Disclaimer: I'm afraid I used up all of the funny disclaimers I can currently think of with my other stories. Oh, well...

Nico DiAngelo had been taking a walk near a cemetery in New Orleans when his father had summoned him. He had just spotted a young girl who looked shockingly like his dead dead sister, Bianca. 'Mabye it's her reincarnation' he thought, glancing at the girl. It was possible. the girl looked about ten or so, approximately the same number of years ago that Bianca had chosen to be reborn. She was standing just outside the cemetery, with a woman who must be her mother. Nico couldn't help but think that the woman looked so very much like his own mother. It wasn't a perfect copy. This woman's eyes where a lighter shade of brown than his mother's, and her cheekbones were a bit higher. But, other then that, she looked exactly the same.

"Please, mom," he heard the young girl say. "It's a better school than Salem! One of the best, I hear." The woman sighed.

"I know, Bianca." That settled it, this was the reincarnation of his sister. "But, you don't even know if you'll be accepted in that school for sure. And it's so far away. dear." Bianca looked at her mother with pleading eyes.

"Please, mom! It couldn't hurt to ask! And if I were to go to Salen we'd be seeing each other the same amount of time! I'll come home every Christmas! And Easter, too! Pl-" But Nico heard no more after that, for that was when a dark pit opened under his feet, and he fell through.

Nico landed in a garden filled with gem flowers, and jewel fruits. Nico scowled. Persephone's garden. Slowly, Nico got up and headed in the direction of his father's throne room. There had to be a reason that Hades decided to send his only (at least, that Nico knew of) son plummeting Zeus knows how many miles per an hour to the Underworld, over 2,300 miles under the ground.

As Nico entered the throne room he caught a glace of his father, looking powerful and deadly, sitting on his throne in his black and silver suit. As Nico reached the base of Hades trone he bowed. 'It's always good to be respectful,' Nico thought sourly. 'If your not your fathers wife might just turn you into a dandelion. Again' Nico was glad his stepmother was not here, and would not be here, untill the winter. Being turned into different types of flowers (none of them flowers Nico was particlly fond of) was not something Nico exactly enjoyed.

"Rise, my son," Hades said. "You have been called on a quest."

"A quest?" Nico asked, surprised.

"Yes, though it isn't really an official one, I suppose. You will not be given a phrophecy, or have to go to the oracle, 'nor will you have to choose anyone to go with you, unless you take longer then a month. I would be surprised if it didn't, considering the queste."

"Um, father, what is this queste exactly?"

"Oh, yes. You see, Nico, in England there lies a school of magic. Hogwarts, it is called." Nico did his best to mantain a straight face. Who would name a school Hogwarts? "This school contains mortals blessed by Hecate, or descendants of these mortals. Somewhere in the school will lie a stone. Now this stone will cause me problems if anyone discovers it."

"Why is that, father?"

"Because, my son, this stone has the ability to bring the dead back to life. Not fully, of course. But it allows the beholder to see and speak to them, something that I am not happy about."

"But father, how was this stone created? Surley only you has the power to create such an object."

"I am afaid that is not true. Centuries ago I had three sons, all of which had been blessed by Hecate. They had decided to meddle, you see. Test their powers and abilities. One had stolen a peice of Thanantos cloak, allowing himself to become invisible. That cloak, known as the Invisibilty Cloak-"

"Fitting" Nico muttered. "Creative, too."

"-has been passed down from father to son in that family. The boy who currently is in possesion of the cloak is in his fourth year attending Hogwarts, I beleive. You should be able to sense the cloak, though, so it's invisibilty should have no effect on you. Another brother had had a wand, which has been destroyed, made of Stygatorian Iron. This wand also had the ability to turn into a sword, but, thankfully, most of the owners of this wand had not discovered this feature. The last brother was the beholder of the Ressurection Stone." 'Wizards are so creative when it comes to naming things,' Nico thought sarcastically. Hades smirked, apparently having heard Nico's thoughts. "He had tried to summon his fiance, another demigod, who had been killed by some monster, with the stone. Later he, too, was killed by a monster. The wizard have a fairytale based on this story, though many beleive it isn't true, and though the facts are wrong, the story claims my son commited suicide to be with his lover, much too cheesy and Aphrodite-like for my taste," Nico nodded in agreement."-the objects exsist. Well the Elder Wand did. Now its gone. Your quest is to find the Ressurection stone and bring it to me so that I may destroy it. I'm suspecting that this will take you two months at least, the school-year at most. After one month of searching I would like for you to contact two other demigods of your choose." Hades flicked his wrist and multiple books appeared in his hand. "These will inform you about anything you may need to know." Hades told his son, handing him the books. "Now I suggest you rest. Shadowtraveling to England will take some energy." And with another flick of the wrist Nico and his magic books dissapeared.