Beautiful Promise - Harry Potter & Percy Jackson Crossover Fanfiction

Beautiful Promise

The night grew darker with the passing hours, and activities seemed to stop in their tracks. Even the weeping willow was silent. The bright moon was concealed by clouds of gray. Every movement at Hogwarts seemed still, unmoving, and quiet. All except for the Giant Squid that resided in the Great Lake, for he seemed unnerved about something. He moved to get away from something invisible to the naked eye; the inky waters of the Great Lake hid a secret scarier than You-Know-Who. Because the night was so mysterious, it was the perfect time for the unknown to crawl and roam. However, under the protection of Hogwarts and a powerful yet whimsical wizard named Albus Dumbledore, the students were safe and secure; yes, even the Slytherins. The night was still, but not all movements were stopped. There were flickers in trees that were not caused by the wind: little things here and there that were missed. These strange movements were followed by a group of ghostly shadows that blended in with the night.

The mysterious creature disappeared inside Hogwarts, and following it was a group of teenagers. It was a group of four: two boys and two girls. They had a certain aura that was almost divine. A girl ran in front of the group, her bold and strong figure leaving a lingering image in mind; she had cropped brown hair. Not too far behind her was another girl with curly blond hair, which was tied up so it would not cover her face; she had piercing gray eyes that possessed an owl's wisdom. Next to her was a boy with a sickly, pale complexion; he had long black hair that framed his face perfectly. Strangely, he had a greenish glow to him.

"Clarisse, wait up, I think Percy is getting tired," said the girl with gray eyes.

A boy behind all three of them looked up suddenly at the mention of his name and stared at them with his blue green eyes. His jet black hair camouflaged with the night. He had a fit and strong body, which was a result of harsh training and life-and-death situations. "I don't need you guys to slow down. I do fine on my own. Thank you very much," Percy directed at Annabeth.

"Whatever you say, seaweed brain," remarked Annabeth. "Nico, how are you holding up?"

The boy with the sickly complexion turned to her and said, "I am fine, you should worry about Clarisse, she's been running for a long time. I would like to take a break, but I'm afraid the monster will harm the kids at this school."

Clarisse stopped and turned around and said, "Maybe we should split up. We're not going to find it if we are all together. Nico and I will search the outside; Annabeth and Percy, search the inside." Before they went their separate ways, they exchanged words of luck and signs of affection.

Percy Jackson thought everything would fall in place after the war ended: he would be famous and rich. Also, he would have a beautiful girlfriend, whom he knows will stand by him no matter how rough or dangerous life gets. Because they were demigods, it was kinda their 'thing' to live a dangerous life. Percy would have been happy and relieved as long as Annabeth was not put in a dangerous situation. Then, both of them would have had a peace of mind and time to sink into one another's embrace.

That was what Percy wanted to happen. After the war, feelings began to change: love faded. Percy and Annabeth understood each other and respected one another. However, they found that their love for each other was nothing more than love one would have for a sibling, or perhaps a close friend who is deeply cared for. Nevertheless, they agreed on a clean break and still maintained a healthy friendship.

Annabeth moved on with one of Apollo's sons, Arron. He fully knew that if he broke her heart, a wave of unfortunate things would happen to him. Arron was proud to say that they were in their third month of their relationship. Of course, Percy was overjoyed for Annabeth's happiness and gave his support. However, Percy couldn't help but want a loving relationship with a lovely maiden to do all the things he had wanted to do with Annabeth.

A sudden gasp broke him from his thoughts, so Percy turned his attention to the source of the noise. He followed it and was led to an abandoned girl's restroom. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone flee in panic. He weighed his options and decided to go to the source instead. He had expected a small animal, or an animal sounding insect. What he did not expect, however, was a very human and very alive creature that lay on the floor. Percy stepped closer to take a better look. He was unprepared for the sight, even after all the things war had shown him.

A boy close to Percy in age was on the floor with blood across his chest. The boy had platinum blonde hair with tips stained with his own blood. His eyes were glossed over with the illusion of death, and his lips were slightly parted to allow breathing. Percy saw the gaping wounds on the boy's chest. Blood was spilling out of the boy's chest, and his breathing became more shallow. As Percy stood next to the body and took in the sight, he did the only thing his body could do: heal the boy. Percy watched the horrific wounds on the boy's chest closing up. He watched as the broken skin slowly mended itself back to the porcelain state it was in before. Percy forgot how to breath when he saw the healed boy in front of him. The boy was the very personification of beauty. The boy's pretty, pink mouth exhaled and started breathing normally. Percy looked at the beautiful boy in front of him and decided it was too dangerous to leave him, so he lifted the boy up and carried him princess style. He walked down the hallway and thanked the portraits for telling him where the boy's room was located.

Percy knew the door to the boy's dorm would need a password, so he went into the boy's room through an open window. He saw the empty bed, walked to it, set the boy down on the bed, and looked around. Percy noticed a small engraving on the bed; he went closer and looked at it. In pretty cursive was the name, Draco Malfoy. "So, your name is Draco. Huh? That's a pretty name for a pretty boy," muttered Percy. Percy kneeled down to meet Draco at face-level. There was a pause in Percy's movement when he watched Draco. For Percy, it felt like the world was right and there was peace to be found in the boy he rescued. Percy drew himself closer and closer until he was touching nose to nose with Draco. Percy found himself enjoying the view a little more than he had expected. He leaned in just a little bit further and he felt the light touch of Draco's lips against his. Percy pressed gently, and pulled away, not wanting to disturb the beautiful boy. "I will see you later,πανεμορφη," whispered Percy.

With that, Percy went out the window and quickly joined his friends. "Where were you, Perseus Jackson?! I was nearly eaten! If Nico didn't come along as he did, I would be dead now," Annabeth furiously whispered.

"I am sorry, I had to rescue someone," Percy whispered back.

"Your heroism is going to get you killed someday," said Clarisse.

"Well, I don't think that's our only concern. The monster disappeared. If we don't find it, it's going to cause a lot of trouble," said Nico.

"What?! You guys let it get away?" said Percy.

"Shut up! Seaweed Brain! If you were there, it wouldn't have gotten away," said Annabeth.

"Guys, instead of fighting about it, we should figure out how to find it," said Clarisse.

"Well, we can ask Chiron to pull some strings, and we can be the transfer students of this school. I mean, this is a school, so having transfer students are normal," said Nico.

After a while, Annabeth came back with a smile, so I guess we were admitted to Hogwarts.