Athena stood in the dark, and inhaled deeply, before hefting her trunk and
heading off down the road, her trunk leaving a flattened trail of grass
behind her. She continued down the back road that led to the village and
stopped as it came into view. She frowned, and scanned the little houses of
the village. She was sure there was a train station somewhere! And she
would need to make a stop at the local bank.
She continued down the side of the road, until the grass stopped and she was forced to drag her trunk on the pavement. It made a scratchy screeching noise that forced Athena to pause, and lift it onto the opposite side of the road, where she continued down to the town.
It rose before her as she reached the bottom of the hill and she saw the station, down the road that was stretched in front of her and she grinned, seeing the bank at the opposite side of the street. She crossed, and stepped into the open-late bank.
"Hello." Said the cheery woman at the desk, "Your out late, running away?" She joked.
"Yes." Athena said firmly, and watched in satisfaction as the woman's smile faltered and fell off her face to leave it grave and serious.
"You should go home." She said, giving Athena a pointed look.
"No." Athena said stubbornly.
"Fine. Name?"
"Dumbledore." Athena said deadpan.
"Which one?" The woman asked.
Athena sighed. "Athena."
"Password?"
"Aaliyah. Would you like the zip code too?"
"No thank you, that won't be necessary. How much will you be withdrawing?"
"Twenty pounds, please."
The money switched hands and Athena left, crossing the street again, dragging her trunk with her towards the train station.
"Twelve twenty to London!" The conductor called as she reached the ticket stand.
"One, please." Athena panted. She accepted the ticket and shoved her trunk up and her cat onto the floor in the compartment nearest her, sliding into the nearest seat and letting out a relieved breath. She was almost out. She was finally on her way to London.
Athena fell asleep with thoughts of Muggle London filling her head and she jerked awake as the train shuddered to a stop at Kings Cross. The conductor slid open the doors and she jumped gratefully out of her uncomfortable seat, his stiff back popping as she stood. Picking up her trunk she hopped out of the compartment, her arm jerking with the shock as her heavy trunk hit the pavement with a gut wrenching sound.
Despite her seemingly hopeless position, Athena grinned and grabbed an abandoned trolley, rolling her much lighter trunk away from the train and towards the exit.
Three streets and a "short cut" later, Athena stood proudly facing the Leaky Cauldron. Stepping into the pub, a bell rang quietly upstairs, and a moment later old Tom came down, an apron tied haphazardly over his nightgown. "Lodgings?" He yawned.
"Yes sir." Athena said respectfully, knowing that even though Tom may look old and feeble, he had a great deal of magic stored in him.
Tom peered closely at her, "By god! Athena! You look jus' like yer mother!"
"Thanks, Tom." She said dryly, then she yawned, "What room is available?"
"Twelve is all yours." Tom smiled crookedly, moving out from behind the counter, "May I help yeh with yer trunk?"
She nodded and let him pick it up, then followed him up the narrow staircase with Luna, toward the number twelve at the top. Tom opened it with a flourish, "There yeh go, Miss Athena."
She nodded, and took her trunk, dragging it into the room and shrugging out of her cloak and outer robe, before collapsing into an exhausted heap on her bed. Then Luna yowled and Athena jerked awake, growling unintelligibly and letting Luna free of the cramped space.
"Buggering cat." She muttered grumpily with a yawn, crumpling back onto the bed and collapsing into a satisfied sleep.
~~~
The morning came to the loch with a strangled scream from the Dumbledore residence as Minerva entered her daughter's room early Saturday morning, only to find her daughter missing. She searched the room from top to bottom, but found no sign of a struggle, her cat, her trunk, and of her pre- bought school supplies, and no note.
Minerva had immediately run to her husband, who had the damned twinkle in his eye, and said very calmly that Athena was at the Leaky Cauldron.
"What do you mean 'At the Leaky Cauldron?" Minerva asked in a voice of forced calm. "She needs to be home!"
