Sorry this is a day later than expected, but it was first day back at school. Also, this is more of a half chapter, so not ALL the demonstration. But it should all be up soon.

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And once again the rights go to J. and Rick Riordan.

Chapter Nine

Neville

Today was the day of the American's demonstration. This past week, they'd been skipping most classes to practice. I was excited to find out what was going on. I had thought they were normal wizards like us, but if they were demonstrating, they had to be different, right?

Harry, Ron and Hermione had been acting really weird all week, like they knew something we didn't. When I asked them about it, all they said was I'd have to wait for the demonstration, so I guessed it was about the exchange students.

There were speculations running all round the Gryffindor table that morning.

"They must be vampires! Have you seen that di Angelo kid?"

"Idiot! They're obviously seers, they seem to know everything!"

I sighed. I actually quite liked Percy, but that Nico guy creeped me out. Annabeth was ok, if a bit clever, she reminded me of Hermione. And Thalia…

I suddenly realized that breakfast was over. Everyone practically ran to the Quidditch pitch, and filled up the stands.

There was complete silence, then Annabeth walked into the center of the pitch. She looked totally normal, denim shorts and an orange t-shirt. I must admit, I was a bit disappointed.

What were you expecting? I asked myself mentally. I mean, it's not as if they'd be there in… I don't know… full battle armor or something.

She was holding this black stick that was really think, and then she started speaking into it, and I realized her voice was being projected from black boxes round the stadium.

"So, has anyone heard of Greek myths?"

Greek whats?

Most people looked as confused as I was, but I few I recognized as muggle born raised their hands tentatively.

"Ok, that's great. For those who don't know, we're going to give you a crash course in Ancient Greece," she said, apparently unfazed by the lack of knowledge. Maybe she was more patient than Hermione…

Across the pitch, Dumbledore raised his wand, and a pile of leaflets rose from in from of him and started handing themselves out to everyone.

One flew into my hands, and I studied the cover. It was orange, with a picture of what looked like some random woman. Who looked like Annabeth.

I opened it.

Welcome to the world of Greek Mythology.

Okay then…

The Ancient Greeks believed in gods and goddesses, who had control over mankind and the elements.

Cool!

The main twelve of these are known as the Olympians, because they live in a palace on Mount Olympus. They are; Zeus, king of the gods and god of the skies, Hera, queen of the gods and goddess of marriage and the home, Demeter, goddess of the harvest, Poseidon, god of the seas-

At this point I noticed someone had messily scrawled in 'And awesomest of the gods!'

Continuing.

Ares, god of war, Athena, goddess of wisdom and useful arts, Artemis, goddess of the Hunt and chastity, Apollo, god of prophecies, music, healing and archery, Hermes, messenger of the gods, god of thieves and all who use the roads, Hephaestus, god of blacksmiths and fire, Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty and Dionysus, god of wine and madness.

Once again, there was some writing underneath, in a different hand, 'And Hades, god of the Underworld'

Now occasionally, these immortals would mingle with mortals, and the children of these affairs were known as 'demigods' or 'half-bloods'. They would often grow up to be great heroes, some well known, such as Hercules, Perseus, Jason, and Theseus.

There was a scribble, but this had been crossed out, 'And Perc-' but I couldn't make out the rest.

Girls would occasionally join the Hunters of Artemis, making them immortal (but they can be killed in battle), as long as they swear off all men for eternity.

"I assume everyone's done now?" asked Annabeth.

Everyone nodded, but we still couldn't see what this had to do with strange wizards.

"Now here's a shocker for you-" she began, but Percy walked up beside her and took the stick thing.

"Those myths are all true."

There was a stunned silence.

How could they be true? Gods and goddesses?

"Now before you protest, just think. If witches and wizards are real, why can't the Olympians be real?" Percy said, almost reading our minds.

"And how would you know?" sneered Malfoy.

"Because we're demigods," Percy answered simply.

Thalia and Nico came out onto the pitch. Annabeth stepped forward.

"Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena."

No way. But, she was pretty smart, even more so than Hermione.

"Nico di Angelo, son of Hades."

No wonder he creeped me out so much.

"Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus."

She was pretty good at flying, and her eyes were blue like the sky.

"Percy J- What, Annabeth? Fine. Perseus Jackson, son of Poseidon."

Ok, I wasn't expecting that one. But his full name was kinda weird, it seemed way too serious for him.

Then Annabeth stepped forward again.

"My mother is Athena, goddess of wisdom. I am the official architect of Olympus. I navigated the Labyrinth. I survived the titan's curse. I survived the sea of monsters. I am a heroine of Olympus," she paused, looked at Percy, and grinned, "I am the girlfriend of Perseus Jackson."

If you ask me, she seemed prouder of the last statement than of any others.

Nico was next.

"My father is Hades, god of the Underworld. I am a child of the big three. I am the Ghost King. I navigated the Labyrinth. I am a hero of Olympus." He stepped back.

Ghost King… that explains why all the ghosts seem so scared of him.

Thalia took a step forward.

"My father is Zeus, king of the gods and god of the skies. I am a child of the big three. I am the Lieutenant of Lady Artemis. I am a heroine of Olympus."

"And a pine tree!" Percy and Nico chorused, and Thalia glared at the.

But still, Lieutenant to Artemis. No wonder she hated boys, except Nico and Percy (mostly), but they were her family.

Finally, Percy stepped forward, looking uncomfortable.

"My father is Poseidon, god of the seas. I am a child of the big three. I am the finder of Zeus' master bolt. I survived the sea of monsters. I bore the titan's curse. I navigated the Labyrinth. I am the bearer of the Curse of Achilles. I am the defeater of the gods Ares, Phoebus and Deimos. I am the defeater of the titans Kronos, Iapetus, Atlas and Hyperion. I am the child of the Great Prophecy. I am the Hero of Olympus. I am Perseus Jackson, slayer of monsters."

I can honestly say I was not expecting that. So now not only are my new friends (ish) half god, but Percy was a complete freaking hero! I wasn't totally sure what most of it meant, but I figured that if they got it as a title, it must be pretty impressive. I wondered what the 'titan's curse' was, it sounded pretty bad. And this whole 'Curse of Achilles' thing sounded ominous.

"We will be continuing this after lunch, at the lake," said Annabeth. God – I mean gods – has it really been that long?

We all went off to lunch, wondering what could possibly happen later.