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Story setting: The second book of the triology, takes place during 'Half-Blood Prince'. The Second Giant War has already been won.

Update schedule: About once every week, or every other week.

FOLLOWING FIVE CHAPTERS:

Chapter 2-Summer at Privet Drive

Chapter 3-The Sixth Year Prefect

Chapter 4-Watch out Diagon Alley- here come the Stolls!

Chapter 5- Return to Hogwarts

Chapter 6- An Uneventful Beginning

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'Nico at Hogwarts (Year 6): More Than a Half-Blood Prince'

Chapter 2: Summer at Privet Drive

Part 3: Almost there...

Earthquake at Dewhill Avenue

An earthquake of intensity 8.2 has taken place in Dewhill Avenue. The shock waves caused massive destruction of property and several major and minor injuries, reports Tara Fauntell of the New York Daily. A fire was also rumored to have happened prior to this unfortunate event.

Perhaps the most puzzling fact about this traumatic event is, it was not quite as traumatic as expected. Several injuries have occurred, even near fatal wounds, but so far not one corpse has been found, despite there being several buildings on either side.

"This must be the strongest intensity an earthquake's ever gotten to without actually killing any human being in a mile of its proximity." says famous geologist, Richard Davidson.

"It's quite strange, if you ask me. There weren't even any aftershocks-it all just seemed to have stopped abruptly. That's just normal." Davidson continues to the agreement of several of his partners.

Strange though this event is, one little girl, Dina L'Amourre, who lives on the second floor of Drittany's Nights has nearly lost her life. This girl of barely nine years has a particular young man to thank for her continued existence.

"Ronald Granger," the teenager says when asked his name. Ron Granger, another child of only thirteen years (though he has modestly tried to protest he is older) has bravely climbed up to Dina's second-floor apartment after having heard her screams. Granger and his two friends, Leonard Le Grand and Bob Underwood have contributed equally in saving Dina's, and their lives as well, showing spectacular team work by managing to drag the injured Ron and unconscious Dina to the closest one of the ambulances that had been called nearby. The trio had entrusted Dina L'Amourre and to one of the nurses and refused to climb in themselves. Dina was in shock when she woke up, but she was fine besides that.

"There were more people who needed help than any of us," Bob, the oldest, replies when asked about this, though many of our reporters at the New York Daily protest.

When encouraged on to explain about the situation itself, the three were noticeably hesitant to reply.

"Well...it was really crammed in inside the building- fallen rocks and walls that fell in, too. It even caused a couple explosions-weak spots in the crust or something." Granger puts in casually.

"It was crazy," his friend Leonard Le Grand says. "The buildings looked like they were tap dancing over our heads- everything was falling apart. I mean, it's a miracle anyone every got out of that. I'd have expected a few people to snuff it, at least."

Underwood has nothing to say apart from agreeing with his friends' statements.

L'Amourre's parents wholeheartedly thank these three courageous teenagers and insist that they should have been awarded for their actions, despite them having refused accepting a reward of any kind.

This being available to strengthen the powerful intensity of the quake, along with other agreements of witnesses, provides strong arguments about whether this earthquake is natural, or if it should be registered in the Guinness World Book of Records for the strongest earthquake with the least deaths before this is confirmed.

The area is now temporarily out-of-bounds to citizens now out of wariness and for everyone's personal safety in case something does follow this strange event.

In other related news...

"Well, damn." Nico sighed, throwing the paper on his lap. Leo, who was sitting on the bed beside him, nodded grimly as his eyes scanned his own copy of the paper.

"I know, right! I'm not the only one who thinks Nico's a midget for his age." Nico glared at Leo, but he just shrugged unceremoniously.

Nico glared heatedly at the white sheets of his bed- he, Leo, and Percy were in a hotel. A five-stars one. Astonished and star-struck by their heroic actions the owner had offered to accept them there for free, for however long they wished, in his five-star hotel when he heard about their refusal to go to a hospital. His hotel had huge rooms which included a small personal clinic- there was even a little private clinic-like section, and a few nurses to dial on their brochure- apparently many victims had sheltered here, too, though Nico had absolutely no idea why they hadn't gone off to a hospital instead.

