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Chapter 13- Yule Ball

Voldemort crouched down, trying to avert his eyes from the fiery titan. Hyperion boomed in anger, "WHY DID YOU DISOBEY MY ORDERS?!"

He gritted through his clenched teeth, "Potter is mine. I deserve my revenge. And besides, I wanted to see those demigods for myself."

"Why do you think you deserve revenge on Potter when I haven't gotten my revenge on Jackson and Chase?" shouted Atlas.

He continued, "I'm still carrying the stupid sky and you are lucky that I don't have the energy to solidify myself here!"

Voldemort questioned, "How can you be in two places at once? That is some great power."

"I transmit my consciousness here, of course. Hmm, my friends Set told me he cast a deal with you, no?"

"He did, per your orders."

"Yes, cause I knew you might have disobeyed us. Can't let you kill one of our assets now can I?"

Hyperion hummed to himself, "You know I do remember creating a body for you, Voldemort (what a horrid name), out of bones and blood and sweat. You should be lucky Circe and Pasiphaë knew that spell." (Circe is from the Sea of Monsters. And if you don't remember, like me, Pasiphae is the evil sorceress that protected the elevator to Tartarus in HoH. Hazel defeated her. Go Hazel!)

Atlas nodded, "Yes, good thing we have such connections. You did come to the right Titans, Voldeport."

Voldemort snarled, "It is Voldemort."

The Titans ignored him and continued their speech. Hyperion nodded, "Now, you must repay us. Go kill Annabeth Chase!"

Atlas added, "And Percy Jackson and the rest of those measly demigods!"

Meanwhile…

Harry

It was a study hall and Snape was watching us carefully with an eagle eye. The Yule Ball was tomorrow and yet Ron and I haven't gotten dates yet.

We plopped down on the bench and Ron exclaimed, "This is mad. At this rate we'll be the

only ones in our year without dates."

Snape came and smacked Ron in the head with a book for talking so loudly. My best friend's hand instantly flew to the wound and he mumbled, "Owww."
We glanced to see Snape going off into a different direction. Ron quickly added, "Well us and Neville!"

I answered, "But then again he can take himself."

Hermione interjected, "It might interest you to know that Neville's already got someone."

Ron gasped, "Now I'm really depressed. Neville got a date before us."

"Then again. He knows the Americans pretty well. They do make one instantly popular."

Fred who was eavesdropping nearby passed me a note. I read to Ron, "Get a move on or all the good ones will have gone!"

Ron whispered, "What could he be ranting off about?"

"Girls. We need to get a date as quickly as possible."

Ron nodded in understandment and cleared his throat, directing his attention to Hermione. He stated, "Well Hermione, you're a girl."

She rolled her eyes, "Oh well spotted."

"Come on. It's one thing for a bloke to show up alone. For a girl it's just sad."

Hermione dropped her quill and said menacingly, "I won't be going alone because believe it or not someone's asked me. And I. Said. Yes."

Hermione stormed off, leaving us boys confused in our prior shell.

Ron mumbled, "Bloody hell. What is her problem? Anyway. Look. Tonight when we get back to the common room, we'll both have partners. Agreed?"

"Agreed."

Some time passes

I stared dejectedly at my shoes as I approached Ron near the fireplace. He glanced at me, silently asking, Well?

"I tried asking Cho out. But she already is going with someone. How about you?"

"Well mate." Ron was breathing shakily, as if reliving something really bad.

"I tried asking Fleur."

"And?"

"I don't know. I just sort of ran."

Hermione popped out of nowhere and interrupted us once again, "Of course she was no. Besides, she is already going out with a boy from Durmstrang. Roger Davies, I think."

Ron shrugged, "We could ask the Americans?"

I shook my head, "No most of them are already dating. There is no chance any of them would be willing to go with us."

I watched as I saw Parvati Patil walk past. I shook Ron, "That's it!"

"What?"

"Let's ask Parvati."

"Are you bloody serious?"

"As serious as I can be. Here."

I approached Parvati, hoping to catch her alone. But of course, she was with Lavender. I cleared my throat and mumbled, "Parvati, would you like to go to the dance with me?"

Lavender and Parvati glanced at each other and started laughing. Parvati nodded, "I would love to go the dance with you, Harry."

Before she could leave, I quickly grabbed her arm, "Could you please ask your sister, Padma, if she would like to go with Ron?"

"I'm sure she would." Lavender and Parvati giggled once more and left, probably to gush about me. I returned to an extremely pale Ron. I nudged his foot and whispered, "I got you a date with Padma Patil."

"Thanks, mate. But, I just got a parcel from mum." Next to his feet was a box, partly opened with a something spilling out. Ron kicked it and I took the box. I flung open the lid and saw a green dress with white frills.

"What are they?"

