Title: The Wizard Thief
Disclaimer: I do not own PJO or HP. Rick Riordan and J.K. Rowling do, respectively.
The Wizard Thief
Chapter Four
Percy tried to calm his hammering heart as the cab approached King's Cross.
He was actually going to Hogwarts!!!
A school for wizards and witches!!!
Full of magic!!!
To say Percy was nervous was an understatement. He was having a freaking panic attack.
Harry on the other hand wasn't that nervous as he was perfectly calm compared to Percy.
"Percy relax," Harry massaged the demigod's shoulders as the demigod seemed like he was about to hyperventilate.
"Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth," Harry soothingly rubbed circles on Percy's back as the cab pulled into the station.
Harry paid the driver and the two wizards and headed into the station with their respective animal cages.
"In and out Perce. Nice and steady," Harry said as he breathed deeply with Percy. "There you go, nice and easy."
As the demigod started to become calm, Harry kept an eye on the platform numbers as they walked by.
7, 8, 9, 10...
"Wait, where's 9 and three quarters?" Harry asked in suprise.
"What do mean where is it? Are we in the wrong station?" Percy began to freak out again.
"Calm down Perce, I'm sure we can ask for help in finding it," Harry reassured the panicking demigod as they walked back and forth in between platforms nine and ten.
"Excuse me, me and my cousin are looking for platform nine and three quarters," Percy hastily asked a man in a conductor's uniform.
"There is no such thing," the man narrowed his eyes at Percy.
"If you want to play a joke, do it on someone else's time kid," the man glared as he went about his duties mumbling about dumb Americans and how he hated tourists.
Percy looked crestfallen as he and Harry were stumped as to what exactly to do when they spotted a decidedly wizardly family who were trying to pass as muggles, but were failing spectacularly.
Harry and Percy approached the red-headed family as they were bickering amongst themselves.
"Honestly, Ronald," the mother snapped at one of the younger guys. "Have some sense will you! We don't need for you to be acting like this right before going to Hogwarts!"
"And you two should know better than to scare your brother to try and make Ron scared to go," she rounded her glare on the two twin brothers.
They grinned sheepishly as they rubbed the back of their heads and ran straight through the wall between platforms 9 and 10.
"Uhh, excuse me," Harry asked as he carried Hedwig's cage over to the family with Percy and his wolf pup in tow. (1) (A/N-See below for details)
"How do we, uh," Harry gestured at the barrier.
"Oh new to Hogwarts dear?" the woman asked as she smiled at the two cousins.
"Ronald here is a first year too. Anyway, all you have to do is go straight into the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. Best do it at a run if you're feeling nervous."
"Thank you," the two boys chorused as the red head's eyebrows shot up in surprise.
"American?" she asked Percy to which he nodded. "I would think that you'd be going to Ilvermorny?"
"Yeah," Percy rubbed the back of his neck. "I actually didn't know I was a wizard until I came here to live with my cousin Harry and got the acceptance letter from Hogwarts."
"Wow, they're slacking over there if they couldn't even a wizard who is bound to have spouts of accidental magic," the woman smiled.
"Heh, yeah," Percy laughed nervously.
The real reason they didn't know was because he was at Camp Half Blood, training to survive the monsters. But the demigod didn't say that aloud and kept it to himself.
Harry and Percy ran straight into the barrier followed by the rest of the red head family as they made sure that there were no muggles watching.
Harry blinked as they had simply went through the wall and were greeted with the sight of a shining black and crimson train, gleaming in the sunlight.
The whistle blew as they thanked the woman and boarded the train to find an empty compartment.
They quickly found one and made themselves comfortable taking their trunks out of their pockets, which were the size of a small ring box.
They expanded it and put it into one of the overhead compartments and talked with one another about the things they might see.
Just as Percy's ADHD started acting up causing him to tap on his leg incessantly, much to Harry's annoyance, the red-headed boy from earlier opened the door to the compartment and asked if he could sit with them since all the other compartments were full to which they quickly ushered him in.
Percy decided to break the ice between the boy and them since his ADHD couldn't take it any longer.
"I'm Percy Jackson," he said holding his hand out.
"Ron Weasley," he replied hastily shaking it.
"Harry Potter, that dolt's cousin," Harry also shook Ron's hand.
"H-Harry Potter?" Ron choked as he turned pale.
"Yeah," Harry smiled.
Ron was apparently star-struck for the next ten minutes to which Harry quickly put an end to, telling Ron to treat him like any other person.
"Can I see the scar?" Ron asked nervously as if Harry would snap at him for asking.
