We Catch a Train and Meet Some Old Friends
I'm going to go ahead and update even though I haven't gotten fifteen reviews. Since this might be the last chapter update before November, I'm going to update.I have decided! It will be both Neville and Draco. I don't know if Draco is going to be friendly in this chapter or not. I probably make him neutral until I decide. Fun stuffs. I NO OWN HARRY POTTER OR PERCY JACKSON. Sadly. I need you people to check the poll on my profile for who gets on Umbridge's bad side first.
-Sunleaves
Everyone's running around trying to get ready. Fred knocked Ginny down the stairs. Thalia and Percy are just watching the proceedings. Grace and I are trying not to laugh. Nico's chilling out in the corner and watching. Finally I sigh. I catch my friends' eyes and we decide to use magic.
"Accio trunks!" All the trunks zoom towards us. "Locomotor trunks." We walk towards the car Dung got us. I look at Percy. He nods and puts the trunks in the car. Thalia and Nico come over to watch. While Percy's doing this, he's also whispering to us.
"We need to keep a look out for anyone who might be demigods. Anyone. No matter who. Apart from Luna, Neville, and Draco. If you find a possible, IM the gods. See if they've had any kids over here. We should be in the same-what was it? House?-the same house-"
I interrupt him. "Actually, we probably won't. Nico would be in Slytherin because he's a son of Hades. Percy, you'd be in Hufflepuff. I could be in any house. Thalia would be in Gryffindor. Grace'd probably be in Ravenclaw. I'd probably be in Ravenclaw. If what we were sent to do is super important, we'd be put in Gryffindor. That's Harry's house. So we ought be put there to keep tabs on him.
"The times we definitely need to watch him are the times at the end of the year. If we pay close attention to him, we can prevent Sirius's murder. Trust me." As I finish this, Harry and the others come over. They finish putting their crap-sorry, rubbish-in the car. British lingo comes easily to me, considering I've been here four times. Why have I been here four times? Harry Potter book course. But don't ask. Long stories are involved.
"...Sirius, Dumbledore said no!" Mrs. Weasley's voice brings me from reminiscing. I look around and see a great, black dog running around and chasing pigeons. No, Sirius!
"Sirius! Come here." Sirius pads toward me. "Lucius Malfoy will recognize you. He'd report it to the Prophet. Trust me," I beg because Sirius is acting like he'll never be caught. He gives an angry bark. "What if Pettigrew is there? What if he sees you and tells Lucius?" Sirus just bounds away. "Oh, the great, stupid, git is going to get his damned self caught!" I mutter all the way to the car.
I keep up the constant streams of muttering until King's Cross. "King's Cross doesn't even go north!" I say loud enough for the nearest person to me to hear. Luckily, that person is Grace.
"What's wrong?"
"Sirius."
"Trying not to get him caught?"
"Yeah, but the stupid prat is to big-headed. When I told him what happens he just shrugged and ran off. How will I feel when he dies, knowing I could've prevented it? If only Hades could keep the dementors... Gods, I am so thick. Hades! He has to keep the dementors in line! Let's go tell the others," I yell over my shoulder at her, as I dash toward Nico, Percy, and Thalia. "I need to talk to all three of you. Sirius dies because of an escaped convict. This convict escapes from Azkaban. The place the dementors guard. Ten of the convicts escape because the dementors leave. We can kill two monsters with one stroke. We can save Sirius and keep ten of the worst convicts in prison. We just have to convince our friend way down there to keep control with his soul-sucking friends." Nico nods. Thalia and Percy look less sure.
"What if our friend won't give us an audience?"
"IM him."
"Well, now I feel thick."
"You are thick, brother dearest." I laugh as Percy chases me around the platform. Our pals watch, laughing. Except for Nico. He just has this stupid expression. Like his face can't decide whether to be amused or disdainful. I blast him with water. He doubles over, choking on the water. He gets up. Great. Now he's glaring at me. I back up until I'm at the barrier. I lean casually against it.
