Lone-Wolf Potter
Ch. 6 Council of the Gods
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Ch. 6 Council of the Gods
Harry was sweating as he as his heart was beating extremely fast, his breathing heavy, showing his nervousness as he and the others stood before the man who killed him and his mother, Maria. He glared, his free hand tightened and shaking as it not only went white, but blood began to flow between his fingers and fell to the marble floor. Percy saw this, "Harry, your hand."
"I'm fine." he barely spat between clenched jaws as he and the King of the Gods narrowed their eyes at one another, sizing each other up. His breathing changed, coming out in great huffs until Hades stood in front of his son and looked at him.
Neither said anything as Harry lowered his head in submission to his father. "Close your eyes, and breathe easy. You must calm yourself, my son. Breathe in," Harry did as his father instructed and followed through with his fathers next words after he said them, "Breathe out."
Harry did this several more times before his father as Bianca hid behind her brother and rubbing his back somewhat, not caring to look upon the God who murdered both her mother and her brother all those years ago, even if he was the King of the Olympians.
"Hades, how is he alive?" Zeus demanded to know, thunder and lightening sounding off around Olympus itself.
"Don't speak down to me little brother, after all, your children still live, including your mortal ones who are only alive, because. I. Allow. It. Besides, any harm befalls him ever again by your hand or any hand you command, you will have a bunch of pissed off realm of Magicals coming after you."
"What?" The Thunder God bellowed standing up and grasping a now sparkling lightning bolt in his hand.
Hades smirked and began an explanation of how his plans of his sons 'rebirth' came to fruition after Hadrians first death. How Albus Dumbledore was too late to aid in his possible survival. How during that time, there was a magical war with Dumbledore squaring off against Gellert Grindewald. And of course, when Harry's training within the Underworld was completed, there was a new threat in Tom Riddle who called himself Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, an apparent offshoot of Gellerts Knights of Walpurgis. Harry's soul was placed inside one Lily Marie Potter, a daughter of Hecate. He already had a magical core before his death, but it was amplified a bit since Lily Potter sacrificed herself for her newborn son, sacrificing a bit of her own magic that entered him through an arithmetical magical ritual that Hecate hoped Lily never had to use. One that proved useful in stopping the Killing Curse, if only once and placed a magical protection upon him so that Tom could never touch him should they ever meet. It was found out that riddle had committed not just many murders including that of Hecates own daughter, but crimes against magic when he created Horcruxes by cutting off six pieces of his soul and placed them in various objects while his remaining soul remained as a wraith-like creature that inhabited and possessed various creatures up to and including another wizard. There would have been a seventh Horcrux that would have been Harry, but because of his being Hades son, he was able to absorb its memories and a bit of its magic while the main focus of the soul fragment entered Hades domain where Hades placed it into a soul gem and waited for when Harry was old enough to collect and finish the bastard off.
"He's telling the truth, Zeus! Harry is my Grandson, my Legacy and my Champion. My Lily gave her life so he may live, even in the darkest of times. Even then, you wouldn't want to anger an entire realm of Witches and Wizards who are so large in power as a group that if you harm the Hero of Magic and Europe, they'll march straight up to Olympus's doors, knock them down, and bind you and your powers, and most likely even kill you if given enough incentive." A female voice called from the shadows as a woman with pale flawless skin, long black hair, green emerald, eyes, and a white gown with gold trimmed outlines stepped into the light. "And I would lead them because I will not allow you to take my last ties to Lily from this world or from me."
"Hecate." The King of Olympus growled. "Is that a challenge?"
"Of course not, it a promise." she snarled back. "And it's not just speculation about what they would do to you since the world had indeed come far since the ancient days, and I wouldn't even blame them, as they are very wary of you since a good portion of those within Europe know that you killed him once before." She continued as she stood by Harry and slipped a hand on his shoulder in showing the Gods who she stood by and supported.
"And I will not have you harming my son again, nor any of my children, brother." Hades sneered as he stood beside Bianca as she came out from behind Harry and stood on his left with her arms wrapped around his and trying to not look the thunder God in the eye due to her fear of him.
"Nor I, father." Persephone said as she too left her throne and stood beside her husband while slipping an arm over Bianca's shoulders. "I have taken a liking to my stepson."