Nico's leg had been better for the most part- a little ambroisa fixed up the worst of it, though he still couldn't stand without help. Leo was infinitely better- though his arm was wrapped up in a nice cast, which he liked to grumble about because he was right handed, and despite the ambrosia, it was pretty hard to eat the fonzies he'd ordered by Room Service with his hand in a cast, and he had too much dignity to risk asking one of them for help. Percy, however, had gotten away with a few scratches, the worse of which was a gash on his arm. The water had healed most of it.

Percy looked over at his cousin- Percy looked terrible. He was pale and shaking, and his eyes were a raging storm again as he took the paper from his place on Nico's bed, skimmed over it again, and looked like he wanted to tear it apart.

"It's all my fault," Percy whispered sullenly- both Nico and Leo looked at him like he was crazy.

"Come on, man." Leo said, trying to sound cheerfully. "No one died, see? And we don't even know if its was you-"

"It was!" Percy said angrily. "I felt it, Leo. I wasn't even trying to cause an earthquake, I just wanted some ground water."

"Exactly." said Nico, sighing. "There was water. You controlled the water, nothing else. I even told you to stop, and you said you couldn't. Thus, you didn't do it."

"I lost control!" Percy shouted, his voice rising. Nico and Leo exchanged wary looks.

"Look, Percy," Nico said to his stubborn cousin. "You didn't. You've never summoned earthquakes without wanting to, or ever, as far as I know. You didn't loose control Percy. And besides, if you did, it would still be my fault. None of this would have happened if I-"

"Oh, don't even go there!" Leo snapped, loosing some of his playfulness. "I suggested the idea in the first place. And besides, I started that fire-"

"Oh, gods no you didn't!" Percy protested, his eyes flashing as he sat up straighter. "I mean-I..."

"Okay...It's all our faults and we're idiots." Nico shrugged, though he didn't really think it was true- he'd just said it to shut the other two up-he looked at Leo and Percy and saw they were equally unconvinced.

He sighed, closing his eyes and attempting to count to ten. His life sucked. Miserably, Nico's hand wandered to his pocket where his broken wand lay. He pulled it out and stared at it- the ash wood was snapped in half- hopelessly beyond repair. Its core was nothing but fragile dust particles in the shape of what was supposedly a feather. Anger filled Nico at the sight of his wand, broken.

Why? Why in his dad couldn't they ride a freaking cab, just to a near place so he could summon the Knight Bus...and why hadn't he summoned it earlier...Well, it was hardly appropriate to do so at Camp Half-Blood, of course, but...

"Thinking about the what ifs?" Percy asked softly, as if reading his mind.

"It doesn't do to dwell on the past while you can focus on the present." Leo said in his best gentleman voice.

Percy chuckled at that, then realized what Leo had just said and stared at him, wide-eyed while Nico blindly followed his example.

"Oh my gods, Leo, did you just quote someone?" Percy asked, gaping.

Leo blushed a deep shade of red. "Calypso likes to read old literary works," he muttered as if that explained everything.

Nico and Percy exchanged a look, then broke into fits of laughter with Leo absolutely refusing to join in on a laugh at his own expense, but he looked like he was having a hard time at it. They laughed so much- in fact, it took them quite a while to settle down again.

"So...what now?" Percy asked, running a hand through his hair.

"Don't look at me, man." Leo shrugged. "I say, we leave this hotel...after a couple more desserts from Room Service, and then ditch this town and get back to Camp after we see Nico off and then..."

"No cab rides," Percy said furiously.

"No, no cab rides." Leo agreed. "You'll call Mrs O'Leary or maybe-"

A sharp rap was heard, breaking any immediate conversation.

"Come in," Percy called.

A tweedy man with a big, goofy grin on his face in the blue uniform walked in. He was carrying an overly dusty back-pack. The three of them stared at him expectantly.

"Er-He-hello, Misters...Uh, Mr Granger, I believe this belongs to you?" he held out the pack and Nico's eyes widened in recognition- he had almost forgotten about Harry's birthday presents. But then...did they open it?!