Harry's beckoning for me to hurry up. I look at the clock. 10:52. Darn. I nod to him, before dashing through the barrier again. My demigod friends jump when I appear in front of them.
"Hello. I haven't seen you in such a long time. We need to head through the barrier. You guys go first. I'll go last." They nod. I make Percy go first since he's invulnerable. He runs through the barrier. Then Thalia. Then Grace. Then Nico. I go last. I run through it. The train's getting ready to leave. Guards are coming down the train slamming the doors. "Go!" I push them through the doors. I take one last look at the station before climbing on. "Goodbye math, science, reading, and English. Hello, very crowded train with people we know." Thalia laughs when she hears me.
"Yes. Goodbye, mortal world!" People on the train start staring at us. I shrug.
"What can I say? Me and my friend here, we're very strange. We know people that could kill Voldemort in a matter of seconds. Then torture him in Hell for all eternity." The effect is instantaneous. People gasp. I'm pretty sure someone faints. I hear a thudding noise. "Let's go. D'you know where the others went?"
"Yeah. They went to the back." I nod and we head toward the of the train. People stare at us. I ignore them and walk faster. Thalia does the same. I look in the compartments, trying to find my demigod friends. Before they kill someone. Right at the back of the train we find a compartment occupied by our friends. In the compartment in front of them is Harry and Luna. I go in our compartment.
"Sorry. I freaked out the crowd. I told them we know someone that could kill Lord Voldy. Someone fainted." Percy sighed. Grace just raised an eyebrow.
"You only freaked them out? Knowing you, you stabbed them with your wand until they surrendered." I scowl.
"Deena's different. She always saying I like Graison. Or something like that. Gods, she was so annoying at times. Anyways, how is our emo friend over there?" I ask. Nico looks at me.
"I'M NOT EMO!" he shouts. I nod.
"Of course not. I meant our other emo friend. His name is Nick. He's exactly like you, Nico. He's even sitting in the same place as you. Funny," I say. Nico just glares. Everyone else was quivering with laughter. The compartment door slides open.
"Well, someone shouts, 'I'm not emo.' Bit too familiar for my taste." I look up. There he is. One of the coolest guys(A/N: Malfoy is nice-ish to the demigods because they understand him) I've ever met. Draco Malfoy looks at us. "Hey, guys. Why're you here?" I look to him.
"Have you seen Luna and Neville? They need to be in here too." Draco shakes his head. I sigh. "I'll look for them."
I walk out of the compartment. I stick my head in Luna's. And Neville's sitting in there. Sweet.
"Luna, Neville. Hey, can you come with me? We need our extra two freaks." Neville grins and gets up. He makes to hug me, but I stop him. "No hugs or Artemis θα γυρίσει εσείς και εγώ σε κουνέλια με κέρατα."(A/N: When they speak Greek it'll be in italics) Neville nodded and stepped out. "Luna?" Luna sits up and gives me hug. Girls can hug girls. Just not boys. Luna walks out of the compartment. Harry glares at me.
"Why did you call them freaks?"
"Harry James Potter. I know all about you and your friends. Someone sent Petunia a Howler. Ron, you're deathly afraid of spiders. Hermione, you were covered in cat hair after you took the Polyjuice potion in second year. I know what Neville's been through and Luna. I know what they will go through. Don't mess with me. And Harry, I know stuff about your father that will make Snape seem innocent." I nod to the trio before leaving. The trio stares at me with their mouths wide open. "And I can beat the crap out of Voldy if I tried."
"Our humble quarters, Lord and Lady," I say giving a bow at our compartment. Percy sighs. My theatrics tend to annoy him. I'm not quite sure why. "I got the others." They nod. Luna and Neville nod to Malfoy before sitting down.
"Why did the headmaster send you five in particular? Doesn't he know how strong your scent is together?" Neville asked.
