Chapter 3: Facing What I Despise
My name is announced
I hear the call
My name echoes from wall to wall
Please let this cruel punishment end let me be seen
Or better yet make this a dream
Lady Artemis Gryffin (AKA Callmegoddess)
"I take great pleasure in presenting to you Lady Artemis Gryffin" announced Professor Dumbledore. Applause filled the room from every table.
Artemis took a deep breath and stepped into the great hall.
"Lady Gryffin it is my great pleasure to welcome you to our school".
"The pleasure is all mine Professor Dumbledore. It is a honor to be attending Hogwarts," answered Artemis in a formal voice.
Artemis noted that when she spoke several students made a face. Unlike most of her voice was different. Her voice had an accent that was a combination of the English and American accents. The combination was charming and sophisticated sounding for some odd reason, so she had never been forced to change it. She walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat down next to a boy with black hair and a girl with bushy brown hair.
" Hello Lady Gryffin I'm Hermione Granger this is Harry Potter" pointing to the boy with black hair "and this is Ron Weasly," she said pointing to the red head across from her.
"Lovely to meet you, but please call me Artemis. None of this Lady Gryffin stuff its horrible, especially when I feel like I know you all very well". She said with a grin.
"Artemis" said Ron " I take it you don't like your title then" he said as he helped himself to dinner. Harry rolled his eyes at Ron's question.
" Oh no, I like the title its just could you imagine Harry calling you Lord Weasly all the time." She said with a look of amusement. " Besides Ron, you've never been forced into half the horrors in your entire life as I have been just in the last two years".
He started to say something but she interrupted him.
"Granted you have faced danger before, but trust me I would prefer to have a fight with Voldemort than sit through twelve royal dinners in a month in full royal dress. Not to mention teas with the Countess Debair. I swear if that woman tries to pair me up with her son one more time I'll blow up her palace. Its dreadful anyway."
Ron had gone white the instant she said Voldemort's name.
"My Lady did you just say You-Know-Whos name". Said Ron fully shaken
"Ronald Weasly how many times have I told you fear of name only increases fear of thing itself," chided Hermione
" Couldn't have put it better myself Hermione" said Artemis "After all Ron he proclaimed himself "Lord" which he's absolutely not, but on top of that he hates all muggle born, half bloods and muggles when he's nothing more than a half blood himself. Its rather contradictory, don't you think so". She said with a face that displayed great hilarity and loathing at the same time.
"I cannot believe you just said that, " muttered Ron
"C'mon guys dinners over anyway " said Harry "besides she's right".
As they were walking into the Gryffindor common room Hermione turned to Artemis and asked
"Where are you staying our after all dormitory is full?" she said puzzled
Artemis smiled and pulled Hermione over to a tapestry in the common room. Behind the tapestry was a door with a moon on it.
"Apollo" said Artemis just loud enough for the four of them to hear. "These are my chambers.
When the door swung open the three explores were shocked.
"My God this is a bed room," cried Ron completely blown away.
Artemis was used to it but she could still see why they were so shocked. The bedroom was decorated with white gold in every possible place and jewels were encrusted on most of the surfaces. The bed was a canopy decorated with a white and yellow gold design. Paintings done of Artemis were hung on the walls and you could see the walk in closet and the connected bathroom from where they were standing. To put it bluntly the trio was petrified with shock.
"Please don't use this room to reflect who I am I didn't want any of this but it was insisted on," Artemis said looking miserable.
"Wouldn't even dream of it" Said Harry " from the moment you entered the room we could tell that".
"Well its best we go now it's late good night Artemis" said Hermione".
The three walked out of the room and Artemis got ready for bed. Before she went to sleep she looked through an old photo album of hers. She stopped and pulled a picture out. It was a picture of her and Dray on a broom together flying over a lake. Looking at the picture caused tears to drip from Artemis's eyes. She fell asleep wit the picture in her hand.
^^^^^^^FLASHBACK^^^^^^^ "Goddess could you please convince your parents to let you come to school with me" Said Dray in a pleading voice
" Dray why do you call me that" questioned Artemis
"Call you what," answered Dray
"Goddess" she said
"Because that's what you are. In Mythology Artemis was the Goddess of night. Besides you truly are worthy of the title Goddess for that's what you are.
