Part 19, the ball

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Bold is Aphrodite.  Italicized is Ariana


Percy's POV

Six girls had asked me to be their ball date while Annabeth was away. I had declined them all, and they all looked at me with misery in their eyes. I swapped out the orange juice in Ariana's cup after a boy spilled it and refilled the cup. Ariana herself was preparing for another mission to kill Circe, eating four times her normal amount, while Hermione pelted her with questions

"How do you breathe underwater?" Hermione asked

"Complicated. my heritage can explain that. come to the dormitory." Ariana ate more toast, then walked away. Hermione followed.

"What's up with them?" Ron asked

"Something to do with Hermione's plan about the questions," Harry said "Which SOMEONE told Ariana about?" Harry looked at Ron with a questioning gleam

"Ariana is scary when she fiddles with her ring like that!" Ron moaned "Her ring turns into a sword!"

"You still betrayed Hermione, though," Harry said

"Whoa, what 's this with my sister and a plan about a questioning?" I sat up

"Hermione is unbelievably curious about how Ariana breathes underwater. Her original plan was to trap her in the dormitory until she answered, but Ron blabbed.." 

"Ariana is terrifying!" He managed to squeak

"Before the plan was put into action. Ariana then agreed to answer Hermione's questions." Harry finished. I left the table.

"If Ariana is answering Hermione's questions, I will be present" I stormed out of the room  

Ron's POV

Percy was just as scary as Ariana. he had a look like the sea during a thunderstorm when we told him about Hermione's plan. At first, I thought they were cousins, they had the same kind of weird eyes, but when they both had the storm in their eyes, thought, They were twins. no doubt. we headed back to the common room to find our dress robes

"Who're you taking to the ball?" Harry asked, ripping the wrapping off his

"I don't know." I pulled the wrapping off the parcel my mum sent me "Is this my great aunt Tessie's? It smells like my great aunt Tessie's!" I whined. Harry tried his formal robes "How come you got new ones?" I whined again

"My own money got this one, your mum just bought it." He actually looked good in his robes. Ariana came downstairs.

"Wow. Ron, you look absolutely horrible. Harry, not too bad, but I've seen better." Her scathing remarks left us both sputtering

"Then what are you wearing to the ball, then?" I managed to reply

"I'm not going" She plants a hand on her hip "Shut up" She mutters

"Who's gotta shut up?" Harry asked

"Nothing." she turns away. I pull out my wand

"I'm getting rid of this lace!"

Ariana's POV

Hermione had more questions than anticipated. I practically had to explain the entire pantheon to Greek gods floating around New York, then Percy burst in.

"How the hell did you get into the girl's dormitory!?" Hermione screams

"I got special permission from Dumbledore. Ariana, does she know?" He asks me 

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