To Mythelfa: To answer your question, all of the Percy Jackson characters came from after the Giant war with Gaea, but Hectate's magic put them in their thirteen-year-old bodies. I think that was what you were asking, correct me if I'm wrong.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, Fullmetal Alchemist, or Percy Jackson. Good thing too, or they wouldn't be nearly as good as they are now. They belong to J.K. Rowling, Hiromu Arakawa, and Rick Riordan.
Percy
After the creepy cold cloaked figures, Percy really wanted some food and a warm bed. Unfortunately, it seemed that they had to be taken up to the castle in some carriages that were drawn by really creepy horse-bat-things, which Percy found unsettling. No one else seemed to mind it though, so Percy didn't say anything. The blond kid stayed unconscious the entire time, and as soon as the carriage stopped Professor Lupin jumped out and hurried off in the direction of the castle. The six wizards followed, but before they could head up to the castle they were interrupted by a mocking voice.
"You fainted, Potter? You actually fainted? And it looks like that blond shrimp is even more pathetic!" The blond kid that Nico had unceremoniously slammed the door on had pushed through the crowd to stand in front of them, smirking. "Did any of your new friends faint?"
Percy really didn't like this kid. He was like a wimpy version of Clarisse, though he looked more like Octavian. Both of those things just made him dislike the boy all the more.
"Shut up, Malfoy." Ron said coldly. Apparently Ron shared his feelings of dislike.
"What, you aren't going to introduce me?" Malfoy asked, still smirking away. "My name is Malfoy. Draco Malfoy."
'What is he, James Bond?' Percy thought with annoyance. It seemed that the name was supposed to mean something to him, but he had no idea what. "And I'm Jackson. Percy Jackson." Malfoy nodded, apparently oblivious to the fact that Percy was mocking him, and turned to Thalia and Nico, who were rolling their eyes at Percy's behavior.
"Nico di Angelo."
"Thalia." Malfoy raised his eyebrows at her. Thalia glared right back. Nico nudged her.
"He's going to find out eventually, Thalia."
Thalia huffed in annoyance. "Thalia Grace," she said grudgingly.
"If we're done with all the introductions, can we please get something to eat? I'm starving!" Percy was tired of all the mock politeness and exchanging of names and insults. He wanted food. Malfoy sneered at them one last time before turning towards the great hall.
"You guys should probably go with the first years so that you can be sorted." Hermione advised, gesturing over to where a giant man was standing by the boats, calling out for first years.
"Yeah, you're probably right. See you up there," Thalia called as they headed over to the tall man and the boats. Thalia stepped up to him. "Excuse me, sir!" She called up. The man looked down and saw them standing there. "We're the exchange students. We were told to go with ?" The man nodded in recognition.
"Of course, Dumbledore told me all about you three. Name's Rubeus Hagrid. Here, step inta this boat, and we'll be headin' across the lake." Percy eager stepped into the boat, followed a little less enthusiastically by Thalia and Nico. Percy stuck his hand into the water as the boat started moving across the lake towards the castle. He was already planning to do some underwater exploring as soon as he got the chance. The boat ride up to the castle allowed the three demigods to take in the enormity of the Hogwarts castle and grounds.
"Holy Hera, it's huge!" Breathed Thalia.
"How are we going to find our way around this place?" Percy groaned. "Nico you're being really quiet." Percy thought for a moment. "Actually, that isn't that weird, but still."
Nico glanced around uneasily. "Yeah, I need to tell you guys something. I didn't want to say anything with Harry and the others around, but that blond boy…he feels…wrong. I'm not sure how exactly, but something about him is wrong, I just don't know what." Percy and Thalia looked at each other, worried.
"I didn't feel anything wrong with him," Thalia said.
"Yeah, me neither." Percy said, thinking. "It must have something to do with death or the underworld if you're the only one who can sense it." The boat jolted to a stop, signaling their arrival at the castle. The demigods scrambled out of the boat.
"We'll have to keep an eye on him," Thalia said. "We'll figure out what's up with him eventually." The three time travelers followed the horde of first years into the castle, where they were met by a strict looking older woman.
"Hello, first years, and foreign exchange students," she said with a smile. "I am Professor McGonagall, Transfiguration teacher and head of the Gryffindor house. In just a moment, you will head into the Great Hall to be sorted. Please conduct yourselves in an orderly manner. Line up, and follow me." She turned to Percy, Thalia, and Nico. "You three please stay at the back of the line." She turned and walked briskly out the door, followed by a hasty line of eleven-year-olds.
