"But that doesn't make any sense!" Sadie Kane cried out in frustration. "If I wanted to get something, why wouldn't I just I-ei it? Or, if I wanted to open something, W'peh it?"
"Because this is a different form of magic," Zia hissed. "Now, would you please shut up? I'm surprised we aren't already discovered!" Nico, Carter, and Sadie had recently completed their first month of school at Hogwarts, and were struggling with the other magic.
"Can we just change the subject?" begged Nico.
"Fine. How about the DA thing?" Crista suggested.
"What do we need to know from you, besides the location? Which you've told us," Sadie asked.
"The fact that we don't know how they're going to react to us when we crash the meeting," Carter pointed out, "is a pretty big blank."
"Oh please," his sister waved him off. "We'll have Nico shadow travel us out if anything happens."
Crista fidgeted in her hard chair. "That's not what I'm worried about."
"Then what is?"
"Wait," Zia looked up from her homework, alarmed. "Something's wrong. Someone's listening."
"It's probably nothing, Zia," said Sadie.
"I feel a presence," Nico announced. "Whoever you are, show yourself!"
"Shhh!" the librarian, Irma Prince, came around a corner to shush them.
When she was gone, Zia frowned, saying, "Let's leave, anyway. Whoever it is, they're still nearby."
"I just have a bad feeling about this year," Crista said as they gathered up their books.
Hidden behind a bookshelf, Draco Malfoy laughed to himself. Oh Crista, he thought. The things you enable me to do.
"Alright then, guys," Harry Potter looked over his 'class'. "Today we'll be working on-"
The door loudly creaked open on the far side of the spacious room.
"'Ello everyone," Sadie strode into the room, her brother and Nico following close behind. "We want in."
"What she means to say," Carter stepped forward, throwing Sadie a look, "is that we think we can help you get ready for your upcoming war."
"Err… hold on a sec," Harry grabbed Ron and Hermione and dragged them aside.
"We can't let them in, mate," Ron immediately hissed. "There's something wrong with them…"
"Like what, Ronald?" Hermione whispered. "They're exchange students who probably have a different curriculum! I get a bad vibe off them, too, but we can learn a lot from them. I say we let them in."
"I agree, Ron, but let's sit on it for awhile, see how it plays out, yes?" Turning to the exchange students and raising his voice a tad, Harry said, "You're in as long as you help."
"Of course," Nico said, and the others nodded.
"Then let's begin with disarming."
"Nico! Crista! Wait up!" a soft voice called after the demigods as they followed the passageway headed back to Gryffindor Tower.
"Luna? What's up?" Nico turned.
"I know you're demigods."
"What?" she now had Crista's full attention as well.
"I've thought for quite some time, but tonight confirmed it. Apollo and Hades, correct?"
"Zeus almighty! How did you know?" Nico asked.
"Wait. Blonde hair, grey eyes, Ravenclaw- you're Athena's daughter, aren't you?"
"Yeah. I'm surprised you didn't recognize me earlier."
"Sorry. I'm guessing that you heard about what's going on?" Nico apologized, and nodded.
"Chiron told everyone right after I left- one of my half siblings IMed me," by that point, the trio had reached the Fat Lady, and Zia, Sadie, and Carter.
"Luna? What brings you here?" Zia asked.
"Just leaving," she answered lightly. "See you later!"
"What was that about?" Carter looked after the skipping girl, her long curls bouncing.
"We'll explain later," Crista promised. "But, right now, we need to talk to Amos."
"The Book of Ra, you say?" Amos Kane confirmed, grimacing when Nico and Crista nodded. "Oh, this is bad."
"What? Why?" asked Carter. He, Sadie, Nico, Crista, and Zia had Iris Messaged Carter and Sadie's uncle, Amos, to ask about the book, as Mel was occupied with teaching.
"If Apophis, Voldemort, or Kronos get their hands on it," Amos cringed at the thought, "they'll be powerful enough to overthrow the gods."
A/N: A nice, long chapter for you. I've got a good chunk of the next chapter written, so next weekend, maybe? Reviews are appreciated.
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