Demigods at Hogwarts

Chapter 14: Classes and Inquisitions

{Piper's POV}

I took my schedule and walked over to compare with Jason, even though I could have done that from my table. Apparently, this was a big mistake, because everyone fell silent when I arrived.

"What do you have first period?" I asked.

"I've got Herbology with the Ravenclaws."

"I've got double Potions with the Slytherins. It'll be fun to talk to Percy and Thalia." I didn't say that Thalia wouldn't tell me why they had left the Great Hall pretty close to first, and Percy wasn't answering my text messages.

"Um, Miss? I know you don't know the rules yet, but you're not supposed to talk to the Slytherins. I hear they're all bloody evil." A wide-eyed first year told me.

"Well, I'm sure that can't be true. All of them, evil? Percy and Thalia are good people, and they're my friends. Would I be friends with someone evil?" I asked, smiling at them.

"No, I guess not." Everyone backed off after that.

"We have Transfiguration together after lunch." Nico said. I glanced at him and Will and saw they were holding hands. I don't think they've stopped since last night.

"I'll see you then." I kissed Jason on the cheek and went back to my table.

"You ready for class, Clarisse?" I asked as I sat back down next to her.

"Yeah."

"I wonder what's gonna happen when they realize we're ahead in all our classes. Hey, are you taking Arithmancy?"

"No, but I'm taking Muggle Studies with Annabeth."

"Is Annabeth taking all the classes?"

"I hope not. That would be bad. I wonder if she tested out of one."

"Wouldn't we know if she had?"

"Well, she doesn't have to tell us everything." Clarisse shrugged. We finished eating and headed to Potions. Professor Slughorn didn't seem too bad, but Draco- who had marked up his potions books all over- had taught us slightly different ways than what Slughorn was.

"Today, we will be making the Draught of Living Death. Normally, I don't have sixth and seventh years work in pairs, but for this potion, you will. I know most of you made this last year, but as this is our first lesson, it is a good way to see what you have remembered over the summer." Naturally, Reyna and I started working together, and Thalia and Percy were working together. Draco and Clarisse shrugged, and set up in between us.

"So, Draco, how do you know all of this?" Percy asked when Draco corrected the book yet again.

"Severus Snape, my godfather, was the previous Potions Master here. He wrote in his books and never had us use the books in class, he just wrote on the board. He started teaching me potions as soon as I was old enough to show an interest in them. Also, I have his old potions books. I'm making the same marks in mine, and adding a few of my own changes as well. I suggest you do the same." Draco paused in his work to show Percy something and look at their potion.

"How did you get to be this color so quickly?" Draco asked. "It shouldn't be pale pink yet."

"We added sea salt to the water and let it boil for a minute exactly, then followed the instructions you gave, Draco." Thalia said. "The sea salt was my idea, boiling it for a minute was Percy's."

"Well, write it down. We'll have to see if it works."

"One hour is up! You have 30 minutes to finish, and then we'll test the potions." Slughorn announced, and I looked at the potion Reyna and I were making. It wasn't pale pink quite yet, instead being a bright pink.