From all the reviews, I guess all of you thought Percy's interrogation was over. Well, that is definately not it! Of course I wouldnt leave with an anticlimax. Anyway, I managed to type out this chapter within two days, isnt that great?
To OwlNinja28: Thanks for the compliment. found some time for this chapter. Hope you like it.
To Crimson Gamma: I get your point. I will take this into consideration in my future stories :) Thanks for the long review :)
To Son of Zeus0001: 1) Percy is surprised because he didnt expect the wizard trio to find out he is a demigod. 2) Thanks so much for the compliment, it keeps me going :)
To Ghost never die: I made Percy react that way because he knew that sooner or later, the secret will be out anyway, so why not just accept it now.
I'm really really sorry I dont have time to reply all of you. Im trying to at least post this chapter up so u can read. Hope you understand. But Thanks for the reviews and all :) I'll continue replying in the next chapter.
Percy
Percy didn't appreciate the fact that he was dragged out of his bed in the middle of the night, and was questioned like a prisoner by Harry, Ron and Hermione. Then he was accused to be Voldemort's minion by Harry, the very person Percy was supposed to protect. But later, he realised it was just a misunderstanding, and if he were in Harry's shoes, Percy would have done the same.
But what Percy didn't expect was that Hermione already had some clue of who he really was- a demigod. And Percy knew the only way to clear up this misunderstanding was to confirm Hermione's suspicion that he was a demigod. So he told them that his father was the Greek god Poseidon, the god of the sea. He was lucky that at least Harry and Hermione had some vague background of Greek mythology, so Percy didn't need hours to explain everything.
"So why are there demigods in our school?" Harry asked finally.
"Dumbledore requested for help at your school, to protect you. He sought help from our demigod camp, and we were sent here to watch you three." Percy said.
"You watch over us?" Ron said incredulously. "Hermione said you can't even perform a proper summoning charm. What makes you think you are up to it?"
Somehow, this ticked Percy off. After all he had been through, the Titan war and the Giant war, there was someone doubting his ability to protect them. But of course, Ron didn't know what he'd done.
"Try me." Percy said softly, pulling out Riptide in pen form.
"Try you? You'll see." Ron laughed, pointing his wand at Percy.
"Stupefy!" Ron shouted.
A jet of red light flew towards Percy, who uncapped his sword and Riptide sprung into a celestial bronze sword. Percy reflected the spell easily with his blade, making it rocket off, hitting the wall.
The three wizards stared in shock and awe at his sword.
"How did-" Ron said, startled.
"Oh, it can change from a pen to a sword." Percy explained, capping Riptide.
"So you are going to use that to protect us? Just a sword without magic." Ron said smugly.
"That's right." Percy said.
Suddenly, the room darkened. The lights went out by itself, and a chill crept into the classroom. In the gloom, Percy could see the wizards panicking and their wands darting from side to side, waiting for an attack.
"What the bloody hell is happening!" Ron yelled. "It feels like You-Know-Who is close."
Percy gripped Riptide in his hand. He didn't know what was happening. It somehow felt like this was Nico's doing. But how would Nico know where to find him? Percy was quite sure Harry would have thought about all these when he captured Percy, and had done the necessary precaution to make sure Percy's friends would not find him.
The darkness receded, and the classroom went back to normal. The lights flickered on, illuminating the room, with an additional two people. Thalia and Nico had appeared out of thin air in the classroom. Thalia was armed with her bow, ready to fire. Nico, on the other hand, clutched his stygian iron sword. Harry, meanwhile, thought that they were Death Eaters coming to kill him, and yelled instinctively before seeing who his opponent was, "Sectumsempra!"
The spell shot so fast at Nico that he did the only thing he could think of- he slashed downwards with his stygian iron blade, cutting into the path of the spell and deflecting it. Unfortunately, the spell bounced off and flew in Percy's direction. Percy, caught by surprise, did not jump out of the way, and the jet of light hit him hard in the stomach.
Immediately, pain coursed through his body and many cuts appeared on his skin. Percy looked down and found his orange Camp Half-Blood shirt ripped to shreds, and it was drenched in his own blood.
"Ow." Percy said, plucking at his now red shirt. His skin was prickling, but the pain was bearable. After going to hell and back, literally, this was nothing. Still, Percy would rather not be at the receiving end of that spell.
"Damn it, I'm sorry Percy." Nico said, rushing over to him.
"It's okay. I'm fine." Percy assured.
Thalia, meanwhile, was still standing at the corner. Her arrow was notched and pulled back.
"What was that for?" She shouted angrily.
"It was an accident. I didn't know what that spell would do. It was the first spell in my mind when you popped out of nowhere." Harry apologised.
