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A/N at the end.
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Nico POV
After Potions, they headed to Divination. Nico was not looking forward to it. Tea leaves and crystal balls couldn't tell the future. This was a waste of their time. He wished he was back at camp with Will. Nico would never admit it to anyone, but he missed him like crazy. He missed the touch of Will's lips on his, his hands running through his hair. His… Nico shook himself. Snap out of it, he thought.
He sat down at a table with the other demigods. Harry and Ron were sitting at the table next to them. Harry was still angry from potions.
"Good-day," said the teacher, Professor Trelawney. "And welcome back to Divination. I have, of course, been following your fortunes most carefully over the holidays, and am delighted to see that you have returned to Hogwarts safely-as, of course, I knew you would.
"You will find on the tables before you a copy of The Dream Oracle, by Inigo Imago. Dream interpretation is a most important means of divining the future and one that may very probably be tested in your O.W.L. Not, of course, that I believe examination passes or failures are of the remotest importance when it comes to the sacred art of divination. If you have the Seeing Eye, certificates and grades matter very little. However, the Headmaster likes you to sit the examination, so…" She trailed off.
"Turn, please, to the introduction and read what Imago has to say on the matter of dream interpretation. Then, divide into pairs. Use The Dream Oracle to interpret each other's most recent dreams. Carry on."
After struggling through the reading, the demigods looked at each other, not wanting to share their dreams. Nico knew Percy and Annabeth would have had nightmares from Tartarus and Arya… he didn't like thinking about it. Nico noticed Harry and Ron joking around at the table next to them. He scowled at them. Then, Trelawney came around to them. She stopped in front of them and her eyes clouded over.
The greatest half-blood to ever live,
Shall journey to find the boy who lived,
Crow and owl guide the way,
To find the place where wizards lay,
The darkness there must not be named,
Sons of prophecy prove its bane.
They all stared at her as she recited the prophecy. The whole class was silent. But she wasn't done…
A child of the eldest gods,
Shall reach sixteen against all odds,
Shall see the world in endless sleep,
A hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap,
A single choice shall end his days,
Olympus to preserve or raze.
Seven half-bloods shall answer the call,
To storm or fire the world must fall,
An oath to keep with a final breath,
And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death.
When she finished the Prophecy of the Seven, her eyes turned back to normal. She looked at their pale faces and looked confused.
"I only came over to see how you were going, nothing to be afraid of," she said. The four demigods looked at each other, then at the whole class who was watching in silence. Trelawney noticed everyone staring. "Get back to work everyone," she said before walking off. The demigods slowly got over their shock. Annabeth was about to say something when Arya gave her a look that said, We'll talk about this later. She mad a small movement with her head in the direction of Harry and Ron, who were both watching them. They silently agreed.
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Next up they had History of Magic. When they got there, they saw that the teacher, Professor Binns, was a ghost. Nico glanced at Arya and saw that she was thinking the same as him. This lesson would be interesting. They were the last ones to walk in, and when Binns saw Arya and Nico he paled, as much as a ghost could.
"M-M-Master Nico, Mistress Arya, I-I-" he stuttered.
"Save it," said Arya. "You know father's not happy with you."
"Y-yes, Mistress," he said.
"That's not good enough. You know how much more work he has to do because of you," she said.
"I-" he started. She put up her hand to stop him. Nico felt the whole class looking at them.
"We'll leave it for now." She went and sat at the back of the class. "Continue with your lesson."
"Y-yes, Mistress, Master," he said addressing Nico that time as well, who was sitting down next to Arya. He shook his head but didn't say anything. When he glanced at the others, Percy was grinning, and Annabeth was suppressing a smile herself. Nico noticed Harry looking at him. Nico glared at him, making him flinch and turn away. The rest of the lesson was boring, and Nico's ADHD made it impossible for him to focus.
====Time Skip====
Arya POV
They had Herbology next. The class Arya and Nico were dreading. Every time either of them went close to a plant, it would die. Being in a room full of plants, surrounded by people, they knew it couldn't end well. Arya knew others would be getting suspicious of them now, after Divination and History of Magic. This lesson was not going to help. The teacher gestured for them to enter and they crowded into the greenhouse. The Americans and the Golden Trio stood around a table.
It was only a few minutes in, when the plant in front of Arya started to die. She groaned quietly. Percy glanced over at the sound and a wide grin spread over his face. She glared at him.
"No, no, no, no!" They heard urgent whispering and glanced over at Nico. They saw that his plant was dying as well. Percy stifled a laugh. The two children of Hades glared at him. This was a mistake. In response to their anger, all the plants on their table died. This time Percy couldn't hold in his laughter. Professor Sprout came over.
"What's so funny over here?" she said. Then she noticed the plants. "What did you do to my plants?" She looked around until her eyes landed on the children of Hades. "How did you kill all the plants?"
"I don't know, it just… happens," replied Arya.
"Well, please stop it," Sprout said angrily.
"We can't. But," Nico said, "if we leave, they will stop dying." She looked at them for a second before sighing.
"Very well. You don't have to come to my classes anymore," she said. Nico and Arya glanced at each other, then at Percy, whose smile had disappeared, replaced with a look of annoyance. The children of Hades left, holding back their grins until they had walked out the door. Grinning, they went back to their common room.
====Time Skip====
Harry POV
The Americans had been weird all day. It started off in Potions when they found out they all had dyslexia. Divination was when things got really weird. Just as Trelawney got close to them, she started saying random things that made all four Americans pale up. What did it mean? Then in Herbology the plants started dying, and apparently Arya and Nico had done it. He hadn't seen them do anything to the plants, but they had confessed to doing something. Percy had found it hilarious. Why?
Anyway, now Harry was heading to Care of Magical Creatures with Hermione and Ron. The Americans were walking in front of them, talking in whispers. Harry tried listening to them but only caught a few words; prophecy, secret, quest and Hades. He wondered what Hades was. He turned to Hermione, who was talking to Ron about something.
"Hey, Hermione," Harry said. "Do you know what Hades is?"
"Why?" she asked.
"I heard the Americans talking about it," he replied.
"I think I might have heard it before. I'll go to the library later, I also need to check out the 'Iris' thing," said Hermione. Just then, they arrived at the edge of the forbidden forest. Professor Grubbly-Plank was there. Harry wondered where Hagrid was.
"Good afternoon, class," she said. A chorus of 'good afternoons' were said in return. "This year we will start off with bowtruckles. Grab a bowtruckle and get into groups of three." Harry saw the four Americans glance at each other, Arya said something, and the others all nodded. "You will draw your bowtruckle to the best of your ability. You may use the wood lice provided to help. Now off you go."
The Golden Trio got their bowtruckles and some wood lice and sat down. Harry saw Arya detach herself from her friends and walk up to Malfoy. They talked for a few seconds before Crabbe walked off to join another group. Arya stayed with Malfoy and Goyle. Harry scowled at her. She had become friends with Malfoy, this made Harry sure that the Americans weren't who they said they were.
I hope you liked that chapter.
I did get a bit of the lessons from the actual book.
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