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HARRY noticed his sister’s eyes turning unfocussed as she was retreating inside herself and he slowly took the book out of her hand. The fates did not really specify who had to READ the books just who can basically get them to open. Harry also assumed that went the same with the video clips they were going to be watching.
He sighed and nudged Makaria and she jolted a little.
He heard her mumble, “sorry” underneath her breath but he simply squeezed her hands. Getting the letter from his sister was one of the most heartbreaking things Harry ever experienced. He didn’t know where she was in her deteriorated mental state. Mentally he snarled at the Malfoys and wanted to kill them for what they did.
So he cleared his throat and read the chapter title out loud
“Chapter One: dealing with family (and it’s issues)”
“Well, Ron remarked dryly, that sounds promising”
From Harry’s side Makaria snorted with humor and Harry continued reading
It was a sunny day at Malfoy Manor and Makaria Lyra Black was bored
Leo grinned, “I felt that so hard”
Hazel rolled her eyes, “Leo your always bored”
She was supposed to be reviewing for the upcoming year at Hogwarts Witchcraft and Wizardry but she was in the constant belief that the year didn’t even start yet.
Eleanor snickered, “Why am I not surprised”
Makaria huffed, “Why would I start studying for something that hasn’t even started yet”
Athena interjected, “It would be the smart thing to do”
Harry and Percy rolled their eyes simultaneously.
The Malfoys did not like that train of thought and Makaria shuddered a little in thinking what they would do to her if she was lying out and about all improper.
Harry saw everyone in the hall tense at that sentence but Makaria sat there unbothered. They were glaring daggers at Narcissa Malfoy who looked on with a cold expression on her face.
The green-eyed boy wanted to see her on the ground tortured but a boy could wish
He also thought that she should wipe that expression off her face because Hades already looked like he wanted to do some unspeakable violence.
Percy and Nico had a nasty little grin on their face because that family was going to fucking suffer for whatever they’ve done to Makaria.
She scrunched up her nose irritated because she didn’t want to be proper, black heiress or not.
Veronica grinned, “when were you proper in the first place?”
Harry could help but laugh as Makaria gestured empathetically at that statement.
Makaria wished she lived with literally anybody but instead she was stuck with the people, “Her family”
Harry gritted his teeth reading that line feeling the bitterness that radiated from that one sense.
Veronic spoke with a sardonic glint in her eyes, “honestly fuck them”
Molly gasped and before she could start screaming Makaria spoke, “yeah fuck them”
Seren snorted in agreement and that was a whole other can of worms that Harry himself did not want to get into. He loved his godmother, he truly did but there was just too much baggage that surrounded her and she was honestly a shit mom sometimes especially to Makaria.
At 11 years her tutors considered her to be “mature”
Harry snorted, “Mature”.
Makaria pouted, “hey I can be serious”
Veronica rolled her eyes, “You laughed when Malfoy got…”
Makaria shushed her, “spoilers and the arsehole deserved it anyways”
From the corner of Makaria’s eyes she saw some adults and gods raise an eyebrow at her language but to be honest she didn’t have a clean mouth in the first place and it would get worse in the book presumably.
They were just going to get used to it.
SHe only acted that way to protect herself against her supposed family, she could see the hatred that Narcissa had against her mother. The brown-eyed girl heard the rants over the “wicked slutty bitch for leaving her bastard here”.
Veronica couldn't help but snort at her language, “You know for the lady of a well established pure blooded house she sure has a mouth on her.
From her peripheral vision she saw her mom roll her eyes at those worlds not at all surprised by them at all.
Makaria then murmured drly, “look guys i’m a bastard”
And then she fist bumped Percy's hand who was snickering underneath his breath along with the other’s.
That kind of language from the supposedly high class woman was pathetic but not at all surprising. Then there was her husband…..
Veronica gagged, “don’t bring up that waste of space please”
Harry murmured out loud, “I don't know how shitty a man could get and then you meet him”
Percy furrowed his eyebrows in confusion about this because Makari never brought up the people who raised her. Percy was only made aware of her brother and even then it was only for a short period of time.
He already didn’t like this family at all with the words that were spoken about Makaria.
Enough said about him and then there’s her stupidly spoiled cousin. Always whining to mommy and daddy about something. Makaria huffed rolling her eyes, draco could barely wipe his own ass yet he acted like he was something more than her.
Ron couldn’t help but start laughing, “Now I know why your like this”
Veronica was also giggling while Makaria sat there trying to ignore the burning gazes of other people.
