Fan Fiction ❯ Child of the Gods ❯ Chapter V ( Chapter 5 )

 

Child of the Gods

Chapter V

 

When Robin looked up at Malfoy again Harry was down there arguing with him each one of Malfoy's smug remarks only made Harry draw closer to his braking point.

 

“If I throw this and miss I would hit Harry I don't want to kill him over Malfoy,” Robin watched as Malfoy pushed and pushed until finally Harry snapped and punched Malfoy right in the eye Professor's Snape and Lupin ran up separating the boys

 

“What is the meaning of all this?” Demanded Snape

 

“Potter went mad ran up and punched me for no reason.” Malfoy lied, Snape looked at Harry

 

“That's a lie and you know it Malfoy,” retorted Harry, Crabbe and Goyle shook their heads and said that Malfoy was telling the truth and Harry was lying

 

“Well Potter we have three people who swear you assaulted Mr. Malfoy, we will have to take this up with Professor Dumbledore, take that eye to get checked Malfoy.” Said Snape as he grabbed Harry by the arm to take him to Dumbledore

 

“Their lying,” said Robin standing on the edge of the court yard

 

“What was that?” demanded Snape scowling, Lupin smiled he knew with no other witnesses no one could prove Harry's story Malfoy might succeed in getting Harry kicked out

 

“Harry and I over heard Malfoy saying to his friends how he believed that everyone killed by Voldemort deserved to die because they were weak and didn't deserve to live in the new world he was crating, after Harry confronted Malfoy he in turn enticed Harry's anger until he snapped Harry shouldn't be punished for he was not in control of his actions.” Said Robin wisely in an oddly calm voice

 

“Is this true Malfoy?” Snape asked in his cold frightening voice

 

“No she's lying,” Malfoy said in an almost panic, Robin huffed a laugh

 

“It is well known that you hate Harry and take every opportunity to get into some kind disagreement with him, so why would you hesitate to mock one of his most sensitive areas?” Robin asked in wisely cool tone

 

“She has a point,” said Lupin, Snipe huffed and let go of Harry

 

“Do not let me catch you three talking like that again,” Warned Snape glaring at Malfoy and his companions then leaving in a huff Malfoy and his lackeys ran off right after, Robin quietly slipped away she opened her bloody hand she had crushed the stone under her strength and it wasn't her maximum strength, Robin dropped the bloody pieces of stone on the floor she didn't walk to the bathroom or infirmary to fix her hand she went strait to black lake she washed out the pebbles inside her wound in the lake and starred at the red liquid seeping out

 

“What makes this blood so different, its red like all the others? But it's mixed with the blood of the gods so it's different, its special, embodied with powers not seen on this world.” Said Robin she watched as the blood clotted and dried the tears of blood dripped their last and soon dried, she wondered how much time had passed it felt like nothing at all, she knew she couldn't stay out past dark for the scent of her blood would bring all the predators near by, though she felt like she could stay out here all night, next to her was the dagger her brother gave her, a shadow overcastted Robin she looked up and Professor Lupin was looking down on her, she thought for sure it would be one of her family

 

“What are you doing here?” Robin asked dryly, Lupin smiled and sat down

 

“When I noticed you left I assumed Malfoy words hit home to you, but how did you remain so calm.” Robin smiled she didn't look up to Lupin

 

“To be honest I wanted to jab a fork in his eye, but I didn't want to be known as the girl that let her temper get the better of her, I had hoped Professor Snape would have given him a harsher punishment then a warning but you can't have everything.” Robin gave a dry laugh

 

“It's understandable to want put a fork in his eye, I lost a sister and two of my best friends to Voldemort,” Robin looked up as Lupin threw rocks into the lake

 

“I'm sorry,” he smiled at her

 

“It's alright; you lost your mother at such a young age it's heartbreaking,” Robin looked at him perplexed she never told him he lost her mother to Voldemort

 

“I figured it out; it wasn't hard most children who lost a parent at such a young age is do to Voldemort, What about your father,” Robin smiled she wondered when someone would ask about him

 

“He and his family raised me, he says I'm like her but I think he's just saying that, I know everything about my father and nothing about my mother.” Robin commented

 

“Must be hard,”

 

“Sometimes, I feel bad for Harry though to have lost both parents and have Voldemort come calling every chance he gets can't be easy.”

