Chapter 1: I hate mornings

Albus Dumbledore was not in a pleasant mood. Voldemort and his followers were getting closer and closer by the minute, and there was nothing he could do about it. Sure he had the Order of the Phoenix. Sure he had the Boy Who Lived. But that wasn't enough. He had seen what kind of damage Voldemort could do, and he was determined to never let it happen again. Albus looked over to his faithful phoenix, Fawkes, and sighed. It was time.

Nico POV

"NICO! NICO! NICO!" yelled my annoying cousin, Percy. "I am going to kill him," I muttered. Didn't anyone ever tell him how bad of an idea it was to wake a teenager up before 10 o'clock on weekends? Reluctantly, I got up and got dressed in my black skinny jeans, black muscle tee, and black jacket. AND NO, I AM NOT EMO. I just happen to like drowning myself in black.

I dragged myself out of my cabin, and I immediately got whacked in the head. As you can see, my day was off to a GREAT start. "What took you so long, Death Breath? We've been waiting for so long! And believe me, I know long, me being immortal and everything," exclaimed my beloved cousin Thalia. Percy smirked and his girlfriend, Annabeth, who also happened to be my cousin, rolled her eyes. "Why in the name of Hades did you wake me up!" I practically screamed at Percy. He chuckled and said,"Chiron wanted to see us. He said it was urgent." Of course he did.

Thalia and I bickered all the way to the Big House about which band was better, Green Day or Imagine Dragons. Personally, I liked Imagine Dragons, but when I told Thalia, she snickered and said, "Who in their freaking right mind would come up with that name?" Thankfully, we reached the Big House by then and we entered Chiron's office. Photos were plastered all over the walls, displaying the infamous Party Ponies, in all of their glory. I sighed, thinking about the strange world we lived in. Chiron's serious tone snapped me back to reality and I quietly listened.

"Thank you for coming at such short notice. As Percy probably already mentioned to you, the reason I called you was very urgent and I was told to inform you as soon as possible. First, I need to clarify one thing. We are not alone. There is another group of very powerful people, witches and wizards.

Percy snorted. "Do they wear big pointy hats and have big,ugly warts? Or do they just pull rabbits out of hats?" Annabeth smacked Percy on the arm and whispered,"Percy! This is serious," which was followed by her I'll-kick-your-ass-if-you-don't-shut-up glare and Percy clamped his mouth shut. Chiron cleared is throat and said," Annabeth is right. Anyway, a very powerful and evil wizard, who goes by the name Voldemort, has recently risen to power and he is now terrorizing the wizarding world." At the mention of the name Voldemort, I growled and clenched my fists. "He's a monster and deserves to be punished," I muttered. Percy looked at me questioningly and I mouthed "I'll tell you later."

" An old friend of mine, Albus Dumbledore has sent me a letter, expressing the problems that his world has faced because of Voldemort and he requested that I send four powerful demigods to help defeat him. Thalia asked, "Who exactly is this Dumbbell guy?" "Dumbledore," Chiron corrected her. "And he is the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It's like Camp Half-Blood for wizards."

"So, what exactly are we going to be doing there? Will they know we're demigods? Will we learn magic?" questioned Annabeth. I smirked. Only Annabeth would actually think about our mission and not how stupid "Hogwarts" sounds. Chiron smiled and answered "You will be posing as exchange students from the Hecate Academy of Magic. The goddess Hecate has also offered to provide you all with temporary magical powers. She will also provide you with wands."

And on cue, Hecate, the goddess of magic, witchcraft, and wizardry appeared. "Ah! So these are the young demigods! Well, let's get started!" she exclaimed, her smile as bright as the moon. She had us all line up and she blessed us with magic. I didn't feel anything, but she assured us that we could easily preform different spells. Then she handed us our wands, one by one. Annabeth received a silver looking wand, made from an olive tree branch, with a core of an owl feather. Percy was given a brown wand, with a core of Pegasus hair and get this, seaweed. I laughed to myself, thinking "Now he has a wand to match his brain!" Thalia's wand had been made from a pine tree and it's core contained an eagle's feather. I got mine last, and I was very impressed by it. It had a dark black finish, with little tints of red, and my wand's core consisted of pomegranate seeds and Stygian iron. "Now remember: Do not misuse your powers and never give your wand to anyone. Good luck!" Hecate said and she vanished.

"Your main objective is to observe the school and its students and to report any suspicious activity to Professor Dumbledore. Eventually, you will probably have to reveal you identity, but right now, it needs to stay confidential. Since flying is probably not a good idea, especially for Nico and Percy, you will all be shadow-traveling. Got it?" asked Chiron. We all nodded and headed back to our cabins.

What an interesting adventure this was going to be.