My Immortal Dads Goblet Addition chapter 9
By ncalkins; do not own Harry Potter or Percy Jackson; ooc; might be au; thanks beta DarkLadyIreth some contact strait out of the book.
Harry, Thalia, Nico, Percy, Hades, Zeus and Poseidon jumped down from their carriage. They covered their heads with their arms trying to shield themselves from the rain. They dashed up Hogwarts steps with heads down and only looked up once they were in the bewitching castle. Harry looked at the others when they were inside the cavernous entrance hall, with its moving staircases. Torchlight danced across their faces as they looked at the moving stairs. Harry smiled, but soon his smile faded and a look of annoyance filled his face as shadows crawled across his face.
His source of annoyance one Ron Weasley whom had shaken his head right next to Harry and splashed him with hair traveled water.
"Blimey," Ron said in a voice that grated the Olympians nerves as they filed into the halls amongst the children. "If that keeps up the lake's going to overflow. I'm soak- ARRGH!"
A red water balloon had hit his head sending cold water cascading down his already wet body. Ron sputtered and fell sideways planning to lean on Harry, but it did not go as plan. Harry jumped forward and waltzed his way toward Hades laughing all the way as Ron fell sideways. From his place next to Hades a water balloon narrowly missed Nico and splashed and Harry's feet. Soon chaos broke out as students pushed and shoved each other trying to get out of the way.
The Olympians quick to act summoned an umbrella and held it over their heads. Harry seeing a shadow befall him looked up, an umbrella held by Hades sheltered Nico, Harry and Hades from the projectiles. Harry smiled a question reflecting in his emerald eyes, "Magic." Hades whispered.
Harry nodded and looked at the other Olympians hiding under different colored umbrellas. Athena and Annabeth were under a silver umbrella. Ares and Clarisse were under a blood red umbrella with a spear tip. Aphrodite with Silena and Draco were under a heart shaped sparkly red umbrella. Draco just looked happy to be relatively dry.
Hephaestus and Beckendorf were under a semimetal umbrella. ('Isn't that dangerous?' Harry thought as his eyes continued to look around.) Dionysus, Pollux and Castor were under a purple umbrella with vines growing from the center, then the vines spilled over the sides and hanging from the vines were green grapes that hung all along the perimeter of the umbrella. Therefore, they looked like an umbrella made with a grape plant with legs. Apollo and Will was under a sun like umbrella they even seemed to be dry. Artemis was under a moon like umbrella near Apollo.
Demeter and Persephone were under a plant woven umbrella. Hera stood next to Zeus and Thalia under a storm cloud umbrella with lighting flashing and moving on the fabric, at the tip was a diamond ring use for marriages. Poseidon and Percy were under a sea styled umbrella complete with fish swimming over it and the smell of the sea.
Harry looked closer to the umbrella he was under and saw bronze edges and scenes of people dieing sown into the fabric. Harry looked at the handle incased in Hades's hand and saw it was bones of a human hand curled as if it was cupping something. Harry was distracted from his observing by professor McGonagall. She banished Peeves and rounded everyone up; they all went into the candle lit Great Hall.
Harry led the big three and big three kids to the Gryffindor table. The sat down waiting for everyone else, Harry saw Athena and Annabeth with Dionysus, Pollux, Castor and Artemis sitting the Ravenclaw table. Ares and Clarisse, Apollo and Will sat at the Gryffindor table down on separate ends of the table, to Percy's relief the war god stayed away. Aphrodite and Silena sat next to Draco at the Slytherin table; Aphrodite seemed to be fussing about Draco's hair much to his confused embarrassment.
Hephaestus and Beckendorf were sitting next to Cedric at the Hufflepuff table and at the same table sat Demeter and Persephone who sat next to Hera. As Harry looked around, he could not help feel excited about the sorting, much to the others amusement (it showed on his face.) Harry had not been to a sorting since his own.
"Hiya, Harry!" Called a highly excited, breathless voice called down the table.
Colin Creevey, a third year to whom Harry was something of a hero.
"Hi, Colin," said Harry warily.
"Harry, guess what? Guess what, Harry? My brother's starting! My brother Dennis!"
"Er, that's good." Harry said shooting Percy, Nico and Thalia a Shut up! Look the whole time they have been snickering.
"He's really excited!" said Colin, practically bouncing up and down in his seat. "I just hope he's in Gryffindor! Keep your fingers crossed, eh, Harry?"
"Er, yeah, all right," said Harry as he felt the urge to bang his head against the table.
He turned to Fred and George, who were sitting just a little bit away from them.
