Chapter 17 - Percy

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I awoke with a groan. "You okay, Seaweed Brain?" a voice asked me.

I groaned again, and groggily opened my eyes. "What happened?" I moaned.

Annabeth paled. "Tartarus. He..." she shivered. "The boggart appeared as him."

I winced. "Let me guess. Infirmary?"

"Yes, Mr. Jackson," a new voice said. "I am Madam Pomfrey, and I take care of the hospital ward at Hogwarts."

I groaned. "Of course it's the second day of school and I'm already in the infirmary."

Annabeth snickered at me.

"You are too Wise Girl."

Now she's glaring at me. Oops.

Madam Pomfrey harrumphed. "Well, you should be good to go. Just try to avoid any further panic attacks."

I nodded. Since dinner had already passed, we were walking towards our room when two figures came into view.

I groaned. Harry and Ron. Exactly what I needed after a flashback.

"Hi," Harry said, and gave an uncertain smile.

"Hi," I responded, twining my arm around Annabeth's waist.

"Look, can we start over?" Harry blurted. I raised my eyebrow at him.

"Sure," Annabeth said, kicking my leg rather rudely.

"Great!" Harry smiled. "Uhhh... maybe we could do our Ancient Runes homework together or something?"

"Sure," I said. Ancient Runes was easy. "Do you need help?"

"A little bit?" Harry murmured.

We led them to our common room. "Zeus's Helm," I snickered.

Harry looked at me confused.

"In Greek mythology, Hades' symbol of power is a helm, while Zeus' is his lighting bolt."

Harry and Ron grinned, catching the joke.

"Wow," Harry breathed, stepping into the common room. I smiled.

"So, who were you thinking of doing for your godly parent?"

"Zeus," Harry said immediately. "I... uh... have the scar."

I nodded. "I'm doing Poseidon because I love water and supposedly I look a lot like him, and Annabeth's doing Athena."

"Uhhh... maybe Hermes," Ron decided.

We unrolled a long scroll. Starting at the top, we put Chaos. Never forget the creator of the universe.

"Who's Chaos?" Harry asked. Well, he needed a lot of help.

Two hours later, we had it finished. Annabeth's and mine had a lot more detail. Did I mention I was related to the Minotaur? Gross!

Harry's and Ron's were basic. The well known gods, some very obvious demigods... ex. I told him Heracles was a jerk and not to put him on there.

"Wow," Harry said, impressed. "You guys know a lot of Greek mythology."

Annabeth shrugged. "My mom's Greek, as is his father. They were the ones who taught us Ancient Greek, Latin, and got us into the myths."

"Cool," Harry said, "See you tomorrow," he added, looking at the time.

I would like to tell you Annabeth and I had a great night, no dreams, and woke rested and happy the next morning. Like that ever happens.

No, we had a shared demigod dream.

I looked over at Annabeth, pressing closer to her as we took in the red swirling mist surrounding us.

A woman lumbered forward, a woman I knew well. Echidna. Her chihuahua was nowhere in sight though, thank Hades.

A man strode next to her, his face and hair covered in a long black cowl. A black cloak whipped around him.

"Soon," Echidna purred. "We will get you out tonight."

The man compressed his lips. "Better be soon," he said testily. "We are impatient. We want revenge."

"So do we," Echidna frowned. "Perseus Jackson had evaded us too many times."

I shuddered. Great.

Black cloak man looked at her suspiciously. "Are you sure the wizards cannot beat you."

Echidna frowned. "I will admit, Perseus Jackson going to Hogwarts is a small hiccup, but it may actually help. The wizards are more likely to turn on him then let them help.

The man hummed. "Be ready, Harry Potter, because we're coming for you."

In two separate dorms, far away, three people awoke gasping.

"Bloody hell," Harry whispered.

"Styx," Percy and Annabeth swore. "Won't the Fates leave us alone."

They were the last demigods up, and walked to breakfast. The Great Hall was unusually quiet. People were in small huddles, whispering to each other and glancing around nervously.

Percy pecked Annabeth on the cheek and slid into his seat. "What happened?" he asked.

"Haven't you heard?" Kendra replied quietly. "The Death Eaters have escaped Azkaban."

A/N Something finally happened! And sorry for not updating but I did have exams.

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