Chapter 6
PERCY
Percy could not believe it. An owl. Sure, he had seen many of them before, but today, Percy had a strange feeling. And his mom was related to it.
Percy looked at her. She was watching him, looking very calmly.
She came forward, and said, "Percy, it's time for you to know."
"Know what?" Percy asked, confused.
"The truth. About Hogwarts."
"Hogwarts?" The name sounded eerie and strange yet quite familiar. Percy felt a strange connection to the word. If he had been confused before, he was now probably going crazy.
"Kitchen. Now." his mom said.
Percy went to the kitchen and say down on the table. His mother followed. Suddenly, she turned uncomfortable. They sat quiet for a minute, and then she spoke:
"I don't know where to start, Percy, but when you were twelve, you didn't get the whole explanation of your life. Only half of it. Your father's side of the story. It's time I told you my side. "
Percy looked as if he were about to faint. His eyes were wide, his jaw hanging out, and he had a constipated look on his face. He'd had that look once-in front on Annabeth, but she'd just laughed and said that he was the only guy who pulled it off.
In the kitchen, his mom continued," Long time back, probably a year before you were born, there was a guy. Called Voldemort. He was a wizard."
"You mean like a magician?" Percy asked, still gormless.
His mom sighed." No Percy. He was an actual wizard. He had a wand, and he could do magic. Anyway, he was evil. He turned against the Ministry of Magic, yes there is one, before you ask, and he killed endless number of number of people. Soon..."
His mom went on for an hour going on about 'Voldemort's' story. If involved a guy named Harry Potter, an orphan.
After the story, she explained the life of wizards. Godric's Hollow, Gringots and of course, Hogwarts, the school, which seemed too good to be true.
In the end, Percy asked, "Why do I need to know this?"
His mom gave a shocking reply, "Because you are one of them. One of us."
"Wait. What? You're a wizard?"
"Witch." His mom corrected him." Pureblood."
"So all of those pictures I saw earlier were not Photoshop?"
"No."
"Those were Hogwarts pictures?"
"Yes."
"Who was the guy in the picture then?"
His mother smiled, almost in an evil way.
"That's for you to figure."
Percy gaped at her. She pretended not to notice and continued.
"The owl had your letter."
"What letter?"
"Your Hogwarts letter Percy. You should guessed that much at least."
"Uh..."
His mom removed the letter from her pocket and put it on the table. Percy stared at it for a minute before opening it.
The envelope said Mr. Percy Jackson, the window, His mother's apartment, Manhattan, New York.
The inside freaked him out even more.
HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY
Headmistress: Minerva McGonagall
Dear Mr. Jackson,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later than July 31.
Yours sincerely,
Horace Slughorn,
Deputy Headmaster
To add to it, there was another page.
UNIFORM
Mr. Jackson will require:
1. Three sets of plain work robes (black)
2. One plain pointed hat (black) for day wear
3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide or similar)
4. One winter cloak (black, with silver fastenings)
Please note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags.
COURSE BOOKS
Mr. Jackson should have a copy of each of the following:
The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
OTHER EQUIPMENT
1 wand
1 cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)
1 set glass or crystal phials
1 telescope
1 set brass scales
Mr. Jackson may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a toad.
Percy was shocked. With two Ks. He had been accepted into Hogwarts. He didn't know whether he he should be happy or sad. He decided to go with happy. He smiled and asked his mom where they would get all of the strange stuff like a wand and a cauldron.
"Oh, you'll get that in Diagon alley." his mom replied casually.
"And where is this Diagon Alley?"
"In London. We'll go tomorrow. I'll come with you till there, at least. Pack all your clothes. Don't take too many."
Percy just looked at her for a minute then went to his room. He did not start packing right away. He iris-messaged Chiron and told him first. He looked as if the worst had come and gave Percy his blessing for no apparent reason.
After talking to Chiron, Percy packed up his clothes and then lay on his bed, unsure of whether to go or not. Today was July 26th. That meant he had roughly five days to answer the letter. In the end, he decided to go. He got up to iris-message Annabeth and tell her he was going.
Annabeth's face went from sad to happy when she saw Percy. She filled him in of what had happened after he had left. They talked for about an hour, until Percy finally told her about Hogwarts. Her face was scrunched up while she was listening to Percy. In the end, she smiled wished him luck for his new school, and just cut the message.
That just made Percy feel even more miserable than before.