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Note: This is a sequel to "Stories of the Hogwarts Sisterhood"; taken place several months later during Easter holidays, so read that first.
Thank you for the reviews!
Rated PG-13 for content
Chapter 12: Achilles Again
"I'm going out." said Athena a few hours later after lunch to her mother in the living room.
Minerva just made a noise in response, just like Achilles when he was in a bad mood.
"The famous McGonagall temper." thought Athena, shaking her head.
She went out and stopped at the gate, wondering where to go. She said that she was going out simply because she couldn't stand to be in the house, not because she had SOMEWHERE to go.
She thought for a while and snapped her fingers. "That's it! Mandy! She will tell me what is going on in 1953!" she said and left.
***
"Sorry, kiddo, can't tell ya. It's the Hogwarts Sisters' business." said Mandy apologetically at the Woods'.
Athena, Mandy and Jonathan were in the garden, watching Oliver and Katie playing with their children.
"Jonathan?" asked Athena hopefully.
"Can't tell ya." said Jonathan shortly. (On a sidenote: He, Mandy, Georgia and Poppy had already known that Athena had gone to 1950 before)
"Oh....... Hey, wait a second; you are not a Hogwarts Sister!" protested Athena.
"True, but I am kind of involved in this. Plus, I am a Hogwarts Sister husband. So don't bother to ask your father, he won't say anything."
"What about Georgia, Joe, Robert and Don? If I ask them.........." started Athena.
"Forget it, they won't say anything either." interrupted Mandy.
"That's probably why Achilles left," grumbled Athena. "All of you are too stubborn to tell him anything."
"Achilles?" asked Jonathan curiously. "Who is he?"
"Tell you about him later," said Mandy to her husband and turned to Athena. "Well, we didn't expect that he would leave his home."
Athena just sighed. "Damn this stupid 1953."
Mandy suddenly frowned and Jonathan shifted uneasily. "It is not stupid." said Mandy sternly.
Athena blinked in surprise. "Okay, okay, so it is not stupid......" she sighed again. "I will never see Achilles again."
"Aw, don't be upset, if there is such thing as Fate, maybe you two will meet." said Mandy gently, put her arm around Athena and embraced her affectionately.
"Whee, come Josephine in her flying machine, in the air she goes!!" sang Oliver, lifting his daughter high up in the air and swung her around.
"Careful, Oliver!" called Mandy.
"Yes, Madam Hooch, I mean, grandma!" replied Oliver as he lowered his laughing daughter down.
***
Athena left an hour later and decided to go to the shopping street at Helga Road. She went right into a clean Muggle-looking bar and sat at the counter.
"Welcome Miss, what can I get for you?" asked the bartender.
"Anything to get my mind off a man." said Athena grumpily.
"Oh, have you been dumped?" He asked in concern.
"No," snapped Athena and paused. "Well, sort of. He left me and my family years ago."
"How old are you?"
"17."
"Well, I can't get you a Firewhiskey, even though that is the best drink to get your mind off things. You are too young. How about a Butterbeer?"
Athena shook her head. "Butterbeer reminds me of him."
"Apple rum? It's a new drink. It's light in alcohol."
"Okay."
"One apple rum, coming right up." said the bartender and left.
A minute later, the bartender came back with a green coloured drink in a tall glass. He handed it to Athena when the door opened again.
The bartender looked up and called, "Hey there, old friend! Usual, I presume?"
Athena, whose back was facing the door, didn't bother to turn around.
"No, give me a Firewhiskey." said a male voice and the newcomer sat down near Athena.
"Gee, want to forget about something?"
"Yeah."
"Wow, what day is it anyway? Everyone wants to forget about something." said the bartender as he poured a white drink into a glass.
"Hey, I have been trying to forget about this stupid thing for 20 years, okay?" snapped the man.
"What is the problem?"
"Okay, think about this: Imagine having a sister that you can't even see since she was born."
"Not allow to? But why?"
"Why? Why? Because I had an argument with my mother before she was born!" said the man, drinking his Firewhiskey in one go and slamming the glass down.
"Poor man." thought Athena as she drank her rum.
"What sort of argument?" asked the bartender as he refilled his glass.
"I don't want to talk about it, let's talk about something else." snapped the man and lifted his glass for another drink.
"Okay, how's your job being an Auror?"
