For the Out Of This World Challenge in Hogwarts. I used the following prompts of Mercury: (AU) God/Goddess!AU, (Word) Orbit, (Dialogue) "Aren't you too old to be counting stars?"

Word Count: 333


"Aren't you a bit old to be counting stars?"

"I don't understand what age is supposed to have to do with it. Sometimes, I just like to sit here in the middle of the night, lean back and stare into the orbit."

"Isn't that a bit...lonely?"

"Why should it be?"

"Well, you're out here, all alone, for the entire night."

"I'm not alone, though. I'm never alone. I have the stars with me wherever I go.."

"You can't always see them, though."

"That doesn't mean they're not there."

"You've got a point there, I guess."

"..."

"..."

"Who are you anyway? I haven't seen you around."

"You wouldn't have, even if I had been here. Unless I allowed it."

"But I'm seeing you right now."

"Only because I spoke first and gave you my permission."

"I don't understand."

"I didn't expect you to. Humans rarely do."

"You say that like you're something else."

"That might be because I am."

"You're...what?"

"Not a human. You humans are always so foolish to assume that everyone is human until proven otherwise. It's silly, really."

"Muggles, maybe. But here in Hogwarts?"

"It's the same here as it is anywhere else. You know nothing of the various non-humans among the other students."

"Maybe I do."

"Do you, Myrtle Warren?"

"How do you know my name?"

"I read it from your surface thoughts."

"So, Legitimacy? Isn't that illegal?"

"Pha, Legitimacy is a weak version that witches and wizards copied of us. What I am doing is no skill per se. It's simply an ability that everyone of us has."

"Us? Who is us?"

"Me and the others of my pantheon."

"Wait, pantheon? Isn't that term used to describe a family of gods and goddesses?"

"Yes, exactly."

"So you're telling me you're a god?"

"That is precisely what I am saying."

"Then what could you possibly want from me? There are so many more interesting and competent people here."

"And that's where you're wrong, Myrtle. You deserve a better fate."