Hi! Welcome back, Here is chapter 2! I know there hasn't been a lot of action lately, but trust me, there will be plenty in the future chapters! part of that starts in this chapter. I got a review asking if this is a one shot. The answer is no it is not a one shot, I am planning on finishing the story. It may not be super long, but definitely a story. I have another few fanfics up my sleeve so I can't wait to write those out too.

p.s I had to almost rewrite this chapter because I got the order of what was happening wrong. This is because I skipped the famous Horgwarts dinner, and instead went to describe the night, and breakfast. I realized that I should probably do dinner, and then I had to re order everything. Ugh, it was annoying. If there is a switch in POVs or anything like that, forgive me, I got very confused for a while :)

Chapter #2 Normal Down the Drain

Annabeth's POV

I listened to what Hermione said about the school. But I never imagined it would look so amazing, so grand! So when we walked through the main door, My breath got taken away. The huge stone walls, the high ceilings, arching entries, and grandeur of it all was almost too much for me.

There were great big stone pillars, intricately carved, and gargoyles, perched atop many of the roofs. I had been so busy taking it all in, I hadn't realising that my friends had walked ahead. I pushed through the crowd, trying to catch up to them. Many students looked at me, and then took a second look, wondering if I was new, of if they just had never noticed me. I found Percy, at took his hand.

" This place is amazing." I breathed. I felt faint. Percy smiled, and that melted my heart. Coming here meant we couldn't be as open to each other, we couldn't talk about problems when "undercover" but it was still so nice to be by his side. We followed Harry, Ron and Hermione through the humongous halls of Hogwarts.

Eventually, we reached an office, and Harry knocked quietly. The door swung open, and we entered. The trio of wizards stayed outside though. An old man with a really long beard, (I assumed he was Dumbledore) sat behind a great oak desk. Hagrid stood next to him. Dumbledore smiled,

"Ah, welcome!" He said politely. "I trust you had a nice trip?"

I nodded, so did my friends. I mean, I missed America too, but this was the second best thing.

" Now I know this is strange for you, so I think it is best if you keep it low key." I held in a snort. As if we weren't told that already. " I have got your schedules here, and we thought since you are the only transfers, we would sort you into houses here."

What did they mean by 'sort'? Dumbledore smiled again. "Sorting, is a ceremony we do to put kids into a house that suits them. There are four Houses, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. The Sorting Hat here will decide which house to put you into.." Dumbledore reached under his desk, and pulled out a yellowed box. In side it was a brown witch's hat, that was slouched and grubby. I doubted that there could be any magic in that. "Who wants to go first?" Dumbledore asked us. Nico stepped forward.

"I'll go." he said. Dumbledore gently lowered the hat on Nico's head. Suddenly, something came to life in it. It looked like a grumpy face now. It's 'eyebrows' furrowed.

" Ah," It croaked. " Son of Hades eh? Well, you fit into each of the houses quite well don't you? You're brave, you've faced a lot, more than the chosen one. But Slytherin is also an option. Hmmm, I think Gryffindor will suit you well." Nico shrugged, and Dumbledore lifted the hat off his head.

"Next up." He said. I decided to get it over with, so I walked forward. Dumbledore placed the hat on my head, and it felt unusually heavy.

"Oh, here is a very wise one eh? Well instantly Hufflepuff and Slytherin are eliminated. The only question is; Ravenclaw of Gryffindor? I see wisdom and cunning in your eyes, but I feel bravery in you heart. Often, we don't listen to the heart. I will put you in Gryffindor." I suppose I agreed, but I didn't have a lot of experience, so I will just have to roll with it.

Leo stepped up next, I wondered why Percy was holding back. It couldn't have been fear, I guess It didn't matter. Again, Dumbledore put the hat on his head. "Here we are, I suppose either Hufflepuff or Gryffindor would do for you, but I think you have too much guts to be a Hufflepuff. Gryffindor!" While the hat spoke, Leo was trying to examine the hat for gears or mechanical components. When he didn't find any, he just looked annoyed.

Percy now stepped up, and Dumbledore lowered the hat on his head. "GRYFFINDOR!" the hat yelled within a split second of making contact with Percy's head. Percy jumped a bit at the sudden shout. Okay then, point taken. Percy joined us, and Dumbledore handed us our schedules, as we were about to leave, he held up a hand, signalling for us to pause.

" Your animals will be in your rooms, and you have a review of the rules at dinner." he winked, before shutting the door.

" What houses are you all in?" Ron asked eagerly.

" Gryffindor." We answered simultaneously.

" All right! You'll be with us then!" Harry replied happily. I smiled, maybe this trip would be alright.

No one's POV

Nico was about to follow the rest of the group, but he saw Hagrid leave Dumbledore's office, and had to ask him something. He tapped his shoulder.

"Yes lad?" He turned around, smiling a little bit.

"Are you a Laistrygonian?" Nico asked, not bothered to beat around the bush. Hagrid only winked, nodded slightly, and then continued on his way.