 

“Yes, it seems the fates pick on young Harry, he has a Godfather you know but he can't live with him because he was wrongfully accused of telling Voldemort of Harry's parents hideout.” Robin looked at him

 

“How do you know his innocent?” she asked

 

“I met the real man who told Voldemort where they were, he told me but before I could bring him to the proper authorities he escaped, Peter Pettigrew destroyed Harry's life.” Said Lupin he had stopped throwing stone and was just starring at one

 

“He can't be too hard to find.”

 

“He can change into a rat at will, he spent thirteen years hidden in the care of Harry's best friend Ron, and the only thing that gives him away is he only has nine figures.” Robin looked at Lupin curiously, he came off as a private person not the type to go telling anyone personal secrets like that, especially someone he'd just met

 

“You are rather truthful person, Professor,” Robin commented he looked at her surprised

 

“Not normally just with you, strange isn't it.” Robin sighed deeply she ruffled her hair angrily,

 

“Yes strange indeed, if you'll excuse me there is something I need to take care of,” Robin got up dusting herself off and bid good bye to Lupin when she was out of hearing range Robin ducked into the woods going deep enough so anyone walking along the path wont see her and not too deep she'd get lost.

 

“Aletheia, where are you I know you're here somewhere?” Robin asked in an angry tone, she looked around for any sign of her but she couldn't find her

 

“Aletheia show yourself,” a blue light shimmered infront of Robin she placed her hand on her hips and tapped her foot waiting

 

“Can you get move on I don't have all day.” Robin said sarcastically

 

“Alright, alright for crying out load keep your pants on,” said an annoyed female voice, the light died down and a beautiful young woman wearing blue robes with small white flowers decorating the gown and white sandals, her blond hair was tied up on her head adorned with the same flowers

 

“I know you've done something to the people here to make them abnormally honest.” Confronted Robin

 

“What if I did, what's the big deal anyway I just wanted to make sure you didn't run into fake friends as you call them.” Defended Aletheia, Robin hung her head

 

“Aletheia that's not the point, I don't want to know every secret these people have, then I feel obligated to tell them mine and it's rubbing off on me too, you understand.” Explained Robin, Aletheia sighed

 

“You are an honourable woman, where there is no honour, I shall lift my spell but I will be watching over to make sure they aren't lying to you.” Robin smiled

 

“Thank you,” with a snap of her fingers the spell was lifted, Robin hugged her sister

 

“Ok, ok don't get mushy on me now, see ya Robin,” Robin watched her vanish, she sighed and walked back to the school later that evening Robin sat by the fire writing in her journal,

 

`I know there is no account as too the true reason why the gods became a fairy tale but I feel it must be told an incident with Aletheia made me think of it. In ancients times the gods ruled the world, they were arrogant they forgotten why they were first crated, in truth it was the titans who first ruled but they were over throne by their children but back to the story, before the titans were crated the world was in chaos there was no order brother killing brothers men stealing wives and the countless slaughter of innocents for no reason, so too stop this senseless slaughter the Creator of the universe, didn't want to see his children suffer so he crated the gods, immortal beings of power who would instruct order on our world he did have an entire universe too look after, and for several centuries it seemed to work but one thing the Creator didn't count on was the gods becoming arrogant. It came to a point were brothers were kill each other over them, who was the stronger god, or the most powerful, and the gods sat back and watched this happen and even enticed such things. So the Creator ensured the people forgot about them made them into fairy tales, he took away their power over the lives of the humans they became like the creatures of myth, they kept their power but no real power to decide the fate of men. This time the Creator sent messenger's to covey his message of peace and love for every man, woman, and child.' Robin looked up at the dying fire, the logs were blackened pieces of there former selves the flames themselves began to change colour, the shadows grew darker and scarier,

 

“If this was a scary movie the killer would pop out the corner with his big ass knife to kill me.” Robin couldn't help but chuckle with her comment she wondered how many other people would have thought the same thing if they were here. She closed her journal and went to bed, slipping under the warm covers in her fuzzy mink pj's Jasmine sat next to Robin's head and wouldn't stop needing and batting at the blankets until Robin let her under the covers. It was late early morning around 3am when Robin suddenly shot up awaken with the sensation that someone was watching and there in the middle of the room starring directly at her was the same figure that has visited her every night sense she got out of the hospital.

