CHAPTER 7:

Thalia's POV

In class, the Professor taught us how to Transfigure a plate into a pillow, using the right spell.

Percy got it on his first try, surprisingly. Annabeth looked shocked. "What? Seaweed Brain, how did you learn something faster than me?" She asked, horrified at the mere thought.

Percy smiled. "Remember what Chiron and Dumbledore said, the more powerful of a demigod you are, the more powerful of a wizard you will be and the easier magic will dome to you." He reminded us.

We then realized it was dead silent. We looked around the room to see a mass of shocked faces. "What?" I asked, annoyed.

"How did he do that on his first try? Unless he's done that spell before…" A Ravenclaw girl named Cho Chang asked.

"He's never done that spell before, trust me." Hazel cleared up.

"Then… How?" Hermione asked.

Percy shifted awkwardly. "I don't know… Just keep practicing, you'll get it soon…" He said, and then turned away quickly, a blush spreading across his cheeks like a wildfire.

We all looked at each other, and shrugged. We tried the spell again. Jason, Nico, Hazel and I got it on our 3rd try. Annabeth got it on her 4th. Leo, Frank and Piper got it on their 5th, and Grover on his 6th.

The class stared at us, astonished. Annabeth rolled her eyes. "Dear gods," she murmured and I cracked a smile.

Professor McGonagall dismissed us and we all walked over to History of Magic.

Hermione peppered us with questions the whole way there.

"Percy! How on EARTH were you able to do it on your first try?" She asked, bewildered.

Percy looked uncomfortable. "Luck?" He guessed.

I snorted. "Kelp Head, we all know that you have the worst luck out of all of us." I told him and the rest of us nodded.

He rolled his eyes. "Whatever Thals, let's just get to the next class."

We pulled up in front of a door and walked in.

"Where's the teacher?" I asked Hermione, confused.

"Right there." She said, pointing to a ghost at the desk.

Nico saw the ghost and his face grew red. "No… He's going to notice me you guys!"

All the demigods (AN: When I say demigods from now on, assume I mean Grover also) exchanged looks. What is Nico talking about?

Annabeth, of course, figured it out first. Her eyes widened.

"You guys!" She called to us, the demigods. We looked at her. What? I asked with my eyes.

"He's the Ghost King!" She whispered. All of our eyes widened when we realized what she meant.

I immediately stood up to try to hide Nico, but it was too late-Professor Binns had already seen him.

The ghost gasped. "Mr. d-d-di An-an-angelo?" He stuttered.

Nico sighed. "Yes?" He answered, standing up.

"Um… Hello, sir." The professor said, bowing to Nico.

All of the wizards were confused. Why was the teacher acting like Nico was his superior?

"Professor Binns? You know Nico?" Hermione asked, obviously trying to figure a few things out.

"Know him! Of course!" The professor answered, not taking his eyes off of Nico.

"But, how, sir?" Hermione pressed.

"His father…" Binns' voice was barely above a whisper.

Nico groaned.

"Yes, my father obviously knows you." Nico said.

"Hey! He's my dad, too!" Hazel said, winking at Nico. Obviously, Hazel was trying to help Nico get passed the situation at hand by putting some attention on herself as well.

"Ms. Levesque!" Binns shouted. "How are you?" He didn't bow to Hazel, because she wasn't the Ghost King, obviously.

"Are there more?" He asked. He was wondering about demigods, I assume.

I rolled my eyes.

I raised my hand. "There's me, Thalia Grace." I grimaced at my last name.

"Ms. Grace!" He shouted my name, in awe of me. As he should be.

"Who else?" He asked, excitedly.

The rest of us groaned. Frank, Leo and Piper introduced themselves, obviously without our parentage. Binns looked so excited. When Grover said his name, Binns looked like he wanted to rip off his shoes to see his satyr feet.

When Jason introduced himself, Binns looked like he was going to faint.

Annabeth introduced herself wearily. He looked surprised. "Are you one of the ones that…" He trailed off, obviously not wanting to say, one of the ones that survived Tartarus.

Annabeth stiffened, but then nodded.

Percy was still sitting.

"Kelp Head, get up." I called to him.

"PERCY JACKSON IS HERE!" Binns shouted.

Percy hit his head on his table over and over.

"Seaweed Brain, introduce yourself!" Annabeth hissed.

Not being able to say no to Annabeth, Percy got up.

"I'm Percy Jackson, sir." Then he sat back down.

Binns stared at us in awe. "I knew a few of you would be here, I didn't know this many of you, and certainly not the most famous ones!" He shrieked.

After seeing the wizards' confused looks, he paused. I mentally face-palmed, thinking that we did such a good job at keeping a low profile.

"Class, you're dismissed! Except for you 10!" He said, gesturing to us.

"Sir, we really should get to our classes…" Percy trailed off hopefully.

Binns sighed. "I supposed you're right. But really, it's an honor meeting the lot of you!" He said, happily.

As we sprinted out of the room, Hermione caught up to us. "What was THAT all about?" She asked, hands on her hips, eyes narrowed. She looked a bit like Annabeth. Because you could see the gears on her brain whirring as she tried to figure out what was going on.

Hermione POV

I tapped my foot, waiting for their answer.

Annabeth sighed.

I REALLY hoped that there was nothing bad about them, because I really liked them-especially Annabeth-we had a lot in common, after all.

"You guys, I know what Dumbledore and Ch-Mr. Brunner said, but thanks to all this drama, I think that the three of them, and maybe Ginny, deserve to know the truth." She said.

Thalia's eyes widened. "Annabeth! You know we can't! I like them as much as you do, but you KNOW how much trouble we'd be in…"

"Annabeth's right." Hazel said, looking at me.

"Can't Pipes just, you know, persuade her into forgetting…" Percy pleaded.

"How can you persuade someone to forget something?" I scoffed.

"No." Annabeth said to her boyfriend. "We should tell them."

I was a bit annoyed that nobody was answering my question.

"Fine." Percy sighed. "But you are explaining all the confusing stuff." He said, pointing accusingly to Annabeth.

"Perce. You mean everything?" She asked.

He nodded stubbornly.

She rolled her eyes. "Fine."

She turned back to me. "After classes today, we'll meet right outside of Percy and my room. We'll go in there to explain, so no one else can hear us." I nodded.

"Me, Harry, Ron and Ginny. That's it?" I questioned, to clarify.

"Bring Neville. And Luna, if you can…" Annabeth said.

I shook my head. "Luna's in Ravenclaw, she can't come to our dormitory."

"Okay then, still bring Neville." Thalia negotiates.

"Alright!" I say.

I never thought that I, Hermione Granger, could hardly wait for classes to be over.