I do not own, Percy Jackson or Harry Potter

A.N.I would like to thank everyone who likes my story, and sorry if they are any miss spelled words. or bad grammar, I'm not very good with all that. This chapter might be shorter than my last chapters,but the next chapter should be up soon I have already got it written, I just got to go over it some

Chapter 8: We start our quest

Piper's P.O.V.

After kissing Harry, I went into my cabin, ignoring all the giggling, and remarks the other Aphrodite kids made and went straight to the bathroom, took a shower, put on my pajamas, then got in my bunk and tried to go to sleep, but found it hard to do, all I could think about was Harry, and my dad, this quest, if I didn't do what they said I would never see my dad again, but I couldn't turn on my friends, I couldn't hurt Harry like that, I cared about him too much, and it wasn't fair to any of them. And I couldn't leave my dad in danger, I didn't know what to do. I felt like crying, but I wasn't really one for crying, I had to be strong.

After what seemed like hours I finally fell a sleep, then the dream came.

I was standing on a mountain top, city lights glimmering below. In front of me, a bonfire blazed. Purplish flames seemed to cast more shadows than light, but the heat was so intense, my clothes steamed.

"This is our second warning," a voice rumbled, so powerful it shook the earth. I have heard the voice in my dreams before, I had tried to convince myself it was all just a dream, but since I found out my dad was missing, I knew it most be all real, and the horrible nightmare I had hoped it was.

Behind the bonfire a huge face loomed out of darkness, I knew it most be connected to an enormous body. The crude features looked like they had been chiseled out of rock. The face hardly seemed alive except for its piercing white eyes, like raw diamonds, and horrible framed dreadlocks, braided with human bones. It smiled which made me shiver.

"You'll do what you're told," the giant said." You'll go on the quest. Do our bidding, and you may walk away alive. otherwise-"

He gestured to one side of the fire. My father was hanging unconscious, tied to a stake.

"You need to let my dad go." I demanded. "He's never done anything to you."

"I'll be watching you." He said.' "Serve, us and we'll let both you and your father live, you have the word of Enceladus, fail me, I've slept for millennia, young demigod. I'm very hungry. Fail and I'll eat well." The giant roared with laughter. The earth trembled. A crevice opened at my feet, and I tumbled into darkness.

I sat up in bed, my heart was racing, and the sun was already coming up, I sighed, and got out of my bunk, and went over to a window, and looked out it. I only have a short time to make up my mind on what to do, I couldn't lead my friends into a trap like they want me to, but if I didn't they will kill my dad.

Maybe I should just tell someone about my dream, and about my dad being kidnapped, I'm sure I could get Harry to help me, but if I asked, him I would be putting him in danger too.

I looked out the window, Chiron was standing in front of the Athena cabin talking to Annabeth, and Percy, I looked down at my watch it wouldn't be too much longer into the breakfast horn blow, in fact I could hear some of the others in my cabin stirring, and I heard someone go into the bathroom.

I tried to glance over to the Hera cabin to see if Harry had stirred any, but I couldn't see too much of it from here, but I did see Harry, he was walking toward the Hephaestus cabin with Jason, they were talking, and both had bags hanging on their shoulders.

I guess I could tell my friends about my dreams, and Harry, I didn't know what to call Harry after we had kissed last night, were we more than friends now. I hoped, because I really liked him, he was kind, sweet, loyal, and good-looking, even if he was a little skinny, and wore glasses, and his messy hair just made him look hotter, and I loved his smile, and last night, I found out he was a good kisser.

I watch them go into the Hephaestus cabin, then pulled away from the window, Jason, and Harry was most likely going to make sure Leo was getting up, he liked to sleep in, and more than once Percy has had to chase him out of bed for training. And we would be leaving soon, so Leo had to be up we still had to find a way to go.

I quickly got dressed, in jeans, a camp shirt, and my hiking boots, I got out my bag, and packed what I would need on this little trip, by now the whole cabin was a wake, and Drew came over to me as I was looking around for my snowboarding jacket.

