I'M WRITING A CROSSOVER! YAY! It's really cliche and it's probably horrible... But this is the longest chapter I've ever written. Sorry I haven't been updating Odd One Out. I don't know how to write the next chapter.
~Sofia
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER OR PERCY JACKSON!
Chapter 1
{PERCY}
The Big House main room was silent as eight demigods sat in chairs. Usually there would be a nervous murmur, but they all knew Chiron had called them for an important reason.
Something dawned on Percy. Oh gods, he thought, it better not be another quest.
Chiron was getting something from another room to show them, and he had told them to stay put. Percy wondered why he needed all eight of them. Percy, Annabeth, Leo, Piper, Jason, Hazel, Frank, and Nico. It seemed like an awful lot of people when it wasn't technically a war council.
Their Roman friends were visiting from Camp Jupiter, but only for a short time. A month had passed since their quest, and Percy was only visiting camp for the weekend because school had started.
The door opened from Chiron's office, and he came out, carrying a large box. He set it on the table, and stood in front of the eight kids.
"You just defeated the Giants," he began. "And a year ago, some of you defeated Kronos. But I'm sad to say you have another quest."
Everyone in the room groaned. Annabeth spoke up. "Do we have to do it now? Can't you send someone else?"
"Unfortunately, it has to happen today, and I have to send you eight. The quest requires our most capable demigods. It is informal, and there is no prophecy."
Annabeth was sitting in the chair next to Percy, and she took his hand and squeezed it. At least we're going together, he thought. Ever since the quest, Percy hadn't gone a day without talking to her, even if it was by phone. Percy knew it was dangerous, but too bad.
"You're going to be sent back in time," Chiron said. "To 1991."
This time, it was Hazel's turn to question him. "Why?"
"There is a lot of explaining to do first. We all know there are other gods out there, Greek, Roman, and more..." Chiron trailed off, his eyes landing on Percy. Percy knew it was because of that one time he met that kid named Carter.
Chiron continued. "Most of that doesn't really matter, but there are such people as wizards and witches. They live all around the world, but you will be meeting the ones in Britain." There was a collective gasp around the room. "They all receive the blessing of Hecate to do magic."
"So they're like children of her?" Leo asked.
Chiron shook his head. "Not really. The people with her blessing use wands and are mostly like the wizards and witches in fairy tales. They have great hidden societies. And in every society, there are evil people."
"Like who?" asked Jason.
"Many years ago, in 1970, a Dark wizard rose up. He was evil and many people died. In 1981, he was set on killing one family, the Potters, consisting of the parents and a one-year-old boy named Harry. The man killed his parents and he sent a curse that would kill the baby to him, the baby survived the curse, but it almost destroyed the evil man. He went into hiding until 1991, and when he came back, he was still set on killing Harry Potter."
"What was his name?" Piper asked.
"Voldemort, but more commonly know as You-Know-Who. The wizards did not like to say his name," Chiron told her.
"Why?" Percy asked. "It's just a name."
"You, of all people, should know there are power in names," he said. "Anyways, the boy, Harry Potter, was raised by his aunt and uncle, who were Muggles. Muggles are normal, non-magic people. Harry's mother had been a Muggle-born, a witch who was born to Muggles. When Harry was eleven, he was sent to Hogwarts, the wizarding school in Britain."
"What kind of name is Hogwarts?" Nico asked. He stood up.
"The wizarding world has some odd names, so do not question it. Anyways, I will be sending you back in time to Harry's first year at Hogwarts to help him. The school starts at age eleven, which you are called a first year, and ends at age seventeen and you are called a seventh year."
Frank tilted his head. "But we're clearly not eleven."
Chiron answered him. "You will have the appearance of yourself when you were eleven. Hogwarts has four Houses, kind of like our cabins. There is Gryffindor for the brave, Ravenclaw for the smart, Hufflepuff for the loyal, and Slytherin for the ambitious. You will be sorted into a House, and you will probably be separated.
"You are going to have make friends with Harry Potter and his other friends, even if they are different houses. Hecate will bless you with temporary magic. Remember, you are going to protect Harry Potter."
"But we barely know anything about the wizards!" Annabeth exclaimed. "How are we going to fit in?"
Chiron turned to her. "You are going to have to pretend to be Muggle-born, because they do not know anything about the wizarding world when they first enter. You will learn everything along with the other students. And remember, eleven-year-olds do not date. You have to pretend to not date. Also, you will have fake accents."
Percy smiled. He always wanted an accent; it would be fun. But it was a ton of information to be supplied at one time.
"When do we leave?" Piper asked.
Chiron looked at his watch. "In an hour. You do not need to pack, and I will be showing you around a wizarding street so you can buy school clothes and supplies."
"We leave in an hour?" Leo demanded. "I have to finish a project with my siblings!"
"Don't worry," Chiron said. "You're going to the school for a whole year, but when you come back to the present, it will be at the exact moment you left."
In an hour, the demigods and Chiron stood in a circle in the Big House, holding hands. Chiron was in his wheelchair to blend in.
Percy didn't know how the whole teleportation thing worked, but he saw Chiron mutter something. And then he felt like he was going to throw up. Percy squeezed his eyes shut, and when he opened them again, they were standing in the middle of a crowed street.
"This is Diagon Alley," Chiron said. "It's filled with stores where we can buy your supplies."
Percy then noticed he wasn't as tall as normal. He looked down at himself, and he was actually pretty short. The same height he was when he was eleven, even. He looked around at everyone else, and they all looked eleven too.
