Percy's POV.
I woke up the next morning and sat up to everyone staring at me.
"What?" I asked, annoyed. Thalia just pointed her finger at me, or more specifically next to me. I turned to see what she was talking about. Annabeth had snuck into my bed last night. I gently shook her awake.
She woke up and sat up, then noticed everyone around us.
"We didn't do anything. I just had a nightmare." She explained, getting out of bed and grabbing fresh clothes from her bag and going to the restroom to change.
After we all got changed and a twenty minute walk we found the dining hall place. Professor McGonagall was waiting for us.
"Good morning children." She greeted as we walked in and began eating, after we sacrificed to the gods anyway.
After we finished eating Thalia had us go back to the room and grab our armor and weapons, although I just went along so I could be with Annabeth because I was invincible and Riptide was always in my pocket. After everyone got their armor on we went out into the field and began practicing. It was everyone for themselves. We did that all day with an hour long break for lunch and rest. After a while Professor Hagrid came out and began to watch us in fascination. A little while after he showed up to watch so did Professor McGonagall.
"What are you doing?" She shrieked at us. We all turned to her and she looked shocked.
"What are you talking about?" I so intelligently asked.
"I mean why are you fighting each other like that? You could get seriously hurt." She said. Apparently she hadn't noticed the gashes that some of us had on our arms and legs.
"We do this all the time. It may seem barbaric and such but this is what we do." Annabeth replied.
"Ok. I knew you fought like this, but I didn't know it was to this extent. I want you to go clean up, it is almost sunset and students will be arriving in just a short while. I assume that Chiron gave you the trunks I prepared for you, and would like for you to change into them. If you have any trouble just ask." She said as she walked away.
Harry's Pov.
I was sleeping and still enjoying that I could sleep like normal people without the possibility of Lord Vodemort showing up in my dreams. Well I was until I was awoken by Hermione.
"Harry? Harry? Wake up. You still need to change into your robes." She said as I sat up rubbing the sleep stuff from my eyes. I looked around and, just as before I had fallen asleep, I was sitting with Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, who has been my girlfriend since the final battle.
"How long till we're there?" I asked as I yawned.
"About an hour I think." She said.
"Well then why did you wake me up then?" I asked, a little annoyed.
"Because most of the first years haven't changed either so it could be a long wait to use the changing rooms." She explained. I opened the compartment door and sure enough there was a small line of first years already forming at the changing rooms. So I got up and grabbed my robes, kissing Ginny on the cheek as I did, and left for the changing room.
When I got back about half an hour later Ginny was standing outside the compartment.
"Hey why are you standing outside?" I asked.
"Oh one of the other prefects came to tell Ron and Hermione something." She replied. I had forgotten that Ron and Hermione were both prefects the year before we left.
A few minutes later someone I didn't recognize came out, said hello, then went off to another car.
"Well what was that all about?" I asked as we walked back in.
"We can't tell you. You will just have to find out when everyone else does." Hermione snapped, and then glared at Ron silently telling him not to tell me even though we are best mates.
"Come on Hermione, can't we at least tell them?" Ron asked gesturing to us.
"No Ronald. We cannot." She snapped at him. I wonder what the big secret is? Oh well guess we will find out.
About twenty minutes later we arrived at Hogsmede. We grabbed our trunks from the overhead racks and exited the train. When we got onto the platform we left our luggage with everyone else's and then proceeded to the threastral , drawn carriages. We all go into one and it began the walk to the castle.
We got settled at our table just as the first years began to file into the Great Hall. They reminded me of myself when I first came here. They all looked around, some with their mouths hanging open, and stared in amazement.
"You will now be sorted into your houses." Professor McGonagall said as they approached the front.
About forty-five minutes later they were all sorted into the houses. We had sixteen new house mates and they were very excited.
"Attention! It is wonderful to see so many of you back for another year here at Hogwarts. Now we will also be playing host to some American students this year so please welcome them." Professor McGonagall said as she gestured toward the staff room behind the staff table.
Percy's POV.
We all changed into the weird looking robes and capes. Everything I wore was a shade of green except my shoes pants and socks. Green shirt, green vest, even a green cape, there was even a logo printed on my vest. It had a trident on it, the symbol of my dad. When I was done changing I went back into the room and noticed everyone was wearing something similar with the exception of the colors. Thalia was wearing blue and silver, Annabeth had on gray, Clarisse had on red, and so on.
A few minutes later Professor McGonagall came and got us and led us to, what she called, the staffroom. It wasn't much different than any other staff room except the ceilings were higher, there were weird looking machines puffing smoke.
"Now I want you to wait here for a little while. When I announce to everyone that we will have American students, walk through that door." She said, pointing to another large wooden door, although this one was still smaller than the other two, it was still big.