"Sure," Harry replied as he pulled the bangs out of the way.
"Wow," Ron said as he sighed sitting back.
The three boys quickly warmed to each other with Percy telling so many jokes.
As a witch with a cart full of candy stopped by their compartment and asked if they wanted to buy anything off of the cart, Ron quickly turned red saying he had something for the trip, while Percy immediately perked up at the prospect of food.
Percy took two of everything off of the cart while Harry did the same.
They offered some to Ron who refused holding up a plastic wrapped egg salad sandwich saying his mom had made it.
"Dude, I'll trade you," Percy's eyes lit up at the thought of homemade food. "Help yourself to whatever you want- there's more than enough, in exchange for the sandwich," Percy offered which Ron quickly took.
When the three were stuffed full of chocolate, collected the cards from the chocolate frogs, and sick to their stomach from the Every Flavor Beans, Ron took out a sickly old rat.
"Poor Scabbers," Ron muttered as he looked at the boring, gray rat.
He explained to the two how the rat had been in the family since Percy and that it was probably due to die soon.
After being bored for awhile, Ron immediately perked up and decided to try a spell that Fred and George taught him.
"Su-" Ron began, but was interrupted as the bushy haired brunette from Diagon Alley barged into the compartment.
"Have you seen a toad?" she asked exasperatedly. "A boy in the compartment in the other car has lost it," the girl explained.
"No, but Ron here is about to perform a spell," Harry said excitedly, while Percy watched like a hawk.
"You're doing magic?" the girl asked as Ron had turned as red as his hair. "Well on with it then, let's see it," she waved as she slipped inside the compartment and closed it behind her.
Ron blinked clearing his throat and began twirling his wand around the rat, "Sunshine, daises, butter mellow, turn this stupid fat rat yellow!"
The three wizards and the witch blinked as nothing happened but a puff of wind, to which Scabbers shrieked in shock and hid in the pocket of Ron's robes.
"Are you sure that's a real spell?" she questioned the red head who was utterly embarrassed. "Well it's not very good is it? Of course I've only tried a few simple spells myself for practice and they've all worked out for me. I've learned all our course books by heart of course," the brunette said knowingly.
Percy blinked and grinned, "You remind me of a friend of mine back in the states," he laughed as the brunette blushed.
"I'm Percy Jackson he said holding his hand out as the girl took it and shook it.
"Hermione Granger," she replied.
As they went around introducing themselves, Percy could see how Ron and Hermione blushed faintly as they greeted each other.
Love at first sight Percy smiled. Why not?
When Hermione left, Ron was grumbling to himself about how she was such a know it all.
"Ron, Ron, Ron," Percy tsked as he put an arm around the red head. "Don't pretend. Anyone with eyes can see that you're perfectly, ah what's the word that you Brits use? Smitten?" Percy turned to Harry who nodded in response.
"Anyone can see that you two are perfectly smitten with one another," the demigod said.
"N-no I'm not!" the boy quickly denied as his face turned red.
"Tell that to your face," Percy laughed as the boy turned redder if that was even possible, "because if that's not a sign that you like her, then what is?"
"I hate you," Ron muttered as the other boy laughed in response.
"Aww, Ronnykins you know you love me," Percy teased the boy relentlessly.
"Nope, you're not my mate anymore, just Harry now," Ron playfully glared as the three guys laughed.
The three boys laughed as they goofed off while messing with Ron.
They quickly turbed serious as Ron, having had five brothers who had been through the process, had prior knowledge about the four houses.
He explained each house to the two as the two soaked as much knowledge as they could.
"Ah Percy, Harry there you two are," a drawling voice said as the three boys turned to see who it was.
"Ughh, a Malfoy," Ron muttered as the blonde boy turned to see him.
"Red hair, freckles, and hand-me-down clothes?" the blond clicked his tongue. "Must be a Weasley. Don't associate with the wrong sort-"
"Draco, what the Hades man?" Percy exclaimed as the pale boy turned red.
"You can't just go picking on people just because of how rich or poor they are!" Percy steamed as the blond hung his head in shame as he and Percy left the compartment to go have a talk.
"I'm sorry Ron," Harry comforted the boy. "I dunno, he seemed so nice when we met him," the wizard said sadly.
"He's a Malfoy, what do you expect?" Ron bitterly replied.
"To show him a little kindness maybe, before judging him based on what his family history is," Harry retorted to which Ron became silent.
Ten minutes later, Percy walked back into the compartment with Draco trailing behind him.
