Not sure how I feel about this chapter :/ Kinda lost inspiration with it, particularly towards the end. I just wanted to finish it and post it for you guys, so I can move on. I know exactly what is happening next, so that's good.

And on a brighter note, thanks for all the reviews! You guys are awesome :) Here are some responses.

Mondmaedchen: Be patient on the Leo front... something will happen that might just trigger Sad Leo

Cynder2013: Interesting guesses- you'll have to wait and see!

Demigoddess13: I know right! Hope your exams went well ;) There's some Caleo in this chapter for you, but Romione will be a slower process though. But we'll get to it- I can confirm the Romione path will be different from the canon stories

Midna 18: I totally agree- why don't people like Jason? In the Lost Hero, I didn't really warm to his character, but I didn't dislike him. I saw his awesomeness in HoH and BoO though!

Thalia-Saran: I'll try and include that idea. It actually could fit with my plans pretty well!

geekyglamour413: Yup... you'll have to wait to find out what's going on there!

Guest: I put some Caleo in this chapter, just for you ;) Don't worry, there'll be more coming. I'll try and get some Frazel in too. And thanks for your compliments!

Also, I've posted the Quest After, please go check it out! I'll be updating that soon- either tomorrow or wednesday.

I hope you enjoy this shortish chapter- please review!

Chapter 11- Hogsmeade

Calypso

They walked through Hogsmeade, Calypso shivering slightly from the cold. Leo noticed, and walking next to her, linked their arms. Calypso felt his warmth, as he heated up, using his fire skills. He winked at her.

They were walking through the main road of this magical village. It was busy, Hogwarts students flocking the place, the first Hogsmeade visit of the year.

The rest of the demigods were looking about, admiring the place. Harry however seemed nervous, at kept glancing at the time.

"We should just look around for a bit," Hermione said.

"Let's go in there!" Piper said enthusiastically. She led them towards a sweet shop, Honeydukes. The things there were amazing, and soon after Percy took them to Zonkos, the joke shop.

Here, balls bounced against people's faces if you touched them, clowns jumped out of boxes. It was chaos.

Calypso saw a stand of wooden butterflies, intricately carved and painted. She delicately touched one, and immediately it turned to life, before flying away. A small girl next to her saw this in awe, and started touching others, watching them fly away, before turning to wood again somewhere else.

"Good, aren't they?" A vendor grinned. Calypso saw a wooden one with a chip on it, dented. She touched it, and it turned to life, but the butterfly was injured, it's blue wing torn. It tried to fly, but failed, before turning back to a statue. The man shrugged apologetically.

"I'll take that one," Leo said, handing the man some coins. The man looked at him strangely, but didn't say anything, handing him the broken butterfly, before walking off to entertain others.

Leo stared at the butterfly, his nimble hands working on it. Calypso watched him, his black curls hanging over his dark eyes with the cheeky glint in them, a smile on his face.

Suddenly, he spread his hands, and the butterfly turned to life once more. This time it was healed, and it flew to Calypso with ease, resting on her shoulder. Calypso gasped in amazement. The butterfly didn't turn back to a statue, but instead stayed as it was.

Leo grinned at her, and she kissed him, her hand gripping on to his curls.

"Come on, guys, it's not the time for a PDA session," Frank smirked. "We're going to the Three Broomsticks now."

Calypso regretfully broke away from Leo, who was glaring at Frank.

"Just couldn't let us be for a few more seconds, could you?"

"Nope," Frank said cheerfully. They made their way out to the cold, Calypso's butterfly following them. She smiled at Leo.

They soon escaped from the streets into the inside of a pub, The Three Broomsticks, which was busy and hectic. They made their way to a table, when they bumped into a blonde girl, with a far off expression. Calypso remembered her from the carriages to Hogwarts- Luna.

"Hi Harry," she said happily, "Ron, Hermione." She nodded at the demigods too.

"Hi Luna," Harry said, slightly unenthusiastically. "How are you?"

"Oh, I'm good. I'm waiting here for your sister, Ron, actually," she told him, "Ginny said she'd meet me here after she'd finished her date with Michael."

"She's on a date with someone?" Ron said, disgruntled.

Luna didn't respond, her attention diverted elsewhere momentarily. Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle were on a nearby table, scowling at them. Suddenly a girl with short blonde curls came over them.

"Come on, Draco," she said, flinging her hair over her shoulder, "let's go. We have better things to do."

"Fine, Pansy. We'll be right there." His eyes not leaving their group, Draco got up, slamming his chair before walking out, his friends behind him.

"Blimey," Ron said.

"It did seem like something was up with him," Hermione agreed.

"I'll be right back," Harry said absentmindedly, before walking off. Hermione and Ron exchanged a look.

"One second," they told the demigods and Luna, before following him.

