Nico Di'Angelo shifted his wait, there were many people in Hades waiting room, and unfortunately Nico was one of them. It was dark bleak, pretty much your average scarey dentist's waiting room. There was music in the backround, it was of the happy and lively sort, Hah, happiness and livliness aren't usually permitted in hell, ironic right? Nico sighed, there were nine mortals grovelling at his feet, Begging for a second chance. At least the dead demigods still had their dignity. Nico felt nausious, something he had never felt while he was around the dead, the point that they weren't alive, was of no matter to the son of Hades, the reason of his discomfort, was that he knew many of the half-bloods. He noticed Carola Dean cried in the corner, she was the daughter of Apollo. Another kid was sulking about, like a cleptomaniac, Johnson Pike, son of Hermes, the last thing he ever stole, sat in his hands, a celestial bronze dagger, taken from a empousai, you can guess how he died. The last one Nico could name, was Angelina Gazelle, legacy of Trivia (Hecates roman form.), she was constantly muttering stuff like, "Hogwarts, must- must return home." And "I've gotta help the chosen one!" Then she turned to Nico, clutched his shoulders and looking straight into his eyes, like she was seeing not his eyes, but his soul, then told him, "Protect my home, Protect Hogwarts!" Then she walked over to Charon, who was messing about with a small pile of Drachma, payed him, and boarded Charons, "Mighty Vessel" which would bring her to the room of judgement.
Leaving Nico confused, and somewhat surprised, and to confuse him even more, she'd added "Protect Hogwarts", what in the name of Hades was Hogwarts? A skin rash for pigs? A really weird chemist? Nico had no clue, but he saught to find out. He decided to re-read his fathers note:
To: Nico Di' Angelo.
From: Hades.
Message: Come to Hades immediatly.
Reason: Cha about Hogwarts.
Time: What does IMMEDIATLY mean to you?
Nico had always known his father wasn't the social type, but seriously, this is a new level, it was lord Hades had filled out a form, rather then write a letter! With a father like that, no wonder all his friends feared for his sanity!
Nico wanted, needed to find out more about, this "Hogwarts".
As "the supreme prince of death" (His new nick-name, awesome huh?), he was gonna find out, with just three words, he should have the answer!
"What is Hoggiewarts?" He asked.
Gasps errupted on one side pof the room, mainly by mortals wielding sticks. "Kinda like wizards" Nico thought to himself, but he took that thought from his head, "Myth-o-magic, is soo much cooler then Master of the wand anyways!"
Pne stick-insect stood up (Stick insect, Nico snorted when he thought of that one).
"Hello, kid. Sorry this is how you met us," He gestured to other stick-insects with dark robes.
"Well being the muggle, that you are, I know this will surprise you." He paused dramtically.
"My name's Sirius Black," He looked directly into Nico's eyes, and shuddered, like he too, had seen Nico's soul.
"I went to Hogwarts, it was, and is to this day, a school for the
gifted, talented... you could even say, Magical," Sirius Black mused.
"Get on with it." Muttered Nico.
"Well, kid what I'm trying to say is, Hogwarts 's no ordinary school.
It's a school for wizards."
Thoughts were streaming through Nico's head,
"Master of the wand, magic? WIZARDS!" He unintentionaly shrieked.
"Master of the wand?" Sirius quistioned.
"Never mind." Nico said, blushing.
"I think you're goi'n bonkers, in your death, kiddo."
"Bonkers? I'm not dead!" Nico cried, the son of death, dead already, not likely.
"Then why in Merlins fuzzy beard are you-" Sirius began, to be interrupted by Charon,
"Mr. Di'Angelo, your father is ready to see you."
Nico approached Charon cautiously, Charon was no thief, but Nico knew he would do anything to get his hands on enough Drachma to buy the new italian silk suit. The large sack of drachma which Nico had, may afford it. It is founds: in Nico's right pocket, in his black jacket with the skulls, under the necar flask and ambrosia packet, under the leather black gloves, which also have skulls on them, half under his stygian black dagger, beside his new Mytho-magic pack, and on top of the black and white photo of Nico's family, whch we need not go into.
Nico silently boarded Charon's "Mighty Vessel". (That was sarcasm!), and shortly arrived at bis fathers palace. He knocked on the stygian black door, (which was as a matter of fact, indestructable,) with the knocker, that was in the shape of a skull. The result: a loud, frightening, booming noise, echoeing for minutes at a time. The door opened without a creek, which was unusaul. "Persephone must have gotten fed up with it." Nico decided.
He entered quickly, well, as fast as the door could close itself.
"Nico, son, I am in the sitting room." A loud voice boomed.
Nico smirked, remembering how about a month ago, Petsehone had demanded a sitting room, Hades would never admit this, of course, but he secretly adored the leather couch, everyone knows this, but doesn't dare point this out, for fear of a Horrible punishment Emphasis on Horrible.
Nico found the right door, and entered the room, it was filled with black leather seats and sofas, with a TV and radio, he sat down in the lounge chair, and watched his father warily, who was, as usual, sitting on the coach, and as usual, got straight to the point.
"Nico, have you ever heard of wiz-"
nico guessed where this conversation was going and interrupted,
"Yes father, a ghost recently expplained them to me, them and their school."
Hades relaxed, relieved Nico was taking this so calmly, not like Tom...
"Well then, it has come to my attention that one young man that goes there, has escaped Thanatos's clutches, to a killing curse."
"He cheated death? " Nico repeated eyes wideneing "How is that even-" He was immdiatly interrupted.
"Yes, don't look so dense child, Sisyphus did it, Heracles did it, Orpheus almost did it!" Hades growled.
"My apologies father." Nico trembled.
"I-" He was immediatly interrupted.
"You are such a dissapointment!" Hades bellowed.
"Bianca could have gotten through a single chat without acting the idiot!" He was roaring now."Why can't you!"
Hades ceased shouting, and sighed, the boy had turned away, but Hades saw a single tear drop down Nico's face, at the mention of his sister.
"For the sake of the gods, Nico, the reason I requested your pressence, was that young wizard may cheat Thanatos, once more, or twice even. I would like you to go on a quest, to make sure this does not happen."
Nico frowned, "Why not get Percy or Annabeth, or well, anyone but me." Nico scowled. "Besides, I'm not as smart as Bianca."
Hades sighed once more, this child was too much like him, in his younger days. Sitting in Kronos's stomach, fightening with the other gods and goddess's.
Nico looked like his personality was split into thirds, one third excited, another third suspicious, and the last third curious.
"Who is he?" Nico asked, half heartedly.
"Harry, Harry Potter."
Hades called back at Nico as he left.
"Oh and Nico!"
Nico turned, "Yeah?"
"Do me proud and be in slytherein!"
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