Percy POV

Percy woke up to the sight of his Jason shaking him. Not that he disliked the guy, but hey, he was trying to sleep.

"Get up Percy. We're going to be late"

Percy groaned and turned over, practically feeling Jason's eyes roll behind him. Then he sighed, and got up, raising his eyebrows at him.

"If you want me to change, you might want to, uhh, you know." He tilted his head slightly to the door of the empty dorm room.

"Oh. Oh, yeah. Well, meet Reyna and I in the common room in ten."

When Percy came down, he saw Reyna, wearing her robe with such confidence it was like she'd been born in it, with her hair in a single braid, and Jason, who was standing upright with his hair perfectly straight, talking with the dark boy from yesterday- Dean or something. As he came down, Reyna raised her head in greeting, nudged Jason and nodded towards him. When he too looked up, Percy gave then both a lopsided smile and they exited the portrait hole together.

Midway through breakfast, their head of house, whose name Dean told him was Professor McGonagall, came round handing out schedules. Percy looked down at his. Chiron had submitted their chosen NEWT's for them, so he had no idea of the subjects he was taking. He looked down at his first lesson; Defence against the dark arts.

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When Percy, Jason and Reyna got to their defence against the dark arts classroom, Nico, Thalia and Piper where already there. When Jason got to the latter he smiled and pecked his girlfriend's cheek. Just as she was about to speak the classroom door swung open and Snape stepped into the corridor, his face framed by two curtains of greasy black hair. Silence fell over the queue immediately.

"Inside" He said.

Percy looked around the room as he entered. Curtains had been drawn over windows and pictures adorned the walls, many showing people who appeared to be in pain, sporting grisly injuries or strangly contorted body parts. Nobody spoke as they settled down, looking around at the shadowy, gruesome pictures.

"I have not asked you to take out your books" Said Snape, closing the door and moving to face the class from behind his desk. "I wish to speak to you and I want your fullest attention. You have had five teachers in this subject so far, I believe?"

Five teachers? Gods, you'd think that the job is cursed…Thought Percy.

"Naturally, these teachers will all have had their own methods and priorities. Given this confusion I am surprised so many of you scraped an O.W.L in this subject. I shall be even more surprised if all of you manage to keep up with the N.E.W.T work, which will be much more advanced. You are, I believe, complete novices in the use of non-verbal spells. What is the advantage of a non-verbal spell?"

Only two people raised their hands; Hermione Granger, and Reyna. Snape pointed at Reyna.

"Name?"

"Reyna Ramirez-Arellano. And the advantage is that your opponent has no idea what spell you are going to use, so you have a split second advantage."

Snape nodded. "You will now divide into pairs. One partner will attempt to jinx the other without speaking. The other will attempt to repel the jinx in equal silence. Begin."

The six demigods ended up like this; Percy and Nico, Thalia and Reyna and Piper with Jason. Nico, Reyna and Thalia all managed the task, and as Snape walked by he gave the son of Hades and daughter of Zeus 10 points each to Slytherin, though acted as if Reyna hadn't existed. Moving on from the demi-gods, Snape passed Ron and Harry, Whom Percy had spoken to briefly the night before.

"Pathetic, Weasley" said Snape. "Here- let me show you- "

He turned his wand on Harry so fast that Harry reacted instinctively; all thought of non-verbal spells forgotten he yelled "Protego!"

His shield spell was so strong Snape was knocked of his feet.

"Do you remember me telling you we were practising non-verbal spells, Potter?"

"Yes" said Harry stiffly.

"Yes sir"

"No need to call me sir, professor"

Percy grinned appreciatively, along with Ron, Dean, Thalia and Seamus.

"Detention, Saturday night my office."

Percy winced. It appeared wizarding teachers were even stricter than mortal ones.