"I would wish you good luck, but that won't help anything." Drew said, she has hated me ever since I first stepped foot in camp ."You do know, that most people don't come back from a quest."

"Shut up, Drew," I snapped at her, finally finding my jacket, and grabbed it, as the horn blow for breakfast.

"I saw you kissing Harry Potter last night." Drew snickered.

"That's none of your business." I said, zipping up my bag.

"But, Piper, even you can do better than him." Drew said."He's so ugly, with his baggy clothes, and he never brushes his hair, then there's his glasses," Drew kept naming off things she thought was wrong with Harry, as she headed toward the door. "And there's that awful scar of his." She was at the door now and turned to look at me.

"You don't actually think Harry Potter is good-looking do you? " she asked.

"Drew, just shut up." I snapped at her. I could feel my face going red. She was making me so mad, she had no right talking about Harry.

"Oh, my gods you do." Drew said, she mockingly put her hand over her heart. "Oh, isn't that cute." Then went out the door, before I could say anything back to her, or smack her like I felt like doing.

When I finally made it to breakfast I wasn't in a very good mood, I had already been in a bad mood, because of my dream, then Drew had to run her month and make me feel worse.

I looked over to the Hermes table, Harry was sitting across from the Strolls like he always did, they most of been telling some joke, because Harry was laughing at them. He glanced up and saw me, and smiled, I smiled back at him suddenly feeling better.

After breakfast I met up with, Harry, Leo, Jason, along with Annabeth, and Percy, who were both ready to leave on their little hunt for the son of Hades.

"We'll both be riding on Blackjack." Percy said, "You guys could probably use some pegasi too."

"Do you know where you can find this Nico kid ?" Harry asked.

"No, but I know some places we can look," Percy said. " I just hope we don't have to go to the Underworld."

"What about you guys?" Annabeth asked. "Do you have any plans how you're going to find where Hera is being held?"

"Well, me, and Jason has been up since four coming up with a plan." Harry said, he looked at Jason "Tell them your idea."

"I thought first we should find the god Boreas and grill him for information." Jason said.

"He's name is Boreas, what is he the god of Boring?" Leo asked, interrupting Jason.

"Leo, you shouldn't make fun of a god," Annabeth scowled. "They are very easily insulted." Both Jason and Percy were trying to hide their snickers from her, and Harry was smiling a little.

"Anyway, " Jason went on before Annabeth could lecture Leo farther. "I thought we should find the storm spirits that attacked, Leo, and Piper at the grand canyon."

" You mean Dylan and his buddies?" I asked. "Why do we need to find them?"

"We need to find out who they are working for." Harry was the one who answered.

When I got my first up close look at him, I saw his eyes were back to their normal bright green, not like the dull green they had turned yesterday, when his friend had sent back his letter; being around Harry most of the time for almost four months. I learned to tell what mood he was in; by the color of green his eyes were, normal moods, they were a bright green almost an emerald color, which was most of the time, but if he got upset about something, like he was yesterday, or worried they would turn a Peridot green, if he was mad, they turned to a dark forest green, if he was in a joking mood or happy, which wasn't very often they were like looking into two sparkling emeralds, one of my favorite things about him was his eyes, no mater what green they were, they were pretty.

"Whoever the storm sprite's mistress is." Jason said."Is most likely the one who either, has Hera or the one who had her kidnapped. I know this is a lot to do in just three days, but we have to do it."

Annabeth nodded her head. "Sounds like a good plan if it goes right, and if I was you, I would try Canada for Boreas that was where he last was, Quebec I think."

Leo whistled, "so, all we got to do is find some boring god, fight evil storm spirits name Dylan; whose teeth are way too bright, then find out who their boss lady is, then free Hera, and all in just three days, sure that's so possible."

"There's also giants." I said. "The prophecy said something about a giants revenge."

"Hold on!" Leo said, throwing his arms up. "You said giants, like more than one, why can't it be just one giant who wants revenge?"

"I don't think so." I said, "I remember in some of the old greek stories, there was something about an army of giants."

"Piper, is right," Annabeth said."The gods had to fight an army of giants once before, they needed Hercules to help defeat them."