Leo's POV

We followed Harry, Ron and Hermione through another series of corridors, until we came to the Gryffindor entrance. But I didn't see any entrances. Instead, there was a painting of a lady.

" Password dearie." I jumped. It spoke. a painting spoke. and it moved! Percy jumped as well. " You must be new! Welcome to The Gryffindor common room." As the lady spoke, A section of the stone wall the the painting was on swung open.

We entered a cosy but spacious room, with sofas and deep armchairs. on the left side, a fire was roaring in it's fireplace. We stepped in, and Ron immediately plopped into an armchair. Me and my friends made to sit down on the sofa but couldn't. There were strange shapes under a large cloth.

" These must be for you." Ron pointed out. I lifted the sheet, and under it were four animals in a cage. Each cage had one of our names on top. A beautiful silvery grey owl was in a birdcage with my Annabeth's name on it. Typical. I thought. Under mine there was a very orange tabby cat. Under Percy's there was a… Fish? It swam around in a tank. He picked it up. The fish swam to face him, blew a bubble, and then continued to swim, it's gold scales shimmered in the light. Okay then, soulmates for life I guess. These must have been the animals that Dumbledore was talking about. I heard Nico choke, He lifted up a fuzzy white kitten. It looked like a little jelly bean.

"Awwww." was all I could say before bursting out in laughter. Percy and Annabeth agreed, cooing at the tiny fluff-ball. Hermione approached.

"All wizards and witches get an animal, and normally they are only owls, toads, and cats. It seems you have special ones." She shrugged.

" Don't worry, mine's a rat." Ron sympathised. Percy was already in love with his fish, and Annabeth was just staring at her owl. Nico's little kitten was nestled in his arms. He looked at me with a look of complete confusion. I couldn't help but laugh again. It was just too funny to be true. "Come on, let's go to Dinner." We were about to go down the stairs, when I stopped.

" What about our pets?" I asked The wizards. Harry smiled. "They'll be fine, they will probably hang out in the dorm room, or maybe around the common room. Trust me, they will be fine."

"What about Mine?" Percy piped in. "She's just a fishie."

" Come on, we'll be late." Ron ushered us out into the hallway. He seemed eager to eat. " You guys are going to love dinner." Ron smirked a bit. I hoped that this was going to be a good thing. As we were about to shut the door behind us, Nico slipped through.

"Sorry." He said sheepishly. Ron sighed, but smiled a bit at the same time.

" I remember our first year. We were late on the first day, weren't we Harry?" Harry grinned,

"Yes, we sure were." I followed Harry, Ron and Hermione, falling into step beside Annabeth and Percy. She was whispering about some big debate topic she and Hermione had disagreed about. She had promised Hermione that they would settle it later.

"Well it seems like you two are getting along swell. " I mimicked an English accent Nico tugged on my arm. He jerked his head in the direction of a dark corridor.

" Dude" He whispered. I looked at the wizards. They were deep in conversation, about us no doubt. He pulled me, Annabeth, and Percy towards the corridor. We ducked into it, and then immediately regretted it. It was a dead end, and in the high corner, a shadow, loomed in a high corner. It was darker than anything else I've ever seen before. Darker than when I shut my eyes. The thing oozed and dripped, spread along the arch of the ceiling, and drooping down. From somewhere in it, a mouth opened, revealing razor sharp ebony teeth, and a low hissing sound emanated off of it. I yelped. Summoning a little flame to my hand. Percy was about to uncap Riptide, but Annabeth motioned for him not to. I got rid of my flameball. She waved her hand, and then put her fingers to her lips. Be quiet, and follow me. She tiptoed out of the corridor, and set off at a fast pace to catch up with the three wizards.

"That was a Ceuthonymus. They are extremely dangerous. They can't see, but their hearing and sense of smell is amazing, and they can take on many shapes. We have to tell Dumbledore ASAP." Annabeth actually looked a bit pale, as she told us. Which was a first. Hermione turned around.

"What do you need to tell Dumbledore?" She asked. "He's normally very busy, so he might not have time. Maybe you could catch him at the end of dinner." She turned back to her conversation. I scowled, I really didn't like her. She thought she knew everything there was to know, which made her very naive In my opinion. One of the first things I learned at camp In the Athena cabin was to not assume that you know everything. People will always use that to their advantage.

Nico looked at us. "Annabeth this is serious, what is that doing here?" Nico asked me, sounding very alarmed. Which was also a first. I followed their conversation, with no idea what was going on. Annabeth ran her hands through her hair.

" I don't know. They're supposed to stick with the ancient areas, like Greece and Rome. They shouldn't be so far North."

" Whoa guys." I interrupted, holding up my hands" What is happening? Please explain… In English." I slowed my walk a bit, so we were out of earshot from Harry and his friends.