^^^^^^^ END FLASHBACK^^^^^^^
My name is announced
I hear the call
My name echoes from wall to wall
Please let this cruel punishment end let me be seen
Or better yet make this a dream
Lady Artemis Gryffin (AKA Callmegoddess)
"I take great pleasure in presenting to you Lady Artemis Gryffin" announced Professor Dumbledore. Applause filled the room from every table.
Artemis took a deep breath and stepped into the great hall.
"Lady Gryffin it is my great pleasure to welcome you to our school".
"The pleasure is all mine Professor Dumbledore. It is a honor to be attending Hogwarts," answered Artemis in a formal voice.
Artemis noted that when she spoke several students made a face. Unlike most of her voice was different. Her voice had an accent that was a combination of the English and American accents. The combination was charming and sophisticated sounding for some odd reason, so she had never been forced to change it. She walked over to the Gryffindor table and sat down next to a boy with black hair and a girl with bushy brown hair.
" Hello Lady Gryffin I'm Hermione Granger this is Harry Potter" pointing to the boy with black hair "and this is Ron Weasly," she said pointing to the red head across from her.
"Lovely to meet you, but please call me Artemis. None of this Lady Gryffin stuff its horrible, especially when I feel like I know you all very well". She said with a grin.
"Artemis" said Ron " I take it you don't like your title then" he said as he helped himself to dinner. Harry rolled his eyes at Ron's question.
" Oh no, I like the title its just could you imagine Harry calling you Lord Weasly all the time." She said with a look of amusement. " Besides Ron, you've never been forced into half the horrors in your entire life as I have been just in the last two years".
He started to say something but she interrupted him.
"Granted you have faced danger before, but trust me I would prefer to have a fight with Voldemort than sit through twelve royal dinners in a month in full royal dress. Not to mention teas with the Countess Debair. I swear if that woman tries to pair me up with her son one more time I'll blow up her palace. Its dreadful anyway."
Ron had gone white the instant she said Voldemort's name.
"My Lady did you just say You-Know-Whos name". Said Ron fully shaken
"Ronald Weasly how many times have I told you fear of name only increases fear of thing itself," chided Hermione
" Couldn't have put it better myself Hermione" said Artemis "After all Ron he proclaimed himself "Lord" which he's absolutely not, but on top of that he hates all muggle born, half bloods and muggles when he's nothing more than a half blood himself. Its rather contradictory, don't you think so". She said with a face that displayed great hilarity and loathing at the same time.
"I cannot believe you just said that, " muttered Ron
"C'mon guys dinners over anyway " said Harry "besides she's right".
As they were walking into the Gryffindor common room Hermione turned to Artemis and asked
"Where are you staying our after all dormitory is full?" she said puzzled
Artemis smiled and pulled Hermione over to a tapestry in the common room. Behind the tapestry was a door with a moon on it.
"Apollo" said Artemis just loud enough for the four of them to hear. "These are my chambers.
When the door swung open the three explores were shocked.
"My God this is a bed room," cried Ron completely blown away.
Artemis was used to it but she could still see why they were so shocked. The bedroom was decorated with white gold in every possible place and jewels were encrusted on most of the surfaces. The bed was a canopy decorated with a white and yellow gold design. Paintings done of Artemis were hung on the walls and you could see the walk in closet and the connected bathroom from where they were standing. To put it bluntly the trio was petrified with shock.
"Please don't use this room to reflect who I am I didn't want any of this but it was insisted on," Artemis said looking miserable.
"Wouldn't even dream of it" Said Harry " from the moment you entered the room we could tell that".
"Well its best we go now it's late good night Artemis" said Hermione".
The three walked out of the room and Artemis got ready for bed. Before she went to sleep she looked through an old photo album of hers. She stopped and pulled a picture out. It was a picture of her and Dray on a broom together flying over a lake. Looking at the picture caused tears to drip from Artemis's eyes. She fell asleep wit the picture in her hand.
^^^^^^^FLASHBACK^^^^^^^ "Goddess could you please convince your parents to let you come to school with me" Said Dray in a pleading voice
" Dray why do you call me that" questioned Artemis
"Call you what," answered Dray
"Goddess" she said
"Because that's what you are. In Mythology Artemis was the Goddess of night. Besides you truly are worthy of the title Goddess for that's what you are.
^^^^^^^ END FLASHBACK^^^^^^^