeus, his lovely but jealous wife, Hera, and Zeus's many daughters and sons. Among those daughters and sons, there lived a pair of twins that he was most proud of. One of the twins was Apollo, the sun God who drove the chariot of the sun across the sky. The other twin was a beautiful Goddess, Artemis, who was in charge of the moon. Though her beauty was rivaled by no mortal, she refused to marry. The only thing she wished to do was to remain a young huntress. She was asked for her hand by many a suitor, but none managed to walk away betrothed. Well, they were lucky if they walked away alive at all! But, one day, Artemis promised her hand to a man. This is how it came about:
Two titan brothers, Remus and Romulus, were coming upon the home of the Gods, when they spotted two beautiful women. One was Hera, Zeus's jealous wife. The other, as you may have guessed, was Artemis. The brothers then remembered who lived there; it was Zeus, their Cousin. He was the man who dared throw the titans in Tartarus! The brothers raced up the mountain, with the Goddesses looking on. The girls raced after them.
Remus and Romulus stopped in their tracks, after hearing the padding of feet behind them, and formulated a plan. They caught the lovely Goddesses, and told them that if they did not marry them, the brothers would take over Mount Olympus and all who lived there. The brothers then sent them up the mountain, giving them a warning. If they did not reply within a day, the brothers would storm the mountain anyway.
Well, Hera was already married and faithful to her husband. Artemis, however, remained faithful to the forest. The women told the rest of the Gods and Goddesses what had happened. They were all sure that the brothers would try to take over their home, even after they got their brides. Something had to be done.
Later, at night, Artemis promised to meet Remus under the full moon. Hera however, would not give her word to Romulus. Well, this was all fine and dandy for Remus, but what was Romulus to do?
In two weeks, Romulus accompanied Remus to the forest where he was to meet Artemis. The moon was shining brightly through the trees. The brothers were facing each other, arguing.
"I must be more handsome, since the Moon Girl said she would meet me, and the queen denied you!"
"That is foolish reasoning. She simply felt pity for you, and worry for her kinfolk!"
"No such thing…" His voice trailed off, as he heard movement in the distance. The brothers reached for their bows and arrows.
Just then, a silvery stag shot between them. Two arrows shot for the stag. The brothers' aim was acute, but the stag was very fast indeed. Instead of piercing the animal's hide, the brothers' arrows pierced each other. Artemis, who had become the stag, transformed into her usual self, and journeyed back up the mountain.
In that way, the brothers met their demise, and the Moon triumphed.
The twins were always getting into trouble. Diana knew it better than anyone. The two were smart, too. At 6, Remus was figuring out Trigonometry, and Artemis was a full-fledged zoologist. They could figure out anything, which is probably how it came about that they would be in financial trouble from here on out.
They had insisted on going exploring. The bright moon shown above them, and Arty was prattling on about owls.
"I wonder if we'll see some! They do live very close to here, and they come out at night. What do you think, Rem?"
But her brother had seen movement in the bushes. He stopped, and his sister followed suit. What was it? Two eyes glowed in the darkness. A paw padded out from underneath a bush…
And the creature leapt. Remus heard a shriek, a growl, and a loud howl, and then all was black.
There was the eerie sensation of bones crunching into place, and glowing, silver fur sprouted everywhere. She tried to shriek in pain as two pronged antlers sprouted on top of her head, but it only came out a bugle of fright. One that a wounded animal would give.
The creature that had bitten her brother looked up. Red, boiling blood poured from Remus' wounds. Artemis wanted to destroy the creature that had done this. She raced at it, piercing it's tender skin with her antlers. Antlers she never knew she had. She stepped back, her hooves clapping on the forest floor. The creature fell to the ground.
She barely had time to look it over when her brother stirred. She raced to his side. His eyes opened in one quick, sharp movement. Wait! Those were not Remus Lupin's eyes. Those were the creature's eyes. Those were a wolf's eyes…
As suddenly as his eyes had opened, he started convulsing with pain. She stepped back further, watching as gray fur popped up on his arms and legs, listening in horror as screams of agony quickly turned to howls…
(A/N: There! This is going to be another series. Sorry about the cliffhanger… no I'm not! Ha! I'm going to be writing both this and HatMPPS. It's a WMPP story, but also a WFD story, as well as a W/S story. You'll find out what the last two are later! Hope you enjoyed this one. It's basically about the Lupins. And the myth in the beginning is really Greek Myth. I didn't make it up! Swear!)
(Disclaimer: Remus Lupin belongs to J.K. Rowling. Everyone else belongs to me. The myth in the beginning belongs to the ancient Greeks.)
Lilywing
[A/N: OK, I know I'm supposed to be working on HatMPPS, but I couldn't resist doing this! You may think this is about Lupin… well, you'd be half-right! Here's the complete story, the one that J.K. Rowling never told you! (Or maybe the one that I made up.) Enjoy!]
