This was the day Nico Di Angelo went to Hogwarts.
His cousins Jason, Percy, Thalia and his sister Bianca were already at Hogwarts, in their sixth year. So were their girlfriends and friends, Piper, Annabeth, Reyna, Frank and Leo. His childhood best friend, Will Solace would be there as well. Nico hadn't seen him since his mother had died, and the mysterious lawyer took them to the Lotus Foster Home. He'd been taken out with Bianca and introduced to his half sister Hazel. Apparently, his, Bianca's and Hazels Father was a distinguished member of the Wizegamot and magic was real, which pretty much sucked. He'd been nervous ever since he went to get his school supplies in Diagon Alley. What if he wasn't put in the same house as Hazel? They were joining Hogwarts together along with Rachel, a muggleborn student with a talent for art. He couldn't bear to be separated from her, especially since her boyfriend Sammy had dumped her. He felt like she needed even more protecting now- even though she could do it perfectly well herself. Nico had seen first-hand how well she could manipulate precious metals and get animals to trust her. He'd once sat on her coloring book and the scars hadn't faded for a month.
What if Will Solace didn't like him anymore, or worse, didn't remember him!? It had been a long time, but Nico would still be crushed. At that moment, Hazel poked her head round the door.
"Aunt Sally's here to pick us up, grab your suitcase and let's go!"
She disappeared down the stairs and Nico didn't let go of the breath he was holding till he was sure she was gone. He wasn't sure he could hide these alarming new powers at Hogwarts. He loved Hazel dearly, but there were things he couldn't share with her. There was a sharp knock at the door. Bianca opened the door and scowled.
"What are you playing at Nico? You may not want to go to Hogwarts but you're going to make everyone late and do you really want to do that to Hazel? You're being so self-"
She got a good look at her brothers face and sat down heavily
"Nico, what's going on? You were so excited when you got your letter. Now…"
He sighed.
"Watch." He said sadly. He concentrated deeply on the cold floorboards, putting all his sadness and pain into it. The floorboards cracked open into a black abyss and a skeletal hand crawled out…
Bianca gasped in revulsion and crawled backwards till she was hugging the walls. Nico waved his hand and the skeleton was swallowed back into the black hole. He groaned "Bet now you think I'm a monster, don't you? Don't worry, I won't show my creepy abilities in front of your frein-"He was cut off as Bianca pulled him into a suffocating hug.
"I love you no matter what. You'll be fine at Hogwarts. The most powerful witches and wizards often show extra powers before they are properly trained. You're no more a freak than I'm a muggle."
Nico grinned.
"Come on then! What are you waiting for?"