Athena nearly choked on her rum. 20 years? Auror? Sister? Wait a minute, that sounded like........ She turned slowly and saw a charming man around his 30's with black hair and green eyes. Even though he looked older and had a moustache, Athena could recognize him.
"Achilles? Bro, is that you?" asked Athena uncertainly.
The man froze, his hand was in midair.
"Achilles? Since when did you change your name, old boy?" asked the bartender in confusion.
"Err, she must had mistaken me as someone else." said the man nervously and tried to smile.
"Bro, I know it's you. I recognize those green eyes of yours anywhere, you got them from Mom!" insisted Athena.
"Um, I think I have to go, there's something I have to do at the Ministry." said the man quickly.
He got up without looking at Athena, paid for his drink and left.
"Achilles, wait!" she cried.
"Miss, I really think that you have mistaken................" started the bartender.
Athena just put two Galleons on the counter and ran after the man. Once she got out of the bar, she saw a familiar figure walking down the street.
"Bro, wait up!" she called.
The figure walked faster and turned around a corner at the end of the street.
"Hey!" she yelled and ran.
Once she got around the corner, the man was gone.
"Darn! He must have disapparate!" cursed Athena angrily.
"I am sure that's Achilles, I know his eyes anywhere! Let's see, if he is found around this area, he must be living here! But how am I going to find him?"
Athena thought deeply. "Think, Athena, think! The bartender said something about his job as an Auror.......that's it! I will go to the Aurors headquarters at the Ministry and ask about him! That's right, I will go tomorrow! Achilles, here I come!"
Happily, Athena turned around and walked home.
***
At dinner, Dumbledore and Minerva couldn't help noticing their daughter smiling over her bowl of tomato salad.
"What's the news, Athena?" asked Dumbledore, smiling.
"Hm, what? Nothing, nothing," said Athena in a sing-song voice and chewed her lettuce. "By the way, I am not going to be around tomorrow."
"Where are you going?" asked Minerva sharply.
"Hermione's." lied Athena immediately.
Minerva didn't say anything else.
"I am a good liar," thought Athena. "Just like Mom."
To flamers: I don't take kindly to flames so get out of here, if you know what's good for you.
Note: This is a sequel to "Stories of the Hogwarts Sisterhood"; taken place several months later during Easter holidays, so read that first.
Thank you for the reviews!
Rated PG-13 for content
Chapter 12: Achilles Again
"I'm going out." said Athena a few hours later after lunch to her mother in the living room.
Minerva just made a noise in response, just like Achilles when he was in a bad mood.
"The famous McGonagall temper." thought Athena, shaking her head.
She went out and stopped at the gate, wondering where to go. She said that she was going out simply because she couldn't stand to be in the house, not because she had SOMEWHERE to go.
She thought for a while and snapped her fingers. "That's it! Mandy! She will tell me what is going on in 1953!" she said and left.
***
"Sorry, kiddo, can't tell ya. It's the Hogwarts Sisters' business." said Mandy apologetically at the Woods'.
Athena, Mandy and Jonathan were in the garden, watching Oliver and Katie playing with their children.
"Jonathan?" asked Athena hopefully.
"Can't tell ya." said Jonathan shortly. (On a sidenote: He, Mandy, Georgia and Poppy had already known that Athena had gone to 1950 before)
"Oh....... Hey, wait a second; you are not a Hogwarts Sister!" protested Athena.
"True, but I am kind of involved in this. Plus, I am a Hogwarts Sister husband. So don't bother to ask your father, he won't say anything."
"What about Georgia, Joe, Robert and Don? If I ask them.........." started Athena.
"Forget it, they won't say anything either." interrupted Mandy.
"That's probably why Achilles left," grumbled Athena. "All of you are too stubborn to tell him anything."
"Achilles?" asked Jonathan curiously. "Who is he?"
"Tell you about him later," said Mandy to her husband and turned to Athena. "Well, we didn't expect that he would leave his home."
Athena just sighed. "Damn this stupid 1953."
Mandy suddenly frowned and Jonathan shifted uneasily. "It is not stupid." said Mandy sternly.
Athena blinked in surprise. "Okay, okay, so it is not stupid......" she sighed again. "I will never see Achilles again."
