Percy was competitive and he knew it. When there was a sport he could compete in, he wanted to win. So when he learned there was a sport on broomsticks with three different balls and seven players. He thought 'why not?'
Turned out Percy was a natural. After Piper had tried first Hazel and Percy went at the same time. Both girls were a little uncomfortable, but Percy dashed through the room with a speed that rivalled a car.
"THIS IS AWESOME!" He even flew with loose hands for a minute before he turned his attention to Hecate again. She had stared at him in wonder. (Just as the hidden, but he didn't know that.)
"Why can you fly so well?" Percy shrugged. "It's the same as riding a pegasus, they react the same way as a broom so it kind of comes naturally to me with my dad's relationship with pagasi and all." Hecate nodded and the girls suddenly got better.
"If you see it like that, it really is like riding a pegasus, any horse in fact." Grinned Hazel. Piper got the hang of it a few seconds later. "This is so much more fun than riding Festus! At least I am in control here!" She grinned to.
Piper was almost as competitive as Percy, he was just more stubborn than she was. So when they found out that they could now race each other they began to zoom through the arena. Hazel laughed before joining in.
It took her a minute but with her small posture and light weight she was faster than the other two and sped by them.
Hecate smiled a little. She knew the heroes had it hard coping with everything after the war. Many of their friends and family died and she was happy to see that they could still feel free and happy. She looked towards the stands and flicked her hand.
The three children stopped when a sudden cheering rose up in the air. They looked towards the balcony where the sound came from and saw a man that looked like an older Percy with different eyes and face was cheering them on. Sally stood by him grinning wildly and a few others to. Percy was the first to recover.
"Why didn't you ever tell me I could fly? This is so cool! Now I can fly AND command water! Two in one! I am totally better than Jason right now!" He landed next to his mother and hugged her. Sally laughed at her son.
Percy took the other people in before starting to talk.
"You are Albus something something Dumbledore. You are Molly and Arthur Weasley, have a lot of kids. Charlie, Bill, my name sake who did something stupid, Fred and George who I really want to meet, Ron, best friend of Harry Potter and Ginny." The adults (and Piper and Hazel) looked shocked.
"You are Remus Lupin, a werewolf" at this Piper and Hazel took a step back, without them even knowing. "Best friend of James Potter husband of Lily Potter who both died protecting their son from Voldie, Peter Pettigrew, who was a traitor and told Voldie where the Potters lived and Sirius Black, the man next to you." Then he turned towards his uncle.
"And you are Sirius Black, my uncle, Harry Potter's godfather. You were imprisoned for a crime, mass murder, you didn't commit. You are a dog animagus, which is really cool by the way and you are the only family my mom ever considered family." Percy grinned while it was silent for a few second before Sally spoke up.
"How do you know all of this?" Percy grinned. "Hecate gave us five books to read. They were school books and we got glasses which help us read extra fast. I had time left so I asked for something so I could learn about the wizarding world. I got a book with everything that happened ever since Voldemort rose to power the first time and it was interesting so I remembered it. Also I have learned that you have to know who is who to survive. So that is how I could make theory practical." He smirked at the faces of Hazel and Piper.
"You had time left? We had to study till twelve!" Percy shrugged but both the girls and Sally knew he hadn't wanted to sleep. He still had nightmares about almost everything from Bianca's death till Tartarus. They knew he probably asked for an extra book so he wouldn't have to fall asleep.
"You're a smart one!" Said Arthur. Percy shrugged. "Not really. I do what I need to do to keep myself and family alive. And it is actually really interesting. Transfigurations, charms and potions are pretty cool so far. History is interesting too, just like all those stories with the gods, although not ONE teacher can ever bring it interesting. Herbology is ... fascinating." Percy had to think about the right word. "A mixture between cool and disturbing."