"Great." Leo said. "Of course it's an army, we can so beat them, there is no way were going to get killed."

"We'll be fine, Mate." Harry said, "I've had worse odds and came out alive."

"Anyway," Annabeth said. "The giants, well there are a lot of giants in the myths, but if I'm thinking of the right ones they're bad news, they're almost impossible to kill. They could throw mountains and are related to the Titans, they rose from the earth after Kronos lost the first Titan war, and tried to destroy Olympus."

Harry was about to say something, but shouting was heard coming from the border.

"What's going on?" Percy demanded, as someone came running over.

"There's some kind of weird flying creatures at the border trying to get in." It was one of the girls from the Demeter cabin, I think her name was Katie.

We all took off running toward the border, when we got there I saw some of the most beautiful creatures, a little bizarre but still pretty, they had the body, hind legs, and tail of a horse but had front legs, head, and wings of what looked like a giant eagle, their beaks were the color of steel, and brightly orange eyes, there was four of them; each a different color, one was a stormy grey, one was a bronze color, one was an inky black, and one was a pinkish roan color, each had thick leather collars around their necks, like they were someone's pets, and three had chains dangling from them as if they had been chained up.

"Well ,what are we waiting for lets take them out?" Clairsse walked forward carrying a spear she had to borrow from camp. She was headed toward the biggest one, the stormy grey one, followed by her cabin and Percy had uncapped Riptide, and took a step forward, but Annabeth grabbed his arm, and stopped him, he looked back at her questioningly, but she just shook her head.

"No, don't hurt them." Harry suddenly ran forward and stood in between the Ares cabin, and the horse things. he had thrown down his bag.

"The are just hippogriff," He said. "As long as you show them respect, they won't hurt you. Oh and don't call them ugly." He added as an after thought.

"Are you insane?" Clairsse demanded. "Show them respect please, how would some beast know you showed it respect."

"You bow, of course." Harry said, and everyone started to laugh at him. and a couple of them mockingly bowed at each other.

"Harry, do you happen to know these hippogriff?" Chiron asked.

"Yes sir," Harry answered. "Hera most of sent them, they're our ride to save her." Harry was now petting the grey one's beak, and it closed its eyes like he was enjoying it, he most of knew it, because he hadn't even bowed to it like he said you had to.

"Hold it." Leo called out. "You want us ride these hippothings."

"It has to be why they're here." Harry said. "Those three belong to my friend Hagrid, looks like they broke free," he looked up at the grey one, "but what I don't get is, Buckbeak is suppose to be with Sirius." Harry patted it on the head, "How did you get away?"

"You all can do what you want," Clairsse said. "But there is no why I'm bowing to some beast." She got up in Harry's face. "I still say we take them out." Buckbeak pounding the ground with his front talons and looked as if he ws getting ready to defend Harry if he had to.

"No!" Harry cried, "like I said unless you disrespect them they wouldn't harm anybody."

"And like I said I'm not bowing to some ugly beast." Clairsse growled. she should have listened to Harry, the moment she said that Buckbeack stood on his hind legs, and brought its sharp talon down and if Harry hadn't grabbed Clairsse's arm and jerked her out-of-the-way she would have been badly injured.

That was all it took for some of the campers, mostly the Ares cabin, who had taken a step back, to open fire, arrows shot out toward Buckbeak and Harry held his hands out and yelled.

"Protego," The arrows just bounced off as if they were hitting an invisible shield.

"Hold your fire!"Chiron called out, when an arrow barely missed Harry, as his spell wore off.

"I say they need to be destroyed," someone from Ares called out.

"No." Harry said, I felt bad for him.

"Lets all calm down." Chiron said. "Harry do you really think Hera sent them to you?"

"Why else would they come here?" Harry asked. he was petting Buckbeak again. "Don't worry Chiron they're safe to ride."

"Safe," someone called out."It tried to attack Clarisse."

"No, Harry's right," Annabeth stepped forward some, but stay out of reach from the hippogriff. "Unless you anger them, they won't hurt you."

"I don't see you going near them," someone said.