"Aw, don't be upset, if there is such thing as Fate, maybe you two will meet." said Mandy gently, put her arm around Athena and embraced her affectionately.
"Whee, come Josephine in her flying machine, in the air she goes!!" sang Oliver, lifting his daughter high up in the air and swung her around.
"Careful, Oliver!" called Mandy.
"Yes, Madam Hooch, I mean, grandma!" replied Oliver as he lowered his laughing daughter down.
***
Athena left an hour later and decided to go to the shopping street at Helga Road. She went right into a clean Muggle-looking bar and sat at the counter.
"Welcome Miss, what can I get for you?" asked the bartender.
"Anything to get my mind off a man." said Athena grumpily.
"Oh, have you been dumped?" He asked in concern.
"No," snapped Athena and paused. "Well, sort of. He left me and my family years ago."
"How old are you?"
"17."
"Well, I can't get you a Firewhiskey, even though that is the best drink to get your mind off things. You are too young. How about a Butterbeer?"
Athena shook her head. "Butterbeer reminds me of him."
"Apple rum? It's a new drink. It's light in alcohol."
"Okay."
"One apple rum, coming right up." said the bartender and left.
A minute later, the bartender came back with a green coloured drink in a tall glass. He handed it to Athena when the door opened again.
The bartender looked up and called, "Hey there, old friend! Usual, I presume?"
Athena, whose back was facing the door, didn't bother to turn around.
"No, give me a Firewhiskey." said a male voice and the newcomer sat down near Athena.
"Gee, want to forget about something?"
"Yeah."
"Wow, what day is it anyway? Everyone wants to forget about something." said the bartender as he poured a white drink into a glass.
"Hey, I have been trying to forget about this stupid thing for 20 years, okay?" snapped the man.
"What is the problem?"
"Okay, think about this: Imagine having a sister that you can't even see since she was born."
"Not allow to? But why?"
"Why? Why? Because I had an argument with my mother before she was born!" said the man, drinking his Firewhiskey in one go and slamming the glass down.
"Poor man." thought Athena as she drank her rum.
"What sort of argument?" asked the bartender as he refilled his glass.
"I don't want to talk about it, let's talk about something else." snapped the man and lifted his glass for another drink.
"Okay, how's your job being an Auror?"
Athena nearly choked on her rum. 20 years? Auror? Sister? Wait a minute, that sounded like........ She turned slowly and saw a charming man around his 30's with black hair and green eyes. Even though he looked older and had a moustache, Athena could recognize him.
"Achilles? Bro, is that you?" asked Athena uncertainly.
The man froze, his hand was in midair.
"Achilles? Since when did you change your name, old boy?" asked the bartender in confusion.
"Err, she must had mistaken me as someone else." said the man nervously and tried to smile.
"Bro, I know it's you. I recognize those green eyes of yours anywhere, you got them from Mom!" insisted Athena.
"Um, I think I have to go, there's something I have to do at the Ministry." said the man quickly.
He got up without looking at Athena, paid for his drink and left.
"Achilles, wait!" she cried.
"Miss, I really think that you have mistaken................" started the bartender.
Athena just put two Galleons on the counter and ran after the man. Once she got out of the bar, she saw a familiar figure walking down the street.
"Bro, wait up!" she called.
The figure walked faster and turned around a corner at the end of the street.
"Hey!" she yelled and ran.
Once she got around the corner, the man was gone.
"Darn! He must have disapparate!" cursed Athena angrily.
"I am sure that's Achilles, I know his eyes anywhere! Let's see, if he is found around this area, he must be living here! But how am I going to find him?"
Athena thought deeply. "Think, Athena, think! The bartender said something about his job as an Auror.......that's it! I will go to the Aurors headquarters at the Ministry and ask about him! That's right, I will go tomorrow! Achilles, here I come!"
Happily, Athena turned around and walked home.
***
At dinner, Dumbledore and Minerva couldn't help noticing their daughter smiling over her bowl of tomato salad.
"What's the news, Athena?" asked Dumbledore, smiling.
"Hm, what? Nothing, nothing," said Athena in a sing-song voice and chewed her lettuce. "By the way, I am not going to be around tomorrow."
"Where are you going?" asked Minerva sharply.
"Hermione's." lied Athena immediately.
Minerva didn't say anything else.
"I am a good liar," thought Athena. "Just like Mom."