 

“Who…” before Robin could ask any more she suddenly felt extremely tired and fell asleep against her will, her eyes shot open the next morning her heart pounding, and no one was there not even a sign someone was Robin calmed down reassuring herself it was only a dream but she has been having the same dream over and over. Robin left the Gryffindor house with uneasiness in her stomach; she wore dark blue jeans a purple shirt with three gold butterflies stitched on the left shoulder and a black leather coat, she decided to take a different route to the courtyard then the others it gave her time to collect herself, it was empty everyone was using the main hallway to get to the courtyard, she stopped about halfway down starring at a display case, it was a trophy case, the trophies here gone, most likely to be polished but it was a picture in the centre on the case that caught Robin's eye, though she was much younger she Robin was sure that she was starring at a picture of her mother she held herself so elegantly in her Gryffindor clothes, her hair was much longer then it was in the painting in her room down to her waist, it was braided with a red ribbon entwined with in the braid and tied in a bow at the bottom, it was pulled over her left shoulder, her eyes sparkled with her smile. Robin tore herself away she didn't want to be left behind she'll come back when the trophy is back, when Robin reached the group it looked like everyone was here except Harry she felt a pull of guilt for him, she wanted him to come give her some company maybe or at least give him some happiness in him long list of let down's.

 

`I feel sorry for Harry I wonder if the fates are toying with his life making it as miserable as possible.' Thought Robin looking around, she spotted the new teacher Mr. Web; he ran the new class Study of Ancient Myth, the class seemed to spring up over night that she was signed up for, far too coincidental for her she thought it was Athena in human form keeping an eye on her. Mrs. McGonagall woke up sick from an odd food poisoning and Mr. Web offered to take the children, Robin starred at him he would have to turn around sooner or later, he slowly turned around and Robin's mouth nearly fell open and her eyes bulge out, with his short raven black hair and violet eyes and youthful looks of late thirties, he wore black cloaks half the girls in school had a crush on him, he was very cute super model cute, he strolled over to Robin every girl in the group dying of jealousy,

 

“Hello Robin,” his voice was rich deep, masculine yet delicate, Robin raised an eyebrow she recognised the face she knew it quite well,

 

“Hello Professor Web,” he sighed shaking his head

 

“Why don't you call me Uncle Hades?” Robin narrowed her eyes in frustration,

 

“What are you doing here anyway Uncle Hades, keeping an eye on me?” Robin placed her hands on her hips waiting for his excuse

 

“Of course not Robin, I would never stoop so low, as to spy on my favourite niece, I was racking my magnificent brain as to why you, who could live with the gods and have everything given to you give it up for this mortal existence. So I'm going to try it, I know how picky you are and you don't really like something unless it worth it so going to find out what it is once and for all.” Said Hades crossing his arms nodding his head Robin couldn't help but laugh, Hades was her favourite Uncle he was more open minded to the mortal world then the others she often found herself confiding in him when something troubled her in Olympus or the mortal world she would travel to the underworld her best friend was Cerberus his three headed guardian hound, she once spent an entire summer in the underworld with him, he under stood the loss she felt for her mother, she had already moved on to the Elysian Fields when she first traveled to the underworld though Robin saw glimpses of her no living person could step on the fields, nor could her mother see her the underworld is a place of torment and the fields is a place of eternal joy. Robin would stare into the doorway of the Elysian Fields for hours watching her mother she looked so happy and sad, she seemed longing, for something or someone.

