A/N hey there!
So imma say this now even though I should have said so a bit earlier but whatever. It's two things so sit tight...
1. I have a poll on this account so I dunno, to do it or smth. It's nothing serious, but maybe it will be... who knows.
2. This story started out in various POVs, Harry, Percy, Hermione, Annabeth and so on... but like you probably noticed it ended up being 3rd person POV, so this is more like a question, do you want me to keep going in 3rd person or do you want me to go back to 1st person?
Thats it and I seriously never want to do that again, it was horrible!
This chapter is 2,300+ words and I don't even know how, but,
Enjoy...
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"Perseus." Minerva tried and the response was Percy jumping to his feet with a pen in his hands. Not a pen, Riptide.
He sighed and put the pen away when he realised who it had been. "Im sorry." He apologised as a shaking hand ran through his hair.
"No need to be sorry." She said slight preoccupation in her voice. "But did you understand what's going on?"
He stared at her for ten long seconds before slowly nodding his head. "Yes." He said with another sigh.
-.-
"Okay, so hi." Percy said causally, standing in front of his fifth year class.
That would never stop troubling him, he was a teacher. He hated school and sucked at it and yet, here he was, standing in front of the class, teaching. He was the teacher, not the student. The teacher who taught boring subjects and sat in front of the class looking at students.
She had been a teacher before, but no a school teacher. He'd taught sword fighting to the younger and newly claimed demigods, taught his fellow mortal friends and classmates how to swim as the swim captain, or how he'd taught canoeing. But this was teaching, in an actual classroom...
It isn't so different, a voice whispered in his brain, and you've got your friends to back you up.
Percy glanced behind him to see most of his friends from camp sitting there, smiling at him and some even grinning. He could do it.
Just think like you're teaching normal Defence classes at camp, the voice whispered. It's not so different, just their wizards and a few months ago didn't even know gods still existed, or that he and his friends were demigods that held about as much power as all of Hogwarts combined, possibly including Dumbledore and all the other professors.
But they knew he was a demigod, they knew they were powerful and they knew that they either listen to him or they were screwed. So Percy looked at the class of fifth years with renewed strength and smiled at them.
"So," he said. "Don't, under no circumstances call me, Professor Jackson. Or you'll find yourself soaked."
A snort resonated from behind him and he turned to glare at his cousin, Nico.
He turned back to his class. "Call me Percy," he told them. "Perseus makes it sound like you hate me so let's just keep it on Percy. Now, we've already covered the basics of sword fighting and what-not. But since I am now a-... teacher, I have way more freedom to train you like proper warriors and be ready for the next attack."
He gestured around the room, at them sitting down with books and quills out. "We won't be staying in here," he said. "Obviously. Instead we'll be going down near the lake to have more ground and be in a more battle-like environment. We might even go in the forest for some exercises but no promises."
The son of Poseidon trudged to the door and stopped only in the frame to look at his friends. "Jason," he pointed at a big chest. "Could you carry that down stair, Frank please help him or something. Nico," he grinned at his cousin. "Get the other one, please." He turned to the whole class. "Everyone else, jog to the lake!"
There were a number of groans but many were smiling at seeing the change of the subject.
"Come on." Percy said as he picked up his own jog to the lake.
-.-
When everyone reached the lake, minus Jason, Frank and Nico, Percy stopped them and told them to take a run until a certain tree and then come back.
In the meantime, Percy and the demigods started to set up everything they would need to help teach the wizards in this useful but yet short lesson they had. Either way the material was going to stay set since his next class was seventh year and he would be teaching about the same things.
As he and Piper were setting up a stay dummy she picked up conversation. "So, how's it been?" She asked causally, already knowing the answer to that but still trying to have the son of Poseidon talk.
He shrugged. "Nothing too special." He admitted. "Just wizards are real and I hate my life."
She stopped working and stared at him but he didn't acknowledge it. "You don't hate your life." She tried softly adding love to it. "You'd hate Annabeth if you did."
He shook his head as he continued to set up. "I hate my life. Not the ones in it." He clarified.
"Don't say that." She soothed. "That just makes you seem suicidal."
He swallowed the lump down. "I'm not suicidal."