"No, Minerva," He said calmly, "She needs to take some time to herself, meet some people."
Minerva sighed, but let herself be mellowed by Albus's warm embrace and not quite reassuring words.
~~~
A few hours later Athena woke to Luna jumping up onto her bed and yowling urgently. Athena grumbled again, but stood, opening the door for Luna to step out into the hall. During the next twenty minutes, she took a shower, brushed her teeth and hair, and changed into clean, unrumpled clothes.
Grinning slightly, she bounded down the stairs and bought a small muffin from Tom, and politely asked him to open the barrier between Diagon Alley and the pub. He did, and Athena watched as the bricks realigned themselves into the archway and as she entered the hustle and bustle of the noisy street, she heard Tom's call of, "Don't go into Knockturn Alley!" She nodded to show she understood and went about her business.
Authors Note: Sorry about not updating. My writing time was cut off by the due dates of many papers and math. As I am writing at school, this excuse is absolutely true. :P. Anyway, the chapter is short, yes, but the next chapter is all Adrian, and when these two meet up, we will get a physical description of both of them, and after that the chapters will no longer be switching POV's every time, but we may just be going back and forth between their parents. At least, I hope so. Hope you all like this chapter.
Shout outs!
PrincessWitch: Thanks! I hope it sounds interesting. :D
chicken13: I'll try my best. Its hard to write the stuff at school, and the updates will unfortunately sporadic.
LinZE: *grins sheepishly* She just wants Athena to be all she can be. Hope you enjoyed this chapter! I'll try to make Minerva more of a caring and worried mother. I'll try the same with Gin too. :)
Isabelle3: Getting hurt may or may not play into it. I'm not sure yet. Thanks for the review though!
Viv: Shut up you. I could stop writing this now. ;) Or, *gasp* worse! Turn it into a tragedy. Bwahahaha!
Assasinatorgirl: *melts under puppy eyes* oh-kay. *grins* I'll try to write more, okays?
Jestana: :-D Thanks. I hope it stays interesting. *grins* yay!
DigidestinedGirlAlex: Wow. You reviewed all of my stories. :-D *hugs* hehehe. Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: The dog ate my disclaimer.
She continued down the side of the road, until the grass stopped and she was forced to drag her trunk on the pavement. It made a scratchy screeching noise that forced Athena to pause, and lift it onto the opposite side of the road, where she continued down to the town.
It rose before her as she reached the bottom of the hill and she saw the station, down the road that was stretched in front of her and she grinned, seeing the bank at the opposite side of the street. She crossed, and stepped into the open-late bank.
"Hello." Said the cheery woman at the desk, "Your out late, running away?" She joked.
"Yes." Athena said firmly, and watched in satisfaction as the woman's smile faltered and fell off her face to leave it grave and serious.
"You should go home." She said, giving Athena a pointed look.
"No." Athena said stubbornly.
"Fine. Name?"
"Dumbledore." Athena said deadpan.
"Which one?" The woman asked.
Athena sighed. "Athena."
"Password?"
"Aaliyah. Would you like the zip code too?"
"No thank you, that won't be necessary. How much will you be withdrawing?"
"Twenty pounds, please."
The money switched hands and Athena left, crossing the street again, dragging her trunk with her towards the train station.
"Twelve twenty to London!" The conductor called as she reached the ticket stand.
"One, please." Athena panted. She accepted the ticket and shoved her trunk up and her cat onto the floor in the compartment nearest her, sliding into the nearest seat and letting out a relieved breath. She was almost out. She was finally on her way to London.
Athena fell asleep with thoughts of Muggle London filling her head and she jerked awake as the train shuddered to a stop at Kings Cross. The conductor slid open the doors and she jumped gratefully out of her uncomfortable seat, his stiff back popping as she stood. Picking up her trunk she hopped out of the compartment, her arm jerking with the shock as her heavy trunk hit the pavement with a gut wrenching sound.