They quickly shut the door behind him as Malfoy apologized to Ron, much to his surprise.
Ron made a half-hearted apology as Draco began to explain himself.
"Honestly, I am sorry for the way I treated you Ronald," the pureblood hung his head in shame.
"It's just if word got back to my father that I was nice to a Weasley, he'd have my head. Honestly the expectations that he has for me are taking a toll on me. He wants me to be the best Slytherin in my year, the best Quidditch player when I'm allowed to play- Hell he probably even wants me to become Head Boy."
"Anyway, if I'm in Slytherin the only way to survive in it would be to pretend to conform to the whole 'blood purity' act. Honestly I think it's a load of crap, but until I'm either 17 or Father dies, I can't be mates with you lot in public, but can we at least give it a go? Between us at least?" Draco asked with a hopeful look in his eyes while the two raven haired wizards quickly agreed.
Ron, however, was very skeptical about Draco's motives and tentatively agreed to a friendship with the blond.
"Now all we need is a name for our little group," Percy grinned as he put his arm around Harry.
"Two pure-bloods and two half-bloods, starting a friendship in a train car," Malfoy smiled. "Sounds terrible."
"The Mighty Males!" Percy exclaimed as the three others snorted.
"That's a terrible name," Ron said as Draco quickly agreed.
"The Four Amigos," Percy smiled.
"Yeah, no," Harry grinned.
"Percy and the gang," the three others rolled their eyes at the young demigod's antics.
"Ok, I've got a good one. The Marauders."
"Yeah I'm gonna have to take a hard no on that," Draco laughed.
"Yeah, what is this the 80s?" Harry smiled at Percy.
"Ughh you three are no fun," the demigod slouched in his seat.
We will be arriving at Hogwarts in thirty minutes, so please get dressed into your Hogwarts robes. And don't even try and pull any funny business, as the compartments have been charmed against it. Please leave all trunks on the train. You may take your familiars with you, provided that you take their cage with you. Thank you for riding the Hogwarts Express, have a nice day.
Draco sighed as he said goodbye to his mates as he went to go get dressed.
Boy was this going to be a long year.
Later
"Firs Years!!" a deep voice rumbled.
"Right this way!! Only four to a boat!"
Percy and Harry grinned as they walked past Hagrid.
"Hey Hagrid," they waved as the half-giant looked around.
"Oh, hey 'arry, Percy," he smiled as the two wizards moved on.
They climbed into the boat and Percy felt immediately at ease in it.He felt the connection that it had to all the others.
Percy sat down next to Harry as Hagrid sat in a boat all to himself and pointed his umbrella forward.
"Away!" he shouted and all of the boats moved forward, but Percy's group.
Percy quickly realized the problem and used his demigod powers to move the boat forward.
The two other first years chalked it up to the charms on the boat merely acting up, but Harry knew better.
As they passed through the middle of the lake and the castle came into sight, Percy stiffened as he had felt something in the water.
There was something big, no huge under water and he knew it was there...
Just like it knew he was there.
Percy felt it rising up towards the surface, causing ripples in the water.
The demigod looked back and saw giant tentacles come up and a giant eye peeking above the surface, to which many wizards began to scream, causing the giant octopus to swim back down quickly.
The rest of the boat ride was uneventful and many of them just wanted to get off the boats and onto dry land, safe and away from any giant monsters.
Hagrid directed them to the entrance and the first years climbed up the stairs to be greeted by a teacher, who introduced herself as Professor Mcgonagall.
She began her speech about how they would be sorted into one of four houses, based on what their qualites were.
"Trevor!" a plump boy exclaimed as he scooped up his previously lost frog much to the mirth of the group.
"Mr?"
"Longbottom, Neville Longbottom ma'am," the boy nervously said.
"Mr. Longbottom, it would do well not to interupt on of your professor's during a lecture," the woman said as Neville turned red from embarrassment.
"Sorry," he mumbled as he stepped back in line.
She continued with her speech and led the group of first years into the dining hall, which was filled to the brim with students sitting at four, extremely long tables.
"From here you will be sorted into your house," Professor Mcgonagall smiled as she set a rickety old hat on a stool and much to Percy and the rest of the first year's surprise the hat opened its mouth and started to sing.
"Oh you may not think I'm pretty,
But don't judge on what you see,
I'll eat myself if you can find
A smarter hat than me.
You can keep yourbowlersblack,
Yourtop hat sleek and tall,
For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat
And I can cap them all.
There's nothing hidden in your head
The Sorting Hat can't see,
So try me on and I will tell you
Where you ought to be.
