A.N.
First off I'd like to appologize for the glitches in my last chapter.
One person pointed out to me that the note was in English so let's just say they read it in English but really it was in Greek.
I'll probably only be able to update 1-2 a week so I might make two days a week when I publish.
I'm gonna try and make them longer as well.
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I appologize if there are any spelling mistakes, it's probably because I don't really proofread very carefully so my eyes skip over a letter or word that's out of place.
Sorry for such a long A.N!
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Harry's POV:
I stared at the nine teenagers who had just walked in.
They all looked tall for their age and very fit.
A boy from the back stepped forward, he looked a bit scrawnier then the others.
His hair was black and curly. He looked like he was probably Hispanic descent.
"I'm the super-sizzed McShizzle, man!" He said, his voice had a Spanish and American twang to it, "I'm Leo Valdez, bad boy supreme, and the ladies love a bad boy."
He flashed a piece sign.
The twins grinned wickedly at him, they were going to get along just fine.
A girl with golden-brown, curly hair and dark skin glared at him.
"Leo!" She said before stepping forward.
"Hazel Lévesque." She said, tipping her head slightly
She went to stand next to a big Asian boy who stepped forward.
"Frank Zhang." He announced and then stepped back to stand beside Hazel.
The next girl who walked forward was the most beautiful person I'd ever seen.
For a moment I thought she must be a Vela but then I remembered they have blonde hair.
Hers was chocolaty-brown, lots of little braids entwined with it along with a few feathers. Its length was choppy, almost like she was trying to make herself seem less beautiful. Her eyes seemed to shimmer different colors as she smiled at us.
"Piper McLean." She said and went back to stand beside a boy with blonde hair, who stepped forward.
"Jason Grace." He said and winced slightly at his last name.
Then a very intimidating boy stepped forward with black hair. He wore a black aviators jacket, the only bit of color on him were the red eyes of the skull ring he was wearing.
His black eyes seemed to stare into your soul as he have the room a quick glance.
"Nico Di Angelo." He said and he sounded slightly Italian.
The next person to step forwards was a girl again, she looked like the sister of Nico.
She had black hair, which was cut in a punkish style; a silver tiara glowed slightly on her head. She wore a 'Death To Barbie' t-shirt along with a sliver jacket and black jeans.
Her eyes were an electric blue and seemed to crackle with glints of flashing light.
"Thalia." She said in a no-nonsense voice.
I wondered slightly why she didn't give her last name like all the others.
As though she knew what we were thinking she said, "I don't use my last name. For personal reasons."
Next, there was a girl with curly blonde hair and strikingly grey eyes. They looked like they were calculating every move in the room.
"Annabeth Chase." She said shortly.
Then last but not least was a boy who was a bit taller then Annabeth, who he was holding hands with.
He actually looked scarily like me.
His jet black hair stood on end in different places, like it refused to lie flat.
He had green eyes, but they weren't emerald green like mine, they were sea green. A bright flowing color that made me think of oceans and beaches.
But that was where the similarities ended.
He was tan just like the rest of them (except Nico and Thalia, that is.)
He obviously worked out because his arms were very muscly and the look in his eye matched a look I hadn't seen at first in Annabeth's, but now I could, a shattered look. It was odd to see it in such a happy looking face, but it was definitly there.
"Percy Jackson." He said and grinned broadly at us.
There was one thing that was the same in each and every one of them though. They all radiated emence power.
Mrs. Weasley stood up and walked over to them, beaming.
"Lovely to have you here dears! I'm Molly Weasley, please just call me Molly." She said and for a moment acted like she might hug them all but then thought better of it.
The boy named Nico grunted and then put his ear buds in.
Rude, I thought.
I watched as Hermione glared in his direction before her gaze settled on Percy and Annabeth.
"I'm Hermione Granger." She said pointedly.
"Nice to meet you." Leo said with a wink.
Piper elbowed him in the ribs.
"Honestly Leo, you're such a flirt!"
"What? The ladies love me!" Leo protested.
"I'm Ron Weasley." Ron said and grinned nervously at them.
"Harry Potter." I said, wincing slightly.
I was expecting the usual gasp and eye flick to my forehead but the nine teenagers gave no recognition that my name was anything other then, well, a name.
"Harry Potter?... You know... Do you have any idea who that is?" Hermione asked incredulously.