He quietly said so Colin would not hear, "Brothers and sisters usually go in the same Houses, don't they?"
"Not really," started Fred. "Parvati Patil's twin's in Ravenclaw." Finished George.
Harry calmed down as Percy asked, "Why don't you just tell him to get lost?"
Harry turned to the staff table, as he answered, "I don't want to hurt his feelings." Making girls around him aww inside their heads.
Harry noticed there was no Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, when Harry was about to ask what the others thought. Hermione sat across of him (much to the big threes disgust) and voiced his question.
"Maybe they couldn't get anyone!" Said Hermione looking anxious.
A clap of thunder sounded outside and the dark boiling clouds split as a flash of lighting forked across the ceiling.
"Oh hurry up," Ron moaned as he said beside Hermione (He tried to sit next to Harry but Thalia was sitting there and though he would not admit it, she scare him.) "I could eat a hippogriff."
"If only he would get eaten by one." Nico muttered to the others.
Hermione looked slightly undecided as she scooted away from Ron, her eyes darting from Ron to Harry and back again. Her teeth chewing on her lip, as he eyes glazed over in thought.
The doors opened and the miserably wet first years filed in after Professor McGonagall. The sorting went by fast; the Olympians really enjoyed it, mean the kids loved it. To Harry's stress Dennis Creevey was in Gryffindor (He fell into the lake) the feast was going great. Thought Zeus, Poseidon, Hades and their kids kept trying to pile more food on Harry's plate.
"You're lucky there's a feast at all tonight, you know," said Nearly Headless Nick. "There was trouble in the kitchens earlier."
Harry asked what happened as he bit into a juicy medium rare steak.
Therefore, Nick informed them about Peeves and the house-elves. Making Hermione have a hissy fit, when Harry informed her, they more then likely are treated all right. She glared at him, turned her nose into the air and sniffed angrily. Harry felt a twinge in his heart; part of him did not want her angry with him. Even if she was just using him, they had been though so much, it was hard to erase all the good memories, even if they were tainted.
The feast passed with Hermione not eating and Ron trying to get her to eat. At one point Harry looked at Draco only to see him choking on his juice, with Aphrodite hugging/hitting him on the back.
"What with him?" Harry Muttered as he looked at the slightly pink blonde-haired person.
Poseidon looked up and leaning over said, "She probably told him the truth. See Aphrodite is Draco's true mother that had to leave. So his dad to avoid shame staged a marriage and claimed Draco was his wife's baby."
Harry nodded saying, "I'm glad his family in united, now."
By the end of the feast, Harry was feeling tired, soft mutters fluttering all around him, warmth from the bodies around him making a blanket. The smell of chicken and sweets filled the air even though it had all disappeared, the sound of rain in the background wishing him a good nights sleep.
Dumbledore stood up, the voice of the hall dispersed and rain took their place. Dumbledore made his beginning of the year speech, which was the same as every year except. "It is also my painful duty to inform you that the Inter-House Quidditch Cup will not take place this year."
That snapped Harry out of his daze. Harry started at Dumbledore with disbelief; he would not get to fly this year?
"Man, I wanted to see you fly Harry." Nico whined as he pouted.
"Yeah and see you kick all the other Quidditch teams butts." Percy sighed resting his head in his hand as all around them angry voice broke out.
Just when Harry feared, there would be a riot, when Dumbledore continued and grudgingly the kids quieted. "This is due to an event that will be starting in October, and continuing throughout the school year, taking up much of the teachers' time and energy. However, I am sure you will all enjoy it immensely. I have a great pleasure in announcing that this year at Hogwarts…"
However, at the moment thunder rumbled in the black sky, the doors swung open the breeze it caused extinguishing the candles plunging the hall in darkness. Small screams came from all tables, the Olympian gods, demigods and teachers tensed ready for a fight. A dull clunk echoed through the Hall as the doors closed. Dumbledore clapped his hands and the hall was lit by candles once more, the robed person stoop in front of the door.
They slowly raised their hand to remove the black cowl of their cloak. Harry gasped as lighting flash throwing shadows on the man's face, the man's face looked like it had been carved out of wood and chiseled by an amateur. Every inch of skin seemed to be scarred. The mouth looked like a diagonal gash, and a large chunk of the nose was missing. Nevertheless, the man's eyes are the most frightening aspect.
One eye was cold, small, dark and beady. The other was large, round as a coin, and a vivid, electric blue. The blue eye moved all around the man's eye socket, as if it was not connected to any veins. It rolled to the back of his head showing only whiteness. As Harry was looking at the stranger, the stranger had been on the move. He now stood right in front of Dumbledore, the shook hands. Dumbledore gestured for the stranger to sit on his right-hand side. The stranger sat and began to eat, his black eye stayed on his fork and plate, the blue on swirled everywhere looking at everything.
