Morgan Potter [hp x pjo]

chapter 1.2

Morgan snaps out of her shock first, peers closely at this man, and slowly lowers the pan in her hands, "Who are you?"

The man turns to face her and says "Morrigan, I am your father."

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Morgan POV

At this, I freeze up, before shaking my head in denial. "No, you can't be my father, my father is dead, he died when I was 1 in a car crash with my mother. Besides, my father was human, and you are clearly not so no you are not my father you are no—" I started wheezing out as my breath shortened and I worked myself up into a sort of frenzy. My head starts pounding and that is all I can hear as my breaths speed up while my vision starts to blur. Suddenly I feel two hands on my shoulders, and a dark figure enters my line of sight.

"your breath in for 3 seconds, listen to me Morrigan, listen to my voice and hold your breath for 3 seconds" I finally begin to hear a voice through the haze and start holding my breath, noticing that my sight is clearing up and that I'm calming down slowly. "Good good, now tell me 5 things you can hear Morrigan."

"I-I-I can hear my br-breathing. I-I can hear my heartbe-heartbeat, I can hear your voice and the noise on the telly, and Dudley whimpering" I slowly reply, unwinding my arms from around my waist. Slowly I look up at the person in front of me and see that the man who claimed to be my father is staring right back at me. "What" I take a gulp here before continuing "What was that?"

"It was a panic attack. You were overwhelmed by the thought of having another parent that you started to, well as the kids say these days 'freak out'." He replied, slowly bringing me up from my crouched position on the floor and seating me on the couch, away from the still-shaking Dursleys.  "My name is Thanatos and–"

"Like the Greek God?" I interrupt.

"What do you know of the Greek Gods little one?" Thanatos, apparently, questioned.

"I know that there are many Greek Gods and Goddesses in their myth-o-lo-gy and that Zeus is the King of the skies and Poseidon is the King of the sean and that Hades is the King of the Dead, BUT Thanatos is the God of Death. Also, I'm not little I'm turning eight soon see?" I show him my fingers, holding up eight of them while giving him an expectant look. He just looks vaguely amused at this.

"That's very good, but I have a secret to tell you. All of the Greek Gods and Goddesses are all real, and they're all alive."

"What? Wouldn't they be all wrinkly and old-looking then?"

"No we don't, because of magic little one. Do I look old and wrinkly?"

"No. *Gasp!* Does that mean you're actually the God of Death!? Oh wait no, magic doesn't exist, Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon both say so. Lying is bad you know."

"If magic is not real, then how did I do this?" He stood up from his crouched position in front of me, stepped back into a shadow in the wall, and disappeared, before appearing in a shadow behind me. I just sat there speechless, my mouth gaping as I stared at him walking back to a crouched position in front of me.

"NO! WE HAVE DEALT WITH ENOUGH–"

"Silence foolish mortal." Thanatos waved his hand and suddenly all the noise left Uncle Vernon's mouth. "Now onto more important matters, you Morrigan, are my daughter. Before you were born, your Mum and Dad, Lily and James, were unable to have kids and were desperate for one. I, however, wanted a child, but I wanted them to be born with a mother who would care for them, and the child would grow up happy. I met your mum and dad, and I told them about how I am a god, and that a child of mine would be called a demigod. However, being a demigod can put them in a lot of danger."

"What kind of danger?"

"Every demigod has a scent which attracts monsters to them, and m–"

"Monsters are real!?"

"Yes, little one, monsters are real. And they can smell demigods, especially powerful ones, and as my only demigod child, you are especially powerful. So I want to send you to a camp with other demigods, where you will learn how to protect yourself, and you can train your powers."

"I have powers!? Cool what are they? Is it like the shadow teleport thing you did? Ooh, there are other demigods? How many? And by protecting yourself, do you mean learning boxing? Or do we get taught how to use weapons? What kind of weapons? Swords are kind of cool, but daggers seem easier to hide."

Thanatos laughed a deep laugh, he looked quite surprised while laughing though, as if he wasn't used to doing such a thing. I thought that's quite sad.

"Yes little one, you do have powers, and you will find out as you train. Demigods often only get one or two powers that their godly parent may have, and it's a gamble as to which one they are likely to have. I haven't had a demigod child in centuries, so even I am looking forward to seeing what you can do little one. As for what weapons you use to learn to defend yourself will be up to you. You will learn many ways while at camp. However, I want to give you this."

In his hand suddenly appeared a bracelet, and a closer look showed me that it was a charm bracelet. On it were several charms, a stag, a doe, a butterfly, a dog, a wolf and a mini sword. I took it and carefully examined it. I saw that the fur on the animals actually weren't just lines of fur, but actually some sort of markings. They kind of seemed like a language. Thanatos must have seen the questioning expression on my face as he said "That is something that you will learn about when you turn 11. This bracelet is actually something your dad, James Potter made for you. All the animals represent important people in your life at the time. The butterfly charm represents me as it is often seen as a representation of a should that has passed on to the Underworld."

"So ... even if he wasn't actually my dad, he still made this for me? ... He still loved me?" I started tearing up at the thought that even though he wasn't my actual dad, he still loved me.

"Little one, he would have burned down the world for you. Now, you see that little sword charm? That is a magical item that I added to the bracelet. If you pull it off, it will turn into an actual sword made of Stygian Iron, a metal only a child of the Underworld can use."

"Woah, that's so cool! Can I use it now?" I was practically jumping in place on the couch, excited at the thought of being able to use an ACTUAL sword.

"No." I completely deflated at that thought. "Now, I will be sending you to the camp, it's called Camp Half Blood, it's in Long Island, in New York, and you will be going every summer, all summer. Now, go and pack your bags."

I practically ran out of the room and stopped in the hallway, in front of the cupboard under the stairs. My thoughts were racing as I shoved my meager possessions into my school bag. I have another father, and unlike what my Aunt Petunia always told me, my mum and dad really wanted me and loved me. And, I have powers! And I'm going to be meeting other kids who might not hate me and might actually be my friend. And I get to learn how to fight! So bloody cool. And best of all I won't have to spend any of the summer here at Privet Drive and I'll be away from Dudley! Best day ever!

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Now some of you may have noticed that this chapter is actually longer than the previous one. That is gonna keep happening, I'm just gonna keep writing until it feels like a good place to take a break. Now, again I have to say that I don't actually own Harry Potter or Percy Jackson, they're both owned by their respective writers.