The three older students tacked themselves onto the end of the line and followed the head of Gryffindor into the Great Hall. There were four huge tables in the hall, each underneath a different colored banner. Up on a platform was a smaller, but still large table, where members of the staff were seated. Looking up, Percy saw that the entire ceiling was open to the sky. He wondered how that worked when it rained. Maybe it was enchanted to work like Camp Half-Blood, he speculated. Professor McGonagall walked forward and set an old and patched wizards hat onto a stool, then unfurled a long scroll. She didn't read anything yet, but stood there and seemed to be waiting.
Suddenly, the hat opened a slit in it's front and began to sing. It startled Percy so much that he missed the first part of the song. He tried to pay attention to the rest of it, but his ADHD mind kept telling him to look at all the distractions around the hall, of which there were many. He was startled back to focusing on the hat when the entire hall erupted into clapping. Apparently the hat's song had been good.
Professor McGonagall started reading names off of the scroll. When a name was read, the nervous you student would walk up to the stool, sit down, and put the hat on his or her head. The hat would then shout out one of the four houses, and the student would run to whichever table was relevant. Percy began wondering how the hat made it's decisions. For some students, the hat shouted the name right as it touched their head. For others, it sat for what seemed like ages. Finally, the last student was sorted into Ravenclaw and an old man stood up and began speaking.
"Now, this year at Hogwarts, we have a few new changes. I will tell you all the wonderful details of the others in a moment, but for now, I would like to introduce three foreign exchange students from America who will be attending Hogwarts." He sat back down, and everyone began murmuring to one another immediately.
Professor McGonagall called out, "Di Angelo, Nico."
Nico walked forward unhurriedly and sat down with the hat on his head. It didn't take long before the hat called out, "GRYFFINDOR!" Nico took the hat off and sauntered over to the Gryffindor table where Fred and George were exchanging coins.
"Grace, Thalia," the Professor called out.
Thalia frowned in annoyance as her name was announced to the whole school, and walked over to the stool and the hat. Unsurprisingly, a shout of "GRYFFINDOR!" came out of the hat barely five seconds after it was placed on her head. Thalia tossed the hat on the stool and walked down to the table.
"Jackson, Perseus," McGonagall called as she rolled up her scroll.
Percy walked up to the stool, unworried. He placed the hat on his head and was startled as he heard a voice speak to him. "Ah, Mr. Jackson, the third demigod. Of course, Dumbledore requested that I place you in Gryffindor, and seeing as you aren't actually here to learn I am happy to oblige, but he really didn't have anything to worry about. All three of you are Gryffindor material, though that first boy had a bit of Slytherin in him. Well, no matter. Good luck, Perseus Jackson. GRYFFINDOR!"
Percy set the old hat back down on the stool before walking down to the table where Ron, Hermione, and Harry sat along with the rest of the Weasleys and the other two demigods.
"I knew you three would end up in Gryffindor!" Ron cried with excitement. "Alright, I'll admit I was a bit worried about Nico, but you all ended up here!"
"Quiet, Ron, Dumbledore's about to start his speech!" Hermione hissed. Ron quieted down and they all turned their attention to Dumbledore, who had stood up.
"Welcome, students, to another year at Hogwarts! I have several things to say, and seeing as one of them is quite serious, it would be best to get that one out of the way before your minds become befuddled by our excellent feast." Dumbledore paused and gazed out at them, his twinkling eyes becoming serious behind his half-moon glasses. "As you are all probably aware after their search of Hogwarts Express, our school is presently host to some of the dementors of Azkaban, who are here on Ministry of Magic business. It is not in the nature of a dementor to understand pleading or excuses. I therefore warn each and every one of you to give them no reason to harm you."
Percy shuddered at these words. He, Thalia, and Nico had not been overly affected by the dementors, but Percy suspected that their godly blood protected them from the effects. All the same, he didn't want to run into one of those creatures again if he could help it.
Dumbledore continued in his speech. "On a happier note, I am pleased to announce the arrival of three new professors this year at Hogwarts."
"Three? I thought that there were only two new teachers this year?" Percy muttered in Greek to Thalia and Nico. They shrugged, puzzled looks in their eyes.
"First, Professor Lupin, who has kindly consented to fill the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher." Dumbledore announced, eliciting some weak applause. "Secondly, I am sorry to say that Professor Kettleburn, our Care of Magical Creatures teacher, retired at the end of last year in order to enjoy more time with his remaining limbs. However, I am delighted to say that his place will be filled by none other than Rubeus Hagrid, who has agreed to take on this teaching position in addition to his gamekeeping duties." There were slightly more cheers at this news, and Harry, Hermione, and Ron looked positively ecstatic. "Now, for the final position. I am pleased to announce that Hogwarts has adopted a new class into it's curriculum; the rarely practiced art of Alchemy!"
