Demigods at Hogwarts

Chapter Five: Cell phones and Boyfriends

{Annabeth’s POV}

Percy wrapped their arm around my waist as we walked, catching my hand. We didn't talk; we didn't need to. We could read each other very well now. People were glancing at us, some openly staring, as it became clear where we were headed. They probably thought we were insane, going to see the Oracle. Of course, most of them don't know that we’re friends with Rachel. I pulled back the purple curtain, and Percy let me spin out from under their arm. Rachel paused in her painting to wave, and Percy and I sat down.

    “So, how’s your day going?” Rachel asked.  

    “A little better than usual. We were training in the arena and started play fighting, then after lunch Will gave us these.” I held up my pill bottle. She hummed and nodded. “I've pretty much been in here all day, painting. I heard about your quest though. I hope it goes well.” She smiled softly, almost sadly, at me while Percy gazed at the paintings. Most of them were castles, now that I looked. Or rather, one specific castle, painted from different points of view, giving us a good look at it. Rachel caught Percy’s gaze. “Yeah, I've been dreaming about that place. I think it has something to do with your quest,” She said. Percy shot me a look.

    “Well, I'm going to guess that that's Hogwarts, which we'll be attending this year.” Percy said slowly. We were telling Rachel about the quest when Leo burst in, excited. “I made a phone that’s monster proof and won't be affected negatively by magic! You each get one.” He handed us each a phone, mine the color of Percy's eyes, Percy's a nice blue, and Rachel's green on the front and red on the back. Percy slapped Leo on the back, maybe a little too hard to be considered friendly. “Thanks, man! This will be so much easier than IM’ing, even though there’s nothing wrong with that.” They grinned, already putting Sally’s number in, then grabbing my phone and putting mine in. They did the same with Rachel and Leo, and because Leo still had the rest of the phones with him, we just put all of the numbers in our phones.

“See you later!” Leo called out, almost as an afterthought, as he dashed away.

{Leo’s POV}

Right after I finished, I hightailed it to find Percy and Annabeth. When we had all the numbers put in our phones, something I had forgotten to do in my excitement, I hurried to find Piper. She was with Thalia, Hazel, and Clarisse. I tossed them each their phone, which already had four numbers in it, because we’d texted them. Then I found Will and Nico in the middle of a make out session, and just chucked the phones at their heads, now with nine numbers. Then I handed Frank his, like a normal person, and went to find Jason. I need to talk to him, maybe punch him in the face. But hopefully just talk.

{Harry’s POV}

As I packed, I thought over the nettings Draco and I had had over the course of the summer. We would talk for hours, finding, as impossible as it seemed, common interests. Our rivalry seemed foolish after everything that had happened, so we agreed… well, to disagree. We still argue, but not over petty things. Part of this visit is for me to meet Ms. Black, as she's going by now. After Lucius Malfoy’s disappearance, she declared that she was changing her name. She said it was because she couldn't bear to have her husband’s name without knowing what happened to him. Looking at the mess I had made, I sighed and waved my wand, fixing the mess and putting everything away neatly. I floated my trunk behind me as I walked down the stairs. Hermoine, Ginny, and Luna were putting on their coats.

    “Done packing already, Harry?” Ginny asked cheerily.

    “Yeah. What are you guys doing?” I asked.

    “Hermione's taking us to the movies,” Luna said.

    “Have fun at Draco's, Harry. We'll see you soon, I'm sure,” Hermione said, smiling.

    “See you all later.” I said as I prepared to Apperate. I landed on lush green grounds, staring up at the mansion I had been imprisoned in a few months ago.

    “Harry! Come meet my mother, then I'll show you your room and give you a tour.” Draco greeted me enthusiastically, kissing me on the cheek while waving his wand and moving my trunk to my room, I supposed. He wrapped an arm around my waist, making sure I was comfortable with it, then led me inside. It looked so different from last time I'd been here. It was a lot brighter, with fewer blacks and dark greens and more blues, light greens, and silvers. The chandelier had been replaced with a beautiful bundle of fairy lights that had been stuck to the ceiling (“A permanent sticking charm,” Draco informed me.) and looked like vines weaving their way through the air towards us. Ms. Black stood on the bottom step.

    “So you're the boyfriend Drake’s been raving about.” She smiled at me.

    “It's nice to meet you, Ms. Black.” I said, glancing up to meet her eyes then back down the floor.

     “Please call me Narcissa, dear.” She looked at Draco and winked. “I like this one, so polite.” I flushed and Draco made a noise in the back of his throat. “I'll let Draco show you to your room now, darling. I'm sure you two have things you'd like to do” -cue a long groan from Draco- “and we'll get to know each other at dinner.” She swept past us and Draco, head in his hands, groaned. “I told her not to embrass me and that's what she does.”

    “Draco, I liked it. I thought it was funny, and it broke whatever tension there might have been. So unless you want me to explore your house alone, I suggest you take me to my room.” His head shot up and he started up the stairs. I followed, laughing. We climbed two more sets of stairs before reaching ‘our floor’.

    “This one is yours.” Draco opened the first door on the left, one leading into a silver and gold room, and then moved across the hall. “I'm right here.” He opened his door, revealing silver and green walls. I stepped inside my room, waved my wand, opening the closet and causing all of my clothes to fly into it. Draco padded in softly. ”Your bathroom's right there.” He opened the door, showing me a chrome and gold bathroom. He shut the bathroom door and then, waving his hand, shut and locked my bedroom door. I sat down on the bed, and he joined me.

    “Have they gotten any better?” He asked softly, moving as if to wrap his arms around me but pulling back when I shook my head. I drew in a breath, then let it out slowly. “No. If anything, they've gotten worse.” I leaned against him and he pulled me into his lap. He flopped against the pillows, pulling me with him. I curled into his chest, and his hand started running through my hair.

     “Go to sleep, baby. I'll be here if anything happens.” He kissed me on the head and I felt myself drifting off. The last thing I heard was “From now on I'm going to protect you as well as I can, damn it.”

Word count: 1252

Hey everyone! Happy holidays! It's a bit shorter than usual, unfortunately. I don't know when I'll be able to update, hopefully before break ends, because of school, homework and bowling.
Thanks for reading,
Phoenix