I apologize. It's been really long and I'll try to update more often.

Disclaimer: I don't own PJO or HP

Monica's POV

I walk down the corridors of Hogwarts. So far in the year I know how to make a Hair Lengthening Potion, levitate an object, and turn a needle into a toothpick. Life saving, I know.

But in addition to that I've done some work in the library and I do know how to concoct a Strength Potion which can make a person stronger. That might come in handy. I can also give off light in the darkness from my wand.

Tomorrow is the day I go to Camp Half Blood. Tonight's Halloween and early tomorrow morning, McGonagall will smuggle me out of the castle and Ron Weasley will be waiting to Apparate me to Camp. No one will know, not even Sarah.

The Halloween feast is in two hours but I go to the library for some extra practice. I want to learn a Shield Charm before I go off to Camp Half Blood. It's very advanced magic for my year, but its for third years so I figure it can't be too hard.

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It's time for the feast and I stand up and gather my books. I've gotten the Shield Charm pretty well but not exactly mastered it. I silently slip into line next to Sarah as we go to the Great Hall. The feast is fantastic, with floating candles, a troupe of dancing skeletons, and the Head Boy and Girl telling ghost stories.

After we've eaten our fill of desserts, the whole Hall stands and walks back to their dorms.

After all of the Gryffindors have fallen asleep I pack a small suitcase, stuffing three changes of clothes, a hairbrush, and a photograph of Natalia, Sarah, and I sitting in the foster home garden, giggling and eating strawberries. We were only eight years old in that picture.

McGonagall told me to bring my wand and put a Tracking Spell on it so if I ever lose it it'll appear right back in my pocket again. I slip it on my dresser and collapse on the bed.

McGonagall wakes me up gently. I brush my teeth, comb my hair, then change into jeans and a T-shirt. I slip my wand into my pocket and pick up my suitcase. I'm ready to go.

The professor silently leads me outside the castle doors where the familiar shape of Mr. Weasley is waiting. McGonagall mutters "Remember don't say a word about Hogwarts" and then goes back inside. I walk up to Ron Weasley and he greets me with a smile and then does Side Along Apparation once again.