"Persephone?" Demeter gasped in shock.
"I'm sorry mother. Harry has earned my respect, and in doing so, I stand by him and take him and his sibling as my children as well. So, Zeus will have to go through me as well before he ever harms Harry or his siblings" she said, head held high.
"The same goes for me." Hermione said as she stood tall and proud beside her brother and semi-sister Bianca, her chin raised high. Athena could only gaze upon her daughter with pride iun her eyes. Thalia and Percy too stood beside Harry as did Zoe, shocking not just Zeus, but Poseidon as well, Artemis, not so much who only nodded at her Lieutenant in respect, and whom returned it in kind.
For a moment, there was nary a sound in the throne room minus the crackling of Zeus's bolt, with the Kings of the Sky and Underworld not backing down until Zeus saw none of the Demi-Gods moving away from his brothers children including his daughter who gave him a look of defiance mixed with a look of pleading.
Finally, after a few moments of silence, Zeus sat back on his throne and vanished his bolt with a sigh as his head leaned back before focusing on the Demi-Gods before him and the other Gods. "Very well, it seems I have no choice but to allow him to live since he has done Olympus a favor in aiding the other Demi-Gods in saving Artemis. And the fact that I am outvoted as well."
There was a large sound of sighs from the said gathered Demi-Gods and few Gods up to and including his daughter Athena. But what happened next surprised not just Zeus, but the entire gathered group of Gods and Demi-Gods as Harry stepped through his friends and kin and walked forward and pulled from his person, a scabbard that was strapped to his back and buckled in his front. It had been concealed due to an disillusionment charm since his short visit to Camp Half-Blood. Stepping forward at Zeus feet, he knelt with his head lowered and with one hand, raised it to the King of Olympus.
Zeus tilted his head to the side in query as he raised his hand in a summoning motion and the sword flew from Harry's hand into his own. The sword re-sized itself in Zeus's hand until it was an appropriate size. Pulling the jewel encrusted sword half out from its scabbard, he gasped and pushed it back into its scabbard and held it to his breast with his head lowered, eyes closed.
"How did you know and how long have you had this?" he asked looking down upon Harry who rose to both feet.
"Godrics hat told me and I didn't, Uncle. Hogwarts did. It had resided inside of the Hogwarts sorting hat that once was Godric Gryffindores hat, it was dipped in the venom of a Basilisk and aided in the destruction of the so called Dark Lord Voldemort's final soul anchor, a magically mutated snake called Nagini." Harry answered.
Zeus nodded as he figured Godric, his son, would put the Goblin made Mithril sword in such an object for as long as it was hidden. "I...I thank you,...nephew. I don't have very much of my son's property, any at all in fact. But still, thank you." he said with an honest appreciative look in his eyes. "It seems I owe you an apology. With the great prophecy and all..."
"Contrary to what you believe, Uncle. This prophecy is not about me or my siblings. Percy Jackson is your man. He is the one the Prophecy speaks of. And I know his heart, it will never waver. He...is the champion of Olympus." Harry said with conviction as he stood, turned and looked upon his cousin with trepidation, and with the power of hope in his voice. Percy couldn't believe Harry had this much faith and trust in him, but was honored by him that he nodded at Harry before he turned away and received one in turn. Turning back to his Uncle and King, "But should Olympus find itself in danger and in need of defending, I and my siblings, as well as the House of Potter and my Allies will be there to defend it. So I swear on the Styx, so mote it be."
A loud rumble like that of thunder signified his oath taking effect. Zeus looked down upon his nephew with respect as the two stared into each others eyes until finally, the King of the Gods, with a firm nod of his head and a gentle smile, allowed Harry to return to his family and friends. The meeting continued as Thalia eventually joined Artemis and Zoe amongst the Hunters, even if Zeus was a little put out about it.
The situation with the Ophiotaurus was handled pretty well when Harry handed it over to Zeus and Poseidon while it was still inside the Magical tank. Hephaestus was impressed with its ingenuity and the runes used to keep it strong and magically enchanted. With a bit of his own added power and metal craft, the Ophiotaurus would be kept in a safe location within Olympus only a handful of the Gods would know as Harry made sure that the Gods talked it out into an agreement instead of fighting and wanting to kill it.
