My Mothers Side

Strangers In The Kitchen

*Percy's POV*

It's been nearly a year since the giant war had finished. The year had mostly been peaceful... for demigods standards. Annabeth was helping Jason design temples for the minor gods in New Rome, so I had they day to myself.
I was off to see my step-father Paul. His been a good fatherly figure for me. My mother died when I was two, since then, Paul had raised me all by himself. My dad (Poseidon) told me mum died protecting me and some guy called Harry. He said that she was loyal until the end. Ah that's where I get my loyalty from.
Anyway, I was climing up the stairs of the compartment building, then I heard a loud 'pop'. I shrugged it off and continue up the stairs. I got to my apartment and knocked on the door. Paul opened the door but instead of him giving me his normal cheering hello, he muttered,
"Talk about timing." He sighed and let me in.
"Is there something wrong?" I asked worriedly reaching my hand into the pocket were riptide was kept. He said nothing and walked into the kitchen.
I followed him and saw a woman and a man sitting on the dinning table sipping their cups of tea. When they noticed me, the woman jumped up and gave me a hug. I didn't know what to do so I looked at Paul. He wouldn't look at me. So much for helping me. After the woman released me I asked,
"Do I know you?"
I could tell she wasn't a monster because no monster would give me a hug (unless it's Tyson but his not really a monster.) The woman looked at me with her green emerald eyes. She tucked her red hair behind her ear before saying,
"Oh sorry! I just got a bit overwhelmed. My name is Lilly Potter."
The man got up and introduced himself as well.
"I'm James Potter, Lilly's husband." He looked like he also wanted to give me a hug, but decided against it.
"Um I'm Percy Jackson and I don't know you..." I deadpanned.
"Percy don't be rude!" Paul glared at me.
His glares use to scare me, but after seeing monsters, Zeus', Hera's, Kronos, the Giants and Gaeas, his glares look like puppy dog eyes.
"I'm not rude, I'm being sassy." He facepamed.
"Don't worry Paul we don't mind, but does he know about is heritage?" James asked Paul. I flinched at the word heritage. It may be a big word but I know what that means. I do spend a lot with my Wise Girl. But how can they know about my father? They look like mortals.
"What do you mean by that." I asked nervously.
"Do you know much about your mum?" Lilly asked me. (A/N: Is Lilly spelt with one or two l's?)
"I know a fair bit, Paul told me about her."
I was nervous. How can these people know my mum. She died when I was two... unless they killed her and now they have came to kill me! Hey I might be jumping to conclusions but after being in two wars with monsters trying to kill me every minute, I think I have the right to do so. I gave the couple my best wolf glare.
"How do you know her?" I say continuing to glare at them.
They flinched at my sudden coldness but I didn't care. If they killed my mum I'll rip them to shreds.
"We used to know her, in fact I'm her brother." James said cautiously.
I was shocked. I thought all of my mum's family was dead. Why didn't Poseidon or Paul tell me? Even though James said he was family doesn't mean that he is good. Take Kronos for example, he killed his father and ate his own children. Yeah what a perfect happy family! Note the sarcasm.
"Paul why didn't you tell me?"
"It wasn't safe Percy. Your mother and I aren't just normal mor- people. We're wizards." I stared blankly at him.
"Over in England and all of Europe, communities of wizards live there. They have lived of centuries. Our kind had lived here peacefully until a man called Tom Riddle came and destroyed the peace. He practiced in the dark arts and became the most powerful dark wizard of all time." I interrupted him.
"So there was a war to stop him?" I asked. It was kind of obvious.
"Yes Percy. In that war your mother died." Lilly told me.
"She died protecting me and a guy called Harry." I told them. James and Lily were shocked and confused by how I knew that.
"Umm yes, anyway Tom Riddle goes by another name, Voldemort. Me and Lily were at a Order meeting, the group who were fighting against him, your mother was looking after you and a one year old called Harry, our son."
Wait I have a cousin?
"While your mother was looking after you and Harry, Voldemort attached you, Harry and Sally. He destroyed the house and killed Sally." James started to get angry.
"He tried to kill Harry but the curse back fired and 'killed' him." Lily put quotation marks about killed. I wonder why.
"When we came back from the meeting we saw the house destroyed, so we bolted to the nursery room, to find Sally dead and Harry crying in his crib." Lilly was crying and James had a few tears down his cheek.
I felt a bit awkward watching them cry. So I gave both of them a hug to cheer them up, after all, they are my family. Once they settled down, James continued the story.
"It wasn't until after awhile we figured out that you weren't there. Lilly and I looked and looked for you, but we couldn't find you. Even after the war was finished, we still couldn't find you. We thought that you had died."
"But if you thought I was dead, why are you here now?" I questioned both of them. It was Lilly who replied to my question.
"A couple of days ago, Paul here told us that you were alive so we came as soon as we could."
I turned to Paul.
"Why didn't you tell them earlier?"
He sighed.
"Percy, the guy who killed your mother survived the curse, and he declared war all over again. With you being um... busy... with all your stuff at camp, I didn't want you getting into the war. Your the only thing I have left of Sally."
I perfectly understood him. But he didn't really protect me form war... but there's so little you can do. It's a demigod life.
"They finished their war last year, but after what happened at camp I decided you wanted a break from everything..."
Dam straight. Haha dam... dam store. Ah curse you ADHD!
"A couple days ago I thought it was about time Lilly and James met you." Paul finished.
"Ok so what now?" I asked.
"We'll that's the problem..." Paul said before he was interrupted.
"We wanted you to come to England with us." James said.