Behind me, Nancy Bobofit mumbled to a friend, "Like we're going to use this in real life. Like it's going to say on our job applications, 'Please explain why Kronos ate his kids.'""And why, Mr. Jackson," Brunner said, "to paraphrase Miss Bobofit's excellent question, does this matter in real life?""Busted," Grover muttered."Shut up," Nancy hissed, her face even brighter red than her hair.At least Nancy got packed, too. Mr. Brunner was the only one who ever caught her saying anythingwrong. He had radar ears.I thought about his question, and shrugged. "I don't know, sir.""I see." Mr. Brunner looked disappointed. "Well, half credit, Mr. Jackson. Zeus did indeed feed Kronos a mixture of mustard and wine, which made him disgorge his other five children, who, of course, being immortal gods, had been living and growing up completely undigested in the Titan's stomach. The gods defeated their father, sliced him to pieces with his own scythe, and scattered his remains in Tartarus,the darkest part of the Underworld. On that happy note, it's time for lunch. Mrs. Dodds, would you lead us back outside?"The class drifted off, the girls holding their stomachs, the guys pushing each other around and acting like doofuses .
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The heir of chaos : a harry potter and percy jackson crossover
Historical FictionFollow the life of harry potter in a vastly different world , where he is the son of hades and persephone , heir of chaos and the destined king of the fourth generation gods and see him deal with betrayal , love , pain , and quite a lot of prophecie...
