who should harry be together with?
Lucius
Severus
Draco
Blasie
Charlie
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Chapter Five
It took all three of them to be able to even catch one child though they learned the hard way that if they took their eyes off of one of the children that they had caught then said child would run away, even if they tied them up to chase the others they had always found a way to get free distracting them from finding the others who had found ways to hide even when their was nothing for them to hide in with out getting their fathers yelling at them for scaring them half to death.
Finally the fathers collapsed on the floor in defeat panting from exhaustion each throwing their hands above their heads in surrender half heartedly glaring at the children who ran over to sit on their fallen fathers stomaches.
"Can we go flying now?" Lucifer asked innocently grinning at their moan standing up off to the side of his fallen father, holding his hand out to him thinking that he cold help him up. Hades gently pushed his hand away as he pulled himself to his feet pulling his son to his chest when he caught him pouting at him.
"Not today sorry love. You and your cousins have tired me out and you have been playing all day, its time for you to get some sleep or your mother will have our heads." he said picking his son up into his arms; he nodded his head to his family as he walked away but not before Lucifer made sure he would be seeing his cousins again the next day to go flying with them.
"Don't worry Lucifer they will be ready and I would like to go with you," Zeus said picking up his two six year olds who were looking just as tired as Lucifer was even though they were bravely trying to keep their eyes open.
"'Kay, only if you don't be mean any more." Lucifer said sleepily rubbing his eyes though he still managed to shoot a glare at Zeus causing him to wince and immediately agree as he did not want to become a hybrid again.
Lucifer just nodded his head knowing that he was telling him the truth as he let his father carry him away to the entrance to the Under World that he had made to connect to Mount Olympus for fast travel. Stepping through they walked into long hall that branched off to the different parts of Hades' Palace Lucifer and Hades waved good bye to Godric and Salazar who were walking to their own suite.
Knocking on the door to the library they waited till Persophone told them to enter, she had wanted to give Lucifer some time alone with the three male figures in his life while she had some quite time to herself in the Palace.
"How was your day in the mortal world?" she asked looking up form her book placing it upon the table.
"I will tell you later but first we should put this little one to bed." he half asked half ordered, the order directed at his son who he knew would want to argue. He had not been able to play with Cerberus for at least a week because Cerberus had to travel to Tatarus to make sure every one was where they were supposed to be, they had heard whispers on the wind about Cronus trying to break free of his prison.
Lucifer knew that Cerberus should be home by now and wanted to stay up to play with his three headed dog but he gave in with a pout.
"Read me a story?" he half asked half demanded thinking that if they were not going to let him see Cerberus then they should at least read to him.
"What story tonight?" she asked running her fingers through his hair as she came along side them.
"Pegasus please." he yawned snuggling closer to his father laying his head on his shoulder.
They both smiled as they carried him to his room, placing him on the bed both of his parents sat on either side of his bed as they both told the story splitting it from one to the other. Once Lucifer was fast asleep they left to their own room where they got ready to sleep as well.
"So how was your day out?" she asked again brushing out her long brown hair.
"I unfortunately had to leave to meet the rest of our family to be lectured about my personality being counterproductive to raising a child, that I would corrupt him turing him down the path of evil. I had left our Lucifer with Salazar and Godric thinking I could leave him there and he would actually stay. Boy was I wrong!" he exclaimed throwing his hands up in the air. "He ran in to the room and started to-" he was cut off by a knock on the door and his son poking his head in to the room.
"Daddy where is my stuffed Cerberus?" Lucifer asked with a slightly wobbly lip and wet eyes, giving credence that he would start crying if he did not have his toy.
"Where did you have it last?" he asked bending down to his sons height.
"In Mount Oly'pus throne room." he said wrapping his arms around his fathers neck as he stood back up.
Hades was about to leave his room to find a servant to order them to go retrieve his sons toy when there was another knock on his door. He pulled open the door to see one of his servants standing there with Zeus beside them with a toy in his hands.
"Your son forgot this in the throne room, Hera found it as she was leaving and gave it to me with instructions to give it back to Lucifer tonight." he said handing it over to its owner who grabbed it out of his hands giving him a blinding smile.
"Thank you," Lucifer and Hades said Zeus smiled slightly back reaching out to ruffle his nephews hair.
"No problem night all," he said stepping out of the room and allowing the servant to escort him back to the door leading to the portal that would take him to Mount Olympus.
"Now lets get you back to bed," Hades said carrying back to his own room where he laid him in bed and told him a short funny version of what went on in the meeting knowing that Lucifer would not be able to go back to sleep with out it. "NIght love," he said kissing his sons forehead when his breathing evened out.
Hades closed the door behind him silently heading back to his own room and his wife where he sat on the edge of his bed and finished telling her about what Lucifer had done.
"As I was saying he came in and duck taped two of our relatives mouths one for trying to keep him away from me and the other for blaming me. Lucifer then turned our family in to different animals, though they still had most of their bodies so I guess they were more of a hybrid. When they would not stop arguing or putting me down Lucifer placed a silencing spell on all of them that would only lift when they were acting reasonable enough that they would speak instead of screaming at me and over one another." he said pulling the blanket over them both once they laid down.