Harry looked at her and grinned brightly, “I love you so much”
Makaria rolled her eyes with a grin, “oh shut up”
Thinking of her Father’s side of her family, the only thing that Makaria knew about him was the delicate gold-chain necklace that had a ruby red key attached to it. The Malfoys hated it on her neck but Makaria wore it out of spite no matter what they did to her.
Hades had a grim look on his face but a proud glint in his eyes, that was his daughter and the way these people were treating her, he was the king of the underworld for a reason.
Harry looked at the necklace he never saw Makaria without, “I forgot about that”
Veronica sighed, “she’s always fidgeting with it”
There had been odd things that had been happening over the course of Makaria’s life that she tried to explain away with magic.
Makaria pouted, “technically it was magic”
Seren couldn’t help but laugh, “My mischievous child”
Makaria groaned, “mommmm whatever I did end up doing was by accident”
Harry couldn’t help but snicker, “like when you…”
Makaria snapped back, “I will bring up the…”
Harry shushed her, “I was joking”
Makaria crossed her arms and nodded, “that’s what I though”
Makaria has always been considered odd even for a witch.
Veronica sighed, “well you got that right at least”
Makaria rolled her eyes, “oh shut it”
Percy couldn’t help but chuckle with that as well as Harry because both of them had the same feeling and were regarded the same as well whether it be family or people on the outside.
Eleanor grinned, “You do get away with a lot of things”
Seren couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow at that while Lily laughed, “well she sounds just like you”
James smirked, “I don’t know about getting away with things”
She was unable to sit still for long periods of time no matter how much the Malfoy’s tried to make her sit still. Her head was in the clouds and she wasn’t able to read as perfectly as expected of her.
Makaria whined, “Being a demigod is hard especially when your stuck with people like them”
Harry grinned, “head in the clouds, really”
Makaria rolled her eyes, “Don’t look at me I didn’t write this”
“They are your thoughts”
“Ok and?”
Before they could start bickering they heard someone clear their throat impatiently and both of them rolled their eyes in unison and went quiet.
Makaria had heard all of it from Narcissa, how pathetic she was for someone who was the heiress of the most powerful family in the wizarding world. She wasn’t considered girly enough she couldn’t sit still her and she did not look like a “black”
Leo asked, “Wait, what a black supposedly supposed to look like”?
Makaria answered, “Dark Black Hair, Grey Eyes, Skin that makes you look like a dying victorian child and under like 5ft7”
Veronica added, “which Makaria is the opposite of, brown hair, hazel eyes tanned skin and 5ft9”
Maria stood up to do a little spin and sat down while Harry snickered, “really”
“The people had to know”
“Good” she thought spitefully, “why would I want to look like my mother or any of these people from this wretched family”
Seren looked downcast at that bitter statement but couldn’t fault her daughter for that, she simply didn’t know.
Veronica mockingly gasped, “I forgot how mean you can get at time”
Makaria rolled her eyes, “I’m not mean”
Percy looked at her with a raised eyebrow
“Oh look who's talking waterboy”
Jason sighed, “your both mean now keep reading before we turn into clouds”
Currently the Malfoys were off at some gala and did not bother to bring her along because she would ruin their reputation. It was always about their reputation which made Makaria snort because Lucius is a convicted death-eater which he got away with by throwing galleons at it.
Surprisingly Aphrodite was the one to say, “how vain”
Apollo shared a consimerating look with Hephaestus and added, “remind you of someone”
The other olympians besides the king and queen all turn their eyes to who Apollo mentioned.
Makaria and Percy as well as the rest of the seven couldn’t help but grin at that line, “doesn’t this remind you of someone”
Piper coughed to hide her giggle, “don’t you dare turn around and look i would not be a sexy looking cloud”
No wonder Draco is the way he is.
Harry hummed, “this explains so much and so little at the same time”
Makaria side-eyed him, “what is that supposed to mean”
Harry sighed, “I’ll tell you after the break”
Makaria was given strict instructions to stay in the manor and they would know if she left but why would she do that???
Frank groaned, “really, you just have to test it”
Hades couldn’t help himself but chime in, “I believe she got that from my side of the family”
Nico rolled his eyes, “we’re not that bad”
Makaria mentioned one word, “Mcdonalds”
Hazel turned to look at Nico amused, “what do you mean by that?”
Nico flushed a little red, “shut up”
Hazel looked over to Makaria who winked and Hazel grinned, her sister had the best stories.
Seren couldn’t help but mention, “well I never listened either”
So here she was roaming bored out of her mind and silently hoping she would not get into any unnecessary trouble.
Harry couldn’t help but giggle and mention, “now your just writing the jokes yourself”
Makaria pouted, “I feel slighted at that”
Veronica just sighed in amusement and rolled her eyes, “I’m not even surprised”
Well with her luck that would be considered impossible but Makaria could hope right?
