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Warning: Self harm (mentioned only)
Chapter Seven: Malfoy gets to fly
Nico's POV
"so, after dinner are you going to go for a fly?" he asked quietly. I looked around casually
"yeah. want to come?"
"yes!" Draco said a little too loudly. the others shot us weird looks. he quieted down real quick
"k, see you after dinner then" then I left.
"so, how was your day?" Pansy asked me when I sat down next to her and Malfoy at dinner.
"it was alright, how was yours?" she smiled
"great!" I smiled back. Gah! what was wrong with me?! I was smiling in public!
"so, are you doing anything after dinner?" I whispered leaning in, she blushed bright scarlet
"why do you care?" she whispered back, I shook my head
"no, not in that way at all" her blush faded "I'm going for a fly, and I wondered if you wanted to come. Malfoy will be there too" she nodded
"yes, I would love too" I scooted down, and asked my other house mates. they all agreed to meet me at the astronomy tower after dinner. I had other things to take care of first. I walked over to Gryffindor table ignoring the looks and whispers.
"hey Harry, a word?" I asked, he looked up
"yeah. that's sounds good" he replied icy. I was stunned at his tone, what had I done? we walked out of the great hall
"what's with the tone?" I questioned as soon as we made it out.
"you! we were having a conversation when all of a sudden you fall down, then you run away without an explanation!" I hung my head
"yeah, 'bout that...I'm sorry. I didn't exactly have a model childhood, and when something reminds me of it...well, you saw what happened" his eyes glowed in sympathy, but he didn't say I'm sorry.
"I know how you feel. I was raised by my aunt and uncle, and they hate everything magic. I was locked in a cupboard until I was eleven, then I came here"
"yikes. that sucks. well, I got to go, see you tomorrow?"
"yeah, see you at lunch" he went back inside, I went to the dorm. I stowed my robes on the bed, and shadow traveled to the astronomy tower. I was in my long sleeved shirt, and jeans. the cold didn't really bother me, being a child of Hades had it's uses. I sat back against the wall and waited for my friends to arrive. Draco came first, then his two goons about three minutes after laden with deserts. then Pansy and Blaise. once they were all there, I stood.
"so, you all did come after all" Draco pouted a bit
"you thought we would bail on you?"
"yep. most people do. but that's not important. I asked you here because you are the only ones who know about my wings, and I was wondering if you guys would like to fly" they practically jumped in excitement.
"yes!" they shouted almost all at the same time. I smiled
"ok, let me get warmed up first" I turned, and jumped up onto the wall that kept you from falling. then I turned around so that I was facing them. I gave a little salute, and fell backwards. I heard a few gasps, and a quickly stifled scream. I laughed, and unfurled my wings. with a few powerful downstrokes, I was level with the tower.
"wow, that was amazing!" Pansy squealed. I chuckled
"yeah, flying's great" I was bouncing in the air, up ten feet with a down stroke, down ten feet with the upstroke. but I was having the best time. flying made me very happy, even more than my other...thing. I landed neatly on the ledge.
"so, who want to go first?" I asked with a mischievous glint in my eye. they all paled, then Malfoy stepped forward
"I'll go" wow, his voice didn't even crack. I motioned him closer, he stood right in front of me not 3 inches away, and I temporarily forgot what I was doing. gods, he was beautiful...STOP. I didn't have time for that. I shook my head slightly, and then I dashed forward. I surprised him, and grabbed around his chest. with two powerful strokes, we went air born. he let out a girly scream that was cut off prematurely.
"so, how do you like flying?" I asked casually flying him over the forest
"it's amazing. once you get past your fear of falling that is" I chuckled
"don't worry. I won't drop you" I flew him back to the others. I set him down (Read: dropped him ungracefully) in front of them.
"so, who's next?" a playful smirk on my lips.
