The Goddess of Fate Pt 2

Memories and Betrayals

Battle, it had become his entire existence as he fought for the Valkyrie whom reminded Harry of someone he once knew, he couldn't pinpoint exactly who she reminded him of, and that irritated the last lord of the House of Potter to no end. Nevertheless Harry stood by her side and fought against demons, undead, and other hellish powers that he never realized existed.

His finely honed mage and warrior skills continued to flourish and before he knew it he was the Valkyrie's finest warrior. Yet it came to no surprise when the goddess Freya appeared in front of the Valkyrie and demanded that she give Lord Odin her finest warrior that he had been revealed to Freya. To Harry's surprise Freya frowned upon seeing him.

"Hermione, he is indeed a powerful warrior, by far one of the strongest I've ever seen; perhaps even the strongest Einherjar ever, however there's a slight problem."

"What is that my lady Freya?" The Valkyrie asked.

"His soul has too many scars on it to be acceptable as a warrior of Valhalla. He has too much emotional baggage to be allowed into Valhalla. You must choose another to send." The blonde goddess said.

Hermione sighed, but Harry felt as though the goddess was secretly pleased at Harry's rejection.

"Very well, then perhaps this warrior would better suffice." Hermione said as Harry watched a young archer named Llewelyn appear beside them.

"He is a scared boy, but his soul is good enough, very well he has been accepted Hermione." Freya said before she and the young archer vanished.

Harry turned to the Valkyrie with a pair of raised eyebrows.

"I'm not worthy to go to Valhalla she says? Where does that leave me?" Harry asked of her.

The Valkyrie sighed before she spoke.

"It means that you will continue to accompany me until the worldly bonds that hold you back are ended and your soul soothed. Strangely though, I was somehow...glad that you couldn't be chosen." The goddess admitted in her rich voice.

"I'll be honest, I was glad that I was believed unfit as well, after all my loyalty is not to Odin and his kind but to you." Harry whispered.

"While I do not care for the suggestion of disloyalty to the gods I do appreciate your sentiments." Hermione replied with a smile.

"Lady Valkyrie?" Harry suddenly asked.

"What is it Harry?" She questioned.

"I get the feeling that I met you before, but I cannot figure out where. It's a nagging feeling at the base of my skull, almost as if you were a dear friend, of mine or something similar."

The goddess was silent for a long moment before she shook her head; her ankle length brown hair flowed majestically behind her as she did so.

"I too had the same feeling, yet that is illogical isn't it? For I know that we've never met before you became my Einherjar."

"Illogical or not I can't help but feel that way." Harry said.

"It's almost like..." The goddess began.

"I lost my..."

"Closest..." The Valkyrie took a hesitant step towards Harry.

"Friend, or..." Harry whispered as they drew closer.

"Partner..." The goddess was merely inches away from him by this point.

He could see her deep brown eyes and her regal features; perfect features but hauntingly familiar at the same time. Suddenly, her lips collided with Harry's and her arms wrapped around her closest Einherjar's body.

Harry willingly and happily responded as a faint memory began to bubble to the surface of his mind.

They held each other for a long moment, and when they finally separated the goddess looked at Harry with a shocked look on her face. The Valkyrie stepped back quickly with a faint tinge of regret and a look of...almost...fear etched in her eyes.

"I apologize, it is not possible for man and god to mingle in such a way." She shook her head as though trying to clear it.

"Hermione...I finally remember...The close friend I lost to a troll all those years ago...It was you." Harry whispered.

"What?" The goddess asked baffled.

"You don't recall? Try to remember, Does the name Granger ring any bells?"

The goddess looked at Harry blankly for a long moment.

"I only know how my memory returned, mayhaps the same method will assist you as well." Harry mused as he stepped back towards his friend.

"What are you doing?" Hermione asked weakly.

"Helping you find yourself again." Harry said before he kissed her.

She stiffened initially but after a long moment she melted and leaned into his embrace.

Once their lips pulled apart again Harry spoke.

"goddess or not you are still my dearest friend, and I'm not letting that go." Harry promised as he placed his forehead on Hermione's.

Her brown eyes were slightly dazed as she responded.

"H...Har...y?" She asked in confusion.

"What is the meaning of this?" A woman's voice shouted in fury.

The two of the jumped away from each other as if burned by a fire storm.

"Hermione, you know that this kind of boundary is not to be broken!" A green clad figure emerged from nothingness.

"Ah, Lady Freya." Harry noted.

"Silence Mortal. This is between myself and Hermione."

Harry stepped beside a terrified Valkyrie and placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder. Harry knew that Hermione knew better than anyone the divine powers that Freya wielded were second to only Odin himself.

"Hermione, I'm here." Harry promised.

"It is unfortunate Hermione, but something has gone wrong inside of you and we have no time to repair a faulty machine. The least I can do is put you into divine sleep by my own hand." Freya drew closer to the ground at that statement.

Hermione shivered slightly as she drew her blade.

"Hermione, I'm right here beside you, and Sirius will aid you too. I'm sure of it." Harry promised as he drew the sword of Gryffindor.

"We aren't facing a mere Vampire Lord or even the lord of the undead here." Hermione reminded him as she called forth Sirius.

The three of them faced the goddess Freya. Great Magic and the ringing of steel became the music of the battle.

Whoa, talk about not good eh? This Part jumps around many a chapter and only gives another taste of some of the various elements that would be in the full fic should it appear. I'll probably expand each of the other stories as well too.

Please feel free to vote on your fav fics, the most popular one has the best chance of making it as a new fic once Radiant and Eternal are finished. Right now my personal favorites are The Goddess of Fate, War Amongst the Stars, and Objection!. A.G.W.S. is a fun one that I think I'd have a blast with and The Impossible Horcrux would make a good quick story.

Currently Goddess of Fate and War Amongst the Stars seem to be the most popular ones with Objection! not too far behind.

Current First Place with 12 Positive Reviews: Goddess of Fate

Second Place with 6 Votes is War amongst the Stars

Third with five votes is Objection!

Then 3 on Impossible

and with a grand total of 2 Positives...A.G.W.S.

Now, I'd have made this bigger but I really didn't want to give away too much plot in case (since this is the top fav so far) I make it a full fic.