I rolled my eyes, and walked forward, "here hold this for me." I handed Harry my bag, and went up to the pinkish one, it stared down at me with them creepy orange eyes, I took a breath then bowed, but kept my head up, so I could watch it. I could hear people laughing at me, and after what seemed like forever, the hippogriff bent its scaly front legs, and gave me a unmisakable bow. I heard a few people gasped in surprise.

"You did it, Piper." Harry said, smiling real big. "You can pet her now." Harry came over and took my hand, and put it on her beak, and I pet her like Harry had done the other one and she closed her eyes enjoying it, I smiled up at Harry, he smiled back at me.

"Do you know her name?" I asked him.

"Sorry, but I don't think Hagrid ever mentioned it." Harry answered. "Maybe you can think of a name for her."

"Yeah, maybe." I said. "What are you doing?" I asked, because Harry had pulled out his wand and pointed at the chain on the hippogriff collar..

"Don't worry I'm not going to hurt her". he said, then took a breath, and said. "Relashio"

The chain broke, and fell to the ground.

"There now the chain won't bug her." He smiled, I smiled and looked up at the hippogriff.

"Umm, how about I call you Belle?" I asked, "It means beauty." The hippogrff batted my hand with her head and I laughed.

"I think she likes it." Harry grinned.

Jason went over to the bronze one, and he bowed like I did, and it bowed back, and Jason glanced up at it startled, then smiled, and started petting it.

"Well, why not?" Leo went over to the last one, he bowed, but at first the hippogriff backed a way from him nervously, and Harry went over to them.

"Um, Leo, maybe you should back away a little," Harry told him,then turned to it. "What's the matter big guy, Leo won't hurt you?" Finally after a while the hippogriff, bent its front legs, and bowed to Leo. Harry used the same charm to get the chain off it's collar, then he went to Jason's and did the same.

When Harry was done he came back over to me. he reached up, and pushed my hair out of my eyes.

"Piper, is something wrong?" He searched my eyes, and face, but I just couldn't bring my self to tell him, what if they were watching me now, and killed my dad or Harry thought I would turn on him, so I just sighed, and shook my head.

"Are you sure, you've looked kinda down lately." He told me. "And you seemed worse this morning."

"I'm just fine." I lied. "I didn't get much sleep you know, because the quest and everything. Don't worry, so much."

"You know you can tell me anything, right." He said, once again I nodded. He looked a round at what everyone else was doing, most everyone, besides us and Chiron had went back to what they had been doing before, Leo was still petting his hippogriff, Jason was already seated up on his, and Annabeth and Percy were petting Buckbeak.

Harry turned back to me, and lowered his voice, "Are you made at me for kissing you last night?" He asked, he didn't lower his voice enough, because Percy turned and looked at us, and Annabeth was trying to pretend she didn't hear him.

"No, Harry, I'm not mad at you, if I didn't like it, I wouldn't have kissed you back." I told him, he looked relieved. "Don't worry about me, how you holding up?"

"Okay, I guess." Harry said "I told, Sirius about our guest he wants us to becareful, I think I worried him even more than he already was."

I got to meet Harry's godfather, through the magical mirror he had, he seemed like a pretty good guy, I could tell he cared about Harry a lot, and thought of him more as a son, then he did as his best friend's son.

"How's Sirius doing"? I asked.

"He's going crazy being lucked up in that old house all the time." Harry answered. "I wish Dumbledore will just give him something to do, anything before he does something crazy."

"Sirius, seems like a smart guy, Harry, I doubt he'll do something that gets him thrown back into that wizard prison." Harry had told me all about that awful prison, and I couldn't image anyone wanted to go back there.

"Yeah, maybe." Harry said, he looked doubtful. I felt bad for him, after all he's been through, I didn't think he could take it if Sirius did get caught. I reached out and robbed his arm, he had on a thin orange camp half-blood jacket. It was pretty cold outside of the border. I'm glad I had already put my jacket on.

"Alright if you all are going to leave you should do so now." Chiron had spoken up, and Annabeth and Percy came over to Harry.

"We're leaving now you guys be careful okay". Annabeth gave Harry a short hug, then gave one to me.