On Mount Olympus, there lived Zeus, his lovely but jealous wife, Hera, and Zeus's many daughters and sons. Among those daughters and sons, there lived a pair of twins that he was most proud of. One of the twins was Apollo, the sun God who drove the chariot of the sun across the sky. The other twin was a beautiful Goddess, Artemis, who was in charge of the moon. Though her beauty was rivaled by no mortal, she refused to marry. The only thing she wished to do was to remain a young huntress. She was asked for her hand by many a suitor, but none managed to walk away betrothed. Well, they were lucky if they walked away alive at all! But, one day, Artemis promised her hand to a man. This is how it came about:
Two titan brothers, Remus and Romulus, were coming upon the home of the Gods, when they spotted two beautiful women. One was Hera, Zeus's jealous wife. The other, as you may have guessed, was Artemis. The brothers then remembered who lived there; it was Zeus, their Cousin. He was the man who dared throw the titans in Tartarus! The brothers raced up the mountain, with the Goddesses looking on. The girls raced after them.
Remus and Romulus stopped in their tracks, after hearing the padding of feet behind them, and formulated a plan. They caught the lovely Goddesses, and told them that if they did not marry them, the brothers would take over Mount Olympus and all who lived there. The brothers then sent them up the mountain, giving them a warning. If they did not reply within a day, the brothers would storm the mountain anyway.
Well, Hera was already married and faithful to her husband. Artemis, however, remained faithful to the forest. The women told the rest of the Gods and Goddesses what had happened. They were all sure that the brothers would try to take over their home, even after they got their brides. Something had to be done.
Later, at night, Artemis promised to meet Remus under the full moon. Hera however, would not give her word to Romulus. Well, this was all fine and dandy for Remus, but what was Romulus to do?
In two weeks, Romulus accompanied Remus to the forest where he was to meet Artemis. The moon was shining brightly through the trees. The brothers were facing each other, arguing.
"I must be more handsome, since the Moon Girl said she would meet me, and the queen denied you!"
"That is foolish reasoning. She simply felt pity for you, and worry for her kinfolk!"
"No such thing…" His voice trailed off, as he heard movement in the distance. The brothers reached for their bows and arrows.
Just then, a silvery stag shot between them. Two arrows shot for the stag. The brothers' aim was acute, but the stag was very fast indeed. Instead of piercing the animal's hide, the brothers' arrows pierced each other. Artemis, who had become the stag, transformed into her usual self, and journeyed back up the mountain.
In that way, the brothers met their demise, and the Moon triumphed.
The twins were always getting into trouble. Diana knew it better than anyone. The two were smart, too. At 6, Remus was figuring out Trigonometry, and Artemis was a full-fledged zoologist. They could figure out anything, which is probably how it came about that they would be in financial trouble from here on out.
They had insisted on going exploring. The bright moon shown above them, and Arty was prattling on about owls.
"I wonder if we'll see some! They do live very close to here, and they come out at night. What do you think, Rem?"
But her brother had seen movement in the bushes. He stopped, and his sister followed suit. What was it? Two eyes glowed in the darkness. A paw padded out from underneath a bush…
And the creature leapt. Remus heard a shriek, a growl, and a loud howl, and then all was black.
There was the eerie sensation of bones crunching into place, and glowing, silver fur sprouted everywhere. She tried to shriek in pain as two pronged antlers sprouted on top of her head, but it only came out a bugle of fright. One that a wounded animal would give.
The creature that had bitten her brother looked up. Red, boiling blood poured from Remus' wounds. Artemis wanted to destroy the creature that had done this. She raced at it, piercing it's tender skin with her antlers. Antlers she never knew she had. She stepped back, her hooves clapping on the forest floor. The creature fell to the ground.
She barely had time to look it over when her brother stirred. She raced to his side. His eyes opened in one quick, sharp movement. Wait! Those were not Remus Lupin's eyes. Those were the creature's eyes. Those were a wolf's eyes…
As suddenly as his eyes had opened, he started convulsing with pain. She stepped back further, watching as gray fur popped up on his arms and legs, listening in horror as screams of agony quickly turned to howls…
(A/N: There! This is going to be another series. Sorry about the cliffhanger… no I'm not! Ha! I'm going to be writing both this and HatMPPS. It's a WMPP story, but also a WFD story, as well as a W/S story. You'll find out what the last two are later! Hope you enjoyed this one. It's basically about the Lupins. And the myth in the beginning is really Greek Myth. I didn't make it up! Swear!)
(Disclaimer: Remus Lupin belongs to J.K. Rowling. Everyone else belongs to me. The myth in the beginning belongs to the ancient Greeks.)
Lilywing