Chapter 6: Why?: Percy

I probably should've had Harry's chapter just before this one, as they take place on the same day, but screw it. I apologize for the long wait, but I've had a lot of homework to procrastinate. Thanks to SilentReader, it means a lot to me.

Why is Annabeth so smart? And why does Chiron tell her everything? I mean he could have at least prepared the rest of us for what was on the other side of the brick wall that wise girl of course new just how to open. I get that he doesn't trust me with such important information, I certainly don't, but at least tell me that they use frigging wands.

"Hello" Hazel called in her sweet, quiet voice, "is anyone in here?"

All ten of us were crammed into a little shop that Annie said was 'The best place to get a wand, according to Chiron's friend'.

"Why yes dear, Hello I am Mr. Ollivander, Although I cannot say that I have seen any of you, nor your parents before. Do you all require wands? I'll say you are much too old to be first years. I say what is it- Oh. I see, well of course, it's been a while. Who shall be first?"

Let me say, I did not see that guy there, and spent his whole speech trying to see him over Jason's head. When I finally did, I, for once, saw exactly what I was expecting to see based on the voice. An old man, with Straight up crazy white hair, and a slightly mad glint in his eye (the good kind, not the bad kind). I liked him immediately.

"I volunteer as tribute," leave it to Thalia to offer herself up just as I was about to, and with Hunger Games references too. Although I suppose I shouldn't be very surprised. Ever since she read that book, she's convinced that she's Katniss. It's started a lot of arguments between her and Leo, however, because, well, He's the boy on fire. It's gotten so bad that once Leo agreed that she was, in fact Katniss, and Thalia, busy thinking she won, didn't pay attention to the fact that Leo was trying to set her on fire because 'Katniss is the girl on fire'. Thalia has made a point not to bring that up since.

"Just give it a little Flick"

Thalia gave it a 'little flick', which resulted in the front window being broken.

"Oh dear, not that one" Mr. Crazy-hair went to the back and got another wand. "Maybe this one?"

After much trial and error, Thalia waved a wand and the window repaired itself. Ollivander gave her a pat on the shoulder and with a 'right, right, of course it was, should've tried that one first', asked for the next volunteer. My hand was the first up, immediately followed by half a dozen others. Thalia watched through her newly-repaired window, to make more room in the tiny wand shop for the rest of us, as she had already payed using the shiny gold coins given to us by some kids in the Hecate cabin, as exchanged for both Drachma, and blackmail for the Nike cabin, as donated by Leo via the stolls.

"Very well, you, sir, in the blue, come on up."

"Ooh, yay. Move aside, Jason, move aside," needless to say, Jason moved aside. However, he shot me a glare, as I was right next to his ear, and I practically yelled.

"And what's your name?"

"Percy Jackson."

"Ahh, of course." With that the wand dude went to the back and dug around, before reemerging with a 'wand'. I was still sceptical. The Hecate campers don't need wands. "Just give it a little wave."

I waved the wand as he told me to. Swish, Swish, BANG! All of a sudden Frank was a moose. "Oh deer." I swear moose Frank glared at me before turning back to normal, where I know human Frank was glaring at me. I gave him an innocent smile and turned back to the wand maker.

"Golly, I did not see that one coming, and I suppose I shouldn't ask, or be surprised." He rummaged behind him some more before handing me a pretty stick. It was tinged with green as if it had been growing moss for decades than was suddenly ripped clean of it. "Try this one. I got the wood from a beach in Denmark. Drift wood isn't the best for magic per se, but this ones held up exceptionally well compared to even some of my best wands.

Swish, Swish, SMALLER BANG! We were all coated in a steady mist, As if we had been covered with an early-morning dew. "Oh glory, that was magnificent! And you're not even wet. By jove I do believe that this one belongs to you. I knew the Danish existed for a reason."

I payed for the wand and joined A completely dry, laughing Thalia outside, partly to get out of the crowd, but mostly to Avoid my friends, who were completely fuming.

I was going to add the rest of the diagon alley trip, but I figured I may as well post something. I'll try to finish the rest maybe this weekend. No promises.