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
if you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folks use any means
To achieve their ends.
So put me on! Don't be afraid!
And don't get in a flap!
You're in safe hands (though I have none)
For I'm a Thinking Cap!"
As the Sorting Hat finished its song, Professor McGonagall unfurled a roll of parchment and began to recite a list of names.
"Abbot, Hannah," she called out and sat the girl down on the stool and set the hat upon her head.
"Hufflepuff! the hat yelled to the happiness of the house.
Percy zoned out as more names were called, staring at the beautiful starry ceiling.
He turned his attention back to the hat as another person was sorted into Griffyndor.
Professor McGonagall froze as she looked down at the next name.
No it couldn't be, she dismissed as she looked at the name. It must be just pure coinidence.
"Minerva," Dumbledore whispered. "Next person," he waved on.
"Perseus Jackson," she called out and much to her shock the demigod stepped forward but she quickly recovered and set the hat upon his head.
"Huh, I see," the hat's voice said in his head. "A demigod, haven't had one of you since the flame was in Britain. Ooh and a son of Poseidon no less...
Now where to put you? Decisions decisions...
You certainly have the heart of a lion obviously, saving your mother, the loyalty of a Puff as it could very well be your downfall one day, and the cunning of a snake that i took to defeat the god of war himself... And despite what your friends call you, you are pretty smart, but your only weakness that would set you apart from them would be your ADHD and Dyslexia...
Any preference?" the hat asked the boy.
"Hmm," Percy thought. "I mean the houses improve on these traits, yes?" he asked as the hat muttered its assent.
"Well I already have plenty of loyalty and courage, so maybe Slytherin or Ravenclaw..."
"Oh Athena help me, umm Ravenclaw?"
"Oh yes, you would do well in this house, so it better be Ravenclaw!!" as said house erupted into cheers much to Professor McGonagall's surprise as she was expecting him to either be in Hufflepuff or Gryffindor, but Ravenclaw was the last the house she expected.
She shook her head and moved on to the next person. She would have a "talk" with him later.
Percy was later told that his sorting almost beat the record for the longest Hatstall, which was the name for the Sorting Hat not knowing where to put you since you had the potential to be in more than one house...
"So what other house was the Sorting Hat considering," a kid who had introduced himself as Raymond Matthews asked the demigod.
"Huffleboy," the boy nodded.
"That's cool, I'm-"
"And Gryffindor and Slytherin," Percy smirked as the boy's jaw dropped open.
Decididing that he would keep him around he slung an arm around the kid and pushed his jaw closed, "I like you."
The boy was still duumbstruck so Percy turned his attention back to the sorting.
Ron, Harry, and Draco were all sorted into different houses, much to Percy's dismay, but he supposed he would make do with what he had.
Later
Percy sat staring at the table full of food. This was Elysium! This ttuly was a feast fit for a god!
He stared at his empty goblet, I wonder if it works like the ones at camp he thought as the glass filled itself with blue cherry coke.
I guess that solves that question.
He dug in with delight at all the foreign British food and stuffed himself till he felt like a giant balloon.
"Ahh," he patted his belly as Raymond and a black haired asian girl stared at him with bewildered expressions.
"What?" he deadpanned as the two kept staring at him.
"How did you eat that much-" Raymond asked.
"And more importantly where did it all go?" the girl asked.
Percy shrugged, "I'm a growing boy."
He left the two speechless as dessert appeared on the table and helped himself to dessert.
"Merlin, if I ate like that I'd be fatter than a hippogriff," the girl, Cho, laughed.
"Well I work out a lot," Percy smiled between a bite of blueberry pie.
"You sure do," Cho said appreciatively as she checked him out and then realized in horror at what she just said and did.
"I'm so sorry, I don't know where that even came from-" Cho stammered to Percy's amusement.
"It's okay, it's fine when you're checking someone out that's as sexy as me," he winked as the girl turned as red as a Weasley.
"And here I was thinking that you wouldn't be all egotistical," Raymon muttered.
After the feast the Ravenclaw prefects led them up to Ravenclaw tower, and stopped at a door with a bronze, eagle shaped door knocker that opened its mouth and asked the prefect a riddle to which they answered pretty quickly.
As the door swung open, it revealed a wide, circular room with mountain views, bookcases, and a domed ceiling painted with stars.
A short man stepped forward and introduced himself as Professor Flitwick and laid down the rules and expectations that he had for Ravenclaw house and afterward directed them to their dormitories.
Percy found himself in a room with four four-poster beds, their belongings in front of the beds and a nightstand beside each bed.
