Harry's POV:
Location: Camp Half-Blood
Emily and I walked along the waters of the lake, looking on as campers in canoes floated past. None of them paid any attention to us, too focused on their tasks. The air felt warm, much like the feel of Emily's hand in mine. Everything looked so serene.
Watching the campers of all ages walk around comfortable with a variety of weapons and shields somehow comforted me. Maybe it reminded me of Hogwarts; where even though everyone had wands, everyone could talk with ease.
We strode away from the lake and towards the cabins. Not too far away, I saw Luna, crouching by a trunk of a tree. She seemed deep in conversation with someone that we couldn't see.
"Hi Luna, who are you talking to?" Emily asked as we walked over. Luna looked over her shoulder at us, her blonde hair draping over her shoulder, her greyish blue eyes staring at us.
"Oh!" Luna said. "I was following Dewdrop!" I looked around,trying to find the person she was talking to. I couldn't find anyone, but that wasn't really surprising. Sometimes Luna would be talking to things that no one else could see.
She looked back to her friend and started a conversation, forgetting that Emily and I were there. Emily shrugged as she looked at me and took my hand starting our walk once again.
We strolled past the amphitheatre where we heard a few stray voices rise in singing, telling stories of Poseidon's fish tail and Hades' devil horns and tail. I laughed trying to imagine the god wearing phony costume of horns and a taped tail on his rump. I even added in the trident for fun. It was a funny sight to be seen- even if it was just in my imagination.
"Do I want to know what you are thinking about?" Emily asked, her eyebrows arched in question as I laughed hysterically.
"Don't worry about it" I told her, wrapping my arms around her. "I was just thinking about Hades in a devil costume" I pulled her closer to me and allowed her very presence swallow me. She was always a calm remedy for me, even when I didn't need one.
"Hades in a devil costume, hm?" She mused, her tone implying a smile on her lips. "I'd bet he'd have a hoot with that."
Knowing the god I wasn't quite sure. Hades was unpredictable at times, especially when it came to his fashion sense. If I hadn't met the god in person I would've thought he was Aphrodite in disguise. Maybe secretly he wanted to be, but I don't want to think on that any further. It's not good to think of my sibling's father that way.
Luna's POV
Location: Camp Half Blood
I had gotten lost exploring on my own around the camp. I was following a rabbit, who was talking about his family to its hole, but I had lost it by one of the cabins. A dove flew by me as it sung a beautiful tune. I followed it to hum with it, but it didn't seem to notice my presence.
I was sure that I could find my way back to the big blue house where Neville, Sam, and Draco were, but I couldn't see it past the giant volcanic wall in front of me.
That was when I met Dewdrop. She was a nice mouse to show me around the camp grounds. She had perched herself on my shoulder, pointing me in the direction I needed to go. She showed me the amphitheatre, the mess hall and the arena. All such wonderful places, and most were where her friends lived.
She had also warned me about the woods that withheld strange monsters within them. I looked into the trees and thought about what kind of monsters were lurking around and started to wonder if they were any scarier than the monsters that I had seen at Hogwarts.
Once I departed from my new mouse friend, I started to walk down towards the cabins. It was so fascinating how each and every one of them were different than the one next to it. They shouldn't have fit well, yet they somehow had a harmony to them. I walked past Cabin number seven and stopped.
The cabin somehow caught my eye. It shined as if it was the sun itself, creating rays towards the other cabins. If I looked closer, it seemed that the whole structure was made of gold, or in a golden like substance.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" I looked towards the boy that had stopped next to me. He was glancing at the cabin as if he was proud at what stood before him. Even though the boy wasn't very tall, I could tell that he was arriving at manhood. His face looked scrunched, as if someone had hit him with a frying pan, but it also appeared gentle.
"I love how it glows" I complimented, looking at the cabin before us. It was hard to explain, but I somehow felt pulled to the cabin, almost as if I belonged there.
