The Guardians of Hogwarts (*Under Major Editing

Chapter 7

Chapter Six

Hermione's POV

Stunned silence. No one talked. Hermione still huffing heavily turned and stomped away. How dare he think of her that way?

And Percy? She's never seen him act this way with before. With her and everyone else. But he was only here for three days, she doesn't personally know him the way Nico and Leo do.

Walking into the school it was empty. Dinner was over and everyone needed to go back to their dorms. But it shocked her. How did time go so fast? It was only lunch when she went out looking for Percy. She skipped a period for him. Huffing angrily she walked to the direction to the Gryffindor dorms.

Hermione suddenly felt bad. Why would she slap Percy? It was obvious that the war was still fresh and that Percy lost someone close.

She froze. The lady in the portrait was missing just like second year. She turned around and surveyed her surroundings, clear. She huffed in annoyance she wasnt going in any time soon.

Hermione then sat crossed leg on the floor and pulled out a book to read until the portrait lady comes back.

A sudden light caught her attention. She tilted her head at it. The light was golden, like slashes from the sun, a harsh sensation emitting from it making Hermione wince. She slowly stood on her feet, her chocolate brown eyes glowing wiyh curiousity. As she said before, she's a sucker for mysteries.

Before she could think about what shes doing,Hermione walked towards the light as stealthily as she could. Only stopping at the edge of the door.

The harshness of the light seemed to be stronger here. Taking a deep breath she peeked from the edge.

What she saw shocked her immensely. A familiar black haired wizard was talking to a person with ram horns and a cape. The man seemed to be the one producing the light.

The man looked almost evil.

"-Doing what i told you to do mortal" The man with the ram horns growled quitely.

The boy, Harry she realised trembled with fear. "I-Im sorry lord Krios, I'll try harder but would you keep your oath?" What oath? And Lord Krios? Running through everyname she ever heard of in greek mythology she came up with Krios titan of constellation.

Not wanting to get caught she retrated slowly. Now she was scared. She's not up to a titans level in fighting, hades she can't even wield a weapon.

She turned bumping into a comfy wall. Its not just a wall, just her luck it was Percy.

He had a look of guilt written across his face and he looked at her with sad eyes. Pursing her lips she looked at him silently pleading for help,she motioned to the light, realization crossed his features.

Percy's POV

His cheek still tingled. He deserves it,he really did. Why would he think of her like that? Why did he hurt her? He ditched Nico and Leo, he went looking for Hermione, he ran his hand through his hair as he walked up the empty halls. He manipulated time when he was in the forest, making time in the school go faster while time in the forest went slower. They needed time to train.

He stopped dead in his tracks. Hermione was walking backwards from a harsh light. He'll recognize that light anywhere, Krios.

A heap of brown hair bumped into him. Turning around a flush of relief patches itself onto her face. She looked up at him through her long black lashes, she was beautiful, just looking at her made him get butterflies. But he cant get attached. Not yet anyway.

Softly pushing her out his way, he pulled out Anake's gift, the sword made from chaos metal παλιρροϊκό κύμαIt (Tidal Wave). It hurt him to use riptide. Thinking about the deaths he caused brings him so much heart ache. He slowly walked towards the light. He knows that only two people who could do that, Apollo and Krios. He was sure it wasn't Apollo, for one Apollo is the biggest flirt, two, he was the most laid back god out of the Olympians along with Hermes and Posiedon.

He felt Hermione walking behind him, probably on her tiptoes cause she wasnt that tall. Thats one thing he noticed about her.

Peeking through the door, what he saw made his blood boil. Harry Potter and Krios were in deep conversation. It was clear that they have an alliance for something or someone.

Straightening he posture he walked through the double doors. Their faces were priceless. He would've laughed but the anger his feeling in unbearable.

"Krios" he stated as calmly as he could, the titan glared at him, but percy stood his ground and gave him a matching glare, if not only scarier.

The titan flinched making percy give a sadastic smile. "What are you doing here?Last i checked my younger cousin was able to defeat you and sent you back to taturas" Percy tried not to break down when he mentioned Jason, they were really close.

The titan scowled, "Your cousin was just a puny demigod whis now rotting 6 ft under"

He glared at Krios, Krios just smiled wider. He knows that he hit a nerve, that if he kept pestering Percy that would make him attack. There were ancient laws, one of them was a immortal cant fight unless is attacked. Percy liked to think of it as self defense.

Percy tilted his head to the left where Harry and Hermiome were in deep conversation. Hermione was openly crying. She was strong willed. And seeing her like this hit him like a truck.

"Oh, I see that Percy moved on from that wisdom scum. Maybe the next death you caused will be a innocent wizard"he crackled evilly.

That was the last straw. With a leap he plunged Riptide into the titans chest. "Tell whoever you're working with to stop what theyre doing or they better watch out. You might of killed everyone i cared about." He hissed into his ear. He twisted the blade in his chest. "But you created a monster"

With that note, Krois crumbled underneath percy into golden sand. Krios talked the talk but he never walked the walk.

Percy still furious turned on Harry. He grabbed Harry by the collar of his shirt and slammed him onto the wall. He groaned in pain.

Hermione tried to pry Percy off as Harry as he a right hooked his gut. "Percy No!" She yelled.

Percy obeyed and stepped back. Letting go of Harry smiling in satisfaction as he fell onto the floor, groans of pain vibrating the room they were in.

"He explained to me why" she sniffled wiping the stray tears on her cheeks.

Percy was still silent sitting in shock.

He looked at his hands. Blood stains were on it as well as ichor, flashes from the war replaying ij his head. The pools of blood at the base of the hill, her dead bodies, their dead bodies covering the floor like a carpet.

"Percy" she whispered. She kneeled in front of him cupping his cheeks in her hands. They stared into each others eyes Harry long forgotten. "It okay" They were so close, all she had to do was look up and then they were kissing.

"Ahem" Both turned towards the source. Professor Umbridge was standing there along with half of the staff.

He ignored them and turned back to Hermione. She was as red as a tomato, and he was pretty sure he was aswell.

He stood up and helped Hermione up. She was a good head shorter than him but he found that considered that cute.

"From now on, you'll all have detention with, not with snape" Professor Umbridge snapped "Since his detentions are doing no good"

Truth is he and Nico didn't show up the detention today and it was clear professor snape was infuriated.

What scared him was the fact that he had to kill someone innocent. Assassinate someone who will help the wizards with the war.

And when Thalia comes...The real mission will start.