Some weeks later
"hey Potter, how's it goin'?" he turned, and gave me a small smile
"fine, you?" I nodded
"fine. so, what you been up to lately?" he shrugged
"nothing much. you?" I imitated him
"nothing much" he laughed quietly
"well, see you tomorrow" we went back into the great hall. me to the left, him to the right. I sat next to Malfoy
"so, Blondie, what's hangin'?" he chuckled
"blondie?" I chuckled back
"yeah, blond hair, what else was I going to call you?"
"I don't go around calling you wing dude" I stiffened. I didn't like to talk about that in public. he realized what he said, and paled.
"no. no you don't" he changed the conversation
"so, are you going to Hogsmeade this weekend?" I nodded
"yeah, I got permission yesterday" I stood "see you in Transfiguration" I went to Arithmancy, and sat in the back as usual. Hermione came in, and sat next to me. that was new.
"hello Nico" she said all proper.
"hey" I said nonchalant. she gave a small smile
"so, how's it going?" I frowned, what in the name of my father did she want?
"fine. cut to the point, what do you want?" she frowned
"answers" that put me on edge
"you have to have questions first" my sarcastic side came out.
"I have some. meet me after Transfiguration on the seventh floor, next to the picture of the idiot trying to teach trolls to dance" I nodded I knew that corridor, there was a magic room there. it was where I cut now, no one could accidentally stumble in on me.
"fine. but I won't answer anything I don't want to"
Hermione's POV
(if you saw this coming, here's a cookie (;;) it's blue y'all)
After the talk with Nico, Hermione was feeling exited. maybe she could finally get some answers! Ron thought he was evil, Harry was his friend, and she just didn't know what to think.
"Hi Harry, hello Ron" they smiled up at her
"hey Hermione!" they chorused. she sat next to Harry. they were eating their dinner in peace, when the blond git decided to come over.
"hey Potter! did you get yourself a new keeper? the old one sucked!" he jeered. Harry stood up
"do everyone a favor, and die in a hole" Harry retorted. Malfoy just sneered
"I wouldn't be doing everyone a favor, I actually have friends. all you have are fan girls" Harry turned red, and clenched his fists. Hermione decided that it had gone far enough, and grabbed their arms
"boys! have a little respect for those of us trying to eat. take it outside if you must" Draco yanked his hand out
"don't touch me mud-blood" Ron jumped this time
"don't call her a mud-blood!" Draco just sneered like the prick he is. Hermione had enough of it. she left, and went to the seventh floor. she was very surprised that Nico was already there.
"oh! I didn't know you were already here or I would've come earlier!" he smiled, it made him look very endearing in her opinion.
"it's ok. I don't mind" she looked at the wall, and thought with all her might 'I need a place that no one but us can enter' the door materialized. out of the corner of her eye, she watched him. he didn't even flinch, he must've know about it. they walked in, the furniture consisted of two chairs with comfy seats, and a table.
"so, what questions did you have?" Nico asked her, eyes guarded. she huffed.
"first, why are you friends with Harry?"
"am I not allowed to make friend with whoever I want?" that was infuriating. she hated it when people answered a question with a question.
"yes. second, what were you doing on the astronomy tower?" he sighed, and rubbed a hand through his hair
"that's one of the questions I am not going to answer" she filed that away. it most likely meant that he'd been doing something he shouldn't have.
"fine then. third, why did you fall down in front of Harry the other day?"
"so he told you guys about that?" he sounded deflated
"yes. he tells his friends everything" that made him chuckle
"no, no he doesn't. otherwise you wouldn't have asked question one" she cocked an eyebrow
"what do you mean by that?" he smirked
"exactly what I said. if you want to know, ask him" then Nico stood
"I'm leaving now" he turned to the door, on instinct she reached out, and grabbed his shoulder. it felt odd; more bony than a normal shoulder should be. he yanked her hand off, and growled. it was deep, and menacing. it promised pain to any who didn't obey.
"don't touch me" he strode out the door.
'what the hell was that?!'
3rd Person Zeus's POV
(shocker!)
