A/N: I am a very terrible human being. Give me a sec... *gets down on hands and knees* I AM SO SORRY! I GOT CAUGHT UP WITH SCHOOL AND STUFF AND I WAS JUST BEING DOWNRIGHT TERRIBLE! FORGIVE ME!
And, without further ado, the chapter.
Percy's POV
Although I didn't show it, anxiety was clutching at my insides, panic threatening to clog my throat. Chiron didn't mention anything about being separated. How were we supposed to protect Harry then?
Anyway, Professor Vulture eventually came to collect us. We walked up to the doorway.
Jason caught my eye as we were about to go in. He gave me a look like, 'You ready for this?'
I half-grinned back. 'Ready as I'll ever be.'
The doors opened, and we followed the woman into the hall.
Everywhere I looked, there were people. I was besieged by stares at every side. Nico and Maladys were even more uncomfortable then I was.
The professor produced a long sheaf of parchment from her velvet cloak. One by one, she called out names, last name first.
After announcing the names, a scared little kid would stumble up to the stool and jam the hat over their head.
"Jackson, Percy!"
I could feel the eyes on me as I walked up. I was nervous already.
The walk to the stool seemed like a mile. Eventually, finally, I reached it.
The hat was still big enough where it slipped over my eyes. It smelled like... a leather hat that had been worn by two-hundred plus kids.
All in all, not the best smell.
Sorry, ADHD.
Anyway, soon I heard a small voice, seeming to come from the corner of the hat.
'Hmmm... Percy Jackson...'
I held my breath. I'm sure the inside of my head looked pretty interesting to a hat.
'You have faced many hardships... and have triumphed over many obstacles...'
Heck, yes.
'You have faced many hearbreaks... and have made many frienships...'
True that.
'You have experienced betrayal, love, and redemption. You know what it means to be hurt.'
You have no idea.
'Really, when you think about it, the answer is obvious. You belong to...'
"GRYFFINDOR!"
Jason's POV
After Percy was sorted, my name was called.
"Grace, Jason!"
I exhaled. Now or never.
As soon as I placed the hat on my hair, I could hear the voice.
'Mmmm... Jason Grace.'
'You are a natural-born leader. You hide your fears to encourage others.'
'You too have experienced hardship and heartbreak.'
'You are not too different from Percy, although he is a bit less of a stickler for rules.'
'Better be..."
"GRYFFINDOR!"
I breathed a sigh of relief. Two down, two to go.
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