"Dress robes. They are horrible, bloody horrible."

"I suppose they are more traditional."

"Traditional? They're ancient! They look like something my great aunt Tessie would wear."

Ron took the dress robes and sniffed it. "They smell like my great aunt."
With pleading eyes, Ron begged, "Murder me Harry."

(Later On)

"Ron hurry up!" I exclaimed exasperatedly. Ron was still in the bathroom, getting his dress robes on. Ron tentatively looked out for anyone. Once he found out I was alone, he came out with his oversized dress robes. He grunted, "These shouldn't even be clothes. I mean look at you. Now, that's dress robes. Would you like to trade?"

I was in a more modern suit and I shook my head and dragged Ron to the bottom of the stairs near the Great Hall where the Yule Ball was to be. There was a huge crowd milling in and out of the Great Hall and standing closest to the stairs were the Patil twins. Parvati was in a gorgeous simple blue dress and Padma was in a pink dress of a similar style.

Ron was fidgeting with his dress robes, trying to cover the frills and himself from embarrassment. I whispered, "Stop."

He stopped but began to say, "Poor girl, she is probably crying in her room."

"Um who?"

"Hermione, duh. I wonder why Hermione didn't tell us who her date is."

"Probably because we would make fun of her."

"Yeah but still."

"And why are you worrying about it? So she goes to the ball with someone, what is it to you?"

I turned to Ron and saw him become as red as an apple. We approached the twins and Parvati smiled, "Well, don't you boys look… dashing." She hesitantly glanced at Ron's state of dress and his unkempt hair, still being wrestled down by his freckled hands. Parvati pushed her sister into Ron's direction and grabbed my hand, forming a hook. She took the hook and we made our way to the Great Hall.

People were staring and whispering in my direction, creating a wide berth away from me. I heard some people call me, "dangerous" or "unlucky". People were afraid of how the Lydian Drakon from the First Task came so close to corroding them. That and I was younger than the rest of the champions.
Thankfully, Professor McGonagall came trekking towards us. She stated, "Here you are Potter. Are you and Miss Patil ready?"

"Ready?" I asked confused.

"To dance. It's traditional that the three champions or in this case four are the first to dance. Surely I told you that."

"No."

"Well I did now. Go on."

She pushed me and Parvati to the line where the Champions were at. And painstakingly, I saw Cho there. But she wasn't here for me. Her hand was hooked around Cedric's arm. She was smiling and laughing but became pitiful and sorry when I arrived. I smiled my heartbreak off and followed the rest of the Champions down into the Great Hall.

A beautiful woman was with Krum. Her brown hair was straightened out and she had a beautiful pink dress with many layers of silk and pink mesh. The woman turned around and it was… Hermione Granger!

She waved and followed Percy and Annabeth into the Great Hall. Soon all the champions were in the Great Hall and we began the first dance of the evening, a ballroom dance. I danced all right. But I kept stepping on Parvati's toes. She winced but kept powering through. I glanced at the other champions and their dates. Percy wasn't faring well either with Annabeth. Saying he was an okay dancer was a big understatement. He was flailing around, stepping on not just Annabeth's toes but other champions and some people watching on the side lines. He acted like a fish out of water.

Soon, the dance was over and I promptly sat down. Parvati was sitting down too, loyal to her date. But I could tell she was anxious to get back on the floor again. People were crowding around as the Weird Sisters blared their music. Ron and Padma sat down too, tired and sweating. Suddenly two Durmstrang boys came and took Padma and Parvati out dancing. Ron and I became alone and dateless.

I saw Hagrid and Madame Maxime dancing, covering up twice the space of a regular dancer. But they were cute together. Hagrid kept muttering things and Maxime was professional, telling Hagrid not to worry. Hermione plopped down next to us. And Ron turned towards her, accusing, "Why are you dancing with Krum? He is the enemy. You're fraternising with the enemy."

She huffed, "The enemy?! The whole point of the tournament is international magic cooperation, to make friends."

He mumbled, "Hmmph. I think he has a bit more than friendship in mind."
Hermione scoffed. Ron reasoned, "He's using you just to get to Harry. He wants Harry to lose. Do you want to hurt Harry?"
"Of course not, Ron!"
"And besides he is too old."
"Is that what you think?" Ron nodded and crossed his arms.
She looked down at her shoes and rose, looking Ron straight in the eye. Tears swelling up in her eyes and fists clenched. "Well then next time there is a ball, pluck up the courage to ask me before someone else does, and not as a last resort."
She then stormed off, droplets of her tears raining down on Ron. Percy and Annabeth sat down next to us and Annabeth looked at Hermione's retreating figure, "Is she alright?"