"Oh, we know." Thalia snapped and turned to Nico.
"Yo, emo. Try and be social for a minute before turning on Imagine Dragons."
Nico glared at her before turning back to staring at his shoes.
"Sorry about him." Jason said, jabbing his thumb at Nico, "he's a bit unfriendly."
"That, is an understatement and you know it." Thalia said and the others laughed.
"Hey! Be nice, he is my brother." Hazel said, but she gave a wink.
"Brother?" I asked. They looked completely different, physically and personality wise.
"Well, half brother anyway." Hazel said.
"Please, have a seat. Get to know everyone. I'll just whip up some food." Mrs. Weasley said and bustled off to the kitchen.
"Oh, Mrs. Weasley, could you maybe add some blue food dye to mine?" Percy asked.
He gave no sign that this was an uncommon question.
Mrs. Weasley frowned for a moment.
"Sure, I suppose."
"Thank you." Percy said, smiling slightly at her.
The girl Annabeth shot him a glare and he shrugged.
They all went to sit down and somehow Annabeth, Percy, Thalia, and Jason all got squished between Ron, Hermione, and me.
"Oh for gods' sake!" Annabeth said and scooted over so she was on Percy's lap.
I felt a slight twinge in my stomach. Jealousy? No. More like envy. That, or slight disgust that two fifteen year olds were acting like a married couple.
Hermione was staring at them in a puzzled way, probably thinking along the same lines as me.
"You get used to the PDA after a while." Thalia said, giving Annabeth and Percy a glare, which they ignored.
"Thalia is a complete relationship freak. Can't stand them." Percy said, grinning at her.
"Kelp head!" She said wickedly.
"Pinecone face!" He shot back.
"Fish Head!"
"Sparky!"
"Sorry, but what are those names for?" Ron asked.
"Personal matters that we now laugh about." Percy said.
Thalia muttered something about how Pinecone trees were no laughing matter.
"So what's Hogwarts like?" Annabeth said and Percy gave a cough which was obviously a disguised snort of laughter.
Hermione's confused face instantly turned to one of slight dislike.
I began a long talk about Hogwarts and the different houses and how we were sorted.
By the end of it Percy's eyes had glazed over, Jason's mouth was slightly open, and Thalia seemed completely lost. Annabeth on the otherhand, looked like she'd memorized everything I'd said.
"What school do you go to in America?"
Asked Hermione suspiciously.
"St. Brunners Academy for the Magically Gifted." Annabeth said.
Hermione frowned slightly, then nodded.
They all finished eating and soon after that Mrs. Weasley said we had to go to bed.
"All right then, I think it's time for bed." Mrs. Weasley said.
"Girls you'll be with Ginny and Hermione, boys you'll all be in a different room from the other boys because there are just to many of you."
Annabeth coughed slightly and shot Percy a glance. In that second you could tell they seemed to have had a whole conversation.
"Um Mrs. Weasley... Me and Percy, um, we need to sleep together..." She trailed off awkwardly.
Hermione's eyebrows shot up on her forehead, I was surprised when Mrs. Weasley nodded.
"Oh yes, of course, sorry Dears I forgot.
Just follow me this way you two." Annabeth and Percy got up and I noticed they hadn't stopped touching each other in some way all night, they were either clinging to the others hand or Annabeth was sat on Percy.
They left the room leaving a trail of either stares or slight smiles behind them.
Piper walked over to Jason and frowned.
"Do you think they'll be ok?" She asked in a whisper I could tell I wasn't intended to overhear.
"I'm sure they'll be fine. They can often calm down afterwards." He answered.
Calm down? I sure hope he didn't mean what I thought he meant.
"I think it's worse when they're away from home." She said and he nodded.
"You're probably right but we'll know in the morning. Come on." He answered and they stood up, holding hands.
"Thank you for dinner and everything, everyone." Jason said and smiled.
Piper grinned, "it was lovely, I'm
Going to go up to bed. Ginny, would you mind showing me?"
Ginny nodded and got up.
Piper gave Jason a quick kiss on the lips and then walked out, following Ginny up the steps.
Hazel got up and kissed Frank on the cheek. She too, followed Ginny.
Thalia gave them all a glare and left as well.
Hermione stayed seated along with us.