With Percy swearing to do his part as the prophecies chosen one, and a promise from Harry and Hermione to aid in his training, the meeting ended with a celebration. Harry took this time to walk up to the man he feared most, Ares.
"Father, give me strength." he mentally said to himself with Hades chuckling as he and Persephone dancing in each others arms. He didn't see Hades whispering into his wife's ear let alone the two looking at him as he walked up to the War God, beads of sweat falling from his forehead. Bianca, he left with Hermione as this was something he needed to do alone.
Tapping the God of War on a shoulder since he was now in human size, as he was talking animatedly with Aphrodite standing beside him.
"Ex...Excuse me, Lord Ares. I-I was wondering if I may have a moment of your time."
Ares looked from the boy to the Love Goddess who only nodded and and walked away to allow the two individuals their space, "What's up, Potter." he asked moodily with his arms crossed, having been interrupted from his moment with his girl.
Harry gulped and strained to raise his head and looked Ares in the eyes, "I-I-I...don't know if you know, but your daughter, Clarisse and I have been seeing one another lately for almost two years."
"Yeah, and?" Ares knew everything he needed to know as his daughter spoke or prayed to him nightly about the young Lord. Though he was ragging on him, he knew where the boys loyalty held and also knew the Potter Lord had something in his pocket for his daughter, he just wanted the young warrior mage to come forward like a man and ask him, that and he was enjoying himself too much in freaking the young man out by doing his part and acting like the father he was.
"Well,..." Harry looked down, took a few breaths and with as much courage as he could muster after ensuring his Occlumency shields held so as to not be affected by Ares aura, looked the War God in the eyes and just said it quickly due to his fear, "Ilikeyourpermissiontomarryyourdaughter."
"Ok, bring that down a few decimals and say it slower so I can understand you." Ares said, while internally, he was laughing his ass off at the boy, no, young man and Lord.
Harry took a few more breaths, and tried again, "I like...per-permission to m-marry your daughter." Harry closed his eyes and took a breath, waiting on the punch that never came as a moment later he opened one of his squinted eyes to see Ares with his hands on his hips and shaking, not in anger, but in mirth. He opened the other one and was curious about why the War God was laughing.
Laughing out loud for a few moments as to draw attention to himself from the others, Ares said, "You got balls, kid. I'll give you that. So, if she says yes, you got my blessing." Before Harry could question his wording or answer, Ares waved a hand to his left and a very familiar female form appeared beside him, a girl standing at almost 6'4, black raven-esque hair, lithe, yet muscular build with swords strapped to her back, wearing brown and red pants, a Camp Half-Blood shirt on with a camouflaged vest over it, and leather black fingerless gloves on her arms to her hands.
Clarisse La Rue took one look around her surroundings and then at Harry. Her eyes widened and then narrowed, "Potter," she growled.
"Clarisse...ulp'" Harry said with a wince as he found himself flying and then sliding on the throne room marble floor.
"Ow, dammit. I forgot how hard his jaw was." she said as she shook out her hand after cradling it with her other hand.
"Damn, he got knocked the f**k down. You done yet, short pint?" Ares asked trying and yet failing to look at his daughter with disappointment. He could barely narrow his eyes before he began to chuckle and turned to Harry who was being helped up by his now pissed off sister.
Rubbing his now sore jaw with one hand and calming Bianca down with the other, he was about to speak when ares beat him to it, "Everyone, everyone, can I please, have your undivided attention." he hollered out.
The festivities paused as everyone, God, Goddess, and Demi-God's alike looked toward Ares, "Thank you. Thank you. Now, for some time now, the spawn of my Uncle Hades here, has been seeing my daughter, Clarisse." she tried to hide herself so as not to be embarrassed, though one could see her turning from pink to red, but Ares had a firm hold on her shoulders.
Harry too turned red in embarrassment while trying not to smile and failing.
"The young English Lord and Man-who-conquered here" he squeezed Harry's shoulder causing him to wince a bit, "Has just asked for my permission to ask for Clarisse's hand in marriage. Now, granted, she's near seventeen and he's just a few years older physically, but, for my own amusement, I now leave the floor to them, Potter, Clarisse."
Firmly pushing his now blood red daughter towards her boyfriend, Harry also felt himself being shoved, though he didn't know by whom as he almost faltered in his step as he and Clarisse stood before each other.
