Heroes of Hogwarts: Being Brave is Believing in Yourself

Chapter 18

At Hogwarts:
Hazel sighed. "What do we do?"

Jason's jaw clenched. "We leave. Now. No waiting for the end of the school year."

Percy held up his hands. "Hold up. We leave now? And we bring them-" Here he gestured to the wizards- "With us? Why can't we wait?!"

Frank faced Percy, looking a little angry. "We leave NOW because monsters will go attack Camp Jupiter. What if they were attacking Camp Half-Blood? Wouldn't you want to be there to help?! Just because you're not Roman and you don't know what loyalty means doesn't mean that you-"

"Percy was a praetor too! He's technically Roman. And his fatal flaw IS loyalty!" Annabeth said angrily.

Hazel watched all of this with horror as she watched her friends turn on each other. The wizards even started taking sides, too.

Hazel frantically looked around, looking for someone else who was neutral and not fighting. But everyone was yelling and shouting.

Hazel looked down at her sneakers. She just made up with Frank, but she didn't want to mess everything between them up again by taking sides.

Now, the group was in the courtyard. The Headmistress had dismissed them, telling them to to come to a decision together. They had started talking like actual civil people before, but now they were yelling.

Hazel looked up, to the side, and found Paisley looking amused. Her back was against the wall. She looked so casual and carefree, Hazel felt a strong urge to punch her.

Instead, she marched over to her. "Aren't you going to help your brother?!" Hazel pointed towards Percy, who now had Harry arguing with him against Frank and Jason.

Paisley snorted. "What about your brother? And your boyfriend?"

Hazel glanced at Nico with Draco, who were both with Jason. "I don't know how to stop this. I'm always neutral, in between. The peace."

Paisley raised an eyebrow. "We'll go together?" She asked uncertainly.

Hazel nodded. "Do you known of any spells that can calm them down?"

"I seriously just got my wand, like, two minutes ago." Paisley said.

Hazel laughed. "Yeah, you're right. Okay," she said as they reached the group. "Let's stop this."

As Hazel started hesitantly tapping Ginny's shoulder, Paisley cleared her throat.

"PEOPLE!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! GET YOURSELVES TOGETHER!!!" Paisley yelled.

Everyone ceased talking and yelling.

Paisley motioned Hazel forward. Hazel stepped forward. She frowned.

"Um..." Her voice squeaked. She cleared her throat and tried again. "We shouldn't be fighting over this. We need to make a decision together. Percy, Frank, Jason, Annabeth, everyone. You're all friends. Freaking friends. You've been through all Hell together. You defeated a huge evil together. You need to make a decision. This will impact everything. It will shape how we react to this situation. Really think it through. Please." Hazel's voice ended strong.

Luna nodded slowly. "Hazel's right. We need to choose, and we don't have a lot of time."

Percy snapped his fingers. A water fountain nearby exploded. "That's it!"