"Well, our Herbalist has a valid point. He wanted us to keep an eye on Scar-head here. He sent us because I am the world's biggest nerd on Harry Potter. And because we're the most powerful except for the Romans. Chiron didn't want to ask Lupa for help. So he sent us. Are there any magical folk like us here?" I ask. Neville nods.
"Don't think so." I nod.
"Do you know why we needed you in here?" Malfoy shook his head.
"No."
"You know how last summer you told us that the golden trio didn't like you?"
"Yeah."
"You have to play that angle. Be mean to them. Be mean to-"
"MALFOY? You're friends with Malfoy?" A certain scarred face was sticking in our compartment.
"Yes, he's awesome. Now go away. Or Nico will get very angry and will kill you with Umbrakinesis. Then Thalia with aerokinesis, then me with hydrokinesis. So, begone vermin!" Hermione lets out a gasp.
"Umbrakinesis was outlawed years ago by the Ministry of Magic! You can't use it."
"Well, we can. Because we're American. Duh. Your laws don't affect us."
"You'd go to Azkaban for that."
"I'd break out. You know, with my beast wolf. Thalia, can I let Aero attack them? Or can I do my whole blessed Hunter thing and attack them? Please?" Thalia laughs.
"You sound like Percy did when we had to save his girlfriend."
"My girlfriend has a name, you know." Percy rolls his eyes.
"Oh, Percy, can you buy my dam shirt? You never did."
"Shut up. You sound like our parents." That's Nico. Neville, Luna, and Malfoy bust out laughing. So do the rest of us. Thunder rumbles outside. We all look up.
"YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE!" we shout at the same time. The thunder recedes.
"What was that?" Harry asks.
"Nothing. Now go away or my wolf will attack you." They ignore me. Instead of going away, they come in and sit down. Oh, ignore me? Bad move. I glance at Thalia, begging. Grace laughs when she sees me.
"Fine. But don't hurt them." Yes! I focus on transforming into a wolf. It hurts like Hades because I haven't gotten to practice yet. I've maybe gotten to do two or three times before. I open my eyes. My eye level is with the seats. I look up and see the trio looking at me. Malfoy comes and pets me. I snap playfully at him. He moves back.
"This is why you don't get my sister mad." I hear Percy explaining. The trio look down at me. Harry smiles and leans down to pet me.
"You have a werewolf for a sister?"
"No, there's a difference between a werewolf and a shape-shifter. Shape-shifters are more powerful. Werewolves are vicious. However, shape-shifters keep their head and thoughts."
"So she's an animagus."
"What the Hades is that?" Percy asks. I snarl at Harry. Ron and Hermione point their wands at me. Malfoy, Luna, Neville, and the rest of my friends point their wands at the trio. They seem shocked. I bite the hem of Harry's robe. He jumps and walks out. I do the same with the other two. They do the same. I bark happily at my friends before changing back.
"Gods, Sherman. You should do that with the great oaf," Malfoy grinned. I grin back at back him.
"Or summon Mrs. O'Leary. Or ride the unicorns. Tell him about the thestrals. Stuff like that." I grin evilly. Thalia backs away slowly. She knows that grin. I use it when I get ideas. Like when I pranked her by putting her in the top of her pine tree.
"Naomi, what're you planning?" she asks slowly. I close my eyes and think about telling her. Then I open my eyes and shake my head.
"Nuh-uh. You won't let me do it." She eyes me carefully.
"As your lieutenant, I order you to tell me."
"As daughter of Poseidon, I say no."
"Gods, tell me!" She glares at me. I slouch down in my seat, wishing I could shadow travel like Nico can. Then I sit up.
"I'll tell you when we get to Hogwarts. It'll affect everyone except demigods. That's all I'll tell you now." She nods, satisfied. Malfoy looks out the window.
"We should get changed. We'll be at Hogwarts in five minutes." Yes, yes we will. I can see the castle out the window. Annabeth would freak. I stare out the window until we pull in. I look around and see only Luna, Neville, and Malfoy in robes. Us demigods don't have to wear robes. I told them not to. It will create drama. We will be feared for our incredibly, awesome, baddical, epic powers. I snort in laughter at my thoughts. My companions probably think I'm insane. Except for Grace. She knows I'm insane.
