Hey, guess who's back! Sorry about the long wait, but since high school started, I've been super busy. However, this fic is going to be part of my NaNoWriMo project, so hopefully updates will be more frequent now. Anyways, please review, and as always, constructive criticism is always appreciated! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I own neither Percy Jackson nor Harry Potter. All rights go to J. K. Rowling and Rick Riordan
Chapter 2
Chiron looked up from his pinochle game with Mr. D as Leo Valdez burst into the Big House (still in his pajamas), panting slightly, his eyes wide open in panic.
"Kronos… Vol..Voldemort… no nose…" he managed to wheeze, completely out of breath before his nose caught on fire.
The old centaur exchanged a look of alarm with Mr. D before he ushered Leo over to a chair.
"Slow down," he told him, patting the seat, "sit and catch your breath first."
He sat down and took a big gulp of water before calming down slightly. Then he turned to face them and took a deep breath.
"I had a dream last night."
"Wait, wait, back up a second," said Travis Stoll, gesturing wildly across the ping-pong table, where all the head counselors, were having their meeting. "What you're saying is that there are wizards, British wizards, with the accent and everything, who had an evil overlord with no nose, whom they defeated in a giant war like twenty years ago, but is now back because he somehow merged himself with Kronos- whom we defeated nine years ago- and now we have to join said wizards and kill this guy again?"
Leo nodded, grinning weakly back at him. "Yeah, that about sums it up."
Several counselors groaned. "Will the gods never give us a break?" someone asked.
Lou Ellen glared at the person. "Chiara, just because you're the daughter of the goddess of good luck doesn't mean that the rest of the world was born with the gift of nothing bad-
"Hey, calm down," interrupted Chiara, holding her hands up in a placating gesture. "I was just saying that maybe the gods should try cleaning up their own messes once in a while."
Chiron banged his fists on the table. "Silence!"
"Order in the court," muttered Nico out of the corner of his mouth causing Will to giggle.
Chiron turned his glare to them as he continued. "I will be choosing five of you to travel to London and meet with five of their own people in order to learn about Voldemort. In turn you will teach them about Kronos. Be civil when interacting with the wizards, think of yourself as diplomats on this journey."
"But who is going on this quest?" Asked Katie Gardner, subtly grabbing the pencils out of Connor's hand before he could shove any more up a sleeping Clovis's nose. "And won't we need to contact the Romans for this too? This concerns them as well."
Chiron nodded at her gratefully. "I have already contacted Praetors [Zhang] and [Ramírez-Arellano], and they said that unfortunately the senate would only allow them to send one demigod on this quest, as Kronos is the Greek aspect of the Titan. They are currently debating over whom they want to send."
"So, which four demigods are going from here?" Asked Percy, attempting to appear as nonchalant as possible and failing miserably, "Cause, exams are soon and I really need to study fo- "
"Yes, yes, Percy," said Leo, rolling his eyes, "We've all heard a million times. You need to study so that you can get a good grade on your final exam, which incidentally, you were also studying for last time there was a quest coming up."
Percy winked and put a finger to his lips. "Shh. Don't be giving away my secret to everyone!"
Chiron cleared his throat, effectively cutting the banter short. "The people going on this quest have already been chosen by myself and Mr. D. As this is a delicate situation, this is not a volunteer-based operation. You can, of course, refuse to go on the quest, but I hope, for the sake of this world, that you accept."
The head councilors were, for once, listening in rapt silence.
"The four demigods going on this quest will be Ms. Chase, Mr. Valdez, Mr. DiAngelo, and Mr. Solace. If-" He held up his hand, stopping the voices of protest that had risen around the room, "If any of you have a cause of concern, you may go speak to Mr. D about it later."
The noise immediately died down to a grumble. A rainbow appeared in the corner of the room, with Reyna's face in it and the room went silent.
"Well?" Asked Chiron tensely, wheeling around to face her. "What did the council decide?"
"Me," she replied, a giant grin on her face. "At first the council didn't want to send a praetor, but after I pointed out that they needed someone with more diplomatic… finesse, they agreed to let me go."
"So, it is decided then. Annabeth Chase, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, Leo Valdez, Nico di Angelo, and Will Solace will be the five demigods going to Number 12 Grimmauld Place, in London, England, in order to meet with the five diplomats of the wizarding world and find a way to eliminate this new threat."
As Chiron turned to leave, Leo almost burst out laughing. Chiron could be so dramatic sometimes, he thought.
So this is more of a filler chapter, but its exposition for later chapters. How was it? Was the whole dialog thing super confusing? Please review!