"May I introduce out new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?" Dumbledore said brightly to the dreaded silence. "Professor Moody."
"Moody?" Harry heard Ron whisper in disbelieve.
Moody continued to eat ignoring the eyes on him and whispers that broke out around him.
Zeus noticing Harry staring whispered, "It's not polite to stare."
Harry nodded and said, "I know, but don't chastise me when you're doing the same thing."
Zeus seeing that logic removed his eyes from the new Professor. The Gods followed their younger brother and king's example. Their children followed their's.
They were taken out of the concentrated looking away, by Fred Weasley yelling, "You're JOKING!"
The tension sense Moody's arrival broke and nearly everyone laughed.
Dumbledore chuckling said, "No, I am not joking. Though if you want to hear one fill free to come by my office anytime before curfew."
"The Triwizard Tournament being held here was first established some seven hundred years ago as a friendly competition between wizarding schools. A champion was picked to represent each school, those champions set out to perform three tasks. The schools took turns hosting the tournament; it was a good way to establish relations between wizards. Until the death toll got to high."
"Death toll?" Hermione whispered horrified.
"Yeah, that's friendly." Harry said sarcastically, causing people around him to snort.
Dumbledore explained how Dumstrang and Beauxbatons with their selected few to try for this tournament, how there would be an age line to stop those under seventeen from entering. There was many complaints yelled, even after why was explained.
"Know I'm sure you are wondering about the strangers sitting at the tables. They are guest please welcome the Olympians."
The Greek gods and demigods stood up and nodded their heads at the student and teachers. Halfhearted claps were scattered across the Great Hall, many were too bummed about the tournament rule. After that, they were all sent to bed, the Olympians walked with Harry until they reached their own private rooms, except Aphrodite and Silena they went down into the dungeons with Draco.
Harry listened to the talk as the Gryffindors walked into Gryffindor tower. Fred and George pledged to get over that age line and compete, despite Hermione telling this it was dangerous and stressing about the death toll. After Fred and George walked up to the boy's room, Ron turned to Harry and said. "If they find a way in, I'm going to enter the tournament."
Harry stared at him with cold green eyes, making Ron shiver. "Good for you, just know I won't be backing you. Hope you get killed."
Ron narrowed his eyes at Harry and stormed up to the dormitory.
Hermione turned to Harry with brown eyes flashing, the red and gold décor surrounding her brown hair.
"That wasn't nice Harry!"
By now, the common room was empty full bellies made all the kids retire early.
Harry looked at her with bored eyes, "I know what your both planning Mione." He said Mione in a mocking tone, making fun of the nickname and friendship they use to have.
Hermione flinched, tears filling intelligent brown eyes. "I really care for you Harry. No matter what you heard."
Harry scoffed and turned from her, "Whatever."
He made his way toward the dormitory to go to bed, when a hand closed around his wrist. He turned his head toward Hermione, who had her curly brown head bowed. Crystal tears fell from her face shining as the left the curtain of hair and made way into firelight. Harry's eyes widened as he saw the tears accompanied by a sob.
"I-I want to get away." Hermione sobbed grief and terror choking her. "B-But they s-sound so c-cruel."
Her head snapped up tears flying off her face and into the air, terror filled eyes stared at him.
"I'm scared!" she squeaked tears running down her face as her nose started to run.
"I'm so afraid that they'll kill me if I back out." she said brokenly.
Harry felt his heart soften and he pulled her into a hug.
"I don't know if you're telling the truth." Began Harry as his shirt was stained with tears and snot. Hermione sobbed and sniffed as Harry continued. "I'll find a way to tell. If you are telling the truth, know this…"
Harry pulled away and looked straight into Hermione's wet red-rimed eyes. "You will be safe from them."
Hermione sobbed and nodded, Harry smiled patted her on the cloaked shoulder and went to bed.
Hermione stood in the quiet, slowly turning dark, red and gold common room staring up at the boy's dormitory. Soft tears fell from her warm brown eye; her hands were clasped together and pressed to her chest. The fire once so brilliant and bright burned out and turned to embers and ashes.
"Hermione aren't you coming to bed?" Ginny's voice called as he pink slippers walked down the stairs, when she reached the landing she gave a start.
"Hermione, what's wrong?"
Hermione rubbed her eyes with her left arm and her nose with her right. She sniffed, as she turned to Ginny, ready to go to bed as hope blazed within her.
"Nothing Ginny, Ron's just being an ass again."
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