We were in there for what seemed like forever and when you get twelve demigods with ADHD in one room with nothing to do things happen. Let's just say it took a while for the room to go back to the way it was before.
About an hour of arguing, fighting, insulting and a couple near death experiences later we heard a voice from beyond the door make an announcement.
"Attention! It is wonderful to see so many of you back for another year here at Hogwarts. Now we will also be playing host to some American students this year so please welcome them."
We took that as our queue to go in. We opened the door and the room went silent. The four tables had a bunch of students at each one and they were all staring at us. We walked over to Professor McGonagall and stood on either side of her. She had told us earlier that we would be sorted into different houses so that we could have permanent beds and to learn more about their culture.
"Percy Jackson." Professor McGonagall said and I walked over to her. She motioned for me to sit on the stool in front of her and I did. Then she put a weird old pointy hat on my head. What was a really shocking was that it started talking.
"Hmmm, a bit of an idiot but powerful and brave. Gryffindor!" the hat said, and the table in front of me started cheering.
It pretty much went like that for everyone else too. Travis, Connor, Carrie, Thalia, Clarisse and James were all with me. Unfortunately Annabeth wasn't. She was placed into the Ravenclaw house. Brandon, Katie, and Pollux were put into the Hufflepuff house. The only one left was Nico.
"Nico Di Angelo." She said and he sat on the stool and she placed the hat on him.
As soon as she did it started screaming, "Get me off, get me off. The eyes."
Everyone was shocked and staring at him, even the teachers. Well I guess we need to explain earlier than expected. I looked at Thalia and she knew what I was thinking. We turned to the others and nodded our heads, and they understood. We all got up from our tables and walked to the front.
"We are going to tell them now." I whispered to Professor McGonagall. She only nodded.
Thalia started, "Who here has ever been to a human school?" Some people raised their hands and she continued, "Who has heard of Greek Mythology?" she asked. Only one hand was still up. It was a girl from the Gryffindor table with brown frizzy hair. Thalia continued, "Would you like to explain what they are?"
"The Greek Myths were centered around Greece about five thousand years ago. They were used to explain what happened in nature, as well as their kids called demigods. But they were just myths. They weren't real. So what does that have to do with anything?" she said.
"Shut up unless you want to rot in the underworld." Clarisse yelled at her.
"Clarisse shut up. We aren't here to start a war." Thalia commanded. Clarisse stayed quiet but still looked pissed.
"To answer your question, it's because we are demigods." Thalia said.
"That's absurd. There is no such thing." The girl yelled.
"No it isn't, and I would really stop dissing the gods before Zeus strikes you with lightning." Thalia said, getting annoyed as thunderclouds began to form outside and thunder could be heard outside.
"Oh right they are definitely real , and I'm a Hippogriff!(sp?). Prove it!" she yelled.
"Fine!" I yelled back starting to get angry," I am Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon, god of the seas."
and with that we all started to introduce who we really were.
"Thalia Grace, Daughter of Zeus, god of the sky and King of the gods and Lieutenant of the Hunters of Artemis."
"Annabeth Chase, Daughter of Athena, goddess of wisdom and battle strategy and Official Architect of Olympus."
"Clarisse La Rue, Daughter of Ares, god of War."
"Carrie Beauregard, Daughter of Aphrotite, goddess of Love and Beauty."
"Pollux Vine, Son of Dionysus, god of wine."
"Brandon Mannor, Son of Apollo, god of the sun, music and poetry."
"James Blade, Son of Hephaestus, god of the forge."
"Katie Gardener, Daughter of Demeter, goddess of the harvest."
"Connor and Travis Stoll, Sons of Hermes, god of travelers and most famously: Thieves." They said in unison.
"Nico Di Angelo, the King of Ghosts and Son of Hades, Lord of the underworld."
Once we all finished everyone in the room was silent and just staring.
"I said to prove it. Not give out names." The girl said.
"Fine you want your proof so bad then here." Nico yelled and pulling out his Stygian Iron sword. "Come and serve me even in death!" he roared and stabbed the ground causing a fissure to appear and ten skeleton warriors to pop out.
Everyone just sat there in awe. Even that know it all girl.
"Damn it Nico! Call them off!" Thalia screamed and punched him in the arm. He muttered something and they all went back into the fissure and it closed up.
"Alright then, I guess we should get back to dinner then. Mr. Di Angelo you can room with whomever you choose." Professor McGonagall said.
"I'll sit with Percy." He said as we all went back to the tables. We all sat down and ate, sacrificed to the gods, and then followed our houses to where we were going to sleep for the night.
A/N: should I do a short chapter about Harry, Ron and Hermione asking what Percy and his friends can do or go on to something else? PM me or Review about it. Thanks!