The stars (Harry Potter fanfiction)

Chapter Seventeen

We are now on Buckbeak, Flying to the tower. I have the tightest grip on Harry. I'm terrified of heights.

"You were right Athena. It wasn't my dad and some random girl I saw earlier. It was us!"

"I know Harry, I was there. Now can Buckbeak go any faster!"

"He is trying, calm down."

We duck down into the towers. Buckbeak going even faster, I scream even louder tears coming out my eyes, from the hard wind.

"Oh, Merlin save me!"

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We are finally off of Buckbeak, we are running to find dads cell. I find it and yell

"Bombarda!" Instantly exploding the cell door. Dad gets up from the ground of his cell. Running to Harry and I picked us up in the biggest hug

"Oh, you two. You two are amazing." Dad tells both of us, I grab his hand and lead him to Buckbeak.

"C'mon, we don't have all day."

"Wait, we have to fly?" Dad asks I nod slowly. But before I can ask Harry beats me to it "Why are you asking."

"I don't like heights."

"That makes two of us."

Harry gets on Buckbeak, me and dad slowly following. Buckbeak soon leaps off flying into the air. I start screaming again and hold onto dad. I hold on tight. He holds me back and screams just as loud as me.

Harry just sits in the front laughing away. As me and dad sit in the back of Buckbeak screaming our heads off.

We fly to Hogwarts. Screaming the entire way, why did we have to fly? I think to myself. The second Buckbeak lands I jump off of him and sit on the ground. Catching my breath

"I'll be forever grateful for this... to both of you," Dad tells us walking towards us

"But, we want to go with you," Harry tells dad pointing to me and him, I nod agreeing with Harry "And you can't forget mum."

"One day, perhaps. For some time, my life will be too unpredictable. And besides... you're meant to be here." Dad tells us

"But you're innocent." Me and Harry both say, dad nods and then tells us. "And for now, that will do."

"Dad what about mum?"

"Don't worry, we talked about it. Next year, Just wait until next year. I promise we all will be together." Dad tells me. Kissing the top of my head.

"I expect you're tired of hearing this... but you look so much like your father. Except for your eyes. You have..." Dad starts saying Harry cuts him off telling him this

"My mother's eyes."

This isn't fair. Dad doesn't get to come back just to leave again. I walk off a little further down the hall and start to cry. He is leaving.

Again.

Even if he and mum had talked it out, mum is a love-sick woman. And all she wants is the love from the family she created with dad. She never had love from her parents, and she craves it. She craves it terribly.

Dad finishes talking to Harry and walks off to me. He shakes his head wiping the tears falling down my face.

"Athena. Look at me, don't cry. I love you and your mum very much, but right now I have to leave for your safety. Please don't be mad at me. Everything is going to fall into place, we all will move in together. And we will be a family again, your mother understands what is happening, I just need you to understand."