Title: Harry In a Whole Different World
Rating: T
Summary: When Harry's friends turn their backs on him, he feels all hope vanishing. Getting a mental message from voices that claim to be his parents, he leaves it all behind and heads to the States, to Camp Half-Blood. He finds true friends and unexpected surprises. Based on the Twice Blessed Challenge and a crossover with Harry Potter/Percy Jackson!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of Rowling or Riordan's characters and I'm making nothing from this.
Chapter 10: I Fight A Bed Seller
Sirius POV
After we left Severus to recover from Shadow Traveling we headed for a place that father had told me about once. DOA records; or Dead on Arrival Records! The gateway to the Underworld! I had been there a couple of times to watch dad work, but I hadn't been inside the Underworld. Hades place isn't for young demigods. It's a place that we all go, no matter who we are, no matter our religion, when we die.
"Is it my imagination or are we being followed," Percy asked us.
"No, we're being followed," I told him
"RUN!" Grover yelled and we bolted, the teens that Percy had noticed, as had I, running after us.
There was a store ahead and it happens to be open. Percy pulled the door open and we all hurried inside, closing the door. The teens glared at us and then hurried off.
"That was close," Annabeth said.
"Hello," said a man and we turned to see a man standing there, smiling. "I'm Crusty."
I snorted with laughter and the man glared at me.
"I think their gone," I said.
"Why don't you try one of the beds," Crusty said, "I sell waterbeds! And I always have a way of giving my customers exactly what they want."
"I don't know," I said.
"I'm sure that you're all just really tired," he said, "I tell you what. You try out one of my beds and I will deliver it to your home."
"We don't have a home," Harry told him.
He smiled at Harry and then led Annabeth and Grover over to one of the beds. They laid down on them and at once they were bounded to them.
"Hay, let them go," Percy demanded, all our swords out.
"Why?" he asked. "Do you know how hard it is to get my customers to fit perfectly?"
"Crusty," Harry muttered, "Wait a minute, your Procrustes! I remember you from Muggle School. Theseus defeated you."
"Don't mention that person's name," Procrustes snarled.
"Wait a minute," Percy said, "Why don't you try on one of the beds to show me how comfortable they are. Don't listen to anything the son of Zeus has to say."
"Spoken like a true brother," he said and he laid down on one of the beds.
Before Percy could speak, Harry spoke the words and he was tied up. I decided to take charge before lightening flew and the room got flooded.
"So like to chop people or stretch them," I said, "How about a taste of your own medicine."
Let's just say, he wasn't a happy water bed person.
We managed to free Annabeth and Grover from the Water Bed of Death, but Percy and Harry weren't talking to each other. Grover tried to say something, but Percy ignored him. I decided to take charge.
"We don't have time for this," I told them. "We have a war to prevent and you're both not doing anyone any good by allowing little things to get to you. Yes, Percy, this is your quest but Hera ordered Harry to join. He didn't intend to come and steal your quest from you."
"Hera, told him to come," Annabeth said.
"Yes," I said. "Now I know the address to the Underworld. We don't need to look it up."
"And where are we going?" Grover asked me.
"DOA records," I answered.
"Why do I have a bad feeling I'm not going to like the music," Grover moaned.
"You're not," I said. "And, both of you better be smart when you meet Uncle Hades. He doesn't put up with fooling around."
And the long walk to DOA records began.
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Severus POV
"Severus, your back," Chiron said when I appeared.
"Yes," I said, "The group is in LA right now."
"Group, I only sent Percy, Annabeth, and Grover," he said.
"Lady Hera ordered us to go with them," I said, "That's what I meant by group."
"Run into any problems?" Chiron asked me.
I groaned and said, "Alister Moody found us and tried to get Harry back to England. Harry did very well, but I have a feeling that Harry and Percy are not going to make good friends."
"It's their fathers," Chiron said. "Their personalities clash."
"Well I wish that Percy would understand that Harry didn't plan this out," I told him.
"I'm sure that he'll get it," Chiron said.
"You have a lot of faith in Percy," I told him.
"Poseidon happens to be my favorite god," Chiron admitted.
Spoken like someone that had their favorites.
I told the others what had happened during the time that I was gone. Ginny and the demigod Weasley's, along with the others, were worried that Percy and Harry would mess things up just by their personalities.
"I know that you're all worried about that," I said, "But Harry is going to have to find a way to prove himself."
"I hope they don't end up killing each other," Draco said.
"I hope not either."
