CHAPTER 3:

Annabeth POV

"Hey, Seaweed Brain!" I say giving Percy a quick peck on the cheek.

"Hey, Wise Girl." He said, giving me one in return. "Where's Thalia?" He asked, confused.

"The Air Head won't wake up." Piper answered, rolling her eyes.

"Air Head? Why do you call her that?" Hermione asked, curiously.

"We have nicknames for almost all of us." Hazel answered, patiently. "Percy's Kelp Head, but Annabeth calls him Seaweed Brain, because he loves anything and everything water related, and is very oblivious, Annabeth is Owl Face or Annie, but Percy calls her Wise Girl, because she is A GENIUS and loves owls, Nico is usually Death Breath, because he's kind of emo, Thalia is usually Air Head, not because she's dumb, but because… of an inside joke, Piper is usually Beauty Queen, because she's gorgeous," (Piper blushed at that.) "Leo's Repair Boy, because he can make and fix anything and everything, Jason is Sparky, because if you get on his nerves, your can be in for a shocking surprise…" All the demigods had to try so hard to stifle our laughter. "Grover is Goat Boy, because he has a fondness for goats, Frank is Beastie, for a lot of random reasons and I don't really have a nickname." Hazel explained.

"Oh my gosh! Your right! We have to make you a nickname!" Percy exclaimed. "How about Golden Girl, or Goldi?" He inquired.

I frowned, "We'll figure it out later, Seaweed Brain. Right now, you need to wake Thalia and the others up."

He gulped. "Why do I have to wake Thalia up? She scares me when she doesn't get enough sleep." Percy whimpered.

I laughed. In Greek, I replied, "The almighty Savior of Olympus is SCARED of THALIA? Do you want me to tell your dad that? Don't you think he'd be disappointed?" I can barely keep the smile off my face.

"FINE! But if she kills me, tell Nico to tell his dad. Or I'll haunt you for the rest of YOUR life." The Seaweed Brain replied, stomping back to our room.

Piper, Hazel and I giggled.

"What was that language?" Ginny questioned.

"I was wondering that also…" Hermione said.

"It was Greek, we speak that sometimes, unintentionally, because Greek comes as easily to us as English. We do, though, read Greek better than we read English, because we are all dyslexic." I answered and they nodded.

"KELP HEAD!" We heard a loud scream, and a 'twang' sound, and I immediately realized that Thalia had fired an arrow at Percy.

"Does he need help?" Harry asked, worried.

"Nah, I'll go. I can be very persuasive at times…" Piper asked, and Hazel and I laughed.

She walked over to them, and almost immediately, Thalia came to the table. Soon following her were the others: Leo, Jason, Grover, Frank, Fred, George, Nico and Ron.

"Where's Perce?" Hazel asked.

Thalia blushed. "Ambrosia…" She replied in Greek.

"Thals!" I scream.

"Sorry, it was defense! What would you have done if some idiot dumped icy water on you?" Thalia replied.

"Thalia, you KNEW it was Percy, we heard you scream 'Kelp Head. ' How bad did you hurt him?" Jason scolded.

"Just a scratch on his arm." She replied haughtily. "Besides you should have just sent Pipes in the beginning."

We all rolled our eyes in unison, just then Percy walked back in. He glared at Thalia, and then sat down next to me.

We all ate in near silence, with Thalia and Nico bickering in Greek, and Percy occasionally joined in. The wizards watched them, fascinated that they were able to switch from one language to another.

"Alright, everyone! Let's go to Diagon Alley! Your head master, Mr. Brunner, gave you some money, correct?" Mrs. Weasley asked me. I nodded.

"How are we going to get there?" Leo asked, bouncing on his feet lightly. CURSE ADHD, I thought.

"Floo Powder of course!" Fred and George said in unison.

"Floo Powder?" Frank echoed, in confusion.

"Of course! Haven't you used it before?" Ginny said, puzzled.

"Back in America, we don't. We have different means of traveling, there." I reply.

"Oh! Like what?" Hermione asked, captivated at the thought of how American wizards do things.

I freeze. Thankfully Nico piped up. "I can Shadow Travel, Hazel and Percy prefer horseback riding, Jason and Thalia prefer to fly. Frank can, um, adjust himself to be able to travel anywhere, Leo creates things for means of travel and Annabeth and Grover can do anything, really."

"What is Shadow Travelling?" Ron asked.

Then I jumped in. "It's like being able to appear and disappear, but only in the shadows."

"So like Apparating or Disapparating? That's being able to appear, disappear or reappear somewhere." Hermione concluded. We nodded, relieved.

"Chop chop! We have to hurry!" Mr. Weasley exclaimed.

All the wizards walked to the fireplace, and we followed. I grabbed Percy's hand for comfort, and he squeezed my hand in a reassuring manner to tell me that everything would turn out OK.

"Fred, you first. Then George, then Ginny, then Grover, then Hermione, then Percy, then Annabeth, then Hazel, then Nico, then Ron, then Arthur, then Jason, then Leo, then Frank, then Thalia, then Harry, then me! Alright?" Mrs. Weasley explained.