The throne room was in pandemonium. gods yelling at other gods, and some just yelling for yelling's sake *cough Ares cough*. let's go back a few minutes to see how this all started.
xXx dat flashback xXx
The meeting had been called by Hades. he said he had an update on the Nico situation. all 14 Olympians flashed in, and sat on their respective thrones.
"Brother, what news?" Zeus asked as soon as they were all there.
"my son has left the almost two months ago pit, I felt the change in his soul but, I can't get to him. he has to be in someone else's domains. I am here to see if you know where he might be" they all shook their heads. then a bright light filled the room, and none other than Hecate flashed in.
"I heard you were looking for young Mr. di Angelo" Hades jumped off his throne, and rushed the goddess. he grabbed her by the throat
"where is my son?!" he demanded she gasped, and teleported away.
"he is at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry" she responded rubbing her throat.
"why?!" he yelled. the others shrunk away from the amount of power he was displaying. he was most certainly pissed.
"I don't know! ask his mother!" she cried when she saw him approaching again. he stopped short
"his mother is dead" she shook her head
"no, not his mortal mother. his adopted mother"
"and who might that be?"
"Nyx, primordial of night" then she flashed out.
The throne room was in utter pandemonium. gods yelling at other gods, and some yelling for yelling's sake *we all know who dat is* finally Zeus threw his master bolt. the yelling ceased immediately. he sighed
"Hades, is that possible?" Hades' face was paler than usual, and he appeared to be sweating.
"y-yes. he jumped into the pit. that's her home" there was a collective intake of breath.
"very well, we shall ask her to come here" he turned "Nyx primordial of night, the council requests your presence!" he boomed out. the shadow started to gather in the middle of the U shape. out of them stepped the most beautiful woman they'd ever seen, and that was saying something, 'cause they were gods.
"what do you need Zeus?" she asked casually. Hades strode over
"is it true that you adopted my son; without my permission?!" he asked in a deadly whisper. she smiled
"I don't need your permission, just his. and I say, no one has ever asked like he did; he practically begged me to adopt him" Hades face dropped.
"why?" he sounded like he already knew the answer. her expression turned harsh
"I saw what that camper did to him. and you think it's fine to murder all my sons that don't help you. so I decided to get one you couldn't harm"
"and why not?" Zeus asked. he didn't like that he was being questioned.
"because, his father would unleash armies of the dead on you" Hades nodded. Zeus' haughty expression vanished replaced with one of dread and terror.
"can you bring him here?" he asked. she cocked her head
"I can do whatever I please. but I will bring him only if you swear on the Styx not to kill him" they all swore not to kill him, given that he didn't attack them first. she nodded, and closed her eyes. the shadows swirled under her, and a boy walked calmly out of them. he was about 5'11 with jet black hair, wearing a long sleeved black shirt with stars on it, and black sweat pants. he crossed his arms, and turned to Nyx.
"mother, why did you summon me to this hall of nimrods?" she smiled, as the gods all stood outraged.
"who are you calling nimrods?!" Zeus thundered. the boy looked up
"you" his eyes weren't the black orbs they remembered. instead they had a ring of purple fire around the pupils. Zeus grabbed his master bolt, and prepared to throw it before Nyx made a small cough
"actually, he hasn't harmed you. I hold you to your oaths" Zeus scowled and sat. the rest followed. Hades approached slowly, Nico turned his gaze on him. the cold emotionless orbs scared the living daylights out of him.
"son? Nico, is that you?" Nico just smirked
"yeah. it's me" Hades rushed him and hugged him. CORRECTION: attempted to hug him. Nico went along with it, but as soon as his 'father touched his hand, he judo flipped him to the ground, summoned two Stygian iron daggers, and promptly shoved them through the god's shoulders.
"you are no father of mine" he spat. Zeus grinned in glee, he could kill him now. he looked at Nyx, she was smiling. he raised his master bolt, and chucked it directly at Nico.
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