The big three at Hogwarts!

Christmas part 2

Nico's POV

I think we were all happy about Dursley leaving. I know for a fact I was.

It was kinda funny to watch him growl out insults before being carted away by Poseidon. The god had a grip on his shoulder and Dudley was throwing a tantrum. Percy and Thalia were constantly throwing him dirty looks and snorting at his feeble attempts at escaping.

After the show, we all went to bed. Percy and I decided to sleep in Harry and Ron's room for a night or two. There were only 3 beds in the room so Percy decided to sleep in the rafters. He swam up and set a pillow there. The rest of us were normal and decided to sleep in the beds.

We awoke to a hyperactive Percy talking to Harry loudly. Harry was quiet though. Water had almost the same effects as sugar on Percy. Honestly, I kept forgetting we were underwater. 

When I made it known that I was awake, I got Percy speaking very loudly in my face. He said, "Hi Nico! We're going to New York later. My dad managed to convince Uncle H and Uncle Z to join us. Don't you think it's great? Your dad and Thalia's dads are joining us!".

"Must you be so loud in the morning? Also, that's great, kelp-head. Just great. Can't wait." I replied sarcastically. "Hey, Harry. You okay?"

He nodded mutely. "What time are we leaving, Percy?"

"We're leaving at 10. It's 7:30 right now though so you have time." Percy told him. Harry nodded and grabbed his backpack, taking it to the bathroom. 5 minutes later, he emerged dressed in his horrid, oversized clothes.

Me being closer to his height than the others asked, "Do you wanna borrow some of my clothes? They might fit a bit better. Most are black but I have some clothes in other colours and those are probably too small for me. I don't really wear anything but black."

He seemed hesitant and looked at me. "It's okay, you know. I can always buy others. I really couldn't care less." I told him smiling.

"You really wouldn't mind?" He asked, pushing his taped glasses up his nose.

"Of course I don't. You're practically my brother. It's completely fine. Keep them if you wish. They most likely will not fit me anymore however, I think they may be a bit large. Although, they will certainly be much better than those rags you have on now." I reassured him, leading him to my trunk.

I dug around and found a few items of clothing that were too small. There was; 3 T-shirts (white, grey and navy blue), 2 pairs of jeans (black and light blue), a grey hoodie, a black and white hoodie and a pair of black and white sneakers. "You can keep them all if you want. I don't really want them, after all, they're no use to me now I have grown out of them. Pick which ones you want to wear and I'll put the rest away for you."

"O-okay. Thank you, Nico!" He grinned up at me before picking out the blue shirt, black jeans and grey hoodie with the sneakers. I picked up the rest of the clothing, folding it the way Bianca used to show me and putting them into Harry's backpack taking out the old rags he had in there.

"Harry, do you want to keep any of these old rags that were in your bag?" I yelled through the door to the bathroom.

"No thank you." Came the reply.

"'kay, I'll ask Percy where the undersea trash is," I yelled again looking for Percy. Spotting him sat in the rafters with a still sleepy looking but ready Ron, I slowly swam up, not trusting myself. Suddenly, I felt a semi-solid platform beneath me, pushing me upwards at a believable rate. Percy was definitely behind this.

When I finally reached the rafters, I accidentally looked down and felt ill but managed to ask, "Perce, where's the trash? And, how in the name of Hades do I get down?"