Wow, 1k+ views already? Well, that was fast. Anyways, thank you guys for reading-I almost got a heart attack when I got 300+ views on day 3 and the fact that this is pretty popular (to me at least) is pretty much what's motivating me.

I'm planning on putting more time between posts, since I'm also working on another fanfic HP/PJO crossover. Feel free to check that out-it's called "After the Wars".

I should stop putting war in the titles...

Disclaimer: I don't own anything in the HP/PJO universes.

Piper's POV

DADA was...interesting to say the least.

Sometime between the end of Herbology and the start of DADA, Nico had managed to rid himself of the Bouncing Bulbs and was now standing with Jason, Leo, and herself, waiting with the other fourth-year Hogwarts students. However, he still bore evidence of his misfortunes in Herbology, as he still had several nasty-looking bruises.

Jason grinned at Nico. "Hey Nico, this should be right up your alley. DADA-Defense Against the Dark Arts."

"Yeah. Maybe you should teach it. After all, isn't your dad-" Leo was cut off by Piper slugging him in the arm and hissing, "Remember what we talked about earlier?" LEo's face blushed red for a second before his signature grin came back. Piper glanced around and saw a bushy-haired girl, the same one that had been talking to some of her friends at the Gryffindor table, glance at them and go back to talking with two boys, one with bright red hair and the other with black hair.

The doors to the classroom opened and a man that looked like he'd been through several stints in the military stood there, observing the crowd. "Alright, alright, hurry up and get in. We've got a lot to learn and I only got one year to teach y'all." he said.

"One year?" Jason asked, curiously.

The man harrumphed. "My name is Professor Moody, and I'm here because Dumbledore needed a teacher. I'm only temporary, once the year's up I'm heading back into retirement. Now get in here, all of you."

The students hurried in. Jason and Piper sat together at one desk, Leo sat with a Ravenclaw boy who looked less then pleased, and Nico got stuck with the bushy-haired girl.

"Now listen carefully. Dumbledore thinks that Voldemort's coming back. He wants you all to be prepared for what's to come. CONSTANT VIGILANCE!" he shouted, making several students jump, Piper included. "You've got to be prepared. You've got to know what to expect. Now, does anyone know what the three Unforgivable curses are?"

Bushy-hair raised her hand. Moody called on her.

"T-the Imperius curse." she stuttered.

"Correct." He pulled out a spider in a jar. Tipping it out onto the teacher's desk, he then pointed his wand at it and said, "Imperio!"

The spider stopped running around and followed the movements of his wand. "Now, the three Unforgivable are banned by the Ministry. However, you need to know what these curses look like, what to expect. You're not even supposed to know about these until your 6th year, well, if the Dark Lord is rising...CONSTANT VIGILANCE!" he roared again, making several students yelp in surprise and one Gryffindor boy to tumble out of his chair. Piper winced. This man was making her feel extremely uneasy.

Moody moved the spider around the room. A few girls shrieked. The red haired boy the bushy-haired girl had been talking to looked petrified. Piper guessed he didn't like spiders, just like Annabeth. "Now now, it's alright. Or is it? The Imperius curse controls anyone who is hit by it. That is why it is unforgivable. Who knows another one?"

A round-faced Gryffindor boy raised his hand. "T=the Cruciatus c-curse." He whispered.

"That's right. Neville Longbottom, isn't it? Ah yes. I remember. Your parents were both hit by it." He raised his wand and shouted, "Crucio!"

The spider looked like it was in agony, it flipped around, waving its legs into the air. Neville looked aghast.

"The Cruciatus curse tortures the victim, endlessly, until the curse it removed. It can kill, it can take people into insanity...Now, there's one more. Who knows what it is?"

The bushy-haired girl raised her hand again. "The Killing Curse." she whispered, eyes wide.

"Avada Kedava!" The spider twitched and was no more. Moody swept it off the desk. "That is correct. None have survived...except one. And he is sitting here, right in front of me." He pointed his finger at the black-haired boy. "Harry Potter, the Boy who Lived."

Pier glanced at Harry. He looked a little nervous and somewhat terrified, his hands were gripping the chair so hard that his knuckles were white.

"Now. . . those three curses - Avada Kedavra, Imperius, and Cruciatus - are known as the Unforgivable Curses. The use of any one of them on a fellow human being is enough to earn a life sentence in Azkaban. That's what you're up against. That's what I've got to teach you to fight. You need preparing. You need arming. But most of all, you need to practice constant, never-ceasing vigilance. Get out your quills. . . copy this down. . . ." The sound of quails scratching across parchment filled the room. Piper and her friends copied what he'd said down in Greek.

Finally, an hour later, Moody called out, "Class is dismissed. Remember, CONSTANT VIGILANCE!" Moody shouted, the students hurriedly leaving, except for Neville, who stayed back with Professor Moody to discuss something.

"Man, that was...a little scary. Got any dirt on him, Nico?" Jason asked as the four walked throug hthe hallways.

Nico snorted. "I'm the King of Ghosts, Jason. Not the King of Reading Peoples' Minds. But there's definitely something off about him..."

"Well, at least we're done for today. We don't have anything until dinner...So I guess we can do anything we want?" Jason asked.

"We could explore the castle." Piper shrugged.

"Nah, tinkering's more fun." Leo countered.

"I heard that one of the teachers is a ghost, I should probably go find him and tell him not to start bowing or something." Nico muttered as the ghost of a beautiful lady floated past, bowing to Nico and mumbling, "My Lord", before drifting off again.

Jason laughed. "Yeah, that's probably a good idea. I'm gonna go find Percy. Maybe we can spar or something. See ya!" He headed off down the staircases.

Piper waved at the others, deciding to just walk around. She had at least two or three hours before dinner, and as long as she didn't wander too far she should be fine...right?

Turning a cornor, she came face-to-face with the bushy haired girl from earlier. "Oh, er, hello." Piper said, awkwardly.

"Oh hullo. Oh hey, you're one of the New World students, right?"" Piper nodded. "I'm Hermoine Granger."

"Piper McLean." Piper took the hand the girl was offering.

"McLean, hey, isn't that the name of that actor Tristan McLean?"

Piper nodded. "Yeah, he's my dad." Then she realized something. "Wait, I thought electronics and stuff weren't really a wizarding thing..?"

"It isn't, you're right. But I'm a Muggle-born. I grew up with Muggle parents and I spend summers with them. They took me to see one of his movies once." Hermione agreed. "But I didn't know he was a wizard...Or is it your mom?"

Piper managed to force a smile. "No, my dad's a mor-I mean, muggle. I'm a half-blood."

"Well, at least you don't have to deal with mudblood insults. But it's still pretty cool your dad is famous."

"Yeah, but it means that he doesn't spend a lot of time at home. I stay at school most of the time, even during summer." Piper said. Which was actually pretty ture. She wondered if charmspeak or the Mist worked on wizards and witches, she might have to use it if she accidentally started revealing too much. Maybe she could try it with Hermione, then she'd know for sure.

Luckily, Hermione didn't ask any more quesiton. "Would you like a tour of the school?" she offered. "Harry and Ron went off to Hagrid's so I'm free right now." she added.

Piper brightened up. "Sure, that would be great!" A guide would keep her from getting completely lost. Plus...maybe she could learn something from this girl, she seemed a lot like Annabeth.

The two girls continued down the hall, in the directio nPiper had been going, with Hermione talking about Hogwarts' history and discussing various aspects of the castle as they went.

Any viewpoints you guys want to see? Let me know! I'm planning on doing one in Ron's viewpoint next.