Odd, Calypso thought, but she didn't have time to ponder it, because her thoughts were interrupted by Luna.

"I know what you are," Luna told them.

"What?" Hazel asked.

"We don't know what you're talking about," Piper said quickly.

"Of course you do! You're full of nargles, you've got infestations of them. It's obvious."

"Full of what?" Annabeth asked.

"Nargles. Clearly you have the right magical type to attract them."

Before they could respond, Harry, Ron and Hermione came back. Hermione handed Madame Rosmerta the money for all their butterbeers.

"Thank you," she told her. She turned to the demigods. Luna slipped away, saying goodbye, having caught sight of Ginny.

Harry craned his neck to see something. "Ron, Hermione and I are just going to go for a bit, I need to get a new quill."

"You should check out the Emporium though," Ron told them. "We'll see you in the common room."

They waved as they walked out, urgency in their step.

"That was weird," Percy said.

"Almost as if they were hiding something," Calypso speculated. If something was up… They had been sent here to check out things like that.

"We should follow them," Leo suggested. At the sight of Hazel's wary face, he explained. "Just to see if everything's ok! Then we'll go back here, and check out the rest of the town."

Piper hesitated, but nodded.

They needed to find out what was going on.

Harry

Harry's heart raced excitedly. He quickly made his way through the streets of Hogsmeade, Hermione and Ron behind him.

Soon, when they were in the outer edges of the town, they spotted him. A large black dog, waiting patiently at the mouth of a rocky cave, wagging his tail.

Harry ran forward. Ron checked if there was anyone within sight, before nodding. They moved into the cave, and the dog became Sirius. He grinned at them, embracing Harry.

"Sirius! I can't believe your actually here," Harry admitted. Sirius had suggested meeting at their next Hogsmeade visit by letter, under the name Snuffles.

Sirius grinned at him. "Harry, how have you been?"

He talked to Sirius for a while. Ron and Hermione joined in the conversation, but they also kept look out, in case anyone came.

It felt great to be able to talk to Sirius after so long. He was a great listener, and Harry felt like he was unloading his worries.

When they got to the part about Umbridge, Sirius frowned.

"That woman is a nightmare," he growled.

"I know!" Hermione said. "And she doesn't teach us anything in our DADA lessons."

"Drop it, Hermione," Ron said, rolling his eyes.

"It's actually a serious point," Sirius said, surprising both Harry and Ron. "You Know Who is back. It's imperative that you know how to defend yourself."

"See!" Hermione said triumphantly.

"Fine, but what can we do?" Ron asked.

"I'm not sure," Sirius said thoughtfully. "But I'll think about it."

Suddenly they heard footsteps. During their discussion about Umbridge, they had become relaxed, forgetting about the danger.

They sprung to the cave entrance, seeing if someone was there. At first the path seemed empty, but then Harry caught sight of them.

The American students were there, looking at them in surprise.

It was then, in shock, Harry realised Sirius was in view. The exchange students exchanged a look with Sirius, and for a second, Harry could've sworn Sirius' expression changed, to understanding. He stepped backwards, disappearing, as if he was never there, an illusion.

"What are you doing here?" Harry asked, surprised at the anger in his voice. But these students had just cut his time with Sirius short- and in that moment, he had been terrified. If they had seen Sirius, if anything happened, if Sirius went back to Azkaban- Harry wouldn't be able to deal with that.

"We were just going for a walk," Annabeth told them, "we got bored. What are you doing here?" Harry wasn't sure if they'd seen Sirius or not. Maybe they thought it was a hallucination, because they simply seemed confused.

"Harry likes to relax here," Hermione said quickly. "His parents liked this spot too. He honours their memory here." It was quick thinking on her part. It was unlikely the students would question him too much now.

"Come on, let's go," Ron said hastily, "we'll leave Harry alone here for a bit." He shot Harry a meaningful glance. "He can catch up."

Ron and Hermione lead the exchange students down the path, till they were out of sight. Harry ducked into the cave, where Sirius was waiting.

"Do you think they saw you?" Harry asked urgently. "Will they report a sighting of you?"

Sirius hesitated, as if considering something. "No. I don't think so. Listen, Harry… I know it may be difficult, but you can trust those students." Harry nodded. He trusted Sirius, and if Sirius thought them trustworthy… Harry could believe him. "I better be going now. If you need me, I'll always be there to talk to. Just send me a letter, or use the fire."

As they embraced, Harry's mind raced.

Something about the recent events felt strange. Not just about the exchange students, but there was something out of place, wrong…

There was something different about Hogwarts. And Harry knew, now more than ever, he had to be wary. Something didn't add up, and with Voldemort back… Harry had to find out what.

What did you think? I'm not sure about this chapter... but I've got plans for the next one! Please reviewer for a quicker posting of that chapter!