"Do you really believe that?" Another voice asked from behind him and Percy turned to see Jason standing there, Frank having gone to help Hazel and Nico as well. Clarissa was sharpening some blades and the students were still trying to reach the spot Percy had indicated.
Percy stopped working and stared at his friend with guilt. "My mind was clouded when we met Polybotes." He said.
Piper mildly remembered the time where Jason and Percy had fought the bane of Poseidon under water with the help of Percy's godly half-sister. But she knew nothing of Percy being suicidal during the whole of it.
"You're mind is also clouded in this moment." Jason reasoned. "The fact that Annabeth is hurt is clouding the way you feel about living."
Percy shook his head and continued working. "If I wanted to die I would have killed my self already." He told the son of Jupiter.
Jason didn't like the way he wasn't meeting his eyes and went ahead to grab Percy's arm and making him look at him. "Don't you dare!" He hissed, seeing the pained expression of the son of Poseidon.
The son of the sea god yanked his arm free. "Don't tell me what I can or cannot do." He said absently before walking away.
Piper looked at her boyfriend confused. "What were you talking about?"
Jason heaved a deep breath. "Asked me not to talk about it." He told her as he draped an arm over her shoulder. "It's his story to tell."
"Something to do with your encounter with Polybotes, isn't it?" She asked, not giving up.
He chuckled. "Don't worry about it Pipes." He said as he squeezed her shoulder.
"Don't worry?" Piper asked as she abruptly turned to face him. "The guy seems so depressed it's like he swapped personality with Nico. No offence to him, obviously. But seriously Jason, there's something wrong."
He gave her a peck on the lips and nodded. "I know." He said and went to join Percy.
"Hey, man." He said as he put a hand on his arm. "I'm sorry about before."
"Whatever." Percy mumbled, searching through swords. "Don't care."
"You obviously do care, otherwise you wouldn't be so pissed about it." Jason pointed out.
Percy turned and glared. "Can't someone be preoccupied without having you always on their tail?" He said a little too loudly. "It's annoying."
"Holy Zeus, Percy!" Jason exclaimed. "Didn't expect that turn of mood."
The son of Poseidon seemed almost as pissed as the day before. "That's the point!" He hissed. "You don't expect and yet you think you know everything. Well, I'm sorry but you don't. If I don't wanna share how I feel, deal with it and don't whine. Now please, let me teach this goddam class so it's over."
-.-
The seven demigods stood in a line with Percy in the middle and a little ahead of the, as the wizards all made a semicircle around them. When the last of the wizard took their place amongst their classmates Percy started again.
"So," he said. "This is going to be different from what I've done so far because we've got more variation in weapons and more people who can help you- what is it Hermione?"
"All of them are as good as you and the others?" She asked with a little suspicion in her voice.
Percy chuckled and nodded. "Of the little show Jason and I had the other day wasn't enough to prove it... there's something that might. Guys, little display of your power, please!" He said, turning around to face his friends.
Clarissa stepped up first brandishing her spear. "Don't ask me to show my power, Prissy." She snarled. "Unless you want a broken neck."
Percy raised his hands. "No need, and please, stop with the nickname."
She smirked. "In your dreams."
Frank stepped forward and as he did so his leg became way hairier and then he grew claws and his size reduced small so that he was as big as a dog, because in fact he was a dog, a husky to be precise. It didn't last seconds that he was back in his human form much to the wizard's astonishment.
Hazel raised her hands and a bunch of precious gems erupted from the ground and sprayed upwards, until they hit the ground again and sunk down back into the earth.
Nico didn't even move and Piper simply stepped forward and spoke: "don't judge my looks or anything else about me or my friends." She said with a lot of charmspeak. "Or you'll find yourself doing very embarrassing things."
"How exactly?" A Gryffindor asked.
Piper smiled sweetly. "Like this," she said. "Please, go ahead and jump into the water. It's lovely." She added with a fake and very innocent smile.
Frank chuckled but most wizards snorted, they were completely astonished when the grave Gryffindor broke apart from the group, hesitated for a split second before willingly jumping into the freezing lake.
The wizards' eyes were wide in awe and some of their mouths were hanging open.
The boy resurfaced the water and started flailing in it. Percy didn't waist a minute in jumping into his element and helping the boy back up, drying the both of them as he did so. He turned to Piper and sent her a half-hearted glare.
