Chapter 2

The next day, Percy was already in the class room when the students arrived. Harry noticed that today he was wearing long sleeves and jeans and wondered if the new professor was ever going to wear robes. As soon as all the students sat down, Percy began talking. "Yesterday, I told you that I won't be teaching you spells. Yes, we'll have reviews on it so I know you're still prepared to use a spell to defend yourself, but my class will focus more on physical fighting."

"Physical fighting? Isn't that a bit dangerous?" Somebody asked with a nervous voice.

"Isn't shooting hexes at each other a bit dangerous?" Percy asked in response. Hermione's hand shot into the air. "But Percy, why would we need to be able to physically fight?" Percy sat down on his desk and said "Well, say your wand broke. Or you lost your wand. What would you do? Not only will I teach you hand to hand combat, but I'll be teaching you to use weapons as well, just as a sword or bow and arrow. If everyone will stand in a line behind me, we're going to take a trip."

Percy waited for the class to line up behind him before exiting the classroom. He led them to a door and when he opened it, the students looked around in wonder. There were suits of armor all around and on the walls hung all sorts of weapons. The students saw swords, daggers, spears, bow and arrows, and shields. Each one looked different, and just as Draco was about to touch a silver sword Percy said "Don't touch anything in this room. Please take a seat." The professor motioned towards tables and chairs that appeared out of nowhere and that's when Hermione figured out that this was the Room of Requirement.

"We're not going to be using any weapons until you learn how to put on armor. I'm not going to be giving you fake weapons that are made from wood. You'll be using silver, gold, or bronze. They'll be razor sharp, which means that everyone will have to be cautious. When it comes to these sort of things, I don't fool around. If I see anyone playing or doing anything except what I specifically told you to do, not only will you get detention for a month but you'll have to do writing assignments instead of using the weapons. Do I make myself clear?"

There were a chorus of "Yes," and "Yes sir," echoing throughout the room. "Good. First armor." Percy had one person at a time stand up to get measured and fitted for armor. He showed them how to put it on and take it off. He told each student to practice that as he moved to the next student. Eventually, everyone was fitted for armor. After Percy was done he said, "It's a good thing it's a double period or else we wouldn't have time for weapon usage today."

The students looked at each other with excited expressions on their faces. "We get to use weapons!" Ron said, smiling from ear to ear. "Each person is best fit to a weapon that suits them. For example, daggers are meant for people who like to fight up close. You can easily conceal a dagger, but you almost always have the shorter blade and therefore must fight smarter. Some like to fight with two swords or two daggers. While this gives you more power, it's hard to coordinate both hands and you don't have a shield. Shields are nice because they give you more options on offense and defense but lessen how much power you can put into your blade. Bows and arrows aren't meant for close range fighting and you would need excellent aim to use a bow and arrow. But for educational purposes, half of the class will learn to use a sword and the other half a dagger. Then the two halves' will switch. Next quarter we'll learn about spears and bows and arrows, and next semester will be spent training with the weapon that best suits you. Along the way we'll be doing hand to hand combat. Now excuse me for a moment."

Percy left the room and as soon as the door closed, talking broke out among the students. They found it straining to try to walk in their armor, so most students just sat in their chairs or stood around and talked with the people around them.

Meanwhile, Percy was in the bathroom talking to Nico and Annabeth over Iris-message. "Can you please bring Annabeth over here?" Percy pleaded. "I need someone to teach my students on how to use a dagger." Nico shrugged. "I could but it'll be kind of draining." He said lazily, as if he was bored of the conversation.

"I have ambrosia in my office for emergencies. I could give you some." Percy pleaded. "Are you sure it's not because you just want to see me?" Annabeth asked. Her small smile grew into a grin as Percy as he said, "Why do you think I requested you specifically?" Nico rolled his eyes at Percy.

"Ok, ok. I'll bring Annabeth over there." Nico said. Percy saw Nico grab Annabeth's arm and a second later he appeared next to Percy. Percy swiped his hand through the mist, breaking the connection. Percy quickly led them to his office and opened a draw. He pulled out a cube and gave it to Nico, upon which Nico popped it into his mouth and melted back into the shadows.

Percy gave Annabeth a kiss before taking her hand and leading her to the Room of Requirement. He opened the door and the classes attention immediately shifted to him. They began to whisper and Percy knew they were discussing Annabeth. "Class, this is Annabeth Chase, my girlfriend. She's going to be teaching you about using a dagger. I want Slytherin to train with the dagger first, and Gryffindor training with a sword. Before you separate into your group, I think that Annabeth and I should do a demonstration."

The class eagerly leaned forward in their seats. Annabeth took out her dagger and Percy took Riptide out of his pocket. "What are you going to do, draw on her?" A kid Percy knew to be Draco asked. Percy uncapped Riptide and the class gasped. It sprang to its full length, the celestial bronze glowing slightly. Annabeth and Percy got in a fighting stance, and they stayed that way for a few seconds before Percy made the first strike. They began sparring, and it was quickly clear that they were both equally matched. They moved quickly and the students could barely keep up.

Soon both stopped when Percy had the tip of his sword against her throat, somehow managing to get Annabeth to end up on the floor.. "Okay I surrender, can you please help me up now?" She said. Percy had just lowered his sword and held out his hand to her when Annabeth pounced on him. She got behind him and pressed the blade against his throat.

"Rule number one: Never let your enemy distract you." Annabeth said before removing her dagger and sheathing it. She smirked and Percy laughed. "Now class," Percy started. "We don't expect you to be able to do this. We've been training ever since we were young. Now I want Slytherins on that side of the room," He pointed to an area that just opened up with straw dummies evenly spread out. "and Gryffindors on the other side." Another section opened on the opposite side with the same layout as the training area for the Slytherins.

Annabeth and Percy moved with the students and once everyone was in the correct spot Percy turned toward the Gryffindors. "Well then," He said, clapping his hands together, "let's begin."