Intertwined || Percabeth Hogwarts AU

Chapter 8

Fifth Year

"So you're telling me you've never watched The Vampire Diaries but you watched Legacies?" Annabeth asked, astonished.

Percy nodded, a smile beginning to form on his face knowing what she was about to say.

"You realize that's the spin off of the spin off, right?" She was practically seething now. "And the original show is so much better than that rubbish. Well, most of it anyway."

Percy shrugged. "It probably is. Legacies is sometimes kind of cringe—"

"So why did you watch it?" She pressed, completely flabbergasted. She was kind of embarrassed to call him her friend at this moment.

"I mean, have you seen the main character?"

"Who? Hope Mikaelson?" She asked and Percy nodded. "What about her?"

"She's hot," he said simply. "So I figured it was worth a watch."

"You're such a guy," Annabeth said in mock disgust before starting to laugh and Percy joined in. When their laughter subsided, she asked, "So is that your... type then? Brunettes?"

"My type?" He chuckled, scratching his head. "I dunno, I don't think I have a type. Why, you jealous?"

"Please," she rolled her eyes, smiling.

"Don't worry, I like my blondes too," Percy joked.

Except it wasn't really a joke. Sure she'd always been cute, but she was starting to become seriously beautiful. Damn, she'd probably punch him if she knew what he was thinking.

Annabeth scoffed and playfully pushed his shoulder. Percy nudged her with his shoulder in return causing the two of them to fall into another fit of laughter.

"How do you know so much about Muggle television anyway?" Percy asked.

"My dad's kind of obsessed with Muggle stuff much to my mother's annoyance. It's kind of weird since he's a Pureblood but Netflix was literally a blessing," she exaggerated, making Percy shake his head in amusement. "I love reading but I can only stare at words for so long."

"I hear ya. That's why I can't read," Percy said with a serious face.

They stared at each other with stony expressions, waiting for something. Their stare off only lasted a few seconds, though. As soon as Percy's lips twitched, their façades broke and they fell into a fit of giggles.

"Okay... okay, I think we should start this Potions essay now," Annabeth said, wiping a tear from her eye. "It's supposed to be 30 inches and we haven't even started. This is all your fault."

"Buzzkill," Percy pouted but began pulling out his things.

Annabeth rolled her eyes and started reading her textbook. She found herself rolling her eyes once more when she looked at Percy again.

"Honestly, Seaweed Brain," Annabeth voiced, rubbing her temples, clearly exasperated at the sight before her. "How do you manage to drool while you're awake?"

Percy rubbed at his mouth and grinned at her lopsidedly. "It's a talent."

A moment later, she snuck another glance toward Percy and saw his eyebrows furrowed in concentration as he tried to make sense of what he was reading. One hand was buried in his hair and the other kept track of the line he was reading. He always had the same mannerisms every time they studied together making her smile.

Percy looked over to the empty seats beside him and Annabeth and sighed. "It's hard to believe that Grover and Juniper graduated already, huh?"

"Yeah... it's weird here without them," Annabeth replied, downtrodden.

"At least you still have me, right?" Percy joked.

Annabeth had a soft smile on her face. "Unfortunately."

She really loved his consistency.

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Until he wasn't consistent anymore.