Heroes of Olympus...At Hogwarts?!

Anything Off The Trolley...Demigods?

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HERMOINE'S POV

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Those ostensible Americans seemed fishy. I knew I wasn't the only one who thought so. Harry seemed wary (AN: Hagrid; YOUR A POET, LILY/ Me; WHAAAAA?) and Ron kept going off about their lack of knowledge of butterbeer.

We decided we would spy on them on the train. Easy as cake, right? Well, when we got on the train, we waited until the food trolley passed. People tend to talk more when they are full of sweets.

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NICO'S POV

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The Lady came by with the food about a half hour through the ride. At this point, Leo had already made at least 50 helicopters, and it was driving me crazy. I decided for Will and I to switch cabins and head to where Percy and Annabeth were. They had gone off to find an empty cabin when ours got too full.

The food lady was at Percy's cabin when I arrived.

"Anything off the trolley, demigods?" she asked politely.

"How does she-" Will began.

"I dunno," Percy replied, "But the food is killer."

So we bought a bunch of these chocolate frogs (frogs, why frogs?), pumpkin pastries, and those little chocolate lava cake things that were fancifully decorated (apparently they're cauldron cakes). I liked the licorice wands the best.

After we had our fair share, we talked. Because, you know, who doesn't talk after a meal?

"So, Will. Are you still studying for that medical degree?" Annabeth questioned.

"Yeah. It's tough stuff, but I'm head of my class," he replied.

Awkward silence. Not my favorite kind of silence, but silence is always golden.

"Chiron said this is for a year, right?" Percy asked.

"Yup, unless a longer...time frame... is needed." Annabeth said.

"Those three, they seemed pretty important. You know, the ones from that pub?"

"I did my research. Everyone practically worships that Harry kid." Annabeth explained.

"He seemed...deathy...to me. Like, in the way Hazel and Leo do." I admitted.

"Remember, he died and came back, right? I told you about that! Weren't you paying attention?"

"Do you really expect an ADHD introvert emo to pay attention to your lectures?" Will inquired.

"Shut up, Doc," I retorted playfully.

We laughed, and then Annabeth brought up school. Ugh, as always. She pulled out the letter from the school.

"So, we are going to get sorted into houses, and the Headmistress said that in each house there is a dorm for us. Oh, and we can use the Room of Requirement-" she read.

"The what?" I asked.

"I'm not quite sure, but the Headmistress will show us. Anyway, we can use it to train and spar. All the teachers know about us and our..." she whispered the next part, "godlines."

Suddenly, we heard a sneeze, thud, and a muffled "shhhh" from outside the cabin.

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HARRY'S POV

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*cue magic time travelling music*

just before big thud

"Deathy?" I whispered. "Do I look DEATHY?"

"Shhh! And no, you don't. That is weird though." Hermione said, twittering her wand.

We paused when we heard Annabeth answer one of the boys' questions.

"I'm not quite sure, but the Headmistress will show us. Anyway, we can use it to train and spar. All the teachers know about us and our..." the next part was muffled. Then, of course, Ron went and sneezed (that buffoon) and Hermione jumped, knocking me over, and then Ron goes and SHUSHES ME!

Nico opens the door, only to find me sprawled on the floor. I had just hidden my invisible cloak, thank goodness, because I knew they would see what the thud was.

"S-sorry Nico. I tripped. My bad," Hermione stuttered, dusting off her muggle trousers as she got up.

"Who said shush and why?" he asked.

"Ron. His sister is a few cabins down taking a nap. He didn't want to wake her," Hermione explained. She was GOOD at coming up with lies.

Nico raised an eyebrow, and then Percy came out.

Percy was scary on his own, without all of the scars. He was tall and muscular, and always seemed to be subconsciously thinking about his next move.

"Everything alright, Death Breath?" he asked Nico. Death Breath? Odd nickname.

"Yeah. All good."

They walked back into their cabin, and we donned the cloak once again to listen.

"-wake up his sister," Nico said.

"I see. Anyway, In celebration of our visit, they are apparently going to let their students dress up for Halloween. I guess they don't normally do that."

"I have an idea!" Will yelled.

"What?"

"What if we do our costumes corresponding with-"

"Oh, yeah! I see where you're going! Great idea!!" Percy said.

Evidently everyone understood what they were talking about, although we didn't. We had to move out of the way to let them get out, assuming they were going to their other friends. They left the door open, but we missed part of the conversation by the time we got there.

"-phaestus! I could totally do that!" Leo shouted.

"You already do dress like him," Calypso noted.

"I could be a fish. Jason -" Percy began.

"Superman!!"

They went on, none of it making sense. Like, a gold nugget? Seriously, Hazel?

As we were about to give up, Leo had an idea.

"Calypso, what is your last name gonna be?"

"Ogygia."

"Nah, how about Nevfout," he suggested.

"Nevfout?"

"Never Found Twice! I did though, suckers!"

"Quit rubbing it in, Valdez. Ogygia works." Calypso said.

"How will the school know?"

"Magic. Duh."

Did they just come up with that? Like, did the Calypso girl not have a last name before? How strange.

We walked back to our cabin, as confused as ever. One thing was for sure. With the secrets, the scars, and everything else, they were definitely different and a bit sketchy.

"If they get sorted into Slytherin, I bet ten galleons they're death eaters," Ron declared.

"Ron! How could you assume such a thing?" Hermione asked, appalled and shocked. "Voldemort's dead and the leftover Death Eaters were sent to Azkaban."

"Yeah, but their names were changing! And the whole deathy thing. They are death eaters!"

"Sure, whatever. Okay. I'm going to find Ginny," Hermione said, walking off.

"I'm gonna go too," I said, following her. My leaving wasn't of anger, but because I wanted to go see my girlfriend. But I pondered Ron's accusation.

Death Eaters. Huh. Kinda makes sense.

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