Next Day

I walked out of my dorm and saw Annabeth sitting on the couch.

"Hey, Wise Girl," I said.

"Good morning, Seaweed Brain," she responded and I laughed I loved the nickname she had come up with.

I went and kissed her on the cheek then sat down next to her.

"Think they'll figure it out?" I asked her.

"I hope not," she answered.

"We need to be more careful," she warned. "No more swimming in the lake or talking to fish and horses."

I sighed then nodded in agreement. We chatted for a few minutes about camp then headed down to the Great Hall where the golden trio and a bunch of Slytherlins were present.

Ron and Hermione were ignoring Harry so, I went and sat next to them and Annabeth followed my lead and sat across from me.

"Hey, Harry," I said.

"Hey," he said then turned away. "Ron, Hermione, I don't see why you're doing this."

"Because they're different," Hermione said then looked up.

"We're right here!" Annabeth yelled.

"Annie, I didn't mean that," Hermione tried to comfort.

"No one but Thalia calls me Annie!" Annabeth growled standing up.

"You don't get mad when she says it," Ron pointed out.

"Because we've been best friends since we were five and ran away!" Annabeth explained angrily.

Thalia and Nico walked in a few minutes too late and added fuel to the fire Hermione had started.

"Hey Seaweed Brain, Annie," Thalia said cheerfully.

"Not the best time Thalia," I told her quickly.

"You know what?" Annabeth spat at Hermione. "It's one thing to have someone hate you for no good reason. It's another thing for your best friend to turn on you when you need them the most. But, this someone pushing and prying into your life when you want to forget parts of your past is just torture!"

Hermione looked stunned that Annabeth had that much anger inside her.

"Annabeth, are you okay?" Thalia asked.

Annabeth let out a breath and sat back down.

Harry opened his mouth to say something but thought better of it.

"You think them prying is worse than you-know-who?" I asked I was referring to Luke Castellan.

"When I'm trying to forget about him then yes. Otherwise, no."

"You-know-who?" Hermione asked and gulped.

I remembered the wizard, Voldemort then.

"Not the same people," I assured her.

"Who are you talking about?"

"A certain person we used to know."

"Used to know?" Ron questioned.

"He_ he died," I told her. I hated remembering that Thalia had killed her best friend and it bothered me to see Annabeth so upset over it.

They were silent for a few minutes then we went back to our private conversation.

"We have Hagrid's class today," I said.

"Mrs. O' Leary is going to be in class," Nico added.

"At least it's not your step mom's dogs. Hers are really frightening," I told him and he nodded in agreement.

We finished eating then walked to Hagrid's hut where Mrs. O' Leary ran up to me and knocked me down.

I got up and brushed the dirt of my pants.

"Missed you too girl," I said scratching behind her ear then walking her back over to Hagrid. "Here you go. Behave Mrs. O' Leary."

"She listens to you?" Hagrid asked.

"She's my dog," I told him.

"Where'd you get her?"

"A friend," I said. Dadealus had given her to me after Annabeth, Grover, Tyson, and I had found our way through the Labyrinth.

I went back over to Annabeth, Nico, and Thalia and stood next to Annabeth.

"Hopefully no one will know that most Hell hounds are not nice," Nico muttered.

"What? They're not?" Hermione asked.

"You misunderstood him?" I said but it came out as a question.

"You're lying."

"How would you know?" I snapped.

"Your sentence came out unconfidently and as a question," she said as if it were obvious.

"Fine I was lying but, Mrs. O' Leary is a really sweet dog. Unless you attack me or Nico then she can be dangerous."

Hermione looked like she had a comeback but didn't say anything.

Hagrid brought Mrs. O' Leary up to the front.

"Percy, Nico, Yeh rea'y?" Hagrid asked.

"Why?" Annabeth asked the question I was to shocked to speak.

"Yeh techin' o' course."

I gulped then walked up to Mrs. O' Leary.

"Pay attention, Nico explain what Mrs. O' Leary is."

"A hellhound."

"A greek dog and legend has it that they live in the Underworld any questions?" I said and of course Hermione would raise her hand.

"Do you believe in that legend?"

"Yes why?" I stuttered. Hermione shrugged and Hagrid dismissed class early.

All the Slytherlins and even a few Gryffindors were calling us teacher's pets.

"They wouldn't be so haughty if they knew who our parents are," I muttered.

"They'd only be nice to us out of fear though," Annabeth reasoned.

I agreed then begged to go sit by the lake.

"Fine but, you can't get in," Annabeth told me and I reluctantly agreed.

"Would you rather?" Thalia asked.

"Sure. Annabeth you first," I said.

"Percy, Would you rather Explain to one of your old school teacher about our secret or Explain it to your step dad?"

"Easy, all my teachers have hated me so I'd rather explain it to Paul."

"You go," Annabeth said.

"Thalia, would you rather jump in the lake or eat pinecones?"

"Lake. Nico."

"Nico," I repeated then looked at him he was asleep on the grass.

"On three," I whispered.

I held up a figure one- two- three "Nico!" we all yelled and he woke up rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

"What the Hades was that for?" he asked.

"You fell asleep during Would you rather."

"Sorry. I'm tired."

"What did you do?" Thalia asked accusingly.

"I shadow traveled a little last night."

"You what!" we all yelled.

"You heard me right?"

We nodded.

"Anyone could have seen you!" Annabeth yelled. "This is bad. What if Hermione saw or Ron?"

"Calm down no one saw and no one would understand it anyway it's like Brain Child you have to have someone explain it to even slightly understand it."

Annabeth nodded hesitantly then we went to Potions. Thalia went to the common room because she still hadn't forgiven Snape. I was appalled that we were using dead fish as ingredients.

"Uhh.. profeesor?" I asked.

"What, Jackson?" he snarled.

"I refuse to use a dead fish. I don't even eat seafood it makes me uncomfortable," I answered.

"Detention!" he bellowed.

I teamed up with Annabeth.

"This is not fair," I said. "This school is practically designed to make us disobey out parents or face our worst fears."

"Percy you're a genius!" Annabeth yelled.

"I am how wait what did I say?"

"I'll tell you in private,later."

I nodded and we made the potion for who-knows-what.

W failed because I refused to put the fish in and Annabeth had no intentions of angering my dad

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