Percy patted Harry on the back then whispered something in his ear, I don't know what, but Harry blushed, smiled and shook his head, then Percy smiled, and patted him on the back again. "You guys take care, me, and Annabeth have decided to come find you once we talk to Nico. "

"I'm taking my mirror with me so if you need us for anything at all you call, got it." Harry nodded, Annabeth and Percy said a few more things then left as Percy whistled for Blackjack, and they climbed on him and flew away.

"You guys coming or do you want us to go with out you." Leo called, him, and Jason were both on their hippogriffs ready to go.

"You stay close to me." Harry told me, then he gave me a kiss on the cheek, before walking back over to Buckbeak. I climbed on the newly named Belle and we all flew off together.

We flew for a while, heading north, It was like my hippogriff had heard what Harry had said, because she made sure to keep next to him and Buckbeak. I didn't mind I wanted to keep Harry close to me as much as Harry wanted me close to him, Annabeth had warned me that Harry's luck was about as good as Percy's, so I need to keep an eye on him. I also decided to keep my dream to my self for now, I didn't need to worry Harry with my problems right now.

"We're here." Jason yelled, bringing me out of my thoughts, I hadn't even realized we had flown that long, I looked down and below me there was a city sat on a cliff overlooking a river, the plains around it was dusted with snow, but the city glowed warmly in winter sunset.

"Tell me that's Quebec not Santa' workshop," Leo shouted, pointing to a castle in the middle of the town.

"Yeah, that's Quebec city. I told him, shouting to be heard, he was on my left side. "One of the oldest cites in North America founded in sixteen hundred or so."

"How do you know that?" Harry asked.

"I read sometimes," I said shrugging.

Harry half smiled. "Then what's that castle in the middle?"

"A hotel I think." I told him, He nodded, than started rubbing his scar, like it hurt him or something.

"No, way!" Leo shouted, but as we got closer Leo saw that I was right. The entrance was busting with doorman, valets and porters taking bags, sleek black luxury cars idled in the driveway.

"The north wind leaves in a hotel." Leo said, but I wasn't paying attention to him, I was watching Harry, who was still rubbing his scar, I was about to ask if he was alright when Jason yelled.

"Heads up, guys, we got company."

I looked below me and saw rising from the top of the tower were two-winged figures with nasty looking swords, our hippogriffs didn't like them very much they had stopped in midair.

"I don't like this." Jason said. "They look like storm spirits."

I had to agree they did a little, but they were much more solid than Dylan and his friends had looked. They almost looked like teenagers, except for their icy white hair and purple wings. Their bronze swords was jagged like popsicles, they favored in the face, like they were brothers, one was the size of an ox with a bright red hocky jersey, baggy sweat pants, and black leather cleats. He looked as if he got beat up a lot, both eyes were black and he had missing teeth.

The other one looked like an eighties reject, his white hair was in a long feathered mullet, he wore pointy toed leather shoes, designer pants that were way to tight and a god-awful silk shirt, with the top three buttons open, and he also had this real bad case of acne, and was even skinner than Harry, they pulled in front of us swords at the ready.

"No, clearances." Ox grunted.

"What," Harry demanded, he had stopped rubbing his scar, and covered it with his bangs.

"You have no flight plan on file." The mullet explained,his french accent was so bad it most of been fake, "This is restricted airspace."

"Destroy them." Ox showed off his missing teeth. Jason summed his sword, and Harry pulled out his wand.

"Hold on." Leo cried. "Show some manners boys, can I at least know who is going to destroy me?" He put his hand in the tool belt he had around his waist and pulled out a hammer, so I put my hand on the dagger I had on my side, Annabeth had given it to me out of the Athena cabin's weapon shed ,when I first got to camp. It once belonged to Helen of Troy.

"I'm, Cal." Ox grunted. He looked proud of himself.

"That's short for Calais." Mullet explained. "Sadly my brother can not say words with more than two syllables."

"Sounds like Dudley," Harry snickered.

"Pizza, Hocky, destroy," Cal shouted. Harry, and I shared a look.

