Hero Training…Wizard Style!
Enjoy! As you noticed, I put up five chapters at one time! I hope you all like this story!
Also, I am really sorry for not updating for seventeen days! I have been super busy, and I haven't had the time!
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Percy's POV
I woke up early this morning, right after the sun rose. It was probably because I went to bed earlier than normal. I still couldn't get over the fact that Annabeth was my girlfriend! Just thinking about it made my heart leap.
Since I woke up so early, I decided to go to my favorite place at camp: the beach! I sat at the water's edge, enjoying the feeling of the cool water lapping at my feet. I dug my hands deep in the sand, a habit that I had made. It was annoying because whenever I got back from the beach, I had grains of sand in my short little nail beds. I swear; no matter how short I cut my nails, sand seems to find a way to get stuck!
"You couldn't sleep either?" a voice said behind me. It had an English accent, so I knew it was one of the Hogwarts students. I turned around, and saw Harry. He was holding his wand. Just like me and Riptide, he most likely carried it for protection.
"Yeah," I responded simply, "So…you can do magic?"
"Yeah," he answered, "So…you are a son of Poseidon?"
"Yeah," this was getting annoying, "Do you want to see something cool?"
"What?" he asked me, curious. I grinned at him, and willed the water to rise up in a spiral. He opened his mouth in shock. I stood up and walked away from the stunned Harry, and made the water splash on me. He looked mortified that I just got hit with about fifty gallons of water, but when it washed away, he was shocked to see me standing there dry. Perfectly dry.
"How?" he asked.
I pointed at myself, "Son of Poseidon. I can control the water, talk to fish and other marine animals, talk to horses, breathe underwater, remain dry when I should be wet, and lots of other stuff," I explained.
"Oh," was his response.
"Showing off, are we Percy?" a voice that sounded like it came from right in front of me asked. Annabeth with her Yankees Cap!
"Annabeth, take off your cap please," I begged. She laughed and removed the hat.
"I have a cloak that makes me invisible, just like your hat!" Harry cried.
"Really?" asked Annabeth and I at the same time.
"Yeah! It was my father's," he told us, "I don't have it with me right now; it's in the cabin."
"Cool," I told him.
Then it was Harry's turn to grin, "Do you want to see something cool?" I nodded; I wanted to see all I could with these wizards and witches! He pointed his wand at us and said, "Expecto patronum!" Just then, a glowing white stag burst from the end of his wand. It circled me and Annabeth, and then it disappeared.
"What does it do?" Annabeth asked breathlessly.
Harry opened his mouth to speak but a voice behind him spoke, "It gets rid of Dementors when they attack you for no reason. They always have a reason, but the reason is not always good," it was Dumbledore. At his side were two people. One of them was a woman with a stern face, someone you did not want to cross. She was fairly tall, and wore a pointy witch's hat.
On Dumbledore's other side was a short little man. He had white hair and beard, and he reminded me of an elf. He had a twinkle in his eye that didn't tell you what it was for. Mischief or kindness, this twinkle could mean anything.
The woman spoke, "I am Professor McGonagall, the Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts."
The man spoke, "I am Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher at Hogwarts."
"Hello, I'm Percy Jackson," I told them.
"And I'm Annabeth Chase," Annabeth told them.
"Mr. Jackson, can you please explain why we heard a splashing sound before we came over here?" Professor Flitwick asked.
"Oh, that's easy, sir. You see, I was showing Harry what I could do with the water, and I caused it to splash all over me," I explained.
"But you're not wet," Professor McGonagall responded.
"One of the benefits of being a son of Poseidon," Annabeth answered for me.
"Yes, this boy is the boy of the Greek prophecy," Dumbledore told his colleagues. They looked at me with…approval?
"Since he showed me the water thing, I showed him my Patronus," Harry added.
"While we're here, Potter, we would like to inform you that training begins after breakfast," Professor McGonagall informed him. He nodded, and they left. I might just watch them train.
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After breakfast, Professors Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Flitwick led the Hogwarts students to the sword fighting arena. We Camp Half-Blood students were curious so we followed them. The professors acted as if we weren't there.
"Now, you may be wondering what Transfiguration has to do with fighting dark forces," Professor McGonagall was saying, "Aurors must use this skill if they are not a Metamorphmagus. That I know of, none of you are. But also, you can change things to your advantage. Maybe you could turn your enemy into a pig, making them easier to get rid of." What is a Metamorphmagus? I'll figure that our later.
"Everyone, find a partner," Professor McGonagall instructed. All of the Houses (besides Gryffindor) paired up with the only other one from their House. The Gryffindors were greater in numbers, so they had to make many pairs. Harry and Ron, Hermione and Ginny, the Irish guy and his best friend (A/N Seamus and Dean), and the last girl and the accident-prone boy (A/N Lavender and Neville) were the pairs.