Leo snickered, “Here’s to hoping then”
Makaria pouted, “Why am I being mean to myself I don’t get in that much trouble”
Everyone who's ever known glanced at her knowingly.
She was currently roaming the upper east side of London after taking the train which wasn’t very hard. The Malfoys were going to be gone for a while and they were most probably going to be in France visiting that old bastard, Abraxas Malfoy.
Harry snickered, “The hatred is palpable”
Makaria rolled eyes and grinned, reveling in the silence coming from the Malfoy’s who were unable to defend themselves since their dirty laundry was being aired out to everyone. They couldn’t say anything because Hade’s was always ready to fight somebody for his contrary to popular belief but he did it quietly.
Pissing off the god in charge of your after life is never a good decision.
His name made Makaria want to laugh because why the hell would you get named after a damn horse. It was insulting to the horses.
Veronica knocked her shoulder against Makaria and coughed trying to cover her laugh, “You really had no chill at all”.
Harry outwardly laughed having no shame, “Seriously Makaria”
The aforementioned girl shrugged her shoulders, “I still think that”
No matter how much Narcissa tried to ruin her spirit Makaria didn’t really pay any mind to what bullshit the woman spewed from her vapid red lips. It was all lies anyway; she just wanted Draco to be head of the black family.
Ron snickered, “Ferret head isn’t”
Makaria smiled, “They really thought they could but nope”
Veronica high-fived her while the gods couldn't help but hide smiles. (The ones that liked her tolerated her at least)
Percy rolled his eyes, “Could they give it a rest”
Harry sighed, “The Malfoys, Never dude”
Well that was too damn bad she was heiress of the Most Noble and Ancient House of Black no matter what anybody else wanted to say about it and although she didn’t make it known it was a hard bloody fact.
Seren whisted at that and Percy and Harry let out another laugh.
Makaria snorted, “As if i’m wrong”
Some of the gods snickered at the factually true statement and Hade had an unashamed grin on his face.
It was funny though because everyone thought the Black family was a patriarchal family. It wasn’t ever since Melania Black married that old geezer Arcturus Black and changed old withered heart on the way.
“Oh my gods Makaria” Veronica exclaimed trying so hard not to laugh
Harry snickered and the Weasley wouldn't stop laughing.
Her mother cackled, “That old geezer huh?”
As bad as the Malfoys were she was ecstatic she didn’t have to go to that bloody bitch of a grandmother. Although Makaria did not condone the actions of what her mother did, she thought she would go insane living under her.
Makaria whistled innocently as she pretended like she didn’t hear what she just thought of. She could feel eyes burning into her skin.
They couldn’t get mad at for her thoughts, besides she didn’t know people were going to actually be reading about them in the first place.
Seren snickered, “she’s not wrong, hated that bitch”
LIly elbowed her, “language”
Makaria walked around in a daze looking at all the shops in interest. Seeing people going about their lives while she was stuck in purgatory was interesting. It got even more interesting when she blinked and heard the pop of apparition.
Harry gasped
Makaria grinned, “I remember this”
Veronica looked at her with interest, “is this when”
Makaria shushed her and continued reading,
A skinny boy with rags draping his body looked at her in surprise and fear, his green eyes glinted in warning and his untamable hair, windswept, showed a a very recognizable scar.
The twins cheered, “It’s the one”
“And only”
“Seek of the century”
“HARRYYY POTTERRR”
Harry hid himself feeling the blush rise in his face while Makaria snickered in approval for them not mentioning him to be the “boy-who-lived”.
It didn’t really take a lot too surprise Makaria because she lived with idiots but for once her mouth gaped open as she stared at one of the most famous figures in the wizarding world.
Harry harumphed, “so you WERE impressed with me”
Makaria snorted and stayed quiet
Well she was for a total of five seconds before noticing how pathetic the boy looked.
Ginny cackled in laughter while Harry whined, “Seriously not even in a minute of awe”
Makaria shrugged, “You’ll have your moments I hope”
Who the fuck was taking care of this kid, he looked starved and she felt bad for him and for the first time in a while Makaria felt genuine rage for another person.
“Shut up harry” Makarai snapped playfully
Harry sputtered, “I didn’t even say anything”
Percy couldn’t help but pipe in, “You were totally thinking it”
Harry had his nose upturned, “Proving nothing”
So Makaria stuck her hand out, “I’m Makaria nice to meet you”
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C H A P T E R
Makaria than thought, “Breaktime anyone”
It was definitely a collective agreement and so they all went to go chill out for once. Everyone definitely had some catching up to do and to talk about the chapter and what might be coming up.