Harry

Camp Half-Blood, Long Island Sound

Hecate Cabin

12:45 AM

"Camp Half-Blood?" I asked. "Where's that?"

One of the figures shifted. "Long Island Sound."

I stared at him blankly.

"In America." Another voice replied.

"A-america? Why would you take a plane just to-"

"I didn't take a plane."

"But then...how..."

The figure sighed. "Let me show you."

"Are you sure you can do that? I mean, you jus-" The person next to me asked.

"Of course."

"W-wait!" I interuppted. They turned to look at me. At least, I think that's what they did.

"I can't see well without my glasses." I explained.

"No problem. Incantare:Clara Visio!"

My vision suddenly became much better than it was before, even with my glasses on. Everything was in focus. The guy next to me was wearing an orange t-shirt and jeans. So was one of the guys in front of me, except that he also had on a jacket.

The last guy was the kind of person Aunt Petunia would glance at, then usher Dudley and me away from while Uncle Vernon made snide comments about how most kids today were 'delinquents and goths', whatever that meant. He had on a black shirt. If fact, he was only wearing black. There was a silver ring on one hand. Then I stopped studying the people in front of me and asked,

"How-"

"We'll explain later. Nico?"

The guy-who-liked-black stepped into a dark corner. Several other people were also watching, but I ignored them. He closed his eyes-and disappeared.

"He just...how..." I said, at a loss for words.

"It's called shadow travel." His voice came from my left and I turned to see him leaning against a table.

"And I used a spell to sharpen your vision."

"Like...magic?" I asked hesitantly.

"Yes, magic."

"B-but magic doesn't exist..." I trailed off at the look he was giving me.

"I let you see with clear vision and Death Boy ("Hey!") just shadow traveled in front of you and you're saying that magic doesn't exist?" He asked incredulously.

"W-well, it's just..." I hesitated, "Nothing. Forget it."

"Right, now our next problem." he said, "Where is the kid going to live?"

"I thought that maybe he could stay at your place Percy." Nico said. The guy next to me smiled.

"That's a great idea! My mom will love him." He turned to me and asked, "Do you like blue cookies?"

"What?"

"His mom bakes blue cookies for him. That are delicious." Nico said.

"Oh." I hadn't eaten blue cookies before. Heck, I'd never been allowed to gave cookies at the Dursley's. The only time I'd eaten them was at school.

"Okay. Let's wait until later in the day, because I doubt Mrs. Jackson would want to be waken up at this time, to go. Until then, Harry, you can stay here with my siblings."

"You have a lot of brothers and sisters." I said.

"Well, half-brothers and sisters actually, but we'll explain that part later. Mindy!"

A girl with black hair and green eyes (like me) came over. "I told you not to call me that Ren."

Ren just rolled his eyes. "Take care of Harry here while Nico and I do some...research."

"Fine."

"I'm going back to sleep." Percy yawned.

"Not here, hopefully." Mindy said.

Percy got up and walked out of the cabin, followed by Nico and Ren.

"I'm Melinda." Mindy said, "Though some of my more annoying siblings call me Mindy."

"Oh, I'm Harry." I replied. After I'd said it, I immediately felt stupid. Ren had already told her my name.

"Well then Harry." Melinda leaned forward, "What do you know about wizards?"


Surrey, England

Little Whinging

1:20 AM

Third-Person

Nico walked out of the shadows of a dark alley. Ren followed behind.

"Gods, that was terrifying."

"You get used to it." Nico called over his shoulder.

He glanced up at a streetlight and peered into the darkness. "Over here."

Together, the two demigods walked to Number Four, Privet Drive.

Ren frowned and stopped just before the perfectly-cut lawn. "There are wards here...to stop certain people from entering." He concentrated, putting his hands on the invisible barrier.

"This place is hidden from a guy named...Remus Lupin-no, he's a werewolf." He said.

"Well, that would make sense." Nico said.

"Someone called...Sirius Black...and anyone with a dark mark."

"What the Hades is that?"

"Hell if I know!" Ren replied.

"Some dude called Dumbledore put these here..." He continued.

Nico tried not to laugh. "Dumbledore?"

"He's the current Headmaster at Hogwarts. There are some other wards here...a power-draining ward, it takes power from whoever it's tied to. It looks like the victim is a...Parker Adams?"

"Who-"

"I don't flipping know who he is! Anyways...I can't go any further without setting off an alarm. If we want more info, then we're gonna have to break in."

Nico smirked. "Well then, what are we waiting for?"