"Must have shocked them," Persophone chuckled turning on to her side facing her husband.
"Yes it did, and three of his cousins- Artemis, Apollo and Eros- de-aged themselves when they heard that Lucifer did not have any friends. Once we got Lucifer to take the spells off the children went out to play and we finished our conversation. It was the first one that I can remember that did not involve a yelling match which resulted in my locking myself in my study because I let them get under my skin." he mused out loud.
"So did you get any thing settled during this break from screaming?" she asked laying her head on one of her arms.
"Yes. Zeus even agreed to go take the children flying tomorrow, it was late when we stepped out of the throne room and the kids were having a snow fight with our son being the winner though it ended up with Aries, Zeus and I chasing them around the cliff face till the three of us were exhausted and they won." he grumbled the last part, even at this age Hades did not like to lose to any one let alone a child though that that child happened to be his son he decided to let it pass with a fond smile.
"How is Zeus taking the news of the twins spending time with Lucifer?" Persophone asked worried about what could happen to her family if Zeus was angered.
"He is surprisingly okay with it, he is even go with us when Aries, Salazar, Godric and I take the children to the mortal world and flying on a pegasus since we could not take them today because of the impromptu meeting that Zeus and them had dragged me to." he said with a slight smile; he, his siblings, nephews and nieces had never gotten along. There would always be something that would hold them back from befriending him causing a rift to form that till now no one could heal.
"It seems our son is very special if he could heal this wound in our family that has been there for centuries." she mused kissing her husbands cheek as she snuggled down to sleep.
"You are right about that," he yawned stretching his arms above his head before he too succumbed to sleep.
The next day found Zeus and Aries trying to corral their three children so that they could visit Hades in the Underworld, the children were so excited about going to visit their new cousin that they could not sit still and let their fathers get them ready for their new adventure. Zeus and Aries had left some time the night before to go get clothes for their adult children turned six and seven year olds.
"Stand still please!" Zeus nearly yelled to his children who he was trying to help zip up their jacket but because he was trying to help on twin the other just had to try and get their fathers attention onto themselves by making the other stumble back while they tried to get in front of their father with to try and get him to help with one of the other things that they needed to get done before they could leave to pick up Lucifer and Hades for their outing. After a few minutes of Zeus failing to finish with his two children and Aries having already finished with his own son he tried to help one of the twins while Zeus was occupied with the other only to have his own son falling in to the fray when he did not have his father's attention on him.
Finally after nearly an hour of fighting with the three of them to get them to stand still they were able to finish getting ready and leaving to meet Hades and Lucifer to go to the Mortal world for some fun.
"What took you so long?" Hades asked his brother and nephew while they watched the four new friends run to each other and start talking one over the other about what they wanted to do today and of course what mischief they could get into that they could get passed the ever watchful eye of their fathers.
"The bloody kids did not want to stay still long enough for us to get them ready and they each wanted their fathers undivided attention." Zeus gripped sulkily to the amusement of this son and brother.
"At least when that happens I only have one child to worry about, though I think we need to teach them how to tie their shoes and find a touter to start their education." Hades said as they each took the hand of their children and started to walk them to the portal which would take them to the mortal world.
The gods took their their children to the pegasus where they taught them to fly, though they were not allowed to fly alone and one of the twins had to go up with Salazar they each showed that they were born to fly, as they took over the reins from their guardian's and chose to do some dangerous stunts that would scar the older men for the rest of their lives, as well as have them try to ban their small children from ever flying on anything when they are older.
Each of them had gotten their pegasus' to fly in a loop-de-loop as well as try to get them to fly upside down only for the reins to be taken back from them, each of the small children sitting in front of their guardian's pouted crossing their arms acrossed their chests glaring darkly over the top of the pegasus' heads knowing better then to try to look back at their guardian's.
Zeus motioned the men flying behind him to land as he let turned the pegasus towards the ground once they dismounted and had their charges safely on the ground the fathers' physically restrained themselves from yelling at their children knowing that it would just scare them more then it they simply talked to them.
"What you did was extremely reckless and could have gotten you hurt, I do not want to see that again. If I even here of you doing those stunts again- unless it is to save you lives- I will ground you till you are 500." Zeus said sternly to all of the children with nods of approval and confirmation from the other fathers present causing the children to pout and wince when they got a unimpressed look from their fathers and guardians causing them to nod their heads resignedly to their fate.
Once the scare of flying wore off the gods took the children to look at other animals promising them that they would be able to take home a pet if they were good for the rest of the visit. They readily agreed and proved that they could be perfect angels if they were given the right incentive. They had picked up a few new tag-a-longs.
Apollo and Artemis both asked their father to buy them a dog each which turned out to be twins one a male and a female, they named them Lyric and Loki, Eros had asked his father to buy him a cat which he named Corvus while Lucifer had asked for a snake since he had Cerberus and had no need for another four legged animal since the cerberus had three heads and some times acted like three separate animals his snake was named Tynan.