Percy, Thalia, and Nico exchanged glances. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember anything about an Alchemy class beginning this year, do you?" Nico asked tensely. Percy and Thalia shook their heads, and the three investigators turned their attention back to Dumbledore.
"Now I'm afraid that our professor-" Dumbledore was cut off from his announcement when their was a loud BANG and the Great Hall doors swung open, 'almost as if they had been kicked,' Percy thought, to reveal a small boy with a bright red coat. Percy didn't have to look closer to recognize him as the boy from the train. Apparently he had recovered sufficiently.
The boy ignored the stares and whispers of the students and marched towards platform where Dumbledore stood. His footsteps were loud and slightly uneven as he crossed the hall and stepped onto the platform. The whispers increased as the boy walked right up to Dumbledore, bold as brass. Everyone leaned in and grew silent as he began to speak.
"Are you Headmaster Dumbledore?" Came the same accented voice that Percy remembered from the train. When Dumbledore nodded, the boy held out what looked like a letter. Dumbledore accepted the letter, and after opening and reading through it, her turned back to the students with a smile.
"I apologize for the interruption, but it was perfectly timed. As I was saying, we have introduced a new class this year at Hogwarts, and this is your professor. Allow me to introduce your Alchemy professor, Edward Elric." Dumbledore turned and gestured towards the staff table, and Professor Elric nodded and sat down. The whispers in the Great Hall had turned into a roar.
"He's a professor?" Ron said incredulously. "But he said he was only fifteen! that's only two years older than us! He isn't even of age yet!"
Hermione looked equally shocked. "I can't believe that we have an Alchemy class! Alchemy is nearly a lost art, and they're going to be teaching it!" She sounded overjoyed at the prospect.
"I take it you're going to be signing up for his class then?" Harry said with an amused smile.
"Of course! You five should as well. It's a wonderful opportunity!"
"Are sure that's the reason you're taking the class?" Ron said with a smirk. "After all, you do seem to like blond professors, and this one's closer to your age range."
"I don't know what you are talking about, Ronald." Hermione said cooly. She turned to the three Americans. "So what about you three? Are you going to take the class?"
The three exchanged a glance, and Thalia nodded. They turned back to Hermione. "Yeah, it sounds interesting!" Thalia said with a grin.
"I think I'll look into it as well," Harry said. "Alchemy could be interesting."
"In that case, I might as well join you." Ron said with a sigh.
The platters magically filled with food, which didn't surprise Percy that much, considering the glasses in Camp Half-Blood worked similarly. Percy glanced up at the staff table and saw that the Alchemy professor had nearly fallen out of his seat in shock. It made him curious as to whether the alchemy professor was even a wizard. He certainly didn't dress like one. Percy decided to worry about that later, and turned his attention to the glorious food in front of him.
After the wonderful feast (which, to Percy's immense delight, consisted of at least two blue foods), they followed the Gryffindors back to their common room. Once they recovered from their unsettlement caused by the moving pictures, they were able to say the password and enter the common room. Percy thought it was quite a comfortable looking room, but Thalia dragged him and Nico over to a corner before they had time to enjoy it.
"There definitely isn't supposed to be an Alchemy class this year. Or any year, for that matter." Thalia got straight to the point.
"You're right. Edward Elric isn't supposed to be here. And Nico said that he felt wrong…do you guys think that he's the time jumper?" Percy questioned.
Nico frowned. "I'm not sure. I guess he could be, but…well, for one thing, he's foreign. One thing we know for sure is that the time jumper is a demigod child of Hecate. That's the only way that they're magic would be strong enough to jump through time. And all of Hectate's demigod children are American. For another, he doesn't match any description from the list of Hectate's children that she gave us."
"He could just be using a disguise and faking the accent," Thalia pointed out.
"True," Nico said, "But doubtful. It's more likely that him being here is something that the time jumper caused. Though why the time jumper would want him here, I have no idea."
Percy sighed. "Well, whether he is the time jumper or not, the fact is, we have a lead."
Thalia nodded. "You're right. And being in his class will give us plenty of time to investigate him. We're going to learn everything we can about Edward Elric."
A/N-sorry for any misspelled names; like I said, I don't have access to PoA right now. As soon as I do I will edit these chapters and fix any mistakes. I might mess up a few book events as well because I am going off of memory right now. Anyways, please review, and thanks for reading!
