Saving Sally

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AN: Sooooooo I know that I have been really annoying but I have GCSEs right now, which are really important exams for me and I'm under a lot of pressure, so I haven't been able to upload. I said I would upload after I had finished them on the 20th of June BUT I don't have another exam for three days and so I am uploading for all of you lovely, amazing people who put up with me and have kept reading this story. Thank you sooo much :D I have the entire evening, loud screamy rock music and chocolate, so I am determined to make this chapter a good one, enjoy...

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Percy's P.O.V. (finally)

'Sally Jackson has been kidnapped.'

As soon as Chiron had said the words my mind fell blank and my body froze. The entire hall was silent and staring at us. I felt my hands begin to shake and jumped as Annabeth put her hand on my shoulder. 'Percy?' she asked quietly.

'Why?' I finally managed to choke out.

Chiron gave me a pitying look which I ignored. I didn't want pity, I needed answers.

'Who took her? I thought we defeated the titans.' I asked Chiron with deceptive calmness, although inside I was screaming. Why wasn't Chiron panicking more? Why was he so bloody calm?

'We found a letter in her apartment, which was adressed to Skye. It states that Sally has been kidnapped as part of a ransom. I'll read it to you: 

 Skye Jackson. We have kidnapped your mother as revenge for the part you played in the downfall of our lord. We promise to return her to you alive, if you hand us Harry Potter. If any of you fight to protect the boy, Sally Jackson will die.

Fenrir Greyback'

The name meant nothing to me, but all the wizards around me gasped, a few screamed and Ginny and Ron yelled 'NO'.

I looked over at Skye for the first time and saw tears running down her cheeks. Hermione was holdng her tightly and Harry was standing beside them, shocked and angry.

'I'm going to kill him' he breathed, so quietly that I almost didn't hear him.

'What was that Harry?' Ginny asked, still sounding scared and shaken.

'I'm going to kill him, the evil bastard' Harry bellowed, shocking everyone back into silence.

'Don't they realise that Voldemort is dead?' he raged, pacing back and forth in front of the Gryffindor table. 'Why can't he just leave us alone? He's lost! I-'

'Calm yourself Mr Potter' Mcgonagal called shrilly, she too looked scared.

'NO' Harry yelled back at her. She looked at him in shock and almost...fear. Harry was shaking with anger but when he realised what he had done he held up his hands in apology, then started pulling at his hair. 'No, no, no' he groaned. 'I'm sorry, I didn't mean-' but he couldn't seem to say anything and so instead lapsed onto the bench in silence, his face buried in his hands.

'Who is this Greyback person anyway?' I asked into the silence, attracting everyones' attention. Huh.

'Fenrir Greyback' Mcgonagal replied, composing herself after Harry's outburst, is a particularly vicous werewolf, who served as a Death Eater under Voldemort.' I felt myself shaking even more violently. My mom had been kidnapped by a werewolf who was a Death Eater.

'We have to save her.' Skye spoke for the first time. Her voice was strong but she had her eyes closed, tear tracks still glistening on her face. 'We can't let them hurt her, even though we will fight.'

'No, we can't risk it.' Harry interrupted, standing up. 'I'll hand myself over, give you some time. You can get Sally out of there and I'll fight them off.'

'Harry James Potter' Skye stormed, turning to face the boy. 'You already sacrificed yourself once for us. I am not losing you again. We will find a way to sort this out without anyone getting hurt.'

I tried to see how this would work, but I just couldn't see what we could do. The situation seemed hopeless. We couldn't just hand Harry over but if we didn't... I couldn't even think about it.

'The Oracle!' I heard a shout from behind me. Everyone looked at Annabeth as if she were mad, but I spun round, thinking quickly.

'Yes, Annabeth you genius.' I hugged her. 'We'll get a quest and then we'll know how to save mom.'

'What is the ora-' Ginny began to ask, but of course Hermione beat her to it.

'You mean the spirit of Delphi that gives prophecies?' she asked excitedly as we nodded, not even bothering to ask how she knew.

'Annabeth loked up to Mcgonagal and said politely, 'I think we may have a way to save Sally, but we need to go back to camp if that's alright.'

'Of course child,' the Professor answered. 'Do whatever you must to save Mrs Jackson. And know that whatever happens, you will have as many aurors as you need to provide help.'

'Thank you' I replied, 'but I think that it's best if it's just us.'

'As it always seems to be' she answered a little sadly. 'You better go and pack then' she said, ushering us out of the hall.

We ran towards our common room and hurtled up the stairs to the dorms, threw some essential stuff into rucksacks and then ran back downstairs meet the girls at the bottom. 

'Right' Hermione said. 'If you all hold on, I'll apparate us to Camp.'

'Wait a minute Ginny' Harry said, turning to his girlfriend. 'This is really dangerous, you would be safer at home.'

Ginny looked at him for a moment in horror, then gave him a resounding slap around the face. 'If you ever say anything like that again Potter...' she left the threat dangling, her red hair seemed to crackle like flames.

Harry gulped, rubbing his stinging cheek, but then turned to Hermione, 'lets go' he muttered.

I just caught Ginny's triumphant grin as we were sucked into the blackness. 

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AN: Sorry for the swearing but it just seemed appropriate and Harry is 18 after all. This chapter is dedicated to Ripeahunt for the constant, but appreciated pestering and threats :)

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