Despite her seemingly hopeless position, Athena grinned and grabbed an abandoned trolley, rolling her much lighter trunk away from the train and towards the exit.
Three streets and a "short cut" later, Athena stood proudly facing the Leaky Cauldron. Stepping into the pub, a bell rang quietly upstairs, and a moment later old Tom came down, an apron tied haphazardly over his nightgown. "Lodgings?" He yawned.
"Yes sir." Athena said respectfully, knowing that even though Tom may look old and feeble, he had a great deal of magic stored in him.
Tom peered closely at her, "By god! Athena! You look jus' like yer mother!"
"Thanks, Tom." She said dryly, then she yawned, "What room is available?"
"Twelve is all yours." Tom smiled crookedly, moving out from behind the counter, "May I help yeh with yer trunk?"
She nodded and let him pick it up, then followed him up the narrow staircase with Luna, toward the number twelve at the top. Tom opened it with a flourish, "There yeh go, Miss Athena."
She nodded, and took her trunk, dragging it into the room and shrugging out of her cloak and outer robe, before collapsing into an exhausted heap on her bed. Then Luna yowled and Athena jerked awake, growling unintelligibly and letting Luna free of the cramped space.
"Buggering cat." She muttered grumpily with a yawn, crumpling back onto the bed and collapsing into a satisfied sleep.
~~~
The morning came to the loch with a strangled scream from the Dumbledore residence as Minerva entered her daughter's room early Saturday morning, only to find her daughter missing. She searched the room from top to bottom, but found no sign of a struggle, her cat, her trunk, and of her pre- bought school supplies, and no note.
Minerva had immediately run to her husband, who had the damned twinkle in his eye, and said very calmly that Athena was at the Leaky Cauldron.
"What do you mean 'At the Leaky Cauldron?" Minerva asked in a voice of forced calm. "She needs to be home!"
"No, Minerva," He said calmly, "She needs to take some time to herself, meet some people."
Minerva sighed, but let herself be mellowed by Albus's warm embrace and not quite reassuring words.
~~~
A few hours later Athena woke to Luna jumping up onto her bed and yowling urgently. Athena grumbled again, but stood, opening the door for Luna to step out into the hall. During the next twenty minutes, she took a shower, brushed her teeth and hair, and changed into clean, unrumpled clothes.
Grinning slightly, she bounded down the stairs and bought a small muffin from Tom, and politely asked him to open the barrier between Diagon Alley and the pub. He did, and Athena watched as the bricks realigned themselves into the archway and as she entered the hustle and bustle of the noisy street, she heard Tom's call of, "Don't go into Knockturn Alley!" She nodded to show she understood and went about her business.
Authors Note: Sorry about not updating. My writing time was cut off by the due dates of many papers and math. As I am writing at school, this excuse is absolutely true. :P. Anyway, the chapter is short, yes, but the next chapter is all Adrian, and when these two meet up, we will get a physical description of both of them, and after that the chapters will no longer be switching POV's every time, but we may just be going back and forth between their parents. At least, I hope so. Hope you all like this chapter.
Shout outs!
PrincessWitch: Thanks! I hope it sounds interesting. :D
chicken13: I'll try my best. Its hard to write the stuff at school, and the updates will unfortunately sporadic.
LinZE: *grins sheepishly* She just wants Athena to be all she can be. Hope you enjoyed this chapter! I'll try to make Minerva more of a caring and worried mother. I'll try the same with Gin too. :)
Isabelle3: Getting hurt may or may not play into it. I'm not sure yet. Thanks for the review though!
Viv: Shut up you. I could stop writing this now. ;) Or, *gasp* worse! Turn it into a tragedy. Bwahahaha!
Assasinatorgirl: *melts under puppy eyes* oh-kay. *grins* I'll try to write more, okays?
Jestana: :-D Thanks. I hope it stays interesting. *grins* yay!
DigidestinedGirlAlex: Wow. You reviewed all of my stories. :-D *hugs* hehehe. Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: The dog ate my disclaimer.