It had been a few weeks since I told Reggie, it felt like we had a bigger bond. It really felt like he was my little brother. Thanksgiving had passed and I got my blue cookies but since Hogwarts didn't really celebrate Thanksgiving it just came and passed, at camp we weren't really big on it either. It was the week before Christmas break. I was so excited to go home to camp, that I had immediately signed up when Minnie brought the sign-up sheet. James has been following me around lately, he thinks I haven't caught him though.

     I was enjoying my last blue cookie when it was snatched away from me, "Hey", I yelled looking up to see Bella taking the last bite.

      "What, not my fault that they are addicting", Bella said smirking knowing that she finished the last one.

     I muttered some colorful curses.

     "You got a letter...and we did too", Cissy said then realizing that we all got a letter. 

     "It's the Black family seal", Reggie said staring at my letter and then at me.

     "Do you reckon that mother or aunt send a letter to Aster", Andy whispered, all of us knew about me.

     "Open it", Bella said.

     "It might be from my mother", Reggie said fearfully.

     "Aunt Walburga is a lot worse than our mother Druella", Bella said worried for me.

     "So should I open it or not", I said not that confident anymore.

     "No, I will", Cissy said snatching it away from me, she ripped it open, I watched her expressions, her eyes widened and her face became ghastly pale.

     "What", I said trying to read it.

     "I-why don't you see for yourself", Cissy said.

Thalia Olympus,

     I have heard many things about you from my son Regulus, you are a transfer student from America and from an American pureblood family. My nieces Bellatrix, Andromeda, and Narcissa have said other things about you too. So this Christmas break I would like to meet you, please come stay with us at 12 Grimmauld Place for a few days.

Walburga Black

     "Your mother-she-she wants me to stay a few days during Christmas break", I said fearfully.

     "Oh, no, maybe we shouldn't have told her about you", Bella said guiltily. 

     "It's fine, I should go", I said taking a deep breath.

     "No, she could hurt you, when she finds out you are a, you know", Cissy whispered.

     "No, she should so Aunt doesn't get suspicious, and there is a less chance that she will dig into Aster's life", Andy agreed.

     "Wait, what do our letters say", Reggie said as the Blacks ripped their letter open.

     Andy spoke up, "It's basically to just inform us that you are staying over".

     "Wait, I can still go back to camp right", I said.

     "Yeah, she only said a few days", Bella said.

     "Okay that's a relief, I just want to go back to camp", I said.

     Cissy sat up, "Wait, now I want to know how this camp looks like".

     "It's beautiful, there are 12 cabins for the 12 Olympians and the children stay in the cabin of their parent, my father is Zeus so my cabin is cabin 1, it's so pretty, it's made of white marble and has bronze doors that always shine like holograms and there are lightning bolts on them, the only creepy thing is that there is a statue of my father in there", I rambled thinking of home.

     "That sounds so beautiful", Andy gushed. 

     "Now I want to go there", Bella whined.

     "Maybe we can, we can ask our parents if we can pick her up from there", Reggie said.

     "But we don't know how to apparate", Bella said confused. 

     "Aster can convince her dad to do some magic or whatever and drop us off at this camp and pick her up", Reggie said.

     I raised an eyebrow, "It's not that simple Reggie, but if I can convince Thalia, then we can both beg our father, he can't say no to us".

     "Well then you better get convincing", Cissy said.

     We all started laughing. 

     "I'll ask her later, I'm going to go to the ROR to train", I said waving to go there. 

     I heard footsteps following me but when I turned around, there was nothing. I had a feeling that it was James again. I ignored them and went inside the ROR knowing that they wouldn't be able to come inside. When I finished training I went outside to find James waiting for me.

     "James will you quit following me, bloody hell, it's so annoying", I screamed throwing my hand in the air.

     James looked surprised, "How do you know that I have been following you".

     "Well, you just admitted it so that's an answer", I said sassily. 

     "Whatever, I just wanted to tell you that my mother wants you to come to the annual Potter Christmas Ball", James spat and walked away.

     I stood there stunned, why the hell would my mother want me to come to the ball when she doesn't even know me, well who I am right now. I remember the ball, though, Jame and I would go running around in our formal attire bumping into guests, and then hide in the gardens when mother would come to find us. I really don't want to go there alone, there is going to be a lot of pureblood family's. 

     I entered my dorm and asked, "Do you guys have to go to the annual Potter Christmas Ball".

     "Mother drags us there all the time", Bella said groaning. 

     "Why", Cissy asked.

     "James just told me that my mother invited me to the ball", I said.

     "Well, are you going to go", Andy said.

     "I don't want to see my parents again but it's also rude to turn down the offer, plus we will be outside the barrier, there will be a lot of monsters", I said.

     "Can't you bring those demigods friends of yours", Bella asked.

     "I could but then our smell will be strong but then again, we can protect ourselves", I said weighing the facts.

     "So", Andy drawled.

     "Okay fine, this is going to be one hectic Christmas", I said more to myself than them. 

     "Yup", Cissy agreed.

     "Well let's get the IMing done", I said taking out a golden drachma, "Oh Iris, goddess of the Rainbow, please accept my offering, show me Silena Beauregard daughter of Aphrodite".

     "Hey Aster", Silena said looking at the IM through the mirror, she was washing her face.

     "Silena can you get Annie to", I asked.

     After she got Annie, I explained to them about the ball and the protection needed from the monsters.

     "So will you come", I asked.

     "Of course, I can also see your witchy magic stuff", Annie said happily.

     I stared at Silena, she fidgeted in her seat, "Uh, well, I can't, uh because I am going to visit my dad for Christmas".

     I didn't believe her but shrugged anyway.

     "We could bring Percy", Annie said, "I mean if you are willing to tell him your witchy stuff".

     "Nope, no thank you, who knows what trouble he will cause, plus we are both children of the big three, our sent will be strong", I said.

     "How about Thalia, she is a Hunter of Artemis, so she should be able to protect herself", Silena said guiltily. 

     "She is Lady Artemis lieutenant", I said, "Fine, I do have to beg her to help me".

     "For what", Anna asked.

     "I'll tell you when I come to camp, bye, I have to IM Thalia", I said swaying the message.

     "Okay, chop, chop, next person", Andy demanded.

     I laughed, "Oh Iris, goddess of the Rainbow, please accept my offering, show me Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus". 

(I just realized that my Grammarly disappeared, sorry if there are a lot of mistakes)

     "Thalia come here", I said, when I saw her chatting with Maria, a daughter of Ares.

     "What", she asked.

     "Well, I kinda need dad to transport me to someone's house during Christmas break, and I need help begging him, I promise, I'll make it up to you", I said pleadingly. 

     "Fine, only because he needs to start listening to me too, when do you want to", Thalia agreed to ask.

     "When I come back to camp, it's night here and I have class tomorrow, even if they aren't teaching us anything this time of the year", I said saying my goodbyes.

     After the IM ended, the lack sisters and I exchanged some words and fell asleep.

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     Please vote, comment, and share! Sorry, again, I can barely spell rn since Grammarly disappeared, I think it's bc I deleted all my Google history, and I need to sign back in. Anyway, I'm going to do those random questions that authors do, not expecting u to respond:

     What do you think is going to happen at the Christmas Ball?

     Do you think that Sirius's mother will approve of Asterope?

     How long have you been waiting for Sirius and Asterope to kiss?

     Have you read my bonus chapter book called Holiday Special || Asterope Potter? (There are some extra chapters if you want more of Sirius and Asterope's story)

     Okay, random boring question, what's your favorite HP ship?

And tysm for 30k+ reads, I Luv u guys so much!