Percy and Nico Undercover at Hogwarts

Chapter Seventeen

Harry's POV

After the second challenge, we put our plan into action.

It wasn't that complicated, but we had to make a potion that we know would work.

Fred, George, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Nico Percy and myself were sitting in a circle on the floor of the Common Room, and we were the only ones in the room.

"Okay, to celebrate the end of the second challenge, Ron, Hermione and I have decided that we're going to play a game of Truth or Dare," I said and everyone nodded.

"And, to make sure everyone is truthful, I've made a truth potion," Hermione said and passed out the vials of orange liquid.

Everyone took them, but Percy and Nico looked weary about it.

"Who's going first?" Ginny asked and Ron pulled out a bottle.

"This game is completely random. The rules are that we're not allowed to leave the room, there is not stripping and there's not kissing to anything like that. I go first." Then he spun the bottle and it landed on George.

"Truth or Dare?" Ron asked.

"Dare."

"I dare you to punch Fred in the face."

"I'm sorry," George said and punched his twin brother across the face.

When he spun the bottle, it landed on me.

"Truth or Dare," George asked me.

"Truth."

"Who do you have a crush on?"

"Cho Change," I answered immediately.

"Are you going to ask her to the Yule Ball?" Ginny asked and I shook my head.

"I heard that she's going with Cedric, otherwise I would."

I spin the bottle and it landed on Percy.

It was time to get some answers.

Percy's POV

When Nico and I were given the truth potion, I was concerned about taking it, but a voice spoke it my head.

"It won't work on you."

So, I took it, and I felt no difference after swallowing.

When the bottle landed on me, Harry asked, "Truth or Dare?"

Since I didn't feel like moving, I said, "Truth."

"Where did you get all of your scars?" He asked and I tensed up.

I decided to answer as truthfully as possible.

"Hell."

Everyone but Nico looked confused.

"What do you mean by 'hell'?" Ron asked and I shrugged.

"I was tortured." They all looked shocked, but I ignored them and spun the bottle. It landed on Nico. "Finally, after five years of knowing you, I get to ask the two questions that I've always been to afraid to ask."

"I never even said truth!" I gave him a puppy dog look and he groaned. "You only get to ask one." I gave him my look again. "Fine. Ask."

"Do you still hate me?" I asked and he gave me a confused look.

"About Bianca?" He asked after a moment or two and I nodded. "No. After I talked to her, I stopped hating you. It wasn't your fault. It just took me a little while to realise that. "

I let out a sigh of relief. "Okay, and my other question is, when I first met you, you looked familiar. Did we ever meet before that?"

He blushed slightly and nodded. "Yeah, we met at the Casino."

"I knew it!" I yelled and Nico laughed and spun the bottle. It landed on Ginny.

"Truth or Dare?" He asked. It took her a moment to respond because everyone was still in shock about me telling them I was tortured.

"Truth."

"Have you ever stole anything?"

"No, of course not."

After about five minutes, the bottle landed on me again.

"Are you and Nico Deatheaters?" Ron asked and Fred, George and Ginny gasped.

"No?" I said in confusion. "I don't even know what that is."

Harry, Ron and Hermione glared at me and Nico.

"Then what's the mark on your guy's arms?"

I looked at Nico and we both pulled up our sleeves, showing our Camp Jupiter marks.

"What is that?" Ginny asked.

"Is it burned into your skin?" Hermione asked.

"What does SPQR mean?"

"It means Senātus Populusque Rōmānus," I said and they looked at me confused.

"The Senate and the Roman People," Nico said. "And yes, it's burned into our skin."

"Where did you get it?" Fred asked and I shrugged.

"It has to do with our family. We're legacies."