"We found it where you supposedly landed and...we thought you'd like it back u-u-untouched." he laughed nervously as he gave Nico the backpack. Nico nodded his thanks.

"A-and, Mr. Underwood- do you know anyone by-by the name Sally Jackson, sir? She claims to be a relative of yours, but the again m-many people do that, sir."

Percy's face lit up instantly. "Oh, yeah!" But then his expression turned dark again.

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Ms. Jackson was dead worried about the three of them- even though she didn't know Leo much, she knew he was a friend of Percy's, too, and apparently took an instant liking to him.

She had given Nico and Leo a fleeting hug (although a careful one, seeing how slow he was on crutches), which made him seriously reconsider whether Molly Weasley could hug harder than her or not, and then moved on to give Percy one which was much, much longer. Nico, however, couldn't help but notice that Percy's dark look still remained. Sally, however, put a hand on Percy's shoulder and whispered something to him in his ear.

"No, mom." he assured, trying for a smile. "I'm fine." Nico could see that she was not convinced, but she didn't press the matter. Nico averted his eyes, feeling he was intruding something extremely private. Leo didn't bother doing so.

In minutes, Sally had been filled in. Percy related most of everything- Leo and Nico occasionally chimed in the parts Percy had forgotten.

By the end of it, Nico had to admire Sally Jackson's patience. Her lips were thin, and her sea-blue eyes were calm and pensive, but she seemed utterly unfazed. He just had to wonder in amazement how she could deal with all that- she truly was a great person, and Percy was luckier than he knew to have her.

Sally's lips curled up in a tiny encouraging smile as she looked at Percy with dawning comprehension.

"Percy," she said softly, putting both her hands on her son's shoulders. Nearly a legal adult, Percy didn't seem to mind this much.

"You know that your father is the god of earthquakes, right? And that whatever happened at Dewhill was no normal earthquake- no deaths, and such blatant destruction. Do you really believe you could have done that, much less not deliberately?" she asked sincerely.

Percy, as if realizing this for the first time, raised his head to meet his mother's widened, and he shook his head. Sally smiled.

"Good," she breathed. "Now how's it going with Annabeth? Have you picked the-"

"Yes, mom." Percy said, blushing a tone of embarrassed red. But an embarrassed Percy was better than a miserable one.

Sally finally turned to Nico, who was feeling extremely awkward by then.

"This...Knight Bus of yours. Are you sure it'll be here? Don't you want us to see you off?" she eyed him and his crutches warily, looking very much like she wanted to stay whether he wanted or not.

"That's not necessary, Ms Jackson." Nico said. Sally rolled her eyes- Nico knew why. She had been trying to get him to start calling her Aunt Sally since he was technically Percy's cousin, but she had been unsuccessful so far. Apparently, she couldn't bother having that argument again right there and then because she let it go.

"Are you quite sure, though? I mean.."

"I'm fine..." Nico bit his lip. Maybe it was time for a little manipulation. "...Aunt Sally."

Leo grinned devilishly, looking like his birthday had come early. Nico nearly grimaced as he realized he had just provided the son of Hephaestus with new black mail material. Sally was positively beaming, but she looked like she knew what was going on inside Nico's head and shook her head at him. Percy just looked as oblivious as he always was.

But though he may have had a few reasons and used the title for persuasion, it still felt somewhat nice to say it. Not that he would admit it- Leo had too much ammo in his gun already.

Percy had dug into his pockets and given Nico two drachmas before leaving, making him swear on the Styx he would contact them if he ever needed to.

Nico sighed- as soon as the three of them disappeared from his vision once and for all. Nico felt his heart fall. Suddenly, all of it came rushing back- the shock and panic at not being able to acquire neither his demigod nor magical powers, the surprising fear of the unknown and what was to come, and the blank feeling of confusion he felt suddenly.

Where do I go from here? Nico found himself wondering with a frown on his face. He felt hollow once more as he cautiously pulled out his broken wand. An year...barely one at that, too, but it felt like an extra arm to him. And seeing it broken...

