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IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, IT WAS SAID THAT TANTALUS, the king of Tantalis, was favored by the Olympian gods. He was a child of Zeus; the lord of the sky, honor, and justice — the king of Olympus. So Zeus offered Tantalus a spot at the Olympian table — which he passionately accepted of course.
There, Tantalus would discover the food of the gods — ambrosia and nectar. He asked Zeus if he could bring some to his people however, his request was turned down harshly. Enraged, and humiliated, Tantalus cooked his own son, Pelops to feed to the gods.
He wanted to humiliate them. . . to prove that he was better than them — smarter than them.
When the gods came to Tantalus' feast, they were angry and horrified as they were served the pieces of Pelops.
Right now, Andy felt like the unsuspecting Pelops, about to be chopped to pieces by Tantalus.
Alexander Benedict De Vie paced in his study back and forth, an indecipherable expression etched on his face as he held a glass filled with Firewhiskey in his left hand. His leather shoes were stomping on the old carpet, following the beat of the ticking clock.
Tick tock
Tick tock
Tick tock
The sound of the grandfather clock was deafening.
Tick tock
Tick tock
Each tick was pounding on her ear as if it was taunting her. Her palms were beginning to sweat from anxiety as Andy attempted to stand still like prey watching its predator.
Tick tock
Tick tock.
"You didn't win the House Cup."
Andy gulped, bowing her head in shame, unable to meet her pére's scary eyes. She stared at her shoes — not daring to open her mouth.
"And you came in second in your year."
She winced, closing her eyes in shame.
Mudblood Granger came in first surprise, surprise.
It was a miracle that she even came in second as she suffered from a severe case of ADHD and Dyslexia which enabled her to focus and read like the rest of her peers. She bought self-writing quills, taught herself to cast the focus charm and the translation charm, which were O.W.L. and N.E.W.T level charms, just for her to study comfortably. Andy poured her own blood, sweat, and tears for her to be the first in her year and to win the House Cup only for it to sliver out of her grasp and into the undeserving arms of Hermione Granger.