" Okay. So the Ceuthonymus are a race of monsters, descended from the Primordials, technically chaos itself. The first one was cast aside, ignored for thousands of years. They show up in places of power, and breed." Annabeth told us, rubbing her temples. I could tell her mind was racing at the speed of a bullet train.

" They spread and take over, corrupting the power source." Nico continued. He just got puzzled looks from Percy and I. He sighed,"They are bad, and we need to stop them." Percy nodded, and so did I. That made more sense.

"Seaweed brain." Annabeth muttered. Percy didn't smile this time. We were all too worried. " let's just sort this out after we eat." Annabeth hurried to catch up with Harry, Ron, and Hermione. We continued walking until we came to a set of huge oak doors. I heard Annabeth gasp a bit at the amazing architecture. Harry pushed hard on the doors, and they opened.

" Whoa." Percy said, his jaw dropping.

Percy's POV

The ornate oak doors opened to a massive hall, filled with four long tables, and a very high roof. I actually couldn't tell if it was a roof or not, because it looked too much like sky, clouds moving and all. The long tables were filling up with students, andon the far end, the teachers sat at a table, with Dumbledore at the highest seat. It was amazing. Annabeth was speechless as well.

" Come, let's eat." Ron directed us to the Gryffindor table, and we took a seat. Annabeth, Me and Nico were on one side, and Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Nico were on the other side.

" What happens now?" I asked.

" Dumbledore will give a little talk, and then we eat!" Hermione said, clapping her hands together. We had a few more minutes of talking while the last students dribbled in. Then, Dumbledore stood up, clinking his glass with a little spoon. I wondered whether that spoon was made for clinking, or for actually eating with.

" Students, teachers, welcome to the beginning of the second semester. I hope you all had a wonderful break, and have arrived here safely." Dumbledore paused, and then continued, " In this semester, we have two new teachers, Mr. Higgs, and Ms. McEvoy. Let's give them a warm welcome." He clapped, but he just tapped two fingers on the back of his hand. At least the students clapped properly. Two teachers stood up, bowed slightly, and then sat down again.

After that, my ADHD prevented me from focusing on the rest of his speech. I didn't understand what he was saying anyway. He mentioned something about Quittich, whatever that was, and also about some off bound dark forest. I hoped that we wouldn't have to go into the off bounds Dark Forest, but we probably would, considering us demigods can't ever stay out of trouble.

I sighed. This trip could go two ways. The first would be a lovely trip where we learn magic and make friends. The second where we get ourselves and others into danger, and damage school property. I hoped that it would be the first one. snapping out of my thoughts, I zoned back into the very end of Dumbledore's speech.

"-On that final note, I wish you a wonderful term 3, and all the best in your studies." Everyone clapped. Dumbledore clapped his hands (properly this time) once, and a stunning feast appeared on our table.

" Whoa." Was all I could say. "Is this for real?" I asked. Ron nodded. I kind of expected it to be a hologram or some sort of wizard mist.

" What are you waiting for? Dig in!" Ron exclaimed, heaping food onto his plate. Hermione and Harry also began eating. Me, Leo, and Nico ate with a ravenous gusto, like we were a pack of starved wolves. Everything I could ever ask for was on the table. None of us talked while eating, we were too focused on our food.

When things finally slowed down, and people were finishing, Dessert appeared.

" Ugh. I don't think I can eat another bite." Annabeth groaned. However, Leo perked up when dessert appeared.

" Guys, stuff it in your pockets." Leo was taking fistfuls of chocolate and shoving them in his robes." He grinned, parts of his robes bulging with sweets. Annabeth rolled her eyes.

" You are an animal." She told Leo.

"Guys, we should probably talk to Dumbledore now." Nico said, serious again.

" Right. Do we just go up there?" I asked. I was kind of scared of the teachers. Let's face it, I wasn't exactly a teacher's pet. Annabeth nodded.

" Might as well." She said. She stood up, and so did I.

" Where are you going?" Ron asked, a faceful of pie.

" We need to talk to Dumbledore urgently." Annabeth told him. Ron just shrugged.

"Okay then, but hurry, he leaves early." Ron said. We rushed to the front, but it was hard with all the chairs. At the front, we ran up to the top, but Dumbledore was nowhere to be seen.

" Holy Hera, he's gone." Nico murmured.

" What are we gonna do?" Leo asked, we all looked to Annabeth. She looked at us, sighed, and then considered for a bit.

" We'll have to ask to talk to him tomorrow." Annabeth frowned.

"Oh Gods, this is only our first day." I groaned. Our "incognito visit" here had already gone down the drain.

So, what did you think? I know that parts of it might have been confusing, so If it is really confusing, I'l rewrite it, but I'd rather not have to.

Just letting you know, The POVs will mostly be on the PJO side, to make it easier for me to keep it in character.

A Ceuthonymus ( pronounced Koo-thon-eh-mus) is actually a mythological monster, I googled it. but it was a spirit of the underworld. I have used that name but for a slightly different version of what it was in Mythology. The new teachers are my OC's because I need them in the plot twist heheheh.