Chapter 6
"And yeah, that's the story," Nico finished.
"Wow," said Percy, impressed. "That's cool!" The rest of the demigods, nodded.
"Wait," Annabeth said. "If you've been going for the past seven years, how have we not noticed you leaving camp?"
Will answered this time. "You see, we used this device called a time-turner. It turns back time, so we can redo everything, and be in two places at once. You know," Will continued sheepishly. "It took three turns back for us to win the war against Gaea."
"What!" the demigods cried. "Isn't that cheating?" Frank asked.
"Well, you were dead the first time, do you want to be?" Nico snapped.
Everyone was silent. The trolley came around and offered snacks, and Percy jumped on it, buying at least three of anything. The whole room stared at him.
"What?" He mumbled with his mouth full. "I'm hungry!" Annabeth sighed, and Jason laughed.
After a few hours of questions and answers, the other students around the train started buzzing.
"What's going on?" Hazel asked nervously.
"Oh, it's time to get changed into robes. We must be almost there," Will answered.
Everyone changed into the school robes, and soon enough the whistle had blown to signal the end of the ride, and the demigods were outside, standing in front of a number of horseless carriages. Although, all of the demigods could see skeleton horses attached to them. Every student except for the first years hopped inside one, and they took off.
The carriages only held eight people though, so Percy and Jason boarded a different carriage. Sitting inside already were Draco Malfoy, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and Harry Potter.
"Oh hi," Jason mumbled, and Harry just glared at him. The ride to the castle was filled with awkward isolation. Nobody attempted conversation, but they were indeed talking to themselves occasionally.
Jason looked around at the others, taking notes. The kid with pale skin and white blond hair looked mean, he kept mumbling to himself and making faces. When he caught Jason, staring he glared at him, and Jason immediately looked away and moved on. The girl with sitting next to the mean kid seemed strange. She wore radish earrings and kept waving above her head, mumbling something about Wrackspurts. The round boy next to her was fidgeting nervously, Hermione had her nose buried in a book, and Ron was fiddling with his wand. All this time, Harry was watching the newcomers carefully, eyeing their every move. His only wish was the that he could be watching the others too.
The carriages arrived in front of the front gates, and all the students stepped out, chattering excitedly, for even though they had seen this so many times, no sight could compare to Hogwarts at night. The giant doors opened, and Professor "MacGone Seagull" stepped out in emerald green robes and a matching hat.
"Come inside," she stated. "The first years will be sorted soon." She ushered everyone inside, stopping the eight new demigods when they tried to pass. "You eight," she commanded, "come with me. You will be sorted after the first years and taken to dinner, where you must sit with your house. Sol and D' Angelo, explain everything while we get settled down."
She left the room with her robes flowing behind her. "She's cool," Percy said simply, and his friends giggled.
"It's simple," Will started, and explained Houses and House Points, along with Quidditch and other activities. He told them they would all be sorted into different houses, and soon enough, all was done, and Will and Nico had entered the Great Hall, leaving the newcomers standing in the hall.
The door slammed open and Professor McGonagall stepped out. "You may enter."