"I am Cal. Cal repeated. "This is my brother Zethes."

"Wow," Leo said, "That was almost three sentences, why to go." Cal looked pleased with himself.

"Idoit, they make fun of you." Zethes said, "I'm Zethes, but the lady there." He winked at me making Harry scowl. "Can call me anything she likes, perhaps she would like to have dinner with the most famous demigod , before we destroy you."

I gaggled, but Harry glared at him and said. "Sorry, but I don't think Annabeth would like it if she went out with Percy."

"I meant me." Zethes sneered at him.

"That's a horrible offer. I said. "But no thanks."

"Why not, we are very romantic us Boreads," Zethes said, wiggling his eyebrows.

"Boreads," Jason asked "Do you mean the sons of Boreas."

"We are our fathers gatekeepers." Zethes said. "So, you understand, we can not have unauthorized people in his air space, on hippogriffs, scaring the silly mortal people." I looked down and saw a few people looking up at us and pointing, I wondered what they saw I knew with the mist they didn't see us as we were.

"You know what hippogriffs are?" Harry asked.

"Of course we do." Zethes said,."And we know all about wizards too." He glanced at Harry's wand. Which he still had out, but he no longer had it pointing at anyone, instead he held it as if he was ready to twist it in to a sword if he needed to.

"We do not like them," Zethes said. "Wizards are too full of them selves, which is sadly why unless this is an emergency landing, we will have to destroy you painfully."

"Sorry, mate, but you'll have to get in line for that." Harry said. "I already have one lunatic out to kill me painfully, so take a num...,but Harry didn't finish what he was saying, he suddenly put his hand on his scar, and cried out in pain.

"Harry, buddy you alright?" Jason asked, looking worried, but Harry just shook his head, his eyes closed tight, you could see the pain on his face., I wished I could reach out to him, but was un able while on a hippogriff.

"Harry, are you okay?" I shouted. "Please answer me." He sacred me as he hissed out almost like a snake.

"What is wrong with your friend?" Zethes demanded.

"I don't know," I snapped at him.

"It doesn't matter anyways, we still have to destroy you painfully." Zethes said. "This is not an emergency."

"Wait," I cried, "it is an emergency, can't you see our friend is sick." I said, hoping they would let us land before Harry fell off Buckbeak.

"Awww!" Cal looked disappointed.

Zethes looked Harry over he wasn't crying out anymore, but he still rubbed his scar.

Zethes looked back at me , "How does the pretty girl decide this is an emergency, then?"

"We have to see Boreas. It's totally urgent! Please ?"I forced a smile, which was killing me, I hoped my charmspeaking would help, I did noticed that Leo looked like he was starting to believe me and Jason was even nodding his head.

"Well I hate to disappoint you, lovely lady, but you see, my sister, she would have an avalanche if we allowed you." Zethes said.

I glanced back over at Harry, he had stopped rubbing his scar he had put his bangs back over it , but he looked as if he was going to be sick.

"Please, can't you see his sick," I was probably making it out to be worse than it was, but if it worked then that was good.

"Don't you know who he is?" Jason put in. "He's the only demigod son of Hera, you know who Hera is don't you?"

"Of course I know who Hera is." Zethes snapped. "Who doesn't know the queen of the gods," then he looked back at me, "Is he really a son of Hera?"

"Yes," I said, "You don't want to be responsible if anything happens to her only mortal child, do you?" I said, hoping that he would fear Hera enough to let us land or at least stop wanting to destroy us, because right now Harry didn't look like he was up for a fight.

Zethes pondered the problem. Then gave me a wink that looked more like he was having a some kind of facial seizure, t "Well, you're pretty, I mean right, a sick child of Hera, I guess could be an emergency."

"Destory them later," Cal offered, which was probably as close to friendly as he got.

"It will take some explaining." Zethes decided. "Father has not been kind to visitors lately. But yes, come sick people follow us."

The Boreads sheathed their swords, and pulled smaller weapons out from their belts, at least they looked like weapons. Then they switched them on, and I realized they were flashlights with orange cones, like the ones traffic controllers use on runways, Cal and Zethes turned and swooped toward the hotel's tower.