"Please don't do that again." He said. "That could have ended way worse." He looked back at his friends and seeing only Jason was left he turned back to the wizards, doubting he'd need to show more of his powers after what he had shown the other day.
The whole lot of them were trying to keep their powers in low profile, none of them ever really showing even half of how strong they actually were in fear of the wizards rejecting them in some sort of way or starting to fear them. Not that there was anything to fear from nine kids that claimed they were the children of the gods, had Dumbledore's approval on that, and showed freak-Ish powers to support their claims and that easily kicked anyone's ass any time they felt like it.
"So, as I was saying before," Percy continued. "There are way more things from you to choose from. But the first step is, do you wanna learn the Roman way of fighting or do you want to improve on your Greek one. Because so far what my friends and I have been teaching as been free throughout, being do Greek heritage ourselves. But if you're interested in the Roman style of fighting then there are three of us that will be taking over that part of the lesson."
He motioned for his friends to split amongst Romans and Greeks. "Now," he said, turning back to the wizards. "In case you want to learn the Roman way, please do join my friends, Jason, Hazel or frank. All of the, experienced in a wide range of weapons and I assure its going to be fun. All those that wish to continue for Greek, join Piper, Nico and Clarisse. I'll be switching from both groups to see how things are going. Now go on and choose."
-.-
"You're a good teacher." Frank commented as they made their way back to the classroom where the wizards had left their bags and where they needed to be for their next lessons with the seventh years.
Percy shrugged. "Am I?"
"You are." Piper reassured. "And not only did you make it intense, it was also fun. You can see it from their faces. Sweaty but content."
That brought a smile to Percy's lips. "I'm glad it was nice."
"Nice is an understatement," Jason said. "But we can work with that."
Percy chuckled a little before leaving it to a smile and made his way back to his classroom where a group of older teenagers was probably waiting for him for their first lesson of actual Defence Against the Dark Arts.
Maybe it wasn't going as bad as he had thought it would be. Maybe he could actually have some fun in this.
-.-
The son of Poseidon really didn't understand the logic behind the fact that it happened that night. The demigods were all having dinner, all huddled on the Gryffindor table where the four initial demigods had been sorted into when it happened all over agin like the first time.
Mr. Filch, the caretaker of the big school came limping into the room, his grubby cat trailing behind him as if he were a dog.
"Monsters in the proximity!" He yelled at the top of his lungs. "Monsters in proximity!"
Everyone already knew the drill and immediately stood up and worked together to move the tables to the sides. A certain few ran to get trunks of weapons and armour as Percy took his spot at the head of the room and had all eyes on him.
Now was the time all the months of training would add up to. This was the real test that would determine who was good enough and who wasn't. He had only had one day as an actual teacher but he was confident that if everyone gave it their best shot they would come victorious at the end of this. Luckily for him the classes he had taught had all been fifth year it higher, although he wasn't so sure he was going to let the fifth years even step into the battle field unless they really asked for it.
Fifth year and fourth years were meant to be the back up, in case any monster came through sixth and seventh year the other two would be able to protect the castle for first, second and third year.
That was what they had planned anyway.
The whole hall was quiet and had eyes only for the demigod son of Poseidon and he knew exactly what to do.
"Okay," he said. "Listen up."
A/N and that's a wrap!
And I wander if you know
how it really feels
to be left outside alone
when its cold out here
well maybe you should know
just how it feels
to be left outside alone
to be left outside alone
I tell ya...
all my life I've been waiting
for you to bring a fairytale my way
been living in a fantasy without meaning
it's not okay I don't feel safe
I need to pray
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Sorry about that...
So tell me how that was, I love reviews and whatever you have to say bcs it always helps and motivates me to write more!
I'm not saying you have to review but it'd be awesome if you did! I swear, waking up and reading all that you guys write just is the best thing ever, and that was wrong English but whatever!
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To those that follow my other story, I need to apologise for the delay of the chapter bcs I fucked up on that. I made the document but totally forgot to update it on the story, silly mistake but I always rush things and I'm not promising it won't happen again.
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Last thing but totally not the least, possibly the best!
This story reached 300+ followers and holy crap that's amazing! And it's got over 350+ reviews which is wicked! Thank you to all of those that follow this story, it means so freaking much.
That sounded cheesy but whatever,
Good Night y'all
Hunter