"If you don't mind, I'd like to Shadow Travel…" Nico asked.

"Alright, but still go after Hazel, dear." Mrs. Weasley said, and Nico nodded in response.

Fred grabbed a handful of powder and walked into the fireplace. He dropped the powder and green flames popped up. "Diagon Alley." He said, annunciating each syllable clearly.

He disappeared, and George went. Each person went, and then it was Percy's turn. He did the exact same thing, and I quickly followed.

"Diagon Alley." I said, confidently.

There was an odd sensation, similar to Shadow Travelling and I reappeared behind Percy.

"Come on Annabeth…" Percy whispered. He didn't see me so I did what any normal girlfriend would do. I scared him.

"BOO!" I screamed, in his ear.

He immediately went to his pocket for Riptide, but when he saw it was me, he smiled and gave me a hug. There was a popping sound and Hazel appeared next to us.

She looked a bit green, just like she did on the Argo II.

"Haze? Are you OK?" I asked, fussing over her.

She nodded weakly.

The shadows seemed to converge, and then Nico appeared.

"Hey, Death Breath!" Percy called. Nico walked over to us.

Ron then appeared. "That was bloody wicked! And scary!" He shouted to Nico.

After everyone else appeared, Mrs. Weasley led us all over to a place called Flourish & Botts, and gave each a list of books to buy.

All of us demigods squinted at the writing. Hermione walked over to me and smiled. "I can help. Do you know what year you are going to be in? You and Percy seem like you would be in Fred and George's year-7th year, Jason, Piper and Leo look like they'd be in 6th year, Thalia looks like she'd be in our year-5th year, and Nico and Hazel look like they'd be in Ginny's year-4th year." Hermione explained.

"I think that Ch- Mr. Brunner, our headmaster, said that we would all stick together in 5th year, but that Percy and I would be able to learn a few extra things, seeing as we are the oldest out of us." I replied, furrowing my brow.

Hermione nodded. "Just buy all the books that Ron, Harry and I have then." She said, and we all walked around and bought the books that Hermione was carrying. We paid and then walked out of the bookstore.

"UGH! I am SOO glad that we are OUT OF THERE! Books make my head hurt." Percy complained. I elbowed him in the ribs. "Do you WANT my mom to hate you even more than she already does?" I questioned and then he smiled. "Sorry, Wise Girl!" He said, leaning down and kissing me quickly.

"I felt the exact way, mate!" Ron agreed.

"How about you American wizards go to Ollivanders now?" Mrs. Weasley said. "If you give me some of your money, Ginny and I can get the rest of your things, but it is most important to get your wands. Hermione, Harry and Ron can show you where Ollivanders is. Alright?" We nodded. We each gave Mrs. Weasley and Ginny some of our money.

Hermione, Ron and Harry led us over to Ollivanders. "Shouldn't you have wands already?" Hermione inquired.

We halted. Everyone looked at me, because we ALL knew that I would be the one to come up with our cover.

"Our Headmaster said that our wands would probably not work as well in England, so he told us to leave ours back at our school." I answered, and then hurried to change the subject. "Is that where we go?" I asked quickly, pointing to a rickety old shack that had a sign that said 'Oilanvldesr' to my eyes. Hermione nodded.

We all walked in. When we saw no one, but heard banging, each demigod reached for his or her weapon. Leo was able to conceal each weapon, with the help of the Hecate cabin. My dagger was concealed in an owl ring, Piper's dagger, Katroptis (AN: IDK IF THAT IS HOW YOU SPELL IT), was concealed in a mirror, Thalia's weapons were on a charm bracelet, and when she needed it, she just touched that charm and the weapon appeared in her hands. Leo's tool belt held his weapons, Riptide was concealed in pen form, Jason's sword was hidden as a coin, Hazel's spatha was hidden as a barrette in her hair, Frank's bow and arrows were hidden as his belt buckle, and lastly, Nico's Stygian Iron sword was disguised as a black bracelet.

Just then, an old man appeared. "Hello, my name is Ollivander. What are your names?" He asked kindly.

Jason stood forward. "My name is Jason Grace." We all followed his lead and introduced ourselves.

Ollivander gasped. "I am related to your VERY magical relative…" He said, and we all in unison replied "Hecate" in Greek. He nodded. "Ms. Granger, Mr. Weasley, and Mr. Potter, would you step out for a minute?" They nodded, curiously.

"I am so honored to have the pleasure of giving wands to the heroes of Olympus! Chiron, has given me your wand preferences, according to your parents' input." He explained.

"Thalia Grace," Thalia growled at her last name but didn't elaborate further. "Ahem. Thalia's wand is 12 inches, pine, and has an eagle core feather, and a bit of moonlight from your Lady." He handed Thalia her wand, which was a stormy blue color, like her eyes. She waved it and you could hear electricity crackle and the tip glowed silvery blue. She grinned.