The boy chuckled and walked over to the door. He stopped as the door swung open and he turned to look at me. "You know what?" He said. "Do you like music?" He asked me.
"Music? Of course I like music!" I exclaimed excitedly.
"Well, some of us…" His voice trailed off as I was transported somewhere else, new voices and words forming in my mind.
I saw a boy walking through a dark corridor. His black hair and eyes melded in with the environment around him, but he was easy to spot thanks to his pale skin. I didn't know who the boy was, but I could feel the sadness and betrayal within him.
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Harry's POV
Location: Camp Halfblood
There was a few moments of serene silence as we looked out in the water. It was easy to lose yourself when noise didn't seem to reach you.
"Oh Harry!" I heard a voice call from somewhere. "There you are, I've been looking all over for you" Somehow I knew the voice that was drawing closer to me. I turned and froze, spotting the man in a cheap devil costume walking towards me.
"Uh, Harry… Who is that?" Emily asked me, her tone carrying horror as we saw the man glide over to us.
"Uh… I think that's Hades" I said to her.
"I thought you were only joking about the costume"
"I was…" I closed the distance between me and the man wearing a black suit, the only spot of color was the the red tie at his neck. With him, he was carrying a plastic trident and a tail was attached somehow to his pants. He even added horns to complete the look.
"Don't I look dashing?" Hades asked, twirling to show me the full angle of his uniform.
"Um…" I said, unsure how to answer. "Yes?" Hades stopped and stared at me dumbfounded.
"I don't think answers include questions, Harry" He stated. "And to think, I dressed up like this, just for you" He pretended to pout, as if offended by my lack of attention.
"Were you eavesdropping on my conversations?" I asked the god in front of me.
"Eavesdropping is such a harsh word, Harry. I prefer overhearing" He started to pick at the cheap plastic that was his pitchfork.
"I don't care what you prefer; I care that you have been listening to my conversation!" I snarled, anger starting to boil as I glared at the god.
To make matters worse, he started to poke me gently with his pitchfork, almost to see if it would actually do any damage. It did. It rose my annoyance.
"To be fair Harry; you were talking about me." He kept poking, each one causing a new bout of annoyance and anger to bubble up. "And it's not like this is the first time I've listened into your conversations"
"What?" I grabbed at the pitchfork, the plastic dug into my palm. Something that I have learned about the god of the Underworld was that he was good at testing your patience. He loved to toy around with you until your anger could turn into actual flames.
"Don't look too surprised Harry. The gods hear everything. They just pay attention to the conversations of the people they actually like" He made it sound as though it was going to make me feel better. It didn't.
"So Zeus could be listening into everything I say too?" I growled.
"Whoa, someone's fire needs to be put out. Do you want me to call Poseidon's pet of a son? I'm sure he wouldn't have a problem-"
"Hades… Please tell me you have a reason for being here" I interrupted.
"Now why would I need a reason to explore? I get bored sitting on my throne all day, so I thought I would go see how my cabin was faring these days"
"You don't have a cabin, Hades…." Calling him out on his lie.
"Fine, don't believe me. And for your information, Zeus tried to keep up with you, but he gave up a long time ago. I think the last thing he listened in on was you confessing your love to a house elf"
"When I professed my love to…"
Something grabbed my arm, stopping my sentence. I turned my head to see that it was Luna, a blank look in her eyes.
"A boy Harry…" She said to me. "A boy so pale… He's walking in dark corridors underneath us.."
"Luna, are you-"
"So much sadness he carries… he needs help Harry… he needs you…" She swayed a little, as if she was trying to keep consciousness. Her head bowed slightly for a moment, but she brought it back up. Her eyes were clear now, brighter. "Oh! Harry, where did you come from?" She asked in confusion.
All of a sudden, something glowed over Luna's head. It was a symbol the color of gold, shining bright like the sun. No, it was a sun
"Woah" A voice said from behind me. I turned my head, a boy stood there, looking at Luna with wide eyes. "I don't believe it" He said. "She's a daughter of Apollo"