I suddenly wasn't to eager to follow them, but Leo didn't seem to mind.

"I love these guys," He yelled. "Follow them?"

"I guess," Jason said, wary. "We're here now, but I wonder why Boreas hasn't been kind to visitors."

"Pfft, he just hasn't met us." Leo whistled. "Come on my faithful hippogriff after those flashlights." He patted the inky black hippogriff, before taken off. "You need a name." I heard him say to it.

As we got closer, I begin to worry we would crash into the tower. The Boreads made right for the green gabled peak and didn't slow down. Then a section of the slanted roof slid open, reveling an entrance easily wide enough for all four of us and our hippogriffs to fit through, the top and bottom were lined with icicles like jagged teeth.

"This can not be good," I heard Harry say speaking for the first time since his headache, I was a little relieved that he was talking again. I agreed with him, but we had no choice now but to follow the Boreads in.

We landed in what must have been the penthouse suit, but the place looked like it had been hit by flash freeze. The entry had vaulted ceilings forty feet high, huge draped windows, and lush oriental carpets. A staircase at the back of the room led up to another massive hall, and more corridors branched off to the left and right. But the ice made the room's beauty a little frightening. When we slid off our hippogriffs, the carpet crunched under our feet. A fine layer of frost covered the furniture.

The curtains didn't budge because they were solid and the ice-coated windows let in weird watery light from the sunset. Evan the ceiling was furry with icicles. As for the stairs any who tried to climb them would fall and break their neck.

"Guys," Leo said,"fix the thermostat in here, and I would totally move in."

"You like this place you should see Hogwarts." Harry told him, then he frowned, "but I don't like it here." He looked around. "This whole place reminds me of dementors." He shivered, and pulled his wand back out. I didn't blame him, Harry had told me all about dementors, but I guess he hadn't told Leo because he looked confused.

"What's a dementor?" He asked. Harry looked at him and shook his head.

"Never mind." Harry said, and when Leo went to open his mouth, Harry said, "mate, believe me you don't want to know." Leo closed his mouth and shrugged.

"I don't like it either." Jason said, he looked uneasily up the stairs, "something feels wrong up there."

The hippogriff began to wine and whimper they shook their wings as forst started to form on their feathers.

"It's okay, buddy." Harry went over to Buckbeak "I know it's a little cold in here." He pointed his wand at him and said something I didn't hear and the ice melted instantly, he then went to the other three hippogriff, and did the same, before coming back to us.

"What did you do"? Jason asked.

"Just a little warming charm." Harry answered, "It'll keep them warm while we're here, I can cast a warming charm on any of you if you're cold."

"No..no..no," Zethes marched over. "You must stop it with that wizard magic, you can not do that here, it's unnatural."

Harry's eyes flashed angry, turning to that forest green they did when ever he got mad. He pointed his wand at Zethes, but Jason grabbed hold of his arm.

"Right now is not the time to lose your cool." Jason whispered. "We need to get information from Boreas fighting with his sons won't help us any."

Harry sighed, but nodded lowering his wand. "Sorry, I guess I'm just a little moody after.." Harry tapped the bangs that covered his scar and Jason nodded in understanding.

"What happen up there on that hippogriff anyway?" Jason asked him. Harry shook his head.

"Just a headache, I get them sometimes." Harry answered, and I frowned. "Don't worry about it." Jason gave him an unbelieving look. "I'll explain later, okay." Jason reluctantly nodded his head.

"Stop!" Zethes suddenly yelled, he was looking at Leo who had brought out a piece of matel and looked like he was making something from it. Zethes and Cal suddenly drew their swords and glared at Leo.

Leo raised his hands. "Okay...what'd I do, stay calm guys. If it bothers you that much, I'll put it away." He dropped, what ever he had been working on back down in his toy belt.

"Who are you?" Zethes shoved the point of his sword against Leo's chest. "A child of the south wind, spying on us?"

"Leave him alone." Harry went over and stood by Leo he pointed his wand at Zethes.