 

“I can't call you Uncle, you're a Professor how would it look if I go around calling you uncle?” Robin asked

 

“Wise as always, Athena thought you well.” laughed Hades; his laugh was as rich as his voice, several of the girl sigh with delight when they heard his laugh.

 

“You're going to have to be careful I think half the girls' here have a crush's on you.” Hades smiled and chuckled lightly

 

“Can I ask you a question?”

 

“Sure Robin,”

 

“Are the gods picking on student here, Harry Potter?” Robin asked, for all this bad luck too fall on one person was too weird in Robin's book's

 

“I don't think so, why do you ask?”

 

“Well, his parents were murdered; he's forced to live with horrible relatives, his godfather was accused of a crime he didn't commit and as to live on the run, and now is forced to stay in the school because Voldemort an evil wizard is trying to kill him.” explained Robin, Hades thought for a moment

 

“I see what you meen, for someone too have that amount of misfortune there would have to be supernatural influence, but why would that affect the school?” Robin looked at him with an you've got to be kidding me look

 

“Come on, I was in the Underworld,”

 

“Remember that wizard that attacked the train when I first came to Hogwarts…”

 

“Ah yes, I had extreme enjoyment torturing his soul.” Robin looked at her Uncle wide eyed for a minuet she forgot sometimes he was god of the underworld

 

“They think Voldemort sent him after sent after Harry so he can't leave the school because of that.” Hades straitened his back holding his hand behind his back thinking

 

“This boy meens a great deal to you Robin.” She blushed and didn't say anything, Hades smiled “I'll be back shortly,” Robin watched Hades leaves and wondered what he was up to Hades found Harry in the clock tower

 

“What are you doing here Mr. Potter?” he asked, Harry turned looking perplexed he knew the entire teachers staff knew why he could go,

 

“”Professor…” Harry wasn't sure on his name yet

 

“Web, why aren't you getting ready? I talked with Professor Dumbledore already and he says its ok sense you're with me so get ready you're coming to Hogsmade with the rest of us.” Hades smiled he didn't do it for the boy but for Robin it made her happy and he would move the mountains for her, Harry smiled so brightly it would light up a room he jumped down from his spot

 

“Thank you Professor Web.” He said before running off to change to change

 

“Don't thank me thank Robin Scelto she told me about this and inspired me to do something.” Harry looked back then ran off, Hades joined the children and walked strait to Robin

 

“I wonder how you're going to handle a grope of mortal children?” asked Robin

 

“I've managed an entire kingdom sense before you were born.” Deafened Hades

 

“Of dead people,” said Robin

 

“Not much difference.” Robin couldn't help but laugh, when Harry came out he walked strait up to Robin and thanked her but Hermione and Ron got to next before they could talk more.

 

“That's gratitude for you, you help him go to Hogsmade and he ignores you.” Complained Hades

 

“Its' ok,” said Robin, “Now I get to spend time with my favourite uncle,”

 

“Let his friends have him.” the walk to Hogsmade was filled with the chatter of children, some of the children were trying to balance on an fence some got far most didn't, Robin got the farthest Malfoy was going to push her off but Hades got him just he was about to push her and gave him detection. In Hogsmade all the kids were in all the candy stores and magic stores, Robin wasn't too interested in them she found herself a small magic store called Orai with three sisters carved under them, Robin knew who they were Eunomia(Harmony), Dyke(Justice) and Eirene(Peace) or the hour assistance to the Olympians organizing the seasons and adding balance to nature.

 

`I wonder how many people know who they are?' wondered Robin, stepping inside the store, she was overcome with the aroma of lavender incense, in was almost dimly lit just enough light to find your way around rows upon rows of old magical trinkets, medallions books and even scrolls, and harder to find ingredients. A short fat man looked up from his counter with his bolding gray hair and round glasses; he wore royal blue and violet robes he kept eyeing up Robin suspiciously it made Robin nervous she thought he was one of the shopkeepers that thought every kid was troublemaker; Robin sighed then turned to leave.

 

“By Merlin's beard it is you….”

 

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