Chapter 4: Diagon Alley

Percy's POV

We were dropped off right in front of a pub that says Leaky Cauldron, surrounded by normal looking people. Looking around and carrying Silena's closet (she brought a very big suitcase, and since she looked depressed with it, I decided to trade bags, since I didn't bring much). Annabeth kept on blabbing about London and where we were. Nico was jumping up and down, looking for weird looking people and Thalia, was being Thalia. She never talked to anybody during the trip, and it seems like she is the most irritated. I really understand. She was forced to leave the other hunters, and she was forced to come here with me and Nico.

"Did you hear anything I told you, Seaweed brain?" Annabeth asks, I slowly nod as she continues on lecturing me about the weather in London.

"You know what? I think Kronos is inside Hogwarts. Or maybe he has a spy inside. I mean think about it guys." She tells everyone and keeps on blabbing even though nobody was listening. "Why are we needed if Hogwarts is a well-protected school. And who is the monster in the prophecy? And most importantly, how will we know who the demigod is?" She asks and I shrug. Silena rolls her eyes as she impatiently taps her foot.

"Annabeth. Save it for later, ok?" Thalia snaps at her and Annabeth immediately obeys. "Sorry." Thalia tells her as Annabeth sadly nods.

Then from a far, I spot a giant figure approaching. He almost looks like smelly Gabe, only more hideous. He has a long, curly beard and a fat round belly. He smiles at us, and I decide that he must be Rubeus Hagrid.

"You must be Percy and the gang!" He exclaims as he walks closer to us, offering me his hand. "I am Rubeus Hagrid and I will be your personal tour guide to the Wizarding world." He smiles as I shake his hand. "I'm sure you are Percy Jackson, and the little one is Nico di Angelo." Nico gives him a high five as he heavily sighs. Saying that he is very relieved that Hagrid finally showed up.

"Beautiful girl." He offers his hand to Silena as she gladly shakes it. "Err…Silena Beauregard? Right?" She nods, brightly smiling at him. "No boyfriends! But if you do, I suggest you look for Harry Potter. He's single and very handsome." Hagrid laughs as Silena forces a smile. I could tell she was very offended.

"Blonde hair..Annabeth Chase." He shakes Annabeth's hand. "You remind of Hermione, girl. I'm sure you two will get along very well." Hagrid turns to Thalia and he offers his hand, which Thalia just stares at. "Thalia Grace. Not very friendly, eh?" He laughs. Thalia glares at him, giving him one of her famous death stares. Hagrid's laugh begins to fade and he quickly changes the topic.

"Come on!" Hagrid exclaims, walking towards the Leaky Cauldron, entering the pub. We follow him, carrying our luggage. He walks to the back door which leads to a small, walled courtyard with a trash can. "Remember this." He tells us. "You will be using this a lot." He taps the bricks on the wall in a counter-clockwise order and the wall re-arranges itself, revealing a passage way. I stare in awe as we follow him, entering the door.

"Welcome to Diagon Alley! Now I'm going to leave you kids, I'll be back in an hour. Just enter the shops and ask for supplies. Show them your lists. I suggest you three" He points at me, Silena and Annabeth. "Stick together. You three are all on your Year 4, so it would be easier. I trust you, Thalia. You are the oldest and I am sure you will able to find your way. And as for you." He points at Nico. "You're coming with me boy. I will be guarding you, you're only eleven."

"Hey!" Nico complains. "I thought you're leaving." He tells Hagrid and he pats him on the head. "I am, little boy. I'm leaving the older kids and taking you with me." He laughs, Nico pouts and crosses his arms.

Thalia looks at her list. "Where will we meet?"

"Here." Hagrid replies. "Be back within an hour and stay away from the crowd-less areas." Thalia nods and she takes off. "Come on Nico. We have a lot of shopping to do." Hagrid winks and Nico angrily obeys. They head off, leaving me with Silena and Annabeth.

"So?" I ask them. I felt very awkward. I am aware that they dislike each other.

"Can we leave our suitcases somewhere? It's killing me." Silena says, Annabeth rolls her eyes.

"You're carrying Percy's. I'm sure your head is heavier than his suitcase."

"Excuse me—" Silena steps forward and I make the two girls stop.

"We're in London. In the wizarding world. Alone. All we have each other. So can you two at least get along? We only have an hour. Just one hour of no fighting. I don't want to deal with you two."

"Fine." Silena snaps, Annabeth just nods her eyes and starts walking. Silena and I follow her.

We end up looking at a shop named Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. Annabeth looks at us, unsure if we should enter. The laughter and noises coming from inside definitely made me walk in. I look at the two girls and they follow.

Silena's POV

Percy, Annabeth and me decided to enter the shop called 'Weasley's Wizard Wheezes'. I walk in and I was immediately disgusted with what I saw. The first thing that greets me was a sign that said:

WHY ARE YOU WORRYING ABOUT YOU-KNOW-WHO?

YOU SHOULD BE WORRYING ABOUT U-NO-POO

THE CONSTIPATION SENSATION THAT'S GRIPPING THE NATION!

I feel myself wanting to barf as I continue gazing at the weird sounding products. I turn around, seeing that Annabeth and Percy vanished. Everything seemed so silly and I never dared touching anything. There were so many people inside that I was having a hard time looking for them. Then something caught my eyes, leaving me very aggravated.

A fountain of Love Potions.

I couldn't believe it. How dare the owners of the shop. I could handle the silly sounding, disgusting looking products but a love potion? Only my mother and her daughters have the right to control love. And I have always believed that love is never a game.

I look around, very upset as I try to talk to random people, asking them the names of the owners. Everybody was too busy goofing around. Then I saw him, a tall red haired boy talking to two other red heads. He looked exactly like the statue outside of the shop. I walk to them, pushing my way through the crowd.

Harry's POV

I am very relieved that the Weasley's came to pick me up from home. If they didn't, I'm sure I would've never left. George and Fred invited me to the opening of their shop, the 'Weasley's Wizard Weezes.' I have to say, I am very honoured, and very thankful to the Weasley's. They were like family to me, and being around them makes me feel safe and comfortable. George and Fred approached me and Ron and talked to us about how they came up with some of their inventions.

I started feeling a bit tired, but I tried to listen to them. Laughing even though I didn't really understand. I glance to my side and I see a black-haired girl trying to make her way through the crowd. She was very beautiful, almost mesmerizing. I tried to take my eyes off her but I couldn't, it was like I was under a spell.

Then I realize that the girl was marching towards us. I look at the others, they were just as confused (and slightly hypnotized) than I was.

"Excuse me?" She politely says, smiling. I mouth a 'who-is-she' to Ron, he shrugs.

"Hello. I wanted to know who the owner of this shop is?"

The twins immediately raise their hands, stomping each other's feet. She smiles at them and nods. She looks at me and Ron like she wanted to kill us. We back off, judging from the way she smiled, I could tell she was angry.

All of a sudden she slaps both George and Fred, leaving red marks on their faces.

"Silena!" A blonde girl shouts and a black haired boy runs towards us. The blonde girl grabs 'Silena's hands as Silena struggles, motioning for the girl to back off.

"How dare you!" Silena shouts at them, pointing at the love potions. "Love potions? Love can't be potioned. Nobody can play with love. You think it is all a game?" She shouts as she hits them again, George and Fred stares at her, confused and slightly scared.

The blonde girl and the black haired boy grabs her hands, dragging her away from us. She continues on shouting, telling George and Fred that she swears she'll burn there stupid shop if they didn't take the love potions down. I watch them as they pick their bags up and leave the shop. I look at Ron, George and Fred, noticing that the once loud shop became very silent.