Collision Course

Chapter Thirty Two

Harry's POV

 Tira seemed so strange when we were talking to her. One moment she was calm, and controlled, and the next, her face seemed like an inflated balloon ready to pop. At one point, it really frightened us and Ron the most. It's either that, or he's really bad at acting and concealing is feelings. Oh gosh... Did I just sound like a cheesy girl in that last bit?

 But something was off about Tira... she seemed to listen like there was a voice in her head, and when she was asking us about that favor, she seemed to age before my eyes, almost as if she knew a bit about this favor, and it was very dangerous. If it was anything like the war against Voldemort bad, I don't know what we'll do.

 And then there was that burst she had on Ron, about the poisoned cupcake. It really couldn't have been that bad, could it? Although, I don't remember seeing her in Hogwarts for the few weeks following the cupcake disaster. The cupcake had only a little tiny bit of a potion- like one drop- and the potion was only supposed to make her ears three times as big as normal.

 But she was right. We shouldn't have judged her by the fact she was Draco's friend. The poor kid seemed to be quieter and... Sadder, recently. I have rarely seen Draco smile in a while, and I've only seen it when he sees Astoria. But at the same time, who has crushes on teachers?! Draco's famous smirk has somehow disappeared, over the past year, and I can only wonder why. And I want to know what happened to his mother and father after Voldemort disappeared. His mother had lied to he-who-must-not-be-named, when Lucius had only served the dark Lord with every little bit of his being. Did they like... get a divorce or something afterward? I couldn't see her truly loving Lucius anymore, but who knows? I might be wrong.

 And then there's the way Draco looks at Tira- almost nervous of her, and loving at the same time. It's like she's his sister that belongs to the scariest gang around. Again- he's so weird. And she is too.

 Something is definitely off with her. There's the fact that she was in an underwater bubble in the lake, the fact that when she was storming out, she remained the same height in the water the entire time, the fact that she just passed out when she seemed to get angry at Ron, and then the emotional issues that I already talked about. Can anyone disagree that she's not weird?

 I sighed, and followed Ron's suit- cannon balling into the lake.

 Swimming up to the surface, I called out to Hermione who was doing our homework to study, looking for the time.

 Gulping air, and headed back under, I was pleased to know we had forty five minutes until dinner.

Don't worry, I told my stomach, food is coming soon!

I just wonder what Tira will say at when the time comes.

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Foudre's POV

 I glared across the room at Tira. The first time I met her, she had seemed nice, and she seemed like the perfect friend to have in the Wilderness school. Aphrodite sent us there, and I had thought it was because of her favorite daughter, but I have now I think it was also because of Tira. But when I had first met her, something about her seemed different.

 I had smelled demigod on her.

 The only three things that even smelled the slightest bit like a god were; gods, demigods, and monsters. Tira had that godly smell on her, but I just dismissed that because she also smelt so normal- like a mortal. I had barely noticed the third scent on her. But then, she goes on to tell me she knows French, Spanish and Greek. Only gods, monsters, and demigods knew Greek. And at the moment, I had caught scent of the third, slightly different odor on her, and chalked her up as a monster.

 The next day- she disappeared.

 I had forgotten all about her, until she showed up, a few weeks later in camp, when she was seen talking to random strangers with wings, (I am a 100% positive they were monsters) the borders of Camp. These creatures were outside the borders created by Thalia's tree, enabling only demigods, and gods to get in! And la da da da, she talks her way out of it with Chiron, who also doesn't seem to like her. Then she goes and gets a place to sleep in our tent, and ruins my morning in camp, and then I find out she's my aunt/sister/relative. Why did she have to be an actual demigod, daughter of Aphrodite?! Like seriously, it's just sad, and mostly for me!

 And finally, here she is, saying she had gone to school here, at this place that has a Hecate room! What if this whole school was like this? What if she could do this 'magic' herself?! Like, seriously, it just got even more suspicious when she said she had sworn an oath with Chiron, on the River Styx, not to talk about her past! Something was wrong with that girl, I'm telling you.  

 Personally, I think the fact that everyone else likes her is even creepier. The best spies, or infiltrators, are liked and trusted by everyone and are never noticed. It just bugs me that Tempête likes her so much. I'd hate to see her crush his heart or something. I may seem like I don't care, but he's my brother- my twin! He's the only one in life I can truly rely on. Of course Collin is there, and everyone else, but it's only truly Tempête. I can't even imagine what powerful magic she has though, if she can get Tempête, and Lewis, the two most opposite guys (that hate each other (secretly)) in the world to be friends.

 I forced my stomach to silence it's rumbles. 

I wondered silently what would the four of us will say when the time comes about our quest.