"Nico di Angelo, your wand is 11 inches, blackthorn, the core is a hair of Cerberus, and it has been dipped in the River Styx, like your sword." He handed Nico his wand. Nico waved it, and the shadows immediately gather towards his wand. Nico smiled.

"Leo Valdez, your wand is 12 and half inches, made of burnt ash tree wood, and has a core of fire, straight from your father's forge." Leo grabbed his wand, he waved it excitedly, and flames shot out of the tip. He jumped up and down happily.

"Grover Underwood, the young satyr's wand is 11 and three quarter inches long and is made of oak wood and has a core of wine juice, because of your master, Dionysus." Grover waved it eagerly and immediately vines began to crawl out of the tip.

"Ms. McLean, your wand is made of rosewood, and is 11 and half inches, and has a core of the Amortentia potion, the most powerful love potion in the world, it smells like the most wonderful thing to each person that smells it." Piper rolled her eyes at the materials to make the wand, but waved it nonetheless. Immediately, we were all hit by a delicious scent, it smelled like the sea and chocolate mixed together to me. I almost laughed- it smelled just like Percy!

"Jason Grace, your wand is 12 and a quarter inches, made of elder wood and its core is a piece of your fathers Master Bolt." Jason eagerly waved his wand and, similarly to Thalia's, you could hear electricity crackling.

"Frank Zhang, your wand is made of elm wood, is 12 and three quarter inches and has a core of a vulture feather." Frank waved his wand halfheartedly, and immediately, we heard a squawking sound that I assumed was a vulture.

"Hazel Levesque, your wand is made of hazel wood, is 10 and three quarter inches, it has a core of liquid gold, courtesy of your father's precious metals." Hazel waved her wand, and there was a flash of gold.

"Ms. Chase, your wand is made of the olive tree wood, is 13 inches long, and has an owl feather core." I grabbed my wand and waved it. An owl symbol flashed, and I smiled.

"And last, but most certainly NOT least. Mr. Jackson, savior of Olympus, multiple times." Percy blushed, embarrassed. "Your wand is made of driftwood, is 13 and one quarter inches long, and the core is the hair of the first Pegasus that your father created, along with a splash of seawater, straight from Atlantis." Percy looked excited. He waved his wand and immediately, water splashed out from the tip, and we were all hit by the smell of ocean water.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Ollivander!" I said.

He laughed. "Not a problem at all Ms. Chase."

Leo snorted and mumbled a response. "Why do we still call you that? We might as well call you Mrs. Jackson now." I blushed, but still grabbed my dagger and held it to his throat before he knew what hit him.

"Care to repeat that?" I asked sweetly, still holding my dagger to his throat.

He gulped. "Nope!" his voice came out squeaky.

Mr. Ollivander laughed. "And these are all designed like Percy's sword, Riptide, they will appear back in your pockets if you lose them."

Putting my dagger away, I rolled my eyes at Leo. I then took Percy's hand in my own, and held my wand with the other.

We walked out the shop door and found Hermione, Ron and Harry engage in chatter about 'Quidditch?'

"What's Quidditch, you guys?" I asked.

"You don't KNOW?" Ron exclaimed, horrified.

We shook our heads.

Ron explained how you play. "Some of you should try out this year-you all look fit enough to play a sport like that." Harry piped up.

Jason nodded, eagerly. Percy hesitated.

I rolled my eyes. "Jason's dad said that you could enter his domain for this quest, remember, Seaweed Brain!?" I nudged him as I whispered this to him.

Then, he too nodded eagerly. Thalia looked green at the idea.

"We'll see when we arrive at Hogwarts." Hazel said, and it took all of our willpowers not to laugh once more at the name.

As we walked, Hermione asked something.

"Which one of you is Mr. Ollivander related to?"

I froze, but Seaweed Brain answered confidently.

"A few of us. You see, Jason and Thalia are siblings, AND my cousins. Hazel and Nico are half-siblings and they are also our cousins. Mr. Ollivander is related to the 5 of us." Hermione nodded.

"Wow! You have a big family!" She said.

I snorted with laughter.

"Yup." Percy's eyes twinkled mischievously. "Especially on my dad's side…" He said and all us demigods, and one satyr, nearly fell to the floor with laughter.

After we wiped our tears of mirth away, we continued to walk.

We made our way back to where Mrs. Weasley said to meet up; we talked for a few more minutes. Soon after, Mrs. Weasley, Mr. Weasley and Ginny arrived. They were all carrying large cauldrons and a few other things for us all. We each grabbed our own.

We made a quick stop at Madame Malkin's shop for robes and uniforms and then Ginny sighed. "Let's go to Fred and George's shop."

"Fred and George have their own shop?" Leo asked, excitedly.

"It's a joke shop." Hermione said, disgust clear in her voice. "Last year, Harry won the TriWizard Tournament and gave his winnings to them for them to make their joke shop." When she said TriWizard Tournament, they all stiffened.

We nodded, sagely avoiding the topic.