"If you're just now wondering about my sanity, I haven't been around you long enough," I say to the group. Grace shakes her head.
"Naomi, I wondered about your sanity a long time ago. I've decided that either it ran away or you're holding it prisoner like Justin Bieber." Malfoy looks at me. Luna nods. Neville edges away. Thalia chuckles. Percy just decides to accept it. Nico just shakes his head. Oh, I love my friends.
"C'mon, we should head to the carriages," I say. Malfoy leads us out. We pass the trio's compartment. I stare at them as we pass their compartment. Ron flinches and slouches in his seat. Grace laughs at them. We exit the train and head to a carriage. The thestrals look at us.
Lords. Nico looks shocked. He turns to me and Percy.
"I know how you feel around horses and fish and hippocampi now." I nod. Then I go and pet the thestral.
"You're not dangerous, are you?" I murmur to it. No, my lord. My kind are only dangerous if you anger us. Who is the one who smells like our master?
"Nico, come here." Nico comes over to me. "Pet him. He won't hurt because he already told me he liked you and he's part of your father's domain." Nico nods and starts petting the thestral. My name is Tenebrus. I live in the forest with centaurs and werewolves. Oh, great there are lycanthropes here. We say bye to Tenebrus and get in the carriage.
"Could you see the thestrals?" I ask the demigods. They nod. "They live in the forest with centaurs, not Party Ponies or anything like that, and lycanthropes." The effect is immediate. Thalia gasps, obviously remembering when she had to fight Lyacon for Piper, Leo, and Jason.
"Not all werewolves are evil. Lupin wasn't." She nods. "So what do you all think of the magical world?" I ask.
"Epiccles," Grace says, completely serious. We look at her for a minute before we break our lungs laughing.
"That's one way to see it Grace. The other way is 'Excessively awesome kick-butt epic baddicalishness.'" I say.
"Since when is 'baddicalishness' a word?" asked Percy.
"Since I just said it."
"Oh." Typical Percy.
"So Malfoy, you're Slytherin, Luna's Ravenclaw, and Neville's Gryffindor?" I ask. He nods.
"Yep. Dumbledore will probably put you in the same house as Scar-head, so you can keep a watch on him."
"I know what house's we'd be in regularly. Percy would be Badgers, Thalia would be Snakes or Lions, me and Grace would be Ravens, and Nico would be Snakes." The carriage pulls into the castle now. We climb down and all of us pet Tenebrus before heading up to the castle.
I stop at the stone steps and turn to face the oncoming crowd. "I say my last goodbyes to the mortal world. From this sad moment on, I hope to have a better life in the strange world." Percy stares at me. Thalia and Grace are in stitches like the others. "What can I say? It's not life your life was fantastic before Camp," I say to Percy. "Besides, I'm weird like this. I'll laugh in the silence of death about something that happened yesterday."
"She will. She does it all the time," gasps Grace. I smirk.
"Let's go meet some potentially dangerous people." We walk up the steps into the entrance hall. It's bigger than I thought. I start looking for Professor McGonagall. She'd take us to Dumbledore to get sorted.
"Are you the new students?" A tall imposing lady was looking down at us.
"Yes ma'am."
"Follow me. We need to see the Headmaster." We followed her quietly as she led us up several flights of steps. We got to the gargoyle that guards Dumbledore's office.
"Lemon drops." The gargoyle turned and moved out of the way, revealing a staircase. We walked up and knocked on the door.
This chapter took a while. Yes, I would do the things I did. I honestly would. Except for the attacking the trio. CHECK OUT THE POLL! For the OC entrance thing, I've decided to only use two. I want to thank all the people who've reviewed so far. Sorry, but I'm too lazy to look up your names. Kind of cliffie! If you hate cliffies, find another crossover to read. This story will probably have a lot of them. Anyways, I need 20 reviews to update.
