Percy's POV:

I got up early in the morning at 7:00 straight. I was supposed to go on a quest to a school called Hogwarts and I didn't want to be late.

Chiron gathered the nine that were going on the quest to the Big House to discuss our identity stuff. He said, pacing, "Teleport to King's Cross station in London and look for a 15-year-old with jet-black hair and green eyes. When the wizards ask what school you are in, just say you are in Hecate's School of Magic. Tell them you are exchange students and ask for Platform 9 ¾. Even though Percy, you are 16, all nine of you will all be taking fifth-year classes in Hogwarts to protect Harry Potter. Got it?"

We nodded our heads.

Chiron continued, "You will be blessed by Hecate before going into the school so that you will have much magic knowledge. Hecate will give you all your supplies."

I stumbled back a bit. Who knew I was going to be blessed by that many immortals? Anyway, I opened a vortex for Thalia and Nico to teleport. I waved to Chiron. Chaos was probably talking about her when he said we needed a goddess' help.

The next moment, we were at King's Cross station. We appeared in front of Hecate, who was there waiting for us.

"Demigods." She spoke. "As you probably know, I have come to bless you before your quest." A warm light surrounded us. "Here are your wands." Hecate looked directly at me. "Your wand is wood from the Void and a very tiny part of the essence of the primordials that blessed you and your father." She looked at Thalia. "Your wand is made of pinewood—the wood from your pine tree, if you ask—and is made from a feather from a phoenix." Then she looked at Nico. "Your wand is made from Stygian Iron and has the essence of the dead in it." Hecate studied Annabeth. "Your wand has an owl's feather and is made from beechwood." She looked at Jason. "Your wand has a feather of an eagle and is made of royal wood. She stared at Frank. "Your wand has parts of all animals in it." She looked at Leo. "You have a wand with a easily burnt firewood." She looked at Piper. "Your wand has pink feathers with sturdy wood." Lastly, she looked at Hazel. "You have a carefully crafted thin flexible wood with the essence of magic. Hecate surveyed us. "Good luck. And remember, Voldemort believes that 7 is the most powerful magic number."

Nico and I were laughing our heads off because Thalia's wand was made of a piece of wood from her pine tree.

"Oh, very funny." She snapped, and she shot a tiny bolt of lightning that shocked us both.

"Jeez, Thalia," I said between cries of laughter. "You don't need to snap at us."

After we calmed down, I searched the station for Harry Potter. Jet-black hair...green eyes...

"Aha!" Thalia found the boy called Harry Potter. "Excuse me, are you Harry Potter?"

He looked surprised. "Yes, are you wizards?"

Thalia looked confused for a moment, then quickly covered it up. "How do you get to Platform 9 ¾? We are exchange students from Hecate's School of Magic.

I think Harry was confused that we didn't know who he was, but he took us to a plump red-haired woman and her 3 children, I think, with a blond-haired person.

"Excuse me," I cleared my throat. "But which of you is Ron Weasley or Hermione Granger? We are exchange students from Hecate's School of Magic." I repeated.

Mrs. Weasley, being her usual self, responded, pointing to the second-shortest wizard and the blond-haired person, "This is Ron Weasley, and this is Hermione Granger."

From my experience, most blond-haired people are very smart. I guess she is too, considering she has a book in her hand.

"Now how do we get to Platform 9 ¾?" Nico asked impatiently.

"Oh, you just run through the bricks between platforms 9 and 10."

"What?!"

"I'll demonstrate," Ron said obnoxiously.

He ran through the bricks. I closed my eyes and prepared for a loud crunch! Surprisingly, he disappeared.

The siblings, who introduced themselves as Fred, George, and Ginny Weasley, all ran through the bricks too. This time, I looked. They just ran right through the bricks! Then Harry Potter went too. The same thing happened!

"See, no harm done." Mrs. Weasley patted our heads. "Time for you guys to go. It's best to do it in a run if you're nervous."

I braced myself and ran into the barrier as I prepared myself to slam against the wall. Nothing happened.

I opened my eyes and saw that we were, in fact, in Platform 9 ¾! There was a train called the Hogwarts Express. Soon after, Nico and Thalia came in too.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Thalia, Nico, Jason, Piper, Leo, Frank, Hazel, Annabeth and I found an empty compartment. Ron and Hermione said they were going to do prefect duties, whatever that is.

After they got back, I questioned, "How's Hogwarts?"

"Well, it's great," Hermoine replied. "Once students get there, they get sorted into a house based on their personality, etc. There are four different houses-Gryffindor for the brave, Ravenclaw for the smart, Hufflepuff for their loyalty, and Slytherin for their cunning. We're all in Gryffindor, although the hat considered putting me into Ravenclaw."

"Interesting." Nico tapped his chin. "What house do you think we'll be in?"

"We'll have to learn more about you."

After that, they sat in awkward silence.

"So, you're exchange students from America?" Hermione asked, attempting to start a conversation again.

"Yes, are you guys in your fifth year?"

"Yep." Ron said, popping the 'p'.

"We're in the fifth year too."

Harry said, "I've heard there's a new DADA teacher, Professor Dolores Umbridge. She comes from the ministry, I think."

Hermione shrugged. "I hope she's a decent teacher."

"Wait, she comes from the ministry?" I asked.

"Yes."

So that's who the professor is. Looks like we will have to stop her.

I said, "She's a bad teacher and we'll have to stop her from doing something, as far as I know."

"How'd you know?" Hermione seemed offended because I insulted a teacher.

I quickly covered my mouth while the others glared daggers at me..

"N-Nothing. Don't w-worry." I stuttered while Harry, Ron, and Hermione had skeptical looks.

Thalia said suddenly, "I have to do something. Περάστε μου μια δραχμή."

I knew what she was going to do immediately, so I slipped her a drachma.

Harry's POV:

I decided to follow Thalia. I lied to the demigods, "I'm going to the bathroom."

I heard Thalia at the last compartment of the train. I pressed my ears to the compartment while crouching down.

"O Iris, goddess of the rainbow, show me Chiron at Camp Half-Blood." I heard Thalia say.

Who's Iris? Who's Chiron? What's Camp Half-Blood?

After that, they began to speak in a foreign language.

"Πώς πηγαίνει η αναζήτηση; (How's the quest going?)" A new voice asked, it probably was Chiron, whatever they were saying.

"Πάει μια χαρά. Έχουμε ήδη γνωρίσει τον Χάρι Πότερ και τους φίλους του. Μας έχουν ήδη πει λίγα για το Χόγκουαρτς. (It is going well. We have already met Harry Potter and his friends. They've already told us a little about Hogwarts.)" Thalia replied.

After a while of hearing them speak this foreign language, I gave up. It was pointless to keep listening. I quickly slithered back into the compartment.

Since the other exchange students were in our presence, I didn't tell this to Ron and Hermione right now.

When Thalia came in, I announced, "Switch on your robes, we're almost there."