My Mothers Side

Shopping for Sticks...

This chapter is dedicated to Alan Rickman. You were a fantastic actor and you played your roll as Snape perfectly. R.I.P Alan Rickman.

*Percy's POV*

"Why is Hades are we staring at a brick wall?"

I've done and experience a lot of weird things in my life but this reaches the top ten. Ok let me tell you how I ended up here.

After two wonderful weeks with Annabeth (there were lots of cuddles and kisses involved) and sadly it ended. School was coming around the corner Lily decided it was time to get school supplies. Annabeth had to go back to America and start getting ready for collage in New Rome. Ron, Ginny and Hermione didn't come with us, they got their supplies when Annabeth was staying. Harry would of went with them but he wanted to 'see my face' when I enter Diagon Alley. I didn't know what he meant by that.

"This is the entrance to Diagon Alley," Lily replied.

"Yes because a dead end always leads to the magical world of Fairies and pixie dust," I shot back.

James let out a chuckle and whipped out his wand. With his wand, he tapped on the wall a couple of times. A small hole appeared, then it grew bigger and wider, soon we were able to go though it. I stepped though the hole and my jaw dropped.

It was amazing. Cobble stone streets twisted and turned out of sight. All different shaped and coloured shops  were everywhere, some even deified the laws of Physics. Annabeth would of loved the architecture here.

As I took everything in Harry leaned to me and whispered,

"This isn't the world of fairies and pixies, it's the world of wizards and witches."

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"I'm not wearing those."

They want me to wear the most ridiculous piece of clothing that has ever been made in the history of fashion. Aphrodite would destroy every single one of them and smite their creator if she ever saw them. Call me over dramatic but seriously they want me to wear robes.

The only good thing about them is that you can slap people with the selves like you would with an over size jumper.

"Percy you have to wear them, their apart of the school uniform," explained Harry.

"Ugh fine, but soon as school is finished I'm burning them," I promised.

James laughed and Lily scold at him. Madam Malkin finished fitting the robes and told us to pick them later. Our next stop is my worst nightmare.

Books.

I shuttered at the thought. We walked into a store called Flourish and Blotts. Let me say this, it's every child of Athena dream. The book shelves reached the ceiling, books floated in and out of the shelves.

I asked if I could get the books in Ancient Greek. The Potter family looked at me weirdly.

"My father is Greek. I find it easier to read than English," I explained.

"You never told us your fathers name," Lily pointed out.

"Umm...his name is Pat," I lied.

"I may not be a genius but that name doesn't really sound like a Greek name," said James.

"It's short for something...he never told me," I lied again.

James hummed in response.

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I checked off all the supplies that we had. Most of them were checked off expect for two things. One of them was a pet.

As I looked at the pet options and I mediately crossed it off. Toads are gross, I'm not too fond of cats and I didn't want to test Athena anymore than I have too.

So that means all we have get now is a stick. Seems simple enough just need to pick it off the ground. But seriously I still don't know how your meant to defend yourself with a wand.

James and Lily led Harry and I to a shop. A bell rang as we entered it. Soon after an old man appeared.

"Ahh the Potter family nice to see you," he greeted us, he tuned to me, "You must be here to get a wand. I know the Potters have got their wands, I remember every single wand I've sold. You though I've never seen here. I'm Mr Ollivander. Now hold out your wand arm."

I didn't know what he meant, so I just lifted up my right arm. A tape measure floating by itself started to measure my arm, my leg etc. Mr Ollivander came back with a brown box and opened it.

"Ebony and phoenix feather, nine inches, springy. Give it a wave," Mr Ollivander says handing me a wand.

Let me tell you, this is where the fun begins.

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Thirty wands and a half destroyed shop later we still hadn't found a wand.

"You are one tricky customer," tutted Mr Ollivander.

He stepped towards me. He took a step a bit too close because now his in my face. Woah there buddy you need to back up, also take a breath mint.

"You have your fathers eyes," he says softly.

Okay, okay if it wasn't weird before I'm definitely weirded out now.

"How do you know my dad?" I says slowly.

"Everyone in America knows your father and your uncles," he winked at me, "now this explains why the wands aren't working!"

Wait dose this mean his knows about the gods? He must a demigod or a legacy, or a monster. I hope it's first two options. Mr Ollivander ran off into the shop, I've never seen an old man run that fast. Not long after Mr Ollivander came back with a sea green box. Inside of the box I saw the wand. It was light brown with sea green tints to it. The wand was covered in engraving of sea waves and at the tip a pegasus was engraved.

"Mangrove, Pegasus feather, the Pegasus, nine inches, sturdy,"  Mr Ollivander says while handing me the wand.

As soon as I touched it the smell of the sea filled the room. I flicked the wand and everything that I had broken repaired itself. Now why didn't I have this sooner?!

"The wand chooses the wizard Percy. This wand is very powerful much suiting to its wielder. We should expect great things from you," Mr Ollivander turned to James, "That would be seven Galleons please."

James handed him the gold coins. Before we left I asked Mr Ollivander which God did he like the best.

"Well I got two, Trivia and Vulcan."