Third Times the Charm
In which Meg continues her story in third person limited POV
I was at my grandmother's or Oma's (German for grandmother) house when I finished tSTA and I had forgotten HP book three and the DVD at home so I couldn't start this one yet and had to wait three days to grab tPoA prisoner of Azkaban
In the meantime I became addicted to pocket planes and have found the will to write!
I want to thank everyone who has read even three chapters of my stories because after that your usually hooked. And you know I'm right.
It makes me happy that you've put up with the wait. Thank you reader.
Disclaimer time! I still haven't procured the rights to either series.
Meg watched with growing amusement as Nico rushed to finish his summer homework. She had finished her's by enchanting a ballpoint pen to write as she spoke. She had finished her homework within the first week of summer.
He was on a history of magic essay on witch burnings and how they were pointless.
Meg's mind wandered to if Harry was going to send her a letter. She had sent him a whole two boxes of poptarts because of of Dudley's diet. Dudley just couldn't fit the school knickers anymore. Thus a diet.
Meg and Nico had read the letter to the whole camp and Percy had been laughing his socks off. Even Annabeth was laughing. Drew even called Dudley the fattest Hippopotamus in the world.
"Finally done!" Nico exclaimed putting the papers in a folder and packed it away in his school trunk. As he stood up and owl started to attack him.
The owl in question had a copy of The Daily Prophet, the wizarding newspaper. Meg rushed to the Athena cabin and grabbed a brown haired hispanic boy. If she had been paying attention she would have noticed an important detail.
She hadn't grabbed a son of Athena.
The daughter of Hecate dragged the boy all the way back to the Angry Owl attacking her best friend.
Angry Owl was pecking Nico's head repeatedly. Animals in general didn't like Nico because he reeked of death. Eagles went out of their way to attack children of Hades near their homes.
"Please help!" she almost shouted at the boy.
The Hispanic boy walked calmly forward and called out. "Hey! Mr. Owl stop attacking this cute girl's friend!"
Only then did Meg notice that the boy she grabbed was none other than Leo Valdes, Son of Hephestus, Supreme Commander of the Argo II. Not a Son of Athena.
Wait did he just call her cute? Meg felt her face get warm. She also felt a little honored. Leo was hitting on her that meant she was way out of his league. She guessed that protecting a british boy for two years against all odds did that.
The owl stopped attacking Nico and calmly gave Meg the paper. Meg aced five Knuts in the little bag on its leg and it flew off.
Nico, now sporting several new cuts, and Leo walked over. Nico peered over her shoulder at the headline. Meg and Nico only got that a mass murderer was loose and after Harry.
Κατάρες!
(Remember this will always mean curses!)
Now she and Nico had to juggle schoolwork, patroling, protecting Harry, and tracking a murderer.
"But Sirius Black never killed Muggles. Only Deatheaters." Nico said.
Okay so scratch the murderer bit.
Meg turned to Nico. "Did Lord Hades give you a mini quest like first year?"
Nico nodded and responded with a smile. "Survive and don't go insane like most of my siblings."
It was common knoll age that most of Nico's half-siblings were crazy. Hitler, Stalin, other dictators and nut jobs. The exceptions being Bianca and Nico. Bianca was dead and Nico could still go insane.
But Meg doubted that he was crazy. Nico was pretty down to earth.
"So when do you go back to school Meg?"
Oh yeah she had forgotten about Leo. Oops. She turned to face him. "We're leavingAugust 31to get supplies and then we're getting on the train on the first of September." she responded.
"Isn't today the 31st?" Leo asked. Meg panicked and pulled out her iPod.
August 31.
Σκατά!
Shit!
"Nico pack now! We've to go now!" Meg shouted as she ran into her cabin. Nico ran into his. Meg packed everything she needed. Casual clothes, cloak, hat, quills, parchment, shoes, cladron, potion ingrediants.
She pet Luna and walked out of camp after Nico. Nico grabbed her and shadow traveled to a dark alleyway near the Leaky Caldron. Nico got two rooms while Meg went And got new potion ingredients and robes for herself.
She got ice cream as Nico exited the robes shop. He had grown about two inches.
After that Meg and Nico went to the book shop and the first thing they saw was a huge cage with books trying to eat each other. A placard said, heT nMotsre oBok fo snotreMs. It was on the book list so They asked the shopkeeper if it came in Greek. The shop keeper had learned quickly that they spoke English and read Greek and had found two copies of everything in the Mediterranean language.
Meg caught Hermione giving strange looks. Meg knew that Hermione was suspicious of them and was researching American Pureblood families and Meg had a sinking feeling that Hermione knew she wasn't Pureblood.
Hermione was too smart for her own good.
As Meg browsed the Greek section she saw a book labeled 'A Unique Study of Halflings' Meg snatched up the book and flipped through the pages. Hermione was taking Ancient Ruins this year. No doubt they were learning how to read Greek.
And Demigods counted as 'Halflings'. She landed on a page Godling'.
The Hades?'
She read enough to know it wasn't a Demigod and flipped further. She found the page she was looking for.
