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Sorry for the delay I was on holiday at Dubai (Monday to Friday) so not enough time to type this chapter.
Chapter 3: We Reach Camp
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The days that followed Luna's arrival were full of stress for Harry.
First of all he had to write a few letters to his remaining friends. Almost everybody replied wished him good luck and hoped he'd visit them whenever he could, Mrs. Weasley and Tonks' mother being the exception.
Andromeda had accused him of not caring about Teddy and leaving him behind.
He resolved that in the end though by telling her the truth of why he had to leave. He couldn't bear her thinking he was abandoning Teddy. He loved the little guy.
Mrs. Weasley caused more of a problem though. She hadn't been angry at him, she had apparated to Grimmauld Place in tears. Claiming one of her babies was moving on with his life. Luckily for Harry no one had been around to witness the embarrassing scene.
After sending the letters Harry accompanied Luna and Neville to Gringotts to get Muggle passports.
They could of just portkeyed but the three Americans had been uncomfortable with the idea.
Anyways the goblins had not made the process easy.
It had taken three whole weeks for them to finally give them the passports, while it should have taken just two days.
Then they had to convert a lot of wizard money to American muggle money. Book their flight tickets. Pack everything they would need. And then finally came the day they would take their flight to New York from Heathrow.
"Harry! Hurry up. We have to leave now," Annabeth called from the entrance of Grimmauld Place.
"I don't get it," Harry replied descending the stairs hurriedly carrying his trunk, "Why do we have to leave two hours before our plane."
"You'll understand when we get there."
A short taxi ride later the five demigods plus satyr had entered Heathrow Airport.
And seven very long hours later their plane touched down in New York.
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"There it is Harry," said Annabeth pointing at a sign that Harry made out as 'Delphi Strawberry Service'.
The five demigods were in a cab heading for what appeared to be strawberry fields, Annabeth told him though that the Mist, thats what they called the thing that prevented mortals from being aware of their world, prevented mortals from seeing what lay beyond Half-Blood hill.
The strawberry fields were also the camps' main source of income.
They paid the cab and headed to the top of Half-Blood hill. There Harry, Neville, and Luna got their first view of their new home.
On one side of the valley was a small lake that glittered in the sunlight. The place was also dotted with buildings that were clearly Ancient Greek architecture. He saw twelve house like structures. A pavilion that strangely had no roof. An amphitheater. And a big circular arena.
Harry also saw a sandpit that looked like it was a volleyball court. And an archery range. There was also a big farmhouse that Annabeth told him was called the 'Big House'.
They passed a pinecone tree, then reached the 'Big House'.
There they found two men on the porch playing some kind of card game.
The first man was small and porky. He had big watery eyes and a red nose. He was dressed in a tiger striped Hawaiian shirt and shorts.
"That's Mr. D," Annabeth told him, "short for Dionysus, god of wine. And he's also camp director. Next to him is Chiron, he's a centaur and camp advisor."
Chiron had the bottom half of a white stallion, and his human half had shoulder length brown hair. He wore a red Hawaiian shirt.
What was it with all the Hawaiian shirts?
"Annabeth, Grover, Luke. I see you have returned. If my guess is right we have three new demigods to welcome. Am I right?"
"Yes Chiron. These are Neville, Harry, and Luna."
"I am pleased to meet you. I hope you enjoy your time here," he held out his hand and we all greeted him.
"Bah," Dionysus looked annoyed that his game was interrupted. "Don't expect me to be pleased to see you. Now Chiron I believe I have finally won."
He laid out his cards on the table smirking triumphantly.
Chiron just smiled at him and put his own cards on the table.
Dionysus's smirk turned into a scowl, "One day I'm going to beat you. Just wait."
"Chiron, I almost forgot to tell you. Harry and his friends are also wizards and witches. They even have magic wands and flying broomsticks," Grover said making Annabeth, Harry, Luna, and Neville snort with laughter.
"And I'm the king of gods," Dionysus said rolling his eyes. Thunder started booming in the background. "I was just joking Zeus. Goat boy. You read too many fairy tales. Now if you'll excuse me I'm taking a nap."
Moments later Mr. D snapped his fingers and disappeared.
"Harry! Show Chiron your magic wand!" Grover exclaimed.
"Yeah Harry, show him your magic wand," Neville said barely holding in his laughter.
Harry sighed in resignation and took out his wand. He aimed at Grover, and a quick stupefy later the goat was unconscious.
"What?" he said at Annabeth's glare. "At least he won't embarrass himself anymore."
"As much as I hate to interrupt," Chiron told them. "This is an interesting revelation. We have had demigods capable of magic before at camp. But its been too long since one came to camp. Let alone three. We shouldn't keep you waiting. Since you three have not been claimed yet..." he paused and looked at the three teenagers.
No, he was looking above them.
The trio looked and saw symbols that had been hanging over their heads start to fade.
Above Harry was a fading lightning bolt.
Neville was staring at a bowl of cereal.
And Luna had that dreamy look in her eyes as she stared at a mini-sun above her.
"I stand corrected. You've all been claimed," Chiron sounded excited, but I could tell he was also worried.
Was it just me or was he looking at me with pity as he dismissed us?
Harry, Neville, and Luna had all split up. Annabeth had pointed out all their cabins to them and told them to put their trunks in there.
Annabeth then started to follow Harry.
"Harry."
"Yes Annabeth?"
"You do realize who's son you are now. Right?"
"Zeus?"
"Yes. Do you know why thats not a good thing?"
"Umm...cause its a bad thing."
She ignored him rolling her eyes. "World war two happened because sons of the Big Three, Zeus Hades and Poseidon, fought with each other. After that, the Big Three made a pact that they wouldn't have children."
"So now the gods will get angry?'
"Yeah. Zeus already broke his pact once, the fact he broke it twice won't sit well with the other gods."
"Then why did he claim me?"
"I don't know Harry. Gods always have their reasons," she paused when they reached the Zeus cabin. "I can't enter here, so go store your trunk and get ready for dinner at seven. Its at the pavilion over there."
"Yes mother."
Annabeth replied with a punch.
"Ouch woman. You can hit."
"Better remember that," she turned her back to Harry and walked away.
This sucked. Harry never knew how lucky he had been at Hogwarts with dorm-mates. Sleeping alone in Zeus cabin was...well lonely.
He never thought he'd miss Neville's snoring at night, or Dean and Seamus's jokes. Or even Ron stealing his pillows because Harry was shorter than him. Twat.
The rest of his day had been okay though. Clarisse from Ares cabin tried to 'welcome' Harry and his Hogwarts friends.
She has quickly discovered that Harry hated bullies. Especially when she, along with her friends, ended up covered in boils and hanging upside down mid-air.
Most campers had warmed up to him and Neville after witnessing the hilarious scene. Neville got many high fives for covering Clarisse in boils. The campers were in awe of their magic and people already didn't want to get on their bad side.
The downside was that Luna had been mocked for her behavior by some kids during dinner and around the campfire.
Harry had immediately taught those teenagers a lesson. He didn't know why but he snapped at the kids when they called her a 'Loony Lunatic'. But Chiron had spoiled Harry's fun.
He didn't let him levitate the demigods over the fire for long after they apologized to Luna. Mr. D had been encouraging Harry to burn them. Harry had a feeling he didn't like most demigods.
A.N. Ok I know this is a bit short and boring but I wanted to update. I'll try to get another chapter before Christmas.
So i have a question. Would you like me to stick to the stories plot line. Or create my own problems and conflicts?