Annabeth elbowed him. "You look ridiculous!" Her eyes widened in shock at herself, noticing how different she sounded.
Percy grabbed his sides, laughing at her voice. "We have accents!"
Leo grinned across from Percy. "Pretty awesome accents, too."
They all turned to Chiron. "Where do we go now?" Hazel asked.
"I have a list for you all. We're going to split up to look less suspicious." He passed a piece of paper to each of the demigods.
Percy looked at the strange items on the list.
Uniform
•First-year students will require:
1. Three sets of plain robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. One winter cloak (black, silver fastenings)
•Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags
Course Books
•All students should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
Magical Draughts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
Other Equipment
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
•Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad
•PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR OWN BROOMSTICKS
Percy saw Annabeth's eyes light up as she saw the end of the list. "We get to bring an owl?" she exclaimed.
"Yes, that is the wizard form of mail. Also here is a bag of money for each of you. Use it to buy for supplies. Gold coins are Galleons, silver are Sickles, and bronze are Knuts. Seventeen Sickles to a Galleon and twenty-nine Knuts to a Sickle."
"Well, that's odd," Frank commented.
"That's four hundred ninety-three Knuts in a Galleon," Annabeth announced.
"Now, split up!" Chiron exclaimed. "Go with a partner! Meet back here when you're done."
Percy soon found himself in a book store called Flourish and Blotts while Annabeth looked at all the books.
"Annabeth!" he called impatiently. "We need to buy our school books!"
Her head was buried in a green book called Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp. "Apparently wizards have a sport they play on flying brooms!" she told him. "Am I allowed to buy this book?"
Percy shook his head. "We can come back later if we have extra money." Percy and Annabeth had decided to be partners. Just because they had to pretend they weren't dating didn't mean they couldn't act like best friends.
Then they went into a store called Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. They ran into Piper and Jason who were currently being fitted for robes. Percy thought they were really ugly, black bathrobes, but they had to wear them, so he got fitted too. Annabeth and Piper talked together in a corner, complaining how they had to wear a skirt, so Percy talked to Jason.
"What have you gotten so far?" Percy asked.
"We bought the telescopes, cauldrons, scales, and glass phial things," Jason told him. "We were going to get books after this."
"We already bought books. Annabeth took forever. You know her around books..."
They left Madam Malkin's with all their clothing supplies. Then they went into Potage's Cauldron Shop. They bought the pewter cauldrons, telescope, brass scales, and phials with the help of a man that worked there. After that, they went to the Apothecary and bought beginner Potion making sets. All they had left to buy was wands at a store called Ollivander's.
The store was old and in peeling gold letters over the door, it said, "Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C." Percy wondered how a store could be that old. Yeah, gods and goddesses and monsters and just about everything that wanted to kill Percy was even older, but for that store, it was amazing.
Percy and Annabeth walked inside and an old man was sitting at a desk. He had long, white hair and was pale. The store was dark and the shelves were stacked floor to ceiling with long boxes that Percy knew contained wands. The man looked up at them and he stood up.
"Are you in here to buy your first wands?" he asked. Annabeth and Percy nodded. "I'm Mr. Ollivander. What are your names?" He went behind one of the shelves and came back with two black boxes. He handed one to each of the children, no, teenagers, no... They were children and teenagers, technically... Anyways, they both opened the boxes. The wand in Percy's box was long and the handle had swirls on it.
"I'm Annabeth Chase, sir, and this is Percy Jackson," Annabeth said.
They both stared at the wands, until Mr. Ollivander said, "Well, wave them." Annabeth waved hers, and some glowing sparks came out of the end. Percy's, meanwhile, caused a chair to topple over. Mr. Ollivander snatched the wand out of Percy's hand. He put it back in the box and brought out a new wand.
Percy waved it and this time it did the same thing Annabeth had done. Percy assumed that was a good thing.
"Mr. Jackson, your wand is hazel wood, unicorn tail core, thirteen inches, and pliant. And you, Ms. Chase, have a wand made of holly, phoenix feather core, eleven and three-quarters inches, and quite bendy."
Percy had no idea what most of that meant, but there was a unicorn tail core in his wand.
As they walked out of the store, admiring their new wands and pushing large carts, Annabeth asked, "Do you want to buy an animal? I really want an owl."
Percy rolled his eyes. "Of course you do, Wise Girl. I want an owl too, but knowing your mother, it's going to attack me. But I'm want one anyway."
Percy really only wanted an owl because it seemed really popular, and apparently they were like messengers to the wizards. It seemed pretty cool. Annabeth ended up getting a barn owl and Percy got a tawny owl. Annabeth named her owl Sage and Percy had no idea why.
"What are you going to name yours?" Annabeth asked.
Percy thought for a moment. "Dylan!"
Annabeth stared at him. "Why?"
Percy shrugged. "It sounds nice." Percy really wanted to grab Annabeth's hand, but he couldn't do that. They were supposed to be only friends.
Annabeth rolled her eyes at him. "Seaweed Brain. We better go find the others. After we stop at the book store again."
Percy groaned. Not the book store...
Both the owl names have meanings and stuff, and I'm not bragging, but Dylan was pretty clever... I did their wands according to the Celtic calendar J.K. Rowling used for Harry, Hermione, and Ron. IF I GOT ANY WIZARDING WORLD FACTS WRONG, PLEASE TELL ME.
Review telling me what POV next! (A demigod, the Golden Trio will come later.)
~Sofia
