"I think I got it!" Rose said happily, plopping down in between Scorpius and Al. "Chapter Twenty-Three: Demigods and Legacies."
"What and what nows?" Al asked.
"A demigod is the child of a god and mortal," Scorpius told him. "Legacies are the children, grandchilden, great-grandchildren of demigods."
"And in the chapter on mythical creatures, it says a veela is the descendant of Hephestus, god of blacksmiths and fire, and Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty."
"I guess it explains things. But what about Lily? And Bianca? And Lorcan and Lysander?"
"They could be Legacies," Scorpius suggested, throwing a stone into the lake. "Sorry!" he yelled when it hit the giant squid. Al frowned.
"But wouldn't that mean that I was a Legacy?" Scorpius and Rose shrugged.
"I guess."
"But who am I a Legacy of?" Al wondered out loud. A hissing sound came out of the forest.
"Hello, Legacy of Hades."
"Woah, what the crap. Uhg, that's gross," Al said, looking at the woman's snake legs.
"Well we know who your a Legacy of," Rose said, grabbing Al and Scorp by the arms and pulling them back. Al was still staring. He hated snakes, and a lady with snake legs was no more pleasing.
"God of the dead." Scorpius said.
"And you!" the snake-lady said, turning to Scorpius. "Legacy of Athena! And a clear-sighted mortal, too!" she hissed.
"You're a dracnea, aren't you?" Rose asked, looking at the creature.
"Smart girl. Prepare to die!" she hissed. Suddenly a large, black dog leaped out of the forest.
"I think it wants us to get on it's back!" Scorpius said as the dracnea advanced, slowly.
"Listen to it!" Rose nearly screamed as the dracnea stabbed her with her spear.
"Rose!" But Rose was okay.
"Stupid motal! I cannot kill you! I can kill your friends, though!"
"Rose, get on!" Al told her. Rose obeyed, and the dog took off.
"Are they awake?" Someone asked. "Are they? I wanna say hi. C'mon, are they awake yet?"
"Shut up, Sirius!" Someone hissed. Scorpius blinked a few times.
"Woah, you-"
"Are dead?" Sirius grinned. "Yup. Your Draco Malfoy's kid, right? You don't seem nearly as gittish as him. And a Gryfindor, too? Well your parents must be proud." Scorpius grinned, deciding he liked Sirius.
"I do my best to dissapoint my family."
"Here's a tip: Glue posters of all things muggle to your wall with a permanent sticking charm. It drove my mum mad."
"I already have ever surface in my room glued with posters of motercycles, muggle sports teams, muggle bands, cars, television shows, everything," Scorp informed him.
"I like this kid!" Sirius decided, giving Scorpius a high-five.
"Just wondering, where are we?" Al asked from next to him, waking up.
"The Underworld! Hello, grandson!" James said grinning.
"Grandad? Um, hi. How did we get here?"
"Mrs. O'Leary took you here," Fred said, patting the sleeping hellhound.
"I'm hungry," Rose muttered from in-between the two boys.
"I suggest that you don't eat Underworld food. Then you'll be stuck here. Forever." Lily told her. Rose rubbed her eyes, now fully awake.
"I'm suddenly not so hungry anymore." Rose decided.
"Wotcher. Now c'mon, how 'bout we show you around Elysian." Tonks suggested.
"Um, okay," Al said, getting to his feet.
"As long as there's no spiders," Scorpius muttered. Rose nodded in agreement.
"Or snakes," Al added.
"No spiders or snakes," Remus assured them.
"In that case, let's go."