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Wow, 2k + views? 500 views in one day? Y'know, I might actually have to consider rewriting some of the chapters now...Anyways, here's the next part! Please let me know in the comments what you think and don't forget to check out the poll on my profile and my new oneshot series based in Percy Jackson's world of Camp Half-Blood!
Also, as a reminder, I am NOT doing any accents. Thank you very much for your understanding.
I might also make a proper beginning chapter with misc. info and stuff. But I'm really lazy to type it all out...so...uh...heh. Sorry.
Percy's POV
Percy lounged in a chair by the fireplace, watching everyone else. Fleur Delacour was fiddling with the skirt of her uniform. Viktor Krum was pacing.
"How can you be so calm?" Krum finally burst out at Percy, who shrugged. "This tournament can and has killed in the past!"
"Dude, I just finished beating up Dirt Face, compared to her this is gonna be a cinch. Besides, the first thing I fought was a M-um, man-beast thingy that apparently I wasn't supposed to be able to take down. I think I'll be fine." Percy chided himself internally, he'd almost said Minotaur, and that wouldn't have been good.
"Dirt Face? Who is this Dirt Face?" Delacour quizzed.
"Oh, just a nickname for a particularly annoying figure that was pretty annoying. Glad that's over with, now I can finally relax." Percy yawned, the warm fire was making him sleepy.
Cedric Diggory appeared through the doorway. "Well, this will be fun...I suppose..." He glanced around the room, extremely unaware that he had a large piece of bread still i his hand. Percy pointed it out and Cedric quickly devoured it, face red.
"So..." Percy started to say, as suddenly what he could only assuem to be the judges, several teachers, the headmasters/mistress, and one Harry Potter flooded the room.
Professor Brunner moved over to Percy's side. "It appears we have a fifth champion. Change of plans-you're now in charge of keepign an eye on your lookalike, I'm sure Jason won't mind switching jobs with you." he said in Greek. Percy tried not to groan.
"Professor Brunner! Would you please give your insight on this revelation?" Dumbledore asked loudly.
"But he's a centaur! What good is-" But Dumbledore cut Karkaroff off with a wave of his hand. "Professor Chiron Brunner is well versed in odd occurrences. For example, one of the students he brought with him was a tree for several years." Many in the room, besides Percy, Chiron, and Dumbledore, gasped at this.
Chiron nodded. "It is true. One of those I brought was a tree for quite a while." He observed Harry. "Did you put your name in the Goblet, or id you have anyone put it in for you?"
Harry shook his head vigorously.
"Is he known for lying?" Chiron asked Dumbledore, who shook his head as well. "Then it's settled. Harry Potter could not have put his name in. Someone must have tried to sabatoge him."
"But who? and why?" Percy wondered.
"The boy is underage, nor is he a student of New World, the only school allowed to let those underage enter. He should not compete, he is not ready." A man that Percy guessed to be a judge said. He was pretty sure at some point Dumbledore had said his name but of course with his ADHD he hadn't paid attention.
Karkaroff stroked his hair back. "Perhaps we should call off the Tournament.."
"We have all been hoping to be chosen for weeks and weeks! The honor for our schools! A thousand Galleons prize money — this is a chance many would die for! Calling it off, after all this time, would be such a disappointment!" Fleur exclaimed.
"Miss Delacour is correct. Furthermore, being chosen is a binding contract. All 5 will have to participate." Dumbledore said firmly.
Percy blinked. "I thought you had to swear on the Styx before anything was completely binding?" He asked Chiron in Greek.
"Remember, this is Hecate's world. They have other ways to make binding contracts besides the Styx." CHiron reminded him gently.
"What is this language you keep mumbling in?" The Beauxbaton headmistress, a tall half-giant of a woman, asked. "Surely it is more polite to speak in English, unless you are keeping something hidden from us!"
"Percy, as well as many of my students, is part Greek. It is common to slip into the language at our school, where almost all books are exclusively in Greek or Latin." Chiron explained.
Karkaroff was going to say something (probably about how they were an American school, Percy thought) but Dumbledore cut him off. "They have their customs and ways, now let them be. Now, all 5 of you champions..." Dumbledore started talking but Percy's mind soon started to wander. In fact, Chiron had to nudge him several times before Percy realized that everyone was leaving the room. "Go join the others. We will discuss this further at a later time." Chiron said in an undertone as Percy reentered the Great Hall.
Although many of the students had left or were leaving, all the New World students were still waiting, clumped together near the double doors. Percy went to join them.
"Did you hear? Harry's also a champion!" Annabeth told him what had happened after Percy'd been called up.
"On the bright side, we're all allowed to give you help. The adults never said students couldn't help students. So maybe you won't face an early death." Nico, for once, tried to look on the bright side. Everyone stared at him. "What? I got in there the moment I saw al lthe teachers making for that room with Percy the Second in tow."
"I didn't see you though..." Percy wondered.
Nico sighed. "Shadows. Connors. Son of Hades. People concentrating on everything but the cornor of the room hidden by a giant chair and the lower half of a centaur. What do you not get about that?"
"..You mean...You and Professor Brunner..." Hazel stuttered.
"It was unplanned but I figured it was better then sitting around. Plus, it wasn't exactly hard.." Nico shrugged.
Will looked annoyed. "I told you, no more of that stuff! You could've passed out!"
"I didn't. And anyways, I had rest. I'm totally fi-" The boy suddenly collapsed and Piper and Lou Ellen had to catch him. "O-kay. I think it's time to head back to camp.." Piper grimaced. "Boys, a little help here? Just because he's literally a sack of bones doesn't mean he's totally weightless..."
Jason, Percy, and Frank glanced at each other before Frank stepped forward and picked up Nico. "Ok, let's get out of here, people are staring." he swallowed nervously, glancing at the handful of students lingering in the entrance.
The others agreed and the group departed the Great Hall, heading across the grounds towards the Forbidden Forest.
Guess who forgot the whole point of the story? Um...yeah...I'll work on a proper intro tomorrow. Stay alert for it, it'll be in Chiron's viewpoint and will go before the other already-written chapters. I might also rewrite some stuff here and there in the other chapters but not by much. Anyways, thanks for reading and feel free to leave a comment!
P.S. I might not update anything for a day or two, we'll see. I want to fine tune these first parts a little first :)
