AN: Sorry this isn't more exciting, the action kicks up about two chapters from now. Enjoy!

Harry stumbled into his cabin two hours and more bruises than he could count later and promptly fell onto his bed in exhaustion, trying to ignore the laughter of his half sister.

"Aw did Annabeth beat you up again?"

"Shut up Thalia." Harry groaned, pulling his pillow above his head and trying to block out the sound of her taunting.

"You know I guess it's true what they say about kids fighting when they have a crush on each other..." She goaded, slowly counting down to his reaction.

He shot up in horror, "What? No! She's my best friend, that's gross!"

"Then what's up with her sending that adorable owl with love notes for you?"

Harry looked at her in shock and confusion, "What?"

Thalia grinned back triumphantly, "It's on your dresser."

Harry shot off his bed and grabbed the letter, groaning as he realized it was parchment; only Annabeth and Chiron ever used parchment and if an owl delivered it then the letter could only be from Annabeth. He turned the letter over and noticed with a bit of confusion that the seal on the back was shaped like an H, that didn't match at all. He ripped it open impulsively and yanked the letter out from inside it.

"Dear Mr. Potter, We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry..." Harry trailed off and stared up at Thalia who seemed to have frozen in shock.

"This isn't a joke is it?" He asked her seriously, alternating between glancing nervously at the letter and suspiciously at his sister.

"No," she said, sounding a bit shaky, "I wouldn't joke about that, you're Zeus's son it would be a huge insult to Hecate if you used actual magic like one of her children. We need to talk to Chiron now."

Thalia grabbed the letter out of Harry's hands and ran out, not looking to see if he was following her- after a second of staring at the hand that had held the letter only a moment for he ran out the door after her, Chiron would have the answer, he always had the answer.


"I'm not quite sure what to make of this."

Harry felt like beating his head against the ping pong table. The one time that he actually required an in depth answer about something the centaur had no idea what was going on.

"On the one hand this could be a sign of Hecate's favor although, no offense Harry, I have no idea how you would have earned it."

Harry just shrugged, he had thought it himself so he didn't mind as much as he probably should have.

"Yet on the other hand if Hecate hasn't approved this you could give her cause to exact revenge on you." Chiron said thoughtfully, staring at the letter as if it was an interesting puzzle.

"That's what I said."Thalia said smugly before quieting down when Chiron raised an eyebrow at her.

"We will send a letter to this school asking for information and I will travel to Mt. Olympus to consult the gods; you said this letter was sent by an owl Thalia?"

Thalia nodded, still looking a little red, "It just flew right in and dropped the letter on Harry's pillow, I assumed it was from Annab- I mean one of the Athena kids."

Chiron smiled knowingly at the two demigods before trotting towards the door, "I shall go to the Athena cabin to see if any of them have an owl and after we send the letter off-"

Before he could finish his sentence a tawny owl flew through the window and surveyed them arrogantly before slowly extending his leg as if inviting them to attach a letter.

"We um, don't have the letter written yet, could you wait a minute?" Harry asked awkwardly, trying to ignore Thalia's barely contained laughter. The owl puffed up indignantly and flew towards the handrail of the stairs and perched there, staring imperiously at them.

"Right." Harry said after a moment, "Well I'll go get some paper I guess...and Annabeth and Luke."

Thalia snorted and Harry shot her a withering look, "Shut up, they always know what's going on and don't act like you won't enjoy Luke being around, every time he walks in the door you get all moony eyed and-"

Chiron cleared his throat loudly and the two demigods blushed furiously and ran out of the Big House in search of their friends and some writing implements.