A/N: I do not own any of these characters. They belong to Rick Riordan and J.K. Rowling. Enjoy!
Percy's POV
I woke up in my cabin, with Annabeth snuggled up next to me as usual. She was snoring her cute little snore still, so I carefully slid out from under her. My nightmares had come back with a vengeance and I needed to clear my head. So I headed down to the beach, to take a dip. The water always seemed to help. I mean, y'know, I am a son of Poseidon, after all. The hippocampi were out frolicking, so I caught a current out to them. I lost myself in the fun, playing who's in the middle with the fish-ponies. That's how I ended up scaring everyone.
I only realized how much time had passed when I heard Annabeth screaming my name. Crap. She finally made her way to the beach, but honestly, I don't know why no one checked there first. I caught a wave back in to shore just as Annabeth crested the sand dunes. Right after I stood up and started in, she flew at me and judo flipped me (yes, again) into the water. I wasn't concentrating, so I uncharacteristically got soaked.
"What in the gods were you doing in the ocean at 6 in the morning?" Annabeth screamed at me. Boy, that girl could yell. Everyone came rushing up the hill to me.
"Uh…." I stuttered. I couldn't just say I had a nightmare. People would tease me. So I did a more embarrassing thing. I got up and whispered in her ear. "I had a… you know,"
"What?" Annabeth was confused. I gritted my teeth.
"A nightmare…"
"Ohh… OK. Everyone can go now. Percy and I need to talk with Chiron. Right here." Annabeth was fierce. Thank the gods for overly protective girlfriends.
Chiron cantered over to us. "Rachel has information for you two. That's why we were looking for you. It is important that you hear it from her and not me. Get on."
So we climbed on Chiron's back, and he sprinted to Rachel's pad. We hurdled off and rolled in through the bead curtain, announcing our arrival. Rachel was sitting in a bright purple beanbag. "I had a dream." She said. Crap. Something bad was bound to happen when Rachel had a dream.
"What?" I asked. We had to start somewhere.
"You know of Hecate, goddess of magic?" Rachel asked. Of course we did. "A long, long time ago, Hecate bestowed her magic upon four mortals. They were known as witches and wizards. Hecate told them that she was going to bless another 100-200 people. Children, specifically. She told them that they would have 20 years to learn how to use the magic before the children would be ready to be taught. Full blown magic-makers as mortals would have been too powerful, so she limited their powers so that they could use them through wands, with a few exceptions. The four magicians were Salzaar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff, and Godric Gryffindor. They founded a school in Great Britain called Hogwarts. There are four houses, based on the traits that the original witches and wizards valued most. Slytherin valued cunning, Ravenclaw valued knowledge, Hufflepuff valued loyalty, and Gryffindor valued bravery. The school has flourished, but dark wizards rose. The worst and most successful was Voldemort. A few students defeated him: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasly. Of course, our two worlds are connected, and Voldemort has managed to escape Tartarus. Fortunately, he doesn't currently know where he is, but soon enough, he will find Hogwarts and wreak havoc. You two need to go over there and find the school. Tell the headmaster everything. Find Ron and Hermione and Harry. They are around 37, and have jobs, but they will help. Percy, use your water powers to get there. You leave at 7 tonight. Go pack, no questions."
Crap. It was like a quest but without a rhyme. We walked out of the cave and into the sun. I squinted at Chiron, who asked, "Have you been briefed? Good, go pack."
So Annabeth and I packed, and at 7, we left on a rubber raft. I controlled the currents, and we were at the European coast within 3 hours.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Reviews and criticism welcome! I will update as often as I can, but I am busy with school and such, so I might have a new chapter every two weeks or so.
