Wizarding Royalty

Chapter 10: M.O.M

Bold italics are directly from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I'm reading from the chapter as I go as I don't remember them completely please bare with me. If stuff looks like it's paraphrased it probably is. Just for safety, those words in bold italic belong to J.K. Rowling, not me. Once more, they belong to J.K. Rowling, not me. 

Now say it with me: The words in bold italic belong to J.K. Rowling, not Scarlett. 

That should suffice, right?

TW: Panic attack (It may not be medically accurate because I don't have panic attacks or PTSD so I am truly sorry if it doesn't represent the condition very well.) 

Thalia smacked her lips trying to rid her mouth of the metal taste that resided in her mouth from flashing. Her father had tried to insist she stay the night until Hera was through with her lessons. It was an offer that Thalia had refused. Her father had let her go reluctantly. 

Zeus placed his hand on her shoulder and flashed her to her room in Grimmauld Place. 

"Thanks, Dad," she whispered to the quiet room. For a minute she relaxed on her bed when the clock in her room chimed.

"Eight o'clock," she mused, "Dinner time." 

Hera had only gotten through a few minimal lessons that she could do without invading Thalia's space too much.  Thalia saw that the goddess was a least trying and slowly over the course of the day let her get closer. Hera hadn't gotten much closer, but she was let closer than the original arm's length. 

The goddess of marriage fused over Thalia's hair only once more after the demigod's arrival. Thalia had once again told the goddess she would think about cutting her hair. Hera sighed and sent the immortal lieutenant on her way. 

Thalia opened her door quietly and snuck out of it quietly. Once she was out of the door she started walking normally, wincing as floorboards creaked underfoot. The house was really an old house that needed a lot of work. 

The house was dark and dusty so Thalia found it easy to stick to the shadows. She was unable to sneak into the kitchen however as the stairs near the kitchen were better lit than the rest of the house. 

It was her luck that Ginny noticed her. She was going to try and scare Nico who she noticed was standing in the room. 

"Thalia," Ginny greeted her. 

Thalia smiled and replied, "Ginny." Thalia turned to Sally and told her that Hera expected her to go back to the palace again. 

Sally laughed and told her, "Of course, though I believe Percy would call you lucky. Nico told me he said he was being held captive by Queen Anna." 

Thalia laughed a little at the Son of Poseidon's dramatics. 

"I don't trust my parents enough for that. For all I know, they may really hold me captive."

Sally nodded her head in understanding. 

Thalia was brought away from the conversation as a blur of colors sped into Nico's arms and called out their nicknames. If anyone but Estelle called her Lia they may end up dead where no one could find them but Estelle was still learning how to talk and couldn't pronounce their names perfectly so she got a free pass. It didn't hurt that she was also cute. 

She watched as Nico tickled Estelle mercilessly. Thalia smirked and stole Estelle from Nico picking up on tickling her. 

Hermione saved the poor toddler from the combined might of her family and after running around for a few moments everyone was thoroughly amused.