Hi I'm alive. Here's a chapter because why not. You guys deserve it and I was feelign guilty lol...and yes my writing style changed a little. Um...no explanation available for why. Sorry it's short but I need filler and I have no desire to go searching for the specific chapters in the books that I need at the moment.

"Nico!" Jason yelped loudly as Nico popped up behind him.

Madame Pierce stuck her head around anearby shelf. "Shh!"

"Sorry!" Jason whispered back, before turning to glare at Nico. "Seriously, dude?"

"Heh."

"Oh my gods Nico..."

Piper, Leo, and Hermione quietly laughed. Jason buried his head in his hands.

Nico smirked. "Frank just wanted me to come ask you if he can get some lightning magic, someting about...you know." He glanced at Hermione's side of the table. "Wanted to see if lightning would make the thing poof faster then Leo burning down the forest."

"Dude, I do air. Thalia does lightning."

'You can still summon some. Now c'mon or Percy will do something stupider then trying to drown it."

Jason sighed but followed. Leo glanced at Piper too before dashing after them.

Piper leaned back. "Well, they'll be busy for awhile."

"What even are they doing?" Hermione asked.

"Fighting a bunch of those spiders or something ,probably." Piper fibbed. "Wouldn't be the first time. The boys get bored fast and those spiders keep trying to attack our camp."

"Are you sure you're alright in there?" Hermione asked worridly. "It can't be very safe in the Forbidden Forest..."

"We're alright, we have some spells up and stuff." Piper shrugged. "Some of the guys just like to pick fights. They'll usually be fine, of course, but I personally think they're just asking for trouble." She said as she flipped through her textbook.

"So, what's the incarnation for Bat-Bogey Hex again?"

Hazel had made a friend in Luna Lovegood. The duo were both viewed as rather unconventional and this their friendship was founded. And with Ginny Weasley joining tem on occasion and her own personal history of being treated unfairly by society, the girls were quite the trio.

And Luna and Ginny were definitely impressed by Arion. They trrio may or may not have snuck out on a few moonlit nights to take a ride around the grounds.

They also most definitely did not use a memory charm or two on Hagrid and they totally didn't attempt a few memory charms on Fang as well. Although that one time Nico caught them out and about and ended up joining them was most definitely memorable...

"Hazel?"

Hazel and her friends had been taking turns riding Arion around the Quidditch pitch when Hazel heard her brother's voice.

"Nico? What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Huh? I don't see anyon- Agh!" Luna yelped as Nico stepped out from the shadows.

"Sorry. Couldn't sleep, heard you guys and Arion, decided to watch." He shrugged.

Ginny pointed her wand at him. "Say one word and-"

"No need. I don't want to explain why I"m not sleeping like Will told me to either." Nico held up his hands in mild defense.

Hazel rolled her eyes. "You should sleep."

"Hmm. Maybe. Watching you guys riding Arion at a slower speed then normal is more fun."

"Wanna join us?" Hazel grinned.

Nico took a step back. "Um, no thanks-"

Arion was not pleased at being called "slow" and went off with Nico for a lap or two, Hazel and her friends laughing and chasing after them as Nico swore that he would never go near the Pitch at night again as long as Arion was around and the moon was bright.

Draco was suspicious.

He knew something was up with those Academy kids

He just didn't know what.