"Wow, this is awkward." Harry joked, rubbing his jaw, "Did you have to hit me so hard?", trying to show courage over nervousness.
"Potter, just get it over with." Clarisse growled, just itching to hit him again or something to get her frustrations out. She also saw the questioning looks everyone was giving them and it was making her very uncomfortable.
Harry just nodded and with a gulp, took both of her hands in his and knelt to a knee. There were some gasps as Harry looked up and into Clarisses eyes, "Clarisse La Rue, I have loved you for for these two long years since after we met. You are strong, loyal, stubborn to a fault." there were a few intakes of breath at that one.
He continued, "But you are also intelligent, beautiful, and even kind when you want to be and everything I want in a strong woman." A few chuckles and slaps were heard as Harry finished, "So, in front of our family and friends, I, Lord Harry James Potter, also known as Hadrian James Di Angelo, am asking you, Clarisse La Rue, to be my wife, and be the next Lady Potter-Di Angelo." At these words, he pulled from his right pocket, a small black box and opened it. Sitting inside, forged from not just Goblin Mithril, but merged with Celestial Bronze, Stygian Iron, and gold, was a beautiful diamond ring.
Her free hand flew to her mouth as she gazed tearfully upon the multi-metal ring with a rather beautiful stone and miniature jewels around the band with several protection enchantments on it, though she didn't know that. Her hand that he held opened and her fingers splayed out as he took the ring from the box and slipped it on her hands ring finger and kissed it. Looking back up into her eyes that was now shedding tears, he asked, "Is that a yes?"
Grabbing him by the lapels of his jacket and yanking him up, she began kissing him with such ferociousness, that when they parted, they had to take in lungfuls of much needed air. "Does that answer your question, Potter?"
Before he could form a coherent thought, she smashed her lips to his to silence him again. There was a thunderous noise as everyone cried out their joy and clapped, whistled, and shouted their approval and whatnot.
Harry's arms circled hers body and rose her into the air as he took control and smiled with her as they just continued to make out. Clarisse's legs folded as Harry twirled her around in love and happiness. Harry then officially introduced Bianca to her soon to be Sister In-law. Bianca of course gathered her courage and warned the Demi-War Goddess that if she ever hurt her brother, that she'd send her soul to Tartarus herself.
Aphrodite intended to thank Harry for his part in saving her daughter earlier in the week, but even though he tried to just shake her hand, she couldn't stop herself from touching him. Clarisse had to step in and let the Love Goddess know that he was off limits. Harry did compromise with her by allowing her to take control of the wedding as the Wedding Planner, to which she accepted and shook his hand, much to his relief.
Hermione and Clarisse met up and began talking like old friends as she showed off her ring to many a female whether they be Goddess, Demi-Goddess, Nymph, etc. Hades came up to his son with Bianca at her fathers side, "Well, my boy. Already going to be married. I'm so proud." he said as he grabbed and hugged his son.
"DDDaaaaadddd." Harry cried out in good fun. Hades just chuckled at his sons expense.
"Listen, when you guys get back to Camp Half-Blood, there will be a a castle-like cabin waiting for you and your siblings to stay and even live in." Hades said.
"Yeah, well, thanks dad." He acknowledged as they clapped hands and gave each other one armed hugs. "Hey, I gotta ask the Gods as a whole a big question, so I need you to assemble them one more time for me."
"Why?"
"Well, you know how I got a lot of money, more than I know what to do with as well as several worldwide businesses that continues to make more money?"
"Yes."
"I was wondering if the Gods would permit me to take their children and visit the Magical District here in New York. It's something I think they would like to see as Britain is somewhat still too dangerous for our kind as there are still many a Pure Blood who want my head. But since there are many a store here in New York like there is in Great Britains Diagon Alley..."
"Fair enough."
"Also, I'd like your permission to give Mother, Lily, and James a pass from Elysium for about a week, to be at my wedding."
"And you shall have it, my son." The God of the Underworld said as he and Harry hugged one last time in a father son bonding moment.
By the end of the regathering, the Gods felt it was a great idea to show their children around New Yorks version of the Magical World, called Madison Alley. Hecate promised to aid Chiron and Mr. D. in chaperoning the Demi-Gods and Demi-Goddesses alongside the Nymphs and Satyrs also assigned as chaperones to the the American version of the Magical realm.