"Demigods are extremely dangerous. Not a single demigod would let me interview them. They claimed I was an 'Unkindly One in disguise' and either attacked or fled. If provoked a Demigod will attack. Demigods do not seem to be aware of wizards. The smartest of actions is to Disapperate and escape.'
Meg checked the author.
Lovegood. He was pretty smart. But some of the things he wrote about were so strange Hecate refused to answer if you asked if they were real.
Nico came jogging over and put his hand on her shoulder. "Harry and his friends are going to the inn. Let's head in, we have everything we need." Meg and Nico then turned in for the day.
At dinner Mr. Weasley offered Nico and Meg a ride in a Ministry provided car. They both agreed, not wanting to repeat what happened with the flying car fiasco.
The ride was pretty much uneventful besides meeting Hermione's cat and getting an earful about why that cat was a menace from Ron.
As soon as the train left station Meg and Nico changed into their new robes.
Creepy.
Meg sat herself down next to a sleeping professor who had to be the new DADA teacher.
His luggage probably had his name on it but Meg couldn't read it.
The Gryffendors started up a conversation on Harry's now spinning Sneakoscope.
Meg engrossed herself on her new light reading book. The book on Haflings that she had seen at the book store. She was reading an interesting article on Halfgiants like Hagrid. Giants generally lived in the mountains of France in dwindling numbers.
They where now making a fuse about a trip to Hogsmeade. Now that Meg thought about it she and Nico wouldn't be going either. Meg's dad was dead and Nico's mom was dead.
Meg's dad had been hit by a car, while getting Meg to camp, and Zeus killed Nico's mom, about 70 years ago.
Ergo- no go to Hogsmeade.
"Well me and Meg aren't going either so you won't be alone." said Nico.
Meg continued her book as the topic meandered to Prof. Lupin sitting beside her.
A couple paragraphs later Malfoy and his goons walked in. Meg saved her place and closed the book.
"Who's that?" Malfoy asked, and pointed at Lupin.
"That's our new teacher so back off, Malfoy." said Harry. Or that was the gist of it anyways.
Malfoy obviously didn't want to lose house points before he even started the year, and left.
A short while later a screeching sound filled the air and the train stopped. The sudden chill now lingering in the air pulled Meg from the depths of her book.
Ron was watching frost climb up the windows. "We surely can't have arrived yet."
No shit Sherlock.
Something was on the train with them. She was sure of it. Looking over at Nico mix of fear and slight recognition. Leaning closer she whispered, "What is it?".
"Θεριστές ψυχής. Soul Reapers. Their hard to keep on target so we barely use them. They rip the souls out of victims who escape but they left and went after live prey instead. There are only about 5 in the Underworld." he whispered terror leaking through his calm demeanor.
The light went out and the doors of the compartment opened. It was just Neville.
"Hey Neville." said Nico.
Not even a minute later Ginny came in. By now the compartment was in chaos. People stepping on each others robes.
Someone had even tried to sit on her.
A hoarse voice broke through the chaos quieting everyone.
"Quiet." the voice ordered. It had to be Lupin's as he had been asleep.
Meg felt Nico shiver beside her. She instantly began to panic. A son of Hades was afraid! They were all going to die!
Nico leaned over to her. "They feed on sadness and emotional chaos." he explained further.
Oh.
That explains it.
Demigods have sadness by the butt load and emotional chaos is a very common thing at camp.
The door opened again and a skeletal hand wandered into the compartment. It was followed by a floating black cloaked... ... Thing!
Nico grabbed her hand and squeezed it.
As if sensing something the Θεριστές ψυχής withdrew its hand. Meg felt terror gnawing at her very being.
And felt like the world would never be happy again.
Other Θεριστές ψυχής were approaching the compartment door as if interested.
They all let out a long rattling breath as if to suck in all of the available air.
Meg felt like she was drowning in the sheer cold she felt something try to haul Nico away She pulled him back onto the seat with her remaining strength and the cold enveloped her her eyes rolled into the back of her head and a sound like water rushing past her head, she was being dragged down into the darkness.
In the distance she heard her father's voice calling, "Watch out!". It was quickly followed by the screech of car brakes. She tried to get help but couldn't move. A thick white fog was swirling inside of her-
"Meg wake up, Meg!"
She woke up when she smelled a piece of chocolate in front of her face.
It was Ron.
She ate the chocolate and felt warmth spread through her.
The floor was shaking again. The train was moving again. Good.
"Hows Nico?" she asked.
"Wake up boy. Snap out of it." Lupin said. She looked over and saw Nico on the ground twitching. The floor beneath him was rotting as death and decay rolled off of him. His eyes were rolled up in the back of his head. He was whimpering in fear.
She lunged to Nico trunk and fished inside. Pulling out what she needed she rushed to Nico's side.
If yummy chocolate was what woke her up...
She pulled out a McDonald french fri and waved it under his nose. He seemed to calm down a bit. She kept waving it in front of him as he calmed down and slowly woke up,
As soon as he was up he was rewarded with the delicious, greasy, comfort food.
How's that? It was pretty long right?
Great way to kick start the year!
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