What was happening? Thoughts and possibilities revolved around Nico's head until he found a less busy corner and trudged to it- people were staring at him too much already, what with being the publicly brave 'Ronald Granger' (two particular sixth-year Gryffindors were going to kill him), and he wasn't sure if the Knight Bus could be seen my Muggles or not. He didn't want to risk it- too many things had happened already, and Nico didn't need more trouble as it was.

Nico shook his head, but stuck out his hand anyway, taking a deep breath and steeling himself and adjusting better on his crutches as his broken wand dangled pathetically. This was the first step to a new adventure of sorts- his first unguarded step into what was truly the unknown now. And once Nico took said step, there was no retreating.

He felt a rush of air, and could feel his hair sweeping across his face. When he opened his eyes again, he was met by what must have been the most bizarre bus ever.

Woooh! Exam dilemma is almost over! YYEEEAHH! I can promise that by next Friday, a really satisfying 5,000 word+ chapter will be awaiting you guys! But let's remember I still haven't got time...so I will only answer review which pose questions to me!

In other news, raisins are not all that bad! I mean, there are a few things in life I just can't eat- paprika, onions, particularly any cooked vegetable besides potatoes *duh* and, raisins. But since I was forced to eat a few raisins, I'll admit they're not bad, though far from my favorite food!
Guys. I'm officially out of chapters. I mean, I planned them all, but I have only one left- the part where Nico goes to Privet Drive and stays and blah blah... But I'll try to catch up with my writing!

And...eh, Ron Granger. Well, I'm a hard core Romione shipper! So..yah. Let's have ship wars!

Drarry: Eh...No. Really, no. 0/10

Deamus (Dean/Seamus) : I dunno. 3/10

Romione: Hell yeah! 10/10

Hinny: 10/10

Nannah (Neville/Hannah): 9/10

Leville (Neville/Luna) 7/10

Larry (Luna/Harry): The fandoms getting into my head so...5/10

Harmione: Er...again with the fandom. 6/10.

Dron (Draco/Ron): Oh my gods...no, just no. 0/100000

Dramone: Um...Welllll it's a guilty pleasure, umh...6 1/2 out of ten.

PJO:

Percabeth: 10/10. No more words needed.

Caleo: AHHH! 10000/10

Solangelo: Well, DUH. 10/10

Lazel: Eh...2/10

Leyna: Well, I read this one fanfic...5/10

Jasper and Frazel: Ten all the way!

Reyico: Seriously? 1/10

Thalico: I swear, one more...URDH! *Rips hair apart* AGGH! 0/999999999999999999999999

What about you guys? What's your favourite ship, and what do you think of others?

Special thanks to Kerowyn6 for her awesome fanart or deviantart, I really appreciate!

RRs:

Princess Of Flames: Well..he couldn't summon the Knight Bus at Camp obviously, so I had him ride with Percy and Leo to somewhere he COULD. I actually really did consider calling over the had-taxi :P. But that wouldn't have worked- what happened needed to happen. Nico had to break his wand, he had to be on the news, and yadayadayada...Thanks for reviewing, anyway!

Kerowyn6 : You'll have to wait and see...:D. Yeah, thanks again, btw. And I'm afraid Nico will have to go through most of his year at Hogwarts with very few magical abilities...I mean, he didn't exactly LOOSE his power, buuuuuutt...And yeah, I searched the Beta section, sent PMs to some of them, and got no replies in return. TA-TA! Thal-ico...Uh, I actually ship it. In an alternative universe very different from this one. If you mean in this one, then Oui, je deteste Thalico.

MarissaTodd: Wait and see...:)

Thanks to all those who have supported me for my exams- I'm getting really close! I actually declined my mum's offer- I let go of a chance to visit the mall to make time to adding the final touches on this chapter.

fangirl2471999, Dragonspirit996 , Winterlover6 ...Thank you for revewing the previous Chapter.

Again, I hope I did all the characters justice in this, and I hope you enjoyed reading through! Critisim, constructive or not, is always welcome.

~Ravenclaw Ambs signing out