The two demi-gods quickly took off, Nico forgetting about getting their money. Meaning Will had to pull him to the bank, making him whine and try to run. He didn't want to have to deal with goblins, he already had too much work from his father.

"Mr. Di Angelo, it's an honor to have you at our bank!" Shit. Nico scowled, looking at the goblin that appeared in front of them to usher them through the door, many patrons stopped in their exchange, including a half giant and a young wizard with a scar on his forehead.

Will laughed at Nico's expression, smirking at him.

"I'm sorry for his rudeness! I'm his husband. I was wondering if we could get some money from the vault? We were told it would be here and We're new to the wizarding world." Will quickly stepped in, physically shielding Nico from the shorter creature. The goblin rose an eyebrow, eyes peering over their glasses in confusion and curiosity.

Nico scoffed in frustration and pulled out his key, shoving it forward into Will's hands as he hid his face in his shoulder, blinking away tears at the mention of his mother. It was years ago, but after everything, it always hurt.

Will sighed and gave the goblin the key, following the creature of fortune and quietly checking on Nico as they headed to the vault.

After getting their money, plenty of drachmas and a few weapons that were hidden by the most, the two demi-gods went on to start shopping. They went with the most basic stuff first and since Will was the one who could read relatively properly he had the list.

"Which do you want to get first?" Will asked Nico after looking at the supplies list. He was secretly hoping they'd get trunks first, and smiled when his small husband suggested getting the trunks to carry their stuff. With a nod, the son of Apollo pulled his son of Hades to the store they'd get their first bit of supplies from. Flourish and Blotts, the bookstore.

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Getting trunks was easy, they just had to explain that they were Hogwarts students, then they just had to pay before looking for books. Which left Will looking for the correct covers in English. Nico, annoyed and frustrated with having a hard time reading, growled and scowled, stocking off somewhere into the darker back of the bookstore. Abandoning his husband and walking around aimlessly. Eventually, he found a book of Latin, and another of Italian. He smiled a little and grabbed both, hoping he could use them to help Will's Italian. The poor texan was horrible at it, and it was absolutely adorable.

"Ack! Sorry!" Nico had just turned from the books, carrying both before walking into another person carrying books.

Nico blushed as he stumbled, catching himself and his books after years of training his body and fighting monsters. He noticed that the girl in front of him Couldn't catch herself, or her large pile of books. So he grabbed her wrist before she could hit the ground and get injured. Her skin was a light color, almost tanned. But it was clearly not, she looked like his sister, and if she hadn't had the British accent when she spoke or looked so much younger, he would've thought Hecate brother her to the wixen/wizarding world after them.

"I'm so sorry! I couldn't see infront of me and I just walked right into you!" The girl was rambling, blushing in embarrassment. She rushed to pick up her books, Nico silently helping her and squinting at the covers. It took a while to differentiate, but he noticed that she had Hogwarts course books.

"It's ok, accidents happen." Nico brushed it off with a practiced smile, one he'd learn to use often at Camp Jupiter as an ambassador of Pluto.

"Are you a Hogwarts students too?" She paused, surprised by his accent and his question. He looked older than her by a good few years, which confused her. She frowned, taking the books Nico handed her.

"Er- Yes, I'm going to be a first year. What about you?"

Nico blushed, internally panicking at the question and keeping his books close to his chest, hiding his cheeks slightly with the covers.

"Y- Yeah, I got my letter super late so a friend and I are both first years together...Do you think you could help me get our books? We've never been here before and I can't read English very well." He felt embarrassed to ask a girl younger than him, but she seemed to brighten and nod, making him smile. She reminded him of both his sister and Annabeth. They were both very intelligent, and only a child of Athena could get that excited over books.

"I'm Hermione Granger by the way!"

Nico actually smiled, lowering his books when he managed to stop blushing. She had her hand outstretched and out of courtesy, he shook it.

"Nico Di Angelo."

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Getting back to Will was easy, Nico could spot his favorite son of Apollo anywhere, and he took hold of his hand when he was close enough to.

Will turned and looked at the smaller male, looking at Hermione in pleasant surprise.

"She's a Hogwarts student too, I asked her to help us get our books since we're dyslexic." Nico explained, nuzzling his face against Will's neck affectionately, feeling a little shy with an audience of around them.

"Thanks so much for the help! I'm Will Solace, Nico's husband." The small Italian blushed furiously, even more embarrassed and practically clutching onto Will's flanneled sleeve.

"Stupid Healer, I wasn't gonna tell her!" Will frowned, gently patting Nico's head. He sighed, quickly kissing his forehead when the other looked up at him. "Sorry Neeks..."

"But you look older than me only by a few years?" Hermione asked confused, unbothered by their relationship but more curious. How could they have gotten married?

"Well... We've loved each other for a while, and it's pretty common in our community to marry early." Will was rushing for an answer that made sense, he was lying and hoping she wouldn't notice, but the girl just ignored that. She let out a sigh and a shrug, having already gotten her books she thankfully knew where they'd be.

"Alright, reasonable answer. Now, how about we get your Hogwarts books?"