I shook my head while Ron scoffed, "Sure. As fine as Hermione can be."
Piper who was nearby looked between Ron and Hermione and sighed, "Love can be so tough."
We all gave her puzzling looks but she sighed once more and dragged Ron towards Jason to talk. That left me with Percy and Annabeth. I closed my eyes and stated, "I have something to tell you guys-"

Suddenly there was a loud crash. Everyone stood up as a window burst into a million tiny pieces. Thankfully teachers cast protective spells against the falling glass. A huge creature came bounding in. It wasn't any set creature, but it looked to be a hybrid. It had the head of a lion, a body of a goat, a blood-caked mane, and a ten-foot-long diamondback snake-headed tail which grows out of its shaggy behind. I saw the demigods stepping from the crowd and facing it.
I followed close behind and Frank screamed, "What is it?"
Annabeth screamed, "It is a Chimera!"
Percy added, "It's name is Sonny." (Lightning Thief reference guys)
Jason shouted, "What!"
"Whatever it is. It is here for a reason." yelled Piper.
The demigods drew their weapons and the entire wizard population gasped. I saw Neville, Draco, and Luna standing by with grim faces, knowing they can't jeopardize their own identities. However I saw Cho standing next to them, whispering worriedly. I never knew Cho knew Neville or Draco. But perhaps Luna. I made my way towards Luna and asked, "What is going on?"
"This is a Chimera. It is a worthy creature to fight. It shoots fire and has acidic venom, plus human intelligence and immense strength."
Cho whipped around, "He knows?"
Luna nodded, "Harry, this is Cho, daughter of Aphrodite. She didn't want to release her identity. She is ashamed of it. That's why you haven't met her sooner."
My mouth formed a small 'o'. I was quickly bombarded by Ron and Hermione. Ron stated, "Wow, what is that?"
Hermione turned to me, "Harry, tell Ron this is a Chimera."
Cho mumbled, "Of course they know as well."
I instead said, "Guys. Cho is a daughter of Aphrodite."
Cho pointed out, "I disowned myself from her. I'm trying my best to separate all ties with the goddess."
Ron pointed out, "Guys look!"

The demigods were battling the Chimera with all their strength. Percy screamed, "How come this is taking so long? I took this down when I was 12. Blew up the Gateway Arch. That was bad."
Leo laughed, "Dang dude. You have got to teach me how you blow up so much stuff!"
Hazel interrupted, "Well he can when we defeat this Chimera. Don't forget the wizards are watching."
All the demigods turned at the crowd made up of surprised wizards, too afraid to cast any spells. Finally, McGonagall screamed, "Stupefy!"
Students and other teachers followed, making a volley of red lights. They all bounced off the Chimera just like it bounced off the demigods. We wizards screamed and ducked down as the spells rebounded back at us.

Nico seemed to be whispering to himself, his sword embedded in the ground. He grunted and suddenly skeletons clawed out of the ground, some with flesh and helmets and swords. Ron turned pale, "Zombies."
Hermione huffed, "They are only skeletons." But scary skeletons. They hacked at the Chimera which became annoyed and blowtorched them into ashes.

After a little while, the Chimera was reduced into golden dust. But someone collapsed. I burst through the crowd and saw Nico in Will's hands. He was pale and sweating, muttering some sort of incantation. I said with determination in my voice, "Follow me."

The wizards made a path for the somber parade of Will holding Nico and the rest of the demigods and Hermione and Ron. I led them into the Hospital Wing. Miss Pomfrey, who had heard the news somehow already prepared a bed. She took out potions and bottles out of cabinets and cupboards. But Will shook his head and smiled weakly, "I got this."

She answered, "I'm sorry, but I'm a professional nurse. I can take care of this."
She started to reach for Nico's head but Percy grabbed her hand and whispered menacingly, "Will is just as a professional as you."

She squeaked and started pampering us for any wounds. Will took some golden bar, that looked like a golden cake. He whispered, "Come on. Just eat it."
Nico obliged and allowed Will prop his head up on a pillow. Will started feeding him little chunks. Annabeth fished for something and took out a golden liquid. Will tipped Nico's head so the liquid would go down his throat.

Nico's fever was diminished and he looked more human, and less like a ghost all around Hogwarts. Speaking of ghosts, somehow the ghosts sensed Nico's injuries and they came rushing in the room. They crowded the entrance and they had their heads down, hats across their chests.
The ghosts of Hogwarts were honoring Nico. Pomfrey dragged Hermione, Ron, and I up to the Gryffindor tower. She smiled, "You guys had a long day. You need some sleep."

I followed her advice and immediately crashed once I reached my bed. I welcomed sleep but not the nightmares that came with it.

So, I hope you enjoyed that chapter! Worked extra hard. well here is the trivia-hope4all

Who is smarter: Hermione or Annabeth? (I know I'm so wicked) ; )
Who is a better villain: Luke or Draco?