(Warnings: This is an AU that is separate from the original storyline. This is a what-if: with Jason still alive and all of Percy and Annabeth's friends have come to Hogwarts. I say this again: all characters mentioned here or the acts they commit are not related to hoax's plot.Consider yourself warned. All rights still belong to each book's original authors though.)

Holiday Season Specials: Christmas in Hogwarts.

"Wow! This stuff is really good!" said Leo as he sipped some butterbeer.

Calypso sighed at the amount that Leo had spilled. "It better be, or it wouldn't be worth it to clean up this mess you've made."

"Hey, this is Leo land. Leo does whatever he wants."

"Oh, no no no. No way. This is not Leo land, Leo. This is the magical pantheon, or was it called that? Anyways, it most certainly isn't yours." Piper said next to him, pouring charmspeak into her words.

"No, it's not Leo land." Leo agreed stupidly before he snapped out of it. "Hey, McLean, that's cheating! How dare you disgrace the name of Leo like this!"

"Nice job, Piper." Annabeth, amused, commented. She was arm in arm with Percy, both holding a cup filled with the same golden liquid Piper and Leo were holding. She and Piper high fived each other and exchanged smiles with each other.

Leo pouted. "You guys are no fun. You ruin the mood! What a bunch of party poopers, right, Jason?"

The blonde haired boy shrugged. "I think Piper's great. She's one of the few who can make you shut your mouth."

Leo falsely pretended to be hurt."Oh no! I've been betrayed! Where is my trusty knight?" He darted behind Calypso and shouted, "Avenge me, my knight! Avenge me, my Sunshine, ave-"

"Please, stop..." Frank grumbled from the corner. Hazel covered her mouth and giggled.

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The next target was Hazel and Frank.

"You two are so cute together!" exclaimed Piper, turning her head at the cuddling pair, with one arm wrapped around her boyfriend.

"I agree," said Jason. "You guys are just meant for each other. Just look at Piper's inner Aphrodite shining out when looking at you guys!"

They both blushed, looked at each other, and blushed harder. Laughters burst at the sight of the two.

"Gosh, don't make fun of us!" said Hazel.

"Umm, Hazel, we don't really use 'gosh' anymore..." Frank whispered carefully and urgently.

"We don't?"

"Yes!" Leo smiled. "Gosh, how the world has changed, right?"

Hazel, blushing, snuggled closer to Frank and everybody around them laughed merrily at the adorable sight.

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Grover and Juniper were fussing over decorations. "An evergreen tree's corpse decorated like this! I hate Christmas." fumed Juniper.

"It's a disgrace!" agreed Grover.

"Absolutely digusting. I mean, how would humans feel if we decorated their corpse and sang song around it?"

Annabeth noticed them. "Ah, this is transfigured. Not an actual tree."

They both faltered.

"Oh." said Juniper. "That makes it slightly better."

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Reyna knocked her glass with Thalia's and they both drank. "Mmm, this stuff is good!"

"I agree. This is warm and buttery, as well as delicious. I would like to take some with us on the hunt."

"Yeah," agreed Thalia. "Alice is going to go nuts for this. Can you imagine?"

Both girls laughed at the thought of their latest recruit, who had a thing for warm and buttery things. They smiled and chatted with each other as they drained their cups.

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Nico sat grumbling away in a corner. "No thank you. I like soda better. Is there a McDonald's nearby?"

"But Nicooooo..." whined Will. "We came all the way here. We gotta try the local stuff!"

"This? Are you seriously suggesting that this is the 'local stuff'?" Nico asked in disbelief.

"Yes, Nico, just one sip. Please? Pleeeeaaaaasssseeee?" Will sang. Nico cursed in Greek before grudgingly taking the liquid. Will laughed and kissed him on the cheeks. Nico blushed beet red.

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Travis and Connor were immersed in an intense conversation with James and Sirius. They were comparing notes on pranking tips and tricks, and they were both being amazed at the others' skills. Lily and Katie were desperately trying to stop them, both girls with identical looks of determination shining on their faces: This conversation must be stopped at all costs.

Remus and Peter were being polite and listening to Coach Hedge's exploits (Also known as major exaggerations of his adventures). "There, when Keto was distracted, I pretended to be on her side before- WHAM! She got a round house kick in the head!"

Baby Chuck giggled next to his father in his mother, Mellie's arms. Clarisse and Chris held hands and sipped on their drinks as Clarisse stood protectively next to them.

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Percy held a drink of his own as he observed the beautiful sight. A happy smile spread across his face just from the jolly vibes the sight gave him. His friends from home and friends at Hogwarts were all joined together, laughing, drinking, toasting, and just having a very merry Christmas. The orange flames burned bright within the fire place, and the white snow fluttering outside provided some perfect holiday feels.

"Hey." Someone whispered into his ear. He smiled larger and turned to look at Annabeth, his amazing girlfriend. She looked absolutely wonderful, with light dancing off her golden hair and flames flickering in her gray eyes. She gave him the smile he loved so much and pointed to the ceiling above them. He looked up to find something hanging just above them- a green boquet with red speckles inbetween.

It was a mistletoe.

Percy laughed mischievously and wrapped his arms around her. Annabeth placed a hand on his face.

As bells jingled and the ornaments sung carols, He pulled her in close.

Their lips slowly inched toward each other, until they finally locked.

The loud sounds of chatter and songs dimmed.

Her gray eyes bored into him before fluttering shut as she leaned into the kiss.

Percy too closed his eyes, savoring every moment.

All was well-

-no, it was perfect.

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A short Christmas special for all of you! The actual hoax chapter 9 will probably be updated within or until Christmas day! I figured I'd give you a short little gift to make your holidays better. This is one of the many what-ifs I have in mind, and I'll occasionally drop short AU stories like these.

I only included the Marauders and Lily from the Harry Potter verse because they are the only characters I promised would be in the original story. I had to be careful not to hint anything, deleted a OC which was originally in the first version of this side story because it would be in the hoax storyline, and I really had to be careful not to go too deep into their characters or anything.

Anyways, this was never meant to be long- just a real short treat for all of you to enjoy. Hope you didn't hate it!

Happy Holidays, everyone! I'll see you next chapter!

-Claire-