I'll only do a disclaimer once, I don't own Percy nor Harry. Also, this is set after HOO, and right before Order of the Phoenix.
One Month after the Giant War
Percy's POV:
I woke up to a nightmare, and Annabeth crying over me. I know, I sound like a little kid, but these ones make me end up screaming during the night, shouting, kicking, they're horrible, and only Annabeth can snap me out of them.
Flashback: I'm being forced to watch as Annabeth is being mutilated by the giants, she's screaming for me to help, but I can't move, chained down with my eyelids stuck open, and I'm screaming for them to just do to me whatever they want as long as they don't hurt Annie anymore, but all that does is make them hurt her more. I watch as they take a rod of iron like a foot thick, white hot, and I'm crying at being unable to rush to Annabeth's side to help, unable to take away all the pain from her and give it to me, unable to do anything. I'm less capable than Mr.D at remembering camper's names. They're right about to touch it to her when...Flashback end
"Percy, Percy it's OK, we're safe, we're at camp, together, the war's over." Annabeth looks like a wreck right now, but I don't care. As long as she's OK. "I know, but I just keep getting them… Why can't we get Hera to remove our memories of the war, Tartarus, just let us be ignorant of what happened?" "Perc, it's because they make it so that we know how much we mean to the other, how much we care, and so she can torture us when ever she wants by getting Morpheus to give us those flashbacks. Then she can also just give them to us at random in the middle of the day." I hated Hera, but knew that she's just bitter about any reminders of Zeus's cheating habits. "Besides Percy, it's 6:30, we should be getting to the dining pavilion so that there's still food left. Unless you'd rather not get any blue pancakes." "Noooo Annie wait, I need to get changed" "Fine, but you'd better hurry up, 'cause I heard that Chiron wants to talk to us after breakfast." So I quickly throw on a pair of grey shorts, like Annie's eyes, and a sea green shirt. Then we walk hand in hand to breakfast. "Annie, which table should we sit at?" "Why don't we sit at my table today?" She responds. I say okay, we get our food, and I sacrifice like a quarter of my food to the gods, two in particular, Poseidon, and Athena. Every time, I'm asking her to be okay with me and Annabeth, yet so far, no answer. Then I sit down next Malcolm, and Annie sits on my lap, and then we start talking with Malcolm about what Chiron might want to talk to us about. "Maybe he wants to let us sleep in the same cabin." I suggest, but then Malcolm says that if he does, he'd have us stay in the Athena cabin, and she'd probably kill me for staying the night. Then he says that maybe he's got a quest for us, and I growl back, "If he does, then he'll get an all expense paid trip to Tartarus if Annie gets hurt, and if she dies, no one will be able to save him from my wrath." "Percy, calm down, Chiron wouldn't be the one to blame, and besides, I'm not a little kid, I can take care of myself." "I know, but still, if you get hurt, someone's gonna pay, I swear on the Styx." At this, thunder rumbled, sealing my oath, unless she decides to let it go. Anyways, we finish the rest of breakfast in silence, then make our way to the big house. Chiron greets us on the porch, and calls us inside to the "conference room" that's more of the rec room, and he says, "now, I know you two just want some peace, but unfortunately, we need you two to go to England (It's a separate country, inside of the UK) and protect a wizard named Harry Potter from an evil wizard who is much like Hitler, but his name is Voldemort." At this, I start laughing, and I say, "did you call him moldy-shorts?" "No, Voldemort. Anyways, you will both be blessed by Hecate to be able to use magic, and will get wands, the whole deal, and will be… oh right, you will be able to cast spells by speaking what you want to happen in Ancient Greek instead if you wish." Okay, how old is Harry?" Annie asks, always asking the good questions, leaving me to look like a fool. "Harry is 15, and you will both be made to look 15 too. Now, remember, none will know of your parentage nor of the gods except for the most trusted in the Order of the Phoenix, Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Molly and Arthur Weasley, and Sirius Black. They will also have some knowledge of what you've gone through, and will allow you two your own private room together, and when you get to the school, a private dorm." "Say, Chiron, what's the name of the school?" I ask, "Hogwarts". At this, I nearly fall over laughing, and finally am able to say, "they named a school after deformed pig's skin?" "Yes, but please refrain from joking about it when you get there, they are rather sensitive to that, just as you two are sensitive to the mention of certain places." I ask, "What's the catch then? Like what's the worst that we know of now?" "Most of the wizarding world refuses to believe that Voldemort is back, and decided that Harry and Dumbledore are liars, and also, the Ministry of Magic is going to interfere at Hogwarts." "Oh, well I was expecting there to be another war or something… Wait, Chiron, there's gonna be another war isn't there?" I immediately wrap my arms around Annabeth, and she just mutters, "I don't need you to be constantly protecting me Percy, though I appreciate the thought." "So, Chiron, when will the war start? Do we need to see the Oracle?" "We know not when the war will start, but we know that you won't need to see the Oracle, for Lady Hecate will tell you what you need to do, without all the riddles." "Well, as long as Annabeth doesn't get hurt, no one will die." I say, totally deadpan. Then, there's a bright flash behind me and Annie, and then I see a woman walk around to the front of us. "Hello Lady Hecate" Chiron says, and then I quickly bow, realizing that she could easily make me relive all of the giant war and Tartarus at once with one potion or spell. "Lady Hecate, if you don't mind me asking, won't we look out of place because we don't know any magic?" "Yes, so I'll make you know every thing that will be expected of you as 5th years.' "Don't they have grades instead, like first, second, third?" Annabeth asked. "No, they go in years, but it's the same idea. Also, Dumbledore will be here tomorrow to bring you to where Harry and his friends are staying, but Harry will be there by Friday. You will need to get your wands and money. By the way, the 'galleons' are really drachmas, but you will get a pouch of never ending drachma for this quest. If you succeed, and save Harry and more importantly the wizarding world, then you will get to keep them. Now, I have to go, before Zeus gets his panties in a twist, so see you later."