"I think I'll go up too. Would you mind showing us, Ron?" Jason asked.
Ron nodded politely and got up.
Nico, Frank, and Leo got up as well.
I watched as Ron led them out of the room and up the stairs.
He returned soon after and sat back down with us.
One by one the order members filed out until it was just Ron, Hermione, and I.
"I've never heard of that school!" Hermione burst out.
"Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist." Ron pointed out, rolling his eyes.
"Did you notice how they seemed to radiate power?" I asked.
"Yeah, it was freaky." Ron agreed.
"And the shattered look in Percy and Annabeth's eyes." I said.
Ron and Hermione looked confused, maybe I was the only one who had noticed it.
"And the way they seemed to never let go of each other. They seem very relationship advanced for fifteen year olds." Hermione said skeptically.
"Well, I for one, am going to die if I don't go to sleep. So I'm going to bed." Ron yawned.
Hermione smiled slightly.
"Me too, tell me if you hear anything in the night. I'll watch over the girls while I'm getting ready for bed."
"Good luck with that." I said, and with that, we all went off to bed.
Percy's POV.
Me and Annabeth got up.
I was glad she had spoken up about us needing each other in the night, I would have if she didn't but still, it was a touchy subject. I could tell that Hermione girl didn't approve.
Oh well, it's not like I needed any approval from anyone.
Not even the rivalry between Athena and Poseidon or a bottomless pit of death (ok so it wasn't bottomless) could keep me away from my Wise Girl.
Mrs. Weasley led us up a flight of stairs and down a hallway, we stopped at a door that read, on a very dust wooden plaque 'guest bedroom no. 3'
She opened the door, inside was a queen-sized four-poster bed with green and silver hangings.
It smelled slightly musty; the wardrobe had a thin layer of dust on it.
Mrs. Weasley waved her wand and a large amount of dust rose from the bed and floor into a waste-paper-basket in the corner.
"Thank you, Mrs. Weasley." I said politely, my nerves were even worse now then they had been this morning before the plane ride. I could feel the nightmares pressing in on me, calling me into a pain filled night of endless sorrow and suffering.
"That's ok, dears. If you need anything just make sure and call. And I hope you sleep well." She smiled sadly and close the door behind her.
I walked over to the bedside table and flicked on the old lamp that was on it.
A faint golden glow emanated from it, giving the dark room a small amount of light.
I opened my bag, which I had brought up with me, and grabbed my toothbrush and comb.
I walked into the bathroom and brushed my teeth, and attempted to brush my hair.
When I was finished I walked out and let Annabeth have a turn.
I stripped down so I was only in my boxers and climbed in bed.
My thoughts drifted to Camp Halfblood.
Because of the five hour time change it was probably about six o'clock at night there, some campers would probably be playing around in the lake, others (*cough* *cough* the Aphrodite cabin *cough*) would be dolling themselves up for dinner.
My thoughts were interrupted as Annabeth crawled in bed beside me.
She was wearing a tank top and shorts, her hair pulled back in it's usual ponytail.
She smiled at me nervously before climbing under the covers and wresting her cheek on my chest.
I put my arm around her and turned so I could switch off the light.
I kissed her forehead lightly.
"Goodnight."
"Night, I love you."
"I love you too." I answered with a smile.
But I didn't close my eyes, I didn't intend on it either. I was scared to sleep.
And I was scared of Annabeth going to sleep as well, I was scared of the nightmares that would overtake her if she did, I was scared of the moment when she started to cry out. I was scared of seeing the most important person in the world to me so broken and fragile.
I sat there for about an hour before I felt Annabeth's breathing become slow and gentle. She was asleep.
I sat there, with my arm around her, pressing her warm body as close to mine as I could.
My other hand drummed a inconsistent beat on the covers.
It was somewhere around three in the morning when I felt Annabeth begin to quiver.
I sat up imidiatly and began to shake her gently.
"Annabeth," I whispered, "Annabeth please wake up. Please wake up."
My voice wavered as her first whimper escaped her lips.
I felt my heart break in two.
She let out a loud scream that made me want to sob, but I couldn't.
I wouldn't let myself.
I had to wake her up.
"Annabeth, please it's not real, just memories."
She screamed again, and then her hand gripped mine.
My jaw unclenched slightly as I sat up fully and pulled her into my arms.