Thankfully, Harry found the time to contact Fred and George Weasley about being there with the family to operate their American Store on the day of the said visit.
Before the celebrations came to a close, Harry and Hermione pulled Artemis aside and informed her to meet him at his main business Marauders Incorporated where he had a separate division working on special magical weapons and armor that aided the Aurors the World over. As to show their intentions to this request and having anticipated running into either Artemis or Apollo at one point in time, or even both, he'd prepare a special gift that he prepared for both individuals. Hermione spearheaded the specific weapons applications where magical weapons was concerned for Demi-Gods. They'd hired various elder sons and daughters of Hephaestus who no longer stayed within the camp. Having called Dobby to bring one of the special weapons crate. Harry had used ideas taken from Hollywood based Sci-Fi weapons to create a special crossbow. Van Hellsing was especially inspiring where one of the weapons in the crate was concerned as Hermione took care of the technical mechanics of it all.
Unlike the films version of the crossbow, the crossbow was charmed to be lightweight, with an unlimited amount of not just arrows, but the needed limitless gas propulsion as well to shoot said arrows. It too had automatic and semi-automatic settings, but there was also an added feature, explosive setting. An idea based on the arrow tips that Sylvester Stallone's character Rambo for the explosive arrows he used.
Having spotted a perfect area to use for show and tell, they directed Artemis, Zoe, and Thalia outside with Clarisse and Bianca following, not knowing or minding that a couple of Gods followed.
While Hermione set up the target while Harry opened and pulled out the crossbow. The moment he pulled out the weapon, he received several whistles of astonishment.
"This crossbow was based on a favorite movie of mine. Hugh Jackman wielded this bad boy, but we took the design and specification to a whole new level." After explaining what he and Hermione had done to the crossbow with the circular arrow filled cartridge, he fired at the target that was over a hundred feet away at both automatic and semi-automatic settings. They then showed the explosive setting of the crossbow as the target was left in ashes and splinters.
Turning to look at Artemis and Apollo, both looked like they were going to orgasm as Harry gave Artemis her crossbow and Apollo his. Both Thalia and Zoe received one as well as Bianca, though Harry promised his sister that he owed her and Nico many overdue presents from many past birthdays and Christmas's. She responded by jumping into his arms with a squeal of love and delight. Harry proposed to Artemis to send her hunters and Apollo his trusted children to his company in two days time to receive their own crossbows.
"I'm in love." Artemis said as she stroked her new weapon as if it was a baby.
"I am so turned on right now." Apollo stated, causing everyone to go quiet and look at him strangely. He didn't notice until minutes later as when he was stroking the side of his new weapon, he looked around and saw the funny looks everyone was giving him, "What?" he asked.
Everyone just shivered, trying to clear that image and memory from their minds.
An hour later found the teen Demi-Gods, Hunters, and Goddess at Camp Half-Blood. Sometime before they left Olympus, there appeared within the Camp a dark castle-like cabin that resembled Hades Castle within the Underworld.
"Harry, Bianca." Nico shouted as he rushed up to his elder brother and sister. Harry introduced Nico to his soon to be sister in-law. Sirius Black and Remus Lupin was walking beside Chiron coming up to the newly arrived group.
"Harry, did my ears deceive me?" Remus asked.
"Our little Prongslet is becoming a man. I'm so proud." Sirius said as he wiped away a fake imaginary tear from one of his eyes. Grasping Remus, he mock cried out, "He group up too fast, Remy. He group up to fast."
He and Remus mocked cried in each others arms while Chiron got in on the fun by using a white Handkerchief to wipe away a set of fake tears from both eyes.
As much as Harry wanted to spend the night at the Camp, he and Hermione already had reservations back in Europe at the Weasley home. After letting Chiron know what they were planning, Remus took out a rope from within one of his coat pockets and had his brother and sister as well as his fiance grab on as Sirius and Hermione took hold. Before the group vanished, Hermione informed the others that she'd speak to the head of their adopted familys patriarch and see about allowing them to visit their Scottish countryside home. With a wave of his wand, the entire group disappeared after Remus spoke, "Activate!"
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