"But where did you learn it from?" Hermione interrupted.
"That book you gave me last night. I kind of flipped to that page with the spell on it, but I didn't read up what it actually was." Harry admitted.
"Harry! You can't just use a spell you don't know!" Hermione scolded.
"You almost hit Nico with the spell, and you ended up hurting Percy!" Thalia shrieked.
"Look. I'm sorry, okay?" Harry said, turning to Percy. "I didn't mean to-"
"Like saying 'sorry' would help." Thalia retorted.
"Alright." Percy said, striding between Thalia and Harry. "Thalia, I'm fine. It's no big deal. I can heal it later. Harry didn't expect this to happen. Now both of you, drop your weapons, before something bad happens."
Thalia glared at Harry, then lowered her bow. Harry did the same with his wand.
"Got some ambrosia?" Percy asked.
"Nope. I left it in the dormitory. We rushed here as quickly as possible after Nico said you were missing." Thalia said.
"Right. But it was just a misunderstanding, and Harry thought we were Death Eaters. But everything is cleared up now. I told them we are demigods." Percy explained.
"Yes. Can you tell me who your godly parents are?" Harry asked.
"Zeus, king of the gods and god of the sky." Thalia said. "And I am a hunter of Artemis, the maiden goddess of the hunt."
"Hades, lord of the underworld and riches of the world." Nico continued.
"And you are all here to protect me?" Harry asked.
"Yep. Like I said, Dumbledore thinks Voldemort might use the Tournament to get to you. And we think the first step of his plan is already done. We suspect he had some part in making you the Hogwarts champion." Percy said.
"So what do you intend to do?"
"Keep you alive and make sure Voldemort doesn't get you." Nico snickered. "Simple plan."
"Seriously?" Ron said doubtfully.
"Yup. I think that plan is perfect. We can improvise if needed." Percy smiled.
"Yeah, every plan is good to you, since you don't have any, Kelp Head." Thalia teased.
"Hey!" Percy pouted.
Nico laughed, then frowned at the numerous cuts on Percy. "I think you should do something about the cuts. You look awful." He looked at the wizards, "Water can help. Can you make water appear with your wands?"
Harry looked puzzled, but obeyed. He raised his wand, and said "Aguamenti".
Water shot out of the tip of Harry's wand like a spout, falling to the floor. Percy lifted up one hand, palms facing upwards, and willed the water to float in mid-air, before it touched the floor. He made the water swirl gently around him, and letting himself get wet to wash off the stick blood on him.
The wizards stared in amazement and wonderment, like Percy was some sort of street performer. The cuts faded and the skin healed.
"Uh, Percy, you should stop having a bath in public." Nico smirked.
Percy released the water he was holding up. The water splashed onto the floor. He willed himself dry, and the water on him evaporated instantly.
"And you should stop peeking at people when they are having a shower." Percy returned a grin.
Ron just stared. "I must be having hallucinations. Did I just see you controlling water without a wand?"
Hermione, who had been watching Percy closely, glared at Ron. "Didn't he say he was a demigod? They obviously won't need to use a wand."
Ron blushed. "Right, sorry."
"Now if you all don't mind, I'll like to go back to sleep again without you kidnapping me." Percy said, striding out of the classroom.
"Percy, I did it because I thought you were a Death Eater." Harry started.
"I know. I understand." Percy said. "I'm just going to take a nap before morning."
"Wait. One more thing. How did Thalia and Nico appear in this room? You can't apparate of disapparate in Hogwarts." Hermione asked.
"I saw water leaking out of this door, but I couldn't unlock the door. So I shadowtravelled in." Nico explained.
"Shadow-?" Ron blurted.
"Shadowtravel. Children of Hades can do that." Nico replied.
Ron nodded and they headed back to the common room. Deep in his head, Percy knew the prophecy Trelawney recited had already started. This was just the beginning. Secrets shall be revealed, you cannot hide- that was what Trelawney had predicted, and it had come true. Percy had revealed to Harry and his friends that Percy, Thalia and Nico were demigods sent to protect them.
But what was the second line? What had Trelawney said?
Yet some will still remain, not to confide.
Was it possible that this second line was linked to the first? Percy couldn't see how it was connected. There was no secret left that he'd kept. He had explained everything to the wizards. If it was not connected, does that mean that the wizards themselves were keeping something from him? Percy didn't know what to think. He was drained from all the talk in the middle of the night. For now, he needed some rest.
Okay thats it for this chappie. Its a logical stop for this chapter. Pls review :) Although I cant type a reply, I really do appreciate your reviews :) Thanks you.