Hey! So here's the new chapter, which I'm pretty happy about. Remember to check out my Instagram, (eclipsa_venus). I post stuff about the demigods and other stuff I'm into XD.

Hermione's POV

It was afternoon when Hermione, Harry, and Ron were sitting around in the common room when they saw the Americans. As soon as they left the common room, the three stood up.

"We're following them, right?" Ron said.

Hermione nodded while Harry said, "Right. But we need to make sure we aren't seen".

"Why don't we use your cloak then, Harry?" Hermione said.

"I don't think we have enough time to do that. You see how fast they move too... " Ron said walking out the common room door.

Hermione followed close behind him.

"I'll the cloak, you go with Ron", Harry said, running up the boy's staircase.

Hermione joined Ron and was suprised at the sight. The Hufflepuff ghost, the Fat Friar greeted the Olympians.

"Hello stu- " the Fat Friar started and quickly stopped after noticing one student in particular.

The Fat Friar got down on his knees and said, "I'm sorry for being in the way, Master Di Angelo!"

Nico Di Angelo groaned, "Stop calling me that! You're lucky I haven't told me father about you yet! Beings like you cause him headaches".

"Please don't tell him!" the ghost pleaded.

"Stay out of the way and I won't," Nico firmly said.

The ghost nodded and scurried away.

"Geez, Nico. Don't you think you were being a bit harsh?" Will asked.

Nico gave a dead-panned expression, "Almost everyday a ghost comes up to me calling me 'master', 'lord', 'king' and at least eighty other things. It's starting to get on my nerves".

"I would say understandable, but none of us actually understand that," Jason said, eyes twinkling.

The Americans started chuckling as if they had some inside joke.

Hermione felt a tap on her shoulder and saw that Ron and Harry weren't there.

"Whatever," he sighed. He tilted his head back and Hermione quickly turned around and got in Harry's cloak. She barely got in by the time that Nico followed them. The three in the cloak slowly backed away without making any noise. They kept doing so until they were far enough to take the cloak off.

Hermione exhaled, "That was close.. "

"Ya think?" Ron said also breathing out.

"What happened back there?" Harry asked.

"The... The Fat Friar started to greet the Olympus students but when he saw Nico, he got down on his knees and apologized for being in the way. Nico said something about his father getting headaches from people like him. By people like him, he meant- "

"Ghost," Harry finished for her.

"Why would he get headaches from ghost?" Ron scratched his head.

"Let's just clear all of this up," Hermione said, "So far, we know that the Americans seem to know about You-know-who enough to 'worship' him. We also know that they have some sort of 'mark'. There is a chance that mark might be the dark mark. And Nico's father is somehow related to ghosts?"

"Sounds about right," Harry said, "So we convince Fred and George about the prank on Saturday?"

"I'll take care of that," Ron said, "Hermione?"

Hermione looked at them and nodded a bit glum.

"Is there something wrong?" Ron said.

"It's just... they really did seem like good people. I feel like a fool for believing that they were actually our friends".

"Yeah," said a bitter Harry, "I do too. But we can expose them and get them sent away to Azkaban".

"Yeah, 'Mione," Ron said.

They're right. Just focus on now..

Hermione plastered a serious look, "Of course. But we still need an official plan. If we see them have the actual Dark Mark, we need to act instantly on Saturday".

"Well what would we do if they are Death Eaters?" Ron said.

"We pretend like we didn't see whether or not they have the dark mark. If they do, then we need to get the full truth out of them," said Hermione.

"You saw Percy, he looks crazy strong... " mumbled Harry.

"Well... Who is able to be strong in their sleep?" Hermione said, expecting them to know what the next step was.

"A Sleeping Draught!" Ron and Harry exclaimed.

Hermione gave a small smirk, "Exactly. On that same day, probably at night, we give them a treat or a drink and say that we want them to try it. They should be sleeping for about five to eight hours".

"Where would we move them?" Ron asked.

"I think I know where," said Harry, nodding his head, "So we gather the materials for the draught?"

"Let's on do it on our own though", Hermione warned, "We do not want to be caught".

"Looks like someone is finally growing a backbone," Ron chuckled.

Hermione raised her eyebrow in annoyance.

"Whatever," Harry said, "Now is the time for them to reveal their true selves".

...

So sorry for the small chapter. I've been a little stressed since my school in Athens has been suspended for some time because of the COVID-19. On a more serious note, please take care of yourselves guys! In my opinion, the coronavirus is a bit more exaggerated on the news but it is still a virus. Please wash your hands and avoid sick people (but don't make a big scene). Also, my older sister is a nursing student and one thing that is NOT true is that a mask will completely protect you. Please avoid buying all the mask and gloves because many hospitals are running low on them. Just try to be safe and healthy :) love you all. Next update 3/23/20

-E.V

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