She cried into my chest as I held her close.
"It's ok Annabeth, no one is going to get you. You're safe now."
I felt her nod slightly.
By the way she was gripping my right hand I had a feeling I knew what she had been having a nightmare about.
"Was it the minitour?" I asked quietly.
"Percy, is your hand ok?" She whispered.
"It's fine Annabeth, remember Apollo healed it."
She quivered and continued to cry as I held her as close as humanly possible without welding her to me.
When we fell into that hell hole, Gaea had captured us for sacrifices, but, she had captured us a day to early before she wanted us killed.
So, she'd allowed half the monsters in Tartarus to torture us until she was ready.
As long as we were conscious and alive, she was happy.
It hadn't been the pain that had been the most horrible, it had been having to watch each other get wounded, more broken and listening to the others screams as the monsters whipped, broke, and cursed us.
There was one point when the Minatour (having a special dislike towards me after I beat that Bacon-Face twice) had broken all the fingers in my sword hand, one by one.
I remembered attempting not to scream, feeling my body writhe beneath me. But I couldn't scream, I knew that would hurt Annabeth more then watching me writhe on the ground as he clicked my fingers out of place.
"I love you Annabeth, it's ok. Everything will be... Just fine." I paused and held onto her tightly.
She was shaking violently as she struggled to gulp air through the tortured sobs that wracked her body.
There was a soft knock on the door that made me and Annabeth flinch horribly.
Annabeth's POV.
I couldn't stop myself from shaking and sobbing. They escaped my lips as Percy clung to me like I was the only thing grounding him to earth, I knew he was for me.
There was a soft knock on the door and Percy and I both flinched.
"Come in." Percy said in a quiet, broken voice.
The door opened slightly and Frank stood in the door way, his hair tousled over his face.
Sweet Frank, even though he had physically changed, to me he was still the same flustered kid I had helped with Chinese handcuffs just a few months ago.
"Everything ok?" He asked in a worried voice.
"Yes Frank, it's fine, thank you." Percy answered.
I struggled slightly to force down another sob that was threatening to overtake me as Frank nodded and closed the door.
"Shh, it's ok, Annabeth, let it out." Percy said gently.
I released my breath and immediately my body convulsed in a sob.
It was the kind of crying where you don't think you can stop, your body just shakes without you even being able to control it, you gasp for breath in between them, they're like wave after wave of endless giant hiccups wracking your entire body until you can't do anything except listen to Percy's words of comfort as he himself holds down sorrow.
Eventually I felt myself drift off into sleep, still quivering with Percy's arms wrapped protectively around me.
The next morning dawned with bright sunlight streaming through the grungy window; you could make out particles of dust floating in the air.
I sat up and looked down at Percy's sleeping form beneath me, his black hair was scrunched up all around his face and the faint line of a dried tear ran down his right cheek.
It made me feel bad about the night before.
He was always so caught up in helping me recover from a nightmare or a flashback I often forgot he was just as damaged and broken as me.
Percy needed me as a support just as much as I needed him.
Together, we hold up the other.
I could feel the muscles in my face trying to smile, but I couldn't. Last nights memories were to fresh and sharp.
Percy's eyes flickered open.
One of his hands reached over and grabbed mine.
"Morning, Wise Girl." He whispered.
"Morning, Seaweed Brain." I answered and bent down to gave him a kiss.
He responded immediately to the kiss.
His arms wrapped around me as my hands knitted in his black hair, making it even more tangly.
He pulled away to look at me.
"I love you." He said.
"I love you too, Percy. I'm sorry about last-" I began to try and apologize but he shut me up with a kiss.
"I swear to all the gods, Annabeth, if you try and apologize for nightmares or flashbacks again I will personally keep you in my arms and kiss you all day long." He said as he pulled away.
I nodded and looked down, Percy had no idea how much he kept me alive, day after day. I would have died ten times over without my Seaweed brain.
A.N.
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Sorry I know this chapter was a little boring and a little rushed but I really wanted to update, the next one will be interesting and contain even MORE couple fluff.
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Also just so you know, I don't mean to make Annabeth seem more weak then Percy, I just haven't gotten to his nightmares/flashbacks *grins evilly*
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A lot of this chapter was inspired by the amazing crossover fanfiction 'heroes at Hogwarts' because I'm in complete love with her story.
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