Heroes of Hogwarts: Being Brave is Believing in Yourself

Chapter 3

At Camp Half-Blood:
"Why why why why why why why?" Haley Park muttered.

Millie Harmon laughed and nudged her best friend. "It'll be okay, Hal. Chiron will come soon."

Haley, Millie, Leo, Piper, Jason, Nico, Annabeth, Percy, Hazel, and Frank were all assembled in the Big House.

Haley sneaked a glance at the famous Seven and Nico. She hadn't talked to any of them. Drew Tanaka had told her she wasn't worthy. It was one of Haley's worst memories.

Haley was in the archery range with Millie. It was the day that Leo returned. As Festus came swooping out of the clouds, Millie had faced Haley.

"Want to join the others and greet Leo?" Millie had asked.

"I'm good," Haley had said. She would say hello to Leo later. Right now she had to master the bulls' eye, which Millie could do effortlessly.

"Okay. Talk to you later then." Millie had starting running towards Leo, and left Haley.

That was when Drew had sneaked up behind her.

"Oh, look! It's dirty Haley trying to make a shot!" Drew sneered.

"Hi, Drew," Haley had said calmly. Drew was a bully. She wouldn't get involved with her.

"Didn't want to say hello? Me neither. The Seven are all stuck-up snobs of so-called awesomeness. Well, they are awesome enough. Only a few are good enough to be in their presence. Piper told me so. She's my cabin counselor. She said only people who have gone on 3 or more quests are worthy of being 20 feet from them."

Drew scowled. Haley wasn't sure whether to believe her or not. "Um, I haven't gone on any quests."

Drew rolled her eyes. "Well, duh, dirty Hal! Well, I gotta go. Enjoy not being near the famous Seven and Nico. You'll never be worthy; you're dirty."

It was a horrible memory. Drew had put the notion in Haley's head that she was a worthless demigod. She had stopped sleeping in the Athena cabin near Annabeth. Instead she went with Millie in the Persephone cabin she had built. Being with Millie, whom she though of as a sister, made any place home.

Haley was actually quite a remarkable demigod. A bold daughter of Athena, she had eyes like Annabeth's but a lighter gray and dirty (the reason for Drew's nickname) blonde hair. Her nose and cheeks had a pleasing spray of freckles. Haley was extremely intelligent. She could figure out the solution to any problem in less than five minutes. She was brave and daring, not to mention enthusiastic. But, a lot of the time she let people's comments go to her head. She had an idea she had to complete everyone's mental image of perfection, and it constantly plagued her that she couldn't. She thought she wasn't good enough for anything.

Just then Chiron walked into the living room where the assembled demigods were.

"Hello, heroes. As you can tell, some of you were apart of a Great Prophecy, and some of you are simply demigods." Chiron's hooves pawed the floor nervously.

Millie noticed Haley wince at "simply demigods."

Millie stood. "All due respect Chiron, but those 'simply demigods' here are just waiting for their time to be great."

She sat down, and smiled at Haley. Nobody made her friend feel un-special. Haley already thought that herself. She didn't need more people repeating it.

Chiron cleared his throat. "Yes, Millie. Correct. Excuse me.

"Moving on, the gods have given you all a quest."

Percy groaned and leaned back in the couch. Annabeth crossed her arms and glared. Piper shrugged, and Jason smiled. Hazel looked unsure, and Frank looked uncomfortable. Nico studied the floor.

Millie and Haley both smiled at each other. Their first quest. Together.

"Heroes, please. Think about-"

"I just died and came back to life. Give me a break man!" Leo blurted and sighed. "Sorry," he said, "Continue."

Millie glared at Leo, and Hazel looked at Leo sympathetically. She knew what it was like to die and come back to life.

Chiron cleared his throat. "Moving on, the gods have discovered a new world. Sort of like a new realm."

Jason's eyes glinted with wonder. He leaned forward. "What occupies this 'new realm'?"

Chiron shifted. "Wizards and witches. Magical creatures."

At "creatures," the room broke out in chatter.

"Demigods, please! Let me finish! Since the Oracle is only partly active, the gods send you on this quest themselves. Go without a prophecy.

"You have to travel to one of their wizarding schools called Hogwarts."

Leo snorted. "A hog has warts. Got it."

Piper slapped his arm lightly, and Chiron continued.

"Hogwarts recently undertook a war against a great evil known as Voldemort. It was a horrible war. The few teenagers who were taking their last year are repeating it. Some of these heroes include Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy, and Neville Longbottom."

Leo chuckled again. Haley could just imagine him thinking, "A bottom that's long."

Chiron glared in his direction. "The gods want you to go so you can take the last year with these students and investigate this realm. The wizards have not discovered our world yet, and the gods need to know if they pose a threat. Only the Headmistress of Hogwarts will know you're all demigods. She worships Hecate, so you should be fine."

Hazel sighed. "So we waste a school year there? And I hardly think I can pass for the same age as everyone else."

Chiron smiled. "That's right. You must act the age anyway. And, as a gift from Athena for asking you to go on yet another quest, you will automatically get the knowledge from your lost mortal school year."

"Yessss! Bonus, bro!" Percy fist-bumped Jason.

"You will know what to do. And," Chiron now faced Haley and Millie, "The gods made it unclear why both of you are going, but they have a reason."

Haley looked down, as if ashamed. Millie glanced at Chiron. How could he say this? He was the trainer for all types of heroes! Millie looked at the other demigods, wanting to find sympathy, but everyone was still staring at Chiron. 

He continued. "Now, you'll automatically know everything you need to know(another gift from Athena)as soon as you're on the Hogwarts Express about Hogwarts and the wizard realm. Farewell, my heroes."

Nico looked like he was about to protest, but then everything went dark.

Haley faintly heard a train, and someone yelling for her to move. But it was too dim and her ears rang.

"Merlin's beard, girl!" An unfamiliar voice yelled.

Then Haley's world went black.

A/N: Hey guys! Another chapter because I'm awesome! This one has sara_likes_cats OC Haley Park. But I love it when I end a chapter in a cliff hanger. I like to do it. So satisfying! Anydoodles, I want a name for my readers. I don't want to call you "readers." What about "cupcakes?" "Unicorns?" "Besties?" Give me ideas in the comments please! I'll love you forever(but that happens if you follow me too, along with a follow right back). ;)