Artemis Fowl's POV

Holly had just called me through the fairy communicator she gave me a little while ago. Meet her immediately. It was my last day in hospital (being treated by Dr Argon), I was declared completely cured yesterday, but they wanted to keep me an extra night to be sure.

Panting, I ran (as well as you can when you're not physically fit) into Police Plaza, and was directed into Foaly's office.

"Fowl. Nice to see you," Foaly said, as I sat down in a chair that Holly had evidently just left.

"Good to see someone who appreciates me," I said, smirking at Holly.

"Mud Boy," was all she greeted me with, her back turned.

"Aren't you glad to see your favourite Mud Man well again?" I pouted, teasing her.

"Shut it Fowl," she walked over, and slapped me, right on the cheek. Looking at my shocked expression, she leaned down, so her mouth was level with my ear and whispered. "Mud Boy," (emphasising the Boy.) I scowled. She smirked.

"After you two have stopped your little domestic," Foaly said.

We both glared daggers at him.

"We have received intelligence that a while ago, 13 years in fact, an elf and a human gave birth to a child. I was wondering whether you two..."

I went bright red, Holly walked over to where he was sitting, taking dangerously slow steps. She put her neutrino under his chin and said, "Me and Artemis are just friends. You take that back now or I swear you will regret it."

"Alright, alright. Phew. Just my bit of fun. But I swear it's stopped now," he hastily added, noting her expression. "But there has been a child born of a fairy and human. Not a normal human, either. A wizard."

"Wizard?" I asked curiously. I hadn't heard they existed.

"Yes wizard. They have certain powers, but they have to use an instrument, a wand, to access them," was Holly who answered. "They haven't bothered us since the days of Lord Demetrius."

"This child has been, for two years now, attaining Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. We have only just been notified of this, and we don't know what extra powers the boy will have. For the moment, he has been acting perfectly normally for a wizard of his age. But we need someone to keep an eye on him," Foaly explained.

"But I'm 14. Technically 17. Because of the time travel," I stated.

"There is a potion, that can reduce your age a bit, you only need to look a year younger, we'll be putting you into his year, third year. The potion wears off though, so Holly will come once a month to replenish your potion and powers. We are giving you fairy powers, which are similar to Wizards, you will be able to do everything they can do. But I suggest you study, and come up with some excuse for your absence the last couple of years," Foaly said, half glancing at Holly.

By her expression, she hasn't been told about her part of the plan.

I suddenly had an epiphany, "what's the boy's name? The one who's half fairy, half wizard? And is it his mother or father?"

"His father was the wizard, mother an elf," said Holly. "Oh, and the boy's name is Scorpius Malfoy. Here's a picture."

The picture she handed me showed a boy with skin almost as pale as mine, with sleek blond hair, pinned down to his head with enough hair care products to last normal boys a year.

Noting this information in my oversized brain, I wandered out of the office, wondering whether I could get away with meandering the sights of Haven for a bit, while waiting for my pod to take me to the surface.

I felt a playful tap on my shoulder. Turning around, I saw Holly, a mock-disapproving face on her.

"Now now, you didn't really think I'd let you roam the streets of the Lower Elements biggest city alone now did you?" she said, a small smile playing with the corners of her lips.

"No Miss Short. Not alone, Miss Short," I said, lowering my head looking mock-ashamed.

"What do you mean by that?" she asked, actually confused.

"I mean, as I can't do it alone, you come with me," I said cheerfully. Looking at her.

Her eyes were flickering from amused to worried, "I don't get off work for another half hour, I would want to, though."

I couldn't hide the disappointed look from my mismatched eyes, I never could seem to control them. My face, I could make look as though I was feeling anything, but my eyes gave me away every time.

Lili Frond came out of the front doors, "aww, look at the two lovebirds!"

"We're just friends, Lili!" Holly snapped, sounding exasperated.

"Fine. But if you're like that I may reconsider offering to take over your paperwork for the rest if the day, letting you get off early, because I've finished all mine," Lili said in a sing song voice.

"Your kidding? Would you?!" Holly practically hugged her.

"Sure, but you owe me one, Short," Lili said, in a stern face. She couldn't pull it off, she cracked up, "yeah, but I want some of those cookies you brought in on your birthday, Holly!" Lili started walking back up to the Plaza, "I only did it so you would get some alone time together."

"Frond, you-" but Holly was unable to finish because a group of school kids were on a trip, and happened to pass by at that time, and she didn't want to upset the teachers with inappropriate language.

Lili just laughed, and opened the door, entering, and getting admiring glances from pretty much every male in the building.

Holly sighed, and started walking, "when will they get it into their heads that we are just friends! They saw one kiss and apparently we are now going out!"

I flash-backed to the gorilla cage, and rolled my eyes. Holly was flushed with magic, and (apparently) glad that I was alive, and so kissed me. It wasn't the start of anything, we are just friends.

"So how come you know Lili now? I thought you thought she was a bimbo," I asked.

"Well, I can't exactly remember what happened, but she helped me get out of a tight spot with Chix, and we've been friends ever since, she's not a bimbo, she's actually quite smart."

I laughed.

"What?" She demanded.

"You don't exactly have good first impressions of people. Do you?"

"What do you mean by that?" she stopped.

"I mean, think of when you first met me. You didn't exactly like me, did you?"

"You kidnapped me! Was I supposed to like getting kidnapped?" she said.

I had to force myself not to laugh, the anger in her eyes was one I haven't seen for ages, not since she last set eyes on Opal Koboi. "I am sincerely sorry about that," I said softly, trying to calm her, and started walking again.

"Where are you going?" she asked.

"I'm continuing walking, you only stopped be used you were too busy raging at me, correct?"

"Incorrect. I stopped for a reason. This is the entrance to the shuttle port, your's leaves in five minutes. Get going!"

She seems to be cheered up by the fact that I got something wrong. Every cloud has a silver lining.