"What! No," Leo said. "Son of Hephaestus, friendly blacksmith, no harm to anyone."

Cal growled. He put his face to Leo's. "I small fire." He said. "Fire is bad."

"Oh," Leo said, eyes wide. "My clothes are kind of singed, and I've been working with oil and-"

"No," Zethes pushed Leo back at sword point "We can smell fire, demigod, I assumed the wind had blown the small from somewhere, but now we're inside, out of the air and I still smell fire..on you."

If it hadn't been like three degrees in the penthouse my buddy Leo would have been sweating, I guess I wasn't the only one keeping secrets.

"Hey, look I don't." He looked around at us. "Guys little help." He looked next to him at Harry. "Mate, how about a little help here."

"You two need to back off." Harry said, eyes turning forest green. "Before you find out just why wizards are so full of them selves."

"Look," Jason pulled out his gold coin, but didn't flip it. "There has been a mistake. Leo isn't a fire guy. Tell them Leo. Tell them you're not a fire guy."

"Um..."

"Leo doesn't have to tell them anything." Harry said. "It's none of their business." I had a feeling whatever Leo was hiding Harry knew, and from the look Leo shot him, he hadn't known Harry knew. I was also kinda started by how angry Harry was acting, it wasn't like him. I needed to step in before Harry starting throwing hexes.

"Zethes," I smiled at him. "We're all friends here, put your swords down and lets talk."

"The girl is pretty." Zethes said. "And of course she can't help, being attracted to my amazingness, but sadly I can not romance her at this time."

"Are any time", Harry said, glaring at Zethes, and for a split second I could have swore I saw a flash of red in his eyes, but it was gone as soon as it came, it most have been a trick of the light.

"Destory theim, now." Cal asked his brother.

Zethes nodded, "Sadly, I think-"

"No," Jason insiste,d he sounded calm enough, but I figured he was about two seconds away from flipping his coin. "Leo. is a son of Hephaestus, Piper is a daughter of Aphrodite, Harry is a son of Hera, and, I'm the son of Zeus."

Jason's voice faltered, because both Boreads looked at him.

"What did you say?" Zethes demanded. "You are a son of Zeus?"

"Um, yeah," Jason said, "That's a good thing right?"

"Destory" Cal asked.

"No," Zethes said. "If he is a son of Zeus, and Mr. Wizard there." He pointed at Harry, who seemed to have calmed down."Is a son of Hera then they could be the ones we've been watching for, yes I should have realized it when the pretty girl said who is mother was."

"Watching for?" Leo asked, "Like in a good why?"

A girl's voice said. "It depends on my fathers will."

We all looked up to the staircase, at the top stood a girl in a white silk dress, her skin was unnaturally pale, the color of snow, but her hair was a lush mane of black, and her eyes were coffee brown, she would have been pretty if she didn't look so cold.

"Father will want to see the ones called Jason and Harry." The girl said.

"Then it is them." Zethes asked.

"We'll see," the girl said. "Bring our guest." Leo stepped forward to come with us.

"Not you, Leo Valdez." she said.

"Why not?" Leo asked.

"You can not be in the presence of my father," the girl said. "Fire and ice, it is not wise."

"We're going together or none at all." Harry and Jason said at the same time.

The girl tilted her head, "He will not be harmed, Jason Grace." she said, ignoring the fact Harry had spoken too. "Unless you make trouble. Calais keep Leo Valdez here, guard him, but do not kill him."

Cal pouted. "Just a little?'

"No!" the girl snapped.

"I can stay with him." I offered. Leo shook his head.

"It's okay, you guys." He said. "No sense causing trouble if we don't have to go ahead, you to Piper, I'll be fine."

"Listen to your friend." The pale girl said. "Leo Valdez will be perfectly safe. I wish I could say the same for you son of Zeus," she again ignored Harry. "Now come king Boreas is waiting."

Harry looked back at Leo. "I'll be fine, Uncle Harry, no need to worry about me you go a head, I'll just keep the hippogriffs company while you all are gone.

Harry nodded then reluctantly followed us to the stairs glancing back once at Leo, who gave him a small wave.