He opened his wolf pup's cage and took him to go pee and laid down on his bed with his pup curled up at his feet.
The demigod soon drifted off to sleep, when a hand clamped over his mouth and flashed him out of the room.
The demigod fought against his captor when an exasperated voice sighed, "Stop it!"
He calmed when he realized it was Professor McGonagall, but was still leery and on alert.
"Why are you here Perseus?" the professor snapped.
"What do you mean?" the demiwizard asked.
"Gods you're thick," the woman muttered to herself. "It's a wonder that you ended up in the house for the smart."
"Hey!" said demigod cried out in indignation.
Professor McGonagall rolled her eyes and her features began to change. Her hair grew longer and turned into a strawberry blond, with princess curls to match it.
Her brown eyes turned into a stormy grey as she grew taller and her clothes changed to a flowing white gown.
"Oh," Percy squeaked as he took a step back.
"You're Annabeth's mom," the demigod bowed. "Lady Athena," he said respectfully.
"Oh get up will you!" she snapped as the demigod got up still confused.
"What are you doing at Hogwarts Perseus?"
Percy flinched at the use of his full name and replied, "Ok first off, please call me Percy. I hate being called by my full name."
"And second, Dumbledore personally invited me along with Chiron telling me that it was a good idea."
"Ughh," the goddess growled. "I'm gonna kill that horse and that old man," she muttered and said a few choice words about where Dumbledore could stick his wand.
"Well you're here now, nothing we can do about it now," the goddess sighed looking at Percy in disappointment.
"Well if you're going to be in the house dedicated to me I guess that you can't be an embarrassment ot it," the goddess sent a beam of light towards Percy.
"What was that?" Percy asked as he flew back.
"I've cured your dyslexia," she waved him off as she continued. "I've also toned your ADHD down as we can't have you embarrassing my legacy can you?"
Percy was silent for awhile not really believing it, but thanked the goddess.
The two talked for awhile and then the goddess flashed him back to his room so he could get some sleep.
As he climbed back into his bed, his puppy gave a questioning look and went back to sleep.
There has been too many goddesses interested in me for my liking Percy thought as he closed his eyes.
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Dumbledore sighed as he set the document for the expansion of Hogwarts down as he had read through the plan and signed off on it.
Fawkes gave a soft cry as the headmaster stretched.
"Yes old friend I'm done for the night," he smiled as the bird tucked its head under its wing to sleep.
Dumbledore stood up and bade the former headmasters good nigh, when suddenly the door to his office burst open.
"Dumbledore!!! I'm going to kill you!!" an angry goddess steamed as she marched towards the old wizard.
"Now now Minerva, there's no reason to be angry," the headmaster backed away hitting the wall.
He gulped as she grabbed him and they flashed away.
Meanwhile at Camp Half Blood
Chiron was humming along to a song he had playing in the background while curling his tail.
A loud bang resounded through the big house, making Chiron almost drop the curling iron.
"Dio is that you?" the centaur called out to no answer.
He sighed figuring that it was probably the Stolls trying to pull another prank on him.
"Travis, Connor-" he trotted out to the living room only to find Dumbledore tied up in the middle of the room.
Albus as much as I enjoy the sight of you tied up, what are you doing here?" he sighed as Albus' eyes were wide and he was making noises against the gag that he had on.
Chiron heard something behind him and he slowly turned to find a glowering Athena who gave a smile and a little wave.
The next day Dumbledore and Chiron woke up on their respective sides of the world wondering what had happened to them.
They quickly got up and went to go find a mirror, both finding that their beards/manes/hair were dyed hot pink with the words Athena's little slut glowing on their foreheads.
Needless to say Hogwarts and Camp had a very rude awakening as the sound of a grown man screaming bloody murder awoke them half an hour before they were supposed to get up for the day.
A/N- So Percy in Ravenclaw, what do you think? And what about Athena? Also about the ending of the chapter, I wanted it to end on a light note, instead of all the boring stuff. Review and let me know how you feel about it.
Thanks for the reviews guys!!! Honestly they've been the inspiration for me pumping out chapters like nothing, so I guess I'm kinda doing it for you guys... Anyway plz review and pop out suggestions for what you would like to see.
(1)- So I need a name for Percy's wolf, but don't have one at the moment... So comment what you think it should be and the most popular will be his name.
Anon2018: Aww thanks... *blushes* I'm glad you're loving it and responding to your questions is no problem for me. Btw I love your dedication to this story. Like seriously you had a review out within like an hour of me uploading the new chapter, so thanks!
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