"Now, we are going to work on turning our partners into pigs. But you will turn them back. First, you must learn the way you should wave your wand. You draw a circle in the air with the wand, then jab the center of the circle. Practice the motion," Professor McGonagall instructed. The Hogwarts students did as they were told. They practiced, and Professor McGonagall walked around, giving advice to those who weren't doing it properly.
"Perfect! Now, you must learn what to say. Do not use your wands, and repeat after me: Piggious Turnous," McGonagall instructed. The group recited the spell a few times.
Then McGonagall told them to try it all together. Harry turned Ron into a red pig. Hermione turned Ginny into an exact match of a real pig. The boy who's name I think is something like Seamus gave his best friend (I think his name was Dean) pig ears, a snout, a tail, and turned his skin pink, and they both laughed. The other girl (I think her name either was Layla, Lilac, or Lavender. I'll settle with Lavender) gave the accident-prone boy (His name was something like Nathan…or…Neville! Yeah, it was Neville) the head and skin color of a pig, but his body was still human.
Luna turned Cho into a black pig. The Hufflepuff girl turned the Hufflepuff boy into an exact replica of a real pig, much to her obvious surprise. The Slytherin girl gave Malfoy a pig body, and his still-human head was screaming. The Hogwarts kids who still were human (plus Dean) laughed like insane people. We campers laughed along with them.
This was so cool! It would be awesome if we could do that. They practiced again and again, and Professor McGonagall gave advice to those who weren't getting the best results. Professor McGonagall turned them back with a flick of her wand, and the other side tried. Similar results were seen.
Next was Professor Flitwick's turn, he taught them slow down time. I thought it was one of the coolest things I've ever seen, but I was impatient for it to be Dumbledore's turn. I wasn't really paying attention to Flitwick's lesson, just the affects.
It was finally Dumbledore's turn. The Hogwarts students held their breaths, and although he tried to seem unimpressed, Malfoy looked curious and eager, "The key to defeating your enemy is to know how to defeat them. It is not easy. Kronos, the enemy at the present, is a difficult one. He is also easy, because he has been defeated before. But how do we know that he hasn't adapted to make sure this can't happen again? The first time he was destroyed, he was cut into a million pieces and thrown into the deepest pit of Tartarus. Will it work again?"
This guy was smart, I had to admit. We hadn't thought of the possibility that Kronos could have adapted. What if he did? How would be overcome him? Then again, I don't think a god or titan could adapt like that. I'm pretty sure that their one weakness will always be their weakness, no matter how many times you are resurrected.
Dumbledore continued, "Now, I will teach you something that you might find to be an extremely fun prank, but this is actually a very dangerous form of defense. It was almost classified as an Unforgivable Curse. Use it wisely. That means 'only use it to fight Kronos and his army'. Understand? If you do not, I can send you back home." That bad? I wonder what it was!
"This curse will allow you to use your wand as a laser. It is similar to one of those lasers that can cut through the toughest of materials, including tough skin, such as the skin of a titan," he continued. That's impressive! Hogwarts students and campers alike started whispering to each other about this curse.
"The motions for this curse are simple; you move your wand the way you must cut the monster or titan. Do not use your wands, and repeat after me: Lasuro Cutau," Dumbledore instructed. All the Hogwarts students did just that. They repeated it a few more times to make sure they got the words just right. Then Dumbledore made iron blocks appear in front of each student, "I noticed that some of you have not completely gotten the spells and charms perfect on your first try. I know what your problem is. For Mr. Longbottom, Mr. Finnigan, Mr. Flinch-Fletchley, Ms. Abbott, and Mr. Weasley, the problem is under-confidence. You don't believe you can, so you can't. Try believing you can, and you will be able to accomplish anything.
"Mr. Malfoy's problem is overconfidence, a problem many Slytherins have. You think that there is no way in the world that you will not be able to accomplish something, and you get cocky. Cockiness affects your ability, and you fail. Tone down you confidence, Mr. Malfoy," Dumbledore informed. Malfoy looked angry, but did not do anything stupid.
"Begin the spell on the iron block in front of you and nothing else. If you use the spell on anything else, you will be immediately sent home," Dumbledore warned. The Hogwarts students began the spell. Campers held their breath. All of the students managed to get a red laser-like glow from the end of their wand that shot down onto the iron block in front of them. It cut strait through, going all the way through to the other side. I was amazed, and the Hephaestus Cabin was in awe. They probably wished that they could do that. Ares kids looked jealous, as if they wanted to be able to cause such destruction.
"I knew you could do it if you set your mind to it!" Dumbledore praised. Professors McGonagall and Flitwick clapped, impressed by the sudden ability of their students who originally had little ability. Students practiced the new spell for a while, but were eventually dismissed from lessons. I just learned how wizards train to be heroes. And it was awesome! The Hogwarts students left the sword-fighting arena. As Cho passed them, the Stoll brothers wolf-whistled together. I could have sworn I saw her straiten her back a little, as if she was trying to impress someone. She had a smile on her face, so I'm guessing she just got over Harry. Good for her.