Oh my gods, guys, I'm so sorry for not updating quickly! I've been really sick these past two weeks, but I'm better now, so here's the next chapter!

Hermoine POV

As soon as I'd said it, I felt horrible.

It was obvious that this place held some sort of bad memory for them.

Watching Percy run after Annabeth up to her room, I could feel all eyes in the room turn towards me.

I was about to say something when Will said, "I better go get Nico. He shadow-traveled; I need to make sure he's all right."

He stood up, and left.

Clearing my throat, I asked to no one in particular, "What was that all about?"

I could practically feel the glares piercing my skin.

I turned towards Leo, because he was normally the most easy-going.

"What that was about is none of your business," he said. So much for easy-going.

At that moment, I wanted to run out of there, but I knew that I had to settle things now, or potentially feel the demigods' wrath.

After a few moments of very awkward silence, Thalia said, "It would be best for you guys to leave now, and never ask about it again."

Turning to Ron and Harry, I saw they were just as surprised at the outburst of Annabeth.

"Let's go," Harry said, eyeing the demigods nervously. I nodded, and Ron and I followed him out.

Right as we were going through the door, Harry almost collided with Will, who was dragging Nico by the arm.

I caught a fragment of what they were saying:

"-memories about there... Well, it's not good," Nico said. Did he mean the same place as the others?

Will was saying, "You don't have to hide from those memories. Remember, Percy and Annabeth went there, too, and the rest of us are always there for you, especially me and Hazel."

An old habit of mine caused me to say, "Hazel and I."

Will turned, looking surprised, but Nico just glared with a glare that rivaled Thalia.

"Will, let's go," Nico said, pulling the other boy by the arm into the common room.

Harry and Ron were looking at me oddly, as if they could see the gears turning in my head.

"What are you thinking?" Ron asked.

Before I could respond, we heard sobs coming through the demigods' door, followed by a few screams.

Alarmed, I said, "We've got to help them!"

Ron and Harry held me back, saying, "They've already kicked us out. Besides, I doubt they need our help for anything."

Realizing he was right, I stalked off in the direction of the library.

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Truth be told, I didn't know what specifically I was looking for. I looked around for the books on mythology and such, but they were mostly all checked out.

There were a few on the bottom row. Picking one at random, I saw that it had writing all over it.

I had opened to a page on Medusa. Of course, I knew all about the myth of Medusa, a woman whose hair was snakes and who could turn people to stone.

On this page, a note was inserted: Medusa's head can turn people to stone even after it has been severed off her body. She was last seen in New Jersey, and is not known to have been reborn yet.

What did any of that mean? I knew New Jersey was in America, but what did that have to do with Ancient Greece? And what was that about rebirth?

I randomly flipped to another page, and found an entry on Heracles (Hercules in Roman).

Another note read: Guards entrance to Mediterranean Sea. He is really rude and arrogant, as well as bitter and resentful towards the gods. Weakness: Cornucopia Food.

That last part was just odd.

Flipping through the rest of the book, I saw almost all pages were written on. Things ranging from Golden Fleece current location: CHB, to Daedalus' Labyrinth: Destroyed, to Polyphemus: Doesn't know his genders.

How did anyone know any of this stuff, and why was it written in? Judging on the faded color of the pages, this book was really old. Some of the pencil marks were faded, too, such as the page on Medusa. Other pages, such as the Hercules one, had clear writing that couldn't have been done more then a few months prior. But it was clear that none of the demigods had written this, because the writing was too old, and they never even got the chance.

So who could have written it?

Eventually, I checked out the book from Madam Pince, and made my way to the Gryffindor common room, which was almost empty due to it being nearly midnight on a Sunday.

The Weasly twins and Lee Jordan were playing Exploding Snap, and Harry and Ron were sitting on the couch, presumably discussing tonight's events.

Walking over to them, I told them what I had discovered about the book.

"Who do you reckon it was?" Ron asked through a yawn when I had finished explaining.

"I've no clue. 'Mione?" Harry said.

"I'm not sure, either, but I'm guessing that it may have been Neville and Luna, because..." I trailed off, thinking about the people who I didn't really know at all.

"Perhaps. Speaking of them, we still need to... have a chat," Harry said.

I nodded. "Let's try to find Neville during one of the meals tomorrow." With a confirming nod from Harry and Ron, I stifled a yawn and said goodnight.

I put the book deep in my trunk, got ready for bed, and fell asleep dreaming of a giant spider woman.

If anyone can say where the quote in the first line break was from, they'll get a shoutout in the next chapter!

Also, the talk with Neville will be in either the next chapter, or the one after that (probably).

Should I include Luna in that discussion, too?

QOTD: Cat, Owl or Toad?

My answer: Owl