Hey, CTD here!
I's just like to inform you that this is my first fanfiction so any reviews would be much appreciated!
A Change In Lifestyle
Percy woke up in a cold sweat, shaking and shivering. Nightmares were so NOT cool.
He had dreamed of a man, well at least he thought it was a man, with no nose, cruel laugh and a snake-like voice that made Percy shudder. The man was dressed in a long, flowing, black robe that swept past his bare feet. His bald, greenish head was enough to make anyone either laugh hysterically or cry. Anyway, the man was surrounded by masked men and women who were all whispering to each other.
He himself was regarding them, watching them talk with a gruesome smile plastered across his face.
Eventually he spoke. "My friends," He slid over the ground with a large, green snake slithering next to him, "It is a pleasure to see you all again."
"If I may intervene, master, where have you been?" One of the masked men spoke quietly and warily, as if he was afraid. Percy didn't blame him.
The snake dude glided over to him, "I have been biding my time in Tartarus, where the retched Harry Potter put me. And now I am here to put an end to his life at Hogwarts along with all his idiotic friends."
He started laughing and Percy covered his ears in his dream. The laughing seemed to carry on for a long time, until he walked straight up to Percy and shouted, "Wake UP Seaweed Brain!"
'What the heck? Why is Annabeth in my dream?' Percy thought.
Then he gasped and sat up, automatically reaching into his pocket and pulling out Riptide. Annabeth stepped back. "Woah, Kelp Head! Watch out!"
"Sorry, just a dream," Percy mumbled, getting out of bed and putting Riptide away.
He shooed Annabeth outside for the moment and then got dressed, all before heading down to the Big House like she had instructed him. When he got there Thalia, Nico, Annabeth and Grover were standing, twirling short, patterned pieces of wood in their fingers.
"Ah, Percy," Chiron trotted over and smiled warmly, "I have some exciting news for you!"
"Oh, great," Percy grumbled, thinking that the 'exciting news' was probably another stupid quest. He'd had enough of those to last a lifetime.
"Don't sound so grumpy! It really is exciting!" It was then that Percy noticed a girl standing in the corner.
She was tall, but not terribly gangly. She was maybe a centimetre or two shorter than himself with long, black hair that seemed to move with the shadows and curve its way to halfway down her back. Her dark eyes swirled and seemed to alternate between a dark grey and inky black. She was slim, her legs worryingly bone looking. But she covered herself up by hiding in a large black jacket with pockets that her hands had been buried into; thick black jeans and a pair of converse's which were bright pink! (Only joking they were black too.)
Percy stared at her and gaped like a goldfish, she and Nico were almost exactly alike, so much so that they could be (un identical) twins. The girl sighed and flicked her hair from her eyes and that was when Percy noticed the thin scar on her left cheek. He shuddered as he remembered Luke with exactly the same scar. She seemed to notice where he was looking and quickly draped her hair over the mark again.
"I'm Cathy Emerald. Never call me Catherine unless you want to end up in Tartarus, I mean it." The fierce look in her eyes told Percy that she wasn't lying. He took a step back.
"Ahem," Chiron stepped between them and motioned for Cathy to leave them to talk, " That was Cathy, as she told you, and she is the daughter of Hades. Do not cross her under any circumstances, her anger is not a force to be reckoned with." He took Percy's shoulders and led him away from the others, "You are being sent on a quest, Lady Hecate herself has informed me that she wishes you and your six friends to visit Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to help out a certain wizard named 'Harry Potter'."
"Woah, woah, this is a joke, right!" Percy threw his hands up in the air, "Wizards do not exist, let alone a school for them!"
"That's what we thought," Thalia came strolling over and smirked at the shocked expression on Percys face.
"Close the mouth, Fish Face!" Nico laughed as he put a hand on Thalias' shoulder.
"B-but, that's impossible!" Percy blurted out, "You're kidding, please tell me that you're kidding!"
"No way, Seaweed Brain!" Annabeth giggled and swiftly walked over to Percy and shut his open mouth, "We really are off to a school for witches and wizards!"
"Yes, and here Percy," Chiron handed the astounded boy an oaken stick, "Your wand, sent by Lady Hecate. It is made from Oak and Pegasus hair with a touch of seaweed."
"Add a bit of brain and it's just right!" Nico exclaimed and the others burst out laughing, even Cathy was smiling.
"Shut up," Percy elbowed Nico, but couldn't stop himself from grinning.
"Yes, you will all be heading off to Hogwarts tonight, assuming that all goes to plan. But remember, you must keep your identity secret. There will be a separate dorm room for all of you and it shall be located above the boys dormitory in whichever house you are chosen into." Chiron explained the detail to the five demigods and when finished allowed them to ask questions.
"Uh, houses?" Percy asked, glancing at Annabeth, he didn't want to be separated from her.
"Yes, Percy, houses." Chiron noticed where Percy was looking and smiled, "There are four: Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. There shall be a test to see which house suits you best, ask no further questions on the test as you shall find out what it is when you arrive."
Percy's mind went into overdrive, what would happen if they had to perform magic,they couldn't do that! What if you had to kill some monster with magic, that would be equally as horrid! Percy looked around to see worried expressions on his friends faces too, he wasn't alone.
"What if you don't get chosen?" Thalia asked.
"You will," Chiron replied.
"Will we all have the same timetable, and what about training?" Nico asked.
"You will have the same timetable as you house, and as for training then you may go whenever you please, your teachers will excuse you from your lesons. None of them know who you are, but they do know that you are different from the rest of the wizards and witches." Chiron answered.
"What if we don't fit in, if everyone is suspicious, if they find out who we are?" Cathy asked, her voice small. Everyone turned to look at her and she blushed.
"We won't give them a reason to be suspicious, and as for fitting in, we never fit in, it's part of who we are," Thalia scoweled at her and Percy wondered what was going on between them, why was Thalia so cold towards the new girl?
"Yes, quite right, Thalia, but Cathy asked fair questions," Chiron stepped between the two girls and carried on talking, "If you do get found out then just tell everyone, but only if they fully trust you."
After that Chiron started talking about uninteresting stuff, so Percy tuned out. When Argus arrived at the doorway, though, he perked up and listened.
"-Aboard the Hogwarts express located on Plaform 9 and 3 quarters." Chiron finished.
"What, there's no platform 9 and 3 quarters!" Annabeth furrowed her eyebrows.
"Yes there is, I suppose that you'll find a wizard or witch to help you get to it, but if not then- Argus! Well then you must go otherwise you will be late for school!" Chiron attempted to tell them how toget onto platform 9 and 3 quarters, but to the Demigods (and Grovers) dismay, got distracted and bundled them out of the door and into Argus' van.
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