Intertwined || Percabeth Hogwarts AU

Chapter 6

Fourth Year

"Avis! Oppugno!"

Annabeth conjured a flock of birds that immediately shot forward with her second spell. Percy easily dispelled them and sent a leg locking curse at her. She rolled to the side to avoid it and a mischievous smile crossed her face.

"Langlock!"

The spell Percy was about to cast fell on deaf ears. Annabeth's curse had glued his tongue to roof his mouth and made him sputter indignantly. Annabeth laughed freely as she watched him undo her spell.

Percy was annoyed. "Seriously?"

"What are you gonna do about it, Seaweed Brain?"

"This—Densaugeo!"

It was now Percy's turn to laugh as Annabeth went cross eyed and started panicking, watching her front teeth grow at an alarming rate. A trail of drool could be seen flowing from her mouth making Percy laugh even more. It was ironic; she was normally the one who made fun of him for drooling.

"That's a great look on you!" He hollered and fell into another fit of giggles watching her struggle.

"Finite," she struggled to get out.

When her teeth had returned to normal, she tentatively ran her tongue over them and glared at Percy. He laughed at her ticked expression and stuck his tongue out.

"What are you gonna do about it, Wise Girl?" He mocked in a high pitched voice.

Annabeth couldn't help but snort out a laugh at his antics. But her eyes quickly narrowed and she flicked her wand; a jet of gray light flew at Percy who in turn cast a Protego Maxima.

The silvery light from the shielding charm was amplified and nearly blinding. Before she could wonder why Percy cast such a powerful charm, a beam of purple light shot out from behind the shield and struck her torso.

The wind was knocked out of her as she doubled over, coughing and clutching her torso in pain. She dropped to the floor but remained upright, taking deep heavy breaths. Knowing she would lose if Percy followed up on his assault, she quickly fired off two spells in succession.

"Incarcerous! Expelliarmus!"

Percy raised his wand to block the spells but they came at him too fast. The magically conjured ropes wrapped themselves around him tightly causing him to struggle but it was futile. Annabeth's second spell sent his wand across the room and left him defenseless. Her victory was assured.

"You'll have to try harder, Seaweed Brain," she taunted, while Percy was unentangling himself.

Percy grinned. "Admit it, I had you there for a second."

"For a second," she relented, smiling back at him.

Chiron barked out a laugh. "You two are certainly the most destructive students I've ever had."

The two students in question smiled sheepishly as they looked around the room. Debris and broken furniture were littered everywhere. The spectators clapped excitedly just as they did every time Percy and Annabeth dueled. These two never failed to put on a show. Some of the students looked wary of them, though, especially because they looked to be having fun during most of the duel yet they caused so much destruction.

With a flick of Chiron's wand, the rubble and objects around the room flew to their original places and righted itself, allowing the next pair to begin their duel. Percy and Annabeth walked side by side to a corner of the room to look for Percy's wand.

"You've improved a lot, Perce," Annabeth praised him. Her hand unconsciously grabbed onto his sleeve but he didn't seem to notice. "Of course, it's all thanks to me. Amplifying the light from your Protego to blind me was smart; I must be rubbing off on you."

Percy scoffed and shook his head in disbelief. "Really? You're gonna take credit for this?"

"Credit should be given where credit is due," she said sagely.

They held each other's gaze for a few moments before simultaneously bursting into peals of laughter. They clutched onto each to keep themselves upright, drawing odd looks from the other students.

From across the room, Chiron shook his head